Haha!! No need to be alarmed folks! I’m only talkin’ ’bout a ‘photog’ who is making a name for herself as she hones her craft and continues to take on new ventures in the world of creative and editorial photography. You may have first come to know her as “Riley’s mom”, the eyes behind the camera catching candid stills of the little naturalista. But Christin Armstrong, the talent behind Christin Shoots People, has a career that is gaining quite the momentum and giving no signs of stopping! Christin is a fellow natural gal and professional photographer based in the Houston area. She is also a wife and mother raising a son in addition to her daughter, Riley, who she is teaching to love the hair she was blessed with. I asked Christin to share a little about her journey down the kinky-haired road as well as her art and where…
Welcome back! And now, continuing my chat with Simeko, owner of Meko New York Natural Hair Care Spa & Boutique in Orange, NJ, we get into the spa ‘experience’ and her own… challenging interesting journey to natural. Missed Part I? Click here! ^_^ TBN: What’s it like to sit in Simeko’s styling chair, what kind of experience do clients receive? SWH: Well, first and foremost, it’s information and inspiration. If I haven’t given you one of those two things then I didn’t do my job… seriously. People come because they want their hair to be taken care of, more importantly, because they can go anywhere to get it styled. But they come to me because they know that I’m going to take care of their hair as I’ve taken care of my own and I’m going to give them that information that they need, which most stylists won’t, so that they can truly care…
So!!!! You already know how much I love Karen’s Body Beautiful from my giveaway post back in September. If you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, you must be sick of my constant posts of weekly KBB deals! LOL! I’m sure you’ve heard the buzz by now that KBB was coming to select Target stores this month but we all got the news via Twitter that “the magic date is March 19th“. I’m beyond excited… Weeeeeeee!! ^_^ Back at her Clinton Hill shop, creator Karen Tappin-Saunderson mixed up her amazing butters and things right there in a sleek kitchen for all to see. Of course to meet demand for Target consumers, technology has replaced Karen’s loving hands in the production process. But have no fear! As she told me via Instagram, “Nothing. Will. Change.” Boom! LOL “Oh, except some of the products will be larger for the same price!” O_O Laawwd self-control, Toia…SELF-CONTROL!! In case…
I met Danni last year via Facebook through mutual curlfriends and was drawn to her beautiful smile, TWA and awesome style. Once I learned she was a photographer and viewed her amazing work, it was a wrap! I stalked followed DFinneyPhotography on Facebook and Tumblr just about every day to see what was new. Her work has been featured on Essence.com and you may recall this photo shoot with natural hair vlogger Mae aka NaturalChica which transitioned to the Curlbox cover art you see here. I even stepped in front of her camera for a mini shoot of my own. Yes, Danielle ‘Danni’ Finney is the talent behind it all! Because she encompasses everything ToBNatural is about, I just had ask her a few questions about her hair, her style and her art… How long have you been natural? Why? My whole life basically! When I was 11 my mother tried a kiddie…
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…
