What is this? A revelation?

Sorry if I rambling but do you have any idea how long I've had Qhemets Olive and Honey Hydrating balm in my stash?

Do you?

About 3 years, guess how many times I've used it?

2 times.

Both times it left my hair hard as rocks and I've given it away so many times and got it back, it'll make your head spin. So what is this post about?

I found a great alternative to Beja Flor Naturals, that's what! Last week, I took my flat twists down and my hair was moisture deprived and since I've reach the bottom of my normal moisturizer, I closed my eyes and reached for OHHB and my hair was so happy the next day. I realized that I used too much the first time and that a small amount goes a long way. My hair was shiny and supple. So I have another winner on my hands!

In other news, I gave myself a much needed trim, my ends were ratchet.

Found a few wigs I liked, so I plan on getting one this week!

Till next time!
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It's been a long time......

Hola peeps!

I'm still here, rocking it with my hair. My new moisturizing combo is stil making my hair sing. During the fall, I wore havana twists until I got sick of them. My hair has grown but not at the rate I'm happy with. I feel my hair can be much further than where it is now.

With that said, I'm giving extensions a rest for a year and I'm going to use wigs as my go to for hair protection. One wig that I have my eye on is the FingerComber unit, its a natural wig created by naturals that are looking for wigs that match their hair texture. I plan on saving my pennies to invest in one. In the meantime I'm giving puffs a rest because I absolutely HATE re twisting my hair at night, so I'm trying flat-twists as another styling option.

Also, to combat the single strand knots and increase moisture retention, I've started doing oil rinses to give my hair the love it needs. I tried it last week using coconut oil and my hair loved it, I'm going to try avocado oil next. I plan on doing that every week since the weather is much colder. Yesterday, I tried a greek yogurt protein treatment and my hair was so damn happy, all I used was honey, coconut oil, and greek yogurt. My hair was easy to run my fingers through. I'm going to do that every month. I'm getting back to caring for my hair for optimal growth.

I would love to take multi-vitamins, but let's be real, I'll forget. I can count multiple times when I forgot to take my birth control for crying out loud. So I need to find something that'll work for me.

I'm up in the air about castor oil and my edges because it didn't work much, so I'm contemplating a trip to a dermatologist, I want my edges back!

Till next time....
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I think...I found it...

The magic combo...the 1-2 punch...the combo that makes my hair SINGS.

Yes...

I have found the combo that leaves my hair moisturized and soft.

And guess the best part? It was in the my pj stash the WHOLE time....

That's right...I didn't have to buy a thing!

I digged into my stash and used Qhemet's Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream as my leave-in

and....

 Beija Flor Naturals Creme Brulee for Kinks Curls and Coils. 

Holy. Macral. SOFTNESS????

Let's rewind this for a bit, as many of you know, my hair has suffered from chronic dryness for as long as I've been natural.

I've  tested so many products from Soultanicals to Sheamoisture with no such luck. I thought I found the perfect match with Soultanicals, but I noticed that when I applied the Knot Sauce, my hair would be soft but then dry hard before I even apply my moisturizer. Which kind of defeats the purpose.

So this week I finally took my Havana Twists down and washed my hair. On a whim, I added Qhemet's BRBC as my leave in and when I say my hair was SINGING??? SINGING????
O. M. G. My hair was so soft and moisturized that I was afraid to use a moisturizer to seal because I thought my hair would be hard in the morning. Now, previously I stated that I tried Beija Flora Naturals Creme Brulee and from my first impression, I didn't like it. I can happily say that this is HANDS-DOWN my favorite moisturizer. I stretched my hair overnight and when I took my braids down, my ends were so soft, so lush, so PLUMP! This, in all my natural hair journey has never happened for me....EVER.

I can safely say that I'm done looking for that HG product that will make my hair happy...I've found it!

Hi.

My life has been an whirlwind of activities since my rabbit died. So instead of writing some long and drawn out post, why not express it in pictures?

Ready set go!

Attended the wedding of my good friend Danielle in September...

The Happy Couple....

Kiddie's Carnival 2013!!!!

West Indian Day Carnival 2013....First time in a costume

Me and my sisters!

Summer Streets 2013!!!! Walked for almost 3.5 hours!

Went to Coney Island for the first time since I was a little girl

Ohhhh I may have graduated and passed my New York State Rad Tech license exam..GO ME!

Goodbye My Love

Rest in Peace Coco Chanel Sephora
Mommy will miss you terribly.


June 10, 2005- August 6, 2013

A Havana Twists love story...

I don't know what took me so long to jump on the Havana Twists love train but my golly, I love them so. They're easy to install, light, and incredibly convenient to maintain. So far, I've been wearing them since Summer began and retwists every 6 weeks.

I took my twists down this weekend and was stunned at my hair growth. I make it a habit to wet my hair everyday with my leave in mix and oil my hair either in the morning or the evenings. What's even more amazing was the lack of split ends. With Havana twists, I don't have to worry about dirt clumps at the root of my scalp or tension on my scalp and edges. Speaking of edges....

Still shitty... Unfortunately.

With Fall fast approaching, I'm debating on whether to use this hairstyle as a protective style through the Fall and Winter. I'm seriously contemplating a 1 year protective style challenge to see how long can my hair grow. I'm almost 5 yrs to this natural game and my hair is still not MBL which doesn't make me happy at all. We shall see.

Till next time!
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Havana Twists...a breakup and the make-up......

Hola!

Man, what a crazy 3 days, so let's get right into it. As you know my hair has been a hot mess for a while. I've been dealing with disappearing edges, dryness and split ends. I felt it was time that my hair got a much needed break and Havana Twists was the way to go. The time finally came for the twists to be installed and I was EXCITED! I spent hours drooling over pictures of Havana twists, dreaming of the ways I was going to rock this style.....

Until...

I got them done and I hated them.

*stops the presses*

This was my hair after my cousin installed the twists. Initially it was kinda hard to get the invisible root method but afterwards my cousin was able to do it...or so I thought. Afterwards, once she was done, this is what my hair looked like. I...liked it? But it wasn't love. Why didn't I love it? 

The shit felt like a ton of bricks on my head. It was HEAVY. I couldn't fit my hair into a bun, I couldn't sleep because it was so long and difficult to manage. It was so long that I had to throw my hair over the pillow just to sleep comfortably. That morning, I decided to cut them but to no avail, it was too heavy. Not only was the hair was too heavy but my cousin wasn't able to do the invisible root method so my gut was telling me my edges were suffering.  So I decided to take the bulls by the horn and re-twist my own hair.

WHO. THE.  HELL. TOLD. ME. TO . DO . THAT. Long story short, it took my 4 hours to get the invisible twist method, and finally, I did it!

Now....I LOVE my hair!


It feels so light that I can't believe there's extensions in my hair. I feel so good about this style that I'm going to do my little sister's hair. I'm so happy!

More views of my hair.
See??? It blends perfectly with my natural hair. 

Till next time!