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This service is s great way for you, your hair and I to understand each other better. Your only job is to come in open minded and relaxed knowing we'll do the best we can together! This package includes: Through Consultation, Trim or Transformational Cut, Tailored Hair Treatment and a routine that will be easy to follow.

The Maintenance Cut is mainly for a traditional trim and upkeep on an already established haircut provided at Morpho. The service will be followed by a hair cleanse and condition, our relaxing head massage, and style finish.

Then your hair may need something to help trap moisture in. The oil of choice depends on your hair type and porosity, but most oils create awesome results. Oils seal in moisture and helps avoid frizz. After your trim ( 3 inches or less), this warm oil treatment will help those who struggle to keep moisture within their hair. Finishing with your style of choice

Welcome newcomers, and if you're not new, welcome back! Today, we'll be going through styling tips, demonstration, and review of three products from The Doux: Bee Girl Honey Setting Foam, Dj Quick, Quick Dry Spray, and Block Party Anti- Humidity Defining Gel. This will be apart of a two part series, the first being the walk through and demonstration, and the second being the cost breakdown, as well as the lifespan of my model's wash and go. Stay tuned, but until next time let me know what you think of The Doux's product combination, did you have a favorite combination you'd like for us to try? Let me know what you think in the comments! Model Details: Hair Texture: Coarse Hair Porosity: Low Hair Pattern: Coily Video Details: Music Credits: https://on.soundcloud.com/tLjkZr64qCtD2jEUjD

The conversation about black women and how they desire to wear their hair isn't new on my page, but today we add a new term buzzing around the internet into the mix. We're going to talk about how some black women are describing their perspective on how it feels to wear their natural hair out in the world today. What is Civil Rights Hair? Not a question I ever thought i'd address in my zillenial lifetime, but today I'm up for the challenge. First, we have to define what"Civil Rights" is. The Civil Rights Movement was sparked from Brown vs Board Education. Where Oliver Brown and his family, along with other highly respected, African American community leaders like Thurgood Marshall, sued the state for Brown's family not being allowed entry into a nearby school. Stating the reason being was that the school was for white Americans only. They expressed that this treatment was a violation to the 14th Amendment, concluding the ruling leaning in their favor. "They argued that such segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. " Separate, but equal was now deemed unfair in the eyes of the law, as it had been to African Americans since day one. All of this would unfortunately lead to a strew of heartbreaking, yet pivotal occurrences that would ripple throughout the decades. Essentially, we could see that during the late 1950's-1960's, for African Americans strife and resistance were on the forefront of their minds at all times. Even though every decade of history is enriched with layers of our monumental triumphs, the era of the Civil Rights Movement brought the heaviness of grief and struggle. This is why I believe some women today connect their natural hair to the Civil Rights Era. Navigating and maintaining natural hair for black women can bring feelings like grief and struggle to the surface, due to the inherited disconnect between who defines our beauty and what that has to mean for our hair. The Afro Controversial conversations surrounding the crown of a black woman is to be expected when you think about it. What goes around comes around, and black women, we have been here before. Always in the tight crease of conservative politic coming down from it's peak, but still holding onto rulership, as we're experiencing now in 2026. In that regard, let's go back to the early 1920's, where the term assimilation was alive and well. In order to gain some type of grounding, normalcy and most of all, safety, many people would do their best to blend in. Being that whiteness was the relation to a class of people with rights. Adopting it's culture, could gain you opportunity and/or slightly fewer inconveniences. The way this showed up in how black women wore their hair was by being hypervigilant of how their was kept. Hot combing their hair into presses and curls, sleek and smooth, similarly to white women. This was the most acceptable way to survive as a black woman at this time. That is, until 1962 showed up bringing something they would call "Black Pride." Many young, black Americans were tired of the only option being assimilation, especially after seeing countless protesters during the Civil Rights Movement be violently pushed around by their white counterparts during peaceful protests. In response, they would gather up and organize into a black resistance group known as the Black Panthers. Often, you would see them wearing perfectly circular afros, that took time and maintenance to achieve. Mainly to symbolize said resistance, black pride, and self granted permission to take up space. Over time, it would gain popularity as well as critiques by the masses, but still be well received by the younger crowd overall. How We Relate To Our Past What the women who silked and pressed their hair into assimilation and the ones who picked and molded their resistance had in common was the desire to live further past survival. The need to create a space in the world where they could belong is a concept, I feel, as black women we are still cultivating for ourselves today. I also feel that in each decade in the past our hair has only been taught to us for what it can do for others, and not always how it could serve us on a personal level. Unfortunately, we're not always granted that privilege, that's something we'll have to take in moments we feel brave enough to do so. When I hear a woman describe her natural locks as Civil Rights hair, I hear someone who hasn't given herself permission to see our full picture. That being the history of the Civil Rights Movement, and also the lack of understanding of the capabilities of her own hair. As I stated in my previous blog, "Our culture has thrived many years cultivating the most original hairstyles that trend every time. From braided beehives, natural fros, finger waves, and more our hair has proven its unique flexibility and beauty no matter what form it takes." In Conclusion Our hair adapts to the survival of our culture, and has taken many shapes in alliance. There is no need to shame one more than the other, when the goal we have is often common. To create the spaces where we feel seen, heard, and beautiful in what we create for ourselves. Whatever that may be, it should be rooted in progression not shame. I hope that with the rich history we have surrounding us, and the doors that have been opened in our favor today, that we continue to honor all versions of our past. As they are the reason for the ability for us to choose how we show up and create today.

You can't spell "bad btch"without bargain Cutting Costs While tariffs have been recently deceased, distribution centers are collecting their refunds of the costs they passed onto the consumer. Meanwhile, the effects of the prices still continue to live within the high prices we find in our beauty products. With the beauty industry being a billion dollar industry, this leaves women who still want to hold onto the normalcy of our regimens that keep us sane, looking for prices that meet our standards and budget. How do we keep up on our beauty routines, while shopping smart and intentional? A $92 pretax, 30ml bottle of perfume is what inspired this post today, as well as the solution to saving me money. Though, I have to be honest, I don’t shop for perfumes often, so I’m not familiar with price fairness when it comes to. The perfume I fell in love with lingered around on my jackets, and hair, but would continue to refresh my memory that this 30ml bottle would cost around $92. I guess that's not too bad in an economy where gas is about $30 less than that, right? Wrong. Yet, I had to have it, so I went on the hunt to find my first recommendation on how to save on beauty tools and products discussed below. Shopping Second Hand Now I know what you're asking, did I get the perfume? Is a young ho, me? Of course I got the perfume, and I got it for $72 after tax AND shipping on my first suggestion of the day: Mercari.com As of now, I am no where near popular enough to start accepting brand deals, so this is NOT sponsored or encouraged by anyone else, but me. I genuinely love shopping on the platform! I was pleased to also find that Mercari doesn't stop at perfumes and apparel, but other users on there offer hair products, hair tools. Mostly all brand new or gently used- for great deals that you can bargain with. This is the same for other platforms like Depop, Poshmark or even your local Facebook Market Place. Another great option, even closer to home, would be product swapping with your friends. Think of all the many products sitting in your cabinet collecting dust, because you didn't feel like returning it. Instead of eventually throwing out full bottles of product or trying to use it just to not waste it. Try calling up a friend or more to do an impromptu product swap. Then, we hit two birds with one stone- saving money while limiting on waste. Recap Shop Second Hand: Mercari, Poshmark, Depop, Facebook Marketplace Phone a Friend or Three: Product and Beauty Tool Swap Built to Last A little hesitant on buying from strangers? No worries, shopping from places that have heavy safety and packaging regulations brings all of our minds to ease. However, if you’re gong to shop in big retail stores while still saving on costs, investing into GREAT products that stand the test of time will be the name of the game for you. I love cute packaging and trendy brands just like anyone, but sometimes that’s all some brands offer. I noticed that quality and quantity of a product is directed to the brand’s aesthetic instead of the actual product itself. There's a couple ways you can you tell for yourself. Firstly, ask a licensed professional, with experience. Sometimes, you don’t have to make an entire haircut appointment with a stylist to ask where to start, a simple consultation can be booked to get you on the right track and answer simple questions. Another way is to stick with brands that have a history of remaining consistent in delivering great results as well as prices. Especially, when you compare the quantity of the product provided to the total on your receipt. From my 7 years behind the chair, here's what has lasted me in the salon for months on hundreds of heads, while also keeping my overhead fees low: Design Essentials Mielle's Organcis Mizani Ouidad The great thing about these brands is that most offer liter sizes for a steal of a price, and they're pretty accessible to non-professionals as well. You may even be able to find liter sized, professional products from Ouidad and Design Essential's at discount stores like TJ Max and/or Marshall's Recap Buy intentional over aesthetic Buy from reliable brands Shop liter sizes Look at discount stores Phone a Friend Okay, we got the products out of the way, but there's still one more thing to address. What about application? What if you don’t even know how to style your hair? That’s where your community comes in again. After you product swap, see if your friend can show you how they applied the product to their hair. Maybe one of you knows how to curl hair very well, and the other knows how to braid! Swapping services would not only be a great way to save, but a beautiful way to bond with you close ones, as well as skill sharpening and knowledge swapping. If none of you know where to begin, try investing into a consult or appointment with a cosmetologist to help gain insights on how to care for your hair. After your appointment, you can take these tips and tricks you learned and spread the knowledge amongst your friends. Lastly, we are all so lucky to live in the digital age where tutorials are on every platform we can get our hands on. I suggest taking a few weekends out of the month to learn how to do your hair from tutorials, then trial and error until you get accustomed. To make it more fun, learning with a friend could help ease the initial weight of perfection when you first start trying. We all have to start somewhere! Recap Phone a friend Share the knowledge Watch tutorials Learn with a friend At the end of the day, we all just want to hold onto the things that make us feel somewhat normal in a time where everything but occurs everyday. Even through tough times, we deserve to show up in whatever we consider our best to be, while also not being penny pinched and squeezed for every last cent we barely have. Especially from corporations who get refunds on our expense. As I stated before, you can't spell "bad bitch, without bargain." If you enjoyed my blog, found these tips helpful or incorporated them into your lifestyle let me know by liking, sharing, commenting or even better, sticking around for my next upload. Thank you, I'll catch you next time, byeeeee!