Ms. Natural Music Video

Great music video from Brown Audio, called Ms. Natural.  Besides being a great song, the video is filled with gorgeous natural beauties!

Giveaway! Book - A Natural Hair Journey

Jenice Armstead, the author of "A Natural Hair Journey, Stories and Memories of a Curly Girl" is giving you a chance to win a copy of her book... but you must do ALL the tasks!   Here are a few things you need to do for a chance to win:

1)  "Follow" Jenice on twitter - Jenice Armstead 
2)  Go to www.jenicearmstead.com and respond to this post below telling us two things you learned from the site, about the author and or the book.
3)  Follow this blog

Once you have completed this steps (don't forget to comment below), email Jenice directly at Jenicearmstead@gmail.com, letting her know that you have entered the contest. The contest ends in one week, on August 13th, 2012. At that time, Jenice will choose a winner and the winner will be announced on the blog during the week that the winner has been chosen. Good Luck!!

Update: Natural Hair Couple Doll for Dinah!!

Here is wonderful update from the gorgeous newly wed couple, Dinah and her husband. Back in November of 2011, Dinah purchased a Natural Hair Doll Couple from my online store - Natural Girls United.  She took her new dolls and had a clothing designer - The Pieces Of Anarnia, create a wedding day outfit for her dolls, that would be perfect for her wedding cake table. Dinah happily reports that her wedding was amazing, and I can see by their beautiful photos that it was a gorgeous day. 

Model Tiffany Marie

"My natural hair journey came when I decided to do the “big chop”. I did it because my hair would grow,  but always break off and become thin at the ends. I went to the doctors and they told me it could be stress related, because they couldn't think of any other reason it would continuously break off.  So after doing my hair and finding the drain filled with damaged hair and the floor covered with hair after styling, I decided it was time to go back… Back to my real roots, and I cut it all off. I was amazed how fast, thicker, healthier, and longer it has grown in just thirteen months, and I look forward to more of the natural hair journey.

Most of the products I use vary depending on the style I choose. When I want my hair to be naturally curly, I tend to use Kinky Curly Knot Today and Cantu Shea Butter Leave in Conditioner. I seal my ends with an oil I mix of Lavender, Rosemary, Safflower oil, coconut oil, olive oil, peppermint, tea tree, and jojoba oil. Most of my products I use I try to make them as natural as possible, and I believe natural hair should not be expensive or high maintenance, but carefree and effortless. People tend to respond to my hair with either stares of amazement, temptation to want to touch it, and I have even gotten people to ask if it is all mines. I’ve had people of different races, and ages ask about my hair. Before going natural, I’ve never gotten stopped as much as I do with natural hair. Not a day goes by that I get asked about my hair care regimen, and I usually tend to spend as much time as I need to express the love of natural hair."

The advice I have given to people who want to go natural is that it is the best thing you could ever do for yourself. Going natural gives you a whole new perspective of loving yourself, and my advice would be love what hair you have despite the length, texture, and color, and that love will extrude from your scalp. Natural hair is not hard to maintain, and can be done with deep conditions, lots of moisturizing, and just allowing your hair to do its own thing. The saying goes “less is best”, and that is the best way to describe having natural hair." - Tiffany

To learn more about Tiffany, check out her blog Complex Beauty, or contact her on Facebook. 

Mane 'N Tail and Conceived By Nature

Mane 'n Tail has a great product line for hair care that includes shampoos, conditioners, dangler, hair polish and more! They also have a new brand called Conceived by Nature. "Conceived By Nature is a completely natural and organic hair care line. The story is simple…sourcing the world for the highest quality natural and certified organic components, Mane 'n Tail designed each shampoo and conditioner to be uniquely balanced for incredible performance, with fragrant aromas to provide a multi-sensory experience that leaves hair natural, healthy, clean and conditioned." - Conceived by Nature

The Conceived by Nature shampoo and conditioner comes in three great scents: Lavender, Citrus and Rosemary.  To learn more about these products and their benefits go to Conceived By Nature and Mane 'n Tail.

Hair Ecstasy - Hair Care Products

Check out a new brand of hair care products by Hair Ecstasy. "Virgin Hair Fertilizer - It nourishes and strengthens new growth and maintains a strong foundation so your hair doesn't break while it grows longer and endures the stress of heat, braiding and chemicals. Apply daily and comb it through for even distribution. Leave in. If your scalp is healthy but your hair is not growing long, this is the product you need." Carib Sales

Polishes - "Hair Ecstasy Polishers return life and moisture to dry, damaged and chemically treated hair.They fill, seal, resurface and smooth the hair's surface giving it moisture to repair split ends and prevent hair breakage." - Carib Sales

To learn more about Hair Ecstasy, check them out on Youtube and on Facebook.  To contact there company for sales, email alex@hairecstasy.com  .

Miss Curve 2011 Chrisandra Wells

Meet Chrisandra:  The Miss Plus Caribbean Universe Pageant will take place in Wildey, Barbados on August 19, 2012 at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium. Pageant contestants qualified to compete by being a winner of a plus size beauty pageant in their respective countries. Approximately 15 beauty queens from the Caribbean islands, Brazil and the United States. The categories of competition will be Swimsuit, Evening Gown, National Costume, Talent and Interview. I am the only contestant competing with natural hair and feel very honored to have the chance to compete. Celebrity natural hairstylist and Natural Hair Oscar recipient Thando Kafele will be styling my locs. To follow my journey please connect with me. Facebook: Miss Curve 2011 Chrisandra Wells, Facebook: Miss Plus Caribbean Universe Pageant Twitter: curvychrisandra