Your mission: put together a weather-appropriate, colorful and seemingly effortless ensemble suitable for a Saturday night stroll with the girls or a Sunday afternoon promenade with the fella. Challenge accepted. H&M red cardigan, $16 / Uniqlo tapered jeans / Zara suede shoes / Old Navy zip top cross body bag / Forever 21 watch / ALDO yellow gold earrings / Forever 21 knit shawl scarf Lookit! A cute scarf can do wonders to spice up the most basic of outfits. This striped loveliness from Forever 21 certainly brings that subtle bit of flavor to the everyday jeans and cardigan ensemble. The faux leather purses at Old Navy this season have my heart… how pretty is this soft mustard cross body bag?! Zara stays on their boot game. Every. Single. Year. This pair has a surprise faux leather panel in the back-LOVE! And I just had to throw in a fun watch for…
You bring it, she paints it! Your favorite “Afro Artist” Ashley White aka Ash the Painter will be in Orange, NJ this evening at Meko, New York Natural Hair Care Spa & Boutique hand-painting your tees, sweatshirts, tank tops… whatever! Word on the street is she might even sing a lil bit. 😉 For $35, Ash will be painting “Autumn Attitude” (above) on whatever article of clothing you bring in. But wait, there’s more! From each painting, Ash will donate $5 to Simeko’s Born to Be a Natural Leader Teen Workshop Program which aims to help young women build self-esteem and embrace their natural beauty all the while helping them develop valuable career skills. Good stuff, huh?! Head on down after work and watch Ash as she turns your apparel into a gorgeous work of art. 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Meko, New York Natural Hair Care Spa & Boutique 616 Freeman…
Our resident natural hair care professional Simeko Watkins-Hartley answers… “My hair is very healthy and I don’t have split ends, but it’s the same length for the last 6 months. What’s up with that?” OK… so you’ve done everything to retain the length of your hair: protective styles, proper moisturization, protein treatments & regular trims and still, your hair is at the same length it was several months ago. “What’s up with that” you ask?! If you’ve done everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) externally you possibly can to care for your hair and it still seems to be at the same length, then maybe you’ve reached your MTL (Maximum Terminal Length) or in other words… your hair growth limit. Now, let me ask you this: have you ever wondered why your eyebrow hair never grows past a certain length? Probably not, because it’s just eyebrow hair! Well, much like our eyebrow hair,…
I just wanted to pop in and give a little love to the ladies who are #teamtwa, #shorthairdontcare, or any other witty hashtag you can come up with. Whether you’ve just done your big chop (WELCOME!) or you’re a natural hair vet who simply loves the convenience of a cropped ‘do, we see you! ♥ I hope this serves as a bit of inspiration to those who are contemplating the big chop as well as those of you who are still in this state aching for the day to be able to pull your hair up in a pony. Patience my darlings. Rock that mini fro with confidence! You’re beautiful. 😉 xoxo Toia B.
When wash day is overdue and you've got that sweet kinda itch in the scalp, a good scratch will spell relief! But did you know that too much of that can actually damage your scalp? Read on to see why!
