Author Archives: Aphro
CARRIER OIL SERIES: WHY ARGAN OIL?
Argan oil (also known as liquid gold or miracle oil) is derived from the seeds of the Argan tree fruit. It’s one of the rarest and most expensive oils in the world. Argan trees, used to span North Africa, but can now only be found in Morocco. The tree has been marked by UNESCO as […]
Hairspiration Tutorial: Meet Fabulousity Is Me
So here’s a short tutorial on how to create the cutest afro puffs. The beautiful ‘FabulasityIsMe‘, a popular vlogger shows us a short tutorial on how to she does it. Before that though, is a shout out to one of my many beautiful followers. She has an amazing sense of style, and I just wanted to […]
Hairspiration Tutorial: Meet Ebony
Got a TWA? That is, Teeny Weeny Afro …. Ebony from Coloured Beautiful shows you how to define your natural curl. Ebony from Coloured Beautiful shows you how she does it …
Hairspiration Tutorial: Meet Franchesca
Saw this amazing hairstyle done by the beautiful Franchesca, of the popular natural hair vlog Chescalocs. Check out the tutorial below:
Carrier Oil Series. Why Castor Oil?
Castor Oil My love of castor oil is evident. Let me break it down for you in this post, I hope you grow to respect its qualities as much as I have. What is Castor Oil? It’s a carrier oil that’s extracted from the Castor bean. Castor oil has been used for a long time […]
I trimmed my hair – AGAIN
Hey ladies, So … I trimmed my hair. As most of you know, I’ve started texlaxing my hair. Texlaxing is the ‘art’ of processing your hair with a normal relaxer ensuring it doesn’t go bone straight. This allows your hair to retain some of its original texture and more thickness. Right now I’m battling with […]
Carrier Oil Series. Why Coconut Oil?
What can I say about coconut oil … too many things. But I won’t be preaching about it on a personal level, I’ll just use this post to give you the facts about coconut oil and it’s known benefits. Let’s get down to the basics. What is coconut oil? Virgin Coconut Oil is edible oil […]
The Carrier Oil Series
Hi all! A few people have been talking to me about why I endorse one product over the other. So I’ve decided to start a Carrier Oil Series that takes you through the benefits of each oil and how I believe it will revive your hair. We are all on a hair journey and with […]
Recap on my 2012 Hair Goals
Remember when I told you what my hair goals for 2012 were going to be? ‘My goal this year is to level my hair out so that it’s the same length throughout. Right now the hair in the front is shorter than that at the back. So when I reach mid-back level, I will start […]
Loice’s Hair Journey (October Update)
I introduced you to Loice back in March. I’ve been working with her, providing her with strategies to grow her hairline back. She’s on the Hair Line Challenge trying to slowly manage the growth of her hairline. There has been a lot of progress with her challenge, but competing priorities at times haven’t had her […]
