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Hey BMP readers! These are mini twists I did last weekend so that I could have an easy-going wash & go hair-style for these last three weeks of the semester. I did this on my dirty pressed hair because I wanted to avoid applying heat again, save on time and unnecessary manipulation of my strands. Rather then wash my hair, DC then blowdry (which would have contradicted my goal of taking a break from heat).

I twisted my hair tightly by employing the twist and turn method which you can watch here….secured my ends….then washed my hair three times with Trader Joe’s NourishSpa, added Aussie 3 Minute Miracle and left it on for about 10 minutes rinsed then added a generous amount of Aussie Moist conditioner and left it in as a leave-in. My hair dried buttery soft and felt clean and moisturized.

Anywhoo here are the pics of my twisted pressed hair and my shrunken hair after the wash. My shrunken twists land halfway between shoulder blades and Arm Pit Length….I’ve come to realize that twists shrink more then Pixie Braids….but I opted for these because they’ll be way easier to take down in three weeks. So far I’m co-washing every 3 days and falling more and more in love with is with each passing day. Here are the pics.

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My Hair Shrunken After the Wash

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Thanks for reading! Let me know if you have *any* questions

Hey yall! So I took down those wonderful crochet braids

- Braided my hair while tangled and dirty in ten.

- Wet my braids, shampooed my scalp well…. rinsed then saturated one section with slippy conditioner, detangling rebraiding and repeat till I completed my whole head

- Then I added a generous amount of LeKair Cholesterol to my hair, tied a shopping bag around my head, then tied my towel around my head on top of it and left it on for a few hours…then rinsed

- I then proceeded to blowdry each section using IC Fantasia Serum and Bantu knotted as I went along…..once my entire head was bantu’d I pressed my edges and maxiglided my hair on setting 9.

As usual I pin curl at night and I’m really just enjoying the feel of my hair blowing in the wind again.

As for my regimen, I keep it very simple.

Wash & Condition with Trader Joes Sulfate Free NourishSpa, if I’m in one of my straightening phases….I dont have to detangle at all just put my hair into 8 braids wash, condition and DC then take them down one by one to straighten again. If I’m doing textured air-dry styles I gently detangle only on wash day with soaking wet hair saturated with conditioner (NourishSpa or Aussie Moist) or under a cascade of water.

Deep Condition with LeKair Shea Butter Cholesterol primarily, sometimes if my hair is craving something specific I’ll either do my “go to” Mayo/EVOO/Egg or I’ll ask my mom for a natural Haitian Hair recepe and DC with it. Or if I’m pressed for time I’ll just do Aphogee 2min.

If my hair was airdried in a natural style if I feel my hair needs it, I’ll spritz with a dilluted leave in with IC Fantasia Aloe or Infusium (I wanna tweak this portion of my reggie and possibly try Lacio Lacio) and seal with a natural oil or butter.

If I straighten I use IC Fantasia Serum and Spray and pin curl my hair every night. I simply use my GNC organic extra virgin coconut oil whenever my hair feels dry.

Always sleep with a satin scarf and always gentle with my hair…… and that’s it!

*My long term plan is to replace all my favorite commercial staples with a product from a Black Owned Company that works just as well for my hair*

So this is my natural progress. Thanks for reading! Here’s the pix!

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Hey yall! I thought I’d introduce you to my fellow natural classmate named Rhonda for a little natural inspiration. She washes and conditions with Pantene Pro-V relaxed and natural, she gets dominican blowouts regularly she doesn’t do much to her hair except wrap it at night and tie with a scarf….she seems to have some really strong hair and she’s asked e to straighten her hair for her so that it will have the curls I do in mine so I’ll be posting that very soon for you too.

Huge thanks to everyone thats supported me in growing this blog its much appreciated! Without Further ado here are the pix!

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I’ll be posting pictures when I style her hair for her! Thanks for supporting!

Hey BMP fam! I did a little girl’s hair for the first time! it was a great time and I decided to do two strand twists on her. I decided to jazz it up with triangle parts.

Here’s how I did it:

I used Aussie Moist is for Slip and scent, LongAid Curl Activator is for its Humectant Moisturizing Properties,  Eco Styler Gel for (alcohol free) Hold and the Extra Virgin Olive Oil is for is Moisturizing Properties and sealing in moisture. I mixed equal parts of the first three and just about a table spoon of the EVOO and put the mixture into a tiny bowl it smelled like the Aussie moist so it had a great delicious fruity scent.

The first thing I did was clarify her hair because it had all that petroleum grease all up and thru it when she came to me:ohwell:….I then completely saturated her braids with aussie moist and that kept her coils manageable throughout me styling her hair. I simply parted out a triangle at a time and added a dab of my mixture and implemented the twist and turn method…although thats not even necessary with 4b/c hair it clings to itself really snug anyhow…I ended the twists by twirling the ends around the tip of my finger. Hope that was clear any questions feel free to ask!

Pics Below!

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Thanks for reading! <3