America’s Next Natural Model, an online pageant to promote natural hair, Black beauty & Naturalistas.
For this shoot I was inspired by the beautiful natural atmosphere of Nature. I styled my hair in a unique style that makes a statement for any occasion. Apply the Curly Twist Out Hair Milk to clean hair and plait the hair into 2 plaits. When 80% dry, gently comb the hair out with a […]
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Your hair can become easier to manage and look beautiful without much effort at all! That is why picking the best products are so important for gorgeous AND healthy hair. Here are the steps I took to achieve this wonderful Twist Out look. 1. First you want to start with a clean slate by […]
With challenge 3, the style that I chose to display is the twisted knot set, with a tropical twist. Shorter hair can sometimes leave us feeling as though we have less options in styling diversity. This causes a need to be creative. With shorter hair, this is where hair accessories and creativity come into play. […]
ANNM: Challenge 3 With challenge 3, the style that I chose to display is the twisted knot set, with a tropical twist. Shorter hair can sometimes leave us feeling as though we have less options in styling diversity. This causes a need to be creative. With shorter hair, this is where hair accessories and creativity […]
My hairstyle is the definition of simple! I sliced my thumb open while cooking and had to get stitches so I literally did this style with one hand.
My hairstyle is the definition of simple! I sliced my thumb open while cooking and had to get stitches so I literally did this style with one hand. I first did a co-wash with the herbal almond shampoo. While my hair was still damp I applied curly twist out milk to my hair in sections […]
I love this head wrap! As the temperature outside drops there is less moisture in the air. Wraps are one of my favorite protective styles in the winter, but I also use them in the summer to spice up my styles. Versatility is a huge part of my personal style and wraps give me a […]
There are several wraps I do….for one, I bring the two ends of the scarf up and around my head, cross them and tuck them in. For another, I do the same but just twist them up top and let the two ends fall down. For the more involved one, I tie the scarf back […]
As my father once said “Black people are truly original, there is no one like us”. That’s how I feel when I think of how Black women all over the globe wear their head wraps. From the Muslim women in Somalia to the women in the Caribbean, or the urban chic in Brooklyn, New York, […]
Hats are definitely one of the vital blocks on my fashion pyramid! They play a big part in the display of my individuality and love for fashion freedom! Not to mention the fact that they reflect a part my Jamaican background. I cannot express the excitement that I felt when I opened my FedEx package and […]
For this challenge, i wanted to talk about Martin Luther King Jr., and what his life meant to me. To me, he represented so much more than a dream for equality and a call for brotherhood. He represented freedom and taught us that there were no limitations under God. He tried to teach us that […]
In years past, I only relied on headwraps as a way to remedy an unfortunate hairdo. But, once I began to look for more options to add to my protective styling repertoire, I realized that headwraps and turbans were so much more than a “last resort.” Indeed, I now look to a wrap as one […]
Growing up as a young African American woman in today’s society has not being easy. From being made to feel inferior to others because of my darker skin tone and kinkier hair texture, to not being afforded the same opportunities as some of my peers because of where I come from. Thinking back to how […]
This week’s challenge involved the styling and modeling of a headwrap. My choice of wearing the headwrap resulted in the style that is pictured in each of my photos. The style displayed was accomplished by the covering of the head and twisting the excess material into a layered side bun. Although I have worn head […]
Head wraps of many styles have been a distinctive piece of African American culture. Head wraps have traveled the time from the mother land, through slavery and landing as a style in the 20th century. For many women, head wraps are not just a means of covering up a bad hair day or a cultural […]