Category Archives: natural hair

What I’ve Been Up To: A Look Through My Instagram

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I’ve been M.I.A for awhile now due to life and work as always but I wanted to share with you all what I’ve been up to. Here’s a look of what I’ve been up to through my Instagram photos …

1. Nail DIY – Decided to try my (hand) at doing a Leopard print on my nails. This was my second time trying this design and this time I think it came out looking a lot better.

Leopard Nail Art

2. Knitting – Decided I needed to learn something new and therapeutic to help with my anxiety so I learned how to knit. After watching numerous videos I was able to successfully learn how to knit. So far I’ve been knitting scarfs since it’s winter in the U.S. (and reading Arise!)

Knitting

First knitted scarf

3. Swap Party – Last week I was invited to a clothing swap party and it came at a good time since I had a lot to give away. If you don’t know what a swap party is, it’s when you and a bunch of friends bring all your clothes together that you don’t want and swap out for something else. I wasn’t really expecting to bring much home but I did come out with a couple of nice items. Whatever was left of the clothes was donated.

Going through shoes

Going through coats

4. Cyber Monday – I took advantage of Cyber Monday and was able to buy a pair of heels originally $50 and got them for $25 at Sole Society.

Sole Society Shoes

5. Wild Hair – I partially straighten my hair in preparation of it getting braided, it started off wild and I was able to get it somewhat tamed.

Wild hair!

6. Oprah – Inspirational words from Oprah (enough said).

Oprah Quotes

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Hair Update: Let Your Hair Breathe

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Sometimes you have to let your hair breathe and that’s exactly what I did last week. I took out the yarn braids and did a deep condition that I left in for about 3 hours. For my deep conditioner mix I used Jane Carters “Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner” and added Coconut oil, Jojoba oil, Apricot oil and lastly Argan oil. I wore my hair twisted for about 3 days and then twisted out for next 2 days. Once the cold winds hit my scalp and I was no longer able to stand it I returned to my yarn twist.

 

P.S. If your looking for a really good condiotioner for “deep conditioning” purposes try these two:

What Protective Styles Are You Wearing This Winter??

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I don’t know about you all but even though I reside in the south now it’s still cold and it’s time for protective styles. I just did my hair last week in yarn twist and after I take these out I would like to try some new protective styles. If you would like to share how you wear your hair whether it’s in a weave, twist, braids, hats, etc please share. Please email me at mjcarter09@gmail.com with a picture or you can contact me on my twitter if you would like to share.

Meet Writer and Natural Hair Rocker Precious Williams

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Precious Williams UK writer and author of the book Precious (Color Blind U.S. version) shares with us how she became a writer and what inspired her to write her first book. Along with being a writer Precious rocks natural hair and shares with us her natural hair journey. Continue reading →

Hair Updates: New Hair Color

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A couple of post ago I wrote about getting a new hair color and forgot to add a picture so here’s finally a pic. My hair is supposed to be a light brown but I don’t know what color this is my hair basically did what it wanted. Since I’ve been losing some here I just keep twisted in a bun.