Cultured in Media

NOT EVEN A FEW HOURS AFTER I SPENT ALL THAT TIME FLAT IRONING, LOOK AT WHAT I AM LEFT WITH FOR THIS WEEK. IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER, THICKER, AND MORE BIGGER, AND MORE THICKER....UGH!!

STAY TUNED FOR STYLES DURING THE VMA'S BROADCASTING LIVE FROM MY CITY = BROOKLYN. PRE-VMA STYLE WATCH: J-WOW GETTING GLAMMED NICOLE BYER FROM GIRL CODE LADY GAGA ARRIVING AT BARCLAYS CENTER Angela Yee on the carpet Rocsi Snooki looking gorgeous Ciara and Future Katie Perry Lil Kim VMAs Iggy J-Hudson J-Hudson Again Jordin Sparks Lady Gaga wig is craaaay Rihanna keeping it simple Lil Kim TLC - Tboz, and Chilli

JUST ME TODAY. FLAT IRONED BECAUSE  I GOT TIRED OF DOING MY HAIR BEFORE WORK. =)

This woman is RIH -diculously gorgeous. From hair, to make-up, to her humble personality, to her style, Rihanna has it all on lock.  This summer, via her instagram, I noticed she is rockin' her natural (assumed) hair texture which makes her face stand out even more. She looks so young with her hair worn in this manner. I just had to drop a post about one of the baddest (IMO).  Take a look at her changes in hair over the years. 

I decided it was time I go back to the care I used to give my hair. I used to take the time to make sure my hair was feeling good. I noticed my hair was in it's healthiest state doing oil rinses back in 2011. I would oil rinse every two weeks. The week I wouldn't oil rinse, I was deep conditioning. I figured this weekend was as good as any to begin. Enjoy the pictorial. During oil rinsing. I used EVOO  and Africa's Best Hair/Skin Oil with a dab of Conditioner See the waves? My natural texture and glow after the oil rinse I decided to braid it for a gorgeous braidout in the morning. Let it airdry under the fan for a total of four hours. It didn't come out as fluffy as the last time but it still looked great to me. 

I logged on to twitter, which I do for entertainment only, and seen a tweet that had me cthu. I just thought I would share it with you all. He basically is saying: If Trinidad James can grow his hair out, why the hell can't other women? Lol I had to admit, he had a point.

As you know, I am currently writing an urban fiction novel entitled Broken Pieces.  Being in this field, I have met and talked with a lot of other authors. But one in general stood out to me - Joy Deja King. I read her books years ago. Started off with the Bitch Series  and so on. Anyway, I started to notice that is was the same woman on every single book. Curious to say, I dug and found out that in fact it was Deja King herself. The first thing I noticed about her was her  beautiful hair. This is before I was into the whole "is she natural or relaxed" craze. But now discovering that she just pretty much "let's her hair go" meaning leaves it alone, I am in love with it even more. Check out these pics and also check out her books. She also writes under the synonym Joy King. Also, she has a mixtape out as well. <iframe src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=scarhairobse-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0984332510&ref=tf_til&...

Simply put - IT'S GAAAWJUS! This style is beautiful. Can pretty much rock with with jeans and a dressy blouse, or can wear it on the Red Carpet, such as Chrissy Teigen did. All it is is a wrap-around braid that is tucked in at the center into a rounded bun.

I don't know what got into me. Recently I have been wearing nothing but this high bun. At first I thought my head was too big but oh well if it is. It looks cute.  Just thought I would share a few pics of it.

I never came back to upload the rest of the pictures. So here you go. Enjoy this quick and easy style. If you are lost as to what I am referring to, check this post .

In all of my years on this Earth, I have not discovered as much beautiful hair as I have seen on instagram. I mean there are some naturally and even relaxed beautiful black women with the most gorgeous manes. I mean manes that will have you literally drooling. I thought it would be cool to show some pictures. This week I want to show EnvyMe_Mary . This beauty just happens to be a hairstylist with Aveda Institute. Our black is beautiful. Even if it is mixed with other blends. EnvyMe_mary says to be  African-American, German, Cherokee, and Russian.  What is amazing is, the products that she uses are not some high-end ordered from offline stuff, but products that you find in your local beauty supply stores. I spotted for this summer she is using Mane & Tail products as well as Shea butter leave-in conditioner repair cream. Follow her instagram for more pictures and inspiration.

"You can say I'm plain Jane, but it's not the same I ain't in to big names, but I like nice things I watch boxing matches and uh football games  I wouldn't mind being an actress, but I love to sing  I like going out, talking walks and stuff I don't round that many girls cause they talk too much..." We all know the beautiful girl back in the day with Wyclef Jean's R&B group, City High. Well that beautiful girl is now a gorgeous woman. Claudette Ortiz and her hair are absolutely flawless. Those curls, that clear skin, again, those curls....Wait are you watching R&B divas btw? Well, if you aren't, you  may want to tune in.  This Afro (of Puerto Rican Descent) beauty was blessed with gorgeoud curls that just blossom into the most beautiful, natural "twist out" like style. If I could only get my hair to that level. Sigh* It appears as though she really don't do anything special except wash and go. I guess t...