Break the norm by doing a twist out on natural hair. I have worn my hair natural for the past 7 years. For those of you who may not know, “going natural” for a black woman means to wear your hair using no chemical straightening process aka “relaxer.” A lot of women refuse to go natural because of the time they believe it takes to maintain. Here, I'm going to show you how to do … [Read more...]
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5 More Things I Did to Get My Daughter’s Natural Hair Growing
Recently, I wrote an article that literally set off a slew of comments, good and bad, from people questioning the methods I used in growing natural hair for my daughter. While I always appreciate the comments, there is one lesson I want other parents who are learning to deal with their daughter’s natural hair to learn. Natural hair Nazis need to take a seat. Find out the five … [Read more...]
Amazing Kid CEO Teaches Your Children to be Entrepreneurs
If you know anything us, you know that we love to hear about kids who are killing it with business and education. Our kids are our future, and with the state of the world today, it’s good to see that some of our seeds are growing to be dignified young men and women that will pass on a legacy of their own. One kid that we’re totally in love with right now is Gabby from … [Read more...]
Enter to Win the BMWK #DiscoverEDEN Beauty Package Giveaway and Discover Your Own Natural Beauty
We are so happy to partner with EDEN BodyWorks™ on the #DiscoverEDEN Beauty Package Giveaway. We will be giving five lucky winners an assortment of products from four of the EDEN BodyWorks™ collections: Peppermint Tea Tree, Jojoba Monoi, Coconut Shea and EDEN Kids. My girls and I personally use items from all four of those collections...so we highly, highly recommend … [Read more...]
The Key to Success for This Mom and Daughter Duo is Accountability
Would you trust your 9-year-old child to be the C.O.O. of your company? Well, mom and inventor of GaBBY Bows, Rozalynn Goodwin did. And for good reason. Daughter, Gabrielle Goodwin was not only the inspiration for the company, but the then 5-year-old was the driving force to see the company into fruition. It all started with Rozalynn's Twitter rant, in which she … [Read more...]
NO Hair, Don’t Care. I’m Sexy and I Know It, Alopecia and All
By Tanya Barnett I have alopecia! There I said it! Five years ago, those three words stuck in the back of my throat. I could barely whisper them without tears streaming down my face. Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair follicles. What does this mean? It means I live with permanent hair loss. I am bald. When I first received the diagnosis from the … [Read more...]
Is Separate but Equal Okay in Your Beauty Supply Store?
No, beauty stores aren't intentionally segregating shoppers. And no, white women and black women aren't being forced to remain apart while shopping for hair products. But a new commercial has raised concern about what could be considered modern-day segregation and its implications. In the SheaMoisture commercial seen below, black hair care products are often labeled "ethnic" … [Read more...]
If Another One of These Chicks Asks Me if My Hair is Real…
By Lia Miller In the last 48 hours, I have had separate conversations with two acquaintances, both white females (one at my workplace and one at my children’s school) about my hair. Let me preface this post by saying I have 5-year old locs (or dreadlocks if you prefer). And for the last few months, I have been getting more and more into the spirit of do-it-yourself … [Read more...]
Tackle These 5 Key Elements of Your Natural Hair Journey
You've decided to return back to your natural hair and good for you, but now what? You don't know the first thing about effective Home Hair Care and every Google search on "Natural Hair" brings back 94,400,000 results in (0.53 seconds). So are you returning back to your natural hair or getting a degree in Google searching with a minor in being confused? Returning back to your … [Read more...]
[Video] A Super Cute Natural Hair Style for Girls that You Can Do at Home in Just 25 Minutes
As busy mom's we sometimes struggle with getting our own hair complete with a cute style, and adding a daughter to the mix - add more style challenges. We want our daughters hair to be healthy, cute and appropriate. Here's the step-by-step tutorial from our a friends at NATURALICIOUS1, with a super cute and quick hair style you can create at home for your daughter in just 25 … [Read more...]
4 Tips on Natural Hair Shedding & How Much is Too Much?
You ever have that fear that you’re going bald? I can’t be the only one who has experienced washing their hair and detangling, only to freak out at the amount of hair you keep seeing come out in the sink. Oh, so you just going to leave me out here in the cold all by myself. Well, since I’m the only one who has experienced this, allow me to give myself some tips on hair shedding … [Read more...]
3 Things to Avoid Doing While Your Woman Transitions Back to Her Natural Hair
If your woman is transitioning back to her natural hair, then let me give up the ghost a bit and tell you that, YOU TOO are in Transition. Men have you figured it out yet? If your lady just came in and said the magical words, “I'm going natural”, then you need to know she not only just signed herself up to transition, but you as well. So what does this mean for you? A few … [Read more...]
Natural Hair: 4 Ways to Maintain Moisture and Prevent Dryness During the Winter Months
This dry Winter air can kill your natural hair! It can make it dry and very brittle, which causes it to be prone to breakage. Since there is typically less moisture in the air in the Fall and Winter months you hair's ability to retain moisture could be affected. If you are anything like most of us naturals, then your regimen may change in the Winter. Here are some ways to … [Read more...]
15 Things a Man Should Do Once His Woman Goes Natural
When asking a woman what was the hardest part about returning back to her natural hair, I wasn't surprised to find out it was all about how her mate felt about the decision. If her man wasn't encouraging, this made her journey a bit stressful. The moment your lady decides she is returning back to her natural hair, you both begin to transition. Men, it will be up to you to … [Read more...]
If Mommy is Beautiful, Then What AM I?
Being a mother is also about being the first woman your child looks up to and tries to emulate. I thought about the power a mother has over her children, then in a flash I thought about a mother not activating that power or worst, allowing the media to dictate what it means to be beautiful. While enjoying a breakfast date with one of my Butterflies, I was hit with the best line … [Read more...]