Naturally Obsessed

The daughter of a Nigerian father and a German mother, Nneka Egbuna was born in Warri, Oil City in the Delta region of Nigeria at the height of its new found wealth in the mid 70s.For 19 years she soaked up the sounds and rhythms of one of the most musical nations on the planet, a country where expressing yourself through song is just...

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A Fallen Hair Idol....

R&B/ Pop singer Kelis used to be adored by many for her bold and daring style. Key words: used to be! Lately Kelis has been spotted looking far more shabby than chic. Everything from the dusty color to the Rapunzel like mullet cut is just wrong. I don't know who did this to you, but they ought to be fired and find a new profession cause...

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My Fab Braid Out!

Last week after treating my hair to an awesome deep condition (Coconut Oil, AO Honeysuckle Rose & Giovanni Smooth as Silk Conditioner) treatment, tried and without much thought I threw some medium sized braids in. I wore the braids in an up-do for about 4 days and on Sunday night I took them down in preparation for a co-wash on Monday. Halfway through...

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In Review: 3 Strand Twists

Instead of running back to my teeny weeny twists, I decided to try something new. I've seen 3 strand twists before, but only the finished product, never could find a good tutorial on YouTube until I came across a demo by Chiselle Couture. She made it seem sooo easy that I quickly pulled out a section of hair and began practicing. After 1 or...

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Teyana Taylor For Kontrol Magazine

Teyana brings the heat in these shots from her Kontrol magazine cover shoot. Still not sure if these are really her curls or not, but I still love them and she rocks them well!!!! ...And I'm off to do some crunches...lol!!Pictures via Twitter Teyana brings the heat in these shots from her Kontrol magazine cover shoot. Still not sure if these are really her...

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The Golden Rules To Growing Black Hair

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AssociatedContent.com is packed with interesting articles that always seem to make me say "Hmmm". You can find an article on just about anything if you look hard enough. Today I came across and article by Shaundra Williams, a former stylist and consumer educator, titled "The Golden Rule For African American Hair Growth". In the article she breaks down some hair growth myths, bad ingredients...

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TopShop Under $100

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Get The Look: The Janelle Monae

Cyber cruising through YouTube I found some cool vids on how to get the Janelle Monae look. Its funky and easy and can work for all hair types, loose curls or locs. The videos are posted below. Make sure you rate, comment, and subscribe to their channels...Lots of good stuff there. Enjoy :-)KarLeo82 BronzeGodess01 I think I may be trying this..... Cyber cruising through...

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In Review: Generic Value Products

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Most of you have already seen my GVP review on Youtube, so I thought I'd just post the pics here so you guys could see them close up. I reviewed GVP's imitations of Paul Mitchell Lavender Mint Moisturizing Conditioner and Paul Mitchell The Conditioner leave in. I've had a chance to use both of the products more than once and I like them. The...

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Happy B-Day Aaliyah!!!

Great singer, actress, and dancer, but when I was relaxed Aaliyah was my hair idol. Whether she wore it curly or bone straight, I wanted her hair. I can't count how many days I was late to school trying to perfect the side swoop...lol. She was a beautiful girl with talent to match and just when her career was about to sky rocket...

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TWA Hair Diary: Natalie

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When and why did you decide to go natural?I went natural on November 7, 2009. Going natural was always something that I wanted to do, but I didn't understand what it took to maintain and keep up with natural hair. I had a lot of inspiration from my two younger sisters who actually went natural two years prior to my BIG Chop. Conversations...

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Corrine Bailey Rae Covers Billboard Magazine

Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and hair idol to many Naturally Obsessed lovelies, Corinne Bailey glows as she covers the latest issue of Billboard Magazine. In the interview Corrine speaks on her debut album and how it's massive success was a total shock to her. The article also touches a little on how the death of her husband, saxophonist Jason Rae who passed in 2008,...

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Arden B Under $100

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Apples & Mustard Talkin Dreads

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LOL!! Crack is wack!!P.S. This site is not just dedicated to those who wear their curls loose. If you wear dreads/locs your are more than welcome to participate and tell your stories!! LOL!! Crack is wack!!P.S. This site is not just dedicated to those who wear their curls loose. If you wear dreads/locs your are more than welcome to participate and tell your stories!! ...

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Show Off: Jae C.

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Hey KKQ,My name is Jae C. and I'm a big fan of your videos. Your hair is FAB :-) I have been natural for about 2.5 years, but within the last year I just really learned how to take care of my natural hair. These are pics after I blow dried my hair for the first time in about 7 months. This mini photoshoot...

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Quote Of The Week

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"A wise man said don't argue with fools, because people from a distance can't tell who's who. "DJ Green Lantern via Twitter "A wise man said don't argue with fools, because people from a distance can't tell who's who. "DJ Green Lantern via Twitter ...

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Get The Look: Rihanna Mexico Bound

Miss Fenty looked young and fresh on her way to live it up in Mexico. Images courtesy of Rihannadaily.com Miss Fenty looked young and fresh on her way to live it up in Mexico. Images courtesy of Rihannadaily.com ...

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Bye Bye Twists

The twists are out and the curls are back in action!!! It took me 2 days to take them down, which is not that bad since last time it took me 3 days....Anyhoo, I recorded the take down process for you lovelies to see, but I still have to do some minor editing. Hopefully I'll have it uploaded and ready to go by tonight...

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Obsessive Links

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Blog loving and showing support!!! Enjoy :-)10 Ingredients to Avoid Putting On Your Hair Scandalous BeautyHair Typing Simplified Hair VedaBig Hair, Don't Care Its Just HairDon't Touch My Natural Head Mahogany KnotsVideo: 3 Strand Twists Tutorial Chiselle CoutureVideo: Anthony Dickey Of Hair Rules Talking Hair YouTubeAmel Larrieux Beauty Tips Lipstick AlleyCurly Nikki Interviews Sherri Saum The Tyra Show Blog loving and showing support!!! Enjoy...

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Forever 21 Under $50

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The Coil Review 2010 Edition

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The Coil Review is back with another naturally fabulous commercial to start the new year. Packed with humor, fashion and gorgeous hair of all kinds...Can't go wrong with that!!The Coil Review 2010 New Year's Web Commercial from The Coil Review on Vimeo.To view The Coil Review re-launch video click here. The Coil Review is back with another naturally fabulous commercial to start the...

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Liya Kebede For Elle Italia

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Supermodel Liya Kebede fiercely graced the January 2010 cover for Elle magazine in bold fashions and BIG hair. She looks gorgeous!!!Confused about the roller blades paired with ballgowns, but I still like it...I think..lol!! Supermodel Liya Kebede fiercely graced the January 2010 cover for Elle magazine in bold fashions and BIG hair. She looks gorgeous!!!Confused about the roller blades paired with ballgowns, but...

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Hair Diary: Sese aka MileHighCitySista

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When and why did you decide to go natural?After a horrific incident with a relaxer, resulting in the entire back and sides of my hair breaking completely off, I decided enough was enough in December of '07. I was tired of this love hate relationship with relaxers. My hair would look good for two weeks, then it would fall out!! I ran to the...

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Pictures From My Rod Set Video