hair
hair
I am so focused on putting my best ‘fro forward that I have missed out on happy hours and dinners because my twists have not dried in time.
in

Jun 3, 2013 at 2:30pm | 81 comments

hair
They're cute, I guess. But they're so much wooorrrkkkk...
gender
My hair is technically a men's haircut. At least, a haircut of men I see pass by me everyday: close clipped around the sides and back, with a burst of curls at the top.
hair
As long as I can remember, I've been picking long, curly hairs off sweaters, coats, blankets, and especially shower floors.
in

May 2, 2013 at 2:00pm | 113 comments

hair
My self-esteem is fully reliant on positive affirmation via the interwebz.
in

Apr 23, 2013 at 3:00pm | 51 comments

hair
I’m trying to decide if I should just totally give up on making my curls look professional and like, marry my flat iron already.
in

Apr 23, 2013 at 9:00am | 326 comments

armpit hair
For some reason, I thought that getting my vajay waxed would make me feel less anxious about sleeping with a new dude. This was incorrect.
hair
Sometimes, my mistakes and failures in beauty have forced me to come up with new hairstyles that became standards for me, so go easy on yourself, and have fun with it.
shoppables
There is a lot of talk as to whether or not us xoJaners should be embarrassed later in life by what we post here. So is this the right time to admit that I use 4 separate hairbrushes every single morning?
get your hair did with nnekay
What better a way to celebrate my black natural roots than by raiding Berkeley Bowl and making some healthy DIY leave-in hair products?
black hair
When is praise not really praise? Here's a hint: When you're a white man reminiscing about the good old days, when black people wore Afros. Yeah...no.
shoppables
In essence, I did to my hair what my last boyfriend did to me: took me for granted and treated me like crap.
hair
If you like length perhaps you should stay with a twist, but definitely give this a whirl when you want a slightly different look.
in

Mar 29, 2013 at 6:00pm | 77 comments

hair
I felt new and alive and sassy and sophisticated. People said it was cute! I felt cute! Then I showered and slept on wet hair.
in

Mar 29, 2013 at 11:00am | 134 comments

shoppables
Do you have stringy, sticky, greasy, dry, GROSS HAIR? It’s probably because you are washing it with regular old tap water, you filthy heathen!!
in

Mar 26, 2013 at 1:00pm | 225 comments

plopping
I tarted plopping (aka plunking), and I’ve never looked back. After much trial and error and many many blog posts read and YouTube video viewings later, here is the method I’ve perfected:
in

Mar 22, 2013 at 2:30pm | 155 comments

hair
hair
When it comes to your hair, makeup, nails or skin -- which takes precedence?
in

Mar 11, 2013 at 11:30am | 217 comments

hair
hair
Most of the many hairdressers I saw during this year said they had never seen such severe mechanical damage (as opposed to chemical damage, from hair color or chemical straighteners), which obviously made me feel extra special.
gigolo
I love me some Joy Behar. And gigolos. These two personal passions come together tonight! Watch, please?
in

Feb 27, 2013 at 4:00pm | 26 comments