A photo shoot: privately one of my biggest fears and my final boss battle before the EGOTist launch. It’s not that I didn’t have any pictures. Jessica Osber took some fantastic headshots for me but they fit the cute, low-key me. They don’t quite read EGOTist (Jessica is fabulous to shoot with, definitely hit her up if you need photos). Sidebar: Photo shoots are my kryptonite I even do the “make a weird face on purpose” preemptive strike when I’m taking pictures for fun. My br

When I started seriously considering locking my hair I put in enough research to write an undergraduate paper. Locs aren’t a hairstyle to be undertaken lightly. They’re a pretty permanent commitment; if you’re tired of them, your options are cutting them or spending days and heaps of conditioner painstakingly combing them out. Thankfully Jo and More Hair Salon came through for me again. The salon owner, Ms. Loretta, had the most beautiful set of sisterlocks, locs done with a