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UK Natural Hair Salon Owner Interview + A Literal Afro Sponge

04.04.2012 Europe2012

Here are a couple videos from the London Workshop where I had the chance to interview Margot Rodway-Brown, owner of Adornment365- a London-based natural hair salon, and two natural attendees about the state of the natural hair movement in the UK. All of them have super interesting insights on the movement and their own personal natural hair journeys in the UK.

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Paris Workshop Wrap Up + Gallery!

04.01.2012 Europe2012

WOW! All I can say is WOW! The Paris Natural Hair Academy was absolutely an amazing event. Organized by Bellebene.com, the Paris Natural Hair Academy hosted over 150 Parisian naturalistas for a sunny afternoon cruise along the Seine river in the middle of the city. While Felicia Leatherwood presented her Loving Your Hair With Natural Care Workshop and attendees, we floated past iconic landmarks such as Notre Dame et the Eiffel Tower while soaked up valuable haircare knowledge and sunshine. These pictures are MUST SEES!

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London Workshop Recap + Full Gallery!

03.31.2012 Europe2012

200 London naturalistas come out for a phenomenal Loving Your Hair workshop! Check out the recap and full gallery!

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300 NorCal Naturalistas Come Out for Sunday’s TextureTalk Event!

03.27.2012 events

Yesterday naturals from all over Northern California came out in full force for TextureTalk- an afternoon of natural hair education and celebration. In partnership with natural hair care brand Beautiful Textures, co-host Karen Byrd of Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog and myself welcomed the huge crowd to the Omni Hotel in San Francisco. Read on for more event details and a full gallery!

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TextureTalk THIS Sunday with Private Scalp Consultations! (learn how you can sign up!)

03.21.2012 events

It’s been far too long since we’ve gotten together and this is shaping up to be our biggest event yet! We’re expecting over 200 NorCal naturalistas, so be sure to come ready to mix, mingle and meet new curl friends. Read on for details on how you can sign up for a one of a limited number of private scalp analyses with Product Specialist and Beautiful Textures Brand Ambassador Felicia Leatherwood!

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NATURALS IN PARIS (#thashhhhhcray)

03.14.2012 Europe2012

I’m uber super jazzed to announce that NATURAL SELECTION IS GOING TO PARIS!!!! Woot woot! On March 28th, I’m headed across the pond with my amiga Miss Felicia Leatherwood for a pair of natural hair workshops in London and Paris. As y’all know, you don’t have to ask me twice to hop on a plane in the name of naturaldom, but this Euro-trip is actually very special to me.

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Save the Date: Bay Area Meet Up March 25th!

03.08.2012 events

It’s been far far far too long since I’ve hosted a meet up on the West Coast and I’m thrilled to announce that in just three short weeks, we’ll be having some NorCal Naturalista fun hosted by myself and Karen of NaturallyBeautiful Hair Blog! Read on for details of this exciting event coming up on March 25th!

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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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Nzuri Hair Show Wrap-Up and Gallery

12.13.2011 Uncategorized

….As always, a lot of what I took away from this event was the style inspiration from other attendees. When people go to a hair show, they go all in on making their hair look good! As a result, I saw some truly dope styles and trends on the show floor. I’ll be going through a trend wrap-up tomorrow, but for now I wanted to share with you some snaps of the show in the full gallery….

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Adventures in Silicones: here we go!

11.17.2011 how to

A few truly tempting, but silicone-laden, products from very reputable companies have rolled across my desk and while once I would have passed them on to a friend who doesn’t care about ingredients, I’m now wondering if I can be smart about my silicone usage and incorporate them into my regimen without the potential of cleansing dryness.