10 Products I’m Using To Style My Hair Sans Heat

As much as I love a silk press, we are once again parting ways for the season. I’m about a week into my first of probably many sets of stitch braids and already brainstorming what I’ll do once I take them down. As a personal challenge, a slicked down bun is out of the question. Both for the sake of my follicles and sense of creativity. I’ll probably start with a touch up of my now-signature red, throw in three-strand twists, and add a scarf to for some pizzaz. Here’s everything I’m using to make it happen.

I’m familiar with ‘Essence’ and ‘Free Mind’ but never really listened to Tems until a friend played herTiny Deskconcert last week. Her set — particularly the songs off her new album,Born in the Wild— was dynamic, layered, and had range, despite her lower vocal register. As her given name, Temilade, suggests, the crown is in fact hers.