Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your @EchelonHair! (Plus Get a Discount Code)
It’s so funny—years ago I hated weave. Then I’d go to a local salon and have them add maybe 2-3 tracks for length and volume, but then after like a week or two, I’d be back to have it taken … Continue...
View ArticleTomorrow is National Hair Revolution Day! #MyHairRevolution
Tomorrow is the first National Hair Revolution Day! It’s a day created by Strength of Nature (the company that brings us brand like Beautiful Textures, African Pride, Mega Growth, and more) to...
View ArticleHow I Grew Out My Shaved Side Cut on Natural Hair
OK, so I cheated a bit, but I managed to grow out my shaved side cut I got last May. If there’s one thing about going natural that has seriously amazed me, it’s all this hair bravery I’ve had the …...
View ArticleMy Mini Photo Diary (& Hairstyles) from My Time Out in LA!
I seriously LOVE LA. The scenery, the restaurants, the shopping, the people-watching, the traffic—oh wait—ok so I don’t love the traffic but I seriously love visiting LA and recently headed out to the...
View ArticleHair Update!
Time for a hair update! I took my weave out yesterday (for now—something new might be making its debut in time for Fashion Week….lol) and I was in LOVE with my cut and how my hair was just swanging...
View ArticleMy New Fave Flat Iron
Look, I am a woman who knows her strengths and weaknesses and will admit to them. And boy is working my way around a flat iron NOT one of my strengths. I’m okay with maintaining the look I get after …...
View ArticleMy Style: The Outfits and Hairstyles I’ll Be Wearing ALL Through Fall
Ahhh—it’s officially fall! Forget January 1st, the beginning of fall is more like my New Year. I feel like I get a clean slate for style as soon as the autumnal equinox hits. The season means new hair,...
View ArticleMy Newest Do-Good Hair Accessory: The Pink Curl!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time of year that is very near and dear to the heart of all of us and especially for curly hair expert hair brand Ouidad. Brand founder Ouidad herself is a survivor...
View ArticleWearing Jogger Pants. Not Jogging.
I’m not EVEN going to lie—since I bought these jogger pants from Gap (I got them from the Tall section online which I am completely obsessed with lately—they also come in regular and petite lengths,...
View ArticleOh Hey, I’m in a Motions Hair Advertorial in the December ESSENCE!
I’m in the December ESSENCE!!!! I shot a really fun advertorial for one of my favorite haircare brands Motions Hair back in March and here I am getting my hair done by URSULA STEPHEN (the hands that...
View ArticleEchelon Kinky Straight (AKA The Hair You Need if You Love Full, Textured...
One of the biggest things that used to deter me from trying any kind of weave was the fear of getting them to blend properly with my own hair. It of course would be obvious that the weave hair wasn’t …...
View ArticleWhat Is That? Velvet?
I tend to shop pretty often but in my defense, it’s not my fault. See, I like to peruse stores like H&M, Topshop, Zara, and ASOS for what’s new all the time because of FOMO (fear of missing out)....
View Article3 Fall Coats $74.80 or Less on Me
I used to be so against shopping at Forever 21 because in the past anything I bought from there would seem to start to fall apart before I got home and as someone who can be a little indecisive, I’m …...
View ArticleWhere I Put on All the Holiday Things
Don’t you just love this time of year? OK—I could probably do without the extra crowds at the mall, the extra traffic, and yeah, I could probably do without getting tempted constantly by all the...
View ArticleDressed In All Black Like the Omen. If the Omen Also Wore Plaid, Too.
OK—so many things about this post. They say all-black is the quintessential New Yorker uniform but even as a native New Yorker, I find myself seldom wearing all-black looks. Perhaps it’s the Caribbean...
View ArticleThe Grizzly Bear Coat
Standing at 5’9″ sometimes certain fur coats can be a little grizzly bear-ish, but I don’t care…lol. No seriously, I usually go for thinner bear coats like this one I got from H&M and the trick is...
View Article“Under-layering” or How You Can Sometimes Get Away with Skirts in Winter in NYC
I went to Catholic school in NYC from kindergarten through my senior year in high school and took public transportation for a good 75-80% of that time. I also dreaded the “winter uniform” which...
View ArticleLayerT
I’m obsessed—with a lot of things, of course—but also with buying faux fur accessories. I have more than a few faux fur stoles, faux fur wraps, and even faux fur fingerless gloves. I keep buying them...
View ArticleMy Grenada Travel Beauty Bag
Hey, folks! I’m back like I never left…lol. I spent ten days in beautiful, you-MUST-visit Grenada and I’m having a tabanca since getting back (especially since it’s FREEZING cold here in NYC and the...
View ArticleHow I Keep My Heat Styled Natural Hair from Reverting (for Exercise & Swim,...
Last night on Instagram (follow me!) a lovely reader asked me how I keep my hair from reverting. My answer would have had me thumb hustling my iPhone replying back on IG so I decided to do a post…lol....
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