Natural Hair.
Onyeka And The Academy Of The Sun: a book review
Circa 2009, there was a massive shift within the Black community. We became aware of the findings regarding how harmful chemically straightening our hair was to our overall health. I myself 'went natural' in 2010. Eventually, with that demand for more diverse books...
An Interview with Nancy Tanikye-Buah: Founder of The Empress Parlour
I’ve been natural for 10 years and I confess, I do like trying new hair care products. I was a product junkie for a while because it was a struggle to find products suitable for my thin curly hair. Back in then, I only knew two online shops to purchase products from....
Celebrating World Honey Bee Day: 6 of my favourite products
We at The Tiger Tales HQ look forward to spring/summer not just for the warmth but also for the return of our favourite pollinators. Our top two are butterflies and of course bees! In our garden we always incorporate a few wildflowers that the bees prefer. The lawn is...
On Natural Hair Maintenance: 10 Years Caring For My Natural Hair
If you are new to my blog you may not know, I’ve been rocking my natural curls for 10 years. I made the decision to ‘go natural’ when hubby and I decided to start our family. When I was 37 years old, I would be is considered an older mum. ‘Going natural’ was one of...
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
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...
RevAir: blow your mind not your hair (AD)
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...
Haircare during Menopause
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...
World Afro Day: Big Hair Assembly
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...
Protective Hair Styling During Pregnancy
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 ....
Natural Hair as an Expat
(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...
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Hi! I’m Maria. My family and I live in London but I’m originally from Trinidad, West Indies. My beloved and I got married in 2006. He’s Chinese/Italian. When we decided to increase our family, the first inevitable question was ‘what the child would look like?’... [ + ]
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