America’s Next Natural Model, an online pageant to promote natural hair, Black beauty & Naturalistas.
Party ChicWe just entered holiday season so we are staying in a festive mood. For the next challenge I want you to imagine that you are going to a White House dinner to show our First Lady who is open to a natural do, the best options she can imagine. People are hardly exposed to […]
Versatile, unique and fabulous are all adjectives that can be used to describe chic hairstyles that can be achieved with natural hair. As I am a loc’er, I will expound upon a few fanciful formal styles that can add pazazz and flavor to any evening soiree.
There are obvious reasons for most to go natural, but what hinders some women is the fear of limited styling coupled with the myth of not being seen as feminine or pretty. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
we are getting closer and closer to the end…I submitted challenge 6 last nite and hope that it is received well. I got to shoot with one of my favorite photographers! He shoots hair really well…I got my hair done for the first time in a looooooooong time! Took me back to the days when […]
Many people think that Chic hairstyles are not for Black Women because of how curly their hair is but this is in fact not true. Natrually curly or locked hair can definitely be an advantage when it comes to chic hairstyles.
This is my goodbye from the America’s Next Top Natural Model 2009 competition. I didn’t see the email for the last challenge! I thought we must of had a week off for Thanksgiving or something. Until this week when I also saw nothing. I inquired too little too late. Everyone thought […]
December is finally here! Your calendar will soon start to fill with invitations to Dinner Parties, Christmas Programs, the annual Office Holiday Party, and the biggest Party of them all… celebrating the countdown to the New Year! You have selected your wardrobe with shoes to match. However, you have run out of ideas for creating a Chic Natural […]
It’s very telling to see that only the strong or determined survive! We started out with 10 contestants and in a few short weeks we’re down to 5. Curls Toisha’s Toisha’s story was a little scary considering how dangerous the pipe cleaners can be. Despite those facts, she’s found a way to make it […]
I have learned so much about being a natural model as a Miss Nappturality Contestant for the America’s Next Natural Model (ANNM) 2009 competition. Each week a challenge was presented and
Toshia I always love your shoot locations. Love your earrings in this one. I would have love to see you in a few more colorful scarves or hat in this natural location. christina you look nice in your head wraps. you look like you were having fun as you let your natural beauty show. Safeeya […]
Safeeyah – You do possess a great smile which is disarming. And that is definitely a plus. But I felt your essay was repetitive and could have been edited. Your photo is lovely, but it looks like a snapshot. Your photos are full of hot spots and under your eyes could have been cleaned up. […]
For Challenge 5 I was given the task of creating a How to Guide for Creating Hair Coils. To achieve the Coils I had to roll my hair on flex rods. This was the first time I ever used rollers of any kind since going Natural. I also have never worn my hair in Coils. […]
For the next challenge you are going to create curls with the twist n curl potion and use the flower from Ododo Originals that you’ve received. Ododo Originals is a one woman business who sells her flowers via www.ododooriginals.etsy.com. Your best picture will be linked to her shop to sell her flowers.
In this challenge, contestants were asked to create a how-to guide for creating curls or crinkles. As a loc’er, I decided to create a crinkled loc look by braiding my hair. Here are the step-by-step instructions as to how you too can achieve this funky crinkled look…