In my intrepid quest to keep on trying new hairstyles, I spoke to my hairdresser about straightening my hair. I wanted to try it for a number of reasons: 1. […]

Having subjected myself to Willow Smith’s “Whip my hair” I found a blogger who actually saw Willow Smith as sending a positive message to black girls about their hair. From […]

Since my other piece on how to do an afro-puff, I thought I would post some pictures of how it looks, four days after not combing it. As I stated […]

Ok, I admit that is a corny title. But hopefully, it will make sense soon. When I first went natural, the image in my head was a picture of my […]

I think I really enjoy my hair when it comes out like this. The emphasis for me is on the crinkly curls. You can do a lot with hair when […]

Recently, we have been doing a series of recipes on Do It Yourself deep conditioning. One of my challenges, is that immediately I read or hear about something, I want […]

I have written often about the need to listen to your hair and I think it will probably be the most consistent message that I would like to share. How […]

One of the advantages of the BC is that you get to know your hair slowly. But, now and again, unlearning and re-learning takes time. I stopped cutting my TWA […]

If I’ve learned anything in my hair journey, both relaxed and natural, is the need to have simple regimens. Once you start learning about the different techniques to care for […]

In my earlier post, featuring Naomi Campbell, I alluded to the fact that more information on traction alopecia is available. This great article from hairloss.com is a fantastic place to […]