Still on Hiatus
Dear readers and members, I hope y’all have had a wonderful winter. As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t updated my blog in several months of Sundays. I really, really, really needed a break from blogging for a while. But with Spring approaching, I’m starting to feel renewed and refreshed and will be writing again soon. So … Read more
Review Update: Urban Therapy’s Twisted Sista Curl Activator
My verdict: I’m neutral. My hair, when clean, totally dry and product free looks like and feels like dry fire wood. As a result, after I wash, I usually have to apply moisturizer to my hair very generously. A good moisturizer, after it dries to the touch (but is still slightly moist throughout) should leave my hair looking … Read more
Change up is good practice for getting to know your hair
A while ago, someone started a thread on Nappturality asking if people had the patience to wear a single hair style for long periods of time. If I recall, many people said they did not. And indeed, it is not uncommon to see folks complaining up a storm that they’re bored with their hair and … Read more
Mom’s 80th Birthday Celebration
I’ve just made it through a very busy weekend. My mom turned 80 this past Tuesday and to celebrate, we had family in town (my brother, his wife and two young adult sons) and took a family pic. Events culminated with a party for my mom Tuesday evening. It was sooo nice to see … Read more
Jumbo Twisted Bun
Well I got my color touched up last night, and I’m such a happy camper. Really, more than y’all will know. Not only did I have about three inches of growth that had not been touched up, the sun had bleached my hair a bunch of strange colors. Add to that the gray hair and … Read more
Bunning it With Loose Hair
With my mom’s 80th birthday coming up in a couple of weeks, and family due in town to celebrate and to take a family picture, I decided it was time to come out of my box braids. Took down approximately 30 of those bad boys. Seems to be I started around 7:30 p.m. and got … Read more
Two and Half Years Later, Relaxer Takes It’s Toll
Niece’s Hair Predictably Not Thriving — At All I’ll admit, this was a story I was hoping I’d never have to write… It’s been coming up on three years since my niece got her first relaxer and boy back then was I was surely disappointed. She was sitting on the sofa watching the TV, and … Read more
Product Review: The Assistant Clip is One Great Find
The Assistant Clip On occasion, an incredibly, amazing functional invention comes along that can make our lives so much easier. That’s what this new tool is definitely gonna do for anyone who has wished for another hand when they work with hair. It’s called The Assistant Clip, but don’t let this nondescript, blah of a … Read more
Me + Box Braids = Heaven
After long last, I’ve finally put my box braids back in. It drives me crazy to do them cause it just takes sooooo long for me to part them they way I want. I think the key to having a pleasing aesthetic is to have parts that allow them to lay so that you don’t have … Read more
Break a Leg — Hopefully Mine!
Hmmm… it’s always been a secret desire of mine to persue acting. And my hometown is a big community theater town and lately I’ve been really supporting the John Beasley Theater. So I signed up for their mailing list and now I get notifications for upcoming auditions. My mom gets them too. One day she … Read more
Whatchoo gonna do with your hair?
True story… If y’all in the grip of things like we are here, then hot and humid is just an understatement and so, this past weekend, I sweated my hair out in the worst way working out in the yard doing some major landscaping. So by Sunday afternoon, after finishing up my landscaping project, I … Read more
Save your ends with a beautiful Faux Puff!
Faux Puff Instead of two ponytails tucked under, I’ve made six. One in the top and two on the sides. One in the middle. And two made from the nape up. They’re tucked under into the elastic band and converge in the back. Then I have one band around all of them, which pulls them together … Read more
Loose Hair (well sorta), Don’t Care
At long last my front edges are mostly long enough to be caught up in a band when I comb my hair back into a pony. Though I still have some short spots my fantasia gel and a tooth brush seems to be doing a good job of laying my edges down. It’s been really, really … Read more
How Do You Know When You Need A Trim?
Three months ago, I bit the bullet, straightened my hair to see just how bad my ends were. Prior to entering NP’s box braid challenge in November, I’d had a sneaky suspicion that they were pretty bad because the ends of my twists just felt thin and anorexic. Dispite the evidence, I was hoping the challenge and … Read more
Scunci and Goody Lead the Way
With New Additions to No-metal Hair Accessories Line As much as I love hair accessories, one of my biggest gripes with barrettes is that the metal clasp can snag and even cut my hair. Although I know I shouldn’t buy or wear them, many times the beauty or the practicality of one will catch my eye and … Read more
