Archive | locs

03 March 2010 ~ 15 Comments

Franchesca (tutorial)

Where do you live?
F: I’m originally from South Florida, but I currently live in New York City. I’m a graphic designer, comedian and video blogger.
Why did you make the decision to go natural?
F: I went natural shortly after I graduated high school in 2002. I had always wanted to go natural but I wasn’t confident [...]

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25 January 2010 ~ 11 Comments

Toshia

Where are you from?
T: I am originally from Memphis, TN. but I currently live in Las Vegas, NV. I am an office manager at a busy public hospital. I also have a non-profit organization called Purple Wings where I mentor adolescent girls and try to deter them from the nightlife of Las Vegas. [...]

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17 December 2009 ~ 10 Comments

Markesha (tutorial)

Where are you from?
M: I was born in Florida and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. I currently reside in Atlanta Georgia where I’m pursuing a career as an emcee, singer/songwriter.

When did you go natural?
M: I was seventeen years old when I went natural and now I’m 30 years old. I not only loved the look, [...]

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03 December 2009 ~ 55 Comments

Question of the Day: Are locks stigmatized in the natural hair community?

BGLHer Nev, a Boston native and winner of the Now and Then November giveaway, is currently free-forming her locks.

Check out what she had to say about her choice of style:
“As you may know, I am currently freeforming my locs, which to many, is not “mainstream friendly” as it is usually considered a “messy” or “dirty” [...]

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23 November 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Leah

Where are you from?
L: I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. My parents are Jamaican & Guyanese, and I’ve lived in Atlanta for just under 10 years, so I consider it my other home. I do sales and marketing for a distribution company. I’m a social media/pop culture junkie, so a good work day [...]

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13 November 2009 ~ 15 Comments

Style Icon: Sydnye from Texas

Sydnye is a friend of Shari’s. I’m happy to have her on BGLH

Where are you from and what do you do?
S: I’m from Houston, Texas. I have a PhD in Human Development and Family Sciences. I’m an early childhood mental health consultant.
When did you go natural?
S: 2002. I never liked having my [...]

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26 October 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Now and Then: Jennifer

Jennifer participated in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway.

I’m from Southern California but I currently live in Connecticut where I’m in law school. I’ll be graduating in May and plan to go into criminal defense and/or advocating on behalf of people with criminal convictions.
On going natural…
I had my last perm in August 2006, mostly out [...]

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19 October 2009 ~ 10 Comments

Monday Style Icon: Nia from Baltimore

Where are you from and what do you do?
N: I’m from Baltimore…and I’m in transition. I’ll be a college student (somewhere, God willing) in the spring. But right now I work in a high school as a Project Intern for the Youth Development Unit.
When did you go natural? Why?
N: I’m natural by default. =) I [...]

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13 August 2009 ~ 26 Comments

rachel: NC artist… dope natural hair

Hey guys, I originally posted this on April 30, 2009… but since we’ve been talking about big chops/versatility/’it’s just hair’ I thought this would be an appropriate interview to re-post. Rachel is, by far, been the most diverse chick I’ve profiled on BGLH. She’s done everything from back length locks to a big chop to [...]

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04 August 2009 ~ 25 Comments

BGLH is a Black Weblog Awards Finalist!!!… and a natural high school classmate runs for Miss Jamaica World

So we made it to the Black Weblog Award finals! We lost out in the ‘Best Writing in a Blog’ category, but we made it as one of the five finalists for ‘Best Style and Fashion Blog’ and ‘Best Culture Blog’.
Voting for the finalists is open until Sept. 1. So please vote for us!!! [...]

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