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A Natural Hair Inspired Halloween

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Happy Halloween, Everyone!!! The costumes are out, the vibe is spooky, and fall has finally arrived in Virginia! With all the costume ideas out there this year, I decided to not only have some fun at work, but to work a costume around a fabulous protective style: Paying homage to the iconic Janelle Monae, a little extra “umph” to the classic pomp transformed this work look into a perfectly fashionable (and work-appropriate) Halloween statement. How are you rocking your natural hair this Halloween?    

Why Air-drying May Be Damaging Your Tresses

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Do the rules of natural hair care confuse you?  One minute, you’re reading “no shampoo! low manipulation!” and the next you’ve found a blog featuring a naturalista who does twistouts daily, shampoos weekly, and has hair down to her butt! We all know the cardinal rule: No heat. Welp.  Now even that’s changed.

OOTD: Neon Colorblock

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I wore this outfit to the Send-off brunch at the 3rd Annual Delaware Naturally Redefined Hair & Holistic Expo.  It’s a lovely ensemble to blend the transition of summer to fall. Dress: Nachiket Barve Tumeric Spice Sheath Black Pumps: Fioni Night Jeanna Nails: Sally Henson Insta-dri Mint Sprint

OOTD: All Chained Up

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  I wore this edgy number to the 3rd Annual Delaware Naturally Redefined Hair & Holistic Expo as my panelist dress.  It certainly got a number of stares and compliments.  It’s also perfectly suited for a night out on the town. Dress: Moschino Chain to Zip Dress Black Pumps: Fioni Kutzie Nails: Sally Henson Insta-dri Mint Sprint

Is Transitioning A Waste of Time?

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I joined Blogging University 101 and Writing 101 this month and the first challenge in Writing 101 is a stream of consciousness exercise. As I’m sitting here letting my thoughts flow regarding what I want to write about for this challenge, I remembered how someone mentioned to me once that it was a complete waste of time to transition to natural hair—one should just big chop.

Pre-poo with Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Line

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This post has been a long time coming–like three months long time coming [insert shame face here].  But since I’ve slightly altered my regimen from the first time I experimented with the pre-poo, I’m going to summarize my review of the initial product combination I tried and update what my actual pre-poo regimen is today.