Figuring it all out

Styling guides for all your natural hair needs!

A Braid Out Experiment: The Exploded Asym

05.10.2012 how to
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Experimenting with an impromptu braid out!

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A Funky Summertime Cut! (…and it’s not mine…)

05.07.2012 how to
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Amanada aka LeathalPleazure shows us her dope new cut!

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Back into ‘Cones with Hair Rules Curly Whip (+product demo vid)

03.16.2012 how to
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So awhile back, I decided that I wanted to dip my toes into the pool of siliconed products and you never heard back about it because my first attempt was awful.

Absolutely awful.

My hair was SO dry, crispy, and frizzy that after a week I high-tailed it right back to the all-natural goodness I keep around for naturally curly hair. I will say that I think that by biggest mistake in my initial silicone trials was that I used products not geared towards tightly coiled hair, but after chatting so much with Dickey of Hair Rules, I decided that if a man who has dedicated his life to the world of curl can get behind ‘cones, well I just had to see what he was brewing up!

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

01.11.2012 #naturalhair fam
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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
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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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What Are You Doing With Your Hair for New Years Eve!?!??

12.30.2011 events
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So let’s talk about New Years hair. Dramatic. Sparkly. Big. Fun. are all words that come to mind when I think about what I’d like to do with my hair. My Damn Fade is nothing if not dramatic and big and fun when its loose, so it looks like I’ve gotta add some sparkle to it. I’ve been trolling the interwebz for some hairspiration pix, but I thought I’d ask YOU my dear naturalistas what YOU’RE doing with your hair to ring in the holidays. Check out my inspiration shots below and how you can send me your pix for my #naturalnewyear gallery

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My Damn Twist Out

12.19.2011 how to
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An update and style shots from my first week of being Damned. Bouffants! Swoops! Rolls! Oh my!

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Nzuri Show: Two Easy Peasy Trends to Try!

12.14.2011 events
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As I mentioned in the wrap-up + gallery post, attendees at a hair show are where I find a lot of inspiration and style ideas. Here’s a rundown of what I scoped and how I recreated them myself in a matter of minutes!

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Loc Week: Help a Loc’ed Sister Out!

12.08.2011 #naturalhair fam
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Specifically my 9-year old sister Skya. Skya JUST hit her one year loc-i-versary (yayyyyyyy! wooo! get it Sky!!!) and she’s come a long long way since she first started her locs last November. But she needs YOU to help her with some styling advice….

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Loc Week: Bangin’ Holiday Bun by Chescaleigh

12.07.2011 guest post
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We’ve got our second styling tutorial by blogger/vlogger Chescaleigh! (Wasn’t that Faux-Shave Tutorial THE JAM!?!?!? This time she’s bringing us a super cute and super fly updo look for the holidays! Enjoy!

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