Protective Hair Styling During Pregnancy

by Maria Tumolo | 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...

What I’ve learnt since being natural…

by Maria Tumolo | Feb 12, 2014 | Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, postpartum shedding, Pregnancy and Natural Hair

It’s been three years and three months since I stopped chemically processing my hair. I have not regrets. I feel fabulously FREE in that regard. Every natural has her own experience. Personally, I have had 6 standout lessons so far. My Natural Hair lessons...

Two and half years natural: first length check

by Maria Tumolo | Aug 26, 2013 | Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Pregnancy and Natural Hair

I’ve been wearing my hair natural for the past 2 ½ years. I say natural but I confess that last summer I put had striking powder applied to my hair for a bit of highlight. So, depending on how you define natural you may say that I’m not 100% ‘natural’.  In the time...

Hair n Now

by Maria Tumolo | May 11, 2013 | Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Pregnancy and Natural Hair

It’s been three years and three months since I stopped chemically processing my hair. I have not regrets. I feel fabulously FREE in that regard. In all that time my personal experience has been:Only do the big chop (BC) when you are certain you are ready to let...