TALIAH WAAJID’S WORLD NATURAL HEALTH & BEAUTY EXPO

 

Did you hear Taliah Waajid World Natural Hair Show made its way to the Sheraton Times Square in New York City? If you didn’t you missed out on a weekend packed with Natural hair goodness, and I had the opportunity to work my first hair event with Taliah Waajid’s brand. I was so honored to be able to work with such a great brand that delivers amazing products to the natural hair community.

Taliah Waajid Hair expo is known as the biggest and best natural hair, beauty and health show for over 18 years. Typically in Atlanta but now they’ve brought the fun to NYC.

The show focuses on providing information and education on healthy living, natural hair and beauty, with hundreds of exhibitors that offer health, beauty, nutrition, wellness products and services, as well as unique jewelry and fashion.

In case you missed all the fun, I’ll  give you a quick recap of  what you missed.

• The chance to bond with other naturals & make curlfriends
• Free & professional Natural hair care and styling workshops/ seminars
• Entrepreneur 101 & Business Financing workshops
• Purchasing hair products & hair extensions at discounted prices
• Playing pool in Uncle Jimmy’s men’s den
• Watching the hair models rock the runway
• Choosing between all the African Print Designs ( Head Wraps, Dashiki)
• Access to unlimited Shea Butter and Coconut Oil
• Meeting Power 105’s Angela Yee
• Dancing to the beat of the African Band and other live performances
• Participating in a fitness and yoga class
• Getting fitness advice and information on juicing
• Getting to know your favorite bloggers
• Having professional stylists do your hair & makeup
• Getting free samples, enter contests/ giveaways
• Doing the Wobble with Taliah Waajid’s crew

  

 

 

Overall, it was an amazing event and you dont want to miss the next one in Atlanta!  For more information and to buy tickets, visit NaturalHairShow.org and taliahwaajid.com

August 1, 2016August 2, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, HairTags: #nycevents #naturalhair #TaliahWaajidBrand #TaliahWaajid#NYHairShow #NaturalWomen #NYCity#HairShow #TeamNatural #Ilovenaturalhair#NaturalProducts #CurlsforDays#Naturalistas #WNHBE2016 Leave a comment

HUE BEAUTY & NATURAL HAIR AFFAIR – INHMD NYC BY: NATURAL PARTNERS IN CRIME

 

Sorry for the delay but here’s an update on my experience at the 2016 International Natural Hair Meetup Day that took place May 21st at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Brooklyn, NY, presented by NaturalPartnersinCrime.

International Natural Hair Meetup Day (INHMD) is an annual one-day event whose purpose is to allow an opportunity for women worldwide to meet in their own communities while networking, sharing, and virtually meeting other women participating in same day meetups around the world Natural hair meetups are events designed to inform, share, inspire, and aid individuals in their natural hair journey.

Being natural has introduced millions of women to a whole new world and journey of self love and acceptance. This new found community has brought women together to join forces and share their beauty secrets, hair tips without any judgement or hatred towards each other. This is the second event that I’ve gone to that NaturalPartnersinCrime has hosted and I will continue to attend more. I love the way women can come together as a unit to put on this amazing event!

There were a lot of beautiful women in attendance showing off their beautiful tresses styled effortlessly ready to shop and interact with their Curlfriends.

In attendance were some amazing Hair and skin vendors such as Eden BodyWorks, Design Essentials,Mielle Organics , Palmers Coco Butter, Made Beautiful  Uncle Funky’s Daughter, Obia Naturals and many others were present. Also Kinky Curly Yaki, natural hair extensions vendor had their booth set up. If you never heard of them they’re an amazing hair line that offers textures that mimic 4a/b/c patterns. In which you can ordering kinky hair bundles for protective styles like wigs and clip-in extensions for added volume.

Eden Body Works

Mielle Organics

The Wrap Life

Palmer’s

Kinky Curly Yaki

If you weren’t one of the first 150 guests to arrive on time to get your complimentary swag bag full of natural hair goodies and skin care products, you surely missed out! I definitely made sure I was there on time to receive mine, and I don’t regret that at all. Those who missed out were drooling over the size of our bags, eagerly looking to get a sneak peek of what we had. They learned that when NaturalPartnersinCrime puts together an event you have to be on time. ( I guess the saying is true: The early bird gets the worm)
Some of my favorite items were the Palmer’s Coconut Lotion & sunscreen, Eden Body Works Co-wash, Design Essentials Natural Curling Custard, TheMane Choice Leave in, and the Wrap Life head wraps.

Swag Bag Sponsors Included:

@edenbodyworks

@mielleorganics

@palmers

@bymadebeautiful

@kinkycurlyyaki

@schmidtsdeo

@moisturelove

@themanechoice

@curlkeeper

@beemineorganics

@auntjackiescurlsandcoils

@sneakpeekbox

@frizzfreecurls

@coverfx

@janomi_hair

@inahsinaturals

@fortifydnaturals

@girlandhair

@sewlcustomsproducts

@deargorgeous

@pearls_boutique_shop

 

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, HairTags: blackhair, bloggers, Design Essentials, Eden BodyWorks, facebook, healthyhair, Jamaican Castor Oil, kinkycurly, Made Beautiful, naturalhaircommunity, naturalhairjourney, naturalhairproducts, naturalhairshow, New york, Obia Naturals, Palmers Coco Butter, productjunkie, protectivestyling, Sheraton Hotel, Uncle Funky's Daughter Leave a comment

Hair Envy

As a women its only natural for us to secretly envy someone and want what they have. Through various beauty blogs, YouTube Gurus, and pictures on Instagram, we all find pictures that either inspire us or make jealous. As a naturalista it’s a challenge to get the hairstyle that you want, and it doesn’t help that YouTube makes everything look so damn easy! But remember that everything takes time and practice makes perfect.

I put together a list of celebrities that are natural and proudly rock their hair in various styles. These celebrities are known to make a curly haired chick, wish her twists outs would come out properly, or wish they didn’t do the big chop twice, hoping their hair would grow just as long. They all have their own personal regimens to get their hair the way it is. Some use protective styles such as weaves, braids, extensions, dreadlocks,etc. Others use hair vitamins (ManeChoice, Hairfinity), and protect their hair and maintain a strong up keep.

 

 

Tracee Ellis Ross

Yaya Decosta

Thandie Newton

Wanda Sykes

 

          

           Taraji P. Henson                                              Sanaa Lathan

                 

              Gabrielle Union                                    Angela Simmons

 

                   

        Porsha Willams                                          Kenya Moore

     

Janelle Monae

  

Chrisette Michele

 

Toya Wright

Serayah

Rasheeda

 

   

Tamera Mowry                                             Tia Mowry

March 13, 2016October 20, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, Hair Leave a comment

Are bantu knots appropriate???

Are you struggling to get the perfect bantu knots? Watch this step by step tutorial below.

Enjoy!

 

Do you consider bantu knots to be a style prep or an actual hairstyle that you can wear out? If you have ever watched the “Orange is the New Black” Netflix series, you know that Crazy Eyes is well known for always keeping her hair in bantu knots. Since then many females, even celebrities have been seen wearing them regularly. 

 

I always thought of them as a “home” hairstyle. I personally would wear them only to create another style, but not as a style itself. I wouldn’t look cute wearing them out in the streets, as others do.

Now that natural hair is becoming more socially acceptable, do you think that bantu knots are appropriate for the workplace? Most jobs prefer hairstyles that are clean, slicked back, or straight, and in a ponytail. Companies complain that some natural hairstyles are distracting, and too exotic looking. But how is it right for people to think that the hair that grows out of our head is not professional????

I find that White people are “perceived” as being more closed off to textured hair because they are not used to seeing something that is not the typical norm.

Some are known to even ask intrusive questions, such as “How do you get your hair like that? “Can I touch it?” How long did it take you to do?” “How long does it last?” “How do you wash your hair?” etc.

Whenever I am asked certain questions about my hair, I wonder if the person is genuinely interested in learning about it, or are they just low key judging me. Have you ever felt that way?

Natural hair discrimination in the professional world has been going on for years, and is a serious topic that needs to be discussed so a change can be enforced. 

Our hair, as it grows out of our head, is NOT unprofessional, it is apart who we are, and the styles we choose is a form of self expression.

February 19, 2016February 26, 2016 by live.travel.explore.faith Categories: Beauty, college, HairTags: 2016, bantu knots, college, facebook, georgia state, natural hair, professional, suny cortland, wordpress, workplace Leave a comment