Hairstyles and Styling Archives

HAIR OF THE DAY | MY FIRST WASH AND GO HIGH PUFF

Friday, 16 September, 2016

My First Wash And Go High Puff

Though my Protective Style Challenge finished way back in July, I feel I’ve jumped from one protective style to the next and have barely had the chance to enjoy my hair in its natural glory.

The problem is, protective styling [especially wig wearing] can make you lazy! If you’ve ever done a protective style challenge you may well have experienced what I call ‘PPSSS‘- Post Protective Style Stress Syndrome! Otherwise known as the stress you experience when you return to looking after your own hair, and you realise it takes sooooo much longer to style! The struggle is real! #NoMoreWakeUpAndGo!

Well, last week I decided it was high time I … READ MORE...

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PROTECTIVE STYLES TO DATE | SLEEK PONYTAIL WITH CLIP INS + GIVEAWAY

Friday, 9 September, 2016

Sometimes just sometimes a girl needs a new look. Honestly, if you ever find yourself stuck in a rut about life, whatever your worries/concerns may be, get yourself a new hairstyle and tell me it doesn’t make you feel that little bit better!

One of my greatest concerns when switching things up with my hair, is the expected manipulation. I’ve maintained a relatively low manipulation regimen for the most part of my natural hair journey, and believe this is one of the main factors behind the pretty great length and health I’ve achieved since going natural.
Check out this post: My Protective Style Challenge Results!

When it comes to hairstyles as I’m sure you already know from this post: Five … READ MORE...

GET THE LOOK FIVE WAYS TO STYLE STRAIGHT NATURAL HAIR

Friday, 26 August, 2016

I put my hands up, I am indeed boring when it comes to styling my hair!

Over the years my sisters and hubby have commented on how often I recycle the same hairstyles. Each and every time they start with their remarks I jump straight into defence mode and give them the usual low manipulation and protective styling excuse. ‘If I change my hair too often it will break’, ‘my scalp is too sensitive for multiple hairstyles’, ‘I’m protective styling’… the list goes on.

Well I realised last week, after 4 weeks of rocking straight (blowdried) natural hair, that they were right! How is it that I had worn one hairstyle for 4 weeks without switching it up once? … READ MORE...

ANOTHER UNIT, GIVING ME LIFE! HER GIVEN HAIR

Monday, 27 June, 2016

It’s been a while hasn’t it!

It feels great to be back and what’s more sporting a new hair do. If you’ve been on this journey with me for at least 6 months, you’ll know I’ve spent the most part of this year rocking one protective style! I figured it was high time for a change and I must say I feel all kinds of sassy with this new unit.

In other news, I’ll have a post up tomorrow morning dedicated to what I got up to and what I learned during my two month blog break, so if you’re wondering where I’ve been you’ll get the full scoop in that post for sure. Till then, here’s yesterdays … READ MORE...

A DEFINITE KEEPER, THE SET RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE GLAMOROUS CURLS

Friday, 8 April, 2016

Last year I was introduced to the best wig I’ve ever had the pleasure of wearing. Not only have I worn the life out of it, I’ve also likely bored you with photos of the same hairstyle since the start of the year (1, 2, 3 covers face!) What can I say, when I love, I love really hard!

Around early March I decided it was time for a new hairstyle and began to search for a new unit, however as fate had it the search was put on pause after being contacted by the pr rep of a brand called Nume, who wanted me to give one of their heat tools a try. I spent a … READ MORE...

HAIR OF THE DAY | MY GO TO TWIST OUT

Wednesday, 23 March, 2016

Three months of straight protective styling and the temptation to give up kicked in yesterday. It’s not that the challenge is difficult, in fact 95% of the steps have become a normal part of my weekly routine, but the styling aspect definitely caught me off guard, especially two days ago when I came across some throwback photos of my early days as a natural sporting my signature twist out. The desire to twist my hair and sport my fro kicked in immediately and scrolling through my Instagram feed didn’t help! So I decided to give in and locked my wig away for the day. I threw my hair into some twists and I’m enjoy every moment of it.

Now the … READ MORE...

CURLFORMERS HEATLESS UPDO ON FINE NATURAL HAIR

Monday, 22 February, 2016

From the very first day I started my natual hair journey I was keen to get my hands on a set of Curlformers. I remember watching a Curlfomers video tutorial by Naptural85 on Youtube, and dreaming of being able to achieve the same gorgeous bouncy curls that she had. Fast forward two years later and they finally made their way into my haircare tools stash when I decided to treat myself over the Christmas period. Besides Straighteners, these are my most expensive hair tool, hence the delay and constant debates as to whether or not they would be worth the investment. Well I’m pleased to say these are going to get their fair share of use, I absolutely love them!… READ MORE...

VALENTINE’S DAY SOFT GLAM WITH MY MOST ASKED ABOUT KIM K WIG

Friday, 12 February, 2016

When hubby asked me how we would be celebrating Valentine’s day this year I went straight into panic mode. In our almost eight years of being together, I had never had to worry about Valentine’s day plans because he always had them under control. I mean Valentine’s day is a mans day to pamper his woman no? Well, if there is one thing married life has taught me, it’s that love takes two and hubby was quite right to ask! So in preparation for a fun weekend, I decided to psych myself up and do a trial run of my weekend soft but glamorous hair and makeup look. Of course this also proved a great opportunity to film and show … READ MORE...

MY WAND CURLS TRANSFORMATION | GRWM

Monday, 30 November, 2015

Happy Monday Loves!

I don’t know about you but the festive season always makes me want to glam things up more than usual, in the past this was with clothes and beauty products, but this year it’s hairstyles, and something tells me I’ll be whipping out two of three new ones before the year is out! It all started with my recent honeymoon protective style, the Evawigs unit I mentioned in this post. It reminded me of just how much I love putting my hair away, and enjoying those extra minutes of sleep in the morning, which would usually be spent unravelling my twists and frantically styling my hair just before making a dash for the train to work!

Whilst … READ MORE...

THIS HAIRSTYLE NEVER FAILS, MY SLEEK LOW SIDE PART BUN TUTORIAL

Wednesday, 28 October, 2015

One of hubbys biggest observations throughout the course of our courting period [7+ years], was that I wasn’t very experimental with my hair, at least when it came to hairstyles. Even going back as far as my relaxed hair days, photos bear witness to the fact that I lived in buns 95% of the time and very rarely left my hair out. My long time blog readers may even recall my 30 day hairstyle challenge, which was suggested by you know who [Hubby], and my older sister to force me into being more experimental!

Life with natural hair on the other hand has been a completely different ball game. From wedding hairstyle prep, to wigs, … READ MORE...

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