If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! This summer marked 12 YEARS LIVING WITH NATURALLY COILY HAIR!! Whoo hoo!!! Many of you who know my journey or who have...
Natural Hairstyles
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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. ...
“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
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
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
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"...
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...
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,...
Natural Hair Sightings at the 2010 UCLA Jazz Reggae Fest
The UCLA Jazz Reggae Fest is held every Memorial Day over a period of two days. If you live in L.A. and have never been (??) then you really need to check it out! The first day is not really Jazz but...
Different Hair Care Types for African-Americans
Original article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/110255-different-hair-care-types-africanamericans African-American hair varies in texture and coarseness, and is able to be styled in many different...
A Quick Glance Of My Coily Two-Stranded Twists Easter Hairstyle – Product List Included
Every holiday I am pressured with thoughts of how to wear my naturally coily hair. I remember many holidays where I felt pressured to have to press my natural hair out, usually to please someone else. ...
*VOTE Angela* for Miss Africa USA 2009 (by Dec. 15)!
Please vote for Angela for the Miss Africa USA 2009 title! Click here to vote! Hey all! I'm super excited to hear that my twists extensions protégé, and current Miss Kenya 2009, Angela Wambui Muiruri...
Two Stranded Twists Performed on Model Bunmi Ayo
I made my first twist video! This video is a composition of my digital camera clips and photos of me twisting dried natural hair. Twists are a very common hairstyle usually performed on naturally...
Goapele Latest Do
Here's Goapele's newest look on the October 09 cover of Diablo magazine. Funky! She is definitely not new to the natural hairstyling scene and really I just love all the stops she pulls with her...
Salon Hair: “Twists With Style” at Rehab Salon
Tina's "Twists With Style" & Color Job Close up of Tina's Twist Style I wanted to save time and treat myself by getting my hair done by a professional hair stylist. I decided to visit Tina Trammell...
Happy Halloween, Dahlings!
My halloween look :-) Okay, let me explain... I'm a zombie with "hollywood glam", hence the jewelry and the boa and the gorgeous makeup work. I was actually a zombie for the "2009 Thrill The World-Los...
Kim’s Braid-out
Kim wanted to give her hair a break from heat styling, so a style she decided to try was a braidout. A braidout is when you braid bunches of your hair and then unravel the braids for a crinkle/wavy...
Too Tired
Some days I either have absolutely no time or I'm too tired to do anything to my hair. A day like this, I just decided that pushing my hot mess back into a ponytail with no combing, no brushing, gel,...
Natural Hair Break: Caring for your hair AFTER the weave…
Wow, I am forever missing my natural hair when it's weaved up! As of this month I am back to natural, until my next weave... hey, I'm on a growth challenge here :-) Many naturals make so many mistakes...
How To: Style Curly Hair by Ford Model Tamara
Tamara gives some really great product advice and simple detangling and hairstyling techniques for dealing with her coily hair. Her tightly curled texture closely resembles a 4a/b type of texture. ...
Veteran’s Day
Nov 11, 2003 I discovered a new style this weekend. I first saw it in my Natural Woman/Natural Hair book and then on an online personal picture journal. ...
Stylin’ in Flat Twists in 2003
Nov 15, 2003 Today I attempted the flat twists once again. Luckily for me, when I don't get something right that makes me want to go back and re-do ...
Stylin’ at Church
Nov 16, 2003 My flat twist-out came out wonderful. Although my 'rents were chasing me around the house with their hairspray, I told myself I loved it and I ...
Natural Hair Parade