tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326475112024-09-05T14:50:30.817-05:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32647511.post-49766841479159546962008-07-08T22:36:00.007-05:002008-12-11T19:21:02.810-05:00

This is the style I got done at Jessie's for $10 three days ago.The redness at the nape of my neck is a birthmark!I bobby pinned the ends up and turned my fuzzy sides into itsy bitsy twisties.

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I'm not sure what's "Jamaican Style" about this salon since the stylists seem to be Dominican, and the standard service seems to be the "Dominican Blow Out" that many naturals have grown to love or admire from afar. Personally, I am afraid of putting high heat in my hair, but I must say those stylists really know what they're doing - if straight/bumped hair is your thing.I stumbled across this

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In the spirit of taking it back to the old school, I decided to find out what my local Rite Aid had in the "ethnic hair care" section. I picked up a jar of All Ways "Natural" Super Gro "Conditioning Hair Dress" aka grease, something I haven't used in at least 10 years. My mom, sister and I really thought we were doing something when All Ways Indian Hemp came out years ago.I also got a bottle of

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Wearing my hair in two cornrows (well, really flat twist-ish things since I don't know how to cornrow) really takes me back.Two cornrows was my sister's staple style back in the day, along with super short red shorts with the white piping and long white socks with the two stripes at the top...if you grew up in the 80's you know what I mean.I wore the style from time to time too, when I wasn't

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When was the last time you had this "complaint"? For me, the answer is never! But today, lo and behold, my hair was so darned soft I couldn't do anything with it! I'm so used to the resistance of my coils when I pull my hair into a puff, but today my tie just wouldn't hold. It kept sliding right off. I tried an afro, but my hair just flopped over instead of going straight up and out like usual. I

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And a cultural event or two...Baltimore ’s Natural Hair Care Expo was established in 2002 by Malaika Tamu Cooper and is fundamentally a network of African-influenced cultural/creative micro & small enterprises. We focus on the promotion of natural hair care and of traditional and contemporary functional wearable art with a strong focus on alternative medicine and holistic health. The network

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My friend Tony doesn't maintain his locs. It's been done 3 or 4 times in the past 6 or 7 years since he's had them, and I think I'm being generous. Because of this, he has experienced dryness, damage, and lost a few locs.Tony maintains that he likes his locs as they are; he wants freeform locs with their own personality and he has certainly achieved that.Though I am all for the freeform-ish look

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I was recently interviewed by Erin Anthony, author of a new book called Nappturosity: How to Create Fabulous Natural Hair and Locs. Click here to hear an audio clip from the interview. The full audio as well as a transcript of the interview is available in the ebook, in Chapter 3: Plan, Prepare & Pamper. Nappturosity: How to Create Fabulous Natural Hair and Locs is available for sale now.

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So a bit of time has passed since my last photo update, but I have been taking a few pictures though I never seem to find the time to actually post them. I am now at 26 months locless; October 29th of '07 was my two year nappiversary. Isn't it funny how we count our hair time in months just like we do with babies??? Strange but true. Without further ado...In the end of August, I got this really

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Another question from myspace!Good morning, I spoke with a classmate who recommended your website, and I saw that you are on myspace. Anyhow, I have relaxed hair, and I have made the decision to grow out my natural hair...I am at a lost. It will be two months since I have last had a relaxer! I am excited, and I am wanting to know what I should do while my hair is changing. I do not want to cut my

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I received this message on Myspace recently:I hope all is well! Funny thing, I was searching around on the Naturally You! Magazine website, trying to find a section that could tell me about some decent natural hair salons in DC. I was actually trying to find one that someone may have left some favorable feedback on (I'm being very wishful!)I know you are very busy keeping us up to speed on

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I received this message on myspace recently:I can't stand to spend almost $100 just to get my hair done in styles that i could do if i saw a picture and practiced at home. (i'm telling you, i refuse to get my hair done in BK, NY because it costs sooo much $$$!) I have natural hair (as you can see in my pics) but it's getting so hard to manage, especially now that it's getting longer (when i blow

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This is my "Naturally You!" playlist on youtube. I will keep adding to it as I find more natural hair videos and celebrations of the beautiful, divinely created Black woman. Be sure to subscribe to the Naturally You! channel to stay up to date with new hair videos!www.NaturallyYouMagazine.comkcasper@NaturallyYouMagazine.com

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I got this in my inbox today:CURLS is proud to announce that actress Nia Long, will be using CURLS on her new ABC show, “Big Shots.” CURLS was flattered when Nia’s, stylist contacted us for CURLS samples to use on her hair. Nia liked our products so much that we have already sent out a second package! Nia will be using the following CURLS (www.curls.biz) products:Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream

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This Glamour Magazine editor said something that a lot of people think. As wrong as it may be, a lot of people feel that afros and locs are inappropriate or unprofessional at work.Problem is, for most of us, changing our hair texture to something more "acceptable" is totally unhealthy, time consuming, and expensive. Know what though? A lot of these guys who think straight hair is so much more

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So I went in the post office a couple of weeks ago, and the guy behind the counter (who I've never met or seen before) says, "Two questions: How can I help you? And what is that scent you're wearing?"I started to say I'm not wearing a scent, but then remembered, "Uh...rosemary and grapefruit."He looked puzzled for a minute, and replied, "Is that your perfume, or you had it for breakfast?"I

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I got this in my inbox a few days ago from a Naturally You! model. I thought it was quite amusing so I thought I'd share with you all.So I brought my Naturally You magazine to work. The one with you on the cover and me on the inside. I showed it to my coworker that I'm really cool with and she showed it to a few other coworkers. They LOVED the pic of me. :-)It got one of my coworkers even more

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Really, they do. Not to say that bad men don't like fros, or men who don't like fros are bad, or that some good men don't like perms...or twists or locs for that matter. But I am saying that good men like fros. Don't doubt that for a minute. They may be different men than the ones you attracted with your fresh perm or fly weave, but they are good men. Don't be afraid to rock your fro for fear you

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I got the book "Val & Nadine: one sista's comic interpretation of going nappy" from author LV Burns a couple of weeks ago. I am a fan of the Val & Nadine blog, and was excited to see it in book form. Here's the email I sent to LV:So, when I got the book in my box, I immediately ripped it open. I then sat in my car in the post office parking lot for 20 minutes reading it - I had to make

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I received this question in my inbox yesterday, and I thought it was interesting so I wanted to share it with others who may have the same thoughts.I have a question: Is there a way to go naturally “gracefully”? I am really considering going natural after 10+ of having relaxed hair. I am going natural for several reasons, but was wondering, what is the best approach to this? Should I grow out my

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Seriously. Some kids yelled this out at me as I walked by today. Thanks for your help guys, I didn't know that. lol. There was a time when only Black people knew what "nappy" meant (for the most part) - now it's a household word! Moving on...Today is the last day of my latest staple style - the shrunken puff. Tomorrow I will be getting my hair done at Exavia's, and of course I had to commemorate

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I received this email today:Please visit me at my space and check out the trailer for my film. Compressing the film so small, took away from the quality, but you can see it....some of the clips in the trailer are not in the movie..also, you might have to cut and paste the link or click on the link at the botton below the signature. Have a wonderful day.http://www.myspace.com/new_growth Michelle

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I just wanted to quickly report that my head got grabbed two times within the past two days.Hair Toucher #1 was my cousin from Georgia, in town visiting. She said, "it's soft..."Hair Toucher #2 was a guy I met in a coffee shop last week. Today he grabbed my head and said "I've been wanting to do that."Warning: Wearing the wash n grow fro may lead to Hair Toucher Attacks! Be careful out there...

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So after wearing my box braids for about a month, I was not feeling too excited about parting my hair for a new set of braids or twists.Nekea encouraged me to try the wash and go 'fro. My first time around with loose hair, before locing, I never liked my wash and go 'fro mostly because I thought it wasn't shaped right. I thought my hairline looked funny. I didn't like the look of a perfectly even

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