Hey Curlies, Last week I got to try a new line of products: Bask & Bloom Essentials, LLC during my wash day. While this line of products is new, I’m very familiar with the owner, as she recently changed the name of her company from L.A.C.E. to Bloom & Bask. I’ll have a product review on these products later this week….
Hey Curlies, Just a reminder, Curls & Canvas is exactly ONE WEEK away and I’m super excited to interact and meet some of my readers. The event will take place Nov.8 and will include tips on how to care for your hair this fall and winter season while we create art on canvas and sip wine. It’s going to be…
Hey Curlies, I just wanted to share this week’s natural hair #ThrowbackThursday photo. This collection of photos come from December 2013. It was one of my first curl former sets. S/N: Curls & Canvas is almost a week away. Buy your tickets here.
Hey Curlies, This weekend I rocked my biggest hair yet, and I absolutely loved it! The style was achieved by doing a loose braid out on stretched hair. How do you achieve a loose braid out? Simply leave your braids in for a shorter amount of time. The day before the natural hair honors, I sported a bun on stretched…
Hey Curlies, Just wanted to show you all a few highlights from the 2015 Natural Hair Expo and Honors. It was such a pleasure to receive an award and be recognized in the natural hair community. I connected with a few great vendors and will have some great products and tools to share with you soon. It was also great…
Hey Curlies, I’ve hit the road and in the city of Toledo, Ohio for a natural hair event. Tomorrow I’ll be at the 5th Annual Natural Hair & Beauty Expo in the city. I’ll also be honored during the program and I’m super excited. Tonight I put a couple of braids in my hair for a braid out using shea…
Hey Curlies, I’m still rolling with this twist out and it’s been about four days since I untwisted. What’s my secret to a long lasting twist out? You can read about that here and here (it’s a throwback but same rules apply) but I have a few photos to share. Recap: My hair from day one: Very defined My hair from day…
Hey Curlies, Hair update: I wore my two-strand twists for a week and a half and wore a twist out for a big work event I attended. This twist out was done on stretched hair.The newspaper I work for, the Indianapolis Recorder, celebrated its 120th anniversary this past Thursday and I knew since I would be speaking, I wanted great…
Hey Curlies, Can we have a real talk? Like a real, real talk…about the “ethnic hair care aisle?” In previous post some years ago, I mentioned to you all how I believe this section of hair products is a clear marketing scheme to keep our community limited to certain product variations and prices. When I tell people some of my…
Hey Curlies, Have you purchased your tickets to Curls & Canvas yet? Don’t wait until the last minute to purchase tickets, seats are limited. There will be great giveaways, natural hair talk, painting…and wine 🙂 Get event details and tickets here.