Monthly Archives: July 2011

Product Review: Queen Helene’s “Royal Curl” Curl Smoothing Oil

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As most of you know, we found a “tub” of gold in Queen Helene’s Royal Curl (RC) Curl Shaping Creme (see our product review here). In our review I mentioned that Curl Shaping Creme was such a delight it had me going back to Whole Foods to get a bottle of RC’s Curl Smoothing Oil

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HAIRSPIRATION: Esperanza Spalding

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When BBH is older,  I hope she rocks her Big Hair with all the class and fierceness of Esperanza Spalding. I love the volume, I love the pieciness, I love the softness.  No “twist out” here in this pic from InStyle, just unadulterated BIG HAIR with much vigor.  Simply beautiful.  What is your latest Hairspiration?

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Pipe Cleaners Part III: “This is What I’m Gonna Get” Curls

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So, you saw our results in Part I (Loose Curls – by error) and Part II (Tighter Curls) and how they kept up over a course of a week.  Next I repeated the steps in Part II, but did them in even smaller sections like this.

Pipe Cleaners Part II: Tighter Curls

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In Pipe Cleaners Part I posted yesterday, I showed you how to achieve loose curls (by trial and error) with using pipe cleaners. However, what I really wanted were much tighter, clumped curls. So I gave it another whirl that evening before putting BBH to bed. Poor Man’s Strawllers Take Two: Tighter Curls Repeat steps

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Pipe Cleaners Part I: Loose Curls

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As mentioned earlier this week, I wanted to share with you this amazing way to curl braids or twists using pipe cleaners.  Yes, pipe cleaners. $1 (or so) pipe cleaners.  Yup, I call them “Poor Man’s Strawllers.”  I was at my family reunion earlier this summer when my two cousins, who have GORGEOUS teeny tiny locs, rolled up

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Baby Big Hair Blast V: Chelsea

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Welcome to BABY BIG HAIR BLAST where we highlight “Big Hair” artisans and their muses:) Up next to the BBH stage is Mommy Jacqueline and her beautiful daughter Chelsea. Now look closely… do you see any resemblence to this old school child actor??…..

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