1Blessed Natural Mag

1BlessedNatural: 5 Ways to Teach Your Daughter to Love Her Natural Hair (photo cred: William Murphy via Flickr under CC by SA 2.0 ) There are so many images of beauty that are pushed in front of our faces as women, and these images can greatly affect our daughters, nieces, sisters etc. However, there are ways to teach them how to love and appreciate themselves, especially their natural hair. They include the following: 1. Do their hair in cute natural hairstyles. Every time my nieces finish getting their hair done, they love their styles. Sometimes they hate getting their hair done, but they hold their head high and smile in the mirror when it's done. 2. Compliment them. Tell them often that her hair is beautiful, and take pictures of it. 3. Teach them how to take care of her natural hair. Your daughter can start doing her own hair when she reaches 8 or 9 years old. Show her how to section and detangle it. She can also do simple styles like ponytails and ...

1BlessedNatural: Payless "Back to School Commercial" Features Natural Hair Character (photo cred: Payless) Payless recently released a new back to school commercial that features an animated character who has natural hair. She is a young girl with brown skin and a cute twist out. She is wearing a white tank top, pink skirt, black backpack, and Payless shoes. I think the character is great because girls can relate to her. The commercial promotes Payless' "Back to School" sale that ends next week. It's always good to see natural hair represented in a positive way. Earlier this year, Dreamworks released an animated movie called HOME that featured a curly haired character. Animated character walking up to school in commercial (photo cred: Payless) What do you think of the commercial? Don't forget to ENTER to WIN in 1BlessedNatural's U R Curly Giveaway ! Related Article: Dreamworks Introduces Natural Hair Charact...

1BN Kids: Side Fishtail Braid with Bun and Big Twist Styles Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! Big and Little Sister Natural is rocking some cute new styles to school this week. Their mom did BSN's hair in a side fishtail braid and bun. She used S-Curl 360 Style Pomade on her edges. LSN's hair was done in big rubber band twists. Cantu Curl Activator was used on her hair beforehand. 1BlessedNatural- side of BSN's fishtail and bun style 1BlessedNatural: back of BSN's fishtail and bun style 1BlessedNatural: front of LSN's big twist styles 1BlessedNatural: side view of LSN's big twists 1BlessedNatural: back of LSN's rubber band twists Don't forget to ENTER to win in the 1BlessedNatural U R Curly Giveaway ! What hairstyles are your little naturals wearing this week? Related Articles: 1BN Kids: Upward French Braid and Cornrows with Bun Style             ...

1BlessedNatural's U R Curly Giveaway Happy Saturday, my blessed naturals! It is time for another natural hair giveaway! I saw samples of the U R Curly hair care line at the Dollar Tree, so I am giving them away along with a couple of other goodies. The prizes are as follows: (1) sample pack of the U R Curly Soya Shampoo (1) sample pack of the U R Curly Quinoa Conditioner (1) sample pack of the U R Curly Loose Curl Enhancer (1) Satin bonnet (1) pack of 4 hair clips The giveaway begins today and ends on Friday , September 4, 2015 at 12:00am . The winner will be announced on Saturday, September 5, 2015. On that day, be sure to check the homepage for the announcement . Please be sure to follow all giveaway rules to prevent your entries from being disqualified. You can enter the contest via the form below.  As always, I wish you all blessings! Natural Hair Tales of 1BlessedNatural is not affiliated with U R So Curly or any other makers of the giveaway pri...

1BlessedNatural: 1BN Kids: Upward French Braid & Cornrows with Bun Style Happy Friday, my blessed naturals! What a blessing it is to make it to Friday! LOL Big and Little Sister Natural recently rocked some cute styles for their first couple of weeks back to school. For their first day back, Big Sister Natural (BSN) wore her hair loose back, and Little Sister Natural (LSN) wore her hair in two pony tails with flexi rod curls. 1BlessedNatural: Little Sister Natural's flexi rod curls. We forgot to take a picture after it dried. 1BlessedNatural: BSN's hair for the first day of school  This week, their mom sent me a photo of BSN's hair in an upward french braid with 4 cornrows into a bun at the top of her head. BSN's hair was already straight from being blow dried the week before last. The style took about 40 minutes to complete. Grape seed oil was applied to her strands before styling. Her mom used a hair doughnut like the one ...

1BlessedNatural: Twists with Braided Roots Protective Style Hey, my blessed naturals! This past Sunday, I did my natural hair in the mini twists with braided roots protective style. I don't know why it has taken me so long to do them. I love the twists with braided roots because they last longer. Plus, they don't get as frizzy as the plain twists when you wash them. They took me about 9 hours to complete them. I planned to wash and band my hair on Saturday, but I ran out of time. So, I washed and blow dried my hair on cool . I normally just finger part my hair as I go along, but this time I grabbed large horizontal sections and then finger parted them. I feel like it made time go faster. 1BlessedNatural: Mini Twists with braided roots in a bun (no hair added0 Have you tried doing twists with braided roots? Related Articles: Mini Twists in Progress                   ...

1BlessedNatural: Mini Twists in Progress Hey, my blessed naturals! Two weeks ago, I put my hair in some mini twists, and I still have them in my hair... I washed them on Monday or Tuesday of this week. I plan to take them out this weekend, but I wanted to share with you a couple of photos of the twists while I was completing them. I usually apply enough Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion to make each section a little damp, but this time I applied it mostly to my ends. Check out my video tutorial below, if you haven't already! When was the last time you did mini twists? Related Articles: How to Do Neat Mini Twists Video!                             Pink Beanie and Mini Twists                           ...

1BlessedNatural: New Video: How to Detangle Natural Hair Using Coconut Oil Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals! I've just posted a video on my YouTube channel titled "How to Detangle Natural Hair Using Coconut Oil." If you have a problem with removing tangles, this video will help you. The items I used were sectioning clips and the Krogrer brand of coconut oil. You can comment, rate, and subscribe if you like (smile). Related Articles: 5 Steps for Washing and Detangling Long & Thick Natural Hair                             Natural Hair Detangling                             Detangling Your Transitioning Hair

1BlessedNatural: Protective Stylng Plans for the Rest of the Summer Happy Saturday, my blessed naturals! As you all may know, I've been cornrows and twists for the past 3 1/2 months with small breaks in between. Last night, I took my last set out (for awhile). Tomorrow, I plan to install some mini twists and wear them for the rest of the summer. I will redo them every 1 1/2 weeks. The pic above is of my hair while I was taking out the cornrows last. My hair has grown a lot, but some of my edges came out.  I try not to make the cornrows to tight, but my edges are fragile and don't play that! LOL. So, the mini twists will help because they don't don't put any stress on them. I will keep you all updated! What natural hairstyle(s) do you plan to wear for the rest of the summer?   Related Articles: New Video: Rubber Band and Cornrow and Twist Updo                              After Protecti...