Natural Hair.
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...
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...
Natural Fusions Haircare Review (sponsored by Palmer’s)
I first glimpsed Palmer’s Natural Fusions range on Instagram via Yolanda Renee (@etcblogmag) over the Xmas hols. My eyes lit up! Here was a range that looked pretty and contained some of my fav natural ingredients: lavender, neem and Tahitani Monoi oils. ...
Cantu Care for Kids review (sponsored by CantubeautyUK)
I’ve been using Cantu haircare on my tresses for a few years. I usually have something from the brand in my cupboard. My favourite is the leave-in-conditioner which I use as a hair styler. When Miss V turned 5, I began using some of my haircare products...
Guest Blog by Maryam al Serkal: getting beyond the parenting paradox “do as I say but not as I do”
Last month the kids and I reviewed 'Mira's Curly Hair' by Maryam al Serkal and Rebeca Luciano. However, to celebrate the book's publication, The Tiger Tales is part of the 'Mira's Curly Hair' blog tour. Maryam has written us a guest post about her...
Mira’s Curly Hair: book review
If you know me, you’ll know I love to talk all thing hair, especially curly hair. In my family, we have four different textures. My daughter wonders why her hair isn’t like mine. She’s got looser curls (more like waves) than mine. She and I could totally...
Natural Hair Haircare during perimenopause: tips from Keracare’s Director of Education, Jacqui McIntosh
I attended another good masterclass hosted by Brown Beauty Talk. It was Brown Beauty Talk (BBT) in collaboration with Kercare haircare, at The Hunter Collective. The objective of the event was to educate and empower attendees to care for their hair and...
My natural hair during pregnancy
Today’s hot sunny weather has made me reminisce about the last time I was 5 months pregnant, but then I was holidaying in Trinidad. This was near the start of my natural hair journey. I asked my dear and trusted friend, Chelsea, to help me cut my hair to...
TIGERTALES.
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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