Your hair is beautiful!! I have been growing out my relaxed hair for the past year and now that my natural hair has grown shoulder length, I am not sure how to maintain it. It is extremely thick and very wavy like yours but has more of a curled texture to it and I can not manage to find time to blow dry it before school. I really need your help!! My mother knew nothing about black women's hair so she never did mine or taught me how to maintain it myself so unfortunately I have had to rely on beauticians my entire life and no longer have the time (busy college student). Do you have any suggestions on what products to use and how to maintain it. I'd really appreciate it if you could email me some suggestions...kutekat822@aol.com

I really enjoy your site! Ive had a natural for two years, and at first it was cute to rock the short fro, but know it is growing out. Is there anyway I can show off the length of my 4A hair( without a press )? I definetly would appreciate tips on how to maintain your hair, I love the ponytail look you have, but I can never get my hair to "relax" ( no pun intended) like that. Im basically looking for a good conditioner and styling agent. Any suggestions for a college ( read: busy with school work dont have time to do my hair, but will make time if it is worth it) student. Thank you in advance!

Minnow-Thanks!!! I will email you!
-NN

Great hair... I've seen most of the pictures you've posted and I'm loving them all!

I wear my hair natural too, but I've been treating it badly. I slick it bad (more like shellac) with a styling gel and put it in a ponytail. The waves (suppressed naps) are enough to make you seasick, but I don't want to continue putting that product in my hair anymore.

After a good shampoo and conditioner, I love my spiraling naps, but I work in a very conservative company (Boeing) in a very conservative, small town, so I can't wear it out during the work week. I prefer to comb it back into a bun or ponytail, anything else will be too much for these people to handle.

Do you know of a styling product (preferrably Black-owned) that will give me a similar look to the styling gel -- lotsa' deep waves -- without the hardness and without drying it out?

Hey Loren,

Thank you for the compliments and thank you for checking me out. I also work in a very conservative environment, so I understande where you are coming from, but when I got up the courage to finally wear my puff, my superiors and subordinates alike embraced the look and my decision to be me. Anyway, to keep the wavy look, I mix a homade pomade http://blackmarketproducts.com/ with ic frizz buster gel and wrap with a scarf immediately. Salon selectives Control'd Substance is also nice.
HTH! NN

I really like this hairstyle. Whenever i wear my hair out, I don't have as much shine. How do you accomplish this look?

Hey Sasha, some of this look is from the camera flash the rest is most likely b/c I had hot oil in my hair. I normally have a nice sheen, but not true high "shine". Thank you for the compliment and thanks for checking me out! HTH!

hello i love this hair style. i do not even know how i got here(this website) i just wanted to ask how you achieved this look on your hair. your hair is very long and shiny. it really makes me more confident about remaining natural.pls reply me thanks

Thank you angel! You have mail! Toya