natural hair
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The Glow Up Gets…Into a New Pattern With Tracee Ellis Ross’ New Haircare Line
It’s official: I am a prodigal naturalista. If you haven’t been following along, that means that after 18 months of transitioning and protective styling, I finally made the long-awaited move to cut the remainder of my keratin-straightened strands off in a return to my natural texture. And while it’s been a journey, I have to…
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She’s a Natural! Gabrielle Union’s Cropped Curls Make Waves on Instagram
Fun fact: This past weekend, I hightailed it to the Chicago salon I’ve been frequenting for over 20 years, marched right up to the owner (my longtime stylist), and dramatically proclaimed, “I can’t take another day!” while pulling at my hair. Coveted lengths be damned, I was planning to park myself in his chair on…
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Black Man With (Possible? Probable?) Hair Plugs Complains That Black People Care Too Much About Our Hair
Perhaps the most telling aspect of thrift shop fedora repurposed as a strip club daytime shift buffet tray with sentience Jason Whitlock’s continued descent into Take Perdition is that there’s no variance with him. For someone who frequently decries SJW groupthink, he’s as predictable as a burp after a sip of soda. If a black…
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‘Vanessa Huxtable’s Hair Was Not Always Perfectly Pressed’: Shonda Rhimes Talks Natural Hair Representation on Television
On a mild-weathered Wednesday evening, I traveled toward Downey, Calif., to visit the Los Angeles County of Education and was swept with an immense sense of pride. As I awaited the esteemed panel to take the stage, I couldn’t help but smile at the sea of beautiful black girls coiffed in different hairstyles—braids, twists, afro…
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What Our Reactions to the H&M Child Model’s Hair Really Said About Our Feelings About Black Hair
Any black person who has embarked on a natural hair journey can inform you that afro-textured hair is work. After going natural over five years ago, I’ve spent countless hours experimenting with everything from DIY avocado and banana hair smoothies to handheld hair steamers. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time considering the merits of…
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It's a Great Weekend to Go Natural: CurlFest Kicks Off Another Year!
Kinks, curls, coils, fros, locs, twists, braids and all things natural hair will be out in abundance this weekend, as CurlFest, the world’s largest natural beauty festival, makes its annual return to New York City—this time, relocating from its old home in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and bringing the party uptown to Randall’s Island on Saturday,…
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Alexis Ohanian Wants to Become Skilled at Doing His Daughter's Hair. So, Why Did He Get Pushback?
He may not have been the man we’d expected Serena Williams to end up with (following beaus Common and Drake), but Alexis Ohanian has turned out to be quite the devoted husband and dad. In addition to his own work as a venture capitalist and part-time curator of family-themed social media, Ohanian accompanies his athlete-wife…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: How Much Do I Love Having HeatFree™ Hair? Let Me Count the Ways
Anyone who’s gone on a natural hair journey knows it can be a long one, and not all of us are up for it. In fact, I’m currently on my third attempt, having previously opted for the big chop (twice), and then giving in to my keratin routine somewhere around that awkward, in-between stage of…
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Beautycon 2019 Put Black Women Front and Center
In its fifth year, Beautycon NYC descended on New York City’s new & improved Javits Center, sparkling and shining with beauty influencers, fans and panel members alike, ready with highlights poppin’ and IG photobooth-ready smiles. The lines were long, but the freebies and deals were definitely worth it during the two-day weekend festival. With its…
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We Deserve: 4C Textures Get the Luxe Treatment with a New Launch by Oribe
When hairstyling legend Oribe Canales died late last year, we had no idea that the luxury haircare line bearing his name had a new product offering in the works—with natural hair in mind. Today, the celebrity-favored and always silicon-free Oribe makes its own entry into the natural hair market with the launch of their Highly…