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1BlessedNatural: "My Second Big Chop" Video Hey, my blessed naturals! I've just uploaded a video on my YouTube channel of my second Big Chop ! Yes, you've read correctly! My second BC! I've been thinking about cutting my hair for about 3 weeks now, because it's way too hot outside and I need a break from styling my hair. Today, I decided to do my second Big Chop! Check out the video below! Did you Big Chop more than once? Related Articles: My Big Chop!                             Co-Washing and Dryness After the Big Chop                             Looking Feminine After the Big Chop

    1BlessedNatural- 1BN Kids: Update on Little Sister Natural's Hair Happy Monday, my blessed naturals, Earlier this month , I told you all about Little Sister Natural’s hair falling out due to her breaking her arm and surgery. At the time, her hair was not holding onto any moisture and was very brittle. She even had small bald patches in the middle of her hair. Well, I’m happy to report that her hair is doing much better! Last weekend, her mother tried Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie on her hair and put it into four braids. It stayed moisturized, but her braids were visibly smaller than normal, revealing the amount of hair she lost. Here’s a picture timeline of the changes in her hair. 1BlessedNatural: LSN's hair back in October 2014 1BlessedNatural: January 2015 1BlessedNatural: Little Sister Natural's hair in April 2016 - It was broken off near the front and got frizzy easily. 1BlessedNatural: LSN's hair May ...

1BlessedNatural - Coiled Edges: Rubber Band Cornrow Twists and Puff Style with Flower Clip Happy Memorial Day, my blessed naturals! Thank you to all of you who have served in the armed forces. Yesterday, I had to find a natural style fast! My hair was in bands from the night before. I side-parted my hair, left out my edges, and created 4 curvy cornrow twists from my hairline going back towards my crown area, and 2 going straight down on the side . They were secured with rubber bands, and my edges were finger coiled again. I added a flower clip for decoration. If you’re going to try this style, I would suggest not making your rubber bands too tight. After my hair was cornrowed, I put the bands about one inch from my scalp before twisting each section. 1BlessedNatural: right side of rubber band twist and puff style with flower clip 1BlessedNatural: left side What style are you rocking this Memorial Day? Related Articles: Day 4: Rubber Band Twist and Cor...

1BlessedNatura: Moved Up to the Next Size of Sectioning Clips Hey, my blessed naturals! Saturday, I went to the beauty supply store to get some new sectioning clips, because my hair has outgrown the smaller ones. I purchased the roller clamps by Salon Care. I also use the thin metal clips. I paid a little under $5.00 for a pack of 12 clamps. Even though, they're used for rollers, I use them for styling overall. I like them because they are bigger and allow you to clip together large sections of hair. Plus, the colors are cute. Check them out below! Do you use sectioning clips when styling your natural hair? Related Articles: Working with My Natural Hair in Sections                             Favorite Hair Accessories                           ...

New Go-To Natural Hairstyle: French Braids Half-Up Hey, my blessed naturals, Friday, I took out my rubber band twist and cornrow style , but I kept the finger coils in. Then, I did a horizontal part in the middle of my hair, French braided both sides, and banana clippe d the braids in the middle. The bottom section was left hanging and voila! That’s my new go-to style lol. My hair’s been long overdue for a protein treatment, so I did one Sunday. That was after my normal routine of doing an ACV rinse , washing, and deep conditioning my hair. Sometimes, I completely forget about doing protein treatments until I notice that my hair is getting brittle and dry quickly. It’s like the light bulb finally goes on lol.  What is your go-to natural hairstyle? Related Articles: New Video: Using Banana Clips to Preserve My Twist Out                    ...

1BlessedNatural: Protective Style Challenge: Another Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo  with Finger Coiled Edges Hey, my blessed naturals, I was tired of doing my hair, so I decided to try doing another rubber band twist and cornrow updo   style with coiled edges. The challenging thing about this style is that it was done based on the problem areas of my hair. For one thing, I need my edges lol. I try not to braid them too tight, but it doesn’t take much for them to come out. The second thing is that I have a thinned spot at the top of my hair due to a perm (from 5 years ago), traction alopecia, and seborrheic dermatitis . I put a lot of stress on the spot by keeping the same part in the middle when I style my hair. Recently, I've avoided parting and putting much stress on that area to allow the hair to grow back. I also do scalp massages. Before styling my hair, the first thing I did was leave out about one inch of hair around my edges. I also parted a...

This Mother's Day, many celebrities took to social media to express their love for their mothers and/or children. Check out these pics from Eva Marcille, Tyra Banks, Yara Shahidi, Erykah Badu, and Lisa Arrindell Anderson:   1. E v a Marcille and her two-year old daughter, Marley Rae McCall made pizza for Mother's day.  Tyra Banks and family (photo cred: Instagram) 2. T yra Banks shared a beautiful photo of her, her mom Carolyn London, and newborn baby, York Banks Asla. Banks explained how fortunate she was and also wished all of the mothers a happy Mother's Day. Yara Shahidi and Keri Shahidi (photo cred: Instagram) 3. Y ara Shahidi and her mom, Keri Shahidi twinning. Little Shahidi wrote a heartfelt post thanking her mom for being her mom and giving her cheekbones. Erykah Badu and Mars (photo cred: Twitter) 4. Erykah Badu and her daughter, Mars in the backseat. The singer has two older children named Puma and Seven. ...