Home Sick

The usual meaning of the word connotes that one is missing their home, probably because they have recently immigrated. I see the word in a totally different light that being, sick of home.

Vacation time has always been a time for me to relax and sleeeeeep (I love sleep guys). I've slept and relaxed so much at home that I am tired of sleeping and relaxing at home and desperately want someone to take me out! :(

Anywhere would  be nice. Anywhere but home, for at least a day.

Natural Hair Shadowing

The colours we choose speaks volumes about our inner personalities. Maybe some things we do because we mindlessly follow trends. But somethings we do because we know it will bring the type of joy and satisfation that we crave. 

With blue fingertips and hair everywhere, I slumped in front of the mirror to observe the masterpiece or disaster, whichever way you take it, I had created in my tresses. Ofcourse we all want that beautiful, vibrant colour in our hair, but the damage is scary. I avoid it like the plague. However, upon viewing Chime's video(YT:HairCrush) I was sold! I immediately wanted to have that vibrant blue in my fro. 

But as the story goes, I did not get the correct colour(for some reason my brain envisioned that the gold eyeshadow cream would look cooler, it did not). But my hands and hair was covered in this gold stuff, what was I going to do??

Luckily, I had an old eyeshadow palette lying around and I used a blue and purple shadow from it to create something I considered acceptable. Which it totally was! I totally felt like Blu from BGC12! 

I followed Chime's example and Tash Naturally's method, which was pretty simple. I threw my hair up in a high pouf thingee.

(if you look closely you see the gold)

Products Used:

Maybelinne Colour Tattoo in Bold Gold

(I recommend using the blue one)

Blue and Purple eyeshadows

Links!

http://youtu.be/HVummZC5990 -HairCrush

http://youtu.be/LU6EWH671BE -Tash Naturally

Natural Hair Chit-Chat #1

If you do not know, I have 'natural hair'. By that I mean, my hair is considered by soceity to be afro-textured. I consider my hair to be extremely curly, like mini-springs, kind of like a ball of mini-springs. If I reference to the hair categories that have been created, my hair ranges between 3C and 4B. That's my hair, And I love it.
The 'going natural' movement was everywhere. I'm not sure who started it, but, it began taking over the internet and the world. Women who had used texture altering chemicals such as relaxers were begnning to embrace the coils within. A move that was obviously not easy, but, their pride in their hair was greater than their fears.
I happened to be one of the people caught into the 'natural hair movement' and everyone was certain that I was crazy, until I cut my relaxed ends off and fully embraced whatever was underneath.

But I realized something unsual within our community. Slowly, divisions were building up and women were becoming increasingly accepting of a looser curl pattern and almost rejecting a tighter curl. Even if we had moved pass one obstacle,  we were being held back by another.

I think all hair is  beautiful. Straight, wavy, curly, super curly whatever. The condition of your hair depends largely on your health and how much care you give to your hair, no matter the texture.

Love your hair for the way it is. Obviously there will be days you wished your hair was longer, shorter, more manageable, looser or tighter. But that wish should only be temporary. The permanent love should be for your hair.

This is just the beginning of the hair issues. This mini series can hopefully help people and shed light on the issues facing us 'naturals'.