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Stepping into summer!

Stepping into summer!

If your hair features coils, kinks, or waves, summer can feel like a test: sun, heat, chlorine, and humidity all tug at moisture and curl integrity. This post offers a...

Stepping into summer!

If your hair features coils, kinks, or waves, summer can feel like a test: sun, heat, chlorine, and humidity all tug at moisture and curl integrity. This post offers a...

Dear Summer, My Melanin Still Drinks Water: A M...

Scene: It’s 2:17 p.m. The sun is out here flirting like it never got left on read. I’m two bops into the cookout playlist when my cousin whispers, “Elbows.” I...

Dear Summer, My Melanin Still Drinks Water: A M...

Scene: It’s 2:17 p.m. The sun is out here flirting like it never got left on read. I’m two bops into the cookout playlist when my cousin whispers, “Elbows.” I...

black woman surfing in the beach

The Top Benefits of Using a Hair Mask in Summer

Struggling with dry, brittle hair during the summer? Discover why every Black woman should add a nourishing hair mask to her routine this season. From restoring moisture to enhancing curl...

The Top Benefits of Using a Hair Mask in Summer

Struggling with dry, brittle hair during the summer? Discover why every Black woman should add a nourishing hair mask to her routine this season. From restoring moisture to enhancing curl...

Celebrate Black Business Month: Take the Challenge to Support Black-Owned Businesses

Celebrate Black Business Month: Take the Challe...

This Black Business Month, I’m celebrating with intention — by choosing to buy Black, share loudly, and invest in our community. As a proud Black woman and entrepreneur, I’m inviting...

Celebrate Black Business Month: Take the Challe...

This Black Business Month, I’m celebrating with intention — by choosing to buy Black, share loudly, and invest in our community. As a proud Black woman and entrepreneur, I’m inviting...

When Passion Isn’t Enough: What Ami Colé’s Closure Says About the State of Black-Owned Beauty

When Passion Isn’t Enough: What Ami Colé’s Clos...

After four powerful years of redefining beauty for deeper skin tones, Ami Colé is closing its doors. But the story goes beyond one brand. In a beauty world still dominated...

When Passion Isn’t Enough: What Ami Colé’s Clos...

After four powerful years of redefining beauty for deeper skin tones, Ami Colé is closing its doors. But the story goes beyond one brand. In a beauty world still dominated...

Plan Your Hair Look Like You Plan Your Outfit

Plan Your Hair Look Like You Plan Your Outfit

I used to wake up on Mondays hoping my hair would somehow cooperate. Now I plan my hair look like I plan my outfit, with intention. My hair isn’t an...

Plan Your Hair Look Like You Plan Your Outfit

I used to wake up on Mondays hoping my hair would somehow cooperate. Now I plan my hair look like I plan my outfit, with intention. My hair isn’t an...