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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Happy Fourth of July a.k.a. National Afro Day!

Hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July Holiday! If you are unaware it is was also National Afro Day! Check out how your fellow naturalistas rocked their 'fros' on the Fourth of July!

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Comprehensive Hair Typing via NaturallyCurly.com

Tywanda and I have always emphasized that hair typing is much more than subscribing to the 3c, 4a, spectrum. NaturallyCurly.com has finally updated their website to reflect the complexity of our hair. In their article they cover the following descriptors:

Curl Pattern

Porosity

Density

Width

Length

So for example, my hair (Latoya) is 3c/4a/4b, low porosity, dense, medium to thick strands, and arm pit length. Tywanda's hair is 3c, normal porosity, dense, fine, and shoulder length. When observing how bloggers and friends comment on how products and styling techniques work for them, you should keep all of this in mind. When you review our hair regimens, our techniques and products reflect our different hair types.

For the full article on texture typing, please visit NaturallyCurly.

Now that you are armed with this information, what is your hair type? How will use this information in the selection styling techniques and hair products?

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Monday, July 2, 2012

A Week in the Life of My Hair

First, let me post a disclaimer. THIS is not a typical week. I usually do a style for the week and go with it.

1. I started with a failed wet flat twist out. Emphasis on FAIL! I tucked and pinned until my hair looked good. It is official. SheaMoisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie you are no longer my "go to" for wet twist outs. Now that my hair is longer, we just don't get along. Moving on....

2. To fix my hair, I had spritzed my hair, which made my hair shrink a bit. To prep for wash day, I had to stretch my hair again so I did a wet braid out with Taaliah Waajid curl cream. I knew that it yields great first day hair but greasy second day hair, but since I planned on washing.. didn't matter.

3. Blow out as a prep for my hair straightening.

4. Straightened hair in a dew point that is NOT an optimal dew point. *Shrugs shoulders* Bun and coconut oil to the rescue.

*Stay tuned for updated tutorials on my braid out, blow out, shampoo, and hair straightening methods.

How did you wear your hair last week? (I'm sure you were more practical than i was...)

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Best of the deN: Summer Swag

It is time for this week's Best of deN! This week's edition is Summer Swag! Check out these naturalistas for ideas on how to wear your hair in this summer heat...