I’m a young money millionaire, tougher than Nigerian hair…” – Lil Wayne
it’s a common misconception that black people; those of african decent, and even more so africans, have very tough hair. some equate it to brillo pads or wire-type strands – hard, coarse and just downright rough and tough.
this is a something that has been passed down generation after generation and i’d argue that at the core of this unfortunate lie is the reason a lot of black women who do not know much about hair care struggle to achieve and retain length. we’ve been lead to believe that our hair is so tough that it can almost take anything which leads to many of us sitting in the salon chair as we wince in pain while our hair is braided too tight, our scalps are burned, our edges pulled and prodded and our heads giving slash a run for his money as plastic bristle brushes that rip through our roots sling our heads back and fourth against the resistance of our necks.
in reality kinky and kinky curly hair are the most [click to continue…]
i shop online a lot and acutally do most of my new clothes shopping online because a quick search can usally offer up what i want without the tireless run around town to different stores.
online shopping offers up variety that is often missed in stores, because we all know there is only so many places you can hit up in a day and of course not every store is always having a sale.
so what about exclusive online shopping – sites where everything is ALWAYS on sale and the prices often drop lower and lower as the time goes on. that’s one of my online shopping secrets – never pay retail and still end up fly by shopping private online shopping sites like rue la la, gilt group, beyond the rack and ideeli. if you’ve ever wanted to try out these sites – which are free – but can’t because you don’t have an invite code, well click away, because almost any shopping site you can think of i am a member of and you can use my invite code to become a member too.
not all of the sites are invite only, however most are so just click on any photo or link below to sign up and start shopping! [click to continue…]
