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1BlessedNatural: Twist, Pin Curl, Unravel, Fluff, and Go! Hey, my blessed naturals! It's been a minute since I've posted! My schedule has been crazy, but I'm still here. I've got a few things that I will be sharing (God-willing) with you all soon, including NEW articles from 1BN contributors . So, look out for those! Also, don't forget to sign up for the 1BlessedNatural mailing list on this page to receive the latest updates! In hair-related news... I've been doing two-strand twist, pin curl outs 5 days a week. On the weekend, my routine depends on what day I wash my hair. If I do it on Friday, I'll do a twist out. If not, I will just band my hair to keep it stretched until my normal wash day on Sunday. At night, I apply my products and twist my hair. The next morning, I unravel the twists, fluff out my roots with a wide-tooth comb, and go! Also, I used to two-strand twist the ends of my hair, but I started twirling them around my finger ...

1BlessedNatural: Drea Kelly Challenges Brown Girls to Rock Their Natural Hair (photo cred: Instagram) Hey, my blessed naturals! I don't know how I missed it, but Drea Kelly challenged all the brown girls to rock their natural hair on Instagram! The 42-year-old posted a picture and video of herself wearing a pretty curly puff. Her caption was this: Where all my #brown #girls rocking the #naturalhair at? COME ON PUFFS! Send me some pics #DREAmers 💜 ya'll. Many fans responded to Kelly's challenge by tagging her in posts to see their hair. Others talked about how much they were inspired by her posts. The Hollywood Exes star's reasons for revealing her natural hair was to inspire other brown girls and women to rock theirs. She said, "Show your pretty coils and curls!" The dance instructor also said she did have some shrinkage but was loving her look and urged others to rock their shrinkage. Her video was cute, funny, and one of the best natural ha...

1BlessedNatural: New Video: Stretching and Styling Natural Hair Hey, my blessed naturals! Today, I uploaded a new video showing you how I stretch my TWA with rubber bands before styling it in a puff and cornrows. The video is a follow-up for my article TWA: Stretching Natural Hair with Rubber Bands . You can check it out below! Comment, rate, and subscribe if you'd like (smile).  Are you going to try this method?  Related Articles: TWA: Stretching Natural Hair with Rubber Bands                              New YouTube Video Tutorial: Front and Back Flat Twists with Puff                              New Video: My "Natural Hair Wash Routine"  

Hey, my blessed naturals! FabCurls sent me a sample size of their Curly Jam to review. So, I wanted to share my thoughts of it with you all. This weekend, I used the product to do some finger coils. Product: FabCurls Curly Jam Size: Sample - Regular prize of a 12.0z container is $14.00. Ingredients: Shea Butter, Argan Oil, Olive Oil and more (according to the website ) Claims: FabCurls Curly Jam is  made of good ingredients that won't leave our hair crunchy...  Defines Elongates Conditions Consistency/Color: light-weight yellow gel Fragrance: light pleasant scent My Review 1BlessedNatural: My finger coils using the FabCurls Curly Jam I wasn't sure if the FabCurls sample size would be enough for me to do finger coils on my entire head, but it was... I used a little more than half the jar. I used no more than a finger full of gel for each coil. I probably have just enough of the gel to do my hair once more. One thing I noticed about...

TWA: Stretching Natural Hair with Rubber Bands Bands Happy Wednesday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are enjoying your week. I've been wearing TWA in two cornrows and a puff. I know a lot of people don't like to use rubber bands because they can cause breakage, but they work for me. I use them in place of bands to keep my hair stretched after washing it. If you use them, try not to make them too tight or put them too close to your scalp to avoid pulling.You can use the f abric covered ones or small ponytail holders as substitutes for rubber bands. I put the rubber bands on my hair while it's wet and let it air dry. I let the rubber bands stay in my hair 1-2 days before applying coconut oil and fluffing my hair out.  In order to keep my hair stretched, I do pin curled twists every night using coconut oil and water (in a spray bottle). Who else is rocking a TWA? Related Articles: Using Fabric Bands to Stretch Natural Hai...

Aubrey Ginsberg Essential oils are used not just to make your hair smell good, but also because they have lots of remarkable beauty and health benefits. These oils have been used since the ancient time for their medical and therapeutic effects. As compared to ordinary vegetable oils, essential oils are potent and highly concentrated oils. They are distilled or extracted from different parts of the trees, fruits, stem, flowers, bark, leaves or roots. Your hair and scalp can benefit a lot on this because of the gentle power that you can extract from the plants. These aromatic oils can penetrate deeply into your hair follicles and shaft and help produce shiny and healthy hair. Some essentials oils can be very helpful to soothe dry, irritated scalp. Some may affect the sebaceous glands and can normalize their function. Some of the functions of essential oils include: Help concern with dandruff Improve your hair’s condition Soothe dry and irritated scalp Sti...

Lupita Nyong'o (photo cred: Facebook) Have you seen model and actress Lupita Nyong'o's head wraps, lately? Can we say, "GORGEOUS"? The 33-year-old posted a collage of her wearing head wraps of all different sizes and colors. Her wrap styles are by Vernon Francois. Nyong'o refers to them as her "crowns" and I love it! Lupita stars in Disney's new movie Queen of Katwe . She plays Nakku Harriet, the mother of a young girl from Uganda named Fiona (Madina Nalwanga) who uses chess to rise above her circumstances. The movie came out in theaters last month, and yes, Lupita is wearing some cute head wraps in it! Go see it!   Lupita and her many head wraps! (photo cred: Instagram) Do you have a favorite Lupita head wrap? Related Articles: Lupita Nyong'o on Sesame Street: The Best Way to Teach Kids...                           ...