Sisterhood of the Spiraling Strands: Tara

Rewind: Voyage to India

Decisions, Decisions
Awhile ago I shared with you guys that I was mulling over what to do next with the blog. I've finally decided to focus solely on the video aspect of hair blogging (or vlogging, if you will.)That means not much more writing from me here on Highly Textured. I think my fellow bloggers will agree with me when I say the writing, formatting, finding and coding pictures takes A LOT of time. Going to video is simply SO much more efficient.My YouTube channel is here: www.youtube.com/highlytexturedSo thanks everyone who's been a loyal reader thus far. And don't hesitate to go through the archives (there's so

iCant Right Now.
As a person who spends her free time blogging about hair, I have to say......we have become WAY too obsessed with what other people do with their hair.Live and let live. Discover, explore, experiment. Leave with what you like. And don't question someone else just because they like something different.It's getting old. Seriously.{end rant.]

Revamp.
'Sup guys?I know, I know, it's been a while. But truth is, I've been rather uncreative with my hair as of late. Lol. Wash, condition, go ... repeat three days later. I've also been mulling over what to do with this blog. I've been getting busier and busier, and yet the blog keeps getting more followers each day (my YouTube channel has 800 now! Wow!). What does that tell me...? It tells me that more and more women are going natural (two of my friends have chopped within the last month) and that they're looking for ways to care for their new hair.So Highly Textured will be going back to basics, i.e. starting from scratch. Quick, easy posts on care, styling

Writers Gone Natural
Every day, whether it be on Facebook, Twitter, or just randomly surfing around the web, I see another woman who's gone natural. Some say it's a trend (and for a few girls, it may be just that), but I can't help but think it's becoming a growing lifestyle shift for scores of black women. It's exciting!So imagine my delight when, in the space of a week, two of my favorite writers posted their natural hair stories on their blogs. The first is Erica Kennedy, author of Bling and the recently-released, fiercely-funny