Natural Hair is Fashion

IN AN AGE WHERE THE NEED TO BE FASHIONABLY FORWARD HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE IMPORTANT TO TODAY’S NATURAL HAIRED WOMAN, WE HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE OURSELVES LOOK GOOD. Styled by Global Couture We know what looks fabulous on us, what will turn heads and what make us feel good about ourselves. When it comes to our fashion sense, we have it down to a “T.” And while we can tell you the latest trends in urban wear or the “flyest” jeans on designer runways, what we still don’t seem to … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Christian

  1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Christian Whitehead. My family and closest friends call me Chrissy. I was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. After graduating from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, (Roll Tide!) I returned to my hometown where I currently reside. I am a wife and mommy first! My family means everything to me. I have been on my natural hair journey for 4 years as of Christmas Day 2014. I've realize now that this journey, … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Candace

1.Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) -My name is Candace and I’m from Orlando, FL!! I have a mixture of 4b/4c hair and I am O B S E S S E D with my natural hair. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? ​-I have been natural (post big chop) since October 23, 2011. I transitioned for 8 months prior to doing my own big chop. I recently got bored with my hair about a year and half ago and did a semi-big chop, … [Read more...]


What’s So Dangerous About an Educated Black Woman?

The Global Couture t-shirt is black with the words, “Danger, Educated Black Women” on the front.  It has initiated an interesting conversation about what makes an educated Black women so dangerous? Someone even called the shirt racist.  So let’s break it down,shall we? For hundreds of years Black people in America, were not allowed to be educated.  It wasn’t until after Reconstruction that it was made legal for Black people to receive an education when public schools were created.  Even then, … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Celeste

1.Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) My name is Celeste Young. I am 22 years old and I am from Jackson,MS. 2.How long have you been natural? I have been fully natural for 7 1/2 months. 3.What motivated you to go back to natural? I decided to go natural when I found out that I was going to be a mother to a baby girl! I knew that I didn't want to relax her hair, so in order for me to do that I had to have experience in taking care of … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Nadia

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) Hello! My name is Nadia Feracho and I am from Brooklyn, NY! I am a student studying communication arts with a concentration in film and a minor in Acting. I'm a lover of natural hair and I love to explore the beauty in women of the African Diaspora. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural for 2 years. I haven't always embraced my kinks and curls. I … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Natalie

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Natalie and I'm a college student from NY. My healthy hair journey started when I was relaxed about 3 years ago, after suffering from heat damage and excessive styling. My hair was thin and broken off from relying on stylists and not doing anything to take care of it. Since then, I've gone from relaxed to tex-laxed to transitioning and I couldn't be happier with this journey and how far I've come. 2. How long have you … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Nakia

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) My name is Nakia Spann, I'm from Columbus, Ohio. I'm 26, I love to travel and experience different cultures. 2. How long have you been natural? Basically all my life. I had a couple of relaxers in high school, but I didn't like them so I stopped getting them. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? Why? Since I never really got relaxers my hair always … [Read more...]


Length Retention Tips for The Winter Time

Since I live in NYC where the weather is always...sometimes never in it’s correct season, it’s hard to maintain your natural hair due to winds, frigid weather, and the fear of getting a cold after doing a wash and go. Here are some tips that I’ve developed that will help you retain your length during the cold winter months. 1. Protective styles I cannot stress how important protective styles can be during the winter time. When your ends are exposed to the harsh cold and the fabric of your … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Summer

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  I'm Summer. I'm from Louisiana.  I'm 34 year old and I am married with one child. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I've been natural for almost 2 years, 22 months to be exact.  I don't have many curls to embrace, but I have plenty kinks that I love. It took me about 6 months to totally embrace what was coming from my scalp naturally. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you … [Read more...]


My Natural Hair Goals For 2015

Another year comes to an end and as we find ourselves stepping into a new world of possibilities I am ready for what 2015 has to offer. I'm ready for turning 45, *gasp*, I'm ready to finally lose this free-loading weight that refuses to pay rent, and I'm ready for my youngest to go into high school while my oldest enters her third year of college. That's a lot on my plate but even with that load I'm ready to take this blog to another level and bring features like Black Love, Weight Management … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Lauren

  1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Lauren and I am a native of Dayton, OH. I am a senior psychology undergrad student at Ohio University. Although I have been natural for some time, I think my hair journey is still developing. However, the beginning of my journey was very difficult because I knew nothing about natural hair care and had no one to help me with my transition. So let’s just say there were a few times I questioned my appearance lol. I soon got … [Read more...]


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Naturally Fierce Feature: Sydney

Tell us a little about yourself. I'm Sydney Symone Sexton (yes, that's my real name, lol) and I am from Houston, Texas. I have been getting perms since I was 4 years old, so that was all I knew for a long time. Then, I started wearing weave in high school, spending hundreds of dollars on curly hair. I finally realized I'm paying for something I naturally had. So once I turned 18, I did the big-chop only leaving a little at the top, kind of like a edgy mohawk. I have a picture showing my growth … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Robyn

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  Hi! My name is Robyn, and I live in Atlanta, GA, but I was born and semi-raised in Columbus, OH. As far as my life goes, I’m a serious nerd by day and a fun nerd by night. I am so happy I decided to embark on a hair journey. I have learned so much about myself and others along the way. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have actually been natural all of my life. I want to thank my mom … [Read more...]