Hair Texture

A black vector of a spiral

To figure out your hair texture, compare it to a standard piece of thread. Medium is about the same size as a piece of thread, fine is thinner, coarse is thicker. The same way that you can have different porosity, density, and curl patterns around your head, you can also have different textures. For example, […]

Curl Pattern/Type

Hand drawn curl patterns

First on the list of things you didn’t know was “a thing” before diving into the curly world- hair typing. Turns out there’s more than just basic denomination of “curly or straight.” I’m sure at this point everyone has seen pictures like my terrible drawing that I did in “paint” pictured above. These are curl […]

MYK Silk vs Slip Silk Pillowcases

MYK and Slip silk pillowcases

Disclaimer: I was provided with free product in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and are not influenced by the developing company and/or its affiliates in any way.  https://www.instagram.com/p/BzAvzLHFjDv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link I’m just going to open this by saying I love silk. As a general statement, regardless of what kind. Did […]

Budget Buys

The word save spelled out in scrabble tiles

Updated 1/16/20 Much like my “Favorite Products” list, I’ll keep updating this list as time goes on so that it’s always accurate. Some of these products overlap with the favorites list, some will not- I’m not going to list the hair needs they suit here, but these are things that is worth looking into the […]

Zazzy Bandz Review

Sana wearing Zazzy Bandz

Disclaimer: I was provided with free product in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and are not influenced by the developing company and/or its affiliates in any way.  Info about the brand A portion of every purchase goes to the Peniel Centre Orphanage in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Paraphrased from zazzybandz.com: […]