Towards the end of 2017, a company reached out to me via email offering a free product collaboration by the name of Maple Holistics. I’d never heard of the company before but after checking out their website I found out that Maple Holistics offers a broad range of beauty and personal care products that […]
T.W.N. | A Guide to Traveling While Natural
Have you ever aspired to be #teamcarryon–means you fly without checking luggage, saves you time and $$ (unless you’re flying Southwest)–but then remembered you are T.W.N (traveling while natural) and need ‘stuff’ to take care of your hair while traveling that FORCE you to check a bag? No? Just me? Let’s face it, the […]
Everything You Need to Know About Global Entry | Is It Worth It?
With so many more people starting to get into traveling, I bet you’ve been hearing a lot of terms and phrases you may not be familiar with. Pre-Check? Global Entry? Sound familiar? Not to worry. If you haven’t heard of these programs, heard of them but don’t know what they are, or […]
12 Growing Brown-Owned Brands You Should Know About
We all think our friends are stellar-smart-amazing people–if not you probably need new friends. I’ve been lucky enough to meet some pretty amazing folks throughout my life so far and some of them have developed brands and businesses that are doing dope things you should know about. There’s something special about knowing or being […]
Best Deep Conditioning Results Ever!
Some time ago while perusing through the Curly Nikki website, I came across this article called “Deep Conditioning Tips for Natural Hair–Cool & Seal!.” Since I had been prepping for my protective style and planning to do a good wash & deep condition prior to my install, I figured that was as good a time […]
How To | Install Natural Looking Faux Locs
When it comes to my hair, I’m always looking for something new and exciting to try. This constant need for change deters me from any style that requires a long term commitment. This is why I love faux locs! There’s no way I could commit to locs full-time, luckily with this style I can fake it […]