In Bomb Life 101/ Claire's Life/ Featured/ Hair Ask Claire: Do You Miss Your Locs? + The Do’s and Don’ts of Wearing (Blonde) Wigs The 2nd most common question I’ve received since the big chop (aside from “Did you Cut your Locs?“) is “Do You Miss Your Locs?”… Continue Reading →
In Bomb Life 101/ Claire's Life/ Hair Hair Check: The Aftermath of the Big Chop (I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Hair) I’ll admit that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing with my hair. How could one expect me to? I literally didn’t touch… Continue Reading →
In Alice + Olivia/ Bomb Life 101/ Claire's Life/ Hair/ Kenzo/ Style Live to Please Yourself (You Can’t Please Everyone): Wearing Kenzo and Alice + Olivia I am dipping my new blonde head in to tell you to live to please yourself, not anyone else. When I posted my new… Continue Reading →
In Bomb Life 101/ Claire's Life/ Featured/ Hair Hair is Nothing, Hair is Everything: Reflections on the Politics of Hair on the Eve of My Big Chop (Yes, I’m Cutting My Hair) “Now question: is every nigga with dreads for the cause? Is every nigga with golds for the fall? Naw So don’t get caught up… Continue Reading →
In Bomb Life 101/ Featured/ Hair Claire’s Life: Locs, Dreadlocks, and the Pitfalls of False Perception I decided to loc my hair over 10 years ago. I had been a huge fan of box braids, but when I went up… Continue Reading →