Style ideas: Mom’s picture perfect twist (out)!

Mom twist out on Mother's Day

  Ok, so my love affair with the twist out continues. I wanted to share some pictures of my mom's pretty do to give you some style ideas. She first began by co-washing with Herbal Essences Hydralicious conditioner. Then, she two-strand twisted her hair all over using IC's ICE pomade and … [Read more...]

Ask the Diva — My Dry Hair Needs Help!

Short-natural

 Stop me! This hair is about to dry me to a texturizer or bodywave or something!!!! It is dry and won't develop a wave pattern." I would recommend a sulfate-free shampoo and I'd shampoo no more than twice monthly and focus on deep conditioning and moisturizing. Add natural oils to your hair … [Read more...]

Diva of the Week

Diva of the Week

 Michelle Williams is a natural beauty. She exemplifies class and poise. Here, she talks about her journey and style regimen. Prepare to be inspired as we unveil a brand new segment and you meet our first Diva of the Week! How did you begin your natural hair journey? I began my natural hair … [Read more...]

Video demonstrations for two strand twists on short hair

I decided to add a video on two-strand twists for short hair after getting a couple of questions over the past few days. I would encourage you to look up more on YouTube, but I choose these because they actually show before/after results, how to twist and how to apply product. Let me know what you … [Read more...]

Profiles in Natural Beauty

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Markeshia Ricks is a reporter for the Montgomery Advertiser who happens to be a natural beauty. Her style of choice -- dreadlocks. I thought I'd interview her about going this route to help anyone else thinking of "locking it up." First, why locks? I chose to lock my hair for several reasons. … [Read more...]

Hair Care Notes

Unrefined shea butter, water spritzer, and castor, olive and coconut oils

 I wanted to share some additional hair care notes from my own hair care routine to help all of you thinking about transitioning to natural hair.  I will co-wash almost exclusively. I recently used an old shampoo favorite with sulfates in it and it really dried my hair. I did this because … [Read more...]

Chronicles of Natural Hairstyles

This is right after my first in home trim. You mainly see coils of my own hair after two-strand twists. I put in flexirods, too, for about 4 hours.

 Today, I thought it'd be fun to look at how my hair has evolved over the past few months. I thought I'd show you some pix of the various natural hairstyles I've had... Enjoy, and try not to laugh too hard at the really funny hairstyles! … [Read more...]

My First Trim

Split ends on my own hair

  I trimmed my own hair last night...just as I began to two strand twist it. I literally took each piece of hair I was about to twist and snipped the ends..rather simple it seems, but I guess I'll really be able to tell in the coming days. It was an easy process and needed for some areas. Now … [Read more...]