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The Education of a Natural Hair Stylist: The Beginning
I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my ish. It’s been five years since I graduated from Aveda with a Cosmetology Diploma and four years since I graduated from FAMU with a B.A. in Visual Art. Credentials are a big deal to me, although it’s not so much the piece of paper that’s important. What’s [...]
The Cardinal Sins of Natural Hair: Oh Henna
I promised I would leave this debate alone but I feel like starting stuff this morning. In the grand scheme of all things natural, henna is not your friend. The science notwithstanding, if you henna, don’t plan on putting any other color in your hair. Henna is a stain. It’s like intentionally putting mud on [...]
The Cardinal Sins of Natural Hair: #2 Eggs, Mayonnaise, Honey Oh My!
Staples of the time honored tradition of kitchen mixoloy, eggs, mayo, honey, apple cider vinegar, avocados, etc. have been purported to cure a multitude of hair and skin challenges. I will not say they don’t create the desired effect we want, but lets approach this from another angle, food rots. Food is designed [...]
The Cardinal Sins of Natural Hair: #1 Improper Cleansing
To Poo or Not to Poo that is the question? There seems to be an undying tension in the natural hair community as to whether shampooing is truly an essential part of the hair care process. The debate though is missing the whole entire point. It has hinged on the effect of certain shampoo ingredients, [...]
The Stylist/Client Partnership: Stylist Responsibilities
The last few weeks on the Love Notes blog I have explored the relationships between consumers and stylists, where I emphasize that the stylist client relationship should be a partnership lead by the goals and desires of the client. In the past few weeks I’ve come to understand that many consumers have multiple Hairror Stories [...]
Caring vs. Bitterness
There is an art and a science to all hair. From the underlying structure of the follicle to the 3 part structure to the shaft, something called hair theory governs how hair should be treated. This week the issue if DIY vs. Stylists seems to have set the twitter/blogger universe abuzz. The discussion though is [...]
The Business of Natural Hair: Trust Issues
Natural seems to be synonymous with do it yourself. And we are proud naturals, boasting on twitter and Facebook about our epic detangling and twisting sessions. We have created countless techniques to trim, style, bkt, and color our own hair It is always a great thing to know how to manage and maintain a major [...]
