About 2 years ago I got micro braids in my hair and when I removed all of them the hair that came out was enough to make a wig! My hair was extremely damaged and even now, 2 years later, my hair is still trying to repair itself. I will never get micro braids again [...]

Wearing a ponytail daily can cause hair breakage in the front end of your head. I’ve observed a woman whom wore a ponytail everyday and her hair broke off so severely that it looked like someone cut her hair in the front for bangs!
The breakage was caused by the constant pulling of her hair in [...]

One way to keep your hair on your head and to add length is by wearing hair styles that require low maintenance. Low maintenance hair styles don’t require the use of lot’s of heat, combing, tugging, and pulling. These hair styles will give the hair a rest and allow the hair to grow longer and [...]

I recently cut my hair in the beginning of January so I could start over and go completely natural. My hair was only 1/2 inch long when I cut it. I decided to get single medium sized braids last month (about 2 weeks ago). My hair was 1 1/2 inches long when I went into [...]

Protective styles are hair styles that will allow the hair to grow without any breakage. Please note that protective styles will not make your hair grow faster, longer, or thicker. These styles will only protect your hair and allow it to grow without breakage. Protective styles can be used in both relaxed and natural hair. [...]

Today’s article is going to tackle the issue of why natural women believe that when it’s a special occasion, they must reach for the pressing comb or flat iron. Some natural women believe that their hair isn’t as pretty unless it’s straight. The reason I come to this conclusion is because when I was looking [...]

I’ve written about using a hair bun as a protective style, but I never went into great detail of what to use and how to achieve it. Today I plan on doing just that because I know for our long hair sister’s, it is important that we all know how to style our hair in [...]

This is a hair style that I am wearing for New Years and I’d like to share it with you all. I hope that this style can give you some inspiration of how to style your hair if your hair is either relaxed and/or natural. The first thing I did was cowash my hair with [...]

This video is a demonstration on how I finger styled my hair using the Fantasia IC  Olive Styling Gel to create shiny beautiful spirals. I also used the Giovanni Smooth as Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner as my leave-in under the gel for ultimate definition and to add softness and moisture. This technique may not work for everyone [...]

This is just a follow up video about how I refreshed the finger styled gel look I created in the previous entry. I used a shea butter mixture I made and the Curls Euphoria Elixir to refresh my style. You can use any type of good moisturizer and or hair gloss to refresh your curls. [...]