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Sep 21

3 Tips to Easily Transition from Weaves to Natural Hair

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IG @innamodjaofficiel by Marissa Robinson of TexturedTalk.com To the ladies with natural hair who proudly wear hair extensions and aren’t conditioned to wearing their own hair…this post is for you! Undercover naturals is what I like to call them. It is very common to be accustomed to wearing a weave due to the convenience, consistency, and conditioning. I can’t deny…

Sep 21

Why You Must Take Breaks In Between Protective Styling with Weaves

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Photo from Yelitsa’s Spotlight by Ariane of BlackNaps.org Weaves can be used as a protective style to help you retain more length. However, it is crucial that you take breaks in between protective styling with weaves for the health of your hair rather than installing them back to back or even worse keeping them in for way too long. Continue!>>>…

Sep 21

“THAT IS NOT A PROTECTIVE STYLE!”

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by Yolanda Renee of Etcblogmag.com Naturalistas, did you know there is a great debate going on about protective styling? What is a protective style to you? There is actually an argument out in the natural hair universe that if you wear weaves and wigs YOU ARE NOT NATURAL. Guess what, there is even an arguments that suggests, if you have…

Sep 21

How to Use a Weave as a Protective Style

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photo credit: FingerComber by Kavuli of Good Hair Diaries Hey folks! I've decided to use a full sew-in weave as a protective style for a while. I am very happy with my decision to do this, but I thought I should go into serious detail regarding the maintenance of my hair underneath. Out of sight, out of mind does NOT apply…

Sep 21

Transitioning to Natural Hair with Weaves… The RIGHT Way!

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By Charlene Walton of TexturedTalk.com If you are a “new natural” by now I’m pretty sure you’ve figured out the natural hair game is no joke. As I mentioned in a previous post about the top 5 things I wish I knew before going natural, maintaining your hair is a LOT of work. And although twisting, braiding, rolling, and pinning…