i’ve been slowing coming down off of my high and i’m no longer a fan of traditional deep conditioning – 20 mins or more. if i can be completely honest with you, i’ve never really felt it did much for my kinky natural hair. don’t get me wrong, i actually love the idea of deep conditioning. you know, plastering my hair with a thick custard like cream that is rich in oils, butters and emollients that claim to put the pep in my hair step. but once i do it, after all the conditioner is washed out and i step out of the shower to stand in front of my bathroom mirror, face soaked, hair shrunken and dripping wet, and i’m left feeling blasé; not overly impressed because my hair really feels no different than it would had i used a regular wash out conditioner. it’s like when you find some cute shoes at the shoe department in macy’s and you get all geeked to try them on but after you get them in your size from the sales associate they look not so cute on your feet? the idea of the shoe was great, but the actual implementation left you wanting more? that’s how i feel about deep conditioning. yet, i still did it a few times every couple months.
one of our favorite curly haired mavens, tracee ellis ross, is gracing the cover of jet magazine’s october 10th issue. in the issue she talks about her upcoming tv show with malcolm jamal warner and touches on her hair. her big, bossy and fly hair – the hair that we all love and secretly covet, even if just a little bit. tracee didn’t have much to say about her hair, but what she did say was spot on and resonated with me. i could so relate, so tracee, you and i are >here<, honey. [click to continue…]
we’ve got fashion fusion on our hands. no matter what your style, you’re sure to find something to love about these eclectic arael ankle boots! the lace-up detailing resembles a work boot, loafer-style fringe provides a preppy twist, and a high covered heel gives them a glamorous edge. let’s see, you’ve got your gritty girl, pretty girl and glam girl covered. i’d say we have a winner on our hands with these arael ankle boots. [click to continue…]
i have an aunt that cannot pronounce “strawberry” for the life of her. her version of strawberry is skrawberry. as much as my cousins and i try to get her to sound it out, the end result is always skrwaberry and we always end up bursting into fits of laughter. bless her heart.
besides my aunt’s take on strawberries, i’m quite fond of the word and the fruit and have found a way to use them on my natural hair and skin. as a hair mask, strawberries and cream are a great at home spa treatment and for the skin, you can use them as both a mask and scrub and trust me when i say you are going to smell like a berry patch! if you’ve got a few minutes on your hands and feel like dancing you can also jam to skrawberries a la lil mama and bounce around in your flyest get up while you treat your hair and face. and peep the little natural bella in the video too. she’s got major kiddo natural hair game. [click to continue…]
this right here is signs of the times, you hear me?
this is so PAINFUL to watch. that roller is trying to jump straight out of joann’s head. tyra girl, you and joann CAN’T.be.serious. for real? come on now. this is pure tomfoolery. girl stop, how to flatten natural hair and curl hair with plastic rollers? where they do that at? [click to continue…]
I have never paid a photographer for pictures for my book. I do know other models that have had to dish out money they don’t have to get photos, but I think it’s unnecessary.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk on Twitter about what makes a “real model”. I’m sure you’ve seen the girls who post scantily-clad photos of themselves in suggestive positions saying that they are models. And these same culprits talk about all the “modeling” they’ve been doing, but it just doesn’t sound or look legit. I’m not going to throw any punches, but I am here to offer some insight. If you want to be something, you’ve got to talk the talk and walk the walk. Dress and act the part, if you know what I mean. Without further ado, here’s the question: “Do real models have to pay for their own photo shoots?”
This one is a little tricky. When you’re just starting out as a model, you may have to [click to continue…]
the bantu knot out. they are not all created equal as evident with this sleek and wavy bantu knot out. just the other day, i ending up rocking a high puff after i just could not get my attempt at a bantu knot out to look the way i wanted to. if you find yourself [...]
android is being tossed around these days in relation to fancy cell phones with touch screens and exorbitant data plans, but andriod also means fashion. don’t think so? well check out these grey leather android panel ankle boots with an elastic strap at the front and multi-panel detailing. with a heel stunning in at 5 [...]
as naturals, we’ve all jumped on our share of bandwagons. if a handful of naturals likes something, it spreads through the community like a virus, touching many of us in some way with most of the touched falling in line with trying the product for themselves. i’ve done it too and every now and again, [...]
isis brantley was at hartfield-jackson international airport in atlanta on monday when the TSA asked to search her hair for explosives. yep, you read that right – explosives. any you know what?! i don’t blame them either! do you see how banging isis’ hair is?! i’m pretty sure that she could have hid a few [...]
when mentally going through my roster of friends who are as crazy about hair as i am, i realize that MANY of my naturally curly and kinky girl friends do not have the same texture of hair as me. some have looser, wavier hair, while others, proudly wear their tight kinks which though tight are [...]
the other day i was chopping it up with a friend about shampoos. to be specific – moisturizing shampoos, the big foot in hair cleansing. as i always do, because it’s true, i lamented about how much i hate washing my hair. don’t get me wrong, i want and like clean hair, but having to [...]
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