So a friend of mine told me a story about what happened to her the other day…hilarious!!! So funny, that I asked her if it was okay to share with all of you. She decided to conditioner her hair for the day, but she ran out of conditioner so she ... Read More »

I went over to my parents house recently, with my blown-out hair. My mother, God bless her, felt that she would remind me that when I was 12, I begged and pleaded with her to relax my hair. Now, I’m sure it’s because the person washing and combing my hair ... Read More »

You name it, I’ve done it…. Well almost all of it. Natural, relaxed, texturized, jheri curl’d, hawaiian silky’d, braided, weaved, short, faded, medium, long, dyed, fried and flipped to the side.  Yes, apart from locs, I’ve lived the spectrum of the black woman’s hair experience. Here is  my story/timeline: Started ... Read More »

“Pleeease mommy….pleeease can I….” was a phrase my mom heard almost daily as I bombarded her with the question of relaxing my hair. I was tired of the cornrows and hot comb. See, my mom was a hairdresser and relaxed hair on a daily basis, so why wouldn’t she relax ... Read More »