Check Em Out!

One of my Christmas gifts from my boyfriend was this book (photo below).  I started reading it that same Christmas Day and find it very interesting.  It had rave reviews, he told me, and I can see why.  It delves into the history of black hair from its roots in Africa and the pride with which Africans wore their hair, the various styles and how even the process of doing the hair was meaningful and ritualistic (makes me think twice about complaining with every twist I put into my thick kinky hair) and goes through each era and the changes in the perception and treatment of black hair through slavery to present.
I plan on making several posts about what I learn in this book but for right now, this is just to get you guys ready for the knowledge I'm about drop... yes, open your  minds and be educated.  On a serious note, I do recommend this book for those of you interested in reading.  It is definitely an interesting, informative and highly acclaimed choice of reading material.  I will say more about this later.  Stay tuned!

In addition, I received in the mail yesterday from my bf, a head massager.  Yes you read right, it looks like such a simple contraption but it feels sooooo good on my scalp and helps to distribute oils and stimulate hair growth without messing up your do.  I loooove scalp massages and I'm sure i"m not the only one.  I'm always hesitant to try to massage my own scalp because first of all, it's awkward, it messes up my hair style if I have one at the time and I'm afraid it will cause my hair to tangle or cause breakage.  This head massager slides easily past your strands to get to your scalp for the most relaxing, mind blowing scalp massage you'll ever give yourself.  Seriously, try it!  You can get it on amazon.com.  They have various types and brands, just search head massager.