Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
I first came across this beauty on Instagram back in November and right away, she had my attention! Not only was she a fierce naturalista but as I scrolled through her page, I realized she had it on LOCK in the fashion department. After numerous photo reposts and features on my IG page, I decided it was time I introduce her to you, my gorgeous readers. After all, natural hair & fashion are what ToBNatural is all about, right? Meet Jessica… How long ago did you go natural? Why? -I went natural 2/15/11. My last relaxer was 12/29/10. Initially I wanted to transition for a year, but I was too impatient and tired of the permed hair. So I big chopped and only had a half of inch of hair on my head. I loved it! Why do you love being natural? Have there been any challenges along the way? -The best…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
I first discovered Nicole Updegraff back in 2010 when a friend introduced me to the children’s book she had written and illustrated. I cracked it open. With the turn of each page, I smiled bigger and brighter. By the end, I was nodding in admiration. Finally, someone stepped up and produced something so simple yet profound. The message was clear: love yourself. This was so needed! Fast forward to today. I’ve been keeping my eye on Nicole’s success as an artist and illustrator. She stays true to herself and her message through the talent that she now shares with an international audience. Yeah, she’s pretty dope! Meet Nicole… Let’s begin with some hair talk! Have you always worn you hair in its natural state? If not, when and why did you begin the journey back to your natural texture? What was the reaction of your family and friends? No. I…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
While attending the Halo Beauty Lounge {hosted by Ylorie Anderson of Brown Girl Marketing} back in September, I was able to meet and chat with the creators of various beauty brands. From hair care to skin care to jewelry, there was a bit of it all… but one brand stood out to me- COCOTIQUE. I was so impressed by the concept of this lifestyle subscription box as well as the woman behind it that I just had to share! Creator Dana Hill gives us a look inside her budding brand… What is COCOTIQUE and what was the inspiration behind it? COCOTIQUE is a beauty box subscription service for women of color. We find the best beauty and lifestyle products targeting their unique needs and desires and ship them to their door each month. After subscribing to other subscription services and not receiving products targeted to my skin tone and hair texture I…
Here’s another late one! LOL! Hope everyone’s weekend kicked off nicely. I’d love for you all to check out my hair story over on trialsntresses.com. Thank you so much for the feature TNT! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone. xoxo ~Toia
AFROS- A Celebration of Natural Hair, the highly anticipated coffee table book by photographer Michael July, features 400+ pages of amazing, eye-popping images of women and men alike (and even some chirren!) sporting their natural tresses. I had the pleasure of chatting a bit with the man of the hour about his “baby” at the powerHouse Arena official book release party & exhibition: TBN: What gave you to the idea to do the book in the first place… why Afros? MJ: I did Afros because I’m a collector of Black art and culture, videos, movies, books… everything I could get my hand on. I started to notice, particularly from my heroes from the 60s, 70s and 80s were people with afros and natural hair. Then I started to look into the subject and there weren’t really any books out there that really spoke about it or illustrated how dope and…
