In the hope that you had tremendous holidays with head turning hairstyles, I mainly want to thank you for another wonderful year. Thanks to you, your visits, comments and shares the Going Natural community has grown to more than 27.000 members now which only inspires me to improve the site and do more.

Photo Chassity Bynum winner of ANNM 2012

In the hope that you had tremendous holidays with head turning hairstyles, I mainly want to thank you for another wonderful year. Thanks to you, your visits, comments and shares the Going Natural community has grown to more than 27.000 members now which only inspires me to improve the site and do more. 

So we’ll start off great with the 5th anniversary of ANNM in January. I can tell you now that the competition will be full of surprises and that’s only the beginning. So start spreading the word and stay tuned. You better send in your application or tell your beautiful friend that registration for America’sNext Natural Model is open till January 7.  Click here for more info: America’sNext Natural Model

For now I say goodbye to 2012 with this updo that is perfect for an end-of-the-year party as I plan to dance my way into 2013 and I don’t want to worry about sweating out a hairdo. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think: An updo for Natural hair.

Then, if you need makeup tips for your upcoming party check out Chassity’s blog Its more than just Lipstick.

Last but certainly not least we got two great stories to conclude the year. I am sure you will enjoy reading Jessica’s Natural Hair Story but also Xavier Steven about Natural Hair, our male model of the week who is also the most outspoken of men and napps in 2012.

_{A Happy, Healthy new year and see you in 2013!}  

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