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SHOW AND TELL- FIERCE FRIDAY!
Hola Chicas! For those of you that are new to CN, Fierce Friday is a way to celebrate our natural hair, displaying our dopest styles and best hair days... for inspiration and motivation. Wanna be...
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Backstage at the #NeighborhoodAwards2014
credit: flylifeimagesThen this happened... #ThatWouldBeTHELegend #AndHeSangAllofMe #AndIDiedBut I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me explain. Read On!>>>I got up at a struggly 4 a.m. on...
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The Ingredient with All the Slip, Zero Buildup
byTonya McKay Quaternium-80Quaternium-80 is a conditioning ingredient found in moisturizing shampoos and conditioners. It is reported to be a great emollient and detangler, but its name causes quite a...
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Neighborhood Awards Weekend 2014 #NoFlexZone
If you wasn't knowin'... #NoFlexZoneHola Chicas,Y'all know I'm good for turning up but there's levels to this and if the Steve Harvey Nation taught me nothing else, it's that I'm not as grown as I...
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Violence in My Hometown- On the Riots in St. Louis, Missouri
So you know when I say that I'm going home to St. Louis? What I mean to say is that I'm going home to Ferguson, MO, a northern suburb of STL.Read On!>>> On Saturday, hubby called and told me...
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Stop Comparing and Love Your OWN Hair!
by Toia B of LuvToBNatural.comAnother good one…'Comparison is the thief of joy'.Truisms for life in general, yes? I can’t help but think, though, how apropos this statement is with respect to a...
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DOS & DON'TS OF PREVENTING A TANGLED WASH-AND-GO
PHOTO COURTESY OF NATURALLYME_11 by Sabrina PerkinsI am the queen of wash and gos! Love ‘em and mainly because I’m a super lazy natural and find them to be easy, quick, and allow me to wet my hair...
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Scalp Massage & Stimulation for Hair Growth
by Dr. Phoenyx AustinAre scalp massages part of your hair care regimen?They’re part of mine! I love scalp massages. I’m addicted to them. I love giving them to myself and I love receiving them.Scalp...
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How Keratin Smoothing Treatments Actually Work
source: www.krucialkreationz.comvia the BeautyBrains Question: How do keratin hair smoothers work?Jennifer asks: Will they help my daughter’s hair? Are they bad for hair, I don’t understand how they...
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Twist-Out Perfection- A Video Tutorial
Via GlobalCouture- Watch as Ahfro Baang demonstrates her twist-out best practices!Watch Now!>>>How do you achieve the perfect twist-out?Wet or dry hair?Butters or creams to set?Flat twists or...
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Domy Is Naturally Glam!
Tell me about yourself!My name is Nerlynn Etienne and I am a Make-up Artist at Be Fabuolous Salon in Fort Myers, FL, a licensed and ordained minister at Agape Christian Fellowship, and a theatre...
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Ebi Is Naturally Glam
Tell me about yourself!Hi! My name is Ebi. I am of Dominican (West Indies) descent, and I currently reside in the Philadelphia suburbs. I am a wife, mother and creative director at Casa de la Johnson...
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The Curly Hair Oil Roundup- Oil and Natural Hair
My greasy-ass-pre-pooed-coconut-oil-wash-day-bunby Lisa MichelleWhen it comes to maintaining your curly hair, you may be seeing lots of products bombarding the market touting all sorts of ingredients....
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Is This How Everything Just Falls Into Place?
by GG Renee of AllTheManyLayersand author of The Beautiful Disruption and Wallflower"You shouldn’t try to stop everything from happening. Sometimes you’re supposed to feel awkward. Sometimes you’re...
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The Curly Girl Method: How to No-Poo
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHINESTRUCKby Raquel AguiarThe no-shampoo method is also referred to as co-washing or conditioner washing. Sometimes it's even called the curly girl method (CG) form Curly Girl: The...
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The US Army Reversed Its Natural Hair Restrictions!
CN Says:We did it, we did it! I've been talking to our curly troops about this issue since 2012 so it's amazing to see how our efforts can affect positive change. via Refinery 29-Just five months...
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The View from Ferguson (edited w/ more pics)
now with more pics...#IfYouWasntKnowin #WeOutHere #DontShootIsh has taken a serious turn for the surreal in my neighborhood. The national media is posted up right next to stores and restaurants I’ve...
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3 Tips for Long Natural Hair
ChrsLvsBksby Susan Walker of DrWalkerWellness.comFor many naturals long hair is really important. And while the hair grows – yes it does! – the key isn’t necessarily hair growth. It’s about retaining...
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Alondra is Naturally Glam!
Via Global Couture, LLCWhat motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper& why?I was a “salon visit every 2 weeks faithfully” type of girl up until I left for college in...
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Curl Defining Methods for 4c Natural Hair (Does CG, Tightly Curly & Maximum...
my hair after using the Tightly Curly Methodby Hadassah Agbaps of www.nappilynigeriangirl.blogspot.comSo the new buzz is the Maximum Hydration Method, which claims to define curls in hair with no...
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