The Secret to Thicker, Healthier Hair

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There’s something about thick hair that makes every woman want to drool. And women with thick hair want thicker hair. What kind of sick game is this? HA! Well, let me tell you something. 🌱 Thick hair comes in two parts: the thickness of your individual hair strand (coarse or fine) and how many of those ...

Six Things to Remember After a Hair Setback

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There’s no greater pain than the pain of knowing that in 10 minutes, you’ve literally undid 10 years of progress on your natural hair journey. Well, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but you can’t tell me that it’s not in the top five of painful situations. I’ve been relaxed, texlaxed and natural–and I’ve had setbacks in ...

My Last Gift From 2020: A Major Hair Setback

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Yeah... all that see-through mess at the bottom actually had hair there seven months ago. Can you believe that we’re only two weeks into 2021? Lawwd…what a difference a couple days make. I don’t know why we think the minute the clock changes from 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 to midnight on Jan. 1 is different ...

Texlaxed or Natural Hair? (From One Who Knows)

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Most of the people who read my blog posts or follow my videos did so in my texlaxed days. At the time, there were a lot of people educating others about natural and relaxed hair, but texlaxed hair wasn’t so popular. Texlaxing, mildly relaxing your hair so that there is still texture left in it, was ...

Black Hairstyles for Boys

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Before I had kids, I thought worrying about hair was a “girl” thing. Wash days, detangling, barrettes, the fuss… I could do without. It’s one of the reasons I wanted boys, actually. I thought they’d be carefree, easy-going, fun and provide minimal clothing and hair maintenance. All except for the minimal hair maintenance has proven to be ...

How’s Your Quarantine Hair Looking?

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Hair salons are closed, nail salons are closed, eyelash extension parlors are closed, day spas are closed… how are you ladies holding up? LOL! I see memes floating around the internet about how women are going to look like broke bald eagles after this whole #StayHome initiative is over, and that got me thinking about my ...

The Four Stages of a Silk Press

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That horse-drawn carriage of a silk press has turned right back into a pumpkin. Well, that would be insinuating that my natural curls are subpar. Let me rephrase that. I’m basically trying to say that my hair is 100% back to its kinky state after having a silk press. It has been an emotional rollercoaster getting ...

“Bye, Edges!” My Postpartum Shedding Update

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I was going to discuss another topic this week, but I’ve had a few people recently message me to tell me about their postpartum shedding or thank me for disclosing about my hair loss, so I had to call an audible. Postpartum shedding is when your hair packs up and leaves without leaving a note ...