January 2012

Au Revoir Damn Fade! It’s Been Real….

01.31.2012 my lola

After six weeks of being Damned, it was time to set Lola free!

Making The Most Of Your Products! (even the ones you hated)

01.24.2012 celebs

The fact of the matter is that not all products you try will WORK for you. Which is fine, no one and no product is perfect. The issue is finding something productive to do with all of the half-full fallen soldiers from the Battle of Product Junkyism. You don’t want to just let them sit there and collect them dust— you paid good money for them after all!

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Natural From Within: The Low Down On Sugar and Your Scalp

01.23.2012 body and wellness

We all know that sugar can cause cavities and weight gain, but what you see in this video might surprise you about sugar and your hair health!

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My Hair is Boring BUT My 2012 Detox + Rejuvenation Isn’t!

01.20.2012 bloggin'

My 4-week detox is well underway! It’s been super hard but fulfilling— read on for the deets!

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Oh no, Willow!!!!! Anti-Afro Talk + Stripper Poles!?!?

01.11.2012 #naturalhair fam

Hard to comb!?!?! Crazy!!?! Waking up super early!!?!?

You know what that sounds like to me? A novice natural falling into the usual traps, getting frustrated, and throwing in the towel too early. Let’s back up and do a little refresher of the ol’ Wash’n'Go Success Plan before we go the way of Willow and find ourselves on tv denouncing afros.

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Ringing in the New Year with Pomp and a Pompadour

01.10.2012 how to

Well after about 48 hours of stressing about what to do with my hair for New Years Eve, I found myself in my bedroom trying to get ready with a vision and cursing the fact that I only had six—SIX—bobby pins. WHERE do those things go when you really need em!?………

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It’s 2012! Well, Now What?

01.09.2012 my lola

After a year of natural hair events across the country, a particularly sad experience with heat damage followed by some seriously awesome cuts, I closed out 2011 on a high note with the whole Damn Fade thing. I’ve been absolutely loving it and have gotten more positive feedback on this style than I had ever anticipated. Issue is all good things come to an end; my time in the Damn sun is about to be Damn over and the Damn hair must come out. Damn.