5 Reasons to steam your hair

For many naturals hair steaming is a step that is necessary but often skipped and might be just what the “hair doctor” ordered when it comes to healthy moisturized hair. What is hair steaming? It basically means adding moisture to the hair in the form of moist heat (steam) to the hair strands. This can be done in a number of different way such as using a handheld hair steamer, a standing steamer or even enjoying the steam after a long warm shower. Why should you consider steaming? 1. … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: LaToya

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is LaToya Augustine. I’m a New Orleans girl born and raised but I’ve lived in North Carolina for the past year. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I big chopped on October 28, 2012 so I’ve been natural for a little over two years. I didn’t always embrace my curls mainly because I have more kinks than curls, but the better I got at styling, the more my love grew. 3. What … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Danielle

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Danielle White. I’m a 35 year old mother of four. I was born and raised in California, but I currently reside in Compton. My hair Journey has been an awesome transition from being "unbeweaveable" to rocking my natural hair. It is safe to say it came naturally. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I haven’t used any chemicals on my hair in over 3 years. I’ve just started wearing my … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Ebony

    1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Ebony, also known as EbSweetz. I own a celebrity gossip site, WhatsTheCelebriTea.com. I live in Maryland. My hair journey was never something I purposefully embarked on, rather something I just fell into it. I was completely fine with relaxing my hair while everyone began their natural hair journeys because I was fully aware what my curl pattern was like. I didn't get my first relaxer until I was … [Read more...]


7 Tips to Teach Your Beau About Natural Hair

Although I am single, and I think women should feel free to do whatever they want to their hair, regardless of what their partner thinks, I do understand taking his opinion into consideration. In my experience, men don’t really know what they like until AFTER they see it when it comes to hairstyles. If you are considering returning to your natural roots but you’re not sure how your partner will feel about it, or if you are currently natural and your partner is still on the fence, here are 7 … [Read more...]


Extensions, Weaves and Dyes Oh My!

I find it a little disturbing when I hear people making judgments on something that in reality is none of their business especially when it does not affect or impact someone else’s life in any way, shape or form. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course and being natural might be different for you than it is for me however, I cannot stand it when people label others, dictate what it means to be “really” natural or bad mouth someone for choices they make about THEIR OWN hair! I start to … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Tanaja

  Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Tanaja Spiller, everyone calls me MJ. I currently live in Huntsville, Alabama. I am a graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. My family lived in Anniston, Alabama for a couple of years and then Germany until I was 6. For the remainder of my childhood, I lived in Montgomery, Alabama. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Clarissa

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Clarissa. I’m from Aldan, Pennsylvania which is right outside of Philadelphia. I'm currently a graduate student at Moore College of Art and Design. “Class of 2016!!” 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I transitioned in 2008 and it hard for me. There were not a lot of natural hair resources back in ‘08, but I transitioned with protective styles like sew-ins and braids. The summer of … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Tiara

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Tiara Simons. I'm a multicultural black American, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Majority of my family is from North Carolina. My family has Native American, Caucasian, and some Latin decent. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural for a year. I never used to embrace my curls because in middle school kids picked at me about my hair if it wasn't straight. It was also … [Read more...]


Ready To Go Natural? 14 Reasons Why You Should

Every decision has it's reasons...what would be the reason to go natural? For me personally, going to the salon got way too expensive, I wanted to learn my own hair, and I absolutely love the versatility of natural hair. If you make the decision to go natural, make sure that it is your own decision and not anyone pressuring you. Remember that this is your hair and your journey. Make the right one for you alone. Here are a few reasons why you would want to go natural: Want A Change This could … [Read more...]


Taking care of hair with Single Strand Knots

So you've noticed that you have Single Strand Knots (SSK's) on your beautiful mane? Nearly every natural curses them trust me! I believe in the old saying “Prevention is better than cure” however, some things are inevitable and for most of us SSK's come with the territory of being natural. Due to the nature of how our hair grows, the curls can coil up on itself and cause knots, excessive dry hair can cause friction which can invite knots, shrinkage causes the curls to tangle up and can cause … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Imani

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  I’m Imani Davis. I am a naturalista, college student, a wife, new mom of a now very mobile baby boy, a budding YouTuber, and full time employee from Detroit, Michigan. When I was about 6 years old, my mom had surgery on one of her hands. The surgery left her temporarily unable to manage my hair and relatives were less than enthused to do my hair - they thought it was just “too thick”. That was my first experience with the “Just for … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Nafisat

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Nafisat. I’m a Nigerian Architecture student schooling in Lagos. I love blogging, having fun with friends and meeting new people. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural for two years now. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper& why? I initially wanted healthy long relaxed hair, but after doing the chop and 4 months of … [Read more...]


Best Ways to Preserve Your Hair at Night

For many of us, going back natural is a learning process that includes learning to style our hair. One of the most frustrating things that can happen after spending hours setting a style from start to finish is waking up the next morning with flattened out hair from tossing and turning or failing to protect our hair while we we sleeping. Having a night time routine can help you preserve a style for a number of days without having to do too much morning prep before heading out for the day. The … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Amanda

    1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Amanda Jean Jacques. I am from the beautiful Caribbean island of Dominica. I come from a family where hair has always been a big deal. We all had lots of hair; my mom, dad and my older brother and sister all had locs, but the decision  was never forced on us. I am so thankful we were able to make our own decision because I was always, and still am ,too spontaneous to make such a permanent decision … [Read more...]


Leave-In Conditioners that Won’t Kill Your Pockets

Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Conditioning Repair Cream is a great leave-in as well as a styler. It leaves your hair super soft and gives a bomb twist- out. This usually ranges from $5-7 depending on the area.       SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Reparative Leave-In Conditioner pushes the limit pricing at $9.99, but it is well worth it. The product's smell receives different responses, but it is an excellent leave- in. It leaves the hair feeling soft and buttery. I … [Read more...]