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hey folks,
sorry no pictures but they are soon to come. i've been keeping up with all my co-washes, and conditioning treatments. actually it's been alot of fun trying out different products to see what works for my specific hair type. i think i am a 4b-4c. i'm not quite sure though. i have yet to take out the kinky twist extentions. i've had them in since the day i did my b/c which is dec 30,2007. i plan on keeping them in a total of 3-months. my goal is to wear protective styles(weaves&extentions) for my first year. my hair needs serious r&r and nourishment. i have about an inch of new growth(yay!) and i'm very happy about that!! i will have pictures of my extentions so that all of you great supporters can view my progress. sorry,i tried to get this posted on exactly my one month nappaversary but i had a family emergency, but better late than never right?, anyway thank all of you for your support and prayers and if anyone has any info on how i can learn to do my own extention braids please let me know or direct me to the website that will teach me. thanks for visiting. also, i've been using alot of natural oils. any recipes you have just leave me a message, i enjoy hearing from you guys!!,and can someone please leave me the recipe for the sulphur mixture and where i can purchase the sulphur.
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i'm so happy to finally post some updates! not only for yall but for myself!! i have decided to slow down on the washes because when i took my twist out ,my hair was so dry that it started to dread. which is not what i want at this time! yall know i luv my fro's and twists!!! i am trying to wash just twice a month, but condish every week and deep condish at least twice a month. i'm using alot of scalp oils, creamy leave ins,detanglers. i'm wearing protective styles such as extentions, weaves, wigs and headwraps! i luv headwraps and hats. my hair has grown considerably! i was surprised at how much!!! and so was my family! so much so that my mom has also decided to go natural(yay!)
i am pretty much doing the same routine as i was in february. condish and moisturizing are my main goal. i've been oiling at night and doing the baggy method. when i go out( even though i have a weave now) i wear a hat or headwrap( and not because it's cold either) i plan to protect for a year and continue extentions and weaves to let my hair stay in the resting phase. i've bought a few new products( deep condish mask, surge products, ors products) i am still trying to find what works best for my hair. i really dont know the type yet, if anyone knows,let me know
well i took out my sew in earlier than i thought i would but i didnt want a repeat of my hair trying to dread! i am not quite ready to go in that direction as of yet! im a fab fro girl! my hair grew a considerable amount over the last two months!!! i went from a twa to a thick mane in just 4 months! my goal is bsl! my hair is super kinky! i have taken some texture shots to show my hair type and it's growth(length and thickness). i absolutely luv the thickness of my hair.i need &welcome advice at this point, i need some really moisturizing homemade conditioning treatments! and what on earth can i do to stop my hair from sticking to my scalp as if i've worn a hat for 7 days!!? like i said it's super kinky, i need to loosen the curl naturally! any advice? im still rockin my weaves, wigs&headwraps(which i luv) essential oils&the baggy method, cowashes,luvin the recipes yall share with me so keep them coming! i've tried them all so far!! and they've been very beneficial ,i'm big on vitamins&water and isee improvement because of it too!i'm getting healthier one change at a time but in the meantime&in between time i'm just loving being me!!!
hey fotki folks!!! this is my fifth month natural!!!(yay!) i did try to put my own extentions in two weeks ago but they were kind of loose! (but i've been practicing!!!) so i am going to attempt to do it for real and post my pic's! i want to thank all yall faithful fotki folks for all the wonderful comments and advice!(keep it coming!) my hair is growing although i have been a little lax about my co-washes! this is what i have concluded. my main concern should be on nourishing and conditioning! i need alot of moisture! i have kunta kinte hair!!!!!! very thick and very course!! and it cries for moisture! i am going to do one of two things.( either a fro sew in or short extentions) i'm leaning more towards the latter. like i said i will post pic's this week! but i am also gonna do the baggy method( like i used to do when i had a jery curl!) my hair seems to do best with deep conditioning co-washes and less poo's ,so that is what i'm dedicated to doing for now. i'm looking for info on how to make my own poo's, co-washes ,soaps,rinsesand leave-in's so that i can control what is in my product and put more of what i need apposed to what i dont in my hair and on my body! as of wed,may 7th i added extentions! i am going to stick with the crown and glory challenge! i want to continue braiding at least until my nappiversary dec 30th!(yay!1 year!) they look a whole lot better than the last ones i attempted to do!! i think because they are smaller but i like them! towards the end i got tired and made some(front ones) bigger but you know i'm gonna go back and do those couple before i step foot out of this house!thanks for taking the time to read my journals! any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! i'll post pic's this weekend!!! may GOD bless youand may heaven smile upon you!
having computer problems will be off line for 2 weeks! computer being repaired! doing good wearing my nappy natural fro! took braids out after month and a half had significant growth!!! will post pic's of both styles at alater date! thanks for all the luv and very nice comments and thank all of you for befriending me !!!!!! see ya soon! luv and smooches!
well alot has been going on this month with me and it's been so so hot! i had in braids that i put in my self(individual braids) and i had to take them out(it was time totake my time out) i conditioned an moisturized every other day for two weeks . i wore my natural for those two weeks and seen that i had achieved significant growth!!
i've had me braids in for about two weeks now, i put in individuals in again and this time it only took me 3 1/2 hours. before it took me about 7 hours. and they look alot better! during my time out last month i really got creative and wore alot of styles! i wore afro puffs,afro's,afro hawks,wigs,hats,scarves. i really enjoyed wearing my hair out for those two weeks but i have to stick to my crown and glory challenge. my hair is growing so awesomely!! and i couldnt be more thrilled!! in august i'm gonna start new chapter for myself and i am also gonna post a journal. and its called" weight loss"! it's time for me to stop playing and get back to being me! also i tried to dye my hair blonde and it was a disaster!! girlz!!! i had orange hair!!(like carrot top but 5 shades bolder). it looked hideous on me and my baby seen me in the middle of the night and just started screaming!!lol!! i covered my hair with a towel and tended to my baby!!lol!! my baby turned one yall!!! my baby is sick right now in icu so yall pray for him please! see ya soon, thanks for all the luv and stay tuned,keep ya heads up and dont forget if you dont love you nobody will.remember to take care of you! 1 luv!
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okay i'm doing the c&g challenge. but i have to take out my kinky twist every month and i do one braid at a time,comb and reapply. the reason i do this is because my hair is growing so fast and it is course so it has a tendency to try to start dreading. i've been doing homemade conditioning with honey,evoo,mayo,egg. not to much shampooing. i've been shampooing only once a month. infusium is a staple for me and so is castor oil. and i wrap my hair every night and have invested in satin pillow cases. i've been doing twist and will go back to sister loc's and covering my hair for the entire winter season, so wraps will be a staple for me. will post pic's when i take out my hair in the next few days.
well it's that time of year again!!! i love christ-mas!!! it's the time of year when young and old family and strangers show appreciation,love,kindness,consideration and human decency towards one another!!! kind of just warms the heart doesnt it? this is the month of my nappiversary!(dec30th) and i couldnt be happier! i have truly been blessed! i've grown closer to god this year and my soul radiates a glow i've never known before!! i am so happy! God definately has his hand on me!!! i am very thankful for everything i have, all the people who have entered my life and also those God has chosen to remove! i'm also greatful for my fotki family!! you guys have truly been an inspiration to me,and on some occasions the only ones who have lifted my spirits! my thanks go out to all of you beautiful, talented,intelligent sista's. merry christmas !!!! and check out my fotki on dec31st for my updates!
i have been battling dry scalp very badly this winter and i came to a conclusion. i'm washing too frequently!! since i'm wrecked with these nasty winter winds i am only gonna wash my hair once a month but i'm gonna wet my hair and severely condition it once a week until it get's warmer. i'm not gonna blow it out any more either! soon i will be posting pic's in my febuary folder about weight loss. those will be private and i will give out the password as i see fit. thank all of you lovely ladies and gents for your love,kindness,encouragement, and wisdom.you guys r truely a part of my family!!!aaawww!! god bless you and keep you and may heaven smile upon you!!
well the scalp is doing magnificent!!! thank all you fotki and naturalblack beauties.ning.com/ ladies for all of tour advice and recipes!! believe me i tried every one of them!!lol!!! i will post pic's this weekend for my march updates which will include headwraps, and my new twist in which i start off with a braid and then start twisting! i hope this makes them last longer(let's keep our fingers crossed) i've had them in since the beginning of march ,so it's been just about a month and except for a few retwisting episodes i might just leave them in another month!!!. i've been moisturizing the heck out of my hair!!!! and will continue to do so! my hair is thanking me right now!!!! besides that i have been faithfully working out 4 days a week!!! eating halfway decent! (i'm not cutting everything out!!! that's not living!!) i'm not drinking any soda!!!(any!!) so far i've lost 8 pounds ,not bad!!! i will also post pics for weightloss but they will be locked!!(i have too) whoa!!! it's a scary thang yall! i was looking at pic's of myself that i have posted on my fotki and i do not look like me!!?!! (that's all i kept saying to myself) i have gained 40 pounds over he last 4 years!!(aaahhhh! why???!!!) but i'm handling it now!!! but in a healthful way! if anybody wants to take this journey with me visit my website at http://naturalblackbeauties.ning.com/
and i'll start posting my exercises i follow, a menu and some of my other practices that help me while i am achieving my goal!!!(did i mention that i am also ditching the cigarettes?) i only smoke 4 cigarettes a day so i'm just gonna take one off every week until they're nonexistant (pray for me please!!)
well it is summertime yall!!! and i am enjoying every minute of it!!! i recently bought a home!! i purchased it in march!!!(paid in full) it's a mobile home but you'd never know it from the inside!!! i am so happy! the best part is nnnoooo loans yall!!!!!! nobody can ever come and take it for anything!!! it's all mine!!!(yay!) anywho, my son greg goes to college next week!!! yay! and my daughter paris graduates this school year coming !!!(YAY!) life is good! and just when i think it couldnt get better, i ran into an old friend of thirteen years!!! well let's just say we are hitting it off beautifully!! we are so happy!!!,,,oh yeah!!! my hair(lol!!!) it is doing so nicely! it has grown beyond my expectations!! i have pretty much kept it in a protective style all summer! and will continue which is why i didnt have any updates. but in between redoing my kinky twist extenions, i did take pictures!! and i will post them later today!!! if i must say so myself!!! my fro is all that!! i couldnt be more happy with my hair! i did find out however in my busy life that the less i do the more my hair grows!!(who would've thought!!??) so i've kept everything to a minimum(not on purpose but if it works dont mess with it)!! lol!! i've been using my mixture of oils and ors mayo leave in!! that's it!!(oil at night,leave in in the morning)! so i hope all of you ladies well!!! hope,peace, love and patience!!! god bless you guys and keep the love and advice,comments and updates coming!!!
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caramelhoney01
i am going to change my life!! not because i am not happy with the way i look but because i'm very unhappy with the way i feel and the foods that have become everyday indulges for me. i havent been exercising like i normally do due to two factors
1.) i bought a home and i am a do-it-yourselfer so i've been extremely busy(painting,putting in tiles etc..) and i havent had the energy!!
2.) and i've been extremely bored with regular work outs .
so here it is september and i find my self with too much extra in the middle!!
it is crunch time!!(literally!!) i have a fashion show in november and it's time to stop eating out(see ya pizza hut,olive garden,eat'n park,denny's and the chinese buffet!!!).
i have to decided to do three days of a liquid fast. then i am slowly gonna add vegetables and fruits and then meats!! but most of all i am gonna make my own workout!! i danced for 8 years(tap,ballet,acrobats,jazz,baton) and it's time for me to get back to my childhood(i was very active and i had alot of fun and no stress!!! i was just me!! so i will do an update every month to report my weight and measurements. i will post pictures around the second week of each month. i am starting off at 5'7---160lbs. waist--36
wow! when i look back at january 2009 it is totally different for me!! first off i dont have the flaky,chronically itchy scalp i had in 09! i dont have the dryness at all! i dont shampoo as often as i use to. i now co wash every 2 weeks. i use cheap conditioner and an essential oil and i co wash over night! i've started a fitness regimen which includes changeing the way i eat and when i eat! which i have already done! i realized...yes i'm gonna say it just once!...i am a product junkie!! but i've also learned that all products whether they say for dry hair or not arent made for my nappy head! so since december 30,2007( it has taken that long??) sheesh! i have been trying to find my staples! so far it is! hiawiian silky products and castor oil,coconut oil, the cantu line and all essential oils!!! and let's just say all the products that i have found at my local indian grocery store! so far !! so great!!!! this i will not change! i have to admit i had alot of trouble with tangles this summer and did not take my hair out of extentions! i refused! i struggled with my naps to the point where i did consider texlaxing my hair!!( i didnt!) my hair motto is.. if your not totally sure beyond doubt, just do nothing! and that has gotten me over in a big way! ladies... even though i have a website i still ,learn from you! we are all learning together,no one has all the answers and i certainly do not pretend to! and i have my challenges just like everybody else and i might slip and fall but i always get myself back up and dust myself off and start again!!! so if i ask you a question about texlaxing or relaxing or anything not natural...DONT TRIP!! thanks to those who do support me no matter what hair decisions i make! i aspire to inquire!!! i always ask numerous questions(especially when i feel your hair has inspired me) please dont get upset! we are all here to learn from one another and i hope one day i can be as inspiring to someone as you beautiful black sistas here on fotki!!! i luv everyone one of you guys! God bless you and Happy New year!
this is mid march(22nd) and i am kind of itching to wear my hair out!! but as my grandma always cautioned me these winds will cut your hair like a razor!! be careful of the march winds!!!! so here i sit all anxious and what not with boxbraids and a head wrap on!! lol!! the march winds aent cuttin my progress off!! lol!! this month i have really been reflecting on my self and the way i want to change me for the better! first challenge is to de-stress my life and home! i'm gathering all the clutter and throwing it away! all the old stuff is all ready on its way out my front door!! i am cleansing me from head to toe from inside out without any second thoughts. i plan to start drinking more water and at least work out hard 3x a week,take my vitamins and dont eat anything that im gonna regret 10 minutes later(i got that sweet tooth yall! lol!!) and im gonna take my supplements every day like clock work ,meditate and pray every morning and every night!!! thats what im gonna do for me this year!! i at least owe that to the beautiful temple my GOD gave me to take care of!!! i am gonna minimalize everything in my life and make my heavenly father the head!!!!!! AMEN!!!
okay ladies!! now you know i walk a mean catwalk! but i also want to keep wearing my protective style for the rest of the year! so.. what i have decided to do is lace fronts!! i have gotten my first lace front and i will post pics soon!!! i am so happy with it!! i will most definately continue wearing them!! weather permitting if you know what i mean!!! lol!!!!
wore lacefront for exactly one month!! underneath was my sista locs and they were braided into cornrows!! the first one i had bonded which by the way didnt damage my hair and was very easy to take out myself!! but the smell when applied was sssooo strong! i dont think i will get it bonded again unless i am going away! but i love experimenting with wigs!
juicing and doing different dance work outs! and having fun doing it!! never thought i'd like juicing as much as i do!! it's quite relaxing and i know whats going into my body now.. and its not perservatives!! lol!! or high fructose syrup!! okay!! i dont think i have been this happy or energetic in a long time!!
im steppin out on faith y'all!!!!! i am doing alot of first time stuff!! i tried the betonite clay on my hair,i curled my box braids, i have done a puff and a side swept fro hawk!! now i have in cornrows that my daughter did for me(paris)i will post pics soon and i have started my own business!!!! yay!! i hope that my fotki sista's will support me!! i make all natural soaps,lotions,bath salts,body butters etc.. so if you'd like to order any i will have an email soon so that you can order!! so stay tuned and GOD bless everyone of you!!
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