MahoganyKnots | for the naturally chic

Natural Hair in the Community

Posted on May 7, 2012 by ebonyknots

A couple of months ago we were asked by Rudyra McBain of the Dekalb County Library System to participate in a community natural hair forum being held at a local library in Stone Mountain, GA. This was a free event that anyone in the area could attend to hear us, Mae of Natural Chica, Adrienne of Me, My Hair, and the City as well as Lexi of Curls, Coils, and Kinks discuss various topics surrounding natural hair as well as take questions from the audience. The event was May 1, 2012 and let me say it was great!

Here are a few pics from the event. For highlights and excerpts from the event read here!

Event organizer Rudyra McBain

Great turn out!

From left to right Lexi, Adrienne, Me, Rudyra, MahoganyBella, and Mae!

It’s always great getting together with the other Atlanta area bloggers and especially for such a fun event!

Posted in Atlanta, Events, Events & Entertainment, natural hair | Tagged community, discussion, natural hair, panel, stone mountain | Leave a comment

Are you a Curly Girl? My Curl Girl Snap Shot!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by ebonyknots

I started the Curly Girl Method 6 weeks ago and I must say I am really loving it as is my hair. Check our YouTube channel for my recent Curly Girl journey video. Below are a couple of highlights from that video and my Curly Girl Journey.

Day 2

Day 3 below

Day 18 below (hair is fully dried)

I will continue on this path as it is really working for me and my hair! Are you doing the Curly Girl or any other type of hair care method? If so please share!!

Posted in Curls, Curly Girl Method, Hair styles, natural hair, Product Review | Tagged curly girl, defining curls, natural hair | Leave a comment

New Tool! Not so Cool :(

Posted on May 3, 2012 by ebonyknots

Hello all,

Yes yes I know…where the heck have we been. No excuse, my bad, moving right along. Any who a month ago I was in Target and stumbled upon the hair section…ok who I am fooling I check that section every time I visit Target. At any rate I saw this new detangling comb that reminded me of the Ouidad Double Detangler comb that so many were ranting a raving about last year. The Ouidad comb was $24 and of course I was not about to pay that for a comb. Well count on Goody to come with a knock off. I bit the bait and tried this comb.

I believe this comb was $5.99 or somewhere around there. I used this comb to detangle my hair while it was drenched in conditioner (I only detangle my hair with conditioner in it). Well I was less than impressed. Not sure if this is a testament to how well the Ouidad would have worked on my hair since the design of it is very similar to this one but I will stick with my other detangling tools.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged comb, goody, natural hair, ouidad, tools | 1 Comment

Cheap Find: Sofn’ free Grow Healthy Deep Conditioner worked for me!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ebonyknots

Howdy all!

I don’t know about you but my New Year’s resolution this year, and every year, is to save more and spend less. That definitely applies to purchasing tons of hair products as though I don’t have other bills to pay. Well here is a less expensive product that works great if you are in the market for a good deep conditioner!

Sofn’free GroHealthy Milk Protein & Olive Oil Really Deep Conditioning Treatment (found at your local beauty supply store)

Here are pics of my application. I usually do a protein-based deep condition about once a month.

Step 1: After shampooing I applied the conditioner to my hair in 4 sections and detangled with the conditioner in.

Step 2: I put on a plastic cap and then a knit hat on top of that and let the conditioner sit for about 6 hours. This allowed the heat from my head to “heat up” the conditioner instead of me sitting under a dryer or heat cap (I can’t hold still that long!)

Step 3: I rinsed it out with warm water at first followed by cold water and voila! My hair was very soft but not fuzzy or frizzy.

I will definitely be using this product again when I deep condition! And at less than $7 it’s a steal!

Posted in natural hair, Product Review, products | Tagged conditioner, EbonyKnots, MahoganyKnots, natural hair, protein, Sof N' Free | 6 Comments

MahoganyBella’s World Natural Hair Show Hairstyle

Posted on November 11, 2011 by mahoganybella

Hey chicas! This post is super late but better late than never.

So I felt like being “cute” for the World Natural Hair Show. I wanted a unique hairstyle that would make heads turn. I got my wish! Here are the pics…I hope you like it!

How did I acheive this look? I shampooed and conditioned my hair and applied a leave-in conditioner. I sealed in the moisture with grape seed oil and protected my hair with a cream press. I blow dried my hair to stretch out the curls.

Products used:

Kera Care Cream Press – used to blow dry and stretch my hair.