tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:35:03 +0000Natural Hair Bloghttp://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-3283561064417548169Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:59:00 +00002013-01-31T15:30:58.911+03:00Hello Lovelies, Today we feature the beautiful and&nbsp;immensely&nbsp;talented lady, Joanne. You might recognize her from Kenya's biggest dance show SAKATA where she was a judge. This beautiful naturalista gave a breath of freshness to the show. Being a fellow Natural Toto, I wanted to know more about her and&nbsp;of course&nbsp;her beautiful hair. Hello, Thank you for agreeing to be http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2013/01/featured-joanne-ball-burgess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-4956322115153202680Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:45:00 +00002013-01-31T12:01:43.249+03:00 As I told you in my previous post, I would tell you how I took care of my braids while I was in them. To be honest, I love simplicity, every now and then I get cravings to be flamboyant, and do silly updos but most of the time I prefer simplicity, and the good thing is that actually for healthy natural hair, simplicity is important! So for the 4 ½ weeks I had my braids in there is only 3 http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-deep-condition-braids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-6336117957933920721Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:41:00 +00002013-01-18T20:42:39.075+03:00Its a new year and new things in store for all of us. Last year I introduced Uganda Shea butter, and I got great response from a lot of you. Am forever grateful. However, when I usually made deliveries for the products most would ask me, what else do you have? and I didn't have anything else. Ha ha ha. To tell you the truth, I only started selling Shea butter not because am an oil seller but http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2013/01/introducing-natural-totos-black-soap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-3445774015606778219Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:31:00 +00002013-01-28T11:59:54.752+03:00So a few weeks back (ok, last year!) I put on the facebook page that I had braided my hair and mentioned that details would be coming soon... so here goes. As you know i recently big chopped, and was getting comfortable in my little finger coil-outs. However one of my cousin was getting married&nbsp; over December, and she really wanted us (bridesmaids) to have sort of uniformed long hair, the http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2013/01/protective-style-1-braiding-my-hair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-9048271134494503377Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:51:00 +00002013-01-14T14:51:54.855+03:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2013/01/happy-2013-natural-totos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-2150085772211741542Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:37:00 +00002012-11-23T10:37:24.980+03:00Hi guys, I know its been forever since&nbsp;I&nbsp;updated you on how my &nbsp;hair is doing, or how I have been wearing it. I have been super busy at the office that I basically don't have much time for my hair, so thank God its a TWA! not much to do with it anyway. My hair is in its 3rd month now. My regimen is really simple at the moment... very simple! I spritz the hair twice a day, withhttp://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/11/my-style-finger-coil-outs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-9012829355756485721Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:39:00 +00002012-11-14T11:41:01.082+03:00 I met Miss Dallah Dallah online (via facebook) and this lady has what I call Fwyaah hair. She has a BEAUTIFUL head of hair and I love how she is open to experiment with styles which always come out beautiful! Dallah is not only a beautiful head of hair, she is also an inspiring young woman, who plays many roles in her life, and also makes time to run causes for the community like creatinghttp://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/11/hairspiration-dallah-dallah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-7693834487777297479Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:45:00 +00002012-11-14T11:40:42.976+03:00Hi ladies, sorry for going quiet on you for a while now. Work is driving me crazy at the moment but as they say there is no pain without gain. I have decided to introduce a new segment on my blog that will be dealing with terms you will often hear in the natural hair circles and sometimes you will have no idea what it means or what it actually entails. I hope this segment will help you, and if http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/11/demystifying-natural-hair-terms-pre-poo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-1925731913277107210Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:19:00 +00002012-10-09T16:19:42.212+03:00 Hey, So guess what, my hair just turned one month today!!!! Yay… It has grown maybe just half an inch or so. But glad with the progress whatsoever. Am so glad that my hair is looking really healthy too and I have been getting the “you have good hair” comments, to which I usually reply you do too!!! You probably just have to take care of it better. I have notice however that my http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/10/hair-steps-1-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-7848691798093354971Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:50:00 +00002012-11-16T15:12:00.903+03:00Well guys, I am super excited to announce this piece of GREAT news. In my quest to not only provide a forum for naturalistas, I thought it a good idea to also provide solutions whenever I can. I am thus extremely happy to announce to you the launch of Natural Toto Pure Unrefined Shea Butter. The Shea Butter is from Northern Uganda and will go on sale starting from next week, Monday 8th, http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-natural-totos-pure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-1758329952437406062Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:02:00 +00002012-10-02T13:02:14.930+03:00 I have previously told you my hair journey, and for those that have followed they can tell you that I have never relaxed my hair. However even though I cannot speak from an experience point of view, there have been tips that I have gathered from my research and forums that I have been part of in terms of transitioning. Well, growing up, from my primary school all the way to college, http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/10/transitioning-from-relaxed-to-natural.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-1410481805469140968Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:01:00 +00002012-09-17T16:14:42.862+03:00 o finally, I get around to this, I have been trying to set up this post for a while but had misplaced the photos! Trust me. Anyway so over a week ago (September, 8th 2012) to be exact I did my big chop. I had lamented on the&nbsp;facebook page&nbsp;and on the&nbsp;blog&nbsp;a couple of times that I wanted to cut my hair and finally I did it. I was unable to make time for http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-big-chop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-7828071874508227075Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:51:00 +00002012-09-11T11:51:43.239+03:00 A big chop is when a girl decides to cut off most if not all of her hair, so as to begin re-growing it or just to keep it short. The name Big Chop came around recently when some African (American) women decided to stop relaxing or chemically altering their hair and embracing their hair in its natural state. As most of the ladies who decided to go natural had damaged hair from extended use http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/doing-big-chop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-3942357332783347095Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:43:00 +00002012-09-06T17:03:36.581+03:00Follow my blog with Bloglovinhttp://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/hrefhttpwww.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-6750953586972302860Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:25:00 +00002012-09-03T10:28:53.931+03:00 Some of my friends with relaxed hair have been saying am considering going natural, but they never do. I guess it’s due to fear they face when deciding on going back to natural, not knowing what to expect, how it will be accepted. First thing I want to say is a cancelation of an old myth that natural hair is not for everyone, which basically bashes some unspecified hair type, meaning if you http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/going-back-to-natural-7-things-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-6082609931230072926Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:01:00 +00002012-08-31T17:07:21.701+03:00 So last week but one I went on ahead and did a straw set for a wedding I was attending. I had thought about it for a long time and finally encouraged and inspired by the lovely Lotus Kyamba who had a segment in her show on East Africa TV where she showed how she got her straw set. A straw set is a natural hair style that is achieved by setting your natural hair using straws…. Yes, http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-style-straw-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-2549363409665114210Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:12:00 +00002012-08-28T18:15:27.405+03:00 I know this post is like&nbsp;2 weeks&nbsp;late, but since I have photos, I thought I should just go ahead and share. The show happened on 11th August at the carnivore restraunt in Nairobi, Kenya. I was really super excited to attend the event because: 1. I love reggae 2. I cannot stress enough how much I love the two artists!!!!! I was also super excited for another reason…. I really http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/tarrus-riley-etana-live-in-kenya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-495220262202106261Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:01:00 +00002012-08-19T13:01:01.733+03:00Hey, this is also one of the hair dos that I wore recently. The Bantu Knots.... In Kenya/Swahili we just say matuta. Basicaly you just section your hair in small areas, do a three strand plait and then you roll up the plait.... It is a good protective style, You can also undo the plaits to get define texture aka bantu knot outs.... It will give you a pretty fro. Here is how my bantu knots http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/hair-do-bantu-knots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-1571917468778661726Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:26:00 +00002012-08-15T11:26:46.173+03:00Hairspiration for this week is Maurice Kirya, a sexy sexy lad from Uganda. I absolutely love Maurice's music, its settling, relaxing, exciting, just that kind of music you put on when you need some peace of mind even if for just 5 minutes. Maurice is an Afro Soul/Rnb artist hailing from Kampala, Uganda, whose mellow voice and ability to play the guitar is sure to excite any lady! He started http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/hairspiration-maurice-kirya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-7428466671365893795Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +00002012-08-13T14:10:03.369+03:00Recently one of the Natural Toto facebook family remarked on the photos of Natural girls in Nairobi saying she wished some of the Natural fabulosity should be sent across to Kampala, this got me to a bit of research about Natural hair in Uganda and how that scene is looking like. At first I thought that maybe like most African countries it would be a disappointment, but thankfully I was http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/uganda-natural-hair-scene.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-4966688954086132567Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:49:00 +00002012-08-08T09:49:52.607+03:00So this is how I wore my hair a while back. I love Twists. They are so easy to do. Easy to Maintain. Easy to Style. Twists are my go to protective style. Still thinking about cutting my hair though :/ http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/hair-do-twists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-7390622505306098532Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:35:00 +00002012-07-30T15:35:11.059+03:00 If you are from Kenya then you need no introduction to this oil. It’s the one oil love it or hate it am sure you have come in contact with, whether in school or saloons. It’s the one product you cannot miss on the supermarket shelves. The one hair oil which we can remember, and has survived since our birth…lol To be honest, when I was young and yet to be enlightened I HATED! This http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/product-review-alisons-coconut-oil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-8853716292133195443Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:21:00 +00002012-07-26T10:22:57.730+03:00 FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD So I came across this book the other day and after reading and thinking how awesome it was I decided to share. The book generally gives tips on how to care and groom for our Hair. The book is essentially meant for those with curly hair (am more of a coily) but I feel all the tips given can be used by generally any and everyone with natural hair. The book is from http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/key-hair-growth-survival-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-3159288666017435557Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:38:00 +00002012-07-24T15:39:46.321+03:00 Hello everyone, Yes I do remember that the last time, before I went on my short break I was to tell you how I condition my hair. Deep conditioning as I previously mentioned is very important for natural hair and it should be preferably done&nbsp;at least&nbsp;every month. Deep conditioning helps strengthen &amp;&nbsp;moisturise&nbsp;the hair. I do my deep conditioning every 2weeks to http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/deep-conditioning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780473619734711018.post-547022804349438586Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +00002012-07-23T11:20:11.621+03:00 Hey, so today is when I minimize on the talking and let your be serenaded with some power song. If you have checked out our facebook page (www.faceboook.com/NaturalToto) you will notice that our cover photo is of beautiful natural ladies, seemingly having a conversation. The photo is pulled from one of my all time favourite jams called the beauty within by dead prez. Check out the video http://naturaltoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/music-break-beauty-within-by-dead-prez.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Natural Toto)0