Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
Whether you plan a head wrap as part of your outfit or you snatch one up in an attempt to right a hairdo gone wrong, they’re a great way to protect your hair while still looking fierce! These days we’re grabbing everything from bright and bold Ankara print fabric to simple solids and donning fancy headdresses on just about any occasion. For those who are head wrap challenged, I thought I’d share a few helpful tutorials. Watch, learn and practice… it makes perfect (or close enough LOL!). The first one is a revamp from my girl Danni. Not at all shy about wearing bold colors, she can be seen in some of the flyest printed scarves and wraps on her Instagram page. Next up: The Wrap Life. With gorgeous handmade prints to suit just about any taste, this Brooklyn-based shop has been a huge wrap go-to for women around the…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
Interviewer: Do you like your hair? Camilla: No Ugh! Sadly, this is the story for many of our young curly and kinky-haired girls. Is there any way to change the perception of naturally textured hair for these little beauties? #LoveYourCurls, the latest initiative by Dove, aims to do just that. The bottom line: Love your curls and they will too! When this video came up in my Facebook feed the other day, I watched immediately and knew I just HAD to share! It may be the preggo hormones (LOL!) but it had me tearing up. Simple beautiful! Watch and see if you don’t feel the same… What stood out to me is that a full range of curls are represented from loose waves to tightly-coiled kinks. It’s so important that we show young girls by way of example that we love ourselves just the way we are, including our hair!…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
“Once again, it’s on!” Last night’s 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards brought out the naturalistas in a big way! Red carpet slayer Lupita Nyong’o and stylist Micaela Erlanger have hit another one outta the park with this GORG-em-OUS Elie Saab gown. Her braided updo more than compliments this bold print and that skin is as radiant as ever! Within no time, fashion illustrator Josefina Fernandez posted this epicness to Instagram… Viola Davis rocked a fro to top off her white halter Max Mara gown and the natural hair enthusiasts were loving it… me included, of course! Might this be a twist-out… braid-out? *shrugs* I pity the fool who STILL says naturally kinky hair can’t be classy! In an awesome acceptance speech, Viola thanked her husband, daughter and mother, “the people who love me exactly how God made me”. We see you Viola! Photo Credits: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images | Ethan Miller/Getty…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
You may remember this lovely from my Top 10 Natural Fashionista Moments of 2014. When I talk about “blogger boos”, know that she’s one of ’em! As a fellow natural hair enthusiast and New Yorker, we hobnob at just about all the same events and some even think we’re sisters (do we look THAT much alike?!). She’s super smart and her blog, Klassy Kinks, is simply amazing. Let’s meet her! Hey folks I’m Ijeoma! I was born in Nigeria, raised in New Jersey and I now live in NYC where I’m a graduate student, health educator, and hair blogger. Still trying to figure out how everything fits together! How long have you been wearing your hair in its natural state and what made you take that step? I’ve been wearing my hair natural since May 2010, when I big chopped after a year’s transition in college. What started as a few…
Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
Reliving the final days of summer 2014… For the Edwing D’Angelo NYFW Spring 2015 show this past September, I went with basics topped off with gold accessories and a fab marley twist updo. Wanna know how to do this hairstyle? Check out style number six in this tutorial. Shoutout to vlogger Kala Garner of The KG Lifestyle for snappin’ these pics for a sista! Later gators! xoxo Toia B.
