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Keepin’ trim with me ;)

April 9, 2012 in Hair care, My Journey

Hey Ladies!

So I recently had the honour of being a bridesmaid (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay) and as part of the role I was weaved up.  A few weeks before getting my hair done, I realised it was the greatest opportunity for me to treat my hair :) I was doing my hair with my hairdresser, who originally advised me to go natural (I’ve not visited him since I went natural though  :-S ). In any case I thought I’d share my experience with you :)

I wanted to get my hair trimmed (more like cut!) because my hair was in a terrible state. My hair was tethering (see below)and in terms of growth, it had stayed the same length for a few months. Why? ….

Here I am before my trim and hair treatment.

Here I am trimmed and ready to start afresh  :grin:

My hair was washed, conditioned, put in the steamer…

blow dried…

…and weaved up!

 

Here’s before and after the trim:

 

 

My hair felt great after and I felt abfab because I knew it was a fresh start and now I could really make room for some growth!

Will definitely keep you posted on my progress and I’ll probably be doing a review on the weave so watch out for that :)

What changes have any of you made or feel you need to make at the moment?

 

xo-NHB-xo

 

 

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IOTD: Big Chop Fierceness!

April 7, 2012 in My Journey, The Big Chop


Image of the day AND fierce & fabulous post for today….

:-O In LOVE with her hair texture (and her eyebrows!)<3

x-NHB-x

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2 Year Hair!!

March 25, 2012 in My Journey


Overview

Stages: From left to right – Relaxed, Transitioning, BC and ~15 mnths post BC

Length checks!! From left to right: ~ 5 mnths, ~  8 mnths, ~18 mnths, ~24 mnths

Length checks now!!

Big hair Big Hair BIG HAIR!! From Left to right: 5 mnths, 24 months

Watch my video covering my length check =)

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x-NHB-x

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Hmmm what hairstyle to do ?!!

September 21, 2011 in Everyday, My Journey, Special Occasions

Hey ladies (and perhaps gentlemen)!

I thought I’d share the events that took place (or more precisely thought processes!) when deciding what hairstyle I’d do for my birthday.

So for my 21st bday I had a nice little up do planned which I stumbled across on YouTube (video to be posted soon!) but then I change my mind and thought hmmm maybe I’ll just do an afropuff. My friends and I admittedly thought this was BORING! So I changed my mind again…and then I saw another hairstyle (by MsVaughnTV – YouTube) I wanted to do:

… But then I changed my mind back to the original hairstyle.

So the Saturday night before ‘D-day’, my friend and I started the prep. Long story short, it all went horribly wrong :cry:  My hair just wasn’t doing what I wanted it to.

So I restyled….
… Then restyled again

[1:40am or around so]

I was about to burst into tears (a slight exaggeration, it was more of a hissy fit tbh) and a thought came to me [lightbulb moment!]:

If you’re not succeeding with all these hair styles (and I couldn’t persist as I had church in a few hours – I needed to do something sensible with my hair!), why not just do what you do best – keep it simple. So I did! Stuck with my afropuff and learnt a lesson:

Don’t be afraid to keep it simple – sometimes it screams louder than extravagance :)

Encouragement to you ladies: if you’re looking for a hairstyle for a special event, there are loads around and YouTube offers a great range but sometimes, what you may find is the simple, everyday hairstyle may just do the trick  :wink:

Oh and some pics :D

 

Feel free to share your own experiences too!! Don’t forget to

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:grin:  <3

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A funny mishap after my BC

August 25, 2011 in My Journey


Okay so I was at work today just reminiscing and I remembered this funny moment and thought I’d share it with all you beautiful naturals out there.

So after I BCd I decided I’d get my friend to straighten my hair for church the next day. By then I had no clue about how to maintain natural hair, I simply thought I’d be straightening it out every week or so. Anyway, so she straightened my hair out that Saturday night. I took care to wrap it as I usually would with my relaxed hair.

Sunday morning I woke up and took out my hair, ready to style it. What did I find? A hot mess! My hair had reverted back to an afro, except my roots forgot to let my tips know so my tips were still straight! LOL. I think back and I can’t help laughing. Honestly, I looked like I’d been electrocuted!!! I did my best to style it out but …er well… It probably wasnt the most successful of attempts. My first lesson in my natural hair journey.

 

Of course I couldn’t reminisce without leaving you all with a visual aid. Take a look lol

Have any of you experienced this? Do post any funny stories you have of your experiences and don’t forget…

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x-NHB-x

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