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Product Review: Tresemme Naturals Nourishing Moisture Conditioner
If you know anything about me, then you know not only am I a self-professed product junkie, but I am a total conditioner junkie. Since I started growing out my fro, my quest to find the perfect daily conditioner has been long and hard. Fortunately, I’ve had some good luck along the way and gotten…
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Product Review: Kinky Curly Come Clean Shampoo
Choosing a sulfate free shampoo can be a big feat if all your local stores only offer the standard drug store fare. When I first made the decision to focus on using natural products, this product was one of the first ones I tried and has a permanent spot on my rotation. Packaging: In spite…
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Tis the Season!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I spent the time with some of my NY family and we had a great time. I had plenty of turkey and cranberry sauce…oh and dressing (stuffing) of course! I actually ended up eating a lot of good food over the course of the weekend but I also…
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How to Go Natural!
Going natural can mean many different things for different people. For many women, going natural entails a transition from chemically relaxed hair to embracing the kinks and curls that grow naturally out of your head. From what I have heard, some of the reasons that many women go natural are fashion/style and sometimes its about…
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Dreadsock Review: The Good and the Bad
One of the things that I’ve tried to incorporate into my night routine is wearing some sort of cap or hood. I’ve read through many natural hair sites that it’s beneficial to use a satin cap, pillowcase or head scarf to retain moisture for your hair. Sure enough, whenever I sleep with a cap I…
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Tender Headed Me
Growing up, I never had a good grasp on what the women around me were talking about when they said the term “tender headed”. That is, until I started to grow my fro. Flash forward to a few months in when I started to detangle my hair on a regular basis…OUCH! This is what y’all…
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Vintage Mane Man
I guess I sort of lied when I said I never grew out my hair before…
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The Politics of Natural Hair
Recently I came across a posting on Curly Nikki’s site that asked the question, “Does Natural Hair Make You Blacker?” If you are a Black American then more than likely you have explored this question or even had a discussion about it with friends. So does natural hair make you Blacker? In my opinion…yes and…
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Product Review: Donna Marie Dream Curling Creme
Since I started to grow out my hair a few years ago I’ve been searching for that “perfect product” that will give me both moisture and definition. I’ve tried different gels, puddings and creams but I’ve found the gels make my hair uncomfortably crunchy and stiff so for the past few months I’ve been looking…
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Product Review: Aussie 3 Minute Miracle
As most of you know, I’m absolutely crazy for conditioner and after reading some reviews online I finally decided to check out the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeep Conditioner (yes, it’s actually spelled that way and I have absolutely no reason why). I got it with a few other items from Soap.com so it was…