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Happy Friday, my blessed naturals! Today, I was not in the mood to do my hair. I washed and twisted it last night. In the spring, I always get the urge to wash my hair more often because of all of the pollen floating in the air. I also wash my hair a lot in the summer because of the perspiration. This morning, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my twist-out. So, I parted my hair down the middle and put it in two Afro buns. Then, I put on a stretchy headband. What natural hair style did you wear today? ENTER for YOUR CHANCE to WIN in the 1BlessedNatural and Beauty Is Me Beauty supply Giveaway!   Related Articles: Natural Hair Laziness 2                             Natural Hair Laziness Get your 1BlessedNatural t-shirt!

Maya Angelou (photo courtesy of Flckr- York College ISLGP ) ...To THE Phenomenal Woman When you spoke, we listened. When you wrote, we read. Now, you've passed on,  and we celebrate the life you've led. Rest in Peace and God Bless, Dr. Maya Angelou                                             -1BlessedNatural Related Articles: R.I.P. & God Bless Whitney Houston                               Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) Get your 1BlessedNatural t-shirt!

"Safira" (Madala) of the television show Ghostwriter created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One If you pay attention, you will find natural hair inspiration in many places. This weekend, I became inspired by watching a character named "Safira" on episodes of the '90s television show Ghostwriter on YouTube . The show Ghostwriter was about a group of teen friends from New York who solved neighborhood crimes by using the help of their ghost friend named Ghostwriter . Safira (played by Madala ) was a 12-year old Mozambican girl who attended Hurston Middle School with the teen friends for 2 weeks, because her father was working a special assignment for the United Nations. She wore African clothing and accessories, and her shoulder-length hair was always styled in either a twist out or braid out style. Some of Safira's styles included a ponytail with a tribal print headband or the top half of her hair...

   Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! Thank you to all of you who are in the Armed Forces! We appreciate you. In hair-related news, I have been using the "No Boundaries" Leave-In Conditioner by Curls Unleashed for several months and I love it! Product: "No Boundaries" Leave-In Conditioner by Curls Unleashed Place: CVS, grocery stores, and beauty supply stores, online Price: approximately $10.00. I paid that amount, but I've seen prices as low as $9.00. Claim: Softens & detangles             For natural curls            Free of sulfates, parabens, &mineral oil. BPA free. Made from recyclable materials.                          Ingredients: AQUA (WATER), BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, POLYS...

Hey, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. Recently, I reached 500 Google followers, and I want to say thank you to everyone who supports this site. I appreciate all of you. You all know how much I love to do giveaways, so I am doing one today. Today's giveaway is sponsored by myself and the Beauty Is Me Beauty Supply store in Bloomfield, NJ. The contest begins today and ends on Saturday, June 7, 2014 . The winner will be announced on Sunday, June 8, 2014.  Please be sure to follow all contest rules to prevent your entry from being disqualified. As always, I wish you all the best of blessings! If you would like to be a product sponsor for my next giveaway , please email me at 1BlessedNatural[at]gmail[dot]com.  Beauty Is Me Beauty Supply The winner will receive a 1 clear make-up pouch with the following hair products: (1) travel size bottle of Pantene Pro-V conditioner (Curly Hair Series) (1) travel size bo...

Happy Wednesday, my blessed naturals! Today, I was flipping through my camera and found some photos of my hair back in December of last year. At the time, I was still dealing with protein overload , but I still liked the way my twists came out. My plan was to see if I could do big twists nice enough to wear outside of the house, but I did not like the space between the parts. So, I pinned my twists together in a style and added a cowrie shell .  If you are having an issue with your hair, I think it's important to try to find something you like about it (smile). Because my curl pattern was not the same (at the time) due to the protein overload, my hair was a little more stretched and I didn't mind. I also liked the twist out from these twists. Can you think of a time when a style did not come out the way you planned, but you rocked it anyway? Related Articles: How to Put Cowrie Shells in Natural Hair      ...

April 2014: My hair has fully recovered from protein overload Updated 8/24/2017 - Check out Part 2 for a simpler regimen to reverse protein overload! Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are having a great week. Many of you have been asking about my experience with protein overload. Because I was writing the previous protein overload articles while I was going through it, I decided to do a follow-up article to include my regimen. This one should pull all of the information of my regimen together and hopefully answer many of your questions. If you still have  questions, just let me know in the comments or form on the right side of this page. 1. Realization of experiencing protein overload: My hair was hard, dry, brittle, and stiff (like hay). It's curl pattern was gone and my ends were split. It seemed like my hair changed suddenly, but I now realize that it had grown a bit rougher after each wash. I realized that I'd done too many protein treatment...

"Birthday Love" card coming soon to the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy Shop Hi, my blessed naturals, I have been working on new cards for the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy shop. Of course, you know this includes some cards related to natural hair (smile). The line consists of several birthday cards (including the cards in this article) with faceless natural hair figures. Card packs (God willing) will also be available for purchase. The "Afro Birthday Flower" card below has options available for the inside message of the card. You have the option of having your own personalized message on the inside of the card. You will also have the option of personalizing the new cards. If you would like to learn more about my greeting cards, you can visit the Ruthie's Greetings (Handmade Cards) blog .  Ruthie's Greetings Facebook Ruthie's Greetings on Twitter: "Afro Birthday Flower" birthday card available in the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy...

Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals, Today was Election Day in New Jersey. Sunday, I washed my hair, but I didn't get a chance to deep condition it.  As a result, my hair was very dry. Last night, I co-washed my hair, and then deep conditioned it. Afterwards, I banded the back of my hair and cornrowed the front of it. I created a side part and little cornrows going down both sides of my head, towards my ears. This morning, I used a thin elastic hair tie to gather my hair into a puff. I used a wide black stretchy band as decoration. This method works because my hair has grown out a lot. The thin band allows me to make a neat and tight, but not too tight puff.   Products from Amazon that were used for this style: What natural hairstyle did you wear today? Related Articles: Recovering from Protein Overload (Part 2)                    ...