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 »
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 [...]
Sweltering Sunday Retwist Pics!
Posted in frustrations, hair care, natural life, natural pride, pics, styles, tagged nappy head, nappy, natural hair, black hair, naptural, natural hair styles, two strand twists, self twisting, twists, two strand twist, second attempt at two strand twists, two strand twists take two, let's twist again, retwist, re-retwist, fuller, twists untwisting, unraveling twists, twisties, black hair styles, nappy styles, buckwheat, 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Since I said I would, and there aint much to do on this 94* day, I decided to retwist my hair after a good night’s rest (the twist were properly secured under a satin wrap, of course), because even with twisting each individual subsection, I would up with untwisted bases:
Some of the strands had even [...]
Journey Guest 05 - Corporate Hair Affair
Posted in frustrations, journey guest, natural life, tagged corporate america, natural hair in corporate america, hair styles in the workplace, workplace considerations for going natural, nappy at work, employment dilemma, nappy in the workplace, black hair in corporate america, black hair perceptions, corporate impressions, employer's hair concerns, hairstyles in the workplace, image is everything, first impression, jet magazine, bnet.com, how to be: a guide to contemporary living for african a, harriette cole, cultural hairstyles, hair discriminations at work, workplace hair discrimination, hair distracts coworkers and customers, cultural expression, self-expression on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
In honour of my first job interview in a great many years, I present to you an article about how they way you choose to wear your tresses can affect the way you’re perceived by present and potential employers. I hope you enjoy.
How Important are Hairstyles in the Workplace
Jet Magazine ~ 11-June-01
Hairstyles can say [...]
When the Going Gets Tough…
Posted in frustrations, hair care, life, natural life, pics, tagged back on track, deep conditioning, from relaxed to kinky, hassle, hot oil treatment, icky scalp buildup, matted tresses, natural hair, natural journey, neglect, scalp buildup, stress, temperamental hair, tender scalp, when the going gets tough on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The natural hair definitely suffers!
I washed and conditioned my hair last Wednesday, but with a road trip to Maryland over the weekend, and mounds of stress once I returned home, I have failed to maintain proper hair care techniques. A resented, yet necessary, walk in the rain further complicated things, so now my tresses [...]
Miles of Styles???
Posted in frustrations, hair care, life, natural life, natural pride, pics, tagged a brief history of african hairstyles, advice, african hair, black hair, braids, inspiration, inspired, miles of styles, natural brothers, natural hair, natural pics, natural sistahs, natural style inspirations, natural styles, possible summer styles, something new, twist, twist out, wave, wig, wraps on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I know they’re out there, hidden within the pages of some magazine, or in the stylist chairs of the local salon. I’ve cruised through multiple site dedicated to styles you can do from home, from two strand and flat twists,twist outs, and fros, to braids, weaves, wigs, and wraps. But since I never [...]
Twist Out - Take One
Posted in frustrations, idadi, natural life, pics, styles, tagged idadi, hair, natural hair, black hair, two strand twists, twist out, failed attempt, natural styles, hair styles, twist out take one, not what i expected, first time out, first attempt at a twist out on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Okay, ordinarily, from what I read, a twist out is done after the hair has had a chance to “set” for a couple of days. But since my satin wrap was not available for sleep last night (dern dirty clothes), a couple of the twist started to unravel. And this inspired the great twist [...]
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Special Interest: From the Journey Mailbag
Posted in comments, frustrations, hair care, journey mailbag, journey special interest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged natural life, journey back to me, going natural, hair care, natural hair, black hair, black hair care, natural hair stigmas, black hair stigmas, natural beauty, overcoming black hair stigmas, natural sistahs, natural hair care, not just a black thing, homemade hair care, homemade hair care products, recipes, black hair perceptions, comments, readers, questions on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi Hi Every People!
With over 2000 lights upon the Journey Pages, I thought it was high time to share what my readers have to say, either via comments of Emails, as well as answer a few questions I’ve been asked. Yes, my fellow napturals… It’s not just about the hair, here at Journey Back [...]
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