Time flies. It has been seven years since my “big chop”. I have written several natural hair posts over the years. In this post, I’m sharing some of my favorite natural hair growth tips for Black hair. I’m also giving you some of the best products of 2021 just in case you are looking for … Read More
I get a lot of questions about the products that I use for my “straight natural” hair. Straight natural simply means that I am currently wearing my natural hair in a straight style. When it comes to hair, I am a “do what works for you” type of person. Straight natural works for me at … Read More
Over the last couple of months, Motions Hair Care has sent me a lot of their new and revamped hair products to try out. I don’t need to buy any more hair products for a while. See some of the products that I have been using lately: Recently, a Mom in the City reader, Georgina … Read More
It’s the end of the month(?!) In the How To Prevent Breakage And Retain Length In Natural Black Hair post from earlier this month, I said that I would share how to do a wash and go on natural black hair. These are my stylist’s instructions that I use… How To Do a Wash and … Read More
In September, I saw my friend/hairstylist Shanelle for the first time in seven months. My hair had grown a lot since the last time that I had seen her. I had a lot of split ends though so I ended up needing a hair trim/cut. I’m fine with the length of my hair as it … Read More
Since I haven’t written about my natural black hair journey on this blog for a while and people often ask me about my hair, I decided to do an update to this post that was originally published on June 6, 2016. Currently, I’m wearing my hair in a straight (blown-dry) lob (longish bob). My long-time … Read More
Recently, a MitC reader emailed me the following question: I just started the transition method from this February (and I) want to know how I will make my hair grow. I immediately went to my hair stylist Shanelle to get her input on natural Black hair care tips. Not only has she taken care of … Read More
I have mentioned in previous posts that doing hair is not my thing. Since I haven’t won the lottery (that I don’t play) though, I do my hair most of the time. I transitioned from relaxed hair to natural hair a couple of years ago and the transition was relatively painless. I had been blow … Read More
My hair stylist and friend Shanelle told me that I was a hair product junkie this past weekend. I SO am not. Background: Shanelle won a basket of Kerastese hair products at a Women’s Day event at our church on Saturday. Since she was the one who had actually donated the gift, she was kind … Read More
I try to keep most of my routines as simple as possible – the less fuss, the better. The one area that takes a lot of time and a variety of products though is my hair. Fortunately, I only have to go through a long routine once a week. (The daily upkeep is pretty minimal.) … Read More
