When Yardley Messeroux, Editor-In-Chief of web magazine The Coil Review, joined forces with Natasha Gaspard of Mane Moves TV, it was a thing of beauty… literally. Yes, with the new web series Make Me A Naturalista, these fun curly girls seek to aid other natural-haired gals and those still on the road to naturaldom conquer their hair woes and see the beauty in what they were born with so they can rock it with confidence! So, how does it all go down? Natasha and Yardley meet with women who have written to them about a their hair issues- anything from taking that first step to properly caring for their natural hair- and sketch out a “game plan” to help them overcome these issues. With their advice and the loving hands of some of the top natural hair-care professionals in the biz, beautiful things happen! The dynamic duo already has two…
Woo! It’s been a minute huh?! The passed month or so has been crazy busy so blog posts have been few and far between recently. *sad face* But I hope you lovelies have been able to keep up with me on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 😉 So, about a month ago, I put in some twists using this new hair I saw at my local beauty supply store called Bob Bulk by Janet Collection. Although it was priced at about $1 more per pack than the Afro Marley Braid I’ve used for my Kinky Twists and other updo styles, I thought I would try it. To me, the hair has a texture that falls somewhere between regular Kanekalon braiding hair (normally used for Senegalese Twists) and Marley hair and has a look of locs. Like Marley braiding hair, the Bob Bulk hair is already separated into pre-sectioned pieces for easy use. With…
There’s the misconception, among both women and men, that “going natural” means that a woman must chop off all her hair to a super short length. The fear that they will look “ugly” with short hair or won’t attract the fellas deters many women from going natural to begin with. Of course, all that couldn’t be farther from the truth. But you really don’t have to Big Chop (or BC) if you don’t want to! You can transition: gradually grow out your relaxed hair, cutting off a bit every couple months until you’re left with your natural kinks, coils or curls. Big Chop Just to clarify: while the BC is often associated with the result being a really short crop of hair or a TWA (Teenie Weenie Afro), the Big Chop is simply cutting off all your relaxed ends to reveal the natural texture at ANY point, whether you have a centimeter of new…
