1Blessed Natural Mag

1BlessedNatural: Why You Don't Need a Comb and Brush to Style Natural Hair Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals!  I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. I know a few of you asked about whether I used tools to style my hair everyday. The answer is no; I use my hands to style my natural hair on a daily basis. Sometimes I will use the end of a rat tail comb for parting only. Because I keep my hair stretched by banding it, it's easier for me to get a neater look without using a comb or brush. The fact that I do a lot of puff styles also helps. I'm a firm believer that you can do most natural hairstyles without combing or brushing your hair. Ella Joyce also talked about this during my interview with her. I only use a comb or Gabriela brush (similar to Denman Brush) when I need to detangle my hair after a wash which is every 1-2 weeks. During those times, my hair is wet with water or product to avoid unnecessary breakage. Many naturals also let go of t...

Here is a picture I took of my niece, CL. Like my sister's hair, my niece's hair is very soft. I've done posts that included her two-strand twists , ponytails , and ribbon hair styles. She is what we call "tender-headed" lol. When you try to comb her hair, she screams like she is in pain. CL hates to get her hair combed. She even hates when you look at her hair for too long lol. My niece and nephew have to distract her in order to comb her hair. Smh. lol.

Ella Joyce (Photo courtesy of www.Kinkphobia.com)   Ac t ress Ella Joyce has played man y rol es on the big and small screen . Joyce's resume includes t elevision shows like "Roc" and "My Wife and Kids." She has also played in movies such as Set It Off and the upcoming movie Temptation by Tyler Perry. Joy ce's recent role has been on the television show , "Belle's" o n TvOne where I noticed her beautiful natural hair. Recently, I was blessed with the opp ortunity to speak with Ella about her book Kink Phobia : Journey Through A Black Woman's Hair and he r natural hair. .. 1BN: When did you decide to go natural?   EJ: You know, it’s so funny because earlier this morning they had on an old episode of “My Wife And Kids” where I played ‘Jasmine’. I did about 6 or 7 episodes of that. I saw the very first one earlier this morning. I just mentioned to my husband ... while we were sitting up looking at it when I sai...