Christina's Choice 2018: The BEST Products for Natural Hair

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2019 Intentions// Doing More of What You Love.

Since it's the last day of the year, you're probably doing some reflecting and focusing on the year ahead.  Typically, we tend to look back at everything that didn't go as planned and make promises to make different choices for the upcoming year.  This is a solid strategy...

Is Natural Hair Helping Or Hurting Black Women Today?

Let’s face it, the idea or the perception in the world about black women is clear; we are strong, mouthy, angry, and loud. We are difficult to get along with which results in many Black men choosing to turn their backs on us as their choices for a girlfriend or wife. Do I agree with...

Low Criss Crossed Bun – Grown and Sexy Holiday Hair

The holidays are here!  We hear Christmas songs in department stores and pretty lights are already on some houses (I know some were from last year, they just didn’t remove them!) and lawns. We’ve made it past Thanksgiving, Black Friday and even past Cyber Monday. Holiday parties...

5 Important Things I’ve Learned About Caring For Texlaxed Hair

I’m a sucker for a good challenge/project to throw myself into. Freshmen year I wanted to master healthy relaxed hair. Last year I became a health nut/fitness guru. More recently, I started my transition to texlaxed hair. There is an unexplainable joy in finding a new topic to engross...

Tips For Beautiful Wearable Twists

Just call me ‘two left hands Shorty’ because back in the day, I couldn’t twist, braid, cornrow, or flat twist to save my life. I quickly learned that these skills do not come naturally for some people; some of us have to learn techniques and practice often just to be successful....

The Single Ingredient Green Juice that Everyone is Obsessed With!

Not long ago, I wrote about focusing on "healthy drinking" when our diet isn't up to par.  Literally days after publishing the post, I was introduced to my newest healthy beverage. While casually scrolling through Instagram stories, I happen to land on an image that featured...

Biotin And Skin Break Out Issues – Be Cautious

If by chance I was hired to be an ambassador for biotin or any other pills related to encouraging hair growth I would probably be fired very soon after. My personal opinion of vitamins geared towards hair growth is that they are not worth the trouble. I am more inclined to tell you...

Found! The Mystery Teal Mask that Everyone's Been Wearing.

In my opinion, very few experiences compare to the feeling of looking in the mirror immediately after masking.   Because masks have such a profound ability to impact the skin in such a short period of time, I've always had a love for them. I've tried to stay abreast...

9 Overrated Natural Hair Practices

Simple Simon was that dude that tried to catch a whale with his mother’s pail and it didn’t work out because all he got was water, go figure. He did quite a few things in that famous nursery rhyme that did not quite work because of his inability to plan ahead and think things through....

Natural Hair Nighttime Routine – No Pineappling Necessary

  It’s no secret that I CANNOT pineapple my hair at night to save my life. I endure tons of shrinkage and I am working with a much shorter version of my hair by the evening. The other issue is how awful my hair looks after it’s been put up in a pineapple all night […] The post...

Relaxed Hair Myths I Once Believed To Be True

I will always remember the day of my first relaxer. I was in the seventh grade and one of the last girls in my grade who was still natural. I had begged my mom to give me one for months and she wasn’t too thrilled about the idea. Each time I was turned down I […] The post Relaxed...

Do Not Ignore These 9 Symptoms Of Distressed Hair

You have seen the error of your ways and you have made a resolution to approach your hair care differently. You have been pouring over countless hair blogs and you have learned so much that you are dubbed the hair care expert in your own circles. Since starting your healthy hair...