Last week I tried Eco Styler Gel as an alternative to my usual Kinky Curly Knot Today. Whilst I love my Kinky Curly, it’s $30 a jar and I go through it way too fast. I’ve been hearing a lot about Eco Styler Gel with Olive Oil so I decided to give it a try,…
Anyone who has ever visited the natural hair channel on YouTube will be acutely aware that it is dominated by African American women. Afro textured hair is firmly on the mainstream media map in the US with the likes of CNN, The Huffington Post and the New York Times amongst others all running stories on…
At the ‘Naturally Fabulous’ event I attended last Saturday organised by The Natural Lounge and Naptural Roots magazine, I not only had the pleasure of socialising and exchanging hair stories with fellow naturals, I also met some very talented women each with their own unique skills who are part of the growing natural hair community…
Okay so we all love afros and ‘big hair’ is en vogue among naturals (black women who wear their afro-textured hair in its natural state, free of chemical straighteners, perms and hair extensions). But there are literally hundreds of other styles as I observed at the recent natural hair event ‘Naturally Fabulous’ organised by The…
Big hair don’t care – or do we? In the UK it seems that the site of afro hair can still be seen as somewhat of a spectacle. This week I’ve seen various responses to afro hair when it’s worn out and big, but what’s been most noticeable on all occasions is the awareness of…
Black women who have turned their backs on relaxers and weaves and who embrace their afro textured hair are women who are hungry for knowledge. Two of the most popular topics within online communities for naturals are how to grow hair and how to style it. But top of the list is what products to…
Almost three years ago I made one of the most challenging decisions of my life. I decided to put down the tub of relaxer, pick up the pressing comb and head towards a ‘natural’ hair lifestyle. The decision for me to leave the box of relaxer on the shelf and put an end to the…