Old Posts
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MAKING YOUR OWN HAIR SPRAY
Applying hair creams before combing my afro used to be a real chore. This is because my hair is tough when it’s dry, and combing becomes an Herculean task if I don’t soften my hair before combing. I used Nature’s… Continue reading
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STORY TIME : THE TIME AN EIGHT-YEAR OLD TAUGHT ME THE SPELLING OF ‘PRONOUNCE’
So y’all know how ‘pronunciation’ is spelt ‘P R O N U N C I A T I O N’, right? Well, I didn’t know till I was in S.S. 2, when I was in a spelling bee competition at… Continue reading
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New Hair Care Products.
So I went product shopping today, and I got one new shampoo and two new deep conditioners. I wanted to get something for dandruff, since my Tea Tree Anti dandruff cream, but I didn’t find anything within my budget range.… Continue reading
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PRODUCT REVIEW | NATURE’S GENTLE TOUCH TEA TREE ANTI-DANDRUFF
This was the first ‘natural hair’ product I bought, before I even cut my hair. I’ve always been battling with dandruff since I was a little girl. So, I just bought this at a store. I didn’t even use it… Continue reading
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Addiction.
I get too addicted easily… to things, to people. It’s a bad habit, I know, but it’s hard to stop. When I’m addicted to a person, I always want to be around that person, to talk to that person,… Continue reading
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Growing Your Natural Hair
This post is dedicated to natural hair appreciation, and to all the girls who are going down this road. It’s not easy, you know? The hardest part of this for me was making the decision to cut my hair.… Continue reading
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Resolutions, resolutions, and more resolutions…
It’s a new year. Full of new beginnings and fresh opportunities. Happy new year, guys❣. I’m not usually one to hop on the ‘new year, new me’ bandwagon, or even make new year resolutions, but I have decided to change… Continue reading
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Black Girl Magic
We are something special, Unique and different. God took his special time with us: Skin abundantly rich in melanin, Dark and glowing, ebony at its best, Coconut oil , cocoa butter and shea butter All working their wonders. Eyes the… Continue reading
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Denial
She keeps giving the man that hurts her power do to so time and time again all in the name of second chances. She’s scared to end what they have because he’s the one she’s comfortable with. He’s the one… Continue reading
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Note to Self …
Repeat after me… You are going to learn to be happy… by yourself and on your own. You will learn to be your own happiness. You will learn to accept the fact that people, and relationships, can be temporary. And… Continue reading
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What is Feminism?
I recently became interested in the idea of feminism. I began to wonder what it is all about, and why so many people have a problem with it. So I turned to the words of one of my favourite authors,… Continue reading
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Hey There
I’m Oyinda. I love to write. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Not just writing class notes and assignments, writing stories and ‘poems’. I even published a few on Wattpad and on the Episode App. I… Continue reading
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