This was originally put up a few months back but taken down because of posting difficulties. Having worked the kinks out, I’m reposting it now… **** BGLH: Where are you from?HaitianRoots: born in port au prince, haiti. bred in the burbs of chicago. BGLH: How many years have you been natural?HaitianRoots: my last relaxer was [...]
Alexis was featured on BGLH in May 2009 where she spoke of the joys and difficulties of being a natural high school student in Detroit. Now this natural cutie is doin big things! She was recently interviewed by The Detroit Free Press, a leading Michigan newspaper, about her decision to go natural. Peep what she [...]
Kasey was one of five winners in our recent Now and Then giveaway. I am from Memphis Tennessee but I live and work in Nashville as a Residential Customer Relations Representative for AT&T. On going natural…. My natural journey was an accidental one! I wore sew-ins for about 2 years and my last relaxer was [...]
Shari is up in the lab designing a new webpage for BGLH. But she’s also trying to figure out a new regimen for her transition from relaxed to natural. Peep her questions and help if you can…(continued from Sunday) There are a few challenges I run into on a weekly basis. Maybe all of you [...]
Yes, BGLH now has an on-site graphic designer. Shari — who debuted with the Saturday retrospective during guest blogger week — will be re-designing the site and also do some writing. The new BGLH website will debut in early Fall. She works for an advertising firm in Chicago and has done design work for top [...]
“My hair was in a bantu-knot out that had been stretched via the blowdryer only because I decided to cowash about two hours before prom (BAD IDEA) and didn’t have to time to do my usual banding method. It turned out better than I thought, and I added some hair jewels to snazz things up.” [...]
BGLH: What color would you call your hair?RAQUEL: Hmm, I had to look at some pictures again to decide. Maybe “Spiced Cinnamon”? It does kind of remind me of the cinnamon that I put on top of my espresso sometimes, except a richer, deeper color, perhaps. BGLH: What hair dye do you use? RAQUEL: The [...]
hey guys,here is our first ‘how-to’. as dwight schrute (from ‘the office’) would say… you’re welcome. instructions“the bantu knot-out was done on dry hair (blow dried or air dried) with a little bit of setting lotion. I only parted the front how I wanted the hair to fall. I sectioned off hair randomly (no parts) [...]
