Photo by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash We Need To Have A Family Meeting About The Lack Of Protection For Black Women By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com (Last year), I had the pleasure of speaking with writer, activist and documentarian dream hampton for MadameNoire. I got an email from Color of Change asking me if I …
Photo by Davi Moreira on Unsplash The Top 10 (Fixable) Things That Damage Natural Hair By Jacqueline Samaroo Natural hair care can often seem like rocket science! You have to keep in mind: Your hair type and how best to cater to it. Ingredients to seek out in natural hair products. Natural hair product …
Photo by Jackson David on Unsplash Caring for Your Natural Hair Before and After a Dye Job – 11 Tips By Jacqueline Samaroo Are you planning on peekaboo highlights or an all-over, “new me” kind of dye job? Will it be enchanting green, whimsical pink, or something that’s close to your natural hair color? Whatever …
Photo by Suad Kamardeen on Unsplash Black Women Relationships: Who Was Your First Crush? By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com At the recommendation of a few Twitter users who weren’t even talking to me, I decided to read Farrah Rochon’s The Boyfriend Project. It’s a book about Samiah Brooks, one of the few Black women in …
Photo by Catherine Hammond on Unsplash 10 Ways to Make Transitioning to Natural Hair Easier By Jacqueline Samaroo Transitioning to natural hair can feel like returning to your roots – literally. There is a sense of wonder at seeing your curls again in all their natural glory. But, there is also some anxiety from having …
Photo by Kelly Fournier on Unsplash Black Women Relationships: A Mean Girl from Church Speaks Out As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com When I say I was a mean girl, I don’t mean like the movie. I was a church girl, still am a church girl. My mom has been a minister since I …
Photo by Stephanie (@beautybylee) Perfecting and Maintaining the Bantu Knot Out – 14 Fantastic Tips By Jacqueline Samaroo An abundance of springy, shiny curls that beautifully frame your face. That’s the picture-perfect ideal you’re after when you do a Bantu knot out. It doesn’t often come out that way, though. Instead, you get limp, frizzy …
Photo by Andre Adjahoe on Unsplash Natural Hair Care: 11 Tips to Regrow Your Hairline By Jacqueline Samaroo We tend to put a lot of effort into perfectly styling those cute baby hairs at our hairline. Getting them to lay just right is kind of a natural hair art form. That’s why a hairline that …
Photo by Jessica Felicio on Unsplash Surviving COVID-19: I Felt Like My Entire Body Was Deteriorating As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Theresa Ukpo is a 34-year-old, living in Brooklyn. She works as an in home childcare provider. Earlier this month, she started coughing. Days later, she was lying in bed with a fever, …
Photo by Tahiti Spears on Unsplash Natural Hair Styles: 12 Easy Ways to Get Relief from Too-Tight Braids By Jacqueline Samaroo There are quite a few upsides to wearing braids. They are super convenient, sleek, stylish, and can help to protect your natural hair when it needs it most. Too-tight braids, however, can turn this …
