Welcome to this week's edition of the Professional Naturals Project! The goal of this project is to: 1. Promote the beautiful diversity of professional natural hairstyles, 2. Create an image gallery so that other naturals can get ideas of how they can wear their hair in the work place, 3. Provide encouragement for women who desire to be their naturally beautiful … [Read more...]
Hair Porn: Naturals Beware
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If you began your natural hair journey in the age of Youtube and social media, chances are you've been exposed to Hair Porn. And sisters believe me when I say that Hair Porn can be a big problem in the natural hair community. What is Hair Porn, you ask? Hair Porn, is the compilation of images, videos, etc. that results in the arousal of hair lust, jealousy or simply yearning … [Read more...]
“Hair Me Out”: Barber Shops, Hair Salons & Community Safety
I came across an interesting article the other day about a program called “Hair Me Out” which is looking at the role of Barber Shops and Hair Salons in the battle against intra-community violence (aka “horizontal violence”). The project is designed to get beauticians and barbers to play an active role in the discussion around what causes community violence and to help put an … [Read more...]
When Going Natural Goes Wrong
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A Good Idea Gone Bad Sometimes, despite our intentions, our hair plans simply…fail. We get a great idea and maybe we jump in head first without really thinking about how to make that idea actually work. That can happen when you make the initial decision to go natural too. A lot of women think that they can just grow their hair out and voila—a beautiful head of natural … [Read more...]
Hair Tips: My Twist Out Routine
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Ready for this week's "Hair Tip"? I love twist outs. No really. I love twist outs. After two strand twists, a twist out is typically my go to hairstyle. I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about how I maintain the style so figured it would be easier just to respond in a blog post. As you will see, I have a fairly simple pattern. Step one: Prep hair for washing. Before … [Read more...]