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1BlessedNatural: 6 Red Flags Your Stylist Might Not Known How to Do Natural Hair (photo cred: @henrimeilhac) You've finally decided to visit a stylist to maintain your natural hair. The only thing is, you're not quite sure if they know how to handle it. Maybe one of your friends recommended their stylist, and you went along with it. Knowing the signs of a stylist who doesn't know how to handle natural hair can save you time, money, and heartache. Here are 6 red flags that your stylist might not know how to do natural hair: 1. They comb your hair harshly!  If you sit in your stylist's chair and they start combing your hair wildly, then it's time to head for the door. Natural hair should be handled with care. Apply a product (water included) and detangle from the tips to the roots. Combing and detangling natural hair the proper way is one of the basics of natural hair care, and your stylist should know better. So, if you find that they don't have the p...

1BlessedNatural: Amandla Stenberg Big Chops for Role and Goes Blonde! (photo cred: Instagram) Hunger Games star, Amandla Stenberg has done a Big Chop and colored her hair blonde. The 18-year-old actress and activist shaved her head for her upcoming role in the movie Where Hands Touch with George MacKay. In the movie, plays the character Leyna. Where Hands Touch was directed by Amma Asante and focuses on biracial children during Nazi Germany. It is centered around the friendship that develops between George MacKay, a son's whose father was under Hitler's organization and Amandla Stenberg, a biracial girl. The film has been criticized by people who believe it's taking the focus away from the Holocaust. In a post on social media, Asante said her intention was to show how biracial relationships were viewed during Nazi Germany. The director also said she wanted to put a spotlight on children of color during that time period. In a statement to IndieWire , Asante sa...

Black YouTubers Given Personalized Pins to Celebrate Black History Month If you've been on Instagram for the last couple of days, you might have noticed that many of your favorite Black YouTubers (including those of natural hair) received personalized black and gold YouTube pins for Black History Month. Each YouTuber who is a part of #YouTubeBlack was given one pin with the words "IT'S LIT." They received one for themselves and about 100 for the rest of their fans. Some of the YouTubers who shared pictures of their promo pins included, Naptural 85, Quinta B., and Chescaleigh. YouTubers' reactions to the #YouTubeBlack pins on were priceless! Naptural85 was pleased with her pins. She said, "These pins are so funny and cute!!! Haha, I love them so much @youtube thank you!!!"on Instagram. Quinta B. said, "Here I am as a gold pin.Thanks @youtube." Youtubers like @mysticgotjokes were talking about doing meet and greets and contests for th...

1BlessedNatural Feature: Donna Murray Donna Murray is a lovely natural who lives in Mississippi and works as a technician. Ms. Murry decided to go natural because relaxers only made her psoriasis worse.  After transitioning for 1 year, she cut off her permed hair and hasn't looked back! One of the first things I noticed about Donna's hair was the top of it was a honey blonde color. The 37-year-old said she hasn't had any problems with breakage or damage due to coloring, because she keeps her hair moisturized with leave-in conditioner. "That's the only difference is you've got to keep it moisturized, but you have to do that anyway [with natural hair]." When I asked Donna Murry what her family and friends thought about her decision to go natural, she said her mother didn't like it in the beginning. "She was like why did I mess up my hair, and my friend guy wanted me to keep perming it", she said. Ms. Murry loves shea butte...

1BlessedNatural Spotlight: Danai Gurira's Natural Hair (photo cred: Instagram) Hey, my blessed naturals! This post is long overdue! Much love to Danai Gurira who plays Michonne on The Walking Dead , for rocking her 'fro to the last Talking Dead premiere. You all know Michonne is one of my favorite characters on the show! Even though Gurira wears a dreadlocked wig for her character, she rocks some cute natural hairstyles off the air too! She posted some pics of herself rocking a short haircut with a side part on Instagram. Other hairstyles included coils and different textured goodness that can also be seen on the 38-year old's social media accounts. Not only does the wig Danai Gurira wears help her to become Michonne, but it's also a protective style. The one complaint I hear the most when watching and conducting interviews with actresses and other entertainers is they don't like the frequent styling for shows, because it can cause breakag...

1BlessedNatural: Another Cornrow Design with Loc Jewelry and Fro Happy Thursday, my blessed naturals! I'm back with another natural hairstyle! Tuesday, I did a new cornrow design at the front of my head and left the back out. I did squiggly parts on each side and 4 cornrows each. After applying one piece of loc jewelry to two of the braids on each side, I braided the cornrows together, rolled them up, and bobby pinned them. As always, my hair was stretched using the banding method.  Here's more pictures: 1BlessedNatural: front view 1BlessedNatural: #tbt 2014 Eritrean Inspired Hairstyle: Front Cornrows, Twists, and Puff What natural hairstyle are you wearing today? Related Articles: Eritrean Inspired Hairstyle                             Linked Cornrows with Loc Jewelry