It's Just Hair

10 X 10 Challange

2013-04-16T10:00:00.000-04:00

The stress has subsided a bit finally. I'll let you guys in on a big decision I made last week as soon as the smoke clears. I'm still being all superstitious about it lol. Spring is a time for change!! But during times of stress all things clutter, mess, and disorder encroach on what free space is left in my mind. Unfortunately my old PJ ways still have my dresser and pantry looking like a

Stress

2013-04-10T10:06:00.000-04:00

STRESS. This has been a stressful past two weeks for me. I don't know why I stress out about things I can't control and things I am in complete control of alike. I got out of the habit of journaling. That used to help me a lot when I was younger. handwriting on paper got me to put the thoughts and fears out physically and artistically. Maybe it's all this technology? The pen to paper thing

Heat Stretching a wash and go

2013-03-27T20:00:00.000-04:00

I wanted to show off a little length this past weekend so I decided to stretch out my wash and go before I even washed my hair. What that meant is that I needed a pretty solid shingle to start with. I washed my hair using bentonite clay and followed with the Herbal Essences Honey I'm strong conditioner. Then I actually used some Yes to cucumbers leave in conditioner I stumbled on in my

Bang, bang, bang. Still.

2013-03-25T22:11:00.000-04:00

I have legitimate bangs. Like the rest of my hair is long but among my layers I have a relatively short "layer" in front that I wear as a bang. I go back in forth in my head, and sometimes to innocent bystanders, about how I may let it grow out. I may let my hair grow this time for real. I may not cut my bang back... But then... I cut my bang back. About a month ago now. I said I wasn't

A Twistout

2013-03-17T22:54:00.003-04:00

I have not done a twistout in a long time and having gotten a little bored with my wash&goes = Ta-da! Time to revisit. I twisted it wet with KMF gel, castor oil and KMF mistreated conditioner as my leave in. Of coarse it was not dry in the morning so I had to wear my ropey twists to work. I decided to put them into an updo. I used pins and just made circles all over my head. The

Garnier Fructis Style Clean Stick Power Gel 24H Maximum Control

2013-03-11T15:27:00.003-04:00

I had one of those 18 hour days last month, and was wearing my hair in a top-knot. Early in the day it was fine, but as life happened the back began to fuzz and stick out. I didn't have a brush, or gel so I stopped at Walgreens for a quick fix. They had this brand new gel on sale, and being a fan of their puttys and long hold glues, I picked it up. It worked fine for the day, though I do

Multiple textures

2013-03-04T22:30:00.001-05:00

I took this first picture below in January as part of a little self indulgent photo shoot in my house on a sunny day. That one was my fav of the bunch so I only posted that one flick on instagram. BUT I was looking through them again today because every time I press my hair I'm on the hunt for evidence of heat damage. I have this one section of my hair that is perpetually straighter than the rest

Ouidad is a Winner

2013-03-01T11:23:00.000-05:00

It has taken me 18 months to write this post, but I am finally ready to publicly declare my love for the Ouidad Double Detangler comb. I know that some folks aren't feeling it. Some say that it's too heavy, others say that it pulls their hair and so on. The fact is, both of those descriptions are right on the money, but are also key reasons why I love this comb more than any other I've ever

A few of my favorite things

2013-02-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

Aside from my KMF gel, Castor oil and plastic ponytail holders, there are a few other items that are always at short reach lately. Hair! "Honey I'm Strong" conditioner by HE. This conditioner has even more slip than the other Herbal Essence conditioners I've liked in the past. I've tried not to make HE my go-to however, because of the ingredients and strong smells. Yet this one has a much

Pressed hair for my birthday

2013-02-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

I just washed my hair yesterday after wearing it pressed for 10 days. All my curls are back, but I must say, it was a good looking and long wearing style. I was, for the first time, a little sad to see it go. I know- odd. But it was hanging in there really well, low maintenance (except for the the whole all forms of WATER is the devil thing). I roller set and pressed it like last time and

Alicia and her mini-me- One Year after the BC!

2013-02-21T22:43:00.001-05:00

Here is an update from Alicia who you last saw here, cutting 6 years of hair off. Here she is, one year later! I did it! I have reached my 1 year nappiversary Even though this is my second big chop it was like learning how to walk all over again. I am more informed via Youtube and inquiries with darling Nauralista this go around but I sill needed to find what works for me. And

Last year VS This year

2013-02-18T08:00:00.000-05:00

I just realized that last year at exactly this time I pressed my hair so I have comparison picts! On the left is 2012 and the right is 2013.

It's MY birthday!! but Happy Valentines day too :-)

2013-02-14T09:00:00.000-05:00

I don't know yet what I'll do or if I'll be officially celebrating (given this holiday curse/blessing), but I'll let you all know what I did with myself and my weekend. And in the meantime here are some things I've pondered as a single birthday gal on this fine day. You only get one time here. Celebrate all the holidays, anyways and despite! Despite being single, being broke, not being where u

Nubian Heritage and Shea Moisture, winning in the game?

2013-02-13T10:14:00.000-05:00

So Shea Moisture and Nubian Heritage is winning in the game. They just released a hair color product to rave reviews, including the art on the packaging. I feel like this and also the rave reviews and success of Curly Nikki's book Better than Good Hair are indicative of a shift in power as of late. WE can be successfully marketed to AS WE ARE, and not in a way that sells us a version of

Buff with a twist, possible protective style

2013-02-12T09:40:00.000-05:00

I have been a wash and going fiend, even throughout the winter. My dingle coil method works so well I just can't stop! The trade off is that I may need to trim a bit more than is optimal for growing my hair out. I am on the fence whether I really want to let it grow crazy, or keep it at a controllable bra-strap length. I don't even really know that the fairy knots won't win out, as my hair

Ridiculousness

2013-02-07T12:27:00.001-05:00

FYI, this video has nothing to do with hair...except for the fact that my hair is in it. Lol. Well, not just my hair, but I'm sure you catch my drift. Even so, it's been AGES since I posted anything here, so I figured I would share this little snippet with you in the hopes that it makes you giggle, guffaw, chuckle, or just smile. Oh, and, if you have any questions about how I did my hair for this

Playdough hair

2013-02-06T09:04:00.000-05:00

I've talked about this before but it came to light again this week as I discussed my "varying hairstyles" and my pronounced shrinkage with women who have very different hair than mine. I often find it hard to convey exactly what the differences are when I can't draw comparisons to ordinary things. Familiar things. For instance; when we set our natural hair it can hold that set for weeks. When

Save that old wash & go for a few more days

2013-01-25T19:25:00.000-05:00

Here is a style I created on an old fuzzy wash & go. It gave it enough "style" to last a few more days and only took a few minutes. I took a pretty large section in the front and twisted it in a loose doublestrand twist. I then took the end of the twist and curled it around and then pinned it to make a little "hat" lol. I took these picts on metro, so please excuse the quality. I've become a

Oh Yeah. The blog. The press.

2013-01-25T18:36:00.000-05:00

So I have been active on Twitter and Facebook, but have greatly neglected the blog :-( It all started with me catching the dog-gone flu for NYE and being down for a week. So I didn't get the picts I wanted for the press post. And then, and then... I just kinda took a break lol. I'm catching up though! I have picts for days! I'll start with what I did have from the press I did before I left for

Hair for the Holidays and Beyond

2012-12-26T18:29:00.001-05:00

Happy Holidays!! I'm traveling and enjoying time with my family. I hope everyone else is enjoying this time of year as much as possible. I know a lot of families are having a rough time closing out 2012. I'm from CT. I have a lot of family here and thankfully we have been spared by the recent tragedy here. However please continue to send prayers out for the families of the children we lost.

Different work hair over a few weeks

2012-12-14T17:49:00.000-05:00

Me at work over the past few weeks. Who says natural hair has limited options? These are roller sets, twist outs, wash and goes, wash and coils (dingle coils lol) and there is even a braid and curl in there.

The Forever Roller Set

2012-12-04T21:06:00.001-05:00

I did a roller set the week before Thanksgiving and it turned out maaaavelous! It all started because I was going to a few events in DC and wanted to do something a little different. I asked my homegirl what she thought and she sent me a pic of an up do that was done with looser curls than mine. So I decided to set just the front and top of my head hoping to save setting and drying time. I used

Happy holidays! You can shop my store too :-)

2012-11-22T13:34:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! I personally don't do black Friday. Instead I prefer to comb the web from this weekend forward in search of deals on very particular things. I prefer calm over chaous any day. So I just wanted to remind you about my Amazon store in the sidebar. I have all of my favorite things in there, many would make great gifts. I gift the silk pillowcases quite often.

The Dingle Coils Video

2012-11-19T10:00:00.000-05:00

I finally made a video on the Dingle Coiling Technique I showed off here. Check out the video below and let me know what you think or if you have questions. I still really, really need a better name for this technique though lol.

Four More Years

2012-11-07T11:17:00.000-05:00

How did you spend your day yesterday? Here is what I did!