I decided to try a different kind of bun for my natural hair – a nautilus bun. It was really late and I was preparing my hair in two strand twists to blend with a half wig the next day.  I pulled out some leftover Marley Braid hair and played around with it.  The nautilus bun was super...

I am not a kitchen beautician or a mixologist by any means.  I have been interested in trying henna on my natural hair but I did not want to go through mixing the henna or even applying it because all the photos and videos I’ve seen make it look very messy.  Instead, I decided to try a...

Although natural hair is making a comeback in many cities, there are still some people who feel like natural hair is unprofessional.  I work in a corporate environment and even I thought natural hair at one time would not be okay for me to wear to the office.  It took me several years to...

A few months ago, while still wearing Senegalese twists, I bought a few seamless combs – combs with smooth teeth.  I did some research and decided to buy from hairsense.com.  I ordered the 201 (fine tail), 205 (medium rake) and 206 (handle rake).  They did not look seamless at first,...

In case you have not tried it, the Tightly Curly method for curly hair recommends using lots of conditioner to style your hair.  Basically, you use what is called a “combing conditioner” to detangle your curly hair using a denman brush. When I used this method, I used Herbal...

I have been a fan of hair candy for many years.  I didn’t realize where it came from until I lost my great aunt and a request from the family was that we wear a flower in our hair at the funeral, as she often did.  I think a well placed flower in your hair can jazz it up and it also...

I learned during my transition from relaxed to natural that my hair does not grow at the average rate of 1/2 (.5 inch) per month.  In fact, when I took the time to measure one of my curls, I found that I was closer to a growth rate of 4.5 inches per year rather than 6 inches.   For those of...

Between weeks 13 – 24 of my transition from relaxed to natural I started to notice my natural hair texture growing in.  By that I mean I noticed a difference between the relaxed hair length and the hair at my roots. All hair textures are different.  You hair texture may be totally...

Brown women can wear blonde wigs.  Have you ever really wanted to try something other than the usual color 1B, 1, 2, 4, 4/27 or 1b/30 hair.  Yes, me too but I was always afraid to try anything too different from my own hair.  Yes, I do own one 1B/30 and one 4/27/30 but that was always the...

If you have never worn a wig, it may be intimidating for you to go out to try on your first wig.  I had this experience and was reminded of it recently when a friend asked me about wigs for the first time.  She is having some medical issues that will result in her losing her hair very soon...

Janet Collection came out with a lace front wig collection called Whole Lace and I decided to try a short style, the Mini.  I also decided to try some color.  I bought this style in a 4/27/30 although my normal wig color is 1B or 2. Whole lace means hand sewn rather than tracks like most of...

Janet Collection came out with a lace front wig collection called Whole Lace and I decided to try the First Lady, based on the signature hair style worn by First Lady Michelle Obama.  I had never worn a bob style but was confident that I could pull it off.  I was not really sure what whole...

Prior to purchasing, I had seen the La Jay wig a few times on youtube.  I was reluctant to order this half wig because it just looked to big.  I went ahead and bit the bullet and order the style and was so glad that I did.  This half wig looked very much like my crochet braid style, but...

I ordered a human hair lace front wig directly from China.  I had been looking for a straight wig to wear instead of straightening my own hair.  I am worried about heat damage.  I ended up ordering from a company in China, a company that I do not recommend. I ordered a stretch lace cap and...

After reading so many reviews and watching youtube videos on the Mommy Wig I finally bought one after about a year.  The packaging made the wig look like something a grandmother would wear so it really did take a long time for me to try this wig.  Not to mention, it is a short style and my...

I bought a custom, human hair, full lace wig directly from China.  A video is below. It’s Burmese hair.  I ordered a 12 inch wig with a silk top.  I had used synthetic lace front wigs in the past and once I was comfortable enough using synthetic lace front wigs, I decided to try out a...