Afro-Latina hair

Get the Look: Yaya Dacosta's Curly Updo
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Get the Look: Yaya Dacosta's Festive Updo

By Kate Sandoval | 12/14/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

It seems like curly-hair chicas don’t always get a lot of love when it comes to festive party updo ideas. So often, we end up straightening it for a big event or just wearing it down—but Yaya DaCosta is ready to change that!

The beautiful model-actress showed off an asymmetrical curly updo on the red carpet last night that’s fun, sexy, and—maybe the...

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Beauty Poll: Do You Skip Exercise Because It Ruins Your Hair?

By Kate Sandoval | 08/30/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin, has recently gotten some heat over her comments that African-Americans, as well as other ethnic groups, like Hispanics, don’t workout because it messes up their hair. 

In an interview with...

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Curl Power: New Tips for Your Texture
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Curl Power: New Tips for Your Texture

By Imani A. Dawson | 08/05/2011 - 12:58 | 0 Comments

All around the country—make that the world—Latina women are chucking chemical straighteners, flat irons and hot combs, and embracing the versatility and freedom of the natural texture of our hair.

One recent afternoon in New York City approximately 300 women with a wide-range of waves, kinks and coils celebrated the movement at Naturallycurly.com’s first ever pool...

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Tatyana Ali
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Afro-Latina Beauty Week: Tatyana Ali’s So-Shiny Style

By Kate Sandoval | 04/12/2011 - 20:20 | 1 Comment

It’s day two of Afro-Latina Beauty Week! Today’s topic: Tatyana Ali’s incredibly shiny hair.

To get hair with this much sheen, you first need it to be incredibly healthy—which can be hard to achieve when your texture is very coarse or curly. The goal is to moisturize every chance you get. Hydrated hair looks shinier because the cuticle (the outer layer of the hair,...

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