At my job, I ran across this vintage video they posted about straightening Black hair. A British company came up with a tutorial video to share how you can get straight hair. The video is circa 1948. They state that Black women are born with a permanent wave and that they don’t like it, simply because… they are women. I actually straighten my hair in sections just like this video he...
Wow! I had an amazing weekend! I ran into so many of my readers/viewers and got to talk to so many bloggers I love. Hair show weekend is ALWAYS overwhelming to me. It’s so much going on. Saturday and Sunday for a couple of hours I worked with new brand We Are Onyx which is a beauty destination that is a monthly beauty box subscription service that includes...
I had to go out of town last Thursday and I ended up bringing some Nutrisystem breakfasts and desserts (because all of the lunches/desserts I had left had to be microwaved and I didn’t have one in the room). Since I am not back in Atlanta yet, I didn’t have access to a scale. I did however make sure I am eating very healthy while I am in NY and I even...
I am always looking for better ways to sleep and to maintain my hair. I have a habit of starting my hair later in the day so I am forced to go to sleep with wet hair We all know wet hair on a pillow equals nasty in the morning. Your pillow will be wet and have the product from your hair all over it and then your hair is still super wet in the morning. Well, I...
I tried to do a weight loss challenge a couple of years ago on my site and ultimately failed. I had great participation from readers and other bloggers, but in the end… I lacked motivation. Now I am back stronger than ever and totally motivated to lose weight!! I have another 10 lbs I want to get rid of by the end of May. Since it’s the last month before beach season, I figured I would have an Instagram May Photo A Day weight loss challenge and I want you to participate. For those unfamiliar with photo-a-day challenges,...
It’s starting to be consistently warm in Atlanta (yay!) and it’s about the time that I am really getting the itch to do something different with my hair…and I’m thinking straight! I straighten my hair from time to time to (a) check out the length (b) to see how my ends are holding up and (c) just to rock something different. I also like to opt for a straight style when I have events to go to and luckily, I have been invited to NY next weekend to attend a sneak preview of Motions Global Ambassador Ursula Stephen’s new Brooklyn...
I was so happy that one of my favorite products Nothing But decided to use one of my quotes about their products on their hang tags. What does that mean? That means my name, quote, and blog name appear on the product in stores all over the country. I am a big fan of the Nothing But Curl Sealer and was so happy that they selected my quote! Because I am so excited,...
I had no intention of being a natural hair vlogger/blogger when I first got started. If you’ve ever seen me on a panel or read an interview about me on another site, then you have heard my story. If you haven’t, here it goes! lol When I first went natural in 2003, nobody was really “going natural” and it wasn’t really a “thing”...
Wow! I am in the land of the 170′s!!! I haven’t been in the 170′s since I was maybe 24 or 25 and I am almost 29…so it’s been awhile. I am so happy. I am so much closer to my target weight which is around 170-173. I’ve come a long way from being over 200 lbs. I feel better and I am more in shape. I feel great! I went to the hair...
These days I am in the gym alot so I tend to wear my hair in a bun. I had an event to go to last night so I had to do something different to my hair lol. I decided to wash my hair in the morning. I grabbed some of the Au Naturale Coil Moisturizing Souffle and put it in using several sections to make sure I coated all the hair. I then rode to work with the windows...
