Croshea Blendz
My name is Coreen, but everyone calls me Coco. I’m a multi-disciplinary artist from Brooklyn, New York. I’ve been pretty innovative since a child. Growing up in spaces with less but yet a colorful imagination, I naturally became creative. I learned to make do with what I have, sometimes less is more. Well, most times actually. Although as an adult I have the resources to not necessarily have to create, I still choose to create. Utilizing my imagination gives me a sense of purpose that I can contribute to the world. Creating gives me a sense of self identity. It has been my sun, even on my darkest days. Most places I go, there’s always people aspiring me to put my work out there. However as an artist, I’ve always wanted things to look a certain way. These days I’m reminded to just start, and take things one day at a time. A website is better than no site at all.
I wanted a platform for people to purchase my work.
So I started with wigs.
My Signature Cropped Bangs, Afro Wig
2026
Do.
Handmade crochet shorts
2026
Hair.
I’ve been a natural hair girl since I was born (well duh), but like many black woman in America. “My momma permed my hair.” Well, I begged her for it. She warned me about how much I would regret it. I gotta admit she was right. She always emphasized how much my hair was already beautiful. But i wanted my edges slicked back then. Eventually I grew out of that trend, I was 18 when I did the big chop, and I grew my hair out again. Through that journey I learned so much about natural resources, that feeds our hair. Like the best products that we glorify are literally just plants and food. Avocado oil, black seed oil, Manuka honey. Okay maybe not all but most. My point is, the best resources for our hair comes from the ground up. Through that journey I became more conscious of what I put in my body, I thought if my hair grew like this when I gave it plants, imagine what my body and mind would feel like if I did the same to it. So eventually I became plant-based. I then found my self in this conscious atmosphere, once my eyes were open I couldn’t close them.
The big chop I did when I was 18, wasn’t my last. I did that about 3 more times, and Im 33 now. I guess you could say I go through a shift every 5 years or so.
This time around, I grew a bit impatient with growing it back out. But luckily my impatience came with some innovation. Ive bought a few wigs in the midst of waiting for my hair to become lengthy, however those wigs never quite sat right with me. Sometimes they were too puffy, or the edges didn’t blend in with my hair line well enough. So eventually I made my own. I grew some inspiration from a few woman on youtube but even their regimen didn’t satisfy me the way I wanted. Through trial and error I eventually came up with a distinct recipe. My goal to making these wigs was always for it to appear natural.
Initially when I first made them, it was just to suffice the waiting period of my hair growing back, but everywhere I went I would get compliments, and people would ask me if I was selling them. So I thought hey, why not put up a site. & that’s how Croshea Blends was curated.
