Hairspiration: Asa
O Asa (pronounced “asha”), how I love thee, let me count the ways. To say that I love Asa’s music is putting it mildly, she sings to the core of […]
Author Archives: masukamutenda
Have you heard about the pre-poo?
So I’ve been reading about the pre-poo on a number of websites and wasn’t sure that it was something that I wanted to do but I recently went in to […]
Knots, knots, and more knots
Why didn’t anyone tell me that one of the issues I would deal with as a newly natural is knots? Oh dear heavens, these knots nearly did me in! In […]
Hairspiration: Andy Allo
This African beauty hails from Cameroon, born and raised. She is a model, singer and songwriter and yes even an actress. According to her website, she “has created her own […]
How to Wash Your Hair
Image from CocoandCreme.com DO know that hair is most vulnerable when it is wet. So be careful to limit the amount of tangling, detangling, pulling and in essentially any excess […]
Natural Spotlight: Nadia
Where in Africa are you from? I am from Nigeria. When did you decide to go natural? I hacked off my perm in June of 2010. What has been your […]
Hairspiration: Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie
While looking for pictures for a piece on the duku, I came across many pictures of one of my favourite authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. There is a style that I […]
Protective Style: Bantu Knots
If you’ve spent any time on black hair blogs or on Zedhair, it’s likely that you have come across the term “Bantu knot” (According to the interwebs, they are also […]
Hairspiration: Teiko Dornor Tagoe
Picture courtesy of Bella Sugar.com This plus-sized ghanaian model is making all the right moves all over the world! She is also the organizer of Miss Plus Africa (working on […]
The Art of the 3-Minute Updo
I’m writing this post as a relaxed but noting that any and all of my strategies can be utilized by anyone with medium to long hair. I started wearing my […]
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