The pick has been used for decades to achieve volume amongst all hair types, but is this styling tool causing harm in the process? For most naturals, hair as high as the heavens is the most desirable and everyone would take fullness over sparse styles any day. However, if this fullness is at the cost of the health of your strands is it really worth it? Picks that function correctly glide through your strands while EFFORTLESSLY fluffing your roots. If you seem to be putting in a little more work in to get that pick through your hair, one of these stated below might be your issue: PICKING THROUG ..read more

Black natural hair styles are becoming more versatile and creative as bloggers, and natural hair influencers try their hand at different and unique styles. We’ve scoured the net for some of the best looks you’ll want to rock. These top natural hairstyles for 2020 are not only easy to do, perfect for work and play, but don’t require tons of experience or know-how to pull off. All you need is affordable extensions to make the most of your look as well as a great personality!     1.Wavy/Curly clip-ins and wigs!             View this post on Instagram   ..read more

It can sometimes feel like the battle for figuring out how often to moisturizing your natural hair. However, we are here to help you get through these challenges today! The Essentials The best way to keep your hair moisturized is to get on a good schedule. The tough part about it is that everyone’s hair is different, which means no two moisturizing regimes will look alike. There are a few factors at play when it comes to moisturizing. First of all, you have to figure out the porosity of your hair. How readily it absorbs moisture. Also, you need to factor in the environment you l ..read more

Hey! Do you remember when you first began your natural hair journey? If you’re just beginning, do you hear terms like TWA, LOC Method, LCO Method, 4A Hair, 3A hair, Transition hair...should I stop there? Do you wonder what it all means? You start to think, I thought this was going to be simple”. Well, this blog will focus on some of the main natural hair terms and abbreviations all naturalistas should know. However, I am no natural hair guru, I am also learning along the way which is why natural hair care is literally a journey. Which brings us to our first popular phrase, probably the best un ..read more

As an African American woman, you probably go through all sorts of struggles trying to maintain a style that works. In fact; the number of products and styling you need all contribute to a portion of the hefty estimated 774 million dollars that African American women spend yearly through the natural hair movement. A Black Woman’s hair is unique to any other type of hair in the world. It is coarse and thick with a tendency to curl ? and curl it will, if not corrected! This means avoiding rain/the pool/garden sprinklers at all costs ? and even canceling plans when you need to! However, in the la ..read more

Happy New Years, Eve!!! To cap off the end of the year, I thought it was only fitting to go back and give natural hair awards to some of the most outstanding natural hair moments in 2021. In this article, I will be awarding both one celebrity and one person from Instagram for each category. That being said, these are based solely on my opinion so if you disagree please let me know down below who you think deserves the award. Let’s roll out the red carpet and see the winners! BEST BRAIDS This year was a great time of ingenuity and time of breathing life into old staple hairstyles. We added Afri ..read more

By: Michelle Andrea It is starting to become an exciting experience for me when I know Netflix is releasing a black original series or movie. Mainly, because I?m rooting for everyone that?s black!? But I really do love relating to; or at least attempting to, relate to characters that look like me. That brings me to Nappily Ever After. Now trust me, I?m a girl that hates to see how much the ?innanets? has to say about everything; so I?ll keep this basic. However, as a natural hair stylist and a member of the tribe since 2011, I was so intrigued to see what gems this movie held. While watching ..read more

Entertainment purposes only…all of these ladies are equally AMAZING AND POWERFUL. The amazing thing about being natural is that SO many women around the globe are learning how to embrace it. Right along with a lot of celebrities that we watch on television today. I put together a list of my top 5 natural celebrities that embrace the kinks on their head. Yara Shahidi Starting off my countdown the intelligent Yara Shahidi is an American and Iranian actress, model and activist. She gained recognition for her starring role as Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off series Grown-ish ..read more

This is one of the controversial topics that I recently saw debated on social media this year. When it comes to topics like this, I like to take time to express both points of view and then offer my own opinion. I do this?so that a healthy dialogue can form in the natural hair community and no one feels unheard. The #hairgoals trend usually pertains to people following and admiring the curls of someone else. The person who gets the most following are women who follow a combination of these criteria:   1) loose curls (3A,3B,3C)   2) super length   3) super definition   The d ..read more

Clip-ins have style flexibility that has become a hype in modern society. You will be amazed to know that hair extensions date as far back to medieval ages where the Egyptians wore them. Those extensions were either made from human hair or sheep’s wool dyed with beeswax and resin. All the wigs and extensions of the by-gone days have paved the way for the modern hair extensions where all types of hair are included and variety is abundant. The growth of natural hair movement has made the coily clip-in hair extensions popular for women who want a natural body texture. Always put the safety first ..read more