1Blessed Natural Mag

Hi my blessed naturals! I have been wearing one of my puff with flat twist  hairstyles for the last month. It's easy to maintain and it's convenient. After washing my hair this weekend, I realized that I needed to use a generous amount of moisturizer after my hair dries from the first wash. If I do not, it takes a few days of me moisturizing my hair before it starts to feel moisturized and silky. This will probably change a bit when spring time arrives. I hope it arrives soon, lol. What natural hairstyle are you wearing this week? Don't forget to ENTER for YOUR CHANCE TO WIN in the 1BlessedNatural Hair and Beauty Giveaway ! Get your 1BlessedNatural t-shirt in time for spring!

Puff with flat twists: low manipulation style choice by 1BlessedNatural Hey everyone,  I've had a real breakthrough in the last couple of days in my battle over protein overload. Tomorrow, I will be giving you all an update on some products that I have used to get my hair back in shape. Thank God!  Tonight, I wanted to talk about  my experience using natural hair, puff styles as low manipulation hairstyles.  Low manipulation hairstyles consist of any styles that will help minimize the amount of styling done to your hair. Basically, they help you keep your hands out of your hair, lol. Some naturalistas may consider styles like wash-n-go's, roller sets, twist-outs, braid outs, and buns as low manipulation styles. I have been using puff styles as my low manipulation style. At the beginning of the week, I usually braid or twist the front of my hair. I put the back in medium-sized twists. The next day, I put my hair in a puff.  I usually keep m...

  Hey everyone, Friday is almost here! Thank God for that!  I have been wearing mini two-strand twists for almost two weeks now. I will be taking them out tomorrow. Every night, I apply Vitamin E Oil by MegaCare to my twists, and I cover my hair with a satin bonnet at night. At about Day 5, my twists started to frizz up in the front, so I retwisted them. My hair was spritzed with water about twice a week. I also used the Shea Butter & Green Tea Moistrizer by Roots of Nature (Softsheen Carson). My twists shrunk up a bit with the water, but they stretched out a bit when I applied the Oil. I love these twists though, because they are low maintenance and look nice.     Styling My Twists I love the idea of being able to braid or twist my hair into a style and keep it. I am happy  with the fact that I don't have to pay anyone to get a fresh style. I was using long bobby pins to hold my hair into the style that I wanted. But, I began getting frustrated because t...

My cap matches my shirt! I didn't do that on purpose lol   Hey everyone, I hope you had a good day! If you didn't, please remember that God is still with you and it will get better :-) On to hair business... I have noticed that I am a little less anxious about playing in my hair. When I started transitioning , I was very anxious for my hair to grow.  I wanted to try new styles and washes.I also felt this way when I did my big chop. Now, I am a little over 7 months natural and I am finally calming down a bit lol. Please do not forget that I said, "bit" lol When I first did my big chop, I washed my hair religiously every week. Now, I wash my hair every week and a half to two weeks. I struggled with co-washing my hair today... My busy schedule adds to this also. Lesson learned this week: I've learned that you do not always have to try so hard for your hair to look good. I had been doing twist outs last week and a few times this week. One night, I was too ...