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My Experience Wearing a Custom Wig Made with Indique Pure Wavy Closure

My Experience Wearing a Custom Wig Made with Indique Pure Wavy Closure

Somehow I’m still growing out my tapered hair cut. I’ve come a LONG way and with the help of my stylist Sheena at Queen Stylista’s Mane Artistry it’s on the right track to finally become something other than a tapered style. Now that my hair is in awkward stage I’ve been fighting with different things to do with it. For a while, I wore finger coils, which were perfect while I was writing my dissertation because I didn’t have to worry about my hair, but by March my hair was becoming a bit too long for the coils, so I…

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How to Cure Dry Itchy Scalp and Dandruff with Natural Hair

How to Cure Dry Itchy Scalp and Dandruff with Natural Hair

This is a sponsored conversation with Head & Shoulders and all opinions are my own. Thank you for allowing me to share brands I love. As a card carrying naturalista, I can honestly tell you that rocking natural hair is no easy task. On the days when my curls seamlessly fall into formation, I find myself falling in love, but on the days when each curl has their own agenda, I seriously have thoughts of reverting to chemically straightened hair. Not only does being a naturalista come with the fight of trying to get your curls to act right, but…

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Teach Them to Embrace Their Curls with Born Curly® Hair Products!

Teach Them to Embrace Their Curls with Born Curly® Hair Products!

This post brought to you by As I Am® Naturally. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Being Melody. Just the other day I was laughing with my hairstylist over memories of having my hair pressed as a child. The hot comb would sit on the eye of the stove, and I would patiently sit as my grandmother pressed my hair for Sunday service the next day. The hardest part about having my hair pressed as a child was the full 24hrs I wasn’t allowed to act like a child for fear my hair would revert to its…

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Design Essentials Deep Moisture Line For Dry Natural Hair

Design Essentials Deep Moisture Line For Dry Natural Hair

Healthy hair was one my goals this year so I’ve been making sure to take extra care to deep condition, moisturize, and to use Jamaican Black Castor Oil on my edges.  Since my big chop in January, I’m already starting to see major growth even with keep my sides and neck tapered.  I’ve found that the key to keeping my hair happy is to use quality products with quality ingredients that my hair really loves.  [ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] Recently I had the chance to try out the Design Essentials Coconut Monoi Deep Moisture Collection which contains masque, balms,…

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Shea Moisture African Water Mint & Ginger Hair & Scalp Collection

Shea Moisture African Water Mint & Ginger Hair & Scalp Collection

Taking care of your scalp is just as important as taking care of your skin. As a naturalista, I often put several layers of products on my hair when styling and then add more products to freshen throughout the week. It’s no wonder that by the end of the week  I get flakes and build up on my scalp. My favorite products for clearing out my pores and detoxifying my skin all have one thing in common, activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is charcoal that has been treated in order enhance its adsorptive power.  Now that I’ve incorporated activated charcoal into…

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