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Michelle Thames

5 Ways To Protect Your Natural Hair For The Fall and Winter Months

Posted on October 14, 2015

Looking for ways to help protect your hair this fall and winter? Look no further! Sweaters, scarves and fro’s oh my! The summer has come and gone. I am not going to lie, the summer was good to my trusty old twistout, but I know the coming months can be harsh on my hair. Its important now more than ever to nurture our hair during the colder months. I’m from Chicago so I have to go extra hard! You know…

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2016 Toyota Camry XSE #Momapproved Car with Style

Posted on October 13, 2015

Talk about a nice birthday gift! This sweet ride showed up at my door right in time for my birthday. This year I turned 29. What a nice way to start of my 29th year! It was stylish, safe and 100% #Momapproved! I was able to take this brand new 2016 Toyota Camry XSE for a spin for an entire week! (Insert Raising hands emoji) From errands, to Riley’s swimming class, to work and back this ride was absolutely amazing! This…

Hair Typing is Not For Me

Posted on October 7, 2015

Hair typing eh… As Naturalista’s we can get all wrapped up into hair typing. 4A 4B 3c! What is all of that you ask? The hair typing system was a system created by Andre Walker. He created the Andre Walker Hair Classification System which is used by many hair professionals and naturals today to classify their hair textures. See the hair type chart below. We tend to spend so much time being put into categories, really our whole lives. For applications, ethnicity, eye color, shoe size, bra…

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How To Deal With Postpartum Hair Loss

Posted on September 30, 2015

This topic is very emotional for me, but want to tell my story about my experience with hair loss after I had my baby last June in hopes to help many who suffer from hair loss after having a child. Its something that you don’t want to think about, but it happens and its OK. The day I saw my edges literally fading away I cried! Like a baby might I add. I was an emotional wreck with my hormones all out of…

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Why Steaming Should Be A Part of Your Regimen

Posted on September 23, 2015

Hola Chicas! This past weekend I got my hair blown out because it was time for a trim. I have not had my hair professionally straightened and trimmed since November of last year! I know that’s shocking to some LOL! My birthday is Friday and I wanted to let my hair down! I visited The Chicago Curl Collective, and Daria laid her hands on my hair. I have A LOT of hair! When it comes to straightening it, that is one…

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