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Matta Season! Getting ready for exams
source Hello fellow beauties! I have 2 weeks and 2 days until my final exams begin...as you can imagine, I'm nervous! BUT I'm determined to devote all most of my remaining time for studying. Oddly,...
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Hair Journey Spotlight: Alsha from myfroandi.com
In this post I explained that I'm thinking of going natural. Since then, I realized that going natural would not be the end of my hair journey, and I definitely shouldn't feel disappointed in myself if...
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Mini hair haul
Last Friday I went hair shopping, and although I had a long list of items to buy, these are all I ended up purchasing: Can't wait to use my ORS Nourishing Conditioner! This is fantastic on my new...
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Wash day @ 7 weeks post relaxer
On Monday I washed my hair at 7 weeks, 3 days post relaxer. What I did:Sectioned my hair into 8-9 parts, spraying diluted moisturizer on my roots to soften them and help with the parting. Finger...
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Back to Roots: I'm "going natural"
Yep, I'm going natural.I don't really like the term "going natural" since I've been natural most of my life, and have only had relaxed hair for about 5-7 years (first time when I was a preteen, after...
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Shea Butter
Okay first of all...my exams are finished!! So I'm back on the blogsphere! Okay secondly, on Wednesday I bought 'Okay Shea Butter White Chunky' from Pennywise in Trincity Mall. I was pleasantly...
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Hair Update: 11 weeks post relaxer
Saturday 11th May made me exactly 11 weeks post relaxer. This is a milestone on my hair journey seeing as I've gone so long without a relaxer and I still have a lot of hair on my head! *hoopla!* For...
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The battle for natural hair- it has begun!
source This Saturday will make me 13 weeks post relaxer. So far my difficulties have been with breakage, detangling and keeping my hair detangled. However, today I experienced another difficulty which...
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My waist-length braids
Last Sunday my mother finished installing my waist-length braids. This is the first time I've worn braids in about two years, and I've never had braids so long. I was a bit uncomfortable swinging...
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The Forgotten Conditioners
Dusty, forgotten and shunned... ...When I returned home I was confronted with the miserable sight of instant conditioners I had bought when I first started my hair journey...Conditioners that I soon...
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The braids are out: 17 weeks post relaxer!
Today I finally finished taking out my waist length braids. It took me three days to undo them, mainly because I started with a little at a time and I wanted to work as carefully as possible. My...
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Mobile Update: summer beauty shopping
Greetings from Boston, MA! I'm finally on my official summer vacation and both my mind and hair are on a much needed break. My hair is back in braids (shorter and lighter braids this time) so I really...
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Snip snip! Short Hair!
Last Saturday 10th August my mom mini-chopped my hair! I've been thinking about doing the big chop for weeks, but my mom thought it better to keep some inches of relaxed hair- i.e. to transition...
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Six months post relaxer
August 10th 2013 made me 6 months post relaxer! That date also marked my mini chop, leaving me with 2-3 inches of relaxed ends attached to my new growth. So far, I can already tell that my natural hair...
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Oh Fro-stalgia!
This is aold picture of me taken days before I had my hair relaxed four or five years ago. Around that time I had spent a year or so growing out previously relaxed, damaged hair, and I was ready to...
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8 months post relaxer: the Daily Bantu
Eight months later and my natural hair is growing out strong and healthy! Comparing my new growth to my relaxed ends makes me want to hurry up and do the big chop soon, but I know that I would feel...
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My current products 2013
This past summer I updated my product stash, adding a few new products which have since become my staples. Firstly, for the oldies: I've had the Creme of Nature Argan Oil Intensive Conditioning...
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The Hols are here!
Whew! This week my exams finished so I'm finally free! If I could sum up how I feel in one video...this would be it: (And who doesn't loveTom Hiddleston?? :) This semester has been extra busy for me...
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Natural
Two days before Christmas I tried to do the big chop. I say "tried to" because no matter how much hair I cut it seemed like I always had some elusive relaxed ends hanging on to my natural hair. Now,...
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Hatter's Adventures (Hair Update)
February marks my one year post relaxer milestone!! Since the new university semester started in January my time has been eaten up with school work. Making the time to blog regularly is proving to be a...
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Back to Hair! Blog Update
Wow its been six months since my last blog post! Eeek! I admit my motivation for blogging did wane quite a bit and I regret the time I spent away from the blogsphere. To be honest, I've settled into...
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Trimming my Natural Hair (Second Trim)
Tonight I decided that it was time for a much needed trim. For months now I've been plagued with single strand knots and tangles at the ends of my hair, which I felt indicated that those ends needed to...
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ORS Nourishing Conditioner in a bottle?? (and other musings)
On Saturday I visited my local Pennywise beauty supply store with no definite intention of buying products; window shopping was the aim of the day. That is, until my eyes fell casually on the Organic...
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The Wash and Go on type 4 hair
This Wednesday I did my wash day a little differently.. ...I tried the Wash n Go. There are sooo many videos and blog posts devoted solely to this hairstyle. It's been called the "white girl" hairstyle...
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Twists and Puff - this week's low manipulation style
Imagine a day when there are no classes, no work, and no scheduled activities.... ...Tuesday was such a day for me! So what better excuse can there be to play in my hair and experiment with a low...
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