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My First COLOUR Styling Appointment Pt. 2 – Cornrow Pigtails

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COLOUR is an on-demand in-home hair styling service for women of color and I’m very excited to announce that I’m working with them as one of their Creative Directors of Natural Hair! They provide blowouts and natural styling services for women with relaxed or natural hair. They also do some styles that are enhanced with […]

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My First COLOUR Styling Appointment Pt. 1 – Natural Hair Wash Day Prep

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  In case you haven’t heard, COLOUR is an on-demand in-home hair styling service for women of color and I’m very excited to announce that I’m working with them as one of their Creative Directors of Natural Hair! They provide blowouts and natural styling services for women with relaxed or natural hair. They also do […]

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Shea Moisture’s #BreakTheWalls Campaign Calls to End the Beauty Aisle Divide

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In my pre-natural hair days, shopping for hair care products usually meant purchasing relaxers, shampoos, conditioners and greases from companies most likely not owned by people of color and purchasing  from stores where these products were found in an aisle separated from the rest of the beauty products which was also usually a tiny section of the […]

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How Can I Avoid Heat Damage? – Engineers Investigate!

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When it comes to straightening natural hair, the questions you usually hear are … “What temperature should I use to straighten my hair?”  “How can I avoid heat damage?”. Well according to a recent article by NPR, engineers at Purdue University are investigating these exact questions! Tahira Reid and Amy Marconnet, both assistant professors of mechanical […]

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Natural Hair Regimen – with a NEWBORN

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My schedule has changed drastically (in a good way) since my newborn (baby boy!) has arrived, but I’ve finally figured out a great natural hair regimen!

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