16 December 2009 ~ 32 Comments

Question of the Day: Does the “big chop” work on oval-shaped faces??

Wow, y’all have been really active sending in questions, news alerts and thoughts. Keep ‘em coming This question was submitted by BGLHer Crystal.
“My name is Crystal and I have a question… With an oval shaped face should I have my hair cut short or should I wait to grow it out? I would [...]

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28 October 2009 ~ 26 Comments

Style Icon: Lola in London

Where are you from and what do you do?
L: I live in London and I work as a User Experience Consultant. That probably doesn’t mean much to a lot of people (I always find it hard to define!). I basically work with digital products (mobiles, websites, touch screen ticket machines etc) and help to improve [...]

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22 October 2009 ~ 26 Comments

Style Icon: Sierra from Texas

“When I big chopped, I felt free inside. I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw no masks, nothing to hide behind. I saw the real me…and I loved it.” ~Sierra

Where are you from and what do you do?
S: I’m from Houston, TX, but currently living in San Francisco, CA. I’m in [...]

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20 October 2009 ~ 17 Comments

Now and Then: Shontae

Shontae was one of 5 winners in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway.

“Becoming natural has been the catalyst to my appreciating more features and aspects unique to me and the black community.” ~Shontae

I am originally from New Orleans, but I currently live in Richmond, VA…by way of Hurricane Katrina. I’m a single mom to [...]

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07 May 2009 ~ 29 Comments

do you know what today is?

it’s my nappiversary!
well not exactly…lol…unlike many of you, i (jenteel) did not write down the date!  but i do know that 10 years ago in the beginning of may 1999, i officially went natural (again).   i did my first big chop in may 1998 (what was it about may?), but after 8 months of [...]

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