That's my new mantra. Since beginning work **thank you, Lord** and school, I have been having trouble getting used to my new schedule. I have been feeling the side effects – being super tired and constipation stomach discomfort. I was reading this article about lemons (I know random), it lists the many benefits of drinking lemon…

#1 Wearing weaves makes you delusional. You start to think that a hundred pounds of yaki looks good. It’s summertime! You know your neck is hot. lol

I know that title sucks but I needed to peek your interest. This was so me as a child. Head full a hair and a heart full of pain. LOL

"Pick you afro daddy, because it's flat on one side. If you don't pick your afro, you gonna leave one side high." Erykah Badu My afro was DRYYYYY ya'll. I mean dryyyyyy. Everything I did, did not change this fact. I was THIS close to slapping a perm on it. Then I whoosaaahhed. I had…

Chris Rock has a movie debuting at Sundance this week about black people's hair and the big business that fuels the weave/perm craze. The documentary was born from an innocent question his young daughter asked. Rock tells of how his daughter Lola came to him crying asking, "How come I don't have good hair?" Rock…

There is a ratings scale for hair texture that exists to help natural girls navigate the wide wide world of hair products. I have included the types with pictures. I hope this helps. Type 1 is straight hair. Type 2 is wavy hair. No need to include these. Type 3b hair is very diverse with many…

I have been on a natural hair journey for about 4 years. Having relapsed about twice, I have now been natural for over a year. Meaning no perms, texturizers, and a big chop. My initial venture into natural hair ended in a relaxer due to my own ignorance and insecurity. It is difficult to gather…

Okay, being a natural woman, my hair needs a lot of TLC. I’d gone to salon to get my hair trimmed and purchased some Miss Jessie’s curl products. They worked great for a minute but after a while I noticed my hair was becoming really dry and hard. I finally read the ingredients and I…

I have been co-washing my hair and adding only olive oil afterwords allowing it to air dry. The result, my hair has never felt so soft and light. After all these years of buying product after product, it turns out that nature’s cure is the best. P.S. That is NOT me in the picture; however,…