After two months of becoming acquainted with my natural hair, I realize that several notions about natural hair and its care just aren’t true. Before…

The Hype is a talk show show for, by and about young women. The show airs every Thursday on Comcast Channel 66 at 6pm. This show features youth from the Philadelphia area talking about health & wellness, fashion & beauty, lifestyles & relationships and current events. Hey, did you miss The Hype episode on “The Big […]

“I realized there were no real quality portraits of women with natural hair. I was looking to do something different and thought I could have…

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Like clothes and music, hair also has its own trends including the increasing number of African American women becoming natural. The natural hair craze is indeed a movement and has taken the web by storm with blogs, Youtube videos, and natural hair care “experts.” The hair industry has taken notice of the growing trend of […]

Protecting and styling natural and color-treated hair in the winter months can be a challenge, but celebrity stylist and salon owner Carla Gentry Osario gives tips for how to properly moisturize. For one, make sure to rinse hair with cool water because it closes the hair cuticles and gives your hair a shine. Carla also […]

After two months of becoming acquainted with my natural hair, I realize that several notions about natural hair and its care just aren’t true. Before I went completely natural, I had ideas of ways my hair and beauty routine would be different, even easier certain ways.  But my hair proved many of those ideas to […]

Hello Beautiful! Welcome to Strand Therapy! brought to you by Your Partner In “Natural” Style— Design Essentials Natural. Strand Therapy is your one-stop-shop for all things natural! If you are currently transitioning, not sure what styles are best for your hair type, or if you need help maintaining your kinky curly tresses (or straightening them) […]

Annie Ilonzeh, one-third of ABC’s new “Charlie’s Angels” trio, is a stunning biracial beauty who now has the distinction of being the very first African-American “Angel.” Not bad for a girl from Grapevine, Texas, whose strict Nigerian father gave her an ultimatum: to make it as an actress in Hollywood in one year, or come […]

After one month of having completely natural hair, I have learned more and more about myself, how people perceive me, and how to care for my hair in its natural state. Although I doubted whether or not I could pull off an extremely short haircut, I went through with the big chop without tears or […]