12.27.09
New Products, New Year Plans
Bought more products :blush: I know I know, like I don’t have enough products already! I have more products than hair, lol. Today I stopped back at the health store and was saddened to see that the Qhemet amla and olive heavy cream hadn’t been replenished, so I couldn’t get cream that I wanted AND the Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose was out too, which I really really wanted since everyone raves about it in the natural community and my hair idol, Chime, swears by it 
Oh well, they should restock in the next week or so, and I’ll be back for both products. It’s literally 5 minutes from my house, so not out of the way or anything (unfortunately, for my wallet, lol)
You know I didn’t walk out empty handed though, that just would not be right! ;) I ended up with some Qhemet anyway, decided to purchase the Karkady tea mist since my beloved Frank Juice only has a 1/3rd left to the bottle and I wanted to try out Qhemet anyway. But I’ll be buying some more Oyin juices, will try out the Greg and Juices and Berries since I love the Frank juice so much. Also bought two new conditioners, BWC Moisture plus conditioner and Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner so that I can deep condition for some protein. I bought the tiny bottle just so that I can test it out and know that my hair isn’t against protein, if it likes, I’ll buy the bigger bottle! If I like the moisture plus BWC conditioner, I’ll want to try the Rosemary-tea tree-mint conditioner, that sounds like great ingredients.
Was just reading the back of my Organix conditioners, the coconut and the shea butter ones, and they have cones in them (silicones) I didn’t know that at first and hear that cones aren’t good….I’ll have to do my hair without using either of those and see if I notice any difference. I love the smell but if silicones aren’t so good for our hair then I won’t keep them around for fragrance alone! But if my hair isn’t having adverse affects from them, then I’ll use anyway, because what’s bad for one person may not be bad for someone else, right? We’ll see and I’ll keep you updated!
After January 1st, I want to get cornrows so that I can have a nice protective style in this winter wonderland also known as Chicago that I reside in. So cold and snowy and windy lately, and the last thing that I want is for my hair to break off or dry out from indoor heating and icy cold outdoors. I’ve been pampering it and keeping it moisturized so that I can try and counteract the effects, like spraying my frank juice, using marula oil spray, olive oil mix, patting on my coco light . Hopefully my precious hair can hold on to moisture until I get it into some cornrows. I found two different types of hair in my drawer from other braid sets, can’t decide yet which look I’ll go for, but the choices are curly black hair or burgundy hair. My cousin or mom will do it and I’ll post pics definitely!
hair hero of the day: I adore her hair! I want mine like that
12.25.09
Merry Christmas!!!
Happy holidays, everyone 
How was it? Get what you want? Spend good time with family and friends? Eat good? Had a fun day, ate well and then went to see my baby daddy, Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes. Nothing sexier than a smart guy with a slick sense of humor and good body 
Totally into that movie.
On top of all of that fun, my hair turned out cute, just like I hoped it would. Thanks ashley for your help babe I appreciate it, muah!
I used the Blended Beauty curl styling cream when the hair was rodded and my hair came out soft, not frizzy, and smooth. It smells really good too and the tub it comes in has a lot, so I should have plenty for many beautiful sets of rods or twists I give the cream an A. Great results after a day of hair pampering yesterday! I love taking good care of my hair and hopefully it will thrive so much. soft, with defined curls is always good to me!
12.05.09
Kinky Twists
I’m digging my kinky twists, they still look good even though it’s been almost 2 months. I spray them every day with Oyin Frank Juice , which i absolutely LOVE. It’s so cool and refreshing on my scalp. Wonderful way to get moisture and I’ll be buying more bottles of that, along with Oyin Juices and Berries.
I plan on doing the technique found on http://www.growafrohairlong.com/braidreg.html , braids for two months, out for two months, braids two months, etc as I work towards getting some length. Try out tree braids, get cornrows again, other medium sized braids. Then when I have MY hair out, do finger coils/coil outs, twists/twist outs…should be fun! I’m excited to play around with different ideas.
My hair is growing very nicely, all soft and stuff! Yay! This style agrees with me, definitely. I just spray and then put on my satin bonnet for bed. Easy peasy indeed. When I first did the BC I bought this hair type 4A kit from curlmart: http://www.curlmart.com/Hot-Buttered-Curlstrade-For-Type-4A-Curls-p-825.html just because I thought I should and I had NO knowledge or products for natural hair. I’m glad that it included the Frank juice, definitely my favorite part of the kit so far. That and the wide tooth comb = WIN
I’m really glad that even though I hadn’t looked into ANYTHING before I did the chop, I still was doing the right stuff. Conditioner, cholesterol, my curly kit, protective styling, etc. Who knew, maybe I am kinda smart
11.30.09
Hair Madness
Been researching like a fiend these past couple of days, wanting to soak up everything about going natural with my hair. You’d think I’d have looked into it BEFORE I chopped it off, lol. I seem to always do things backwards.
Anyway, have been browsing great natural hair care blogs and it’s making me so excited! I want to take these kinky twists out NOW and play with my own hair, lol. I absolutely adore the following blogs, they are so informative and nicely written:
Kcurly and www.newlynatural.com — Nikki and www.curlynikki.com — www.motowngirl.com — http://www.groworganichair.com/
the site http://www.growafrohairlong.com/braidreg.html is great too for some good info, the creator Robin has super long pretty hair and her advice is sound, so why not? I was planning on doing braids 2 months, hair rest 2 months, etc just so that it can grow out and all. Right now I have the kinky twists in that are cool, they should be coming out next month, and then I’ll utilize some of these cool tips that I’ve come across.
Twist outs, curly twa using these steps, headbands, oh my! :D My buddy has been helping me on this natural journey, providing cool tips and recommendations. Thanks you hht! Here’s her blog: http://naturaltaketwo.wordpress.com/
hair hero of the day: Wakeema Hollis. This girl is breathtaking, look at that FACE! she’s a DOLL….sigh, what awesome hair
Awesome, curly 'fro
You?? Natural?? *LE GASP*
My friends were all shocked that I would do such a thing as go natural with my hair, seeing as to how I was the main one discouraging them from doing it at any given point. Guess the me of yesteryears is totally different from the me of today. With growth comes change! I used to have thick, pretty, luscious hair down to my bra strap, even voted best hair in 6th grade by my class *takes bow* ”thank you, thank you”. Had been getting relaxers for years, but a mild one and my hair was fine. Then my sophomore year in high school, my aunt started in the hair industry and my mom took me to her for my hair and let’s just say, BIG mistake…shedding, broken off pieces, too much spritz, too much gel…I had to cry in the sink as I washed my hair and it fell out, rinsed away in the soapy suds down the drain. I had to get it cut to almost my shoulders, lots of inches and layers. Then my hair was burned by crimping irons and destroyed, like it needed MORE trauma. After ups, downs, bobs, weaves, wigs, braids and everything else, I decided enough was enough. Haven’t relaxed my hair since December 2008 and let it grow until September then voila! CHOP.
My hair is now in the lil headband, a cute baby lamb fro I bought the 4A hair curly products kit from curlmart and had my mom twist it when I wash it or do little braids so that I can unravel and have some curls. Its fun, but i decided to switch it up a bit.
Mid october I decided to get kinky twists so that it can grow and I’d have a bit of variety. I make sure to moisturize everyday because my hair is a black pit when it comes to moisture, just soaks it up and makes it appear as if it was never there to begin with. I am excited to be on the natural journey, especially after seeing all of these amazing pictures of hair. I’m not sure that we have the same type of hair and if it’s possible, but Tracie Thoms is my hair hero and I want mine just like hers.
This big bouncy fro is also MARVELOUS
07.11.08
Wonky Weather
We’ve been having some crazy rain episodes here in Chicago that take me back to my wonderful times of blowing in the wind and facing imminent doom during a Miami Hurricane. With all of the annoying rain, a girl has to stay cute! With that said, I need some summer rain gear. Hmm, what’s a chica to do?
I’ve never owned any, but these kick ass Ed Hardy boots made me want to run out and grab a pair of galoshes!
how could you not feel like a total bad ass in those? So cute!
01.23.08
Updates
Got back RAVE reviews from the editor on my piece that I wrote She said that I’m very talented and will be a star at the magazine. Woot Woot! Best thing I’ve heard all year(granted, we’re not even a month in, but YA KNOW, lol). That is my great news, and they want to use me for much more, so I am very pleased.
Went to a party on Sunday. The thing is, I hate clubbing in the winter, because most of my going out clothes are summery (read: skimpy, legs out, boobs out, etc) so it’s tough picking something for winter. Not only that, it also means coat check. Boo! So, I didn’t feel like coat checking since we parked only a block away, so like an idiot, I ran that block with no coat in below zero weather in a satin shirt. Needless to say, now I’m sick as a dog Doesn’t help my friendly disposition. On top of that, there is supposed to be a great party tonite with pro athletes and what not and now I can’t go….boooooooooooo!
well, I did get to meet another of my fave video vixens at the party, Melyssa Ford.
Melyssa Ford
10.25.07
REAL WORLD CAREER
I can not believe how quickly graduation is approaching! My internship supervisor sent out my resume yesterday so that it would come from the agency to a magazine that I really want to work for, and it just solidified that I will be really looking for a job, not just an internship, not just for a break, but a career. How daunting!
Anyone know of any model agency/magazine job openings in Illinois or for online magazines? I can’t believe my time as a student is almost up Real world, here I come….ready or not
