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Our truth about hair growth ✋🏾
How to make my hair grow faster? What routine to have long hair? Discover our advice / our truth about hair growth. -
Kurl Fusion: the latest innovation from the Les Secrets de Loly brand
Kurl Fusion is the latest product from the famous French brand Les Secrets de Loly. A 3-in-1 leave-in, it is the perfect combination of a milk, a jelly and a gel. Suitable for all types of curls, it is an excellent product for anyone with multiple hair textures. We reveal everything about this excellent leave-in for "multi-textured" hair. -
Les Secrets de Loly: which products for children?
You probably know the brand Loly's Secrets , created by Kelly Massol. But do you know which products are suitable for the youngest? What Les Secrets de Loly treatments can you use on your children?
Colorful Black tells you everything!
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How to create and maintain a hair routine?
This is the secret to having healthy frizzy or curly hair : the hair routine ! What does the colloquial word “routine” mean? How to choose the right products for your hair type? What are the tips for maintaining your routine and seeing your hair transform over the weeks? Colorful Black guides you to adopt an effective hair routine and maintain it throughout the year. -
Les Secrets de Loly: the new “weightless-program” hair care range for fine & curly hair
The leading French natural hair care brand dedicated to textured hair, Les Secrets de Loly 's mission is to beautify curly hair: well-defined curls and shinier hair. The new “Weightless-program” product line is ideal for fine, curly hair that needs volume and lightness, as well as for hair in transition. This article tells you everything!
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Protect your curly hair with a satin nightcap
Would you like to wake up in the morning with unruffled and easy-to-comb hair? Nightcaps are the ideal solution and are increasingly popular for protecting your hair during the night. Keeping your curls intact has, indeed, become essential.
...and if you are worried that this satin bonnet is not glamorous, we invite you to discover our Colorful Black models !
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Straightening: the quest for smooth hair
Adopted for decades, straightening is the practice of making hair permanently smooth. But hair straightening finds its beginnings during slavery, which created traumas that still persist today. Discover the beginnings of straightening as well as the risks it represents for the hair. -
Smoothing with tannin: healthy smoothing?
Revolution of the moment in the world of hairdressing, smoothing with tannin promises smoothing of the hair fiber without the slightest risk. But at what price for our hair? Find out what tannin smoothing is, its risks and the products Colorful Black recommends. -
Skin whitening: a dark side
We often point out the use of lightening products without being interested in the mechanisms of oppression which favored this practice.
Back to skin whitening, its beginnings and social consequences.
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How to differentiate hair oils?
We are clear on it, the oil does not moisturize. But then what are the functions of the oil? There are sealing oils, nourishing oils or sometimes even both.
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Which mask to choose for curly / curly / frizzy hair?
Choosing your hair mask depends on a number of factors. Dry, brittle or dull hair, there is a mask for every need. Colorful Black guides you in choosing the mask that will restore your hair's shine and strength. -
The Afro: quite a symbol
The Afro is one of the symbols of black identity. Our hair is steeped in history and our cultural heritage. This hairstyle has stood the test of time and has been revealed in every era and movement: slavery period, struggle to assert citizen rights, in music and cinema. Throwback to this iconic hairstyle.
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How to choose your curly woman haircut?
Unlike a piece of clothing or a style of make-up, a failed haircut cannot be removed! So if you want a hair change , be sure to have all the cards in hand to choose the best cut for curly hair . -
How to take care of your frizzy hair in transition?
You want to go back to natural but the big chop is not possible? Go at your own pace going through a transition period. You will live several months or weeks with two radically different textures so it is better to arm yourself with patience! We reveal our tips for a successful transition. -
How to use aloe vera gel on curly hair?
Aloe vera is a plant whose gel is very popular for caring for and beautifying hair and skin. Made up of 99% water, aloe vera gel is the ultimate moisturizing ingredient. As a leave-in treatment, detangler, anti-dandruff or gel, find out how to use aloe vera gel on your curly and frizzy hair. -
Which clarifying shampoo to choose?
Are you looking to wash your hair thoroughly without damaging it? What you need is a clarifying shampoo! More powerful than mild shampoos for regular use, the clarifying shampoo allows a real capillary "reset". In this way, you can benefit from a healthy basis for your subsequent care. -
The truth about hair growth
Sometimes we feel like our hair is not growing. Know that if this were really the case, we would be bald! -
Focus on proteins
Well known to athletes for the maintenance of their muscle mass, proteins are also essential for the good health of our hair! -
The truth about porosity
With the return to nature movement, new words have appeared. One of the best known and taken over? Porosity! -
Wire braids
Wire braids are a hairstyle and a method to reduce shrinkage.
Widely adopted in sub-Saharan Africa, wire braids protect the hair and retain length. -
"Oil does not hydrate the hair, it helps" Anna, Founder
Many will say that “The oil moisturizes the hair”
Argh, if only this belief could be a joke forever!
Unfortunately, there are still too many of us who believe it. -
"Shrinkage is a sign of healthy hair" Anna, Founder
We meet today to talk about... shrinkage.
Yes, we all know this frustration when we took our time to make a pretty hairstyle. This hairstyle which, once in contact with the elements, no longer seems quite the same.. -
TEXTURISM
“Oh, you have beautiful long hair” “Chaaance, you have beautiful curls” “My frizzy hair is dry, it saddens me”… Many of us hear these expressions, even to be the issuer. Today we invite you to free yourselves from these value judgments which only divide us.
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Flora & Curl
From England, the Flora & Curl brand offers natural products without petro-chemical ingredients. -
Pointe shoes: a new approach by Anna, Founder
"Instead of cutting your tips every 3 months, do a blood test"
We often hear “cut your ends every 3 months” in order to guarantee the health and growth of your hair. However, this has no effect on hair growth.
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Styling techniques for our little ones with frizzy hair
Hairstyling is not often a cakewalk for our little ones.
Between crying and "mom/dad it's maaal", we are often distraught in the face of this situation. And if it was only a question of method and practice? -
KANITÉ TO Pamper Your Skin
In order to reconnect with her Malian roots, Kani Konté, creator of Kanité, decided to go to Mali in 2012. There, she discovered the beauty rituals and know-how of Malian women.
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CARIBBEAN BRANDS AND ENTREPRENEURS
Make way for the West Indian brands and entrepreneurs present at Colorful Black. -
THE BANTU KNOTS
Also called “kaka kabrit” in Guadeloupe or “kaka sheep” in Martinique, bantu knots are a trend today. However, this hairstyle is much more than that, it finds its roots within the Bantu people.
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"Curly hair is not dry at first, it becomes so" Anna, founder
ANNOUNCEMENT
“Frizzy hair is not dry at first, it becomes so”. We repeat “CURLY HAIR IS NOT ORIGINALLY DRY, IT BECOMES SO”. -
How to avoid "heat damage"?
You've enjoyed your straightened hair and you can't wait to get your curls back ! You've washed and cared for your hair as usual, but instead of finding slick curls, you notice that the texture of your hair has changed and split ends have appeared... -
5 ideas for styling short afro hair
Cut or color, give yourself a touch of originality to style your short afro hair! You may have skipped the Big Shop or short hair is your trademark. Discover now our 5 ideas for short and stylish afro hair! -
The ideal suitcase for a traveling Naturalista
Afro hair requires a lot of care! If your complete routine is not easily transportable, here we give you tips for traveling light without sacrificing your beauty ritual.
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