So…I found an interesting article on Ebony.com today. Posted yesterday, the article’s author poses the question: “have locs lost their luster”? Author Kimberly Walker, Ebony Contributing Beauty Expert, talks about the shine, attention, and popularity of what I call “loose” natural hair. But how many popular blogs and bloggers that have been catapulted into natural hair celebrity status have locs? …Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Ebony Article “Loc’d Out: Has the Style Lost Its Luster”
Category: Natural hair |
Tags: Chescalocs, Ebony, Ledisi, locs, natural hair, natural hair in the media
Sears “The Truth Room” Commercial
Question: Have you ever seen two young black couples out on a date in a television commercial? Answer: Nope……. *thinking* Wait a minute. Not very often. That’s why I was so surprised when I saw “The Truth Room” commercial from Sears. In it, you see two young, black couples out at a sushi restaurant (yes, we do eat sushi). And …Read more »
Chicago Tribune Article “New year, new hair”
Chicago-based hairstylist Emon Fowler kicked off the new year with a resolution to help others. Do the “Big chop”, that is. Her Harriet experiment is designed to provide support for women who want to stop perming their hair, and “go natural”. Her mission? To get 700 women to make the change, while surrounded by other supporters. Read the article and …Read more »
Mondays Around the Web – Natural Hair Discussion Boards
Now, if you’re like me, then you know the power of online discussion boards. Whether it be Naturallycurly.com, Curlynikkiforums.com, or Longhaircareforum.com, we like to talk, gossip, commiserate, get advice, whatever. Especially if it’s a popular forum, please! You may see entire threads dedicated to Basketball Wives, holistic healing, styling, and anything else you can think of. That’s why I am …Read more »
JcPenny Enough is Enough Commercial
So…it looks like JcPenny is re-inventing itself. This new commercial, which has been all over the airways recently, is titled “Enough is Enough”. On their YouTube page, JcPenny says,”Crazy sales? Endless coupons? Confusing Deals? Go to our facebook page to scream NO into the NO! Meter http://jcp.is/yheW1f. Things are changing at jcp on 2.1.12 — check back then! “This commercial, …Read more »
Category: Commercials, Natural hair |
Tags: commercials, JcPenny, natural hair, natural hair in the media, twistout
Did ‘Desperate Housewives’ Diss Natural Hair?
A question posed by Black Girl with Long Hair: Did ‘Desperate Housewives’ Diss Natural Hair? Check out the video for yourself (originally submitted by DailyCurlz), and weigh in. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ezxJ3-_PM] Partial transcript: Lynette: What happened to your hair? Renee: You happened to my hair. Frank was the one guy in this po-dunk town who knew how to relax a black …Read more »
Category: Afro, Natural celebrities, Natural hair |
Tags: Afro, desperate housewives, natural hair, vanessa williams
Ebony Speak Series on Hair
Who would have thought that I would be making back-to-back posts on content from Ebony magazine? I sure didn’t, not back when I started this blog. Today’s post is on Ebony magazine’s inaugural series about women and hair. Featuring a panel of hair and fashion bloggers, the series will discuss natural and permed hair, and probably everything in between. The …Read more »
Ebony Article on Natural Hair
Thanks to A Tribe Called Curl, I found this interesting article on natural hair by Ebony contributor Akiba Solomon. In it, Solomon gives a historic and global view on natural hair. I really like this article because it is the beginning of many conversations that I think should occur about the representation and treatment of natural hair by the media, …Read more »
Mondays Around the Web – The Mane Source
My Mondays Around the Web post comes from The Mane Source. In this YouTube commercial, you see a young girl growing up and deciding to become a Ford owner. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXJvS8dtiV0&w=560&h=315] This ad campaign for Ford was also on Hulu and in magazines, including Sister 2 Sister.
Category: Advertisements, Commercials, Mondays Around the web, Natural hair, Natural Kids |
Tags: advertisements, commercials, Ford, natural hair, natural hair in the media
Tropicana “Girlfriends” Campaign
Tropicana’s new “Girlfriends” campaign features Jane Krakowski, of 30 Rock, and a natural with a fierce twist-out. In this series of commercials for Trop50, the naturalista appears as one of Jane’s friends. This first commercial shows Jane’s friends comforting her during a break-up (Farmstand Apple commercial). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1jPE9BwwUA&w=560&h=315] The second commercial (Less Sugar commercial) shows the friends talking about Jane’s …Read more »
Category: Commercials, Natural hair |
Tags: jane Krakowski, natural hair, natural hair in the media, Trop50, Tropicana
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