It's been ages since we last chatted. But this is nothing new over here. We're knee deep into 2024 after the 365 days of January. Did the first month of the year feel like a giant eternity to you, too? How has life been for me so far? It's been interesting. But we will focus …
promises and vows.
The complimented style in question. Two lovely older friends of mine complimented my hair this week, mentioning how my natural curls and how I styled them made me look more "becoming". I thanked them graciously, because: I agree. I love my natural curls, I love when they're a-flowing, love love love it all. And then …
GIF It Up, GIF It Up.
I figured I'd write a ton of paragraphs to describe how life has been so far, but I type all day. And though I'm not complaining about typing all day, I love GIFs, so let's tell the story a different way, shall we? And hi! Are you good? 1. But I did, Katy Perry. Again. …
Products from Heaven: Temp Color, Perm Win.
Don't be alarmed by the "perm" reference: it's a permANENT win for me. So, I've been graying since high school. It wasn't a big deal and bit unique to me; my dear Dad grayed fully at 20 so I wasn't surprised by the silver strands that started arriving in my hair in my early teens. …
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Headwraps is life.
Wrap it up. Headwraps used to terrify me. For one thing, this African lady didn’t inherit the ability to tie them—to the shame of my mother—so I avoided them. I also wondered how I could pull them off in a professional setting (because, sadly, women of color have to think about these things), so I …
Golden Hour.
☀️⌛️ Happy Wednesday.
Do you know what today is?
It’s my naturalversary. Eight years ago today, I drove to a salon in Maryland and told the stylist to commence with le big chop. Best decision ever. Several months before, I had decided that I was done with relaxers and straightening my hair. I’d place my fingers in my roots and feel the thick, coily …
Fabu Fashion Throwback: Dressy.
Coming back at ya with another fashion throwback to what I wore to our annual three-day religious convention. This time, we’re going back to 2018. And no surprise: my styles, again, had a theme. This time, I wanted to solely wear dresses. This was July in Texas and although we’d be inside, I just wanted …
Le Fro: Updates.
Here’s how the Le Fro is doing as of this past weekend, in my continuing efforts to grow out my hair and not eye the ✂️: Frowth. Curls galore, no? We love to see it. And this is actually a two-day wash-and-go courtesy of my stylist and good friend, who provided me with a nice, …
Blogtober #24: Le Struggle.
It's the constant back and forth: shall I keep growing out my hair? Or shall I chop it off (again)? Well, you're going to help me make that decision, dear reader. There's a poll after the photos below. Choose accordingly, won't you? Current length to the right; when I chopped it off in 2018 to …
This Square Peg. 