COMING SOON: Natural Resources Salon Event

Hey guys!! Guess who's coming to Houston...Kim Coles!!  She's going to be at Natural Resources Salon for a kick off to the 5th Annual Women's Empowerment Conference!  The wonderful Kim Coles will be the keynote speaker for this fantastic event, and I for one plan to be in the building.  Natural Resources Salon will no doubt prove to be the perfect host for this celebration, providing an upscale ambiance and a modern backdrop. 

WHEN:    Thursday, May 17th, 6:00p - 8:00p

WHERE:  Natural Resources Salon / 5313 Morningside Dr / Houston, TX 77005

RSVP HERE!

AND they're even having a giveaway of 2 FULL passes to the Women's Empowerment Conference, open for those of you who have transitioned in the past year! 

What a great way to lead into the National Natural Hair Meetup Day weekend :) I hope to see some familiar faces in the building for this occasion!  Let me know when you RSVP!



Featured on Essence.com

Can't believe we're 10 days in to February and I hadn't made a post yet!  It's going to be a busy day tomorrow, with a Nappy Love Houston meet-up AND a Naturally Happy Hair dinner event...did I mention I have to work too?  It's going to be a fun and crazy day but I'll definitely keep you posted!

I just wanted to share quickly a link to the pictures featured on Essence.com from the Naturally Happy Hair Mixer, hosted at Natural Resources Salon, from last Monday.  I'm on there, as well as some fellow bloggers, and a few This Hair of Mine members!  Let me know if you see yourself :)

http://photos.essence.com/galleries/street_style_hair__naturally_happy_hair_mixer

The Last Natural Resources Livestream

Hey family!! Today is the LAST in the three part series brought to you by Natural Resources Salon, located here in Houston, Texas. If weren't able to catch the first two make SURE you tune in tonight.

Natural Resources Salon to Host the Livestream "Naturally Live" Series Finale

The last event will feature a live big chop, hair demonstrations, discussion forums and more

Houston, TX, January 9, 2012- On Tuesday, January 17th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST., Natural Resources Salon will host their final event of their first live stream series titled, "Naturally Live." The 3-part series focuses on healthy hair maintenance, easy, do-it-yourself styling and acts as a discussion forum for hot topics related to natural hair. Users can participate from wherever they are, using multiple social media networks and can send in questions leading up to the event.

Salon Co-owner Tamika Fletcher said, “The Livestream events have been a great way to connect with our clients, friends and new friends. We feel that it's been hugely successful in connecting women with common interests, and we're excited about our series finale."

The upcoming show will focus on the 'big chop," fresh, natural cuts and shapes for the New Year. The staff at Natural Resources Salon have their own personal stories of overcoming their fear of the big chop. Stylist, Kim Turner said, "I was nervous, but I did it anyway. I wasn't sure how people would perceive me. Compliments from friends and family helped me become more confident with my natural look."

The big chop is often viewed as both an internal and external transformation. For many, it symbolizes starting fresh, especially in the new year.

"Life’s hair moments, good or bad leave indelible marks on the memory," said Fletcher. "I think any woman can pull off a nice, feminine shape. A fly new pair of earrings and bronzer for your cheeks are a great way to spice up a new mini-fro."

The discussion forum will give women an opportunity to share about concerns and challenges they've faced in making the decision to go natural. The remaining portion of the event will feature an interview with a woman whose made the decision to do the big chop, a live demonstration and a Q & A with Fletcher. Questions can be submitted live, during the event and leading up to it on the Natural Resources Salon Facebook Page and Twitter Account.

Register and sign up for reminders at www.livestream.com/naturalresourcessalon. Natural Resources is on Facebook at Facebook.com/NaturalResourcesSalon  and on Twitter at @Natural_Mecca. The series Twitter hashtag is #Naturallylive.

To learn more about Natural Resources Salon visit www.naturalresourcessalon.com.To schedule an interview with Tamika Fletcher, contact Ashley Small at ashley@medley-inc.com or 281-827-3419.

About Natural Resources Salon

Natural Resources Salon, located in Houston’sflourishing Rice Village Shopping area, is celebrating its 10th year as Houston’s leading natural hair care salon and boutique.

October 2001 marked the birth of a business inspired by a love for natural beauty. Natural Resources appeals to the natural professional in search of a salon that values a pristine, tranquil, and Zen-like atmosphere with an urban flair. Looking for an escape from your busy life? Every treatment and service provided is designed to unify mental relaxation and holistic hair care. Master natural hair care specialists strive to give all clients modern, sophisticated,versatile natural styles. We specialize in chemical free services while paying superior attention to healthy hair and scalp. Earth's Nectar™, the salon's signature line of hair and skin products, delivers results and a happy balance between nature and indulgence.

"We believe that natural hair and organic products go hand in hand because people want to feel close to nature when they’re being pampered." Word of mouth referrals from all over the country have helped to build our stellar reputation for professional service, quality products, and originality. Let us help you express your style--simply, beautifully, naturally.

Hello 2012!!

Hey! Hey! Hey! What do you say! 2012 is here today!

I'm in a great mood...maxing and relaxing in probably one of my favorite Christmas presents... FOOTIE PAJAMAS :)  Yes, I'm grown but they are THE best!  I hope an pray everyone had a great New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, I know I did!  Seems like the week between Christmas and New Year's always goes by the fastest, maybe it's just anticipation? 

Christmas was great and a bit bittersweet for me, but I always have a good ole time kicking around with my family.  The hair?  Oh, it was something like a hot mess but I didn't have the time nor patience to do anything fabulous with it.  I didn't have time to wash so this was just an old twist out SCREAMING for some TLC and detangling lol!  Crazy hair and all, I just couldn't resist a few webcam snaps :)  Can you tell we had a good time?

Check out the PJs

Take 2: Me & baby cousin Jayda

Take 3: Introducing Sis (l) Jayda (m) and ME!

I, in true Lisa fashion, waited til the last minute to try and do my hair before the Natural Resources Salon photo shoot.  A quick wash and detangle was all I had time for, but the unfortunately the shoot didn't pan out for me.  However, my friend Jessica was able to participate and I must say I can't wait to see the final pics!  In the meantime, enjoy a few pics from the shoot :)

 Jessica's style for the photo shoot.  S!!

Flawless and ready for the cameras!

 Naturally Nicky serving up all kinds of  FIERCE!

Fabulous twist out...another natural beauty. Hair, jewelry, outfit...CHECK!

Now that my hair was half done and with no real styling options in mind, I was left to come up with some sort of style for New Years...last minute Lisa again, I know!  I had intentions of going out to celebrate a friend's birthday Friday but that didn't happen since it took me forever to come up with a style.  I still wasn't fully satisfied with it but since I love y'all I'll share :)

Decided to revisit the braided pompadour style

The back was a little big but I didn't have the patience to work it out lol!

Since I wasn't completely satisfied with this look for the New Year's Eve party I took to messing around with it...not always the best choice with only a few hours left in the year right?  Unfortunately I didn't have any webcam snaps of the end style, but basically instead of a pompadour I had the hair in the front hanging to the side, left the braid intact and created a high bun.  I've got to do better taking phone pics but this is one snapped by a nice guy on the way out of the event (pardon the photo quality lol!)

NYE 2012 with my girls and random gentleman

I brought in 2012 with a couple of my favorite girls and I hope this joy continues throughout the year.  I wish happiness, health and prosperity to each of you who's eyes this may reach.  I do believe in putting positive affirmations into the universe and I do believe 2012 should be a great year for This Hair of Mine :) 

Thank you so much for your continued support, I hope to become even more interactive with y'all.  Please feel free to email me any questions or topics you'd like to discuss on This Hair of Mine, I'm open to all your comments, concerns and feedback!  I would like to participate in more natural hair events and meet-ups and I hope to meet more of you guys out and about.  It really makes my day :) 

Naturally Live!!

Last night I took part in the first of three Livestream series put on by Tameka, co-owner of Natural Resources Salon.  Y'all know I already LOVE what they do at the salon.  I had the pleasure of visiting them with the Nappy Love Houston meetup group last month and I was beyond impressed.  Since I've been natural I've been nervous about the idea of even entering a salon for fear that they wouldn't know what to do with my hair but trust me, Natural Resources will be my salon when I get to chance to make my appointment.  It's something about the open, honest and caring atmosphere they exude...they really do care about the HEALTH of your hair, not the length and they're not out to just get your money like I've seen other salons do. 

I digress lol!!  The Livestream started kinda shaky, there was an echo and we had a hard time hearing Tameka and the ladies.  The chat side was cutting up...that was actually fun interacting with people from across the states that tuned in.  Once the audio was fixed (I don't think it took more than 5 minutes) we were in business.  Tameka and the panel tackled the basics of natural hair care, going natural in corporate America, did several style demonstrations, and answered questions from the livestream attendees.  Sounds like a lot, but it was all done in a little more than an hour.  The ladies on the panel offered pretty candid answers to each topic which was refreshing to hear.  When it came to the topic of wearing your natural hair in the corporate world the Livestreamers really lit up at the question.  Many ladies felt they shouldn't have to change their for work, others mentioned they would wear their hair flat ironed for the interview then show up with the fro on the first day...they cracked me up!! Shout out to Misha, MarciaD, GPink26, Simplylici, Tiff, Plutofigaro, ARS, Kiapharm, Kdw4jc, Breanna and the other ladies that kept the Livestream so interesting!  And thanks to the all the ladies that kept it interactive by asking good questions, and thanks Tameka for answering them!!

What really struck me was when they played MY VIDEO from the Nappy Love Houston meet up...Tameka demonstrated several quick and easy styles, all taking well under 5 minutes to construct! If you missed it, I'll post it again for your viewing pleasure :)  Talk about proud mama...I was glad I had captured those moments at the salon and that they really were super easy to recreate.  I've actually done several of the styles myself and with great success!  Thanks Tameka for expanding my hairstyle arsenal!  All in all, I can't wait for the next session.  Was it perfect?  Not quite but it got better as the stream went on!  Was it genuine?  Absolutely!!  For those who chose to cut out before the end I'm almost positive I'll see y'all back on Dec 13th...try to give it a chance next time, you might pick up something worthwhile!  To Tameka, Natural Resources Salon, and the media crew I love the concept of the Livestream to connect and interact across the US.  My suggestions for the next time are pretty simple (I think) turn the mics off on the laptop when someone is typing (because we could hear EVERYTHING in the salon) if using a camcorder mount it on a tripod with a swivel (it was kinda crazy with the video swinging from person to person...I think it was a laptop webcam?) I don't know how feasible it would be to have mics, but sometimes it was hard to hear the panel while speaking, maybe allotting a bit more time at the end for questions would be helpful and maybe have a wider range of lengths represented on the panel (it was refreshing to see Naturals with longer hair, but a lot of ladies were new to being natural or had recently done their BC, and wanted to know more of the basics and styling for TWAs).

All in all I think it was a great experience...thanks Natural Resources, can't wait til the next one!!

Are You Livestreaming?

Tonight starting at 7pm CST Natural Resources Salon will be hosting the first of three livestream series to "educate women on natural hair."  For those who don't know, I was a visitor and soon to be client at Natural Resources Salon, where they truly have your best interest at heart.  Tamika Fletcher is an awesome ambassador to the natural hair community and Natural Resources Salon is the perfect place to have your hair taken care of, whether it needs to be nurtured back to health or just pampered by the ultimate salon experience. 

The focus for tonight will be The Basics of Natural Hair Care & Going Natural in Corporate America. You do not want to miss this awesome series, especially if you are fresh on your natural hair journey or just want a professional's expertise.  You can click the picture below to take you to their livestream site so you can be part of this event.  There will be 2 more topics to be discussed in future events on December 13th and January 17th, 2012.  RSVP today HERE!  I will do a rundown in case you missed it, but I hope you can tune in.  Support our natural hair salons and small businesses, they truly mean a lot to our community!

Lisa Michelle

Natural Hair Tips from Natural Resources Salon

Hey guys!! Check out my latest article on Naturally Curly :) I'm excited y'all...and there's much more to come. Thanks to all of you for subscribing to THoM, I appreciate all of your support! Stay tuned and spread the word!

Natural Hair Tips from Natural Resources Salon

Natural Resources Salon Demos!

I finally got the demonstrations Tamika was so kind to do for us during Nappy Love Houston's visit to Natural Resources Salon earlier this month.  She took us through several quick and easy styles, each taking well under 5 minutes to execute.  She is such a professional, and so kind to actually show us styles that we can do on our own hair.  I highly recommend you take a trip to Natural Resources Salon if you are looking for a stylist in the Houston area.  There's something to be said for her honesty, transparency, and her ability to teach as she styles.  A big thank you goes out to Tamika and the Natural Resources Salon stylists for making it an educational and fun experience!

Do you go to a salon, and if so what do you look for in a stylist?

Lisa Michelle :)