Avoid the winter grip


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Hey Reader,

We’ve officially entered the cozy-but-chaotic season. Between holiday shopping, end-of-year goals, and trying to keep a routine...it’s a lot.

In this issue (and others to come), I’ve gathered thoughtful resources to help you protect your strands and feel more confident as the weather shifts.

Let’s start with what’s showing up on your feed and how to prep your hair for the cold…

👉 Keep scrolling. There’s goodness ahead. 🫶🏽

📍FOR YOUR FEED

Preparing Your Hair for The Cold Weather

Cold air can pull moisture from your strands like a dentist pulling a wisdom tooth. Determined and with a grip so firm, resistance feels useless.

But, I've got all the winter hair care tips for you so you can be ready. I've pulled together some of my best articles on winter hair care. You're welcome :)

10 Winter Hair Care Tips for Fine Hair

How to Winterize Fine Natural Hair

Winter Hair Care Essentials

Cute Ways to Style Natural Hair in Winter


💡 QUICK CROWN TIP

If the nape of your hair is prone to tangling or breakage, add a light oil to that area and create one braid that stays pinned and covered by the rest of your hair throughout the week.



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TREASURE THIS

Winter Will Test Your Hair's Foundation

Cold weather has a way of exposing what your routines are really made of. It does not matter how many hair products you own or how many tutorials you have saved. When the temperature drops, only strong systems and consistent care hold up.

The cold season reveals more than dryness.

It reveals the strength of your system and the gaps in your routine.

Here is what winter really exposes:

Your habits

Are you consistent between hairstyles or only tending to your hair when it feels brittle or frizzy?

Your styling strategy

Are you stretching styles with strategy or letting your hair stay tucked away without care?

Your detangling approach

Are you working gently with what your hair needs or rushing through wash days on autopilot and damaging combs?

Your hair recovery techniques

When you skip a step or miss a week, how do you bring your hair back with patience and restoration?

Winter does not just ask what you use.

It asks if your routine can withstand disruption.
If your care is not consistent, it is conditional.
And, conditional routines do not support long term growth.

As we head into the holidays, I’ll be popping into your inbox more often with some special holiday emails filled with resources, reminders, and encouragement designed to keep both your faith and hair care consistent during this busy time.


💬 PAUSE & PONDER

What small change today would make the rest of this season gentler? Just ponder it.


👉 Take Action with These Key Steps:

  • Choose to follow the advice of at least one of the winter hair articles shared above - and bookmark it
  • Reassess your routines using the reflection in Treasure This
  • Lastly, mark your calendar to keep your eyes peeled for our Black Friday Mega Bundle. It will be the best offer I've ever given to support your hair so you can finally get past the annoying plateau.

Michelle Smith

Ordained Evangelist & Natural Hair Coach

Founder, Fine Natural Hair and Faith
& The Faithful Living Shop

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