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My Approach to Postpartum Hair Health + Hair Color

Since last week, I’ve gotten SO MANY questions regarding our story mentioning Cleo’s postpartum hair loss and coloring her hair during this complicated + important time. So it’s clear that it’s tim...

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Water Build-Up: Ashley + Hector's 5 Simple Steps To Help Prevent + Treat It

Build-up from water can lead to hair damage, causing issues with dryness and breakage, which impacts your hair color over time. On the simplest level, tap water picks up excess minerals on its rou...

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Self Care Through Our Hair

Hair. For as long as I can remember, rituals around hair have been a part of my life. As a little girl, my mother would give me hot oil treatments, parting my hair, applying warm oil to my scalp an...

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Remembering + Honoring Love

My friend and client Cleo Wade wrote a new book titled ‘Remember Love - words for tender times’, and I’d like to share a bit about it.I first read an early draft of this book when I was still fresh...

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Hair Color Rehab: Sun-Kissed Curls

Happiest birthday, Cleo Wade. Peerless poet, wonderful human, fabulous friend, and one of my favorite curly queens. When I first met Cleo, her hair was in need of a bit of TLC. The effects of over...

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Back To The Beginning

Highbrow Hippie started as a blog in 2012 but our story began long before that.   Our friendship began nearly three decades ago, during our time at Spelman College, when we were sales associates a...

conscious living

How To Simplify Your Life and Move Out Of Overwhelm

As we ease into 2023, I’ve really been leaning into our theme of simplification. As an entrepreneur and mother to a young child, time is my most valuable resource. I am constantly looking for ways...