It's Just Hair

National Natural Hair Meetup Day - Boston, May 2012

2012-05-24T13:38:00.002-04:00

Hey all! So, here are a few impressions from my experience at Boston's National Natural Hair Meetup Day event. First of all, the event was PACKED! Did I say packed? Child, it was overflowing with naturals up in there. I couldn't even get into the room when I first arrived. I just kinda stood outside staring, as I pulled my jaw up off the floor. Who knew Boston had such a vibrant natural hair

Pressed again for trim. Picts!

2012-05-23T12:26:00.002-04:00

I decided to press it to trim it again. It had been since Feb 15th, when I last pressed my hair and I desperately needed a trim. There were a few sunny days coming up on the forecast so I went for it late Wednesday night last week. I used the same process and products as last time and I trimmed off about 1/4 - 1/2 inch all over. What I did not consider is how busy I would be during the weekend!

I need a trim!

2012-05-15T17:49:00.000-04:00

It's funny- the little knots seem to crop up exactly after 8 weeks. It's been almost 12. I used to ignore them and try to prevent them but ever since I have been trimming often- since last fall- they are gone, until they are back. I don't just live with them any more as in long hair days past. I have to decide if I want to press to trim. I really only want to take 1/4 inch off, and my shape is

Featured! on Glamazini!!

2012-05-08T15:56:00.001-04:00

One of my (and yours I'm sure!) top 3 favorite bloggers is preparing to big chop her natural hair down to super TWA. Roshini of Glamazini has been debating cutting her hair for quite some time and is sending off her long hair in a flourish of playful style changes. She did a hard press recently and will be posting soon about shaving one side of her head! I have been watching eagerly, as I just

High Puff - 5 days

2012-05-04T15:18:00.001-04:00

I washed my hair this past Saturday and wore it out and stretched for the day. and as of this morning I had not wet it or detangled since O_O Again, I used some old product hiding in the dark of my pantry- Garnier's Pure Clean gel. It promises no flakes, no build up. Lies. It has a decent hold, not extra strong as they claim, and it also has a funny smell. The texture seems so promising

So sick of this...

2012-05-02T17:04:00.000-04:00

I do not even want ya'll to listen to this song. ever. in life. But alas- I hereby admonish Mr. Benet, of previously sordid reputation, for this step off the final ladder rung into the land of the obsolete. http://concreteloop.com/2012/05/new-music-eric-benet-redbone-girl-ft-lil-wayne Does he not know what he's done in putting the little goblin on the track? Does he not know? Which begs me

All Black Everything

2012-04-30T16:15:00.001-04:00

We went to a fabulous and fun all black party this weekend. Check us out- looking fly, if I do say so myself :-P Friends for ~13 yrs. All natural :-)

How the cars get in the buildings! (and glowing hair)

2012-04-26T12:11:00.000-04:00

I know this has nothing to do with anything but I have ALWAYS wondered about this - inspected doorways and pontificated on this phenomenon. lol. I'm a nerd, I know... And for the sake of saying something, anything, about my hair... I was driving home from work the other day with the sunroof open and was getting the glowing hair phenomenon and took these shots. This was a true wash and go

Honey

2012-04-25T15:30:00.001-04:00

Note to self: when washing your face with raw honey... make sure you rinse COMPLETELY from your hairline and ears. or else. That is all. ok and this... Have you ever heard of Clearasil's adult acne cream - Sulfer 8%, Resorcinol 2%.... I'm giving it a try. *shrug*

The Color is...

2012-04-13T10:53:00.000-04:00

You've got to be seen green To show that your stuff's layed If you're not seen green You better be wearing jade Oh, you've got to be seen green Don't tell them your cupboard's bare That you gave up one week's feed To pay for your colored hair Oh, oh, oh AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GREAT POWERFUL OZ: I thought it over and green is dead 'Till I change my mind, the color is red :-) You know where

Updates!

2012-04-05T13:10:00.000-04:00

I have a few loose ends from things I was posting about that I kinda stopped posting about. lol. Let me tell you what's been going on! The Flaxseed gel I last made a large batch, then forgot to refrigerate it and lost it. I had run out of marshmallow root and went back to using commercial products. I decided to order more in a 1lb bag, rather than the "bulk by the scoop" purchase from Glut.

It's Just Hoodies...

2012-03-29T11:40:00.003-04:00

We won't preach to the choir here about the murder of Trayvon Martin. Authors Nuri and Nia, in our hoodies, in solidarity...

Shampoo, yes?

2012-03-21T11:16:00.000-04:00

I mostly stray from the tenants proposed by the curly girl method but it makes sense, just soooo much sense, not to use harsh shampoos on our delicate coils. I heard this waaaay back in 2003 and tried it then but instantly noticed that my curls were more prone to frizz without the shampoo. I went back to shampoo. Then newfangled "shampoos" came out, with better ingredients, less sudsy. I went

March Braces update, if you can call it that...

2012-03-15T09:54:00.001-04:00

The Twist-out that won't quit! Jemima is back with another set

2012-03-14T09:30:00.000-04:00

You all remember my girl Jemima? Check out that post from a little over a year ago and check out her growth and continued mastery of caring for her hair. Picts and instructions galore! Hello again, After wearing my braids for three months, I decided to take them down because I simply MISSED my hair! Immediately after take down: After watching a few You Tube videos, I stumbled upon

Flakes, Flakes, Flakes! Yeah u know I got them Flakes!

2012-03-13T16:20:00.003-04:00

NO GO! Full stop, return to base, do not pass go. The Jamician Mango Lime Coily stuff, mixed with Flaxseed gel did indeed FLAKE. Badly! by mid-day 2. I took my hair out of my ponytail and was like WOAH! how random! It looks like Sacha Baron Cohen got me at the Academy Awards :-( AND I took the time to doublestrand-multi-bantu my hair last night to stretch it out. And I have to get

Jamaican Mango and Lime Transition Natural

2012-03-12T12:21:00.000-04:00

As usual, Nuri and I were chatting the other day about hair stuff lol. And our old, once-beloved Jamaican Mango Lime Cactus line is now at Target with a new venture for transitioners (which makes me laugh- not "naturals", but "transitioners" smh). But first lets talk about what happened here. Back in like 2003 we discovered the "green oil" and soon after the Cactus Leave in. The ingredients

HUGE update on Alicia - second BIG Chop after 6 year old locks!

2012-03-06T11:32:00.000-05:00

UPDATE on my girl Alicia! She did a second big chop after growing her locks out for 6 years! She has been natural since 2002, we started this hair journey together and it never ends! Picts and slide show below! When I started toying with the idea of a natural hair site it was 2005 and I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do. I had this idea for a site that would share products, many

Flaxseed gel follow up

2012-03-02T15:01:00.001-05:00

Its still early, but here is the result of finally applying the Flaxseed/Marshmallow gel all over my whole head. These are the picts from this morning, fully dry, after stretching slightly with a blow dryer. Ya'll... it feels like I made my own Kinky Curly custard. Here it was last night after applying and diffusing for 20 min. My hair was about 90% dry. It goes on like a

Random Flax seed gel success

2012-02-29T09:48:00.001-05:00

Nuri and I were talking yesterday about types of products and making our own stuff. I got a little energized so when I got home, while making my dinner, I randomly threw on a pot of Marshmallow roots and golden flax seed. I had never mixed the seeds and marshmallow together on the heat like that. I also added a teaspoon of raw honey at the end and whisked it all together. I was like humph-

Final Wrap up- Press is over

2012-02-27T10:50:00.000-05:00

I have my kinks and coils back! :-) I got an astounding 11 days out of the press this time around. And for ME, beeswax (not pure but rater mixed with petroleum- as in Dax) is the key! I even added it to the little Amazon store on the sidebar. As soon as my hair gets fluffy and starts to revert I would smear the thick stuff over the ends in particular and viola!! It is saved. And resistant

Newly Pressed Picts and Wrapping Tutorial vid

2012-02-20T14:16:00.000-05:00

I pressed my hair again! on a whim the day after my birthday. It turned out well last time with no damage and I was bored and needed to wash out the failed birthday hair anyway. I spoke too soon in this video when I said I had not noticed any single strand knots, because as of a few weeks ago, they cropped up again. And I was due for a trim as the last one, prior to almost constantly wearing

Birthday Weekend and Valentine's Day

2012-02-16T22:28:00.000-05:00

Happy Belated Valentine's Day! As some of you may know, it was also my birthday on the 14th. I have a definite hate/tolerate relationship with my birthday and all my closest friends not only know this but have seen my best laid plans unravel due to the holiday or snow. Soooo they decided to jump the gun early and throw me a surprise dinner! And they got me good :-o I thought I was meeting 2

Whitney Houston

2012-02-13T16:44:00.000-05:00

She was certainly HERE. And now she's gone. Having known and loved people struggling with substance abuse, and various demons, I was kind of numb to the public spectical that became Bobby and Whitney and a million soundbites. Soundbites that are fun to repeat, but were fragments of her life being scattered about like glitter. I never watched their reality show- it was painful for me to see

So Funkdafied

2012-02-09T15:37:00.000-05:00

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