Meet Kisha Koffee in her own words.

I am a lover of life. I love music, poetry, reading anything that challenges my brain. I teach third grade and love it.

Being naturally curly My hair has always been crazy, frizzy and curly. I have come to love it and just let it be. Even when my mom would press it or relax it, it was still curly. I wear it both curly and straight, but mostly curly.

Hair care regimen I wash my hair every 1 to 2 weeks, depends on what going on with it. But I wet it just about every day. I don’t deep condition or use intense hair treatments often, I should probably do it more. It took me along time to figure out my hair’s formula, but every now and then I might try a new product to see what it would do, but I normally go back to my formula.

Color I highlight my hair every 6 months or so.

Products Wet and Wavy, liquid conditioner and liquid moose

Salons I go to Anndrea Stembridge to do my cuts and color at Danleya Cosmetics and Hair Care in Douglasville, Georgia.

Go to style Wake up and go. Although it’s gotten long, so I can wear it up too.

Photo by Keyology

Kisha’s online portfolio.

This clutch is interesting, to say the least. It features a mix of purple satin with tonal/multicolor jewels, beads, sequins, pewter hardware and a chain shoulder strap that tucks into bag. It’s different. What do you think? Would you rock it or is it not up your alley?

Meet Jasmin in her own words.

I’m a NYC native who graduated from Parsons and has worked in fashion and in publishing for the last 8 years. My job experience includes Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Niche Media, AMI and producing fashion shows during NY Fashion Week since 2005. I’m a magazine aficionado ( I’ve been reading Vogue since 1992) and a cinema addict. Love modern art and the Old Masters, love fashion photography and reportage style as well.

Being Natural I initially stopped relaxing my hair in jan 2005 and cut it in increments about 3-4 times. By 2007, all of my relaxed hair had been chopped off and I was completely natural and have been ever since.

Hair care regimen I wash my hair about twice a week, deep condition once a week. After I wash and condition my hair, I usually detangle, style and go.

Trimming I trim every 6 months.

Heat I almost never use heat, I only blowdry my hair once a year.

Color I haven’t colored my hair in eleven years.

Products I love anything by Miss Jessie’s, Loreal Vive, Loreal Texture line, Danzines, Arrojo, and Ken Paves Red Carpet Styling Mousse. Olive cholesterol deep conditioner is a miracle worker, so great for my hair. I get my products from Duane Reade, Ricky’s and good old Sally’s beauty supply.

Go to hair style Loose, healthy and shiny!

Most prized hair tool My red wide toothed comb I got in 2005 when I first went natural, I still have it.

You should know I have a blog which reflects my personal taste and opinions about pop/celebrity culture, fashion, cinema,literature, basically a mixed bag of cultural treats. It’s called mauvediary.blogspot.com. Check it out!

How do you feel about Carrot Leg jeans? They are roomy in the hip and thigh area and taper from the knee. It’s kind of like harem meets denim. I own a pair that aren’t as dramatic, but I love them. They look great paired with tanks and ultra feminine platforms. Would you rock them? Click photo for pricing and details.

Meet Eli in her own words…

I am an artist who was trapped in the wrong jobs for far too long. I Finally decided to pursue my passion for art, and now have a professional artist service Company, Infinite Productions LLC. We help to translate peoples artistic vision into tangible artwork. I love to hike the great outdoors, I am a trained dancer, and love traveling with my husband to new countries. As much as I love art, I love giving back to the community so I am always looking for ways to integrate that into our company activities.

I have been natural for 6 years now. I decided to go natural when I realized that I wasn’t relaxing my hair because I wanted it to be straighter or because I felt I looked better. The real reason I was doing it was learned behavior/ beauty regimen. When I sat down to think about what I really wanted, I came to the conclusion that I had not interest in putting such harsh chemicals into my hair, and that I preferred my curls in their true essence.

Hair care regimen I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. After I wash and condition my hair, I usually detangle scrunch and go, and sometimes I set it in braids if I wash it near bedtime.

Deep treatments Once a month I do an organic coconut oil & honey hair treatment.

Trimming Once every two months, because going to the hair salon is my least favorite errand!

Heat I use blow dryers on occasions maybe once or twice every 3 months.

Color I do not dye or highlight my hair.

Products The Alba line of hair products work well for me, and I love the scents. I’ve gone back to my country upbringing, and make my own homemade hair treatments. I don’t have unique recipes to boast, it honestly depends on what I have in stock at home. Some ingredients I love using are Hawaiian honey, expeller pressed coconut oil, oatmeal, avocado and almond oil.

Styles My babysitter growing up was a hairstylist so I can style my hair in more ways then average hair stylist would even dare trying on my curls. I like wearing my hair up in a french twist with tendrils, or just letting it down.

I must have a wide hair comb for detangling, it makes detangling my hair effortless. I am currently using this one from The Body Shop.

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Meet Tegan Marie, a student from Minneapolis working towards a degree in clinical psychology.

Being Natural I had my hair relaxed once when I was 13. The damage to my hair was irreversible; it became dry, half straight, half kinky (from split ends and damage, not naturally), not to mention the painful sores and chemical rashes on my scalp that it left behind for months. It took years to fully grow it out and start over. I never got a relaxer again.

Hair care regimen I wash my hair about every other day but ONLY because I use a shampoo that does NOT contain a lathering agent so it does not strip my hair of any of its natural oils. I condition every time I wash, I haven’t done any special treatments since I switched products because my hair has been very healthy and hasn’t needed it. After I wash and condition my hair, I usually scrunch it with my hands to squeeze out excess water, put it in a loose bun on top of my head and wrap a towel around it. I try to do as little with my hair as possible so that I can allow it to be as natural as possible.

Trimming I trim about twice a year.

Heat Occasionally, I will flat iron just to change things up, but that’s all and I only do that two or three times a year at most.

Color I do color my hair, but I always get it done professionally.

Special techniques I comb my hair in the shower (with conditioner in it) with a wide-tooth comb upside-down. What I do is, after combing my hair out, I bend over so that my head hangs upside down and comb through again, this keeps it from parting down the middle and flattening on top, it gives it volume.

Products Deva Curl products are all I use. I buy them from Ulta.

Salons I go to Hairpolice to get my hair done.

Go to hair style Down and curly!

Just want to remind everybody to love their hair!

The retro Pitzel Heels are fab for the vinatge-loving fashion arbiter who loves rare finds, but would you rock them?

On being natural… I haven’t always been natural. I used to straighten my hair a lot when I was younger. It led to breakage. I’ve only ever relaxed my hair once. It damaged my hair so much and my curls took ages to come back.

Hair care regimen… I tend to only wash my hair like once a week sometimes two. My hair is easier to style when it’s not fresh. I like to deep condition my hair whenever I wash.

Trimming… The last time I had a trim was the other day, but before that I’d say about 6 months ago. I slack when it comes to trimming my hair. I tend to forget about trimming my hair because it is so wild and big, I don’t notice the split ends.

Heat… I hate heat! They messed my hair up big time when I used to straighten. Also, it takes hours to straighten and once it’s finally done it’s so hard to mantain.

Color… I coloured my hair for the first time last summer. I wanted to do it for ages, but I kept putting it off as I didn’t know what colour I wanted. I decided to get a non – permanent. It wasn’t so ‘non – permanent’ and never washed out after 20 washes. I don’t mind because I like the colour, but I don’t so it often. I’ve dyed it once since the first time.

Favorite products…  My favorite hair product chages all the time. At the moment, I really like Le Kair Cholesterol for extra dry hair. My favorite shampoo and conditioner is Frizz eez and my fav hair gel is Pink.

Salons… I can’t remember the last time I went to a hair dresser. They are way too expensive and I don’t trust anyone with my hair. I buy my hair products from my local African Carribean Hair Shop called T&Z’s.

Go to hairstyles… I like my hair best when it’s down, big and wild or slicked up in a massive ponytail. I love the Rihanna’s hair at the moment and Amber Rose, but I’m no where near brave enough to go there.

Out of the ordinary…Once I was so deperate for hair cream that I used Johnson’s Baby Lotion ( I do not recommend)!

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