YOUNG, Fly, and Natural

Greetings All and Happy Holidays!  As a nod to the season, I thought I would give you all a nice little "present" to kick off the holiday season.  This is a post that I have actually been sitting on for a while, waiting for the perfect time to release it because it's just that special to me.

Over the summer I got a call from a member of my glam fam...Ms. Randi.  Ran asked me for what she considered a big favor...but what I considered an honor.  Ran wanted to set up a time for her to bring her mini me Cameron, her 10 year old daughter, over for a visit.  A little while back little Miss Cam decided that she wanted to wear her natural (virgin/never permed) hair out in a fro.  And Ran, being the supportive parent she is, granted Cam's wishes.

Initially, Cam's excitement was met with a little opposition from some of her female classmates.  Cam was teased about her hair because it was "different" from the girls in her class.  But, this didn't deter Cam, especially since she had lots of reassurance from her fab mommy that she was beautiful and her hair was fab.

Now...back to the favor...Ran asked if her and Cam could come over to learn about some good products and to get some styling tips.  I don't know who was more excited out of the three of us...I'm willing to put my money on myself.  One Friday afternoon I relished in playing in products and experimenting with different styles in Cam's hair.  She left all smiles...so I'm sure she had fun too.

Cam even gushed about how healthy her hair is in it's natural state and that she observed that some of her classmates who were teasing her before, couldn't say the same.  

I absolutely adore Cam for her confidence in and love of her natural coif! Especially, at such a young age.  She is proof positive that little natural girls rock too!!!

Until next time...

Ms. K

TOP FIVE: Natural Hair Products

Hello All!

So almost everyday I have a conversation with someone regarding the products I use in my hair.  Those conversations are what inspired this post.  I polled my top 5 chica's of team natural (including myself) to find out what their top 5 natural hair care products are.  Anybody who knows me, knows that I am a huge advocate of healthy hair.  The perfect recipe for healthy hair is a good diet (lots of water), proper maintenance, and great products.  In this post I am giving you 1/3rd of what you need to have healthy natural hair.  Enjoy!

Adriene:

#1 Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie 

#2 Qhemet Biologics Amla & Olive Heavy Cream 

#3 Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel

#4 Curls Coconut Sublime Conditioner 

#5 Jessicurl Weekly Deep Conditioning Treatment 

 

Jania:

 

#1 Shea Moisture

#2 Cantu Leave In Conditioner

#4 Biosilk

#5 Garnier Hair Milk 

 

Iyonna:

#1 Kinky Curly Curling Custard
#2 A'shea Shea Loc
#3 A'shea leave In Conditioner
#4 Nexxus Deep Conditioning Shampoo

#5 Nexxus Conditioner

Krystal:

#1 Coconut Oil
#2 Aveda Be Curly System
#3 Aveda Dry Remedy
#4 Grapeseed Oil
#5 Ecostyler Gel

 

Krystle (Me):

#1 Aveda Be Curly

#2 Ecostyler Olive Oil Gel

#3 It's a Leave In Conditioner

#4 Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie

#5 Helman's Mayonaise (use as a deep conditioner to increase protein)

Ms. K

NATURAL HAIR INSPIRATION: Jania

A few posts back I did my first Natural Hair Inspiration post.  This is a series of post I decided to do to highlight some women I know who have naturally fab hair.  This time around I am featuring my very dear friend Jania.  In my very humble opinion, and I'm sure you all will agree...Jania has Joan Carroll Clayton (Tracee Ellis Ross) hair.  It's full, thick, luxorious, and glamorous hair.  I have a serious hair crush on this lady.  Like my last hair inspiration, Krystal, I remember when Jania went natural.  She hit me up for advice and now she is a pro who I solicit style tips from.  Her latest luscious look made me swoon and I'm sure it will do the same for you. Check it out.

And of course, because I love you all...here are the instructions on how to achieve Jania's fab look:

Quick Bantu Knot Instructions:
1. I section my hair off (into 4 sections) & comb through with a wide tooth comb to detangle.
2. I thoroughly wash each section & comb through again to make sure my hair doesn't tangle
3. This time I used some samples (the Miss Jessies we received from the festival) I deep conditioned with the super sweetback treatment. It was pretty decent & smelled great. I saturated each section with the treatment & let it sit for 30 mins. I put a plastic cap over it & I wrapped a  towel I put in the dryer ( to make a walkable hooded dryer. Lol)
4. Rinse & put in cantu leave in conditioner.
5. I blew dry each section of my hair (for length) using a heat protectant called
6. Used the baby butter cream & created a bantu knot. Size of bantu knot determines the wave or curl. For this style I only did 10-12 on my head. I was in a rush & have a lot of hair
7. Normally I sit under the dryer for about 30-45 mins but this time I kept the knots in for like 2hrs...
8. End result...wavy Tracee Ellis Ross ( my idol & not just for  hair reasons)


One more thing...tomorrow is Joan Jania's birthday.  Join me in wishing her a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!  Jania, you bring so much happiness to others, you deserve nothing but happiness out of life...so here's to you getting just that! ;-)

Ms. K