resha's hair November 2012 :)

Not to show off or anything but do you see that SHINE. I know it’s just the flash but wow, looking healthy up in huuuuur. Hahaha This is my current length. I would say around shoulder-y length Looking forward to looking back on this (if that makes sense)

mwahaha Lianne take-over :D i thought i should just point out (again) that resha’s hair is straightened here it is NOT relaxed! we are o-natural hence ‘afroness’ :) i think she has just invested in some really good straighteners. Love Lee xx

DIY hairstyles...

i just thought i’d pop on here again, as our page has been looking a bit dusty, due to me and resha neglecting it. But don’t worry we haven’t been treating our hair in the same way! oh no, the hair is still getting all the love it needs, that tlc (tender loving care) x

So, back to why i’m here…

I just wanted to stress the importance of being able to do your own hair, i’m not suggesting that we should neglect hairdressers because there are some great ones out there who know exactly what is best for your hair. But i believe that no one should know your hair better than you! It’s important that you are able to identify what is best for your hair and what makes it grow. For instance, my hair grows considerably when i have it in extensions or when i do it in single twists and leave it for a while. Then as soon as the rain stops (as this is England its not very often), i take out my hair and walk around with my afro. Ahhh, when i have my afro is when i’m happiest - i cannot emphasise that enough. Oh look, here i am deviating from the point of this post again. (sorry)

Okay, to summarise points that were not really said above…

1] love your hair 

2] get to know what “food” your hair likes to eat (by this i mean grease etc) (RESHA NOTE: though i dont use grease and im just fine…so…to each their own :))

3] style your hair in ways that you feel confident in, but doesn’t really damage your hair 

Lots of love,

Long Hair Mission - part letter grow

I believe I was called… lol I’ve been on this hair growing business for at least 3 years now and have a pitiful amount of growth to show for it. I feel like I know about everything: co-washing, henna, stretching, BC, APL, WL, roller sets, twist outs and braid outs. I cant say I’ve done them all but let’s just say I have ‘history’ XP I’ve stopped and started so many times my hope has dwindled. Especially since I got to the length I’m up to now…growth appears to have ceased altogether! But being that fake positivist that I am (not in that sociological way) I’m back! With my army of one! And anyone else I can find … Wanna join the ‘revolution’ ? Or just watch our progress? Leave some tips and comments Au revoir mon amies Resha xx Ps. I plan to get to waist length even if it kills me *serious face*

one more thing...

i probably should point out that no special growth method had been used up until now for growing my hair. all ive done is put in extensions (which i don’t classify as special growth method).

okies, much love 

Li xx

Intruding Resha comment - a form of protective styling!
*sneaks away*

Li's hair November 2012 :)

this is my hair on the 3rd of November. the most recent pic i have at the moment because my hair is currently in extensions (again) haha p.s. ignore the mess in my room, now im just embarrassing myself  Li xx

Li's hair April 2012

hey guys and girlies!! i just found this pic  its a pic of my hair in April 2012 so now you can see my growth from April 2012 to November 2012  Love ya Li xx

Li's hair August 2012

this is my hair in August 2012 - umm about 8 months of growth from scratch! i dont have a pic of my hair cut off i was too ashamed :( so you'll just have to believe me 

LOOL my facial expression, i was just so happy 

Lee xx

growing my hair challenge

so, me and my friend resha made a pledge together to do the inevitable and grow our afros past our shoulders, maybe even up to our elbows! :o

we've read all the blogs and looked with admiration at all the pictures of other black girls who have reached this target and frankly have hair that we would love to be on our heads instead. but then after more researching we usually see how much time and dedication goes into growing afro hair and we do what most people do at this point... GIVE UP before we've even begun. (correction: we DID what most people do because now we are going to hopefully join the crew of black girls with long hair but with less effort)

if i am honest i am LAZY! if i am going to grow my hair i am not going to spend 10 minutes massaging my scalp every night, so that factor has been cut down dramatically to a minimum of 10 seconds. Yep, you did read right 10 seconds :) on a good day i may even do 20 seconds 

i can see you muttering to yourself that this will never work, but im being realistic and showing my hair the love it deserves and 10 minutes of massaging is just WAY to much love to be past on to my hair. that can be invested into something else... like food! mmmmm ice-cream and apple crumble *licks lips*

so, i will tell you about me and reshas hair at this point (we made the pledge on the 20/11/12 - today is 23/11/12). my hair is in extensions and reshas is straightened - not that they were vital details but im just showing that we are being real here. no way am i dealing with afro hair and rain! okay, back to the point of this... in January 2012, so this year, i cut off my hair! yep all of, well not bald there was like 2 inches of it and ive put my hair in extensions all year (with moments of afroness cuz i love me my afroness :P) and now my hair is almost touching my shoulders wooohoooo 10 months of growth! thank God it grew back - my mum was not pleased with me in January. eek

resha has had her hair all her life (haha i dont know why that sounds funny) and it is past her shoulders wooohoooo. i should get her to come and talk to you... *calls resha*

BUT...

we want our hair longer! we WILL get our hair longer and nullify this rumour that afro hair doesn't grow! 

so we'll keep you updated and hopefully we shall put up some pics soon.

Love you loads all my afrolings and tumblrings,

Lee xx

why hello there...

hello guys and girls,

WELCOME to our blog!
it's mainly about hair (which we are a little bit obsessed with) but we may discuss other things on here too :)

everyday topics are always a highlight to read and simply getting an idea of someone else's opinion on a situation either big or small.

we also have a tumblr page londonsafro.tumblr.com - go have a look! it's similar to this page here but different in its own tumblr-ish way

thanks for visiting and supporting our blog

Love you loads my afrolings,

Li xx