Cultured in Media

Now this contest in China is taking "long hair, don't care" to a whole other level. Check out the video below. Personally, I do NOT want hair that long. That is a bit too drastic for my taste; especially when the hair does not even look all that healthy. All of the women appear to need some deep conditioning, oil rinses, and a heavy trim. How about you? Would you ever let your hair grow this long?

Can you say GAW-JUSSS!! I mean literally, GORGEOUS hair. Africa Miranda definitely has it made with her lucky curls/kinks.  One night, I'm awake looking for something to watch when a show came on the Bravo Network. The show looked semi-interesting to me so I watched a little more hoping that it was full of black women since the show is based in Atlanta. I was in for a shock of my life, when Africa Miranda popped up on my screen with the most delicious curly fro I have ever saw. I mean the hair was so thick, so healthy, so luscious, that I almost made love to it from off the couch. Right away I went to research mode. I had to know who this beautiful woman with the even more beautiful hair was. What I found out is that Africa is more than just a reality star, she is also a singer, and a fellow hair blogger. I believe she even belonged to a site I still frequent ( LHCF ). It appears as though she takes VERY good care of her hair. I just have a few questions I would love t...

I received the following email. If anyone is interested, fill out the form. You  must be up for some sort of cut and color treatment. HAIR M O DEL EXPRESS is looking for hair models for the  “Martino Cartier VIP Event”  in New York, NY Address:  Models will be screened. Please click on the link and fill out the e-agreement form. If you qualify to attend the casting, we will provide you with the address and additional needed information. Upon receiving details & directions you are being formally invited to attend the casting and you will be added to the Hair Model Express model list. Click on the link, or copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.tfaforms.com/301667 Model Type                                         We need 3 female models; one model need...

Didn't really come out the way I would have liked. I didn't braid too tight or didn't dampen the top half enough because the braids came out very limp, I still pulled off the look, but not the desired effect I wanted. So for the rest of the week, I'm just going to take the failed braid-out and wear a high bun with a braid in the front.

You saw the previous post, so you know I can not use heat until the fall season is over. This week, my starting hairstyle of choice will be a braid out. I did not wash my hair, I am doing my braids on old flat ironed hair from last week. To prepare my hair for the braids, I first combed through my hair. I sectioned it off into two sections - top half and bottom half. I start gathering my materials that I will use. Detangling brush Profectiv Growth Lotion Avocado Oil Oil for the scalp (Optional, I use my homemade growth mixture so that my scalp will not be dry during the night) A few scrunchies to tie the loose ends at the bottom if they do not stay braided, or you can use rollers Starting with the bottom half, I oiled my scalp and massaged it in for a few minutes. I took a good amount of PGL and ran it from the follicles to the ends of my strands. I then took the detangling brush through it to make sure no knot would be present when I take down. I then took a dime sized a...

Well September 21st marked the first day of Fall. So for the remaining of the year, I will be protective styling or using low maintenance styles to make Waist Length happen for me. My hair is growing fast, but slow at the same time. I mean, I see progress but slow a the same time.  Anyway, I took starting pictures of course and will (struggle within myself) not to length check until the end of this challenge. I do get one pass, which is for my birthday in November. Other than that, twists outs, braid outs, wet wraps, banana clips, wash-n-gos, and big buns, are my only options for now. Starting pics: September 22,2013 I'm past BSL so I'm unsure of what this length is called. Hmmm...

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As my hair continues to grow, I am trying different mixtures again. So for the next three or so months, I will be using a mix of cinnamon oil, avocado oil, prefectiv lotion and african's best hair oil, and lastly - herbal hair grease. This combination is gathered into an applicator bottle and will be used  every other day. Besides that, I am upping my scalp massages. Hopefully, I will reach full waist length by the end of this year. Yaaay to growth I do not have the time upload pics and detail my exact regi at the moment, but I promise to come back this weekend with the starting pics, ingredients, benefits of the ingredients, and advice

I had to come and blog about this. I know this whole "black hair care" thing has been a topic for the past few years and is increasing in popularity for the whole "natural" phenomenon, but every since I had been on this "journey," there have even been men who have been complimenting my hair. Last summer, I was walking to the corner bodega when this guy out of nowhere was like "I love a black women with long flowing hair." LOL  That simple comment made me feel as if I finally graduated in the hair academy. Yaaay me! This brings me to something that happened last night. Again, I had to run out to the bodega to grab some cranberry juice. I hate going outside when my hair is not done. Those are the times I always seem to run into someone that I know, in which I have not seen in forever, ugh! So I had used some oil, and a profectiv product, then put two braids in my hair, then continued on to the store. As I am standing in line, there was two men st...