protective style

Ok.  I pondered for weeks on whether or not to braid my hair for the winter.  It's not my first winter natural.  It's not even the second, but practically the third.  The point is, you know when you know that you're reaching boredom with trying to keep your hair maintained.  I love my natural locs and I really want it to be healthy.  I have been told that as it grows, it needs protective styling.  So I went out and spent a few bucks on some Kanekelon hair, cut the ponies in two, washed them, let them dry, and waited patiently for when the next wash would commence.

Yay!  So I have a pony tail full of box braids.  Not the thick kind, but small and manageable.  It took about three hours, really.  But it was so worth it.  I plan to keep it in for at least a month.  I'm aiming for three.  If I make it to March 19th, I'll be a nappy-happy fool!  We'll see how it goes.  The last time I braided my hair, I was in my first year of student teaching (1996).  I know.  It's been a minute.  Well, I'm loving it.  I've oiled it with my natural oils.  It feels so clean and fresh.  I'll post pics really soon.  Thanks to the ladies over on YouTube who inspired me to braid again.  It was so much easier this time than I remembered.  I'm learning!

This picture is a few weeks old...

best found secret of 2010...drum roll

Of all of the products I've used, tried, passed and failed upon the best kept secret keeper is one I have shared with you before.  And I have to give a resounding drum roll to Hawaiian Silky for making the 14 in 1.  As I've mentioned in earlier postings, this stuff is hair crack for the soft, sexy, luxurious curls on the low budget list.  Yes it's on my top ten.  It's hair magic in a bottle.  If this stuff worked it's magic and kept jheri curls fresh, de-tangled, moisturized and soft, imagine what it can do for chemical free hair.  WON-DER-FUL!  So as I toasted the New Year with family and close friends, I found my freshly untwisted two strand twist puff sensational.  People couldn't stop talking about it, touching it, and asking me if it was some other product line that gave such incredible results.  Hawaiian Silky...YOU ROCK!

happy holidays and welcome to a new...year!

Santa was good to me in 2010.  I wished for my 'hair crack' which is also known as Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter.  Nothing serious, just an open winded air space wish, never expecting it to land on someones ear.  But obviously it did, and it wasn't just hair butter under the tree.

See what I mean!  I got an entire gift set.  The bag is absolutely adorable and you just can't have too many of those cute little contraptions to carry products on the road.  So the package included: 

• 1 wide tooth comb
• 8 oz Black Vanilla Shampoo
• 8 oz Black Vanilla Smoothie
• 4 oz Healthy Hair Butter

I'm already to go!