The Versatility of Natural Hair
Well y’all, it’s been a month and I think it’s about time I come clean. I LOVE my natural hair! Okay but everyone already knew that, so what’s this really about? Take a look at THIS… Yes what is you…
Perfectly Natural Skin Care That Works
My skin story: I am a 43 year old black woman and I have “normal” skin that tends to get more dry than oily. For the longest time, I thought it was oily because I had random breakouts of adult acne…
5 Most Annoying Questions I Get About My Locs
….and my most annoying answers. Even though these are real, I share them all in good fun. DISCLAIMER: if you are sensitive to sarcasm, you may not want to read this post. 😉 Click here for more sarcasm free content. …
The Loc Cut
It’s Spring and I’m feeling the need for a change. Lots of change, but I’ll just start with this. Last May, I got a loc cut – I mean a loc CUT, 4-6 inches off – and only a couple…
10 Naturalista Myths….BUSTED!
*** DISCLAIMER: The post you are about to read is based on the experiences of 1 naturalista – ME. Those experiences include other people but is definitely NOT inclusive of ALL natural haired folks. It is pretty entertaining though! ***…
Mom’s Loc Oil
Before our oldest son, my baby boy, went back to university we spent a few quality hours together grooming his locs. I gave him a very thorough wash, oiled him up and twisted/latched his locs. In doing so I had…
Locs – The Good, The Bad, and The (not so) Ugly
We naturalistas are all used to seeing videos and tutorials of our peers rocking FIERCE styles with their locs and ‘fros. THIS is NOT that…. THIS is me showing that I am not afraid to show the (not so) ugly…
Top 5 reasons I LOVE pipe cleaner curls
It’s no secret that I love wearing my locs curled. I have used every kind of curl method I can think of including perm rods, foam curlers, bone rollers (you know, the inside part of sponge rollers), paper bags rollers,…
Simple as Black and White
For the last few years, I had problems finding and sticking to a skin care regime that worked well for me. I was breaking out quite a lot IMO, they would last way too long and leave those nasty dark acne…
Pipe Cleaner Curls – $0.87
Pipe cleaners… you know those little crafty things small children use to make spiders and other stuff at school? Turns out those are the best loc curlers ever and they cost a measly 87 cents per pack. Now that I’ve…