my natural hair is not naturally thick but when my hair is freshly washed boy is it “thick” – that’s because my strands are shrunken down, compacted and plumped full of water – and in this state, trying to get my hair in a ponytail is laughable. i’ve broken so many rubber bands it’s crazy! if i lightly blow out my hair, making sure i don’t get it anywhere near bone straight, my hair keeps a lot of that “thickness” as i’m not pulling my kinky, curly texture out straight. even still though, getting a smooth high ponytail or bun was often a lot of vigorous work, until now. a hairstylist insider staple for when you want a smooth, over-sized hair style void of lumps and bumps or snags, hair bungees or pony tail hooks are where it’s at. having passed these styling hooks to the back of my mind, they were forgotten until i was tapped for some advice: [click to continue…]
so the fda has given brazilian treatments the side eye and i for once am in agreement with them. any hair process that shares high potency ingredients that would give mortuaries a run for their money is a bit on the sketchy side for me. when you go in to get the treatment there has to be tons of ventilation and fans and the hair stylist must wear gloves and a mask. the scene is straight out of the movie outbreak and it’s no wonder people don’t feel like they are sitting in the middle of a science lab.
if you are wanting to take your natural hair down the straight route without all the muss and fuss and danger – lest we forget the DANGER – then take note because the people over at ojon are claiming to have what you need in their ojon super sleek straightening complex for less than $40 a pop and it’s formaldehyde and lye free.
What it Is:
In just one application, get smoother, silkier, shinier, more manageable hair safely and at-home. Super sleek™ is a revolutionary easy-to-use, hair straightening treatment fortified with [click to continue…]
last week i was in ny working on tons of new things for the blog. in between all of my running around, i had the chance to slow it down a bit and sit down with the motions team to have a bite and a couple of cocktails over new hair conditioners, serums and puddings in celebration of their new “naturally you” line of natural hair products.
as a teen, i was a motions girl and i could pick that yellow packaging off of the shelves of any beauty supply store while blindfolded. yeah, that’s how dedicated to the brand that i was. once i went natural, my affair went cold, so it was much to my surprise to find that a brand that i’d once held dear to my straight hair heart was offering up goods for curly-haired girls like myself.
myself and a few other natural-haired and beauty bloggers gathered at the mondarian in soho to take part of the luncheon – which i might add had some banging curry chickpeas (i have to try to make those myself). there was lots of mingling and mixing and hair talk, much of which i held with urusla stephens. yep, that ursula – rihanna’s hairstylist. we chopped it up for a bit – and you’d be surprise to know that [click to continue…]
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last month, i had the unfortunate experience of falling asleep and not wrapping my hair which i also lamented about on facebook. like the dry heat gods always do, they wreaked havoc on my tresses leaving me with a little more than my share of mats to deal with.
my hair is very, very kinky, and i’m often sent emails from readers who don’t seem to think this is the case. these emails used to baffle me, but now i get it. you always see photos of my hair in a supple state; plump and gorged with water and sealed with oils which in turn makes it seem that my hair is not kinky. but i’m a very kinky girl.
okay, okay, looking at the photo above, i could see why one could possibly think that, but this blog is no sham, it’s called KISFORKINKY for a reason, and that reason being is that i’m a kinky girl and i share my tips with other kinky and curly girls to help them with managing their hair. and speaking of managing your hair, i say all of that to say that if you have not tried qhemets biologics burdock root butter cream for your kinky or curly hair, you my dears, are missing out.
so back to my dry hair story. [click to continue…]
i’ve long left my paddle brush sitting in the back of my cabinets waiting to be used. as much as i used to love to use it, i don’t use it regularly anymore seeing as my shower comb does everything i need it to do. maybe i’ll have a sacramental hair brushing session just for the heck of it this month, or maybe not.
either way, my interest was piqued when i saw this new goody quik style paddle brush that will be for sale in march at your local drugstore for $11.99.
this brush is supposed to decrease your drying time. why? because [click to continue…]
“A sleek style miracle” (that’s what they say)
so all the gossip down on “can’t get my edges to lay down without looking like a greasy fool” alley is that this carol’s daughter macadamia hold & control smoother is where it’s at. people are selling their mama’s t.v. sets to get their hands on this stuff.
while lamenting online in a chat with a good friend of mine, i was asked if i was going to wear my hair in a bun for the holidays. my answer was a resounding, “no!” reason being is i want my edges to lay flat and i’ll be darned if i’m going to do it with any product that is [click to continue…]
