“I don’t really consider myself from a place, but more so, of my mother. I grew up moving around a lot because both of my parents were in the Army and split when I was only 8 years old. I was born in Heidelberg, Germany, raised in Seattle, Washington and I became a woman in Augusta, Georgia. I just graduated college and now I’m moving to New York to continue my journey. I grew up with just my mother, my older sister, and my younger brother by my side and it wasn’t always the best of times, but they were all I needed. I would definitely say I experienced a very challenging childhood in comparison to most, but mama kept us in the church so even I could hardly tell how difficult it was because I always found the good and the God in every situation. Now, just like I have changed and developed at 22 years old, my views on religion have also. I still believe that I serve an almighty God who can bring me through anything this world brings me up against, but I practice Bohemianism. Those two facts are what makes me the ambitious woman I am today. Ultimately, I am a woman who believes in my freedom and in myself. [Read more…]
Ivette Piña Talks Her “Baby Blonde” Natural Hair
“My natural hair color is light brown almost a dark blonde. My hair used to be really blonde when I was a child but I guess it forgot about its roots. I?ve dyed my hair other colors but I’ve been blonde for about 2 years this time and I love it. I kept seeing pictures of myself as a kid with blonde natural hair and I decided to give golden blonde hair a try again. [Read more…]
On Living Well : Francheska
widely known online as “fran” of heyfranhey, francheska is no stranger to the curly-haired world. with healthy natural that flows down her back, she’s learned a thing or two about taking care of her hair but her journey to life long health came about sudden and called for a total lifestyle overhaul. from being bedridden for over half a year to learning how to heal her body through food and exercise, she talks candidly about how she turned her life around got the body she wanted and how she feels and looks much better for it in the end.
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