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
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Is It Odd that the New BitMoji Update Is My Style Guide?
A friend of mine pointed out the fact that Bitmoji has updated itself to include more inclusive hair and accessories. For example, it has hijabs and African head wraps and the type of beards ImamsContinue reading
Call for Submissions: Share Your ‘Hair Story’ and Get Free Styling
One of my fave Hair-related websites and blogs called Un-Ruly features various everyday women, celebrities, influencers and the like regularly, sharing their hair journey. It’s called “Hair Story” and now they are recruiting to filmContinue reading
Tag Your Fave Ankara-Wearing or African Fashion Blogger For Me Please
Found on Pinterest w/out attribution. Help us Identify these fab fashion bloggers we’ve spotted online but without credit. Tag and/or let us know who are these fashionable ladies so we can correctly identify them hereContinue reading
How to Maintain Your Hair In Between Protective Braid Styles
It was interesting to see Un-Ruly‘s post about which 5 black hairstyles will dominate 2017. Among them is medium length braids, a style I am contemplating installing in my hair now. Currently, I am takingContinue reading
16 Beauties for Tumblr’s Dark Skin Appreciation Day
I have several blogs and I love my Tumblr blog a lot because it is great for creative expression. I also love the Tumblr community. It is youthful, spirited and supportive. It was very coolContinue reading
13 Drool-Worthy Gray Braids Inspiration Styles
0 $ I was talking with my physical therapist today about the evolution of braids and she expressed to me how she wanted to wear a protective style like braids but didn’t know if sheContinue reading
MythBuster: 8 Things You Might Not Have Known about Dreadlocks (Locs)
There is a lot of mystique surrounding dreadlocks, or dreads or locks (or locs), primarily based out of unawareness of the style’s origins, different types of locs and ways of wearing them and what culturalContinue reading
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Beyonce Rocks 5 Different Braid Styles in her New ‘Formation’ Video
Look who was slaying in not one, not two but 5 different braid style in her latest video? Queen Bey! One of our original Braids ambassadors. Today, Beyonce dropped the video for her first songContinue reading
The Politics of African Women’s Hair: #MyUnkemptHair
I grew up with my cousins, six of us. Like most Swahili families, we were various shades of skin tones and hair types. Our hair varied from straight Arab hair, to thick curls with everythingContinue reading