The Internet is abuzz talking about with the natural short curly hair that actress-director Kerry Washington wore to New York Fashion Week shows. A lot of people likened it to a look the Whitney HoustonContinue reading
Author: jjbraids
JJ is a Univ of MD BA journalism degree holder who is also a recovering attorney, currently running her own digital media company. She fancies herself a social media butterly and tech inclusion advocate and enjoys writing about pop culture, politics, braided hair, parenting, fashion, celebrity and lifestyle topics on various forums including her family of blog properties.
Hair Texture Discrimination in the Natural Hair Community and the Loose Curl Pattern Privilege
Hair texture discrimination in the natural hair community is a real thing. It involves preference for hair with looser curl patterns categorized as 3b – 4a while hair that has less defined curl pattern, shrinkContinue reading
All Things Unicorn Braids {LOTS OF PICS}
The mermaid, rainbow and unicorn hair trends that feature exotic hues like aquamarine, purple, pink and orange when fused into the individual hair braid culture is exciting. I first saw Alicia Keys in Unicorn BraidsContinue reading
Trend: Asian Men Doing How to Get ‘Nappy’ Hair Tutorials
So you might have heard about the recent trend of white Instagrammers tanning their skin, getting lip injections, and altering their hair texture so to appear more ethnic and racially ambiguous but did you knowContinue reading
Report: Hair Relaxers Will Be the Smallest Segment of the Black Hair Market
When Supermodel Naomi Campbell went to Kenya for the Holidays this year, she decided to do a first: publish a photograph of herself in her own natural hair, cornrowed from the front of her templesContinue reading
Unboxing Eban’s Total Health Care System for Girls Who Workout and Swimmers!
I’ve previously raved about Eban pre-swim chlorine protectant products that I use on the hair of my 10-year old daughter who is on a year-round swim team. A good 64% of African American children haveContinue reading
Shop Holiday Hair for Small Biz Saturday
Have you started thinking about how you plan to wear your hair for holiday parties, outings and dinners yet!? Don’t discount the fact that a lot of traditional formal hairstyles can be accomplished with crochetContinue reading
Magic: The First 3D Emojis Featuring Black Women Are Here!
I discovered in my Facebook news stream a new set of emojis that are High quality 3D character design, with dozens of afro-textured natural styles, several different melanin rich complexions. The Napturalista Moji are bright,Continue reading
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Afropunk 2018 Hair and Style Didn’t Disappoint
It’s Afropunk black hair, fashion, music, culture and heritage festival time in Brooklyn, New York this week, home of the original music festival dedicated to Black Culture! As usual, I am here for it…especially theContinue reading
How to Get My Most Popular Hair Looks
A few years ago, I started this hair beauty blog named for myself dedicated to ethnic braided. I’ve worn my hair in variety of braided styles for over a decade and usually get stopped inContinue reading