Hey my peoples! Welp, after all the back and forth about what I was gonna do with this hair of mine, I finally settled on doing Marley Twists and I am SO excited to start styling these babies! I have a how-to video on the way but I know some of you may have some questions about the process so I’ve put this together for ya… How long did it take you? Well, I had a whole lot goin’ on so it wound up taking parts of two days. Hair used: Afro Marley Braid by Janet Collection Number of packs: Hard to say. I bought three fresh packs of hair but also washed & reused some leftover hair that I’ve had for a while which I’ve used for updos as well as my last set of twists. The old hair would probably make up about four packs so I’d say…
This style has been around for quite a bit but boy has my Instagram feed been inundated by this protective style! Oh, oh… don’t get me wrong. I LOVE it (hence the title). I’m just sayin’, it has definitely become the go-to style for many especially during vacation season and in the spirit of just plain ole not-wanting-to-have-to-do-your-hair-ness. You GO girls… I’ll be joining you very soon! The do was made popular by Finger Comber, a company which manufactures extremely natural-looking hair units and weaves as well as loose hair such as what’s used for Havana Twists. Many naturals have found a way to save a few bucks and use Marley hair to achieve a similar look. You’ll often see the terms “Havana Twists” and “Marley Twists” used interchangeably but technically, it all boils down to the type of hair that’s used. Either way, it’s about to be on and…
Come hang out Monday August 5th at the chic Bauble Bar in SoHo NYC and find the perfect jewelry to complement your kinks, coils and curls! Join Krystal of The Feisty House for her very first NYC event on Monday from 6:30-8:30 PM at the BaubleBar Pop-Up at 131 Greene Street where you’ll enjoy music, lite bites and amazing jewelry. ALL are welcome whether natural or not. If you’re a jewelry lover, come on down! With my tight budget, you’ll probably catch me doing nothing more than browsing… but it’ll all be worth it to finally meet my FAAAVORITE fashionista + naturalista, Cynthia of Simply Cyn. Woop-Wooooop! RSVP here! I hope to see you there! xoxo Toia B. #31WriteNow
SHRINKAGE! For many naturals, that’s almost a curse word (LOL!) to the point where hair care companies have begun to market products promising to minimize this… “problem”. Listen, I say, “welcome to being Black!” Ha! Do you feel me people?! It’s inevitable once our kinks, coils or curls come in contact with moisture that it’s gonna shrink. It is what it is. *shrug* I get that we want to show off our true length, totally understandable. I, personally, don’t stress it too much. I embrace it and just let this hair do what it do. Rewind to last month. I had a week full of events which included traveling to and from Philly in a day, getting home late, then up bright and early in the A.M. for the Blogging While Brown conference. After the first two days of my blown out twist-out, I wasn’t tryna hear twisting this mane…
