Hey! Watch it!!!!

No seriously, watch it. As in a video….or two.

A Braid Out Experiment: The Exploded Asym

05.10.2012 how to

Experimenting with an impromptu braid out!

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Beauty Goodies Galore!

04.24.2012 beauty

Birchbox: it’s like Christmas morning…except once a month…and that you pay for Santa to come…and its through a mailbox rather than a chimney…

Blog/vlog post with my most recent April haul! Loves it!

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Hair Color is TOTES Happening for Me. TODAY.

03.22.2012 my adventures

Thanks for all of your thoughts and words of advice regarding my little existential crisis last week regarding hair color, but sometimes a gal just says eff it and goes for the gold! And in this case, I’m going for a rich hue of coppery-cinnamon brown. I’m nervous, but here goes! Woo hoo!

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

03.16.2012 how to

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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Big Things This Week: TEXTURE ON THE RUNWAY

02.06.2012 events

I’ve actually been nose to the grindstone with the TextureMedia team in producing the biggest –and most badass– event the world of curl has ever seen! Read on for all the deets and how you can get in on the action!

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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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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….

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