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"Five interconnected short comics follow four friends - Kim, Nisha, Davene, and Cookie - through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx. From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointments to healing family fits, each story uses hair routines as a window into who these young women and are how they car for each other."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults her neighbor, Miss Tillie, who compares hair care with tending her beautiful garden and teaches MacKenzie some techniques. Includes tips for shampooing, conditioning, and protecting black hair, and recipes for hair products.
Author
Publisher
Lumilly, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Tori Kelly's first children's book, The Curly Girl Blues, aims to inspire self confidence in tomorrow's generation. The main character, Emma, comes down with a case of The Curly Girl Blues, but learns to embrace her individuality and celebrate the characteristics that make her unique throughout the story."-- provided by publisher.
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
An organic beauty and natural remedy resource covers everything from home remedies to natural skin care to essential oils, including recipes for such homemade skin care products as face masks and creams, deodorants, and lip balms.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Loose waves, chic low ponies, natural curls, elegant updos, classic braids, and more! Learn 100 fabulous looks with this essential beauty guide from seasoned hairstylist Jenny Strebe. Step-by-step illustrations and inspiring fashion photographs make it easy to replicate professional-level styles at home. Plus, learn to troubleshoot problem hair and find the best products and tips for your hair type for flawless results. From vintage Gatsby Waves...
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A celebrity hairstylist, who maintains the hair health of his most notable clients -- Queen Latifah, Tamron Hall, Kerry Washington and Michelle Obama -- presents the right tricks, tips and advice for getting a halo of soft, healthy curls without using chemicals. Centers natural and curly hair within the African diaspora.
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"My Divine Natural Hair offers spiritual, emotional, and practical guidance to women of African descent as they embrace and celebrate their natural hair journeys. This mother-daughter writing trio addresses topics like hair loss, growth, styles, tools, and maintenance, along with scriptural and literary affirmations. Complete with a glossary of terms"--
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Educating women on how to transition from relaxed to completely natural hair, a gifted "curl whisperer," combining her expansive knowledge with tips from other experts in the field, provides product recommendations, home haircare recipes, advice on how to maintain natural hair for children and more.
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Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the inspiring guide for every woman who's ready to find her true colors. Written by the authors of the national bestseller CURLY GIRL, here is everything you need to know, fromk going gray stylishly to living silver gorgeously, including Silver Lining Stories and before-and-after photos of real women. Going silver is not just about a certain look, or saving time and money at the stylist -- it's about fulfilling a deeper desire for authienticity,...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
On its surface, Curly Kids is a creative, practical handbook about curly hair: how to care for it, how to style it, how to solve problems like frizz and knots. But it's also a book about empowering your kids and helping their self-esteem, because how we feel about our hair is more than follicle-deep--and that's especially true for curly kids who are known to go through bouts of self-consciousness and straight-hair envy. So by helping you and your...
Author
Publisher
Smith Street Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Harness the best of nature by making your own organic, natural skincare. Maru Godas celebrates nature and self-care in this beautifully illustrated guide. Decide what goes on your skin while loving both yourself and the planet. Conscious care: learn about how the different properties of the products we use can affect our bodies. Natural ingredients: discover the benefits that organic, plant-derived products can have on our skin. Recipes: make masks,...
20) That hair
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Publisher
Tin House Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
""The story of my curly hair," says Mila, the narrator of Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida's autobiographically inspired tragicomedy, "intersects with the story of at least two countries and, by extension, the indirect story of the relations among several continents: a geopolitics." Mila is the Luanda-born daughter of a black Angolan mother and a white Portuguese father. She arrives in Lisbon at the tender age of three, and feels like an outsider from...
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