Atlanta Hair Show

This year i have been hearing alot about these natural hairshows, and i really want to go to one. So here is the date for the hairshow in atlanta, ga.Hopefully i will be able to make it.....


April 10-11th 2010
Americas Mart, Building 2-Gift Mart
230 Spring Sreet N.W
Atlanta,Ga 30303

For sponsorship and exhibitor packages call
770-716-9056 or toll free if outside of Georgia 877-480-9328

For more infortmation got to the website, naturalhair.org


Keep it Natural,Keep it Beautiful!

Hair Length (Week 1 in Hair Challenge)

Here are some hair measurments that i just took. I should have dont this before i styled my hair, but they are pretty accurate. I am going to be checking my length like about every 2 weeks, depending on the style......and then at then end of the challenge i will be checking to see how much growth i was able to retain....

Measurments : ( i measured with hair in twist)

Leftside Back: 7 inches

Rightside Back: 7.5 inches

Middle: 9.5 inches

Front: 8.5 inches

It says that he hair grows half an inch every month so if i am doing this challenge for two months, these should my ending results........

Leftside Back: 8 inches

Rightside Back: 8.5 inches

Middle: 10.5 inches

Front: 9.5 inches

Keep it Natural, Keep it Beautiful!

Challenge Relapse lol Day 2

Hey,
So i almost relapsed this morning lol. I was trying to figure out a style that would last longer than the twist in my hair. Then i thought, i can do the hait style i have now but with corn rows and braids. So as i was about to take my hair out i stopped myself and said "nope, dont do it. try to keep it in for at least a week then switch it up.

Another thing that i want to try to switch up the challenge a little bit is to massage thge scalp as a part of my nightly routine.Oh, and when your head is itching to use the ball of your finger tips and gently rub the part of yor head that is itching. i heared that this will make a big difference!

I am trying so hard not to play in my hair lol.....this is turning out to really be a challenge. But i know that this will help my hair in the long run.Good luck to all, stay blessed and remember,

Keep it Natural, Keep it Beautiful...

Hair Challenge 10-26-2009---12-26-2009

Hey ladies, today is day 1 of the hair challenge. So my hairstyle for the week is flat twist on top with 2 strand twist in the back. Now this is really going to be a challenge for me beacsue i love messing in my hair, which is one of the reasons i did not do extensions as a protective style.And becasue there bigger twist i may need to redo them this week. Oh, before i forget i need to go out and buy accesories, for my hair..... i am more of an accesorie junkie than annything else....lol

Sanai's Protective Hairstyle

Sanai is my oldest baby girl. I am also doing her hair in protective styles, she is in school and it makes is easier for us to get through the morning..
what i dd was mix some conditioner with olove oil and honey, seperated her hair into four sections and applied the mixture. I let this sit for an half hour then washed it out. it left her hair well moisturized and shinny. I love it!!!! After it made it easy to comb out and detangle. As you can see i put her hair in pony tail twist and beaded the ends. This will last about a week, untill next sunday when we do it again.....

Keep it Natural, Keep it beautiful!!

Hair Challenge Hair Challenge

hey ladies. While watching youtube i stumbled across something that i desperatly needed, a hair challenge. Naturalbells shot a video talking about a hair challenge that she is going to start on Nov 1 to jan 1. For those of you who want the link to her video it will be at the bottom of this post.

So here were her rules for the challenge:

1.Protective styling
2.water
3.keep your hair moisturized
3.little to no heat
4.stick to your products and routine

oh and one thing im going to add to the challenge is taking a daily vitamin.....prenatals in particular beacuse they are really good for hair and nails, your whole body....so if your taking this challenge aslo good luck!

Keep it Natural, Keep it Beautiful!!

so tongiht is going to be my first day of the challenge, look out for the next post for pics of my hair before the challenge, during and after.

2 Month Natural Hair Challenge

Hey ladies. I live in new england aka connecticut and for those of you who know, the winter here is freezing cold. So i love waering my hair out, but i realize that i have to protect my ends which is why i am looking for protective hairstyles. I stumbled across this Hair Challenge that last about 2 months.....Natralbells ( youtube channel name) laid out the rules, so i decided to take up the challenge and to document my process and progree hair.

if u wanna watch the video this is her link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8OZ0yzRBqM&feature=related

Here were her rules....
1. Proctective styling- the whole challenge your hair is to be in protective styles
2. Water, water, water.....drink at minimum 32 oz. a day
3. Moisturize your ends daily
4. No heat/ or low heat ( if u use heat at least once a month)
5. Stick to your routine/ stick to your products ( swithcing can cause your hair to be confused and cause tension)

Some changes i am adding to this challenge is to massage your hair nightly/daily wich ever fits your schedule best, and to rub scalp instead of scrathing, and to take a vitamin, prenatals preferably.

Remember Keep it Natural, Keep it Beautiful...!

Our Children's Natural Hair

Ok, when i went natural i was still using products on my daughter's hair that was not good for it. Then i thought, i want my daughter's ( i had another baby in june) to grow up loving thier hair the way that God made it. And i want to be a good example. So i vow never to put a a relaxer in their hair. So anyway, a funny story, well i thought it was. My aunt was doing her hair and putting grease in it and my daighter ( who is 3) told her...."my mommy said no grease!" lol i thought it was funny, so i told my aunt that i only use what i use in my hair so no grease!

Any way's (i got off topic) dating back to when our ancestors landed in american doing hair was a bonding process. I try and make hair time as fun as possible, she colors, or i give her a comb and a brucs and she does her own section of hair, even now i noticed that she loves to do her hair. I dedicate Sunday night to our hair,in future post i will make sure to have pictures of how i do her hair and he weekly, bi-weekly routines........

Remember when it come to our babies Keep It Natural, Keep It Beautiful!!!!

My Products...

I am in no way shape or form a product junkie lol. I only have a handful of products that i use that keeps my hair moisturized and lookin' great. When there is a product that i want to try, i leave something out and use the new product for a while. Any-who, here are the products that i use.....

1. Water- water is very important for our hair, i have read alot of things that warn against using "hard water", that is water that comes from our sinks because of the things that it may have in it. When i condition i do use hard water, but for any other usage i boil the water first, which is called "distilled" water.

2.Shea butter/olive oil mix- i use unrefined shea butter that i order form butters-n-bars.com. i ordered a pound of it. when you get it it will be in 2 8 0z containers. i mix one container with olive oil and blend. i love how it makes my hair feel....

3.Olive oil- when i noticed that my edges were falling out (thanx to all the pulling with my puff, i stopped making my puffs so tight) i usually apply it around my edges at night and i oil my ends...

4. Suave Natural's Tropical Coconut Conditioner- I was using this, but after researching the ingredients i noticed it was not 100% natural so i am discontinuing this product and trying an avocodo dep conditon so ill get back to you on that one.

That's it!.... As of now those are the only products that i use, i'll up date the list as i go along but for now these are the products that i find work well in my hair

Websites that were helpful....

Ok, so when i decided that i was really going to get serious about my natural hair journey i was serching and searching for information. And because i dont know anyone, personally who is natural the web wass my only source. So below are a list of websites that i have found helpful and that i visit frequently.....

www.youtube.com- plenty of how to's, updates and natural journeys to last a lifetime.

www.motowngirl.com- great website. again hair how to's, articles on staying natural and maintaining your hair.

www.clutchmagazine.com- this is a online magazine with information for relaxed and natural hair. if you check they have more websites that you can vist.

www.facebook.com- if you have a facebook account and check the groups there are alot of groups with a whole bunch of information....

www.napptruality.com-journeys, photos and lots and lots of articles.....

when i think of more i'll let yall know.....

Keep It Natural, Keep it Beautiful!

Hey ladies, this blog is dedicated to all those who are going through this natural journey. Natural hair can be a challenge, but with support the right tools and lots of trials and errors it is managable. Basically i will be laying out my natural journey thus far, and also my daughter's hair.
It is important to find what works, and to learn your hair! I am still in the process of learning mine, so stay for the ride!