If you know me, you know that there is one festival in Toronto that I love: Caribana (July 15 to August 2). It’s a part of my Caribbean culture and I love the music, the dancing, the steel pan — it’s the islands taking over Toronto for a couple of weeks. I’ve been impressed over…
Side-eye of the week: Slim Thug
A couple of months ago when John Mayer spoke smack about Black women, I — along with a number of women — abused him via our blogs, podcasts, Twitter rants and Facebook pages. So, when I read on Clutch Magazine the ignorance that Slim Thug was spewing I decided to dedicate my Side-eye of the…
My regimen: Spring/Summer 2010
Hi all! It’s about that time again — updating my regimen. The biggest thing that you’ll notice is that I’ve cut out a lot of products. Let me break down the regimen for you as it stands right now: Shampoo (weekly) – OK, I’ve realized, begrudgingly, that I need to use shampoo. I wish I…
Product review: Henna Sooq Moroccan Clay shampoo bar
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a couple of shampoo bars, along with some Yemeni henna and amla powder, from Henna Sooq. I normally use Country Rose Soap Co.’s liquid shampoo, but I hate only having one company to rely on. What happens if they stop making the shampoo? I’m out of luck with…
Are weaves in hair ads deceiving?
There’s a discussion happening over at Clutch Magazine asking if it is deceiving for models to wear weaves in hair advertisements. I personally think that it is deceiving. I know that Beyoncé is fully weaving a lacefront wig while she’s hawking L’Oreal hair products (you know, I already have major problems with L’Oreal). I know…
OT: New Black radio station in Toronto
Move over FLOW 93.5 with all your wack music! Well, I’m not getting too excited, but I’m hoping that they have more going on than just the same 10 songs being repeated over and over and over again. I’m hoping for some community news programming, some world music, old school and gospel, some talk shows…
Oil cleansing method: who knew?
This morning, before the Hubby left for work, we were watching the news and a commercial came on about some new skin system that is customized for your skin. And then there was another one from some other company claiming that your skin will look brand new if you use their product. I’ve realized, if…
OT: Getting down at Barbados on the Water
Well, it’s not quite summer yet, but I’m enjoying the glorious weather here in Toronto. Yesterday, the Hubby, sister, sister-in-law and some friends went to Barbados on the Water at Harbourfront Centre. For anyone who’s not in Toronto, Harbourfront Centre is an outdoor community/entertainment space by Lake Ontario that showcases a number of different cultural…
Wash-n-go 2010: Pictures
Earlier this week, I decided to do a wash-n-go — although my first experience wasn’t a good one. Now, I’ve heard there are easier ways to do a wash-n-go (wash, condition, shake hair and go), I heard about another method where you comb a styling product through your hair and let it dry. A little…
Wash-n-go 2010
OK, so I never thought that I was going to do another wash-n-go, but… it’s SUPER hot today (yay!) and I decided to wash my hair and I didn’t really want to spend an hour twisting. That’s why I thought that a wash-n-go trial would be great today. If nothing more than my scalp would…
The Accidental Natural 