High Fashion & Over the Top Natural Hair: Joan Smalls in Vogue

Those who love fashion know that Vogue is to fashion as the Bible is to Christianity. In the most recent issue of Vogue, model Joan Smalls sports hair over the top natural hair do and trendy shorts. Looks like this season is all about #teamnatural and short shorts...If you're reading this blog you're either natural or thinking about going natural...

so have you jumped on the short shorts train yet? 

Kurlee Belle will be attending the World Natural Hair Show! Booth 119!

NEW Natural Hair T-shirt & Tank: Kiss My Kurls!

We had to give you a sneak peek of our NEW! Natural Hair Self Expression tee! Like the Kurlee Girls Rock and I Love My Curls shirts, this shirt will be available as a t-shirt or tank in Black! 

All shirts are true to size, fitted and longer length! We hope you love the shirt as much as we do. 

We will be announcing our GIVEAWAY DEETS in a few days! If you will be attending the World Natural Hair Show, please stop by Booth 119 to purchase a Kiss My Kurls (Tshirt or Tank), Kurlee Girls Rock (Tshirt or Tank) or I love My Curls (Tank)!

Kurlee Girls Rock 

I Love My Curls 

Does Natural Hair Make You Look Smarter?

Like all things uncommon, there is a certain stigma attached to women who wear their natural hair or an afro. While walking through, the Nassau Straw Market (tourist attraction in Nassau, Bahamas) many of the vendors solicited my attention by calling me "Soul Sister". On another occasion, while having drinks at a bar with a friend,  a lady walked in with a very huge afro and one of the patrons at the bar held up their fist as to make the "Black Power" or "Black Panther" sign. 


Since I've been natural, men have approached me differently. Many of their pick up lines start with "I love your hair" followed by a bright smile. One guy even asked me "You must be really DEEP, since you wear your hair natural and all." I rolled my eyes at his comment as if women with straight hair are less deeper. 


While having a separate conversation with another gentlemen, he expressed his opinion of natural hair and that it was something that he admired. In his words "A women that is natural is truly confident because she is not afraid to reveal her unadulterated self to the world. And that is beautiful."


There is something about natural hair that expresses to the world that you are comfortable with who you are and that somehow transcends into intelligence. Natural hair says that this women knows who she is, what she wants and where she is going. Women with natural hair are defying the norm and defining what is truly beautiful. 


Do you think your natural hair makes you look smarter?

Mad Hair Monday Model: Gabifresh

Good Monday Morning Kurlees! While searching the twitterverse, I stumbled upon the ultra stylish and fashionable Gabifresh. Gabi Greg formerly of Young Fat and Fabulous is a fashion blogger that shows girls how to look fab at any size. Check out Gabi's many looks on her blog www.gabifresh.com.

Check out her blog here! 

Naturally Pretty: 6 celebs who keep it Naturally Curly & Naturally Straight

What is the definition of Natural Hair anyway? Does it only include those of us who don't do anything to alter our hair? Or does it mean not using chemicals? Or does it just mean those of us who prefer to wear our own hair instead of someone else's from India? Today we've decided to highlight the latter, those who just wear their own hair be it natural or straight!

Oprah...the queen of day time tv...well basically she is the queen of the world.

Tyra Banks....The second queen of daytime tv and everything crazy. Now a Harvard graduate.

Solange...once known as Beyonce's baby sister but I think she is making quite a name for herself. We were all shocked when Solange unveiled her BC...but now her hair has been showing up on many natural hair blog sites.

Viola Davis really took over the red carpet with her smoking HOTT TWA. Viola---You is kind. You is smart. You is important........(I had to do it!)

Corinne Bailey Rae---doesn't she look so innocent like she could not kill a fly? When I see her on the red carpet no matter how outrageous the outfit...I still have to say "Bless Her Heart". 

Erykah Badu---when I think of her I think of "soul" music. Her voice is so incredible it's even used to bring babies into the world? Don't believe me? Google it. 

Who rocks their natural tresses best? You tell us. 

Cute Hat Hair!

You’ve seen hat hair before, the dreaded shape that your hair takes when you’ve just removed your hat…and you scrambled to a mirror to get a glimpse of your reflection to reshape your tresses. I'm always skeptical about wearing a hat. In the below pic, I'm wearing what i like to call a "Cowboy/Straw Hat"....it's the first hat I've bought in forever. My reasoning for not expanding my hat collection was... 1) I don’t like things on my head and 2) what if my head gets hot and I have to remove the object and am left with hat hair. :) I have to admit that I had hat hair after removing my new accessory but I didn't care because I loved my new purchase so much! And will be investing in more fabulous hats..

Enjoying a sunny day at sea in my Cowboy/Straw Hat

Traditional hats are not shaped to cover our naturally curly or naturally coily afros--just try wearing a classic baseball cap on your "oh so big afro"---so what is a girl to do when the need for a hat is imminent? 

In order for us to look as equally cute in our hat choices as our straight hair counterparts, we must adjust the hair to fit. Depending on the length of your hair and texture you may want to invest in hats with shorter brims to show off your tresses which would include: fedora’s, small straw hats, and beanies. If you have a looser longer curl pattern then pretty much any size hat will do.  

Tuck and roll your hair into a beanie.....wear a twist out under a fedora.....or pin down your straw hat so it doesn't fly away.....

Looks of Hat Hair Inspiration