1Blessed Natural Mag

   Happy Wednesday everyone! The process of beautification for us entails different things. We always hear the famous quote, "Beauty is pain." Back when I still permed my hair, I hated sitting under the dryer. But it was a necessary evil. As a natural, I dislike the amount of time it takes for me to wash and prep my hair for the week. However, I've managed to get my time down to 45 minutes on a work night. Thank God! lol. This week's question is... What's the one thing you dislike about maintaining your natural hair?

This picture was taken on Wednesday. I have been wrapping my twists at night . It has kept them stretched. I love wearing headbands with them :-)

  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 finger coils are now 1 week old. They actually look better at this time, than when they were shorter. After a couple of days, I apply coconut oil to them. Today, I spritz them with water and applied Grape Seed Oil.