As you can see on my blog, I've recently become abnormally obsessed with color. It's not even healthy ladies. I want to dye my hair so BAD!! But I know I'm not the only one out there. Women with curly black hair ( more specifically in the 3C- 4C category) have been fascinated with color for years- especially since pastels became so popular-but, they might have bought into the myth that we can't dye our hair because of ...the economy? All those beautiful rainbow curls might cause global warming or something? Well the point is there should be nothing stopping us, and if we do it right we could kill the show.

Below, I've compiled a list of some of the most stunning uses of color I have ever seen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do and, maybe, it might inspire you to do a little something for the summer- despite what the economy is telling you. 

Enjoy loves!

 

Haven't you heard? Gray and silver is the new black.

 

BOBBIN'.

 

TRIPLE OMBRE?! Her hair is black at the top, gray, and THEN purple. 

GORGEOUS and CHANGING THE GAME. 

I hope you enjoyed my little collage of hair color and my gif of Storm (because she's queen). Sometimes I post random things but I hope you LIKE them! Also, If you are interested in dying your hair this summer and you want to read a cool article about pastel hair colors, here's a link. I hope this post was useful for you, or at least entertaining ( because it was fun to put together, ha!)

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

So this blog post goes out to all my girls with those long curly manes that might not be African-American ~ Don't worry I've got love for you too! From up-does to hair treatments the stuff on my blog is for all:) Here are 10 curly hair ideas for the summer, enjoy!

#1.)Blonde ombre for the Beach

You guys think I'm kidding, this look is hot and blonde is always ready for the summer. Release your inner sexy beast.

OR, just any kind of ombre to be honest.

#2.) Reverse Ombre

This look is actually my favorite ombre style because it's so hot and unexpected. Like hot damn.

#3.) The Braid

The Summer is hot so mix it up by keeping it all behind your shoulders at least!

#4.) Experiment with Color

#5.) Let it loose

#6.) Shave off One-Side

Like I mentioned in my last post, one-side is where the money is. It's edgy and hot. Just do it. 

#7.) For those with the long curly fro...

Enough said.

#8.) Flowers and Bunzz

 

I've got your "how to" right here, because isn't it awesome?!

#9.) Marley twists

#10.) And, as always, for the bold and beautiful

Try some beautiful dreadlocks:)

I'll most likely do another follow up post on more hair ideas because there were so many ideas I couldn't include them all! Some of these hair ideas are also pretty general so for the next post I'll be more genre specific and do one for each hair type. But I hope these helped you come up with some ideas on how to be lovely over the summer!

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

So, continuing on the theme of hair (hahaha), I've put together a cute little list of all the cute short natural hairstyles of the summer.

Enjoy my loves!

#1.)A splash of color

Found here, for more natural hairstyles with color

#2.) Cocoon Curls AND Color

From one of my favorite youtubers (with instructions, because who's playing games?)

#3.) A Straw Set

A simple hair style that will last three to four days but requires a time investment ( w/ all the straws, you know...)

#4.) A Cute Mohawk

#5.) Just Shave One Side?

More shaved-side ideas, but let's be honest. One-side is where the money is! 

#6.) Twist it Out

#7.)Halle Berry is Always an Option!

She's not particularly natural but if you wanna straighten and gel at one point...

#8.) Cornrow Braids!!

#9.) For the bold, try the goddess Lupita's look

#10.) Or Go Abstract

I hope these gave you some good ideas!

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

Hey Guys,

So I would like to officially apologize for all of the construction going on with my blog. The template and the overall code for the website has been glitchy, and personally I like the format of this webpage better. It's just that the page has been stressing me OUT and hopefully this is the last week something like this week goes down.

 Thanks for being patient, you ladies give me life! I will have more posts coming up by the beginning of this week. Also, ( as a side note) I will have my author page back up and the menu fixed. This page has been all sorts of crazy but the content will remain faithful. TRUST.

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

So, I did a little research for this blog post and took a poll from my naturally curl endowed beauties on the street to figure out the "goods" and "bads" of co-washing!I co-wash my hair pretty irregularly so I figured I'd need help to write this post and what I learned was pretty surprising. Co-washing doesn't have that many negatives and if you're curly its much better for your hair that the typical shampoo and conditioning, but nonetheless this a confessions post so these are the things you don't typically hear about but would LOVE to know!

#1.) THE CO-WASH MATTERS

There are many products out there promising you the luscious mane of a goddess but in reality leave your hair either weighed down and oily or dry and brittle. Do not let that be you! Some co-washes I would recommend would be:

-As I Am Cocunut Co Wash Cleansing Conditioner
- Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus
- Cowashing Cleansing and Conditioner

#2.) YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH USING IT AS A SUBSTITUTE TWO OR THREE TIMES BUT...

After a while you must wash your hair, there's no avoiding it but when shampooing focus on shampoos that do not include sulfates because it could reverse the effects of the co-wash.

#3.) FOLLOWING UP NEVER HURTS

Use coconut oil PLEASE!! its the best for your hair, will moisturize it and will not weigh it down!!

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

So, with the warming weather and your beautiful curly mane you might have thought "Hey, I've heard about this new cool anti-frizz straightening hair thing and I might want to check out straightening my hair and wearing it down in the city". * audible gasp from the crowd*

ONE, heat isn't of the devil we can straighten our curls from time to time- beauty doesn't have just one look,

And TWO If you've heard about Keratin Smoothing Treatments you might want to check it out because it is a new cool anti-frizz straightening hair thing!

HERE'S THE DEAL:

Sure New York City is, in one word, sweltering over the summer and the humidity could curl the hair off an elephant's back but if you don't want to rock your curls for the whole summer and instead want a little variety, this hair treatment is the thing for you. Especially if you're in college.

A keratin hair treatment coats the hair from root to tip in protein and the process does not need to be done in a hair salon, you can do it in your dorm room or your home. When it does this it makes your hair easier to straighten in the future and also rejuvenates your hair while its on it, giving it a smoother texture and making it 10x more easier to manage. It also, since the hair is coated in protein, becomes more resilient towards humidity and will stay straight as you literally walk through fog (I'm not exaggerating. The first few days I felt immortal).

Now I don't do product reviews on products I haven't tried myself and I don't get paid to write these reviews so this is written from both research and experience. Let's be honest, if you're skeptical you have every right to be. It sounds like a perm and it requires a lot of heat to get the protein to meld onto your hair, and even if it did it seems like your hair would be a lot heavier or your curl pattern would be ruined.

But it works and it keeps working for about two months!!

You heard me.

The product I used was ION Keratin Smoothing Hair Treatment and I used it last summer. You're hair will be flawless and it will grow as long as you don't forget to moisturize your scalp instead of the strands and use non-sulfate shampoos and conditioners. The heat protectant for the product line is one I also strongly recommend. The smoothing treatment maintains your curl pattern while completely straightening your hair ( and believe me, it will be SCARY straight. I have 4c hair).

I recommend everyone try this, even those with 2a or 3a curls because it makes your hair so much healthier and stronger and even helps renew it from color and heat damage. 

Comment below and tell me what you think!

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant

So, determining your curl pattern if you have curly hair is the first step to taking care of your hair, whether it is in a protective style or simply blowing in the wind. I know that all the “4C, 3F, 9JYL” jargon can get hard to understand so I’ve dedicated a post to breaking it all down in simple easy to understand language. I’ve even included pictures!

THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF CURLY HAIR (2, 3, 4):

(TYPE 1 Hair is assumed to be straight)

TYPE 2: WAVY HAIR

Think more beach waves than curly when you picture this hair type. Maintaining curls for this curl pattern can be difficult due to the fact that heat damage, dehydration, and other stress on the hair can straighten out your culrs.

2A: The hair tends to be slightly “S”-shaped. 

2B: The hair is “S”- shaped but curls closer to the scalp and sticks closer to the head.

2C: Hair curls closer to the scalp and remains loosely curled to the ends. 

TYPE 3: CURLY HAIR

3A: This curly hair pattern has more of a loopy consistency with a the “S”-pattern. These curls are tighter than 2C’s because the curls usually have a circumference the size of two fingers put together.

3B: This pattern tends to have thicker hair and curls that are stretched at the root so the hair resembles a wavier pattern until the end where the curl is definite and tighter (think the size of a pen or marker). This curly hair pattern tends to be heavier.

3C: This curl pattern resembles the circumference of a pencil and tighter waves from root to tip. It tends to get frizzier than all other curl patterns.

TYPE 4: THE KINKY CURLY HAIR

4A: This hair pattern tends to be tightly coiled with an “S” pattern but its curl pattern is easily visible in comparison to 4B’s and 4C’s. This hair type is highly dense.

4B: This hair pattern has a “Z” pattern and the hair bends in sharp angles. The hair can be described as wiry and coarse and also experience shrinkage between 70-75%.

4C: This hair type will never clump without styling products and ranges between thin and coarse strands. There is less definition and the hair is dense, experiencing shrinkage from 75%-80%

STAY GORGEOUS.

Peace and Love, Ladies

Tendai, your local civil servant