Cultured in Media

We all remember her as Fancy on the Jamie Foxx show. I remember her because of her beauty. She always just had beautiful skin to me that I always wished I had. You know, that flawless clear skin. Well did you also know that she is Haitian? Of course you did. Anyway, I always loved her braidouts/twistouts. I tried to find her hair-care regimen and I mean I tried hard but for some reason, she doesn't really talk about her hair practices. Go figure. However, I did find a couple of picture of supposedly her "naked hair." Garcelle Beauvais seems to have relaxed hair, I could be mistaken but I doubt it. And it also appears her natural texture (judging from the images of her needing a bad touch-up), she seems to fall right into a type 4b. Either way, her hair stays gorgeous with extensions or without.

CELEBRITY FEATURE OF THE WEEK: JANELLE MONAE Bad Boy Records has a new artist and this artist brought along a new look to the music industry. With her signature “tux” suit and her 1950s themed hair style, Janelle Monae has become a natural hair inspiration to many....( Click here to continue reading her natural hair story )

It is a known fact that our hair is different from other races. No matter how many times people say “it’s just hair,” fact still remains that our hair is unique. We can do many things with our hair that most have a difficult time doing, for example, achieving an afro or keeping styles in longer; we are able to manipulate our hair to do as we please. Hair Types Type 1 Hair:  Straight hair that hangs loose and free Usually it's sleek and shiny Not easy to hold a curl Hair easily become oily but is hard to damage this type of hair. Type 2 Hair Type 2 hair is wavy hair. Hair type between Straight (type 1) and Curly (type 3). Hair has an S shape to it. Doesn't bounce much but sticks with whatever style you choose to do. Whether you want to keep it straight, curl it, or wash-n-go and wear it natural, the style will hold. Hair tends to frizz easily with type 2 hair Type 3 Hair Includes lightly curly hair to a very deep curly pattern that look like springs Curls are often ...