Earlier this year, I did the Hairlista Healthy Ends challenge and I was really proud of myself about what I achieved. I kept my ends covered — on and off, more on than off — for about six months. It was hard, because I love playing around in my hair, but it worked because I…
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Hair envy
I was trolling through my Goo.gle Reader and I came across this article at the Black Snob. I enjoy Danielle’s writing — whether she’s talking politics, pop culture or hair. Danielle’s experience with hair was definitely not my experience growing up. I was a dark brown girl with relaxed hair that wasn’t saying much. I…
Toronto Natural Hair & Beauty show – review
On Sunday, I went to the Toronto Natural Hair & Beauty show with my sister-in-law and my friend. We got to the show just before three p.m. and I was excited. This was my first encounter with a show like this – hundreds of naturalistas in one spot? Wicked! Parking was at a premium (and…
OT: CIBC Run for the Cure
I’m sure that many of you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer has affected my family and friends. This disease doesn’t care about your race, hair, the amount of money you have in your bank account or anything else. It affects all of us and the faster we find a cure,…
Happy second nappyversary to me!
Two celebrations in two weeks! How exciting! Three years ago today, I was preparing for my wedding to Hubby. At that point, I had dabbled with the thought of going all natural. In 2002. during the ‘I’m taking a break from men’ phase (my dating life pre-Hubby was a romantic comedy — watch for my…
Happy blogiversary to me!
Yes, folks, The Accidental Natural is one-year-old! I almost forgot my blogiversary, to be honest. Life is busy! This blog has definitely been therapy for me. I started writing the blog in September 2009. I was going through some stuff — life was a bit difficult and I didn’t want to focus solely on what…
2010 Toronto Natural Hair & Beauty Show
Two posts in one night! Lots of stuff happening! I wanted to the folks in the Greater Toronto Area know about the upcoming 2010 Toronto Natural Hair & Beauty Show, this Sunday at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. (I always wonder why Black people don’t have a cultural centre. I’m not talking about the Jamaican…
Fall protective style: Kinky twists
Caribana weekend, the Hubby’s aunt, cousin, wife and kids were in town to get on bad and palance throughout Toronto. The Hubby’s cousin’s wife had some cute kinky twists in and I was like, “how long did that take?” “I did them myself,” she answered. “It took about eight hours — I did other things,…
What is nappy?
One of my Face.book friends posted this video on her page – What is nappy? Hmm… interesting question. To me, nappy is accepting yourself just how God made you. Nappy is seeing the beauty where others see something else. Nappy is feeling comfortable in your skin. Check the video below: What is nappy to you?
OT: What does 35 look like anyway?
I recently celebrated a birthday. A big one – number 35. Gasp! I was kind scared. Don’t get me wrong – I feel enormously blessed to have lived 35 years – but it is a bit scary. Who would have thought I’d be grown up? I always thought that I would be 14 for life….
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