An interview with Thirsty Roots

When I reached out to Sharina Hill of Thirsty Roots, asking for an interview, I was SUPER excited when she accepted my request. I did this brief piece on them last week. Sharina is such a sweet woman with a luxurious head of natural hair. Please enjoy the interview!

Fabulous site

Earlier this week I stumbled upon a wonderful site founded by Sharina Hill. Thirsty Roots is all about “Bringing Out The Beauty in Black Hair”! The site showcases our crowns in many fabulous styles. This is a very resourceful place to go to view galleries, get celebrity scoop and hair tips. A wealth information can be discovered there and they are all about community; there is a forum you can join and they can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Head over and check out Thirsty Roots – you won’t regret it!

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

Study Hall: Information Overload

Ok, I am truly convinced that coincidences don’t exist; what is purposed to be; WILL be. Check out last week’s string of events:

Sunday: During a web surfing session, I discovered Naptural Roots Magazine for the first time (yes, I know I live under a rock). I made a note to go back and thoroughly check out the site later in the week – I had planned to feature them in my Study Hall post

Tuesday: Went back to check out the site and was deterred to do my Study Hall post on them since it was noted they were revamping the website. I wasn’t really sure what was going on and I seem to find sites that get abandoned (they longer update their page) or just end up being taken down (i.e. Natural Hair Digest). Then I decided I would post on a site that I had recently re-discovered.

Wednesday: Some time after I put up my post, I perused some other blogs that I read on occasion. I came across a post on Going Au Naturale from 2 weeks prior *interrupted thoughts: Why am I always late on so many things? I guess if I was on Facebook (like my friends keep nudging me to do) I might not be so clueless. . . back to your regularly scheduled program* Low and behold. . . Mae had done an interview with LeAnne Dolce, Founder of Naptural Roots Magazine. I’m so happy that I stumbled across this so I can share their dialogue with you. Enjoy the read on Going Au Naturale and check out Naputual Roots Magazine.

All in the universe is as is should be :-)

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

*You can click on the “study hall” label in the right-hand column to read posts you have missed

Study Hall: Information Overload

Here is a cute site that I re-discovered recently. Samara’s site is dedicated to African American women with relaxed or natural hair who seek long, healthy tresses. She provides helpful articles on proper hair care. She also has a blog and YouTube channel with tutorials. Head on over there!

Grow Black Hair

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

Study Hall: Information Overload

Another cool site coming at ya! Although it doesn't look like this site is currently being updated, there are still lots of great articles and other information to explore.

NOTE: To a lot of us "nappy" is a taboo word because the meaning is associated with something negative. Our God-given hair is beautiful and versatile. Don't let the name of this site discourage you from checking it out! I hope you can benefit from the knowledge it offers.

Nappy Kitchen

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

Study Hall: Information Overload

Short and sweet - just wanted to quickly pop in to share two great sites.

Check them out!

A New Era in African Hair

From Grandma's Kitchen

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

Study Hall: Information Overload

I guess I am going to stick with the “homemade” theme this week. With many recent posts on making hair products, I wanted to put out a few online stores that sell raw ingredients. If you can not find certain items locally (at a health food store or specialty market) you can turn to the web, of course. This is a small list for your reference. Feel free to share any that I have missed.

Agbanga Karite

Butters N bars

Essential Wholesale

From Nature With Love

Lotion Crafter

Majestic Mountain Sage

Mountain Rose Herbs

Nasabb

Nature’s Gift

Save on Scents

Specialty Bottle

Texas Natural Supply

The Herbarie

The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe, Inc.

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

*You can click on the “study hall” label in the right-hand column to read posts you have missed

Study Hall: Information overload

It is a goal of mine to learn to do extension twists. While I don’t necessarily feel that I need to purchase a DVD tutorial, I did scout out a few places online that offer them. Here’s a couple that I found. I noticed that both of these sites have a section devoted to hair articles and a link for their blog.

Braids by Breslin (lots of articles)
Kristen Lock
*UPDATED 8-03-09: I found another interesting site - LearnCornrows.com

Please note that I am not promoting any of their products or ideals. I just wanted to share with you the information that I came across so take it for what its worth to you. I hope that you can find some of this helpful.

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily

Study Hall: Information overload

So now I’m adding another component to this format. When it comes to topics that interest me, I tend to have a studious approach. I research for hours to find out as much on the subject as possible. I appreciate the Internet and local libraries because the knowledge is always there waiting to be sucked up. For those of you who also appreciate that, I am devoting Wednesdays to you. Study hall is simply me sharing various tid bits of information with you that you may want to delve into deeper for yourself. Some you may have already discovered and maybe some of it new. I’ll do one weekly site or book that I’ve come across in my journey. Feel free to hit me up with any you want to share. Hope you enjoy!

Motown Girl is one of the first sites I discovered in my quest for natural hair care information. Great articles, hairstyle how to’s, inspirational stories from “MG’s Weekly Spotlight” and much more: http://motowngirl.com/content. Check it out!

Thanks for reading. Be blessed!

CallaLily