How I get defined curls

I'll be honest my hair isn't always defined. Some days it's a big ball of frizz and I've learned to love it either way. That said, I…

Hair Update | April 2016 [Video]

It's been a while since I just sat down and talked about what's going on with my hair so I thought a hair update video was due.  Let me know …

Hair | How I Detangle [Video]

I've had a few questions on how I detangle my hair so I put together this video. The key things for me are only detangling when my hair is moist…

Haircare | Spot Hair Conditioning

I've always had such great success with conditioning certain areas of my hair separately, specifically my ends or my edges. Mid 2010 was the fir…

5 Ways to prevent single strand knots

Anyone else plagued by the killer that is single strand knots will understand how frustrating these can be. They're a natural feature in coily a…

Review | KeraCare Overnight Moisturizing Treatment

I've been using a lot of KeraCare products over the last year and the Overnight Moisturizing Treatment(£10.95/115g)* has become one of their pro…

Hair | Styling with Curlformers

I bought a Curlformers Styling Kit (long and wide version) way back when I started taking caring for my hair seriously in 2011. I was into all things…

3 ways to avoid dry hair this winter

The winter season sucks out moisture from even the most luscious strands and sometimes you have to do a little extra to keep your tresses hydrated. …

How-To | Hot Oil Treatment [Video]

The temperature has dropped so much in the UK that I'm relying on my hot oil treatments more than ever to give my hair a little 'pick me up&…

Black Beauty & Hair Aug/Sept 2014

The latest issue of Black Beauty & Hair actually came out a little while ago but where I took a small step back from blogging recently I didn…

Styling Short Relaxed Hair

This is one of my most read posts that I decided to revamp as the most common question I get from readers is how to style short hair in ways that do…

Relaxing | Self Relaxer Preparation

This how I  self-relax my hair with a no lye relaxer. Everything detailed here is a combination of my own personal experience with relaxers, what I&#…

5 reasons your hair is breaking

I get a lot of emails usually from women who can't figure out why their hair is breaking. In most cases it relates to an imbalance of protein an…

DIY Hot Oil Treatment

There's now well and truly a chill in the air and the cold can be so harsh on our bodies, especially our hair. Each time the winter rolls around…

Coconut Oil

I started using Coconut Oil at the beginning of my hair journey back in August 2010. I barely used it and I knew so little about oils then that when…

What is texlaxing?

Instead of processing my hair bone straight I purposely underprocess my hair to leave some texture which is called 'texlaxing'. Texlaxing is…
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