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MAMA'S KITCHEN + CURLS

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

Holy Grail Natural Hair Brands

I’ve been in the natural/curly hair space for over a decade now. I’ve tried countless brands and product lines. At this point in my...

Feb 7, 2020
2 min

Scalp Care 101

We all want long healthy hair. We study the tips and techniques and buy all the products, but are we paying any attention to where our...

Oct 19, 2019
3 min

TIPS FOR HEALTHY COLOR TREATED HAIR

If you love a good POP of color in your curls like a good share of us do, then this is for you. If you’re scared to color because you...

Aug 25, 2019
2 min

Ayurveda 101 + 5 Beauty Remedies

Ayurveda is the oldest method of using science and earth for healing and medicine. It’s known for being the original practice of holistic...

Feb 3, 2019
2 min

Melanin Hair Care Review

When I first saw Whitney’s announcement that she was introducing her own product line to the natural hair market, I was over the moon! I...

Jan 26, 2019
3 min

DIY Hair Growth Oil

I managed to go through all of 2018 without straightening my hair. This wasn’t intentional, but after going through post partum shedding...

Dec 10, 2018
3 min

Learning Your Hair Love Language : Porosity, Density, Strand Type

This post is breaking down some hair vocab that will help you understand your hair’s love language. You’ve probably heard them thrown...

Dec 3, 2018
3 min

Protein + Moisture – What Does Your Hair Need?

When establishing your hair routine and learning your hair’s love language, there are a handful of things to pay attention to. If you...

Nov 23, 2018
1 min

Best Winter Hair Products

With all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales this coming week along with these ever so disrespectful temperatures, I thought I’d...

Nov 12, 2018
2 min

Hard Water – What Is It + How to Combat it

Hey everyone – let’s just jump right into this one, shall we? Hard water is water with high mineral content. It goes through processing...

Oct 9, 2018
3 min

Hair Routine and Tips for Fall

As the leaves turn from green to golden, it’s time to adjust our hair care routine to prepare us for the cool months ahead. With cooler...

Sep 18, 2018
2 min

Silicones – Worth the Worry or Just Silly Cons?

Yes I sure did just do a pun on silicones, it’s funny corny and you know it. If you’ve been apart of the natural hair community for any...

Aug 11, 2018
3 min

Foods vs Vitamins For Hair Growth

We’ve all heard of the countless hair and nail vitamins there are on the market. I have even spent north of $100 on hair vitamins hoping...

May 16, 2018
2 min

Spring Styling Products That Won’t Break the Bank

The warm weather is FINALLY here to stay! Below are some of my staple styling products I use in my hair as the seasons change. During the...

Jan 18, 2018
2 min

Design Essentials : Review

I’d like to call myself a recovering product junkie. Over the years, I’ve gotten more selective with my product choices and learned how...

Jun 12, 2017
2 min

Honey Baby Naturals : Review

McKenzie is 3.5 years old and I’ve always struggled with deciding on whether or not to share my products with her or buy her her own....

Apr 30, 2017
2 min

Battle of the Eco Styler : Which one is the best?

Hey everyone! So I’ve finally got my hands on the Black Castor + Flaxseed Oil Eco Styler Gel. I mean.. it only took me a couple months....

Apr 19, 2017
2 min

Wash + Go with Carol’s Daughter

I’m back with all the juicy dets on Carol’s Daughters new line made just for wash and go’s! Their new line, Pracaxi (pruh-kawsh-ee)...

Mar 22, 2017
1 min

Are you Wearing Protection?

Haha, ok so before you freak out, I’m talking about Protective styles? As in, are you giving your hair a break from all the daily...

Mar 4, 2017
1 min

Pre-Poo, Who Knew?

So this winter has been a tough one on my hair and body. My hair has changed and I can’t seem to keep my immune system to fight off all...