Styling

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.

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What Are You Doing With Your Hair for New Years Eve!?!??

12.30.2011 events

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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5 Months Transitioning Check In With Stephanie

12.20.2011 interviews

It’s been awhile since we last heard from Stephanie (a Brooklyn-based high schooler who won the Komaza Care Custom Regimen contest back in July), but never fear my dears her transition is going wonderfully! Here’s an update and a gallery full of cool texture shots from her experience thus far!

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My Damn Twist Out

12.19.2011 how to

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

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Scenes from the Show: Nzuri Vids

12.16.2011 events

Photo galleries are great for getting a sense of style and the vibe of an event, but actually seeing and hearing people is quite another. I shot a couple vids at the Nzuri show and wanted to share them with you as well in a little video gallery.

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Nzuri Show: Two Easy Peasy Trends to Try!

12.14.2011 events

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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Lola Be Damned. Lola Be Faded.

12.12.2011 events

So the Nzuri show was great and I’ve got hundreds of pictures and vids to edit and organize, but first things first: LOLA HAS A NEW LOOK.

I’ve had Damn envy for months since meeting the Damn Salon ladies in February. A couple weeks ago I facebooked Mushiya (founder and owner of the Damn Salon) with this message:

“Mushiya. I’m inspired. it involves me, you, and a pair of clippers. call me.”

….that vision happened and here’s how it all went down. We call it: THE DAMN FADE

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Loc Week: Help a Loc’ed Sister Out!

12.08.2011 #naturalhair fam

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….