what's up afroooosss

heya reader/follows/beauties,

i havent been on here to say anything for a while because my hair is currently in extensions.
i know, i know that's no excuse!

so i'm back blogging now
(as my internet wasn't working for about two weeks #torture)

ive mimicked the hairstyle done by Jada with the fine extensions that are literally just a bit longer than my natural hair. this hairstyle is so easy to maintain! the plaits are small and manageable, it can be tied up or left down without it getting trapped everywhere because its too long!

and more importantly it doesn't weigh your head down.
now i'm someone who loves to be the only one rocking a particular style, so while everyone had longer plaits i've gone for the short ones, although this is worth sharing

Much love daaarrr-lings xx

Look what amazing Li got me!

I'm pretty sure Li has a 6th sense for gifts cause this is the same book I wanted to read about 5 years ago. Chicoro is one of the first people I saw online that managed to grow super long hair! My perspective on how and when to wash my hair shifted. I was introduced to new methods and products such as baggying, wet bunning and eco styler gel. This coupled with YouTube and various blogs watered the seed of my natural hair addiction. I'm not so obsessive now but natural hair (+skin, products) are still a passion of mine.
Anywho-zees I just wanted to publicly recommend Li if you're loooking for a personal gift shopper.

Resha x

noooo it's me next :(

apparently its time for me to upload some pics of my hair when im washing it
arrgh, this wont be good because unlike resha's hair, mine shrinks dramatically when it gets wet!

i have to brace myself for this embarrassment but the pictures should be up (hopefully) by the end of this week!
  > expresses my exact feelings when i realise i have to blowdry my dramatically shrunken hair lool


then i'll show you my hair blow-dried out so you can see the level of shrinkage im talking about
and the process of me doing my hair in extensions (which i do myself because its more practical and cost-effective to do so)

see you later my little peek-a-boos xx

All kinks round 'ere

In yesterdays post you would have seen my hair laying down looking all nice in its wet state. Looking like I'm coolie or something. Oh no no honey, I get down and nappy like the rest of you lool
Looks like a tangled mess, well, it is! I probably should have put some conditioner or oil in it. Ah well we live and we learn :)

Do you see the straight bits at the back, that's exactly why the flat iron/ straightener had to go !

Just a taster (co-washing)

My own mates didn't even know what I did to my hair so I hella know ya'll wont (hope i said that correctly...maybe I should just stick to what I know.
Wah gwan naturals and transitioners out there I just tried co-washing again(can't forget you relaxed and texturised sisters AND dudes). There was a time when I used to do this almost daily and my mum and grandma used to warn me that if i kept playing with my hair so much it would fall out haha, [i must show you some comparison shots]
But yeah, its so simple, especially with TRESemmé naturals conditioner, it has so much slip that i can finger detangle my hair easily! Let me show you...

First of all, here's my dry hair, just before washing it; haven't done anything special to it beforehand. Had previously washed and bantu knotted (china/chiney bumped) over a week ago and had been plaiting/braiding at night times.

Hopped in the shower and thoroughly wet my hair under the showerhead. result, instant curls! Love the look of my wet hair, such a shame it doesnt exactly have that look dry lool
The steam in the shower was starting to cloud my camera lens

The magic stuff! haha joking, this works for me but you never know what will work for you, try different conditioners to see which one is the best for your hair :)

This was supposed to show how much I used but I in fact used much more than this so lets just say that I'm showing you what it looks like.

Hair started to shrink whilst in the shower, however this is what my hair looked like when i put the conditioner in. Can't see it at all, it all my disappears when i put this in my hair.

Decided to put my hair into a low bun once i finished   rinsing the conditioner out (to stretch it out a little and get it out of the way a bit).

Hair about two minutes later. Looks quite pretty if i do say so myself




And thats it! wasnt that simple, took probably 10 - 15 minutes, could do it before school or work.
Go on, try it! Then show me :)

twist hairstyles

so, i have been searching google for twist hairstyles that can be done with natural hair...

there have been some AMAZING results
i'll out some links to a few of the web pages i stumbled across

1] http://blackgirllonghair.com/2011/12/flat-twisting-101/ < this one was a personal favourite through the way the hair is going to one side. I'm definitely going to attempt this myself but add my own personality to it!

2]https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=natural+twist+hairstyles&aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=S9DMUOChObPK0AXt4IHoDw&biw=1517&bih=693&sei=2NjMUIaeNoa-0QXD5ICYCg      < this is basically going to a google search for 'natural twist hairstyles' there were many cool ones on here but you need to SEARCH for them haha

3]     this hairstyle was so beautiful that it was worth putting the picture there! I love the fat and small combination of the cornrows, although i wouldn't have it as a mohican (not sure if that's spelt right) style...
it should be one of the images in the google link #2

4] http://blackgirllonghair.com/2012/02/7-ways-to-rock-cornrows-flat-twists/ , i wasn't a fan of all of the styles on this page but i suppose there's something there for everyone

Lots of love,

p.s. you'll see me with these styles very soon x

Hair blues