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Defining My Curls with Smooth ‘n Shine
Defining My Curls with Smooth ‘n Shine Being a coily hair 4b natural girl, I have ran into some challenges in my over 5 years of being natural with trying to find a balance between defined my curls, while not drying out my hair. I have tried all types of products, only to find that it left my hair dry and not as defined as I would like. My usual routine would be to use a leave in conditioner, oil and cream and then twist my hair and after a couple of days take my hair a loose and wear it for a couple of days and then retwist. All…
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Texture On The Runway Atlanta Recap
hen hair, fashion, beauty and some adult beverages come together it is bound to be a great night. I found myself at downtown Atlanta’s Terminus 300 and was glad to be invited by NatuallyCurly.com to Smooth ‘n Shine’s to debut the newly updated straight and curly hair line and how all hair can look fierce on the runway. We have to break out of tradition when it comes to the supposed perfect “model typeâ€, which includes hair texture, color and size. We all are beautiful and are able to rock the runway. I enjoyed looking at all the beautiful ladies with various colors and textures of hair and it made…
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19th Annual World Natural Hair Show Recap
The 19th annual World Natural Hair Show was one of the hottest events in the Metro Atlanta Area last month. Fashion, entertainment, kidzone, informational sessions and hair products all around, who can resist. There were many new features that they implemented like the Men’s Den. 19th Annual World Natural Hair Show Recap The danger and allure of attending this event is the big time discounts you can receive by attending. The price to attend was very inexpensive and parking was less than $10.00 and I was so excited to attend as media that I paid for someone else’s parking:) The show opens with AnkaFo Drum Dance busting through the doors…
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Shrinkage, tangles and fairy knots suck.
Omg! That is a lot of hair in my hand (because of tangles, you will see shortly) and yes, that is what I get for not washing my hair for over 4 weeks. For some of you, you say what is the big deal, I only wash my hair once a month anyway, well I don’t. I usually, if I am on my regular schedule, which is being off Mondays would wash my hair once a week, but for the past 4-5 weeks I have been working 5 days a week and doing things every day after work and on weekends, so instead of taking the time to wash my…