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Oil Rinsing

May 15, 2009

In my recent post on protecting the hair while swimming, nzinga left this comment: this blog entry is right on time! Thanks. I’m going to the D.R next month and was wondering what I’m going to do with my hair! However, what is an oil rinse? do you just pour oil on your hair and [...]

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Aveda Paddle Brush Review and Yesterday’s Hair

May 14, 2009

Awhile back I mentioned that I was going to try the Aveda Paddle Brush. A lot of kinky/curly headed folks love this brush and I wanted to see why. Now I have fallen in love! Yes, I do love the Aveda Paddle Brush for styling. I will still continue my love affair with the Denman [...]

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Old and busted twist out

April 30, 2009

My twist out was leaving much to be desired yesterday, however, I did not have time to wash it, DC, etc, like I wanted to. So I fooled around with it. It doesn’t look as bad on camera as it does in real life, but something had to be done, believe me. I got out [...]

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Hair Typing

April 9, 2009

I’ve gotten a lot of emails/requests for hair typing information. Why don’t I have that up on this site? Because I think it’s confusing and can not be applied to every person. The only thing I know for sure is that I have kinky curly hair. But I realize that a lot of newly naturals [...]

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So you’ve got a TWA…now what?

March 26, 2009

Ah, the teenie weenie afro. Liberating for some, a puzzle for others, and a beautiful thing in general. But it can be frustrating once you get rid of those relaxed ends. What now? Here are a few ideas/experiences that I’ve had concerning the TWA. Of course you have more options with a few inches of [...]

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Brushing

March 19, 2009

I received this comment a few days ago and thought I would answer. From Melinda: Somebody, anybody, PLEASE, PLEAZZE, write me back and let me know something please, I had ALWAYS heard the it was a serious NOOOO NOOOO for us to use brushes on our hair, NOW alll of a sudden since I have [...]

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Kinnks Online Resource

February 21, 2009

I was informed of this wonderful directory of links concerning natural hair. NewlyNatural was recently added to the list. Thanks for adding us Kinnks!

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Cassia Obavata

February 10, 2009

Instead of relaxers ever 6-8 weeks, this is what fills my time during that period No I’m not dying my hair green (though it’s a good color on me, don’t you think?) I’m using a treatment called Cassia Obavata, also called “neutral henna” or “senna” in many circles. Here are a few facts about Cassia: [...]

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Hair Deals

February 4, 2009

Just some heads up on a few deals. We all love a bargain! Hair zing- Click here Buy 2 HairZing hair combs. Get 1 set of matching earZing earrings 75% OFF plus FREE Gift Wrap (additional $5.00 value) Choose from 5 dazzling colors: Amber & Gold, Aurora Borealis, Blue Beaded Combo, Natural Wooden, True Black. [...]

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You: Being Beautiful; hair and diet tips

January 19, 2009

I plan to do a more indepth review on this book once I finish it completely, but here are a couple of tips I read in it about hair and diet. I am working on doing a major diet overhaul (or rather I’m working on getting back to the way I used to eat) and [...]

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Today’s Twist Out

January 14, 2009

Here’s proof you don’t necessarily need expensive products to get good styling results. The above picture is the current twist out I’m sporting. I was missing my shea butter, so I did some twists last week using: 2 tablespoons shea butter extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) 1/2 tsp honey peppermint and lavender essential oils — [...]

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Fun with Hats!!

January 7, 2009

I was reading an article on Naturallycurly about curlies wearing hats. It said that curly/kinky hair was perfect for hats. Here is the article if you are interested in reading it. I was a big hat wearer back when I was in high school and since I’m always looking for accessories to spice up my [...]

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Styling Help

January 7, 2009

Even though I don’t necessarily care for their products, Miss Jessie’s website has pretty neat hair styling tutorials. They include coil outs, twist outs and shingling. The tutorials are pdf files with pictures included. Of course they recommend their products, but you can substitue whatever fits your needs (and budget).If you are thinking of trying [...]

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Shea Butter

January 5, 2009

One of the first things I ran out to get upon becoming a newly natural (once I got some senes and did some research ) was shea butter. Unfortunately for me, the local wholefoods grocery store was always out of raw, unrefined shea butter. I finally caught one last container of it after weeks of [...]

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The Puff

December 30, 2008

Here’s a picture of probably my favorite hairstyle, the puff. Puffs are fun and easy. It’s not a protectitive style because your ends are still exposed. Also a lot of people tend to have tangling when wearing a puff very often. However, I find them to be cute, simplistic and quick. I usually allow myself [...]

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