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About Irene

I'm just a regular person who figured out what I wanted for my hair and made it happen. ...Still a work in progess. Je suis une femme qui rêvait d'avoir les cheveux longs et maintenant je les ai. Nous pouvons tous avoir la même chose.

MY HAIR FILE

Hello 2011! If you haven’t been serious about your haircare in the past, stop feeling guilty. It’s a new year and a new you.     It’s time for me to show you MY HAIR FILE. So as of November 2010, … Continue reading

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Model Hair: Shiya Zhao (again)

I needed to know if the our last hair time with Canadian model Shiya Zhao was a fluke. I needed to know that she could give us another incredible hair photo. Why? Just because. Wouldn’t you know it, Flare Magazine … Continue reading

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Road Test: Mane ‘n Tail Conditioner

What I’ve tested: Mane ‘n Tail Conditioner   Ingredients:  Water, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Lactate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Glycerine, Isostearamidopropylmorpholine Lactate, Vegetable Oil, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Fragrance, Coconut Oil, Wheat Protein, Tocopherol, Panthenol, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, … Continue reading

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Road Test: Mane ‘n Tail Shampoo

What I’ve tested: Mane ‘n Tail Shampoo   Ingredients:  Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine Cocamide DEA, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone/Methylisothiazolinone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional WHAT IT PROMISES: Cleanses hair thoroughly, yet will not strip … Continue reading

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Lynda Carter, my hair inspiration

My hair was growing but it wasn’t evident to me because it was the same length it had always been. I had no clue why my hair wasn’t long so I attributed it to “the curse” that most Black and most … Continue reading

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Growing Pains?

Hmmm…judging from the frustration I see in your face I’m guessing you’re having hair issues? Ah I see. So, you want to grow your hair. One of the most difficult steps in growing your hair is the first step, making … Continue reading

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HAIR: Is it really “us” versus “them”?

Have you ever looked through the hair aisle or hair section of a store? Let’s use CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart, Walgreens and supermarkets, in general, as examples. What have you noticed about the isle or section devoted to hair care? Anything? … Continue reading

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Tress Management Tip: Brushes

If your goal is: 1) to improve the condition of your hair and/or 2) to grow your hair and you have ——–> Naturally straight thin hair ——–> Relaxed hair Here’s the first crazy thing you need to do – THROW … Continue reading

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Journey, not the Steve Perry kind

 Hair: If you believe (and stick with it), it will grow. So you’ve always wanted to grow your hair. Wishes, prayers, sacrifices and maybe even a little voodoo or witchcraft still haven’t gotten you what you want. Growing your hair … Continue reading

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Model Hair:Fatima Siad

Chances are, it’s HAIR LUST, a HAIR CRUSH or your HAIR INSPIRATION. I love the hair in these photos of Somalian model Fatima Siad in the June 2010 Issue of Marie Claire (US).  The look was created with use of … Continue reading

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