Style Alert: Pompadour

Even before Janelle Monae made it cool (which she does SO well), I loved to rock the pompadour. It looks très cool and gives some major volume and dimension to your hair!

(here's a sort of side swept pomp)

I thought the word pompadour was a little funny sounding so I wanted to see where it came from…apparently King Louis XV had a mistress named

PRODUCT REVIEW: Makeba's Magnificents

This week, as promised, I wanted to talk about a product I got from the Nappywood Weekend LA Natural Hair Expo a couple weeks ago called Makeba's Magnificents.

I saw the creator, Dwana, and asked if I could take a picture because I loved her hair. She has locks and was rocking an awesome style (I wish you could see more of it in the picture…). She in turn asked if she could take one as well because she loved mine (which, of course, at the time was a natural wig). 

We started talking about my hair blog and she told me about one of her products that I agreed to review. She's actually a fellow southerner too (She's from Louisiana)! 

So the product is called

SWAG BAG: Products, Products, Products!

For those readers who follow the blog, you know I usually don't focus on products when giving style tips or talking about my hair practices…I've been content with picking up whatever's cheapest at my nearest dollar store and keepin' it truckin' lol. BUT since I attended and participated in the Annual Nappywood Natural Hair Expo Weekend last week I did want to discuss some products this week due to the mass amounts of local vendors present supporting and promoting the natural hair movement with their great products (many of which are homemade)!

NAPPYWOOD WEEKEND: Los Angeles Natural Hair Care Expo

This weekend I had an AMAZING time at the annual Los Angeles Natural Hair Care Expo for NappyWood Weekend. Not only did I meet lots of great people, give a stellar performance singing on the main stage and strutting on the runway, receive some great products to try, and establish some great future connections…but I also saw TONS of cool, healthy, beautiful, natural hair!

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