Walmart Beauty stepped up the entire game when it comes to our hair care needs. If you haven’t checked it out yet, welcome to the Curl Shop. Follow me to find everything your hair needs for this season!

This post is sponsored by Fantasia Hair Care I’m a wash and go girl to the core, so I’m always looking for incredibly easy styling products. I love a product that I can easily slather, slide or spray on to my freshly washed and detangled coils, and just GO with. One of my latest favorite… read all

One of the coolest things about being an OG in the natural hair and beauty space, is that I’ve had the opportunity to truly watch the space evolve. I’ve seen brands come and go, expand and shrink. I love watching the movers and shakers who approach this industry wisely.  There are so many aspiring entrepreneurs… read all

Before the retail stores sunk their teeth into the natural hair marketplace, online was the place to get your hair product needs. Back then, the most popular products were for sale via their own websites. Now, they’re all curated and displayed in Amazon’s Textures and Hues store. I love what they’ve done – the section… read all

This post is sponsored by Head & Shoulders For years, I had a flaky scalp but didn’t know what caused it, or how to treat the problem. Was it dandruff or dry scalp? All I knew was that the problem was persistent, from my teen years on into adulthood. I tried so many things, from… read all

That moment when you encounter a book that’s a true keeper. That moment when you read a book you wish you had as a child, or wish you had written yourself. I felt all of that, the first time I beheld My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera. It’s just so beautiful. The… read all

This post is sponsored by Head & Shoulders Me and flakes, we go way back. I started showing signs of white flakes around my hairline when I was a mere tween. I went from being confident about my newly-relaxed hair to feeling insecure super quickly – like, what’s with this itchy scalp? These flakes around… read all

During the holiday season you can totally rack up discount deals at major retailers, but you know indie brands have my heart. Especially the ones that celebrate our beauty at their core essence; creating products for us, by people who could be us. So this black-owned indie beauty holiday gift guide will celebrate and highlight… read all

One of the things I admire most about Gabrielle Union is how grounded she is. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her a few times — I believe we first met at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event, and then again when we did Essence Magazine’s Upfront event in 2013. That was a panel… read all

When I learned that a friend of mine with an impeccable grind had been hired by Walker & Company — maker of genius shaving brand Bevel  — I had a suspicion that something amazing was afoot beyond the world of men’s grooming. Tristan Walker is a savvy entrepreneur who’s in this for the long haul. For… read all