Loc'd Man: Pablo Luis

For those people who may not be familiar with you, please tell us who you are and what you do:
My name is Pablo Luis, 23 years old. Originally from Richmond Virginia, currently living, working, and creating in New York City. Art, Music and Design pretty much sums up my life.

How long have you been growing your locs?

Started my senior year of High School, so about 5 years now.

What do you use on your hair product wise, to maintain it?

I usually don’t do anything once I leave the shop except make sure my scalp is oiled. I only use pure Shea butter or castor oil.

How often do you wash/retwist your loc’s and is there someone who helps maintain your hair on a regular basis?

I try to go back for a re-twist every two-to-three months. I am lucky to have a real down-to-earth, half Jamaican, half Spanish woman named Mariana as my dread technician, she works out of a shop in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mix of Patios and Spanish always make our communication a little more interesting.

Captured Curls: Model Asia Dee

Does the beauty below look familiar? I am sure you have seen her face all over the net and on American Apparel billboards and ads. I am happy to welcome Miss. Asia Dee and her curls to The Good Hair Blog. Read her curly girl story below. I hope you enjoy!

Please introduce yourself?

Hey there!  My name is Asia Dee.  I am a model from Long Beach, based in Los Angeles. 

What is your current hair regimen?

My hair has a mind of its own.  I wash it every couple of days and allow it to air dry. I use conditioner and a hair pomade every day to maintain in between washing.

When you travel how do you care for your hair?

Since my hair upkeep is fairly simple, the only thing I NEED to have is conditioner.  Using baby hotel bottles of conditioner is not cute.

Not Hair: Pieces of Mojo

In addition to my other obsessions, I adore beanies. My friend and fellow blogger/creator, Jocelyn of CurlyNuGrowth, is pretty awesome at making stylish hats for bush and loc rockers! I think her beanies and tams may be my favorite thus far. The headwear is crocheted in cool patterns and with fun colors. What I really love about Jocelyn's "Pieces of MoJo" line is the fact that she makes the hat with elastic on the rim so it stays PUT! Gone are the days of me bobby pinning my hat to my hair. I also LOVE that you get the option to line the hat with satin which protects our fragile strands. 


Pieces of Mojo is indeed my new obsession. I have 6 or 7 hats from Jocelyn that range in fit, slouch and color. CharBaby also has one too! If you are looking for a new fun hat, Pieces of Mojo is the way to go! Click HERE to shop. 

xoxo,

Alex

Natural Hair Theme SONG: SuperNatural Me!!

So, yea... I pretty much love what this cute couple has done! Check out the song below.

Make sure you check out KashTV if you haven't already.

xo,

Alex

Big Hair and Brunch= SUCCESS!

So, my first event hosted alongside Carlyn of Black List Affiliates went GREAT! The tickets sold out in 2 weeks and the ladies who came out to support were AMAZING. I cannot wait to host another. It was such a low key gathering, which is what I wanted. We came together, we ate, we laughed and had a beautiful time together. Under the jump are a few photos but most are on bighairandbrunch.tumblr.com. Our photographer, Erika Layne, worked her magic at the event and got some stunning photos! Head over to the new Tumblr to see them. 

Not Hair: Oyin Goodies!

I will skip my "I LOVE OYIN" rant and jump right to it! I enjoy reading and CharBaby is learning to read (she loves it)---so why not support handmade and buy Oyin Handmade's tees and children's books?! We did, we love them. I posted the below photo on IG yesterday and the pic was a hit! Want a shirt? BUY HERE. 

Thank you Oyin for being such an active part of my hair journey--and now tee shirt and book collection. ;)

xoxo,

A.

Healthy Hair: Twist Out on 3-day Old Hair

I swear the thought of twisting my hair at night annoys the living light out of me! LOL, I can't be the only natural who rolls eyes every time it's time to tackle their mane. I love my hair but sometimes, I am NOT in the mood and that is why protective styling is usually my best friend. I will have my Heat Free for Koils hair installed this weekend and I cannot wait for another 3 months of freedom!

Last night I had no choice though, retwisting before bed was a must! The frizzies were emerging and my strands were a bit dry. Luckily, my bush had been good to me for 2 whole days without being retwisted so I had to show it some TLC. Plus, I have a photoshoot today and cannot have my hair looking a hot mess! 

All I did was put about 8 flat twists in and seal the ends with Ouidad's Whipped Curls Daily Conditioner, which I love. Then I rodded the twists, threw my bonnet on and called it a night. My shrinkage is super real though and my hair is expanding as I type this--no big deal, that's the #naturalhairlife for ya! I guess this style is something like an updo? It's clipped up in the back with Sunci Wingless Hair Clips---these clips are amazing!

Over all, I am having a pretty decent hair day. Let's see how much my hair will shrink up by the end of the day though... 

How are you wearing your hair?

xo,

Alex

Loc'd Man: Genesis

For those people who may not be familiar with you, please tell us who you are and what you do.
Hello everybody, my name is Genesis, I am a DJ that currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. I am 22 years old, West Indian parenting, have traveled the world for numerous artist, playing tunes that make people dance and have a good time.

How long have you been growing your locs?
For about 5 years. (since my senior year of high school)

What do you use on your hair product wise, to maintain it?

My loc'tian uses a small amount of beeswax and honey for retwisting after it's washed and shampooed.

When traveling on the road how do you maintain your hair between shows?
To be honest I don't (even though I know that I should). I really don't bother my hair until its time to get it done. I do take care of it, but regular maintenance on the road, or even at home isn't something I tend to keep up with.

Is there someone who helps maintain your hair on a regular basis?
Besides my mother or anyone she would recommend, it would have to be me. I don't trust everyone that says they are a "loc'tian" for simple reasons, you tell someone your hair is twisted in this direction and they twist it in the opposite direction. Simple things like that turn me off from getting my hair done by people I don't know. Some people don't care about your hair, they just want the quick dollar.

Not Hair: Nessie Designs Giveaway *closed*

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED!

So, Spring finally decided to show her face in DC today and I am EXTREMELY happy! With that being said, I was doing my usual Etsy browse when I  stumbled across a super cute shop called Nessie Designs. The minute I spotted the amazing butterfly headband on the "Handpicked" page, I nearly fell out of my chair!

How stunning is that headpiece? *swoons*

Anyway, not too long after my discovery I decided to reach out to the designer to see if she was willing to host a blog giveaway, she said yes! So, one of you lucky ladies are going to win a $25 e-gift card to spend on your own accessory! I ended up purchasing the orange monarch butterfly one and cannot wait to get it.

Want a chance to win?!

Good luck!

xo,

Alex

Healthy Hair: Twist and Curl

Hey y'all! I just wanted to pop in and give you an update on how amazing my hair was this weekend, I LOVED IT. The bush was in need of a major wash, I think I put off washing it for about a week, I got one good puff ball on the last dirty day that got me a lot of stares... the bigger the hair, the harder they stare is what I always say. 

Side note:  My hair is between 8-9 inches long now. I was able to retain all of my length and grow 3" of hair while wearing my Heat Free Hair weave for 3 months, yes, I finally did a length check.

*dirty puff*

When I finally got around to washing I used Kurlee Belle's Shampoo, Wondercurl's Clay Cleanser (amazing) and Kurlee Belle's Deep Treatment (amazing). My hair thanked the #naturalhair Gods for finally being washed, conditioned and conditioned some more. My coils were in hair heaven!