Upward Toward the Sun
This is a celebration of hair that grows like a flower, upward toward the sun! This is for all of you flowerhead ladies out there no matter what you look like. If your hair grows upward, this is for you. And if your hair grows downward, well, there are some tips in here for you too ;-)
Photos, videos, advice, product reviews and more... all delivered in a clear, easy to read fashion. (Click the photos for more info)
Time for a new blog intro!
I've decided that this is a political blog as much as it is a hair blog. After all, hair is political, especially kinky/curly/coily hair.
During the last three years that I've been writing this blog, I've noticed more and more natural hair blogs, youtube videos, and natural hair products designed with flowerheads in mind. (What's a flowerhead? Ladies (and gentlemen) if your hair grows upward toward the sun like a flower, then you are a flowerhead.)
That's great. I love seeing the great photos and sisters on the street rocking their fro's.
Still, at least for me, I still hear the term "good hair" much too often. And the adoration of light colored skin is destructively naive. Hence, my decision to add a little more politics to this blog.
Let 2012 be the year of enlightenment!
I love Solange! I especially love that she offers an alternative to Beyonce that’s as commercial.
(Source: ladypantsbklyn, via divalocity)
This is a short interview with the owner of Sula NYC. They make the exfoliating olive soap I just purchased. I think it was formulated for the body. I’m planning to use just a tiny bit on my scalp to cleanse it.
Received my new Tangle Teezer and shampoo. The shampoo only a few ingredients: olive paste, vegetable oils and potash.
The brush is fantastic! It’s really gentle and works really well on dry hair. I have to test the shampoo and the brush on wet hair and report back.
If you click on the picture, you’ll go to the Going Natural page of instructions.
I think I am going to try to wear my hair like this, at some point. If I braid or twist at night (large sections) and take out in the morning, it might work. The braids and twists have to be pointed toward the front, sides and downward. I don’t really know how to achieve that height… But I think the layering gives her hair shape.
(via naturalbelle)
