Black Tea Rinse

Last night i finally bit the bullet and did a black tea rinse, i dont really know if it worked as far as prevention of shedding yet but i can say that i'll adopt it into my reggie even if it hasn't. For those who aren't familiar with a black tea rinse, its a rinse with black tea lol. The caffiene in the tea is known to help slow down or prevent the hair from shedding, it makes the hair stronger. Some people do coffee rinses, but i opted to do the black tea because im not too sure i want coffee in my hair, lol. I also read that people do black tea rinses to darken hair.

Why did i do this you might ask? Well I have a shedding problem, a big one at that. One of the main reasons why i keep my hair in protective styles is because my hair sheds so much I don't really like to wear it down much. I know that its natural for your hair to shed at least 50-100 hairs a day, but i also know of natural divas that have stopped shedding all together. I really don't care if my hair stops shedding completely, i just want to reduce the amount of hair that does shed.

Like i said i won't know if my hair has stopped/slowed down on the shedding because my hair is in a protective style right now, but what i did notice immediately was that my hair was softer, curl pattern was more defined, and my hair was darker. All of these are postives in my book!

How To Do A Black Tea Rinse (you don't need any fancy tea, regular lipton will do)

Well obviously you need tea, just like your going to make a cup of tea, but you want it strong. it all depends on the person on how much you want. Once you've made your tea detangle hair throughly and pour it over your head evenly, make sure you get the roots. After you've poured it all over your head apply your favorite conditioner and DC. Some people do it differently but this is how i learnt how to do it, and i dont see anything wrong with this method.

Results

Natural Hair Fad?

Lately I've been noticing an abundance of natural ladies, whether its around the store, Internet and even campus. Is it me, or is it because I'm natural and embracing my curls that I'm noticing. Then i began to ask myself, is this some type of fad? I mean things like this happen all the time, but its rare that we see this much change in the African American community.

I was thinking, had any celebrities gone natural lately? YES Soloange did a "Big Chop" not to long ago and inspired many women to make the change. Also Chrisette Michele began to rock her natural curls recently, so is it these ladies that's changing so many minds? Or are we collectively becoming more aware of the extremities we are going to for our beauty? I really hope that natural hair doesn't turn into a fad, or fashion because it really is a change of lifestyle.

What do you all think? Im curious, will you go back to the creamy crack or continue to stay natural? When you get to feel bored with your hair what will you do?

New Inspiration!

maybe my new inspiration should be teyana taylor, she has a bangin body and beautiful hair. Some say its fake, but i dont care its gorgeous. Plus she has a cute style.

Happy Birthday To Me!

these first two are pictures on my 18th birthday last year, my hair was in a short bob right below my ears/chin length, this is completly straight

the last two are on my 19th birthday which just passed this wednesday my hair has grown tremendously im so happy, the first picture is me showing my texture. my hair falls about full shoulder length completly curly yay, i have yet to straighten it, and i dont plan on it any time soon... enjoying the curly life :)

until next time ladies/gents

ashlee

Mid-Day Inspiration

can't forget what my goal is, i have to keep reminding myself. OH and pictures help!:) i dont know who this diva is but i love her hair lol

Random

these pictures are old, but this WAS my hair, lol i just wanted to do a quick comparison of how my hair used to look, i believe there is no product in my hair at this time...

Late-Night Inspiration

Updating Yall

Not much has been going on since ive taken my twists down. I've just been rocking a plain ol bun like back in the good ol days, but i can't keep doin it cus i dont want to get used to it. I think Imma do a cute style or something, switch things up a bit. But I'm doin a oil hot treatment right now cus the scalp is dry, plus i'm running out of shea butter, if i haven't already. Who wants to get it for my birthday/christmas?

Until Later Ladies

Twist out

This is the after math of those twist which surprisingly lasted two weeks

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Twists!!

after two hours and alot of destiny's child i finally finished my small twists, twists dont last long on my hair, so i'll be glad if i get a week and a half out of them! until next time ladies!

Lazy Girl Protective Style

Ill do a tutorial on this soon, can't say when... lol

until next time ladies! :)

Hair Inspiration

Plus im thinking about dying my hair, super excited for a change, and a dramatic one... YAY :)

Hello Hydration Review

I recently got a new conditioner after all my tresseme naturals ran out, and i had been hearing about hello hydration and how much everyone loved it, and i now see what all the hype has been about! THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!

My initial reaction to the stuff was wow its BLUE, and its not the usual conditioner consistency. It was thick, and did i mention it was blue? Lol, the smell is really coconuty which I'm not much of a fan but its something that i could get used to. When i started to put it in my hair i noticed how heavy it made my hair. I also noticed how much slick it gave my hair and how easy it was to put it.

I left it in for a while, and did a deep condition and rinsed it out of my hair. AMAZING! MY HAIR WAS RIDICULOUSLY SOFT, REALLY REALLY SOFT. I wish you all could feel it, its even soft days after i've done a deep condition.

It wasn't that expensive, it was about 5 bucks at walmart for the big 23 oz, and this should last me about two months. Unlike the tresseme i didn't have to put any addition oils or honey in it. Which was amazing!

Overall i think i've found my NEW STAPLE conditioner. I think i probably said that about the tresseme but i really mean it this time. yayyy for soft managable hair!

Fall/Winter Reggi

Its getting colder here in MS especially up here in starkville, a different stupid cold/hot then cold again weather. My hair gets really dry in the winter time which means i need to kick up the moisture level. I've never really taken care of my hair in its natural state while in the winter time so this is going to be an experience for me, as was the spring and summer. Usually what i would have done was straighten my hair more, which caused extra damage. So what I'm going to start incorportating into my weekly regimen is hot oil treatments, this will help seal that moisture that i need and hopefully my hair will be less dry. I'll let you know how this works. So far my hair hasn't been extremly dry, but then again it hasn't been really cold. Also i plan on wearing alot of hats, hopefully my hair won't suffer any damage from that either. This fall/winter will be a trial for me to see what works. Coming up in Jan will be my one year nappy-versary. I know i've been natural all my life, but i see this year as me embracing my natural curls and retaining the grow and health that i've always wanted... So that's why im calling it my nappy-versary lol..



until next time ladies/gents? :)

Haven't Done This In Awhile

Two flat twists! :) YAYY

+ Hello Hydration Product Review Coming Soon

Homecoming 2010

Mississippi State played University of Alabama-Birmingham this saturday at 2010 homecoming, a couple of friends and i went looking FLY! :) (well at least i would say so)

I basically rocked a twist out, this week i had four fat twists in my hair and i just took them out and put a knee high around it to make a headband thing. :) I loved my lil twist out, but back to protective stlyes i go!

Mini Wal*Mart Haul

EVOO! Great for hot oil treatments and everything else, i haven't done a hot oil treatment in a long time, and EVOO is good and cheap unlike other pure oils that can be expensive. this can be found in any grocery store.
PhillyDiva on YT, always talks about blue magic organics and this is one of the products! its a non greasy formula, leave in conditioner. i'm excited to try it, although it does have mineral oil and petrolatum. there is nothing wrong with that right? well some people might have a problem with it, but i plan on putting some castor oil in it so it wont be as drying.

Some good ol' baking soda! I plan on using this to exfoliate my face and cleanse my scalp. This is the first time, i'll be using this so im excited.

Herbal Essences, Reconditioning Shampoo for dry/damaged hair. I was looking for a clarifying shampoo, but couldn't find any so i opted on this one. I haven't heard anything about it, so i guess i'll do a review. Herbal Essences has good products and i could always put honey or castor oil in it to jazz it up.

I've heard great things about this conditioner and i wanted to try it out. I was looking for conditioner with a lot in it because i use conditiner like no other. This is going to last me a good two months. Just like the Tresseme naturals. I'm trying to see which one i like better to use as a staple. I'm also trying to see which shampoo works for me too!.

That's about all ladies and gents i didn't get too much just the things that i needed/wanted. :)

until next time!

Today's Curly Inspiration

My favorite Girl BEYONCE :)

A lil fun

Got sick of the yellow so now I'm rockin red with white polka dots!
;)

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Whats Been Going On?

Twists, big fat stupid twists, because im getting sick of buns and flat twists, and i wanted something quick and easy! YES I HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND CAMPUS LIKE THIS, and i dont care. Today i just had a satin scarf on with a hat on top, thuggin!

I love her hair

No this isn't crazy things I see around campus this is i love her hair lol, I know this makes me look like a complete stalked but we all do it! I just took a picture that's all ;)

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Long Hair = Beauty

Our society has this preconceived notion that long hair equals beauty, especially in the black hair community. My roommate and I were talking about this very thing and I started thinking: "Why do people think that long hair equals beauty?" Maybe its because women with long hair are always talked about? Maybe its because its repeated in songs that men only want women with long hair? Or maybe its because our parents tell us that long hair equals beauty as well. My roommate was telling me that she knew a girl whose father told her that long hair means your beautiful, so she never cut it. So does that mean women with short hair aren't beautiful? Is Amber Rose not beautiful?

I think that our society is just ridiculous when it comes to the standard of beauty. Skinny=beauty, little feet=beauty, long hair = beauty? So are you then saying that those women that have the exact opposite for what ever reason are ugly? Halle Berry is often thought of one of the most beautiful black women but she had short hair at one time. She made short pixie hair cute, but was it not cute before?

I jut want people to think about this when they say they want long hair. What are your reasons for wanting long hair? Why do you think long hair is associated with beauty? So many of us say "I don't want long hair, i just want healthy hair." But then we join forums and websites and buy ridiculous products that promises impeccable growth.

When people say, by people I mean the ones we look up to, the rappers, singers, actors, actresses, moms, dads, grandmas, when they tell us that long hair means that your pretty then that makes that girl with short hair insecure. Then you wonder why so many people have insecurities, because you put that in us. In a very popular song pretty bog swag by soulja boy he says "I'm lookin for a yellow bone, LONG HAIRED star." So is short dark skin not beautiful?

I really want people to think about what they say, and how they say it. What older people say and do now will reflect how our generations will view beauty for years to come. I could go on about this but I'm going to stop here.

Beauty comes in all different shapes, sizes, and lengths and if people can't realize that NOW in 2010 then we have a long way to come.

Until next time.