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6 Ways to Winterize Your Natural Hair

We are well into the deep freeze but it's not too late to reassess your regimen and winterize your hair! Here are six ways to keep it healthy this season.
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Hair Tip Tuesday | Head Wrapping for Dummies

Whether you plan a head wrap as part of your outfit or you snatch one up in an attempt to right a hairdo gone wrong, they’re a great way to protect your hair while still looking fierce! These days we’re grabbing everything from bright and bold Ankara print fabric to simple solids and donning fancy headdresses on just about any occasion. For those who are head wrap challenged, I thought I’d share a few helpful tutorials. Watch, learn and practice… it makes perfect (or close enough LOL!). The first one is a revamp from my girl Danni. Not at all shy about wearing bold colors, she can be seen in some of the flyest printed scarves and wraps on her Instagram page. Next up: The Wrap Life. With gorgeous handmade prints to suit just about any taste, this Brooklyn-based shop has been a huge wrap go-to for women around the…
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Fashion Friday: NYFW Spring ’15 | Lost Files

Reliving the final days of summer 2014… For the Edwing D’Angelo NYFW Spring 2015 show this past September, I went with basics topped off with gold accessories and a fab marley twist updo. Wanna know how to do this hairstyle? Check out style number six in this tutorial. Shoutout to vlogger Kala Garner of The KG Lifestyle for snappin’ these pics for a sista! Later gators! xoxo Toia B.
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Fashion Friday: Fedora, Faux Leather & Denim

On an unseasonably warm November day, I made my way over to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade to help shoot some footage with Natasha of Mane Moves TV and Brooklyn Independent Media (deets on that to come). Of course, I had to represent for the BK! Here’s what I did… This leather/faux leather combo jacket was one of many gems I walked away with from an event organized by super stylish thrifter Afroista at Buy the Bag. Won it in a contest. Wooot! Hat: H&M (similar) | Scarf: H&M (love this!) | Jacket: (Thrifted) Bebe | Shirt: Old, Gap (very close) | Jeans: Old Navy | Boots: Target (pretty close) At about fourteen weeks pregnant, I was tired and beginning to… expand (LOL)! I needed to do something easy, comfortable and cute. Thank goodness those stretchy jeans still fit! Nothing is simpler that denim separates and riding boots. Hubby’s stylish fedora (which…
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Hair Tip Tuesday: Embrace the Shrinkage… It’s Your FRIEND!

"Shrinkage" has become a four-letter word within the natural hair community and, quite frankly, I fail to understand what the huge fuss is about. Here are some things to note about natural hair shrinkage.
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