Hair Idol - Freddie Brooks

I was a huge fan of A Different World and Cree Summer's character, Freddie Brooks, was my favorite! Freddie's wild natural hair was and  is an inspiration. I mean, she allowed me to be okay with curly bangs. Lol! 

I Flat Ironed My Hair!

I was bored last night so I decided to straighten my hair and was pleasantly surprised at the growth I had achieved in just three months. My hair was wrapped last night but I think I may pin curl it tonight. More pictures to come!





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Detangling Nightmares

So I think I may be enjoying my protective bun a little too much. My next wash day is Wednesday and I can already feel the storm coming. The thing is, I haven't washed my hair in almost two weeks. I've just been really lazy with my hair, and I'm not sure why. I'll just blame it on the weather. It's so easy just to tie a scarf around that bun and go to sleep. Since I am pretty sure that this hair is not going down without a fight, any suggestions you all have for me would be great. I need a super slippery conditioner. What are your favorite detanglers?

2 Minute Scarf-WrapTutorial

This recent chilly weather has made me extremely lazy with my hair. I really should to do better but untill I get the motivation, I need options. Hats of course are cool and in college I used to rock head scarfs all day everyday. This is a great scarf tying tutorial by Moptop Maven and I still have my fabric sooo...

How Was Your Halloween?

As you may of guessed from my super obvious hint, I had a flash dance Halloween. I wish I had more pics to share with you, but in all the weekend excitement I lost my camera. I had a really fun one dancing in place and everything... :-(  Any how here's a few...

I WHIP MY HAIR! WILLOW SMITH INSPIRED STYLE

Willow Smith is already making a name for herself  in music and fashion. Her distinct style has already made her stand out as a mini icon. She would be a great Halloween costume option for fans young and old! Watch @tonidaley of youtube put her spin on the Willow swag! Oh and feel free to whip your hair...

JANELLE MONAE INSPIRED Natural Hair Tutorial

Are any of you Natural ladies attending celeb themed Halloween parties this weekend? If so Janelle Monae would be a great option for you. @tonidaley80 of Youtube walks us through the look. Now all you need is some menswear and  funky dance moves!!! Good times...

NATURAL HAIR: LADY GAGA POKER FACE HAIR BOW TUTORIAL

Hey natural ladies a  Lady Gaga Halloween costume is an option for you too! Watch as @tonidaley80 of youtube demonstrates how to create a Lady Gaga Poker Face bow style using her own hair! Oh oh oh oh so fab!

NATURAL HAIR: DISNEY PRINCESS TIANA STYLE

Halloween is fast approaching. Have you picked up a costume for you or your little one? If you are thinking about Princess Tiana from Disney's the Princess and the Frog, but just have no idea what to do with your hair, watch @tonidaley80 on youtube create her royal style!

Here are a few more looks that would be simple to recreate...



Vintage Inspiration: Phyllis Hyman

Beautiful, sophisticated and talented Phyllis Hyman was a master of one my favorite styles, the elegant up-do...

 

Quick and Easy Bun

This is my first YouTube tutorial demonstrating a quick and easy donut bun. The video is a little longer than I'd like, because I don't know how to edit yet, but hopefully you'll find it helpful. As I mentioned before this style works so well because it's simple and BONUS doubles as an awesome protective style. 

Pictured below is my finished bun after it's been tied down for a few hours.


Finished Bun

 Let me know if you have any questions and feel free to subscribe to my channel HoustonNaturals on YouTube!

The Bun is Back!!!

When my hair was relaxed, my go to style was my donut bun. I would wear my hair down a few days then bun it the rest of the week till my next wash. I am not going to lie to you, I missed it so much after my big chop. It was easy and convenient. Since being natural, I had not had a style I felt that way about until now! 


Close up of my bun!



I had just been assuming my hair was to short to bun since my relaxed hair had to have considerable length for a decent bun. While experimenting the other day I was shocked to find how wrong I was. So what does that mean? New protective style for me y'all!

My bun was achieved with a mesh donut and two elastics. It literally took about 2 minutes. As another added benefit this style prevents me from playing with my hair non stop. The bun is also a great style for transitioners with medium to long hair.Hopefully, I will be able to do a youtube tutorial on how I achieved this look, soon. So be on the look out!

What is your favorite protective style? Have you tried bunning?

My Love Affair with Kinky-Curly Spiral Spritz!!!!

I've noticed I tend to fall in love with a new hair product every month. This months product obsession is my Kinky-Curly Spiral Spritz! Since it is nearly impossible for me to keep my hands out of my hair for long periods of time, I dry twist my hair almost every night. As a result, it's important that the styling products I use be super clean.

Kinky-Curly's Spiral Spritz is advertised as a "All-natural styling serum that can be used daily to style fine wavy hair or refresh and moisturize thicker curlier hair types" and I couldn't agree more. The spritz moisturizes like a leave in conditioner and holds like a gel with no film or build up, making it perfect for dry setting. What I love most about my Spiral Spritz is that I don't walk around feeling like I'm leaving Soul Glow stains every where. Greasy hair is not the business... Have you tried Kinky-Curly Spiral Spritz? What did you think?

So in Love: Eco Styler Gel

I  am not into purchasing then experimenting with pricey hair products, so Eco Styler gel was right up my alley at 8ozs for 99cents. The beauty supply had three different holds, so of course I got all of them. Not one of them has let me down yet.
The pink medium hold I love for my dry braid and twist outs. I alternate between the pink styler and  pure aloe vera gel. Crystal maximum hold gel, I use for wet sets and slicking my hair down. Eco styler's extra maximum hold brown gel is awesome for my edges and my super curly nape hair. The lovely ladies on my Houston Naturals facebook page told me about Eco Styler w/ Olive Oil too! I will definitely be seeking that out on my next visit to the beauty supply.
What are your favorite stylers or gels? Have you tried Eco Styler Gel?

What Went Wrong???

Bad blow out...

On Houston Naturals on Facebook spoke about wanting to blowout my hair this weekend and I finally got around to it, but Ack! What happened??? Usually my blow outs are smoother and fluffier. I'm not understanding why this time it came out so rough and well, whomp, whomp whomp... I  follow the same routine when I blow dry. You think my trim a few weeks ago matters?Can I blame the weather maybe??

Pre trim blow out

Check out my last blow out, pre trim. I am making kind of a rabbity face,but my hair looks so much softer and smoother. :(  Sigh... Maybe I didn't deep condition long enough. I just don't know. Seriously though, what's with the face....

Dry twists on wack blow out.

 I then tried to save the disastrous style with some dry twists, and It came out decent, but once again last time they came out better.

I'm not going to give up though. I re-twisted AGAIN last night! It hasn't been taken down yet, so fingers crossed....

Vidal Sassoon Sure Grip Clix

Sure Grip Clix by Vidal Sassoon

As you may or may not know I love updo's. My hair is in some sort of protective style about 90% of the time, so as a result I am always looking for different tools to pull my hair back. One such tool is the Sure Grip Clix by Vidal Sassoon. I live for these little things! What's great about them is they have twice the hold of regular clips because of the little comb attached to the back.

Back of the Clip

The comb does the work of two or three bobby pins without feeling like you are snagging your hair putting them in and taking them out. They come in 3 colors: black, brown and gold, so they blend in with the hair pretty well. If I have to use the gold clip I usually place it where my hair is longer and won't be seen.The price isn't bad either. Most drugstores price them at $2.99 for a package of 6. This week however, Wallgreens had them on sale for $1.99. I think I use this hair accessory more then my spin pins. Have you tried Sure Grip Clix? Let me know what you think about them?