Naturally Fierce Feature: Jensine

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  Hey curl friends! My name is Jensine aka Jungle Naps. I originally hail from the city of angels, Los Angeles, and now I’ve made my home in Central California with my loving husband and our mischievous cat. As a Haitian American woman with very thick, kinky hair, I didn’t start out with a positive image of my natural texture. From a very early age, I remember being told that my hair was, “too rough,” and needed to be tamed with a … [Read more...]


Naturally fierce feature: Sikethia

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Hello!! My name is Sikethia and I am from Oklahoma City. I am a fashion, natural hair, and lifestyle vlogger/blogger and a Curly Ambassador for Curls Understood™. My hair journey started out with curiosity and has turned into something much more. 2. How long have you been natural? I have been natural for 6 1/2 years. 3. Were you a big chopper or transitioner? I transitioned for a year and then cut the rest of the perm off which was so liberating. … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Kayla

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Kayla L. I'll be 24 in October. I currently reside in Dallas, TX but moving to back Houston within the next month. I went to the University of Houston where I was a cheerleader and also majored in Dance. I'm married to an awesome man named Lee and together we have a sweet baby girl Kayleigh. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I've been natural for 2 years and 7 months. I big … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Tae’ Lor

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Tae’Lor and I am from Washington, D.C. I started my natural hair journey when I was 18 years old for multiple reasons. Mainly because I hated getting perms! Another was that I wanted to be slightly rebellious; it was very often that I would ask to have my hair colored or for cool bangs and my mothers answer was always “NO.” I was very scared to go natural because I was not sure if I would actually be able to take care of … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Clara

Tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Clara Luce Lafond. I am born and raised and currently residing in Haiti. I have embraced my kinks and curls for almost 10 years now. It has lead me on this really unexpected path towards self discovery, self acceptance and just pure growth. I feel in many ways being natural has lead me to be the person I am, or what some may call the many people that I am. I am a makeup artist for a makeup company based in Haiti called Zoule Makeup. But what … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Merica

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Merica Profit- 37 years old. I am a working mom of 2. I have a 4 year old daughter Bailee and 14 year old son Jacob.  I have been married to my best friend Jacob for 13 years whom I met when I was 13.  I am from Little Rock, AR.  I enjoy hosting parties, I LOVE to have a great time, I enjoy family & friends but most importantly I talk A LOT it's always a great conversation! My hair journey is simple. I am a licensed … [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...]


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...]


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...]


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...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Lyneka

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Lyneka, but I go by Neka. I am 26 years old. I am originally from Boston (Go Pats), but I currently live in the DMV. The more I learn about natural hair, the more obsessed I become. I am also the ultimate goofball. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural since 2010, but I did not start really embracing my hair until last year. I was very self-conscious about rocking my … [Read more...]