Pur Bella Naturals

You don’t hate your curls. You hate the struggle. 💋
I can’t tell you how many women sit in my chair and say, “Shan, I look like a Chia Pet,” or “Girl, my hair is giving Don King.”

And honestly? I get it.

Life gets busy. Between work, family, taking care of parents, appointments, and trying to keep yourself together, your hair can end up at the bottom of the list. Next thing you know, the scarf or the ponytail becomes the style.

The women I work with aren’t trying to look 25 again. They just want healthy hair, a simple routine, and to feel beautiful when they catch their reflection in the mirror.

That’s why I’m glad to be back for a bit helping women understand what their curls actually need. Because when your hair starts cooperating again, something else happens too… you start feeling like yourself again. ❤️

Tell me below… is your hair giving Chia Pet, Don King, or something else these days? 😂

— Your Big Sister Fren, Shan

Stopped by the farmers market this morning and found an olive oil cake… and baby LISTEN 😭🤎 Tell me I’m not the only one 👀 that goes foolish over their Fave food.😝

Because why did this cake just make my whole morning? 😭🤎

Little things hit different these days.

Also… olive oil cake is usually made with olive oil instead of heavy butter, which gives it a softer texture and a slightly lighter feel. So basically this was wellness 😌😂

Happy three-day weekend fren, enjoy something simple this weekend without guilt I can’t be by myself! 💋

No plans……No agenda…..No expectations. 🫶🏽
Between building businesses, caregiving, hormones shifting, stress, emotional load, relationships, responsibilities, and constantly pouring into everyone else… I don’t think we realize how disconnected from ourselves we can become.

This weekend reminded me that rest isn’t lazy.
Quiet isn’t wasted time. And sometimes your body is asking for softness before it starts demanding it.

I had no idea how much my nervous system needed regulating until I removed myself from my daily environment.😫. Fresh air, alone time, quiet mornings, horses, sunlight, journaling, and space to finally hear myself think again.

This weekend reminded me that Quiet isn’t wasted time. And sometimes your body is asking for softness before it starts demanding it.

And honestly… this version of moving through change with my body feels really good on me 🤎 Hope you’re having a peaceful weekend also.😘

Your Big Sister Fren, Shan 💋

SHOP TALK ✂️

Chatting with Mrs. Monica from Bed and Breakfast 🤎

“Nobody talks enough about the mental side of losing weight…”

One thing she learned during her journey really stuck with me:

After losing 50 pounds…(or whatever amount you lost)
go pick up a 50 lb bag of dog food and carry it. So you can feel what you had been carrying around. Leading to stress-joint pain-inflammation etc.

Sometimes we forget how heavy the weight actually was until we physically feel it again.

Loving shop talk and the reconnections I’m establishing with my community. I’ll continue to share these with u.

Also—major congratulations to Morehead Manor for recently being voted #2 Bed & Breakfast in the USA by USA Today readers 👏🏽✨

If you’re in Durham or visiting the city, it’s such a beautiful place to stay. Check it out and be sure to tell them Shan sent you.💋

—Your Big Sister Fren, Shan 💋

Sometimes it’s not the products or your technique.
Sometimes life just changes your relationship with your hair.

Stress.
Hormones.
Burnout.
Aging.
Exhaustion.
Protective styles too long.
Not knowing what your hair needs anymore.

Hi, I’m Shan ✨
Licensed educator, retired cosmetologist, curl specialist, and the woman helping women over 40 -navigating change, fall back in love with their natural hair again. 🤎

And before you know it…the hair you once loved starts feeling unfamiliar. So you keep throwing it in a bun.
Covering it. Avoiding wash day.
Buying random products 👀 hoping something works.

Meanwhile your curls are just waiting for the right care, routine, and attention again ✨

Watch this transformation from start to finish.

Because your natural hair is still beautiful.
It may just need a different approach now.

If your curls haven’t been feeling like YOU lately…
DM me “CURLS” and let’s talk about what might be missing 💌

—Your Big Sister Fren, Shan 💋

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