I really want to be the winner of the first Miss Nappturality Contest, but I know that if I’m not I will never regret this journey at all. All of the women here are so beautiful. I know. I’ve checked them all out. And we’re all so different. I can actually see every one of […]
January 3, 2007, 1:13 pm. My name is Tiana Tamara Townsell and this is my Hair Story: My parents raised me to love myself and my mother always instilled in me the beauty of my hair. She would tell me how thick, beautiful, and healthy my hair was EVERY time she did it. She […]
When did you start relaxing, when and why did you stop? What was the most difficult part of your transition? Ever walked through a local department store and saw those pretty little black girls on a box of perm and was in awe. Neither a stubborn strand nor a split end ever popped off […]
Napturalicious (I Love Your Naps) by Kamal Imani (c) 2007 Her sweet kinky naps go back to electromagnetic cats from the land of the blacks where the sphinx naps Her sweet kinky naps go back to electromagnetic cats from the land of the blacks where the sphinx naps I need a Nappy Headed Diva! In […]
Kamal Imani is a New Jersey based spoken word poet and positive conscious hip hop lyricist. With the predominant bombardment of negative music and imagery, Kamal provides a breath of fresh air to those craving music and poetry for the mind, body and soul. Excitiing live show and presentation! Veteran Performer! HBO The Wire Spoken […]
I am in the midst of starting a new life. It’s so exciting! I’m finally taking hold of my life and doing the things I want to do and finding out who I am. I walk into 2008 a better person than I was in 2007, and I feel freer than ever before in my […]
Generation Napptural By L. Cherie Before Kevin Federline made cornrows cool, or Christina Aguilera made that blonde ‘fro famous, there was just plain old kinky, wiry, corkscrew-curled, nappy hair. The thick, and most times rough and tough afro-puffs were never a very popular as a style outside of the Black American community, and before long […]
I’m venting because I’m pissed!!! I’m pissed because I’m hurt!! I want to be loved for who I am. I’m not just saying that to be cliche’. I am a black woman. I have dark brown skin with dark brown eyes and EXTRA curly hair. I’m tired of not being able to dwell in the […]
Well hello my people. I am so new to all of this. This is the first time I’ve ever attempted to blog or express myself through my hair. I’ve searched the web for the past couple months trying to find an outlet like this. I live in Minnesota and there is a huge community of nappiness. […]
I have been wearing natural braid for over a month. I am truly enjoying the freedom of being able to style and rearange my hair freely in my braids. I am finding this is one of the best options that gives me the freedom and styling options of locks or straight hair naturally Shop Natural […]
Hi! My name is Tiffany Wells. I am 24 years old and I am married to the best man in the world. His name is Jamie. I am also the mother of the prettiest little girl in the world. She will be 3 next month. Her name is Jada. I work in Information Technology and I […]
I’ve always been tender-headed. I think I got it from my momma. And since then, I’ve come to the conclusion that mothers who were themselves tender-headed when they were young, most times raise tender-headed babies. Now this is only my conclusion and opinion, but here’s my rationale. When you remember the pain assosiated with getting your hair
I have been natural for about 6 years now and I do not plan on going back. I wear a straw set quite regularly and when I want a change, I sometimes straigthen my hair (with a hot comb) and wear a flip. In the summer, I may sport a short sassy wig. I love […]
I wore my hair press and curled forever. I went like clockwork every two weeks to the beauty salon. Several things lead to my natural hair journey. but the biggest was my beautician of over ten years began to do hair part-time. When my beautican started to do hair part-time due to a full-time job with the state licensing […]
Today, the loc countdown reached 120. My fingers ache. I’m now heating my diluted conditioner(in the microwave) to a little more than warm, before I soak a loc. I’ve also added a touch of acv. Seems to work better that way. The paper clip is more efficient than the cable stitch needle. I’m making faster […]
Under 2 weeks, and I’ve unravelled 110 locs! I’ve noticed the thinner the loc the harder it is to unpick. The loc must be well saturated with conditioner and water and you have to be patient and careful in order not to tear the hair especially when you encounter the knots. You have to pick […]