Hey chickadees! 🙂 Let me start by saying a huuuge GRACIAS to all of you who have been following me primarily on Facebook as well as Twitter, Tumblr and most recently, Instagram! On September 6th, ToBNatural reached a milestone of 1,000 Facebook fans and is still growing at well over 1300 today! To say “Thank You”, it was only right that I team up with the creator of one of my favorite product lines- Karen Tappin-Saunderson of Karen’s Body Beautiful! If you do follow me on Twittter, you’ve seen me tweet & re-tweet KBB‘s daily and weekly product deals, simply because I love the line and I want you to try it & love it too! <3 Karen’s approach to quality hair care is simple, as her online shop reminds us: “Ingredients Really Matter”! Cooking up only the best, Karen’s Body Beautiful products boast the natural ingredients many would look for…
Author Chris-Tia Donaldson takes us through the history of black hair and gives readers a candid view into her own personal journey through the pages of Thank God I’m Natural. Although I acquired this book months AFTER doing my big chop, it helped me figure out what I was doing wrong, how to then take better care of my natural hair and has proven to be a great help & resource to this day! With inspirational photos, clear Dos and Don’ts and even easy-to-follow DIY hair care recipes, no wonder Thank God I’m Natural has been called “the natural hair bible”! Since it’s inception, TGIN has expanded into a full-on website of all things healthy as well as a blog full of yummy recipes, how-tos and even some fashion tips! Visit the store where you can purchase not only the book but original TGIN apparel and natural products for your…
That’s right!! One of my FAVORITE singers/songwriters, Janelle Monae, has been named the newest face of CoverGirl! This unique songstress has some big shoes to fill, following in the footsteps of heavy-hitters like Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore and other fab women in entertainment. But I know my fellow naturalista has this on lock! From the first time I heard her never-released debut recording, The Audition, I’ve had my eye on this pretty gal from Kansas. With a voice so pure and sweet, I literally got goosebumps listening to her ballad “You”. Of course, that amazing hair had me gawking… and I’m talkin’ pre-tuxedo Janelle who rocked a thick, curly, luscious fro! Simply beautiful. When she switched it up and settled on the retro pompadour look as her signature, it was a wrap. Talk about a sleek, non-boring protective style! 😉 CoverGirl, ya done good! If you’re a fan of Pinterest, check…
This happens pretty often these days. I’d like to share with you the most recent random encounter I had with a fellow natural… Step onto the train, headed home. I caught the stare of a lady with locs sitting across from where I was standing. She started mouthing something to me (whilst some Beyonce song was bumping in my ears), giving me a “thumbs up”, gesturing towards her own hair. I figured out she was saying she liked mine (a bun of consisting of Marley braiding hair). Now wait. She should talk! Shoot. HERRRR locs were GORGEOUSLY styled in some kinda knotted, twisted, criss-crossed bun-type… Ok. Let’s just say it was BEAUTIFUL! I told her so. She thanked me. I went back to my corner…and Beyonce. Just when I thought that was the end of it, she comes over and asks to take some pics of my hair, “now that’s what…
