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Guest Blogger
Lady Kinnks is the main contributor, but we frequently have guests like you to share your natural hair experience.
I can definitely relate to Uzuri’s story. As I child, when it came to choosing my style from the walls of the JC Penny salon… my hair just couldn’t duplicate the options provided. It lead to relaxers, Jheri curls, etc. Read more about what pushed Uzuri to the natural side…
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Bad Hair
For a long time, I knew going natural was the right thing to do, but I’d been taught that my hair texture was “bad” and given every reason to think that my hair being “nappy” was the worst thing it could be. Because of this thinking that was forced on me as a child, I went from hair that hung to my middle back when it was pressed out, to about 11 inches of confused mess.
I went through every hair chemical known to man from the age of 9 to 16.
Styles • TWA (Tennie Winnie Fro) • Twist-Out • Guest Blogger • Products •
Guest Blogger: Tiffany
Tiffany left the comforts of Linden, NJ in order to embark on a new adventure in Philadelphia, PA. After 5 years and becoming a fine connoisseur of ramen noodles, she graduated within the top percentile of her class and received her BArch. from Temple University. Upon graduation, she started working at a nationally recognized architecture firm and began her quest to save the world – one building at a time. In the spring of 2009, Tiffany entered amongst the elite as a registered architect; and has been committed to advancing the field through various diversity initiatives such as bringing awareness to elementary school students and mentoring college bound young adults. Tiffany does not like chocolate – nor does she care for pastel colors. She enjoys long walks on the beach and enhancing the beauty and spirit of her old Victorian-styled home with her bare hands. When she is not tending to her afro, she is cuddled up with a good inspirational book, listening to loud rock music or encouraging her musician husband to never lose faith and continue on his quest to become a rock star.
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So.
I was one of those people that were born with a FULL head of hair… It seems like from the very beginning that I was destined to have a life full of hair stories…I am finally beginning to realize that my hair is actually a vehicle for my strength and wisdom today.
My journey begins with the legendary straighten comb and tiny braids and cornrows with beads on the ends… These were my mother’s saving graces…
They seemed to be the only thing to make my hair manageable – or maintained and presentable for a period of time…
BUT… not only did I have a full head of hair – I was tender headed…
Sadness.
Pain.
Tears.
I am sure that this was not a place that any mother would want to see their daughter. It was horrible.
No matter what she did – I was either:
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Guest Blogger •
I said it before, and I will say it again… Laquita is the number one supporter of natural hair online!! You may have seen her featured on several natural hair sites and blogs, most recently Textured Playground. She shares her hair journey, and previous stylist expertise on her own blog All Natural. In addition to being heavily involved in the blog community, she writes articles for eBraiding, DC Examiner, and Clutch Magazine. Did I mention she also owns her own hair care line Bo Beam? NOW, I am happy to say Laquita is a regular contributor of Kinnks.com!! Every monthly, Laquita will share an editorial of the growing world of natural hair business. ~Lady Kinnks
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The Business of Natural Hair
By Laquita
As the popularity of natural hair grows so does the business of natural hair. Not too long ago, you could not walk into a store and actually see a product on the shelf geared solely toward natural hair. But nowadays, not only can you find products geared toward natural hair all over the Internet, but in the beauty aisles of drug and grocery stores and neighborhood beauty supplies.
Target has even dedicated aisles to natural hair products like Miss Jessie’s, Jane Carter, CURLS and many more.
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Coming from a large family, populated by mostly women, hair is discussed on a daily basis. My earliest member is being 4 or 5 walking to my grandmother’s house to get my hair pressed. I can still full the excitement and fear in my chest. Excited because getting my hair pressed meant something important was happening, and fear because the plan was to put something that had sat on top of a hot burner in my head. And getting burner was a reality, because I could never keep still. That was one reason that my hair pressing sessions got passed on to my grandmother, she was the best at it and had the most patience with me.
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I had the opportunity to meet Felice at Duafe Lifestyle Expo this past February. I was attracted to the unique pieces adorning her table. I copped beautiful earrings from Felice, who is a veteran to natural hair and owner of www.NubianJewels.Biz. Felice shares her business was born with the need of creative expression…
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Greetings:
My name is Felice Akosuia better known by some as Felicia Anderson. I have always been very natural, loving the 60’s emphasis of the afro.
