by Maria Tumolo | Dec 18, 2015 | Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships, Product Review- books
Casey Elisha launched her first book Love Thy Fro at Deptford Library, London, on 6th December. I was unable to attend but Casey graciously sent me a copy of her book for me to review with Valentina. I was very pleased to do so. While I don’t have actual figures and...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 8, 2015 | Haircare, Mixed Textured Hair, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships
I went natural when I decided become a parent. I felt it was important to know how to care for my hair before trying to care for my child’s. I knew with my genes and those of my husband, our child’s hair type could be anywhere from very straight to very coarse. Having...
by Maria Tumolo | Jul 18, 2014 | Blog hop, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships, Outdoor Activities, R2BC
Now here’s a song that I’m sure if you are a parent and your child has seen Disney’s Frozen, you will know VERY well. I think I’ve heard this song in every language known to humankind courtesy my son, the Frozen super fan. So this week,...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 14, 2014 | Baby Hair Products, Baby Products, Eczema, Mixed Textured Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships, Natural Hair Products, Natural hair washday
Angelo always loved having his hair washed when he was a baby. It was one of the rare times he’d be calm. By the time Valentina came along, he was two years old with short cropped hair. I was two and a half years into my natural hair journey and I felt confident I...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 9, 2014 | Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships, Natural Hair and Self-Esteem, postpartum shedding, Reading
Hair and femininity Growing up I’ve always heard that ‘a women’s hair is her beauty’. The implication was that as a woman your hair should have some length. Even in the stories I read, the female protagonists always had lovely long hair. I...
by Maria Tumolo | Dec 18, 2013 | Baby Boy Fashion, Christmas, Department Stores, Fashion, Motherhood and Fashion, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Relationships, Next Clothing, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Tiger Tales, Toddler Fashion, Uncategorized
Ever since I was a little girl, I always had a special nightgown for Christmas. Usually my nightgown of choice was something ‘girlie’, frilly and possibly with bows. Over the years I’ve kept the tradition but my style has changed somewhat. Nighties,...
