Curls Disrupted

When visiting a curl stylist do you as the consumer have realistic expectations? In this episode we chat understanding stylists menus, pricing, and deliverables to expect during your salon appointment.

We had so many reasons to not want business partners, but somehow ended up building a dope business over the last 4 years. this episode throws the curtains back on what our past business experiences were and how we work together without driving each other (too) crazy.

All these new haircare lines and everybody still has dry hair. We keep seeing bandaid products debut but where’s the rehabilitation of behaviors and thought processes surrounding natural hair? 

Crowdsourcing your haircare and why we can't do a thorough enough consultation over the public internet to tell you what to use on your hair. If you're tired of getting sent off about your hair this episode is for you. We will not contribute to irresponsibility of the internet.

Millions of opinions, think pieces, and comments later, we explore the aftermath of the viral H&M image of a beautiful black girl and her kinky hair with our Dr. VaNatta Ford. Dr. Ford is an Assistant Professor Of Africana Studies at Williams University where she teaches a course entitled Complexion Complexities: Colorism in Literature, Lyrics & Everyday Life.

Who made the imaginary curl alphabet king? We explore how 4a, 2b, 3c does not exist in the cosmetology world and how our hair becomes what we think it is.

What happened when the pros arrived late to the conversation and refused to learn the culture? We explore how the lack of knowledgeable and licensed natural hair professionals created a vacuum in the market.