Today it was announced that the treatment and styling of afro and texturised hair would be included as part of the standing training for all hairdressers in the UK. On the face of it, this announcement doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is. It's a big deal because having afro hair has always made those of us who have it an "other' It isn't intentional, it's just a thing. A thing that until recently, a lot of Black British women didn't even question. A thing that was a big deal, that none … [Read more...] about AFRO HAIR & HAIRDRESSING
RONA AND THE FRO. MY HAIR ADVENTURES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
I generally change my hair every few months and these days that almost always involves some form of hair extension. I've had my hair braided on and off since I was about 14 years of age and every few years, usually when I'm low on funds, I wish that I knew how to braid my own hair. I have never felt this more than I have over the last few months. We're currently living through a global epidemic, and during the full lockdown there were zero opportunities for me to toddle off to a salon to … [Read more...] about RONA AND THE FRO. MY HAIR ADVENTURES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
EXPERIMENTING
The whole point of this site was supposed to be as a development site where I could test out new things without causing havoc with my "real" websites. What has actually happened is that I created the site and once in a blue moon, I use it to test out a plug in before I use it somewhere else. I am a massive fan of the phrase "Do as I say and not as I do" I strongly believe that if you want to get better at something that you need to practice until you get good at it. Unfortunately I tend to … [Read more...] about EXPERIMENTING
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ELECTRIC BLUE SUBURBAN AFRO
In the last few months I've had three very different hairstyles. I had my natural hair for a while and kept it for much longer than intended due to budgetary constraints. Having spent a couple of months with my shoulder length at a push afro I decided to make sure that the update was noticeably different so I went full pink hombre waist length mermaid braids. I was still on a budget so after a few whiney Facebook posts my sister took pity on me and did it for me. The fact that it took her … [Read more...] about MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ELECTRIC BLUE SUBURBAN AFRO
I WISH I HAD HAIR LIKE YOURS. MEMORIES OF TCB AND PLANNING MY NEXT HAIRDO
People often say to me that they wish they had hair like mine. I could finish this blog post with three words and an exclamation mark i.e. "No you don't!" but where's the fun in that? It's a fact of life that people always want things that they can't have and nothing illustrates this more than hair. Brunettes that want to be blondes, the curly haired girls that reach for the straighteners every morning and I don't know any woman my age that hasn't had at least one perm. As a child I wanted … [Read more...] about I WISH I HAD HAIR LIKE YOURS. MEMORIES OF TCB AND PLANNING MY NEXT HAIRDO