Natural Accessories for Natural Hair Enthusiasts

This past week, I spent time with my family and friends in Columbus, Ohio. One of my good friends and new fellow author, +T. Ayan Nelson, hipped me to the brand of +Toni Daley. I am absolutely in love with my new earrings. I just had to sport these on my way back to New Jersey. As a naturalista, I love sporting new and cute accessories. Below, you will find other earrings by Ms. Daley that caught my eye.

Lauryn Earrings

Me loving these earrings

African Woman Earrings

Still loving the earrings 

Afro Picks Earrings

Yep! Still loving them

Living No Lye Tour: NYC

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Living No Lye Tour: NYC. It was amazing.  Enjoy the picture to the left found at Essence.com  

Living No Lye Tour: NYC

All About Natural Hair

Living No Lye Tour: NYC

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Living No Lye Tour NYC. The event was absolutely amazing. Essence Magazine was there, along with a lot of well known bloggers and YouTubbers. In being a naturalista for over six years now, I never really knew my hair type. I had tested out different products as some natural books had stated I should do. I expected I was a 4 C based on information I read and comparing my hair to the information on different websites. What I did know was that my hair tended to like some moisturizers, it dried very quickly, and it worked well with some products compared to others. I also knew that Co-washing was definitely for me, especially in the warmer months. 

Sister Scientist 

At the event, Audrey Davis-Sivasothy briefly discussed people's hair porosity being either low, high or in the middle. More details about this was presented by Sister Scientist who gave further details. She even showed a simple experiment to determine your hair porosity, which was to soak a piece of your hair in water for about two to four minutes. In some of the characteristics she stated about low porosity hair, I suspected this was my hair type. I tried this experiment at home and found out that I did have low porosity hair. Sister Scientist also discussed finding out how dense your hair was by comparing it to a piece of thread. If your hair is the same thickness of the thread, then you have medium or normal size; however if it is thicker, then you have very thick hair.

Mo Knows Hair

MoKnowsHair did her thang when it came to showing the audience a great style they can do on their hair. She talked about three strand twists, which can be a little difficult to do at first, but she seemed to know all the ins and outs about it. I could definitely relate to Mo in being a Midwest gal who had recently moved to a big city (New Jersey). I laughed as she discussed garbage disposals in Midwest because I too was accustomed to them. 

 Maria Antoinette slayed the hair game with her natural clip on hairpieces. She took a very ordinary hair style and turned it into perfection. Both of her subjects' hair looked beautiful. 

Goodies from the Event

In having V.I.P status, I was provided with a goodie bag full of things I will definitely use. I also made my rounds to various tables and picked up a couple of things. I will definitely use all my products, which consisted of a microfiber towel, The Science of Black Hair, dietary supplements, curl an styling cocktail, conditioner, earrings, and adjustable hair bands.

Great event. I will definitely make sure to attend future events. #LivingNoLyeTourNYC #NaturalHair

Various Natural Styles

Various Natural Hair Styles

To the right, you will notice the various natural hair styles that I have done in the past and present. The majority of the pictures show me with braids, which is a great protective hair style. Braids are great for the summer time, especially when the humidity seems to be disastrous on your hair. They are also easier to manage with all them added responsibilities that you may have due to parties, poetry events, summer vacations, and all that good stuff.

Treat yourself sometimes by getting your hair done by a professional and doing different styles on yourself. It is well worth it.

Roller Set Curl Style

Summer Natural Hair Styles

 Natural girls, need help with some summer natural hair styles? Check out the styles to your left and below. These styles can be obtained from blow drying naturally curly hair, straightening it out, and then placing rollers in your hair at night. Of course to keep it fresh, I would suggest placing rollers in your hair each night after your initial roller set curl.

I hope you enjoy these styles and definitely share them with friends.

The Many Styles of Natural

I have been natural since July of 2009, which would make six years in July. I can't believe that it has been that long. Throughout the year, I wear my hair in many different styles. Here are just a few. Enjoy and happy natural-hair-styling!