Hair Talk - Volume II

******NEWS FLASH******


Unless your hair is naturally straight, or it has had all of the life chemically straightened out of it, you WILL NOT be able to keep your hair silky straight in humidity.

Its just not going to happen girlfriend, i'm sorry. Full head weaves, braids and such are your friends in the summer. When you work out, the best you can do is wear a sweat band and cover your entire head with one of those 100% cotton bandanas to keep your hair as dry as humanly possible.

I know this is hard to accept. I know because I went through the frustration myself. I would flat iron my hair every morning, trying to maintain that silky look through a particularly sweaty night...

That nasty burnt hair smell use to overpower my perfume and freshly washed skin.

That scent is not normal, and it IS one of the reasons your hair will never reach the lengths most Black women would give a pinky toe to have.

So just think on what i'm writing and continue to read my blog. I have a large variety of cute hairstyles that will work with your frizzy relaxed or natural hair instead of working against it!

Until next time...
XOXO
Tanisha

Hair Talk - Volume I

So! I'm really excited to share with everyone the tips and products I've tried over the past few years that have really helped me get my hair into excellent condition. I haven't reached my final goal yet, but I am well on my way. I'm looking forward to documenting all of my success, with the goal in mind that it will help all of you too =]

I'm attaching a picture of how I'm wearing my hair these days. It has really helped me this summer with the muggy HOT weather in NY this year. I've had it in for a month now, so its a little frizzy, but frizz just can't be helped with this type of hair!

I plan to post a growth comparison picture within the next few posts and also I plan to regularly posts pictures so you can see my methods do work in real life!

My hair is completely natural, however, I have learned, while growing my relaxer out, that the goals you have in maintaining your hair are the same whether you're relaxed or natural. These goals being:

* Keep hair elastic (internally moisturized) and
* Keep hair's cuticle layers as flat as possible(More on this in a later post)

Hair grows, the objective is to keep your ends from getting frazzled, which is difficult, especially for those of us with particularly frizzy hair.....

So I'm looking forward to blogging everyday! Look out for Volume 2 and beyond! I also plan to share nail art ideas, hair styles, and just about anything you can think of to upgrade your girly side =]

XOXO,
Tanisha

Knappy - Don't Be Mad, Be Informed

I find this topic to be so strange. Mainly because I'm not sure if the lack of information on how to properly care for knappy hair is somehow done intentionally (via "The Man" haha) or if the lack of info is due to the variations in knappy hair. Or perhaps there are other reasons i'm not yet aware of....(please share your ideas with me!)

So many people with knappy hair and there's still a big question mark for most on how to achieve soft, long, relaxed or pressed hair. There are tons of websites and books out on the subject, but even these outlets continue to perpetuate myths or require life long purchases of specific products.

My mission is to spread as much good news as I can regarding products and techniques and other topics regarding Black culture. I struggle with maintaining the length of my own hair, so I also plan to document my progress here.

I'm excited to get this thing going!

xoxo,
Tee