Beauty Booty How-To: Dry Twist Out for Natural/Curly Hair

My new favorite hair care guru goes by the name of NaturallyNike (on YouTube). I love the way her hair looks and all the great styles that she achieves. And since it was recently recommended that I try Miss Jessie's products for natural hair styling, I wanted to see if she had the chance to try it. It turns out that she has, and the results were impressive. Check out her tutorial below for a no-heat needed, twist out style using Miss Jessie's BabyButtercreme.








I also LOVED this updo she did (see below). Check out her tutorials for that also. Also, send us your comments and pictures. We'd love to see your variations on this style.

Twisted Updo - Part 1
Twisted Updo - Part 2

Beauty Booty Review: 30 Days With Jane Carter Solution

One of my favorite hair product lines of all time has got to be Jane Carter Solution.

Designed specifically for dry hair, these products work especially well for women with relaxed, color treated, or curly hair. They even have products for twists and locks. My favorite product is the Nourish and Shine hair cream ($22, available at most hair supply stores). It smells really, really good, gives moisture without being greasy, and adds shine. Love it!

Well, it looks like I'm not the only one in love with Jane Carter. Check out this fabulous video by crownofHisglory on 30 Days With Jane Carter Solution:

Is 'Good Hair' Still the Goal?

Women of color all know what the term 'good hair' means. For some of us, it's what we strive to have. For others, it's a perception we fight against daily. Its a term that divides us, makes us enemies almost (just like that scene from the movie School Daze?)

Having been on both sides of the aisle, my perspective is varied. In elementary and high school, natural hair was not the thing to have (at all). 'Good hair' was the goal. But ... by my college years, everyone and their mother wanted to go back to natural hair. We even had a Facebook group called 'Stop Living the Lye'. (I know, I know).

Truth be told, my relationship with my hair has been a tumultuous and crazy one. At first I ran from it. Then I embraced it. Now that I'm back on that 'creamy crack' (better know as relaxer), I feel like I've finally found what works for me. For ME, relaxed hair is easy. With relaxed hair, I get the most bang for my buck and save much-needed time to do other things.

Which brings us to the eagerly-awaited documentary, Good Hair, produced by Chris Rock. I, for one, can't wait to see the film. Looking at the movie trailer, what I like most is that it features celebrity women - the women who we often forget are just like us. They sit down and shed light on how they really look, a much-needed reminder for us that what we see in magazines and on tv are just an illusion.

Good Hair will be in theatres on October 9th. Check out the trailer here: