Sizzelle’s engaging and informative blog attracts over 7,000 visitors and over 12,000 pageviews monthly. This makes it a great platform for advertisers wishing to reach a highly targeted audience of women. Their interest ranges from beauty (hair and skin) to personal care and health. So, if you see an opportunity here, it’s time to capture it! Visitors to our website may be looking for information relating to their hair (natural,…
Top selling products January – June 2016
Hi guys. We are already midway through the year and we thought we’d share the products that people keep coming back for in our store. The list below is in a descending order of popularity: Jamaican Black Castor Oil 4 oz Jamaican Black Castor Oil 8 oz Cantu Shea butter leave-in conditioning repair creme 16 oz (Best-selling leave-in conditioner/moisturizer) Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deeeep Conditioner (Best-selling moisturizing deep conditioner) Herbal Essences Hello…
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to your hair?
This lady has over a million views on YouTube for doing a Coca-Cola rinse. Ay! I find it so interesting. I mean I’ve seen/heard rinses with rice water, garlic and onions amongst others but Coca Cola? This has to take the crown! The craziest thing I’ve done to my hair isn’t even remotely close to this! Yes, the most adventurous thing I did to my hair was during the ayurvedic…
Pre-poo: methods and benefits
Hello! Welcome back to the blog! I think pre-poo is a really funny word. It is a short and alternative for “pre-shampoo” where you apply a treatment to dry hair prior to washing it to enable the hair withstand the shampoo’s stripping effects. It is not to be confused with hot oil treatment or oil rinses. I pre-poo every time I wash my hair as it mentally prepares me for the…
Upcoming Hair and Beauty Events – June 2017
June seems to be a busy month in the Nigerian hair and beauty scene. Hopefully, you will have a chance to attend some of these events. 60 Day Natural Hair Boot Camp presented by FroNation – 1 June African Hair Summit 2017 (Abuja) – 2 & 3 June Abia Naturalistas Fro-um presented by Mercy Familusi (@mercyfamilusi) and Nkechi (@kiii_nky) (Umuahia) – 3 June The Lagos Makeup Fair presented by PopsConcepts…
Growing your hair on a budget
Welcome back to the blog! I’ve been putting off this post for quite a while but it is here now. We don’t admit it enough but growing natural, texlaxed or relaxed hair and buying hair products could be a little bit pricey. Every time I tell anyone about my hair regimen and products they say stuff like “why would you spend so much money on hair?”, “that’s too expensive”, “I…
Makeup 101: How to match foundation to your skin tone with Ronke Raji
We’re familiar with Ronke Raji on this blog! She is a popular beauty vlogger and social media influencer whose focus is makeup! She continues to serve face and inspo on her Youtube page. In this video, she teaches us how to match makeup foundations with our skin tones so we don’t go out looking like confident scarecrows! Enjoy!
3 Supplements I Take EveryDay
Dietary supplements are products designed to augment your daily intake of nutrients, usually the vitamins and minerals. Other substances also fall into this category and are taken as dietary supplements. However, taking supplements can provide additional nutrients when your diet is lacking. We can’t always get things right. Evening primrose Evening primrose oil is the oil from the seed of the evening primrose plant. Evening primrose oil is used for skin…
Say hello to the newest trichologist on the block! Dabs of NHCG!
I’m loving how amazing Nigerian women are these days! There’s absolutely no stopping us. I’m surrounded by women who are in a constant process of improving themselves. I think that’s incredible. What a time to be alive! We all know superwoman, business owner, content creating Dabs. She’s now also a trichologist! Since more and more Nigerian women (and men) are becoming more conscious of their lifestyle, I believe trichology is a…
3 Texlaxed Hair Bloggers Who Have Gone Natural!
Let’s jump straight into this one! Uzoma of Don’t Touch the Hair I haven’t met Uzoma yet but I think she’s one of the most patient people I know. Why do I say this? I think she successfully transitioned from texlaxed/relaxed hair for over a year! That’s such a feat! Solange’s Don’t Touch My Hair reminds me of her blog name. She also contributes to this blog and I find…
[VIDEO] Big Chop with Dabs of Naija Hair Can Grow
One of the hallmarks of a natural hair journey is a ‘big chop’. Whether you cut off your relaxed ends immediately or after a transition, it is an important milestone. Dabs of Naija Hair Can Grow and Savvy and Chic salon recently did her big chop and shared it on her YouTube channel. She seems genuinely excited to embark on this journey and encourage people that our hair can grow.
[VIDEO] Stop Policing My Hair Growth by Whitney Madueke
Whitney has been on her natural hair journey for a number of years. Recently, she started receiving some comments about her hair growth. Basically, people were saying that her hair wasn’t growing fast enough. She took to YouTube to share her thoughts on the matter. Overall, I agree with her sentiment. A hair journey is just that, a journey. Each one of us has a different progression. Not everyone grows…