Keeping up with technology and let alone social media can be quite the task.  After speaking with a client about the decision to join Twitter and how it works, I felt it only right to shed light on just how popular Twitter has become to the natural hair community.

Here are a few solid facts that have come directly from a contact at Twitter Communications:

• In the last 180 days there have been over 1 million tweets about natural hair on Twitter.
• Positive mentions about natural hair on Twitter have nearly doubled since last summer.
• The natural hair community shares hair tips with each other by using the #TeamNatural, #NaturalHair and #NaturalStyles hashtags. Across the web, people gain self confidence and support from #TeamNatural on Twitter.

This is amazing!  This is wonderful and exciting for the natural hair community!

The product sampling subscription service dedicated to curly girls, curlBOX™, has launched curlBOX™ natural!  As if receiving sample of the latest products at your doorstep were not enough, the curlBOX™ teach has opted to provide its customers with an exclusive selection of products containing more natural ingredients.  More specifically, these products do not contain the ‘no-no ingredients’ that many natural-haired mavens vow to avoid.

Unlike the curlBOX™ subscription service, this is a one-time purchase.  For forty dollars, customers will receive the exclusive curlBOX™ natural containing up to nine natural products to try.  These exclusive packages will ship during the week of October 22, 2012.

Are you excited?  If so, be certain to visit the curlBOX™ website at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) today.  It would actually be a better idea to visit the website a few minutes shy as these boxes have been known to sell out in less than an hour.

For more information on curlBOX™ visit them online at http://www.curlbox.com/, via Facebook or Twitter.

I am so excited to announce this event!  My dear friend and our Resident Fashionista, KerryYanique, is hosting and event dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness.  The event had been held exclusively in New York City for the past two years and in its third year, she has decided to bring it to Richmond, Va.!

Shop, Sip and D-Stress for Breast Cancer Awareness has is an exclusive event, which will raise funds for two wonderful causes - The Central Virginia division of the Susan G. Komen foundation and the Rachel Fights Cancer Fundraiser.

Central Virginia division of the Susan G. Komen Foundation

Sixty percent of the proceeds will go to this foundation to honor Johnston's dear aunt who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2004.

Rachel Fights Cancer Fundraiser

Forty percent of the proceeds will be received by this fundraiser in an effort to accumulate funds towards a college education for the nine-year-old daughter of a dearly departed friend who lost her battle with breast cancer on September 3, 2012.

I had the pleasure of being a guest co-host on the Nappturalite Radio Show when the author of this book was featured.  Immediately, this book was added to my list.  After the initial purchase, it did take me quite some time to finish only because I had so much on my plate.  If you haven't noticed, the book reviews are quite small in quantity.

Like Curly Girl, Curly Like Me: How to Grow Your Hair Healthy, Long, and Strong made me wonder if this book was for me based on the cover alone.  I assure you that the old saying, "Never judge a book buy its cover" certainly applies here!  Curly Like Me is both inspiring, educational and experiential.  La Flesh does an excellent job of telling her story while both educating readers and providing a variety of descriptive hair techniques and tutorials.