Wearing your natural hair is all the buzz these days! Beautiful, curly natural hair is highly sought after by beauty advertisers; but what if your hair texture is cottony and kinky? When someone enters a room, school, workplace or even the grocery store with tightly coiled textured hair; there are immediate stares and whispers. Some…
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Overprotective: When Protective Hairstyles Are No Longer Protecting
Hello How Natural Beauties, we all love great protective hairstyles! There are so many options to choose from. Box braids, twists, updos, and corn rows are all categorized as protective styling. Our How Natural Beauty pictured here has been rocking her favorite protective style, Senegalese twists, since 2k1; well before she even embraced her natural tresses. …
Make It Do What It Do, Baby: Protective Style Updo!
You should learn a protective style updo since it is an absolute must that as a nuturalista you protect your ends at all costs! One way to insure that your hair is both growing and thriving is by keeping the ends tucked away. This reason alone makes protective styling an essential technique that every naturalista…
Natural Hair Care 101: Becoming Hair Goals!
Natural hair care 101 will help you understand the basics of taking care of your natural hair. We all have that one naturalista that just automatically draws out of us a vocalized praise of “hair goals!” Did you know that each of us has it in us to become hair goals too? Many naturals often…
Game On: Defined Twist Out on 4c Hair
Have you ever wondered how to get a defined twist out on 4c hair? Well, it’s Sunday, which means it’s game day! Every naturalista has to consider the weather conditions when heading out for a day or night on the town. Luckily, today in Tampa Bay, it’s a nice, sunny 78 degrees with a gentle…
Fluffy Twist Out on 4C Hair
Sometimes I want a lo-def fluffy twist out. The way I want my hair to look really depends on multiple factors. The first thing I take into consideration is my mood. If I’m feeling young and happy; I want a look that is vibrant and fun. The second thing I consider is the occasion. The…
Headwrap: It’s a Wrap!
Hello Beautiful Naturals, Today, a headwrap/scarf serves as a naturalista’s best friend! With origins in sub-Saharan Africa; the traditional headwrap has a deep-rooted history in African culture and spirituality. In America, during the time of slavery, headwraps were used as a symbol of bondage, control and inferiority by white slave masters. However, just as blacks…