Artist Madrid, Naturally

Ingrid Agbato is owner of Coo-Mon: A ccessoires  et Cultures (A ccessories and Cultures) based in Montreal.  I had the privilege of wearing one of her Coo-Mon creations for a blog photo shoot recently.  Ms. Agbato's designs are sold in boutiques throughout Quebec and on  Etsy.com . She was a finalist for the  2016  RJCCQ's  Next Generation of Business in Quebec:  Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year award   and has been featured in several magazines and journals including Quebec's  Journal les Affaires .  Along with being an entrepreneur and clothes designer, she successfully juggles the responsibilities of motherhood and caring for her daughter's naturally curly hair. I was so honored that Ingrid took some time out of her busy schedule to chat with me about the inspiration for her masterpieces and biggest motivation. What got you started selling your designs?  I left Benin for Canada, thanks to another scholarship [...] a master's degree in Environmental H

I am jetting off to Toronto, Canada for a long weekend! So look forward to international posts about hair, fashion, health and literature coming soon!

I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS... Since I had the the courage to embark on my adulthood natural hair journey. So much has happened, so many things have changed but my resolve has stayed constant. In celebration of my seventh Hairaversary, exciting things will be happening Here, including some international content. However, I don't want to let the cat of the bag just yet. Instead I leave you with a picture of me posing with our newly adopted furbaby, Maggie. Adoption Day October 2018