I was just going through my Google reader and saw that Afrobella commented on a Newsweek article titled Zahara Jolie-Pitt and the Politics of Uncombed Hair. The article is causing a bit of an uproar. The author, a senior writer at Newsweek who I assume is a Black woman, is concerned about the condition of…
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Hair Politics: Where should I buy my hair products?
A few weekends ago, I decided to do some wig research. There is a large Black hair store not too far from my parents’ place. I had never gone in there before, but they had a lot of wig and weave advertisements outside the store. I went in and it was huge – just like…
Get hair products on sale at honeyfig.com
Hey all! I am looking around honeyfig.com today and I’m seeing that they have discounted prices for some of the brands that they sell including: Blended Beauty Curls Hamadi Jane Carter Solution Ultra Black Hair Not all products are on sale, but if you were looking to get your product junkie on, today would be…
Good hair? Chris Rock on Oprah
I just finished watching Chris Rock talk hair with Oprah and I’m certainly more impressed than I was with Tyra’s hair show. I was trying to listen intently to the show between my sister calling to comment and the Hubby cackling and hollering about Chris’ comments, I managed to jot down some thoughts. Let’s talk….
Chris Rock discussing Good Hair on Oprah today
What’s hot on the block, people? Chris Rock is going to be on Oprah this afternoon (September 30) discussing his new film Good Hair. Also on today’s show is R&B singer Solange Knowles (Beyoncé’s little sister) who cut off her weave and, I guess, some hair into a low grow ‘fro or TWA (teeny weeny…
Side-eye of the week: Joy Bryant rants on hair
OK, so this blog posting by actress Joy Bryant is getting a lot of chat on the blogs. Click here to read it for yourself. [*Ed. note: Essence took the blog down after getting bashed with negative comments. Meh. You can find the blog excerpted here.] I don’t know if this is supposed to be…
Doing the ‘do: Flat twists
So tonight I’m going to see Maxwell in concert (Chrisette Michele and Common are opening! Yay!) and I decided to try out my flat twist style. Yesterday, I co-washed with Suave Naturals, then conditioned with Kiss My Face Whenever Conditioner. I sprayed in my Infusium 23 leave-in, moisturized with my super moisturizer and then sealed…
The Major Trim of ‘09
It’s a sordid tale, my friends, stemming from my experimentation with the Jamaican Mango & Lime Resistant Formula Locking Gel. Anyhow, after using the gel, my hair just didn’t feel like how it should feel. My ends were rough and knotty; the hair itself just wasn’t as moisturized as it normally was. While all that…
Hair Politics: Hair at work
This weekend, I heard some women who I volunteer with talk about their hair experiences at work and I was fascinated. One of them is a transitioning sister who wears her hair is a gorgeous fluffy ‘fro, another is wearing kinky twists, two more are relaxed and there’s me. The woman with the fluffy ‘fro…
My one-year nappyversary
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…
The Accidental Natural 