This week’s feature is a “newbie” to the natural journey, although her decision to return to her roots took shape a year ago. Sunita, or Bulletz, as we lovingly refer to her in the Blogosphere, is a proud tribal member of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape People. Sunita is also transitioning from a Wave Nouveau [...]
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Journey Feature — Bucket ‘O Bulletz
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey feature, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, pics, products, styles, tagged breakage, bucketobulletz, bulletz, deciding to cut your hair, hair considerations, journey feature, Journey Peeps, losing length, misconceptions, multi-ethnic hair, multiracial hair, nanticoke lenni lenape people, native american, natural hair, natural hair styles, overcoming misconceptions, satin pillowcase, suni t, sunita, taino indian, transtitioning, wave nouveau, wrap your hair up at night, www.nappturality.com on June 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Happy to be Nappy?
Posted in life on June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
i was on the phone with my mother a couple of weeks ago, and she was explaining to me how “horribly” her first attempt at two strand twists turned out. She said, and I’m paraphrasing here, they made her look like “Buckwheat on crack.” She laughed, and I giggled, remembering my initial reaction [...]
Special Interest - Natural Terminology
Posted in journey special interest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged bc, black hair, black hair terminology, chemical free, common natural terms, creamy crack, from relaxed to kinky, hair terms, natural hair, natural hair glossary, natural hair terminology, natural hair terms, naturally you magazine, twa on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While cruising the net in search of useful content, I ran across a glossary over at Naturally You! Magazine, which contains the most frequently used terms when it comes to the natural journey. And like always, I thought I’d share this resource for those of you who may not be in the know. So here [...]
Journey Special Interest - Wrap it Up!
Posted in life on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the “easiest” style to maintain while I transitioned, has been to simple toss my tressed back into a ponytail and throw one of my many bun wraps over it:
Not only is it a “no fuss/no muss” style, it also protects the hair by shielding it from potentially damaging elements, as well as keeps [...]
Journey Spotlight 03 - Foundationz
Posted in hair care, journey spotlight, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged 'fro-etta, foundationz, healthy hair, journey spotlight, kidz corner, natural hair, natural hair site, product reviews, www.foundationz.co.uk on June 14, 2008 | No Comments »
NOTE: Journey Features will return next week!
(click the image to visit site)
From the UK with much love, Foundationz is a jazzy, funky little site dedicated to the glorification of natural hair. Oh, but it doesn’t stop there! Foundationz is actually about ALL hair — natural, relaxed, texturized — and ways to keep naturally [...]
In the Mix - Results
Posted in in the mix, natural life, products, recipes, skin care, tagged black tea, cold tea eye compress, facial, green tea, homemade skin care, in the mix, in the mix friday, in the mix fridays, journey test kitchen, milk, milk and oat mask, oatmeal, olive oil, recipes, skin recipies, sugar, sugar and olive oil lip balm on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
And here are the results!
Recipes are rated on a scale of 1 - 5 Afro Picks… 1 being the lowest rating, and something I would not use again or recommend, and 5 being the highest rating of something I’d most likely use again within the next five minutes. *lol*
And heeeeeeeeeeeeere we go…
Milk and Oat Mask [...]
In the Mix Fridays
Posted in in the mix, natural life, products, recipes, skin care, tagged black tea, cold tea eye compress, facial, green tea, homemade skin care, in the mix, in the mix friday, in the mix fridays, journey test kitchen, milk, milk and oat mask, oatmeal, olive oil, recipes, skin recipies, sugar, sugar and olive oil lip balm on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Hey Hey Every People! it’s that time once again! I’m stepping into the Journey Test Kitchen and try my hand at some home made recipes for the hair and skin. This week, however, since i’m sticking with the avocado/coconut conditioner, i’m going to be all about the face!
Since I’m working with limited ingredients this week, [...]
Journey Guest 09 - On a Mission to Transition (pt. 2)
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey guest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, styles, tagged 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists, amy, braid out, curled two strand twists, flat twists, from relaxed to kinky, natural hair guide, naturalhairguide.com, protective styles, roller set, straw set, transitioning hair, transitioning styles, transitioning to natural, twist out, two strand twist, two strand twists on June 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Keeping in line with the theme of transitioning, again, from the pages of NaturalHairGuide.com, here are some popular protective hair styles ideas that will keep your hair hands free and growing healthily!
Transitioning Styles
by Amy, founder of NaturalHairCareGuide.com
What makes a good transitional hair style? Good questions. A good transitional hairstyle keeps hair handling to a minimum. [...]
Journey Guest 08 - On a Mission to Transition
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey guest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, products, recipes, styles, tagged from relaxed to kinky, two strand twists, two strand twist, twist out, no poo, apple cider vinegar, co wash, 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists, naturalhairguide.com, natural hair guide, amy, transitioning to natural, transitioning hair, transitioning styles, straw set, roller set, braid out, flat twists, protective styles, curled two strand twists, what to expect when transitioning, transtitioning facts, breakage, shedding opposing opinions to goign natural, change in hair care routine, transitioning questions, should i press my hair, pressing natural hair, hair falling out, how long should i transition, proper moisturizer, scalp itch, what products should i use, safe shampoo, acv, scab hair on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are a good number of you who are taking the naptural plunge and braving to wearing your natural hair, and for that I applaud you. But for as many of you who are picking up the gauntlet, just as many find themselves back on what diehards call “the creamy crack”, after your first [...]
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Special Interest: From the Journey Mailbag
Posted in comments, idadi, journey mailbag, journey special interest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged black hair, black hair care, black hair perceptions, black hair stigmas, comments, going natural, hair care, homemade hair care, homemade hair care products, journey back to me, natural beauty, natural hair, natural hair care, natural hair stigmas, natural life, natural sistahs, not just a black thing, overcoming black hair stigmas, questions, readers, recipes on June 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Hi Hi Every People!
Time once again to read though the comments and Email, spotlight some readers and answer a few questions!
In response to Sweltering Sunday Retwist Pics, Shaar, asked:
What are some products that you use on your hair?
Well, although I experiment with several recipes for home made products, I most regularly use the commercial products [...]
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