Tag: Natural hair
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Perception Deception (don’t believe the hype)
Nobody prepares you for the spectacle you may become the further into the natural journey you travel. I remember my first month natural, people talked about how they were surprised that my hair was essentially a bunch of ringlets, I still can’t imagine exactly what they were expecting. There are some people, even African-Americans that hear the word…
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Loc Life Thus Far
So I started this blog as a way to give back for the past decade of having natural hair. I’m starting on this journey with locs (sometimes referred to as dreadlocks). I usually am able to manipulate my curl pattern to submit to my will but this new phase in life is proving the exact opposite. I…
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Hair Won’t Kill My Vibe…
As the Summer season approaches there are some things to remember that will let you make it all the way to Fall without dry-outs or breakage. We’ll keep it short and sweet (We’re vacationing as well). 1. Water- Of course you need to drink it and often, but tis the season for getting in pools.…
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That Kind of Hair Day
Nobody is exempt from a not so easy to deal with hair day (we’re trying to avoid “bad hair”). No matter your texture, curl pattern, color or length, sometimes our hair just refuses to comply. Here’s a few go to looks, sure to counter cantankerous tresses.When in doubt, wild it out. Lucky for all of us the Bohemian…
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To Grow, or Scalp to Show? That was the question…
Not a full year of growth. After 2nd big-chop A great question came in from a reader in the Ohio area. “What made you decide to go natural?” I realized I never shared the story. Also, there will be more than one author on this blog so there should be a few answers to this…