Braids, Braid-Outs.. & Expressing Myself!

I have been told time and time again that I don't take enough pictures of my hair. So I tried really hard to remember this part thanksgiving weekend so that I could show you a thing or two. Sometimes I get tired of my regular twists so I decided I wanted to do braids! Now in the past, I did them this small:

IT TOOK ME FOREVER AND A DAY...

AND THEN ANOTHER MONTH ON TOP OF THAT

PLUS ANOTHER WEEK!

Okay I am totally exaggerating lol :)

Anyhow- this time I decided that I was going to make them a bit bigger and add some cornrows to the front for a little jazz. I took some pictures to give you some style possibilities because they are endless when it comes to protective styling.

By the way I want to point out that I absolutely adore my herbal essence leave in conditioner. I will be doing a review this week so stay tuned.  

Braid Style One: Side Bun Swept Back

To achieve this 5 min look:

(1) Pin back braids and secure with bobby pins

(2) Add the headband, scarf or accessory of your choice

(3) Pull the back into a low side bun and secure with bobby pins

* Headband handmade by Jasmin Robinson *

Braid Style Two: High Flower with Sweeping Vines

 I got creative with the name :)

How to achieve this 7 min look:

(1) pin curl the front sections of your hair

(2) pull the rest of the hair into a high bun, flare out

and pin in place. Wrap the excess around the

ponytail and pin all stray braids down.

(3) Add a flower or headband of your choice

* Flower clip handmade by Jasmin Robinson *

Braid Out Funn.

I love my buns ya'll!

They are uber protective

They are uber quick to do

They are uber cute too!!

I also love my little "Jew" curls as my husband calls them <3

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Bows, and headbands add some spice

Ribbons and bows are lovely too

Silk scarves and things that blow in the wind

Find and embrace what makes YOU, YOU!

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I love cheetah rain boots and fuzzy socks

Fleece scarves and thick winter tights

I am a thrift store junkie, yes I do admit

But that's just me, and yes that is alright

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Do not look to the fashions of the world

And make sure its God you seek

Most of all desire holiness

Tis' only beautiful and unique!

<3 Celebrating happy, healthy and long hair

So when you go to the ocean...

and you braid your hair, you get ocean hair!!! I decided today, no more crazy damaged ocean hair. You know like when you go to the beach tryna wear your super cute fro and then it gets all tangled, matted and frizzy once you get outta the water?? Well I decided to put my hair in about 10 braids this morning before I went. I made sure it was super moisturized too :) Sooo when I got home from the beach I took it out (it was still damp) and this is what you get...

<3 Ocean Hair

Saving one nappy head a day

Protective Style: Halo Inspired Hair :)

Want a cute and quick protective style for a few days?
I saw this style and made it my own :)

HOW TO DO IT:

(1) Part your hair into 3 sections. Pull out your bangs for section one, and then separate the back of your hair into two sections as if you are going to do two french braids.

(2) Pin the front section out of the way. You will do the front last!

(3) Make sure the back section is detangled. My hair was in a twist out, so I just sprayed it down with my leave in and finger combed it out.

(4) Twist back one of the two sections. Secure the twist with pins.

(5) Repeat for the second section.

(6) Pull the hanging hair into a low bun. Make sure your ends are tucked under! Secure with a hair tie and hair pins!

(7) To style the front. Flat twist it to head and twist the remaining hair all the way down to the end. Wrap the twist into a pin curl. Coil it around itself.

Inspiration!

Enjoy!!!!

Saving One Nappy Head a Day

June Hair Update!!

So my hair has been in a weird stage. Well kind of. My hair used to be dyed so the dead, dyed ends are shedding. The dye is almost completely gone, THANK YOU JESUS! Get this junk out! lol.. Its exciting to see my natural hair color again. I seriously didn't know what it was for at least 4 years of my life. I am so glad for a more excellent way. Chemical free, completely natural! No weaves, no cutting, no dye, no nothing but my natural hair (and some helpful products) lol.

Anyhow- for this months (or 2 weeks lol) protective style...

Braids :)

The roots are looking pretty good. I LOVE the natural color of my hair! Its so rich and dark :)

Bangs are almost not bangs... Umm, yes defintely not bangs anymore! Its growing!!!

So hard to get that true length because my hair is all uneven. But you get the jist of it :)

LOVE high buns!

Stay tuned for more updates, information and tutorials. This is all for now folks!!

Saving one nappy head a day

Intro and Hairstyle #1, Bantu Knots with Braids

To all my black Apostolic ladies! I want YOU to know that you can have beautiful, healthy and long hair also! There is no need for us to be havin super short hair that is unhealthy. Especially if our glory really means something to us. SO here it is, I'm going to help you grow you hair. Yes I am going to take on the challenge of **prayerfully** helping black apostolic laides all around the world! Because UNCUT hair is beautiful and it doesn't have to be damaged, falling out and all of that madness!! So here are some beginning steps:


If you have relaxed hair, it is time to grow your relaxer out TODAY! I cannot tell you enough how bad and terrible relaxers are for black hair. Not only does it break your hair off, but it also releases chemicals into your blood stream! Need I say more? If you want healthy hair, this has GOT to be step number one!! So today is the day for you to transition. (which means, doing styles that take you from relaxed the natural without sissors) We don't believe in the "big chop", little chop, tiny chop, NO chop! lol. Don't touch that hair with those sissors!!

• MOISTURIZE YOUR ENDS DAILY!! Hair doesn't grow from the ends, it grows from the roots right?? Yes, but hair retention comes from how much hair you can retain. So a lot of the times we think our hair isn't growing, but it is! We just are not taking care of the ends of our hair, so inevitably, it always looks short!

• Heat = Dangerous! Okay I know curls are the thing to do in Pentecost ladies, but come on. Not one more day can your hair afford to be fried at the expense of looking cute. Especially when there are other ways to achieve the same styles with without heat!! For example, you can do bantu knots for curls! Super simple and you achieve beautiful, bouncy curls!! There are twist outs if you're more into wavey curls... there are braid outs.. etc, etc!!

• Protect your hair! We need to believe in protective styling!!!!!  (Protective styling is the type of styling that prevents you from excess combing, pulling, touching, etc your hair)

So here it is, your FIRST tutorial from me...

Need a church style when church is starting in about 3 hours???

Hairstyle #1 Bantu Knots with braids

Check it out!! Just click on the links below!!

Bantu Knots with Braids pt 1

Bantu Knots with Braids pt 2