Yay me! Today marks my first year as a naturalista and it’s been great. During my first year wearing natural hair, I was clueless to a lot of what I should and shouldn’t do. I tried a lot of stuff and a lot of stuff didn’t work. But I did learn some really valuable things…
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A wigalicious winter?
Last winter, I had been natural for a few months and my hair wasn’t long enough to do much with – including protective styles. I didn’t know what products to use and the winter – the dry, cold, bitter Canadian winter – was getting ready to deal cruelly with my kinks. In November, I got…
The Black Snob: The Wet And Wavy Womanizer and the Long Hair Fetish
Since Chris Rock’s been talking about and promoting Good Hair everyone and their mother has been discussing hair and its affects in the Black community. Read what Danielle Belton of The Black Snob had to say about some of her hair experiences: “Can I touch it?” He could barely get the question out before his…
Natural vs. permed – a war of wills
OK, it’s not that serious. Well, it’s not that serious for me. When I started researching natural hair and what I could do with what was on my hair (I was lost and confused), I came across some very strong opinions about being natural vs. being permed. When I say strong opinions, I mean women…
Don’t sell your naps short
Yesterday, I was at a barbecue for a friend who just graduated from police college. It was a good time — summer has finally decided to come… two weeks before fall. Chupse. Anyway, a couple of people there admired my hair — which is great! I appreciate people who encourage me on my hair journey….
Becoming an Accidental Natural
I had always thought about going natural. Not seriously though – I mean, the thought of cutting off all my hair and not texturizing it or something was absurd. What was I going to look like? In retrospect, it’s not like I had glorious hair or anything like that. I was getting it texturized every…
The Accidental Natural 