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for a look that’s anything but safe, these edgy safety pin earrings add a little intimidation and a lot of glam. crafted in hematite tone mixed metal, these safety pin earrings feature glittering jet black crystals and also come in a gold tone finish. [click to continue…]
“i thought that washing my natural hair more often would give me more growth. when i had a twa i washed daily and my hair flourished. now that my hair is shoulder length when stretched, i am down to washing weekly. i thought it would go like this: i’d have a clean scalp and my hair would grow with out any impeding issues like a dirty scalp that clogged my pores. however, i think that washing my hair every week is breaking it off. i co-wash, but still this is not what i was hoping would happen! am i imagining this? – anonymous
no, it’s possible you are NOT imagining that washing too much is breaking off your hair. you have the basic concept right, a clean head of hair and a clean scalp means more growth. why? washing clears away dust, dirt and oils that accumulate on your scalp during the week. clearing away this “dirt” means no clogging of pores which could also impede growth. also, the massage you give your scalp when washing increases blood circulation to the scalp and blood is what feeds you the root of the hair shaft itself encouraging your hair to grow. lastly, and the most obvious reason washing weekly is great for growth is the moisture that water provides. this moisture helps to keep your hair pliable and less prone to breakage so that you can keep the hair you already have.
but since you asked about breakage, let’s address why washing once a week could be breaking your hair off and it’s such a simple reason, you may have just over looked it. [click to continue…]
i remember the moment like yesterday. i was standing in my room getting ready for another day of 11th grade when i noticed it. a stretch mark. on.my.butt. i spun around in fear and naive confusion. why do i have this line on my butt? what did i do wrong? did i stretch wrong in cheer this week? did my splits during the game cause this? what’s going on?
over time, that stretch mark had a few other friends pop up as my derrier expanded and i officially went from small booty judy to big booty judy. by the time i got to college, i had what many would call “junk in da trunk.”
sometime ago i read a tracee ellis ross interview which she mentioned [click to continue…]
some say fashion is pain and in this case, i guess they are right. this week vogue took to the internet and eagerly typed away at an article that was exorbitantly insensitive.
if you missed it, an article appeared on the vogue italia website with a model wearing earrings – earrings that vouge called “slave earrings” and which they then went on to describe as being “the style of earrings worn by ‘women of colour’ who were brought to the southern United States during the slave trade.”
um, say what now?
but wait folks, that’s not all. the showdown didn’t stop there. [click to continue…]
at what point do you consider hair to be long? is it when one’s hair grazes the top of the shoulders that you consider it long or is it the moment it officially passes shoulder length? i’ve heard my relaxed friends say shoulder and my natural friends say arm pit length but even then, some naturals scoff at the idea that arm pit length is anything close to long. i used to think that arm pit length was long, but the longer my hair gets, the more inclined i am to say that [click to continue…]
“What’s your advice on getting my hair to stop breaking…I wash with sulfate free shampoo once a month and co wash once a week. I use coconut oil, lacio lacio leave-in and roller set and flat iron once a week – I pass over the hair one time to make it straight…I do a protein aphogee or redken extreme protein treatment – I just trimmed all of my ends….and I still loose 10-15 hairs everyday :( in your experience is there anything I should do to stop breakage in its tracks…?” – elaina (not pictured)
elaina, elaina, where do i start? first i’m going to ask that you please step away from what you are doing right now and let’s examine what’s going on. you have a whole lot happening in your routine and it’s very evident to me why your hair is breaking. you are committing one of the cardinal natural hair sins – fighting with your hair and not listening to it – yes it talks :). don’t think so? well, let’s examine what’s going on in your routine so we can pinpoint this breakage. [click to continue…]
