Archive | July, 2012

How To Go Natural

One of my readers sent me this message and asked: How are you doing? I must say your videos are so inspiring.   With that said. I would love to join the natural hair journey, but I don’t know where to start.   I am pregnant with my second child and I would like to [...]

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Regal Head Wrap Tutorial *Video

Watch Regal Head Wrap Tutorial Video on YouTube Head wraps are a great way to add to any outfit and cover up hair that does not need to be seen in public (I’ve had plenty of those days!). I enjoy wearing them and today I show how to get this Nefertiti, regal look with a pashmina [...]

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Hard Water Solutions for Natural Hair *Video

Watch Hard Water Solutions for Natural Hair on YouTube This one is for Akisha from Germany (hey lady!!) who asked a great question about dealing with hard water and afro-textured hair. I share with you my tips for combatting hard water in my area using distilled water, a camp shower or a water filtration system. Enjoy! [...]

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Tuck and Roll Protective Style *Video

Watch Tuck and Roll Protective Style on YouTube Sometimes I just have to swallow my need for a constant change in my hairstyles and do a protective style! Protective styles hide the ends of the hair (the oldest part) for extended periods of time thus allowing greater length retention. Try this pretty tuck and roll protective [...]

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Twist Out Tutorial on Natural Hair *Video

Watch Twist Out on Natural Hair Video Here’s a tutorial on the famous twist out. It’s really quite simple to achieve good results and can be done on wet hair for a more shrunken and defined twist out or on dry hair for a more elongated, stretched look. I used a moisturizer and gel to [...]

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Are You Experiencing This Hair Issue?

You just got your hair flat ironed and in two hours flat your hair is a huge fro again. It seems that every product you use seems to just sit on top of you hair. Even though you just moisturized your hair with a water based moisturizing product, it seems like no more than 30 [...]

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Caring for a Bantu Knot Out on Natural Hair *Video

 Watch Caring for a Bantu Knot Out on Natural Hair Video On Youtube In this video I give you tips for keeping your bantu-knot out fresh and vibrant. Getting the perfect bantu-knot out every time can be easy with a few simple changes. Got a problem with keeping your look up? Check this video out! Transcript [...]

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Up-do on Natural Hair *Video

Here’s a style that I love because it’s so chic! In this video I put my bantu knot curls to work by putting my hair in a pretty up do. It’s super easy to do and can also be done with twist outs. All you really need is gel and some bobby pins to secure the style. At the end I ask if you can post your own version of this style-so please feel free to respond with your own up-do based on this tutorial.

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Fro-Hawk Tutorial on Natural Hair *Video

Watch Fro-Hawk Tutorial on Natural Hair On Youtube Hola! For this video I decided to show you how I do a fro-hawk on my hair. It’s a great style particularly for shorter and mid-length afro hair. I was a littleextra excited at the filming of this video so please excuse my silliness Enjoy! Transcript of This [...]

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My Unofficial Natural Hair Length Check *Video

Watch My Unofficial Natural Hair Length Check On Youtube Afro-textured hair is really good at hiding it’s length but in this video I show you my “true” length.  Though I entitled it my unofficial length check, I’m pretty sure it’s pretty accurate. I took a scissor to my hair recently after realizing my hair was [...]

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