So the summer is upon us…pretty much…and my hair is already starting to take a beating. I know that some of you all are having or are about to have the same issue. Dry ends or dry hair in general, breakage, seeming lack of growth….these are signs that something needs to change!! So I am proposing a hair boot camp. A concentrated, focused amount of time and energy to get the results that you want. But…summer weather is not the only culprit in this battle of health, oh no…YOU ARE! Many say that you are what you eat, and what you put in, you get out. My question to you is what are you putting into your body??? Are you drinking enough water? Are you eating fruits and veggies? Are you taking multivitamins? Are you taking care of yourself? Realize that you can’t focus on the hair alone, the body…
Hey everybody!! I have decided to give my blog a facelift and a name change! It will now be called Gurlish Curls!! I am excited about the change and I hope you guys are as well. I decided to change the name because when I initially decided to do a blog, I just went with the flow of, “Oh, I have natural hair so it has to say natural or naturally something..” I never really took time to be creative. So with the personal changes I’ve been making in my life, I figured why not change the blog to reflect that as well. To me, Gurlish Curls stands for being grown up, with childlike wonder and excitement for my whole life including my curly, kinky hair! Its about loving me just they way that I am, and if I don’t like something, I’ll change what I can! For me, this…
Puerto Rico y Pelo, Puerto Rico and Hair….Its almost unreal how both of them actually went together on my vacation!!! *winning* Soooo, about 3 weeks ago I went to the beautiful PR for a week with my husband and boy let me tell ya, that vacation was the best ever and one of my first “out of the country” trips!!! The food, the drinks, the people, the food (that food was good!), the land and scenery…it was wonderful. Here are a few pics of what I saw and where I stayed! BTW some parts of the descriptions are in Spanish!! I gotta start practicing more somewhere!!! Las cuatros photos aqui son del Castillo San Felipe del Morro y El Castillo San Cristóbal en Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico. ¡Muy bello! Le Consulat HotelCondado, Puerto RicoQuince minutos afuera de Viejo San Juan Viejo San Juan (arriba) y La Casa Barcardí (abajo) You can…
After almost 1 1/2 years, I actually went to a salon and got my hair done! I hate going to salons because I hate waiting for ever to get my hair done… Anywho, thanks to Natural Chica’s last video of her Too Groovy Salon experience, I decided to check them out. Now for me to have gone to do this, I had to be at the salon at 9AM in rush our traffic WITH the added benefit of rain (what a joy…). I was up at 7 AM to leave at 8AM to get there. Tired as crap, I went and here is the result of my experience… Here are the pictures of my trim before the curls…. After Curls… …
Today’s Black Fact: Maeling Tapp Maeling Nicole Tapp is THE Natural Chica!!! As most of us have come to know Maeling is a spokeswoman for the natural hair community. She started off just blogging to track her natural hair journey, but it has grown to such proportions that now she has a website, tons of youtube videos, and travels to many different cities participating in and co-hosting natural hair parties, hair shows, and talks. This beautiful woman is unknowingly teaching others to love themselves just for who they, natural hair and all. She is a great woman to know and hanging out with her is always a blast! You can see her on NaturalChica.com, @NaturalChica on Twitter, Facebook and on Youtube.
Today’s Black Fact: Jasel McCoy Jasel Deneice Martin McCoy is such an amazing mother, friend, and fitness Guru. She is an Exercise Physiologist, with a Master’s in Business Administration in Healthcare and a Master’s in Exercise Science. She is currently working on a Ph.D in Public Health. Her passion is for health and healing. She loves teaching people how live better, healthier lives through proper nutrition and exercise. She leads a Zumba fitness group in Atlanta, and she also has her personal fitness website and facebook page. She is doing amazing things to change the lives of others one meal at a time!! Check her out on Jazzyfit.com and Jazzy Fit Fitness on Facebook!
Today’s Black Fact: Jonathon Grant Jonathon Paul Grant is an great poet, husband, and a dedicated teacher! He has a passion for speaking and sharing knowledge. He is changing the lives of young black people one day at a time as an educator for Imhotep Academy in Atlanta. He firmly believes that education is the key to being a trailblazer and remembering your past. With a Master’s in African American Studies, Jon is a promoter of strength and unity with in the Black community. His great poetry skills have gotten him lots of opportunities to share his knowledge of Black history and his deep love for Christ with many different people! Meet my great friend, Jonathon P. Grant!
Today’s Black Fact: Rashaad Pressley Rashaad Jamal Pressley is a gifted musician. He’s been playing the piano since age 6. He plays for 2 churches on the weekends. He is currently working in music production, creating his own music, blending samples to create amazing tracks, and is working with a grammy award winning producer on an upcoming project. He’s also working another talented, upcoming group on an album. Music for him comes naturally. He lives and breathes it. He puts everything he has into all that he does, inspiring others to be the best as well. I decided to spotlight him, because he’s working hard to be the best at what he loves to do (not just because he’s my husband!!).