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Mahogany Live Premiere & Holiday Party

Mahogany Live Premiere & Holiday Party

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! (Mahogany Hair Revolution Salon) - We are celebrating the holidays as well as the premiere of our new Youtube channel... 

2011 Black Friday Deals

2011 Black Friday Deals

      Curlly NAPtress Black Friday Sale 50% off retail on Friday from midnight to midnight www.curllyNAPtress.com www.facebook.com/naturaliatasinNAP NappyRutz Early Bird Sale Buy One... 

12 Years Natural = 5 Takeaways + 1 Photoshoot

12 Years Natural = 5 Takeaways + 1 Photoshoot

This summer marked 12 YEARS LIVING WITH NATURALLY COILY HAIR!!  Whoo hoo!!! Many of you who know my journey or who have similar journeys may understand why I'd be so excited.  For those of you who may... 

20 Minute #naturalhair Transformation – Chunky Flat Twists Using Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk

20 Minute #naturalhair Transformation – Chunky Flat Twists Using Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk

What type of natural hairstyle would you attempt if you only had 20 minutes? Well, that's the question that went through my mind when I met my subject at a Natural Hair Parade event this summer. She walked... 

Jasmine Powers Talks About NaturalHairParade.com (photos)

Jasmine Powers Talks About NaturalHairParade.com (photos)

This summer, I caught up with none other than Jasmine Powers of "Natural Hair Parade"  and thought I'd ask her a few questions: What is "Natural Hair Parade"? Natural Hair Parade is an event production... 

Erykah Badu To Lead Isis Brantley’s Natural Hair Parade (VIDEO)

Erykah Badu To Lead Isis Brantley’s Natural Hair Parade (VIDEO)

Here’s the chance to show off your lovely natural tresses to the nation (or, at least to Dallas). Isis Brantley, also known as the "guru of natural hair care," is celebrating 31 years of natural hair... 

Wigs and weaves are big business in Nigeria (video)

Wigs and weaves are big business in Nigeria (video)

CNN video: Wigs and weaves are big business in Nigeria Initially, I was tickled by the man in the wig that sooo does not frame his face well, lol.  However, as I continued watching, it made me think. ... 

Against All Odds:  ‘Braids By SaBrina’ Celebrates 15 Years

Against All Odds: ‘Braids By SaBrina’ Celebrates 15 Years

SaBrina Reece, owner of 'Braids by SaBrina,' celebrated 15 years of service last Saturday with an open house celebration in Los Angeles.   During this celebration, she received awards from the City of... 

Behind-The-Scenes #naturalhair Photos | 2nd Annual Wooli Me

Behind-The-Scenes #naturalhair Photos | 2nd Annual Wooli Me

The fashion show was the main event!  These models rocked the most fab styles with haute hair and makeup to match.  Below you'll find behind-the-scenes photos and some shots from the main event. For... 

3/27/11:”Beautiful Inside & Out” Mixer

3/27/11:”Beautiful Inside & Out” Mixer

Dr. Kari, owner of Mahogany Hair Revolution, will host a health and beauty mixer, Beautiful Inside and Out, an event celebrating Women’s History Month.  The theme for the mixer is “Springing Forward... 

Warren Buffett + Bad Hair = Business Sense?

Warren Buffett + Bad Hair = Business Sense?

Elena, a character on "The Secret Millionaires Club" animated web series, laments over a bad haircut. I love a good cartoon, especially the ones that aim to educate :-)  A Squared Entertainment,... 

HOW TO: Twistout Updo Style

HOW TO: Twistout Updo Style

final twistout updo style I created this style for my brother's wedding which took place last Saturday.  I wanted to come up with an elegant updo style to go with my bridesmaid dress.  It was a last... 

“Whip My Hair” Inspired Natural Hairstyle Using Two Stranded Twists

“Whip My Hair” Inspired Natural Hairstyle Using Two Stranded Twists

After my client violently refused to let me shave the sides of her head (just kidding... no really), I decided to come up with the hairstyle below.  It's inspired by none other than Willow Smith's "Whip... 

CoilyHair.com Celebrates The 100th Annual International Women’s Day

CoilyHair.com Celebrates The 100th Annual International Women’s Day

Today (March 8, 2011) marks 100 years of celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria,... 

November #scalphair2010 Challenge

November #scalphair2010 Challenge

Hey Folks, Here's yet another continuation of the final results of the 2010  Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge!  Wow, the condition of my hair has greatly improved overall.  Protective styling... 

October #scalphair2010 Challenge

October #scalphair2010 Challenge

These are the last few postings from the 2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge!  It's so easy to groooow but at the same time it's difficult to remember to update yall!  Well, my October 2010... 

Perfection Will Get You Nowhere

Perfection Will Get You Nowhere

As I sit here getting over a cold, I ask myself how I got to this state.   Usually, it's from overdoing it, stressing over something that's out of my control, or, pretty much just trying to do way too... 

Chrisette Michele’s TWA In “Aston Martin Music”, Despite Naysayers

Chrisette Michele’s TWA In “Aston Martin Music”, Despite Naysayers

Okay--first off, I know that some of you may be boiling inside just itching to put me in my place for posting about something that done came out months ago.  All I have to say is I know and I don't... 

“Far Away” by Marsha Ambrosius

“Far Away” by Marsha Ambrosius

I saw this video for the first time at www.blacknaps.org.  First of all, I was intrigued by this 'Marsha Ambrosius' lady... I couldn't place her from looking at these images of her.   I mean, from... 

The Best Straw Set Ever!

The Best Straw Set Ever!

I had the pleasure of styling Anita's natural/texturized hair in a straw set style.  She wanted to try something new that did not require heat and would give her a different look than her usual fro.  ... 

Two Stranded Twists On Long Natural 3b/c hair

Two Stranded Twists On Long Natural 3b/c hair

I had the pleasure of doing two stranded twists on dry 3 b/c mid back length hair.   I parted the hair in a box-like fashion and used ORS Lock & Twist Gel on each section for twisting.  ...

“Whip My Hair” Official Video, Photos, Remix, And More!

“Whip My Hair” Official Video, Photos, Remix, And More!

On Monday, October 18, 2010, 9 year old Willow Smith released the official video to her new single "Whip My Hair"  on BET's 106 & Park and Vevo.  The single is soon to be released on iTunes for download. ... 

Sesame Street Teaches Kids How To Love Their Natural Hair

Sesame Street Teaches Kids How To Love Their Natural Hair

When I first saw this video a couple days ago, I knew I had to share it here on CoilyHair.com. This is the essence of what we're trying to accomplish--to be a resource for women, men, and children to... 

My Love For Natural Hairstyling

My Love For Natural Hairstyling

I have been styling hair since high school and I must say I have not yet tired from my desire to style people's hair.  I started with my little sister when she was so young and didn't know how to say... 

My Messy Fro

My Messy Fro

Front of messy fro (woah) Back of messy fro I had woken up one morning when paparazzi saw my hair as a subject interesting enough to take pics of.  So here we are, photos of my "just-out-of-bed-leave-me-alone"... 

September #scalphair2010 Challenge

September #scalphair2010 Challenge

If you're just now hearing about the challenge, read about 2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge here to get started.  Every month I will be posting progress photos of our challengers to... 

August #scalphair2010 Update

August #scalphair2010 Update

If you're just now hearing about the challenge, read about 2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge here to get started.  Every month I will be posting progress photos of our challengers to show... 

July #scalphair2010 Challenge

July #scalphair2010 Challenge

If you're just now hearing about the challenge, read about 2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge here to get started.  Every month I will be posting progress photos of our challengers to show... 

June #scalphair2010 Update

June #scalphair2010 Update

First thing's first.  If you're just now hearing about the challenge, read about 2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Healthy Hair Challenge here to get started.  Every month I will be posting progress photos of... 

Two Stranded Twists Performed On Coily Hair… Compliments Of Miss Jessies

Two Stranded Twists Performed On Coily Hair… Compliments Of Miss Jessies

Yes!  My hair type!  I love videos that feature people with tightly coiled hair, so I definitely needed to put this on my site. This video serves as a great instruction for how to twist, and untwist,...