How To: Stay Cute as you Deep Condition!

September 20, 2010

I was researching hommade deep conditioning methods on YouTube and I found this. (you can skip to the middle if you want) She says its her hommade heating cap, but honestly, I love the way it looks so intentional and put together as she DC’s! As you can see… she uses a tee shirt to [...]

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Fantasy Post: If you could have ANYTHING you wanted Hair-Wise…What would you get?

September 17, 2010

Let’s imagine that money is no object for you and you can get ANYTHING you want hair-wise. What would you get? Here’s My WishList! I’d get practically the whole Aveda HairCare Line. Specifically their Dry Remedy and Color conserve lines I’d also get Karen’s Body Beautiful, Qhemet Biologics, Oyin Handmade and many other natural products. [...]

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The BlackMasterPiece Regimen for Permanently Colored Hair

September 16, 2010

Hey all! So my regimen has significantly changed to ensure I stay ahead of the curve in terms of hair health. When my hair was virgin my regimen was super basic and my hair didn’t require much. To be frank I DC’d when the wind struck me and pretty much did whatever I wanted lol….but [...]

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My NEW Gentler Method for Straightening Natural Hair

September 15, 2010

I’ve cut out the Blow-drying step. Now I put my detangled hair in 10-12 tight braids, band the roots using those fuzzy elastics we used to wear as little girls, allow to air-dry, once dry, tiny section by tiny section I flat iron employing the comb chase method. I feel this is less drying, you’re [...]

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Flexi-Rods on My Pressed Hair, I’m in LOVE!

September 14, 2010

So I did my new straightening technique and my hair was perfectly straight leaving the house but the humidity had plans of its own so my hair reverted a bit during the day. My new go-to for reverted pressed hair? Flexi Rods! Put those sucka’s in (taught to tight) over night or even for a [...]

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My Straightened Hair Starring: The New COLOR!!

September 13, 2010

Not gonna lie, I’m really feelin myself with this new color lol its great and the stylist did an outstanding job on the color/highlights….I can’t front. I thought I’d update yall on what I’ve been up to, these are shots taken of me at my cousins birthday yacht party you can see how my hair [...]

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The Much Awaited Pix of My New BOLD Hair Color!!

August 15, 2010

Hey guys! I wont beat around the bush at all. I’m getting straight to the good stuff! Here’s My new BOLD hair color! I love it! Deeeeeeeepppp Conditioning Immediately once I got home Texture still very much in tact Did some flat twists because I *thought* I was gonna do a flat twist out Ended [...]

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My Experience Going to Get Color: Lessons Learned

August 15, 2010

Hey everyone so I thought I’d share my very mixed experience going to a salon to get my hair dyed. First of all the color came out gorgeous, I’m 100% satisfied with that. Everything else….left something to be desired and made me regret making the trip. First off, when I got there I realized the [...]

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How I plan to Lighten My Hair Gradually, with Limited Damage

August 5, 2010

I found out about this process/product from a helpful poster on on a hair forum. Its called Clairol Luminize and its said to be a gentle conditioning lightener. It lifts hair one level per use so its very gradual. I really did thorough research on it and it really seems to be the real deal [...]

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Tree Braids Using Brazilian Curl Hair!

August 5, 2010

Tree Braids was a protective style I’d been looking forward to tackling for some time now. My mom didn’t want any straight hair or loose curls…she definitely wanted kinky or curly….so we decided to use Brazilian braid hair in Auburn and Brown and it came out absolutely spectacular. One thing I love about the technique [...]

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