Elaborately-braided hairstyles can sometimes take hours to achieve, so of course, you want them to look extra fresh once you finally get out of the salon chair. We’re talking about hair that makes you do a double takeContinue reading
Gorilla Glue Girl: History of Black Women’s Laid Edges and the Natural Edges Counter Movement
The internet is abuzz this week about the story of a woman who put Gorilla glue brand adhesive spray on her hair to lay down her edges when she ran out of the hair productContinue reading
Film and Braids Style Icon Cicely Tyson Was First to Make Cornrows Mainstream
Women in cornrows did not appear in fashion magazines for most of the last century. The first time a cornrowed style was seen on television was 1962, worn by actress Cicely Tyson in the CBSContinue reading
BIG CHOP: She Grew Her 4C Hair Down To Her Waist to Prove A Point But Decided to Cut It Off {WATCH}
Helen is a college student in the UK who grew her hair down to her waist to push back on the belief that people with 4C texture hair cannot grow their hair very long evenContinue reading
18 Most Snapped Travel Photography Poses {Inspiration and Ideas}
Now that the nation and is going on lockdown again as COVID-19 cases start to surge, we are all once again forced to stay home and give up on our big travel dreams for theContinue reading
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Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’: The Hair and Oppulance
0 $ Queen Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter released her much anticipated visual album, “Black is King”, which brings to life the songs from her album “The Gift“. The project debuted on Disney Plus and featuresContinue reading
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We Counted 30+ Natural Hair Styles in Ciara’s Rooted Music Video
Multi-talented singer, dancer and model Ciara released the music video for her latest single, “Rooted” last week. The Black Excellence solidarity anthem features exquisite visuals, pulsating beats, stimulating verses, electrifying and energetic dance moves. ThereContinue reading
How to Style Passion Twists {I Totally Got this Style All Wrong}
During the quarantine when everyone was experimenting with doing their own hair, a lot of us were forced to learn how to trim, braid, cut, dye and process our own hair. We failed a lot.Continue reading
Black Owned Beauty Brands to Patronize
Not only is the George Floyd killing and subsequent global solidarity protests his death sparked drawing newfound attention to systematic brutality in police forces across the United States, it is also causing a lot ofContinue reading