Typically, my hair routine is very simple: wash, condition, braid and repeat. I don’t usually do a lot to my hair, but every once in a while I like to switch up my style. I get bored easily. Recently, I tried some new products for my hair: Creme of Nature With Argan Oil From Morocco […]
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All About the Benefits of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is the ultimate multitasker. It’s been used in herbal medicine since the early first century A.D., and aloe vera extracts are widely used in the cosmetic and alternative medicine industries, marketed as having rejuvenating, healing, and/or soothing properties. Whether it’s the juice or the gel, which is slightly thicker due to the added […]
Natural Hair Treatment: Eczema Relief
When it comes to natural hair, I am definitely not a pro. Nonetheless, I have discovered a hair washing treatment that works well for my three-year-old daughter. It has been a challenging journey for us, and although we are proud members of the natural hair community, my daughter can attest to the fact that we […]
Cantu Shea Butter Curl Activator Cream and Creamy Hair Lotion – Review
I have faced mounting hair care costs – the amount of money spent on maintaining my hair regimen was growing increasingly unaffordable. An 8 ounce bottle of the typical moisturizer in my neighborhood was running about $26 (not including taxes), not to mention the product running out in about 8 weeks (at best), and usually […]
What’s the Difference? Virgin Hair versus Yaki, Remy and BSS Hair
This is a question that is most likely plaguing the minds of many new to the world of Hair Extensions. Fortunately, BHK is here to answer it! Unprocessed Virgin hair is hair that has been obtained from a donor, wefted with the cuticles aligned, and sold. There has been no processing done to it to […]
No Heat Magnetic Roller Set on Natural Hair
Magnetic rollers are usually the roller of choice when setting hair in a roller set. For relaxed, blow dried and flat iron hair that often leaves hair with big bouncy curls but what about on natural hair without heat? What about on highly textured, type 4 (4C) natural hair? I tried out magnetic rollers on […]
#FollowTheStyle: YouTube Inspired Wedding Up-Do
#FollowTheStyle is where we try to recreate YouTube hairstyle tutorials and see how they turn out on every day women. Have you tried a YouTube tutorial? Tweet us your pics with #FollowTheStyle! My sister got married this past weekend, so I decided to go on YouTube and find a classy hairstyle for the wedding. I […]
Are you on “The Juice”? Oyin Handmade’s Greg Juice Product Review
Preface: Before we get into the actual review, here’s a little background on me and my hair journey. On July, 29, 2012, at approximately 3AM, I decided to big chop after 4 months of transitioning. (I was going through some ‘thangs,’ people.) My hair texture is mainly 4b/4c with some looser 4a curls in the […]
Let’s Bun It!
A month or two ago, daughter and I came across naturalista Breanna aka Mini Marley’s YouTube channel and immediately daughter tripped into the realm of admiration for this young lady’s vibrant personality, creative hairstyles and easy to follow tutorials making achieving the look(s), well …
Twisted: 5-Day Pictorial
There are rare moments when photographs convey the narrative infinitely better than written or spoken word. This is such a moment. Photos were taken at the end of each day. In instances where Nia had practice or a game, she “pineappled” her hair for the event. Her nighttime routine consisted of a loose “pineapple” and tying her […]