AFRO LOVE

 

the variety of styles for natural hair are great, but I love a full, thick, kinky fro! that's all

Hair Revival

I washed my hair on last Wednesday, and it I ended up crunchy.  I don't want to fully blame it on Creme of Nature. I used the SLS free shampoo and deep conditioner.  The process felt good, but the outcome was not!  My hair was tangled and difficult to style.  This 3 hour process led to damp hair in the AM, SO I wore a wig for work. 

Two days later, and a failed twistout later... A hat, an event-less uneventful weekend, side combs, and confidence put off the revival process for another 5 days.

So today, sticking to the Product No Spend and Using what I have, I used some items in the Stash.

dry-detangle/ Beautiful Textures Growth Oil
wash/ Shea moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo    & Restorative Conditioner
detangle/ Aloe Vera Juice
seal/  Olive Oil
twist/ Cantu Shea Butter Coconut Curling Cream

=cute twistout!

 kinks&trials

My Apprentice

My baby is so technically inclined.  He took these pics Saturday.

denim shirt, scarf: Target / colored denim: Dots  /  motojacket, wedge sneakers: Burlington

photos: Kinston

worktomall

worktomall by delasense featuring h&m

PhotoShoot

Top, Jeans, Scarf: Target/ Shoes: Nine West/ Blazer: Ashley Stewart

Photog: Porsha Smith

fix your face ma, you're on camera                                                                     

Save&Lose

Share the health...

Do not spend any money on eating out the 1^st week.

Do not spend on food /eating out 4 days a week.

Cleanse…

2 days-eat all raw, fresh/frozen fruit, veggies, raw nuts only & plenty water (sun&mon / mon&tue)

Save&Lose…

Tues-Fri- Eat raw, fresh, cooked veggies & fruits 3-5 times a day, 1-3 servings protein & lean meats.

Prepare fresh food, pack lunch & snacks for 2-3 days at a time that are interchangeable

Focus on low sodium

Eat clean/whole, fresh foods only--eggs, spinach, leafy greens, 50/50 mix, apples, oranges, bananas, broccoli, chicken breasts, tuna, sprouted bread, raw almonds etc.

Drink coffee, hot green tea, and 64-100oz of water

If you must eat out, get a salad w/balsamic vinegar/vinaigrette, veggie plate (all veggies-no carb), or meat & veggie only

OFF DAY-have fun and eat out if you must, just don’t forget your 1-3 servings veggies & fruits, water

week2, 12 lbs down

kinks&love

Curly Nikki | Detangling Methods for Natural Hair

Choose your hair battle wisely...

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care: Detangling Methods for Natural Hair: Hola Chicas, After reading through the Best Practices- Detangling Dry or Wet comments, and reflecting on my own experiences and research ...

Curly Nikki | Create a Hair Challenge for the New Year

This definitely piggy backs on the Save& Lose Challenge. Be encouraged to avoid spending when it is not needed...Hair Products, Fast Food, and more!

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care: Create a Hair Challenge for the New Year: by NaturallyChelsea  No buy Challenge Being in the middle of a recession there is no time like the present to start pinching s...

Protective style by kinksmyway!

WHATUP?

Save & Lose Challenge

This is not a diet; this is a savings and fresh whole foods challenge

Is your spending and eating out hurting your pockets and expanding your waste line???

Do not spend any money on anything for at least one week.

Do not spend on food /eating out 4 days a week.

Cleanse…

2 days-eat all raw, fresh/frozen fruit, veggies, raw nuts only & plenty water (Sunday& Monday) or (Monday& Tuesday)

Clean out your freezer&fridge, and cook all of those meats & veggies.

Save&Lose…

Tues-Fri- Eat a raw, fresh, cooked(low sodium) veggie and fruit 3-5 times a day.

Prepare fresh food, pack lunch & snacks for 2-3 days at a time that are interchangeable.

-eggs, spinach, oatmeal, peanut butter, 50/50 mix, apples, oranges, bananas, pears, broccoli, chicken breasts, tuna, sprouted bread

-focus on low sodium

If you must eat out, get a salad w/ balsamic vinegar, veggie plate(all veggies-no carb), or meat & veggie only

Drink coffee, hot green tea, and plenty of water

OFF DAY-don’t forget your 1-3 servings veggies & fruits, water

Estimate the amount you usually spend on food through the week and put all or half of it in savings…piggy bank or savings account

I have noticed, I spend upwards of $100-150 some weeks on just FOOD!  Instead I spent $50 on groceries (Trader Joe’s&Target), and subsequently I saved $100 and lost 5 pounds this week. $60 of it went to savings!

Pick another item that you overspend on and add it to the no spend challenge…I picked hair products…you’ll be surprised how much extra money will be in your bank account!

Buy it when you need it…

Make a Weekly budget of how much you can spend on food, and other items, ie $65 week on food, and $50 week on other items (toiletries) use all of what you have before you buy a replacement.  All of your lotion, body products, detergent for example.

Shopping List Suggestions…

Verdae Bi-Lo, Trader Joes, or Whole Foods(fresh or frozen produce, meat only)

Veggies…

Collards/kale/mustard greens

Cabbage

Broccoli crowns

Spinach

Red pepper/green pepper/onion

Carrots

Fresh meat…

Bilo frozen chicken/fresh chick breasts

Fish(bagged tilapia/whiting)

Cage Free Eggs/Egg whites-in carton

Tuna-in water

Good carbs…

Sweet potato

Small red potatoes

Sprouted Bread/Whole wheat bread (sodium free/low sodium/Ezekiel bread)

Oatmeal (Quaker oats box-Trader Joe’s-steel cut oats)

Brown Rice, White rice

Fruits...

Banana

Apple

Strawberry

Cantaloupe

Orange

Peanut butter (low sodium JIF natural or peanut butter&co cinnamon raisin)

Balsamic vinegar

Lemon juice

Yogurt

2%shredded cheese

No salt added crushed tomatoes/no salt added pasta sauce

Olive Oil

Butter (sweet cream, unsalted)

Raw Almonds

All of these can SAVE your hair, face, waist, and wallet!

Kinks&Savings

The Moptop Maven.com | The Premier Source For All Things Creative, Fly & Fashionable: My Night Time Routine: What's Yours?

Great Regimen, too bad we may never hear from her blog again!

The Moptop Maven.com | The Premier Source For All Things Creative, Fly & Fashionable: My Night Time Routine: What's Yours?:   [source] One of the top ten questions I receive is: What do you do to your hair at night? The answer is: It depends on how I am wearing m...



If I am wearing more of a defined twist out, and I want to keep it defined; this is my nightly routine:- Lightly spritz hair with rose water
- Re-twist hair in sections about an inch wide [I keep the sections smaller for more curl definition]
- Saturate the ends of twists with water [this helps keep the ends curled], then seal with oil [this helps seal in moisture, and helps prevents single strand knots + splits]
- Sleep on silk pillowcase [When my twists are smaller, I like to use a silk pillowcase versus stuffing the twist under a bonnet. For some reason, it turns out better this way.
- Untwist in the morning, fluff, and finger style
Tip: To keep this style as fresh as possible; limit your use of butter-based products AND gels. As you can see, for this particular style I only use water [to refresh and moisturize], and oil [to seal in moisture and keep ends healthy]. With this routine, I can usually go a good two weeks before having to shampoo again!
Why Do I Use Rose Water? Simple; it makes my hair uber soft! I usually get Rose Water cheap from my local Indian Grocery Store.

Here are some of my product recommendations:

To Lightly Moisturize Hair:

Oyin's Juices & Berries
Carol's Daughter Tui Leave-In
Jane Carter Revitalizing Leave-In

My Favorite Butter-Based Moisturizers:

Qhemet Biologics Amla & Olive Heavy Cream [suitable for thick, coarse, hair that tends to be on the drier side]
Qhemet Burdock Root Butter Cream [thinner than Amla & Olive, perfect for those with finer hair]
Oyin's Whipped Pudding [thin enough for fine-haired curlies, moisturizing enough for coarse-haired curlies]

My Favorite Night Time Tools:

Satin Bonnet
Silk Pillowcase
Spray Bottle [for water]
Rose Water

What's your night time routine?

Good Hair Week

Unbelievable, no highly possible!  I had a great hair week.  Let's start out with my regimen.

Wash w/ shampoo weekly
Deep Condition Weekly
Leave In Conditioner
Style in 30-40 twists...Moisturize daily...Rock it til it's done!

I cannot even remember if I...prepoo'd?  I do know that I washed my hair with ORS-Organic Root Stimulator Shampoo to remove all the goodies from the previous straight hair week. NO heat damage, thank you Ashley!
I deep conditioned with Aussie 3 minute hair miracle.  After lightly blow drying, I and flat-twisted my hair with Olive Oil and Curly Pudding and kept those twists in two days.  You would think my hair was super hot, but it was ok.  That's cool, the next day I twisted my hair with Blue Magic leave-in, olive oil, and Ecostyler Gel.  Now that was hot.  A great twist out with picked out  roots and low manipulation.  The next night I used Wave Nouveau Instant Moisturizing Mist and olive oil.
I retwisted my hair with my newer African Pride Moisturizing lotion, then the next night, my sister gave me the older bottle of African Pride. The best! Not really sure what gave me the best twistout. I really feel that it is the combination of all of these products all week.  My hair was cute but my pic was not, oops. Poor self pics, and my mama even took one of them??? Anyway, I have a new camera, I cannot wait to put it to work, with Boo as my photographer!

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Reduce, alter, and save

Hello my people, kinksmyway is taking a turn in the natural hair community.  I have decided to go on a no spend on hair products for a year.  Most cannot believe the extremity, but my actions are excessive.
This is the reorganized version of my collection.  I have arranged my natural products for use first, then the other products will be doctored up for safe use.  Don't fear...I have so many natural shampoos and things that my mane will not suffer much.  I have plenty of products to review and advice for  better ways to make it work!
Kinks&order

Go crochet...

Porsha is bold and was ready for big hair!  She pipe cleaner curled the ends of this kinksmyway crochet style with ease. Celebrate the new year Ms. Porsha! WORK!!!

 kinks&versatility