by admin.maria | Dec 20, 2019 | Afro Hair, Mixed Textured Hair, Natural Hair, Product Review, Product Review- books
I remember when I started ‘big school’ (primary school), my mum said ‘don’t let anyone touch your hair’. There were times when she was unable to canerow my hairs for school so a friend did it. On one occasion, I remember saying ‘thanks’ and I was told that you never... 
by admin.maria | Sep 2, 2019 | Afro Hair, Mixed Textured Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural hair washday, Product Review, Product Review: Gadgets
In June, the revolutionary hairdryer, RevAir, was launched in the UK. How can you make a hairdryer revolutionary, you ask? Well it sucks rather than blow … I don’t mean to be naughty. It’s true; the RevAir actually sucks the water off the hair without causing heat... 
by admin.maria | Jul 23, 2019 | Haircare, Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair, Women's Health
Spring this year it was confirmed that I was actually in full on menopause … not perimenopause. Mercifully, it was during an event for womb health event which was a very nurturing space. I continue to take care of myself best I can. Honestly, my biggest bug bear is... 
by admin.maria | Jun 22, 2019 | Afro Hair, Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair
I attended the World Afro Day launch in 2017. I wanted to know the mission which as it turned out would be more than a celebratory gathering of people with Afro hair. It’d be an empowering, educational, campaigning movement. Recently, World Afro Day released the Hair... 
by admin.maria | Jun 4, 2019 | Afro Hair, Hair Treatments, Haircare, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Pregnancy and Natural Hair
I’ve been rocking my natural curls for 9 years. When my first child was born, I was 10 months into my natural hair journey. My TWA had gone from cute to …what the hell? A few weeks before he was born, I had my hair styled into twists with extensions . Although the... 
by admin.maria | May 13, 2019 | Afro Hair, Expat, Mixed Textured Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Self-Esteem
(First published circa 2014) I first ‘went natural’ when I was in my late twenties. I wanted a change after a relationship break-up. I wanted to be invisible to men. Perhaps, cutting of my hair and wearing an afro would do the trick. NO, I’m not being ‘full of... 