I give up. Fairy knots — which are tiny single strand knots — are supposed to be a part of my life. I am convinced I have tried all types of things to get rid of these buggers and even after I trimmed a good chunk of my hair, they are still there, dammit! Right…
Getting the goods at health food stores
On the weekend, my mother and I were hanging out. She got her hair done at the hairdresser, while I sat and watched. The ladies were like, “aren’t you going to get your hair done?” I felt my big, bushy flat twist-out ‘fro and said, “no.” I love the vibe at the salon, but I’m…
Getting kinky again ;)
So, I’ve been wearing Korina for a good week and I can’t wait until tomorrow when I untwist my flat twists and rock a big puffy afro. It’s so strange — for a good 20 years, I couldn’t imagine my life with my own natural hair. A year and some of being natural and I…
Love/Hate: Wigs
This week I’ve been wearing Korina. For those of you who don’t know, Korina is my silky, straight, almost shoulder-length wig. I was sick with some cold/flu/exhaustion bug (I slept 12 hours – I haven’t done that since I was an infant) and on Sunday afternoon, I decided that this was going to be a…
HoneyFig: Fighting product junkie-ism day-by-day
A couple of weeks ago, I was meeting up with my sister and some friends for dinner on a temperate Friday night. The restaurant was north of downtown. Seeing that I had a transit day pass, I was able to roam up to North York Centre subway… up to the famed HoneyFig store (4967 Yonge…
well.ca rocks!
I’ve been hunting leave-in conditioner. Actually, I was hunting Giovanni Direct Leave-in across the Greater Toronto Area and I was having absolutely no luck. Even a friend in Montreal was searching in her local health food store for it. But alas, all that we could find were their wash-out conditioners and shampoos. For a moment,…
Hair politics: Hair at work – Part 3
I know that there has been a lot of discussion about natural hair at work and how that can potentially impede your career success. I was at a volunteering training session for Black Pearls Community Services, Inc. — an organization that I work with — and another woman was talking about how a friend of…
My regimen: Winter 2010
Hey all, So, I have a ‘My Regimen’ section that I wrote back in September. Two things are different now: a) it’s the dead of winter and good cold outside; b) I’ve figured out some things that I was still clueless about five months ago. This is my updated winter regimen — of course, all…
Natural hair at the Winter Olympics
I know I’m kinda late on highlighting natural hair at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics opening games, but I’m going to spotlight it anyway. Her Excellency The Right Honourable Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean opened the Vancouver Games and sported her now trademarked fluffy ‘fro. Jean is the first Black person to be Governor…
Busted wrist :(
Hi all, I had planned to write up a bunch of posts this weekend, including a review of my trip to the Honeyfig store (it’s a cornucopia of products!) but I busted up my wrist. Actually, I have carpal tunnel syndrome and it’s been a beast since Saturday morning. Because my job requires a lot…
The Accidental Natural 