Nat — The Curly CEO

I’ll be participating in  Capital One Race for Kids ™  in Toronto on  Saturday,June 6th ,  in support of  Boys and Girls Clubs of Toronto .  Capital One Race for Kids™  is an urban-adventure race where we will compete in fun and exciting Challenges in a run to the finish line - all while raising funds on behalf of Boys and Girls Clubs of Toronto. For more information about Capital One Race for Kids™, check out the website at  www.raceforkids.ca . My goal is to raise $100.00 CAD  but I can’t do it without your help so please join me in supporting a great cause by sponsoring me today.  Join me to support the Capital One Race for Kids Toronto - 2015 To highlight the importance of after school programs at Boys and Girls Clubs - and why I am supporting this important cause - take a look at these statistics: 40% of violent crimes against children take place between  3:00 and 7:00pm This year, 200,000 children and youth will atten...

When I first heard of single-strand knots, I didn't know what they were. Of course, it was some kind of knot, but didn't things get "knotted" when tangling? Wouldn't there need to be 2, like at least 2 strands to tangle? The answer is no, knots can happen all on their own.

Excuse the title but lol, a little how I feel! I have been taking YAZ for about 3 years and always had doctor's telling me to switch off of it because of an increased percentage in blood clots. After hearing the YAZ commercials, it started scaring my Mom to the point she told me to switch as well. To be honest, I loved YAZ. Never got pregnant, always had a light period, sex drive wasn't an issue, acne was light (pimple every now and then), and my weight wasn't an issue. I switched in January 2014 to Tri-Cyclin after doing some research on pills that were similar to YAZ, for the benefits I listed above. Tri-Cyclin seemed to have good reviews, but the biggest bummer was the longer periods. However, I wanted to make my Mom happy so I switched "for my health". Didn't notice a change in acne, or weight gain, but I could have sworn I was moodier around my period, and had a heavier flow that I wasn't used to. I decided to stick with it but eventually got fr...

So, almost every day at work I get asked this question: "how do you change your hair so often?". It amazes everyone (mind you, almost all are Caucasian with straight hair) how my natural hair could be so versatile.

I've heard that a Denman brush can do WONDERS for clumping curls. I love using the brush when I need to smooth my hair for a twistout, or braidout, but I decided to try it this time for a WashNGo. Didn't go too well... I started out by doing a Honey-Olive-Coconut prepoo that I kept in for an hour or so. My scalp was feeling itchy so I decided to use a clarifier to wash my hair, then I used a conditioner. Instead of rinsing it all out, I rinsed a bit and squeezed the excess water. I proceeded with my regular regime of smoothing on leave-in conditioner (tried KARILISS for the first time), styling milk ( SheaMoisture ) and an oil to seal. But for extra hold I used gel ( Deva Curl Ultra Defining Gel ) & a butter (again, trying out KARILISS   Pomade ) for double sealing action and extra moisture . After all this prep-work, I used the Denman brush hoping it would make my curls pop like other Naturalistas but no. All it did was brush out the curl pattern and make the en...

Instead of doing my normal wash and go routine, I decided to spice it up by doing a different part in the front and using the shingling method on my bangs. OH MY GOODNESS I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER LOOK BACK. Usually I'll try to finger coil (see my previous finger coiling method here ) random pieces through-out my whole head, most focusing on the front, but it make the curls shorter than the rest and you definitely notice the difference. With the shingling method, my curls were separated but more natural to my curl pattern. HOW DO YOU SHINGLE? Make sure your hair is soaked with water Saturate hair in leave-in conditioner and apply an oil/butter to seal in moisture Apply a gel for extra hold  Take small pieces of your hair and smooth root to tip with your thumb and index finger & repeat until you've shingled to your desire (either just your bangs, frizzy parts of your hair, or whole head!) For extra shine and hold, use a diffuser to set curls, or sim...

Now that I have developed a sense of taking vitamins for my hair to grow it long and healthy in its natural state, I decided to look more into vitamins and its affect on my acne. I spoke with one of my friends and he said that if taking an excess amount of vitamins that your body needs (more than 100% daily value), then it doesn't absorb it. Your body doesn't actually store vitamins but uses it on a daily basis, hence having to take your vitamins daily. However if you're getting too much, what the excess vitamin(s) does is find some way to get rid of it, thus creating pimples. If you have a good eating regime and your diet consists lots of vegetables, beans, nuts, fruits, and fish, then you are GOLDEN . If not, then you might want to consider taking some vitamins to match your deficiency. Here are my thoughts:

Continuing from my previous post regarding the overuse of vitamins in your body and ways to get them through a healthy diet.. Here are some tips on what vitamins are good to take to battle acne: