Real Black Girl|Women of The Diaspora
Hello! Happy June! I really enjoyed this discussion so I thought I’d share it on my blog. Let me know what you think in the comments. I can really relate to some of these ladies! Have a great weekend! Amma Mama
Straight Tapered Style on 4C Natural Hair
I love this! Jouelzy is one my favorite natural hair vloggers. She recently just did the tapered cut and this video shows how she straightened the top. She also has a very detailed post on her blog about this cut and style {if you live in the DMV, she got her haircut in DC, deetz…
My FAV Ghanaians on YouTube!
Hey everyone! Now I don’t discriminate here on the blog! HOWEVER, since it was Ghana’s 57th Independence Day last Thursday {3/6/14} and I watch a lot of YouTube videos, I thought it would be fun to share my favorite Ghanaians on YouTube! Below is my list but it isn’t in any particular order:-) 1. LizLizLive…
Chatting with AkushikaGoneNatural
1. Please introduce yourself! My name is Jennifer a.k.a AkushikaGoneNatural via my YouTube channel 2. How long have you been natural and why did you decide to go natural? I’m currently 2 years natural. I big chopped on Dec 1, 2011 (Yup, in the winter time), after transitioning for 3 months. I decided to go…
LAID Edges
laid edges (noun)- The art of laying the hair on your forehead and hairline so flat, that it appears the gods themselves have painted it onto your face. ~ by Hallease This video is so funny to me!! I love Evelyn from the Internets because she absolutely cracks me up. I must say that I…
My Current Situation
Hey everyone! So I am still rocking my braids and today marks four weeks of having them in. I normally don’t like to keep protective styles in longer than four weeks. However, I love these braids and I don’t miss my hair! It’s so cold and snowy in Maryland. I am enjoying this hair break. My hair…
Bantu Knot Twist Out {revisted}
Also known as a “Bantu Knot Out”. Potato, patata. Anywho, I did them again. I was itching to do them since the last time. I used the exact same products. As I Am Naturally Twist Defining Cream, Jamaican Black Castor Oil {used to seal my ends and unravel my twists} and good old H2O. My…
Afro State of Mind
I just got this book {pictured above} in the mail this past Friday and I was PUMPED! Yep, the last book I read was President Obama’s Dreams from my Father last August. Excellent read I highly recommend! I love books about African and African American history. I also love books about natural hair and the…
Bantu Knot Twist Out
I was inspired by one of my favorite YouTube ladies Jouelzy, to do a bantu knot twist out for my birthday yesterday! On Wednesday evening, my sister in law blow dried and trimmed my hair. She said my ends were really bad and the worst she has ever seen them. They were pretty bad and…
Celie Twists Reloaded
My Celie Twists post from September was featured on my FAVORITE natural hair blog, Black Girl with Long Hair aka BGLH. I have been following BGLH since I transitioned in 2009. I love that site so when the founder Leila asked me if she could feature my Celie Twists post on her site, I was…
Amma Mama 