The Versatile Blog Award

The Versatile Blog Award

It is my pleasure to be nominated for this award by my curlfriend The Hodgepodge Files. I was very surprised and Im humble that she thought of me. Below I will include the rules and my nominations :)

The RULES are as follows:

• Thank the Blogger who nominated you
• Share (7) random facts about yourself
• Nominate (15) fellow bloggers that you recently discovered or follow regularly
• Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by posting a comment on each of their blogs
• Add the Versatile Blogger Award to your post 

Seven random facts about yourself:

1. Im very introverted and shy :).
2. Im short.
3. Im the only child.
4. Im afraid of heights
5. I have never traveled out of the U.S.
6. I hate all bugs lol!!!
7. I'm a good listener.

My nominees for this award are:

KandyLand

Sunshine's Natural & Loving It

Texture Me Natural
Kinky From the Heart
All Naptural
Beeb's Curls
Purposeful Beauty
Cutie Kinks
Shakara Natural Tips
Afro Divas
The Kinky Khronicles

Big Chop Natural Hair Anniversary

Hello Naturalistas,
So September 19, 2012 was my natural hair anniversary I went into my bathroom one year previously and cut all my hair off. It has been a interesting journey one that started with knowing absolutely nothing about hair. I think one main reason I had to cute my hair off so much while relaxed was the lack of effort I made to care for my hair. As a natural I gained a fresh perspective on how important it really is. I wash my hair at least once a week whether it be cowash or using a shampoo bar. I deep condition it once a week as well, for me its so important to keep the balance of moisture in check. So to help with that I do a protein treatment about every 6-7 weeks. My treatment of choice is henna, it does make you hair feel stronger. I have been using it for several months now. I will include in the post a list of my main products along with picture.
My main product list:
Bobeam Shampoo Bars
Spiral Solutions DC
Tresemme Naturals mixed with alma and brahmi
Henna Gloss
Darcy Botanical Sweet Cocoa Bean Smoothing Cream
Oyin Handmade Hair Dew 
Curl Junkie Argan and Olive Oil Conditioner
Shea Moisture Black Soap Purification Masque
Shea Mositure Deep Treatment Masque
Camille Rose Almond Jai Twisting Butter
HoneyChile Hairlove Honeyblossom Twist and Loc Souffle 

 big chop picture

This is a side by side comparison BC on side, other side I was about 7 months natural.

 Picture taken September 21, 2012

Growth Progress

I will be sharing some pictures of my growth progress from the time I big chopped until now. I think I have gained a decent amount of length and thickness. However I must say my goal is not to have hair down my back its to have healthy hair. For past couple months I have been using alot more all natural products and herbs for my hair I think this has helped tremendously in my progress. 

 September 2011 still have some relaxed ends

 September 20111

 October 2011

 October 2011

 April 2012

 August 2012

Back view August 2012

Put some kick in your conditioner

This is pretty much an continuation of the last post I did concerning changing up my hair regimen. I posted a picture along with the post to share some of the ingredients that I include in my cowash. To start off all you need is a basic conditioner what ever brand that you desire, you should also have 2-3 carrier oils to add to it they can be extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, etc.

Now to the meat of this post, the ayurvedic powders there are three that I use on a regular basis when I do this treatment/cowash. They include brahmi, amla, and hibiscus; I will go into some further detail as to their benefits for your hair. 

Brahmi= Cools the scalp, helps with dandruff, also helps strengthen the hair root.
Amla= Helps with hair growth and thickness, if you have issues with thinness amla will help strengthen your hair. This can also be used to help clean the hair, use on regular basis will add shine and luster to the hair. 

Hibiscus= A gentle cleanser and conditioner which helps with shedding of hair, by strengthening and conditioning it. Its also increases shine, helps with hair growth, and scalp issues. 

All of three of these are excellent items to add to your conditioner, if you use these or want to try them please share your experience with me. Feel free to leave your comments. 

Changes in my regimen

My official natural hair anniversary is July 2011 after being relaxed since 4th grade, I never imagined embracing my hair texture. Many ladies wonder what is secret to growing long hair; well there really is not one everyone is different. I have found for myself using ayurvedic herbs to be very helpful.

I use the herbs once a week in my conditioner, for most part I use same ones unless I need to adjust to my needs. I only wash my hair with shampoo bars which are less drying. I use the loc method, which is leave in, oil, cream. In my next post I will go further into loc method and will also share the herbs I use along with their benefits.  I will be sharing more photos next month, my big chop was September 20, 2011. What changes have you made lately to your hair regimen????



I use this to clarify my hair if I dont feel like mixing something up such as Rhassoul Clay or Bentonite Clay.
This consist of  Tresemme Natural, Brahmi, Hibiscus, and Amla Powder along with coconut oil, avocado oil, and finally JCBO.

Sophisticated Bun Style :)

I have been really inspired lately do alot more styling. I think part of it is I am in the between stage of length for my hair. Although I do enjoy twistouts I just want something different, so this time I came up with a sophisticated bun with twist in front. This type of style can be worn to work, on interview, etc.....I hope you all like it and feel free to try it yourself. The only thing I used was Hairveda pomade, for twist in front, for back I slicked it back in ponytail with some Hicks Edges. I added some Marley Hair to make the bun. Let me know what you think??? Until next time rock your natural self :)

Bantu Knot Out

I managed to achieve my very first bantu knot out. I only used two products which were a refresher spray and HoneyChile HairLove HoneyBlossom Twist and Loc Souffle. It was done on damp hair that I allowed to completely dry before I took them out. This will definitely be my signature style in future, what has been your experience with this style????

Day 2
Day 1