Monday, 10 June 2013

AFRO NATURAL  SISTERS!!!!!!!!!!

Hey naturals, This is my one year mark Afro!!!!!! am loving it, I wore my hair out  in an afro  for the whole week!!!! and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!!




 
This was day one, I washed my hair, detangled it and with medium heat, blow dried it! This blow out lasted the whole day, I twisted it for the night to avoind shrinkage! On day two it was softer and alittles shrunken but still great!!!
 
 
 



 
By the end of the week my afro had shrunk quite a bit and i was back to my curly wash and go, Its been a great exprience so far and I would do it all over again. Blowing out my hair was quite difficult though coz my scalp was super sensitive having never combed my hair dry but it was a good feeling wearing my Afro!!!!!
 
 

Natural Afro Inspirations of the week!





 
 

 
 




 
Thanks for reading I hope you enjoy the pictures and wishing all you beautiful Naturals a fantastic week!

 

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Wash and go with Elasta QP Design Gel!

Hallo naturals, I did a wash and go with Elasta QP design gel and it turned out great! so i wanted to do a step by step! on how i achieved my super curly defined wash and go and I hope you will find this helpful as well.
Here is what the gel looks like in the picture below and you can find it at the Beauty Cosmetics or Beauty Options on Kimathi street Nairobi!!! and it goes for about 200ksh.


What you will need!

1. Depending on the length of your hair it would be easy to work with your hair in sections and this works for me and it would be easier and faster to apply your gel so you could use clips or hair bands or pins whichever works for you. I used these!


                                                                                                                   

2. A spray or spritz bottle can come in handy especially if your hair starts to dry before you are done with your hair you can use just plain water to spray on your hair as you apply your gel. These are easily available in any Beauty stores or Supermarkets, Nakumatt Junction, westgate,etc am sure you will find one that works for you. They look something like this!

Once you have washed, conditioned, detangled, and sectioned your hair if you follow these easy steps am sure you will have your super defined wash and go in no time! Here is what I did!

1. I washed my hair with herbal essences Totally Twisted shampoo in the picture below,also available in Super Cosmetics in town, Price range between 200- 300ksh. It smell great and works well for my hair.



 








2. Conditioned and detangled with creme of nature extreme moisture conditioner, This is by far my favourite conditioned because it not only detangles my hair but also leaves it feeling super soft! i also use this as my deep conditioner and it works for me eeverytime! this is available at Nakumat Junction and it comes in a huge bottle about 1Liter costs 1400ksh.




3. I sectioned my hair into five sections, and worked from the back to the front and the whole application took me about 45 minutes! to achieve a good wash and go needs patience!!! It may not turn our perfect the first time but keep trying and you will find out what works best for you and your hair. I never go it right the first time either but now that i know which gel works great for me and which method is easy for me i can do a wash and go that will last 4-5 days and my hair still feels great!

I then took one section from the back, took my gel, and started smoothing with my fingers, as you smooth the gel through your hair with your fingers it will start to curl and it should look like this!

The following pictures show how i did my wash and go from beginning to end! I hope you will find this helpful and if you have any questions please feel free to comment or ask and i will be glad to help. Enjoy your natural hair!!!!!












Thanks for reading i hope you enjoyed the post and hope to put more posts soon.


Saturday, 1 June 2013

HEY NATURALS!




Hey naturals, I know I have been away for a while but am back with some good stuff! Am now one year and three months natural and am loving my hair every step of the way! I haven't braided, or twisted my hair in a while and I have been wearing my hair in wash and go's most of the time. I did put some color in my hair but I love it as it brightens up my hair.

Although I love the color I have noticed that it can really dry my hair so I moisturize my hair more than I did without color on, all in all I love my hair and my curls are much more defined and easy to maintain. I do a wash and go every once a week and I will soon post my weekly regimen and the products that I use on my hair!and of course as promised more pictures coming up soon.