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NEW HAIR WHO'S THIS

23:27

Summertime FIIIIIINNNEEE. Can I take a moment to appreciate how good the weather's been? All the melanin popping in all sorts of ways everywhere around me and I love it. Anyway, onto the details of this post: I slayed the life out of this hair. I share a story about my experience with this lace frontal closure and how I laid my wig using the got2b Glued ultra gel and freezing spray in the video above.

Enjoy ::)

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DIY HAIR MASK: BANANA, HONEY AND OLIVE OIL

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DIY, hair mask, natural hair mask, natural hair journey, hair treatment, relaxed hair, honey olive oil banana, hair treatment, damaged hair, hair mask, brittle hair, split ends, melanin hair, afro

Happy Saturday everyone! Can we just take a moment to appreciate that April fool's day fell on a weekend this year ? Gosh, I remember this being one the worst days everytime it fell on a school day. I mean the pranks that people would pull? Honestly, I don't blame you if you have any trust issues on this day. What the worst prank that's every happened to you?

So today, I made this hair mask. Its a diy mask made made from all natural ingredients. After I cut my hair in 2015, I started a natural hair journey. You may have read a post where I was talking about my hair journey (POST HERE) then during the summer i relaxed my hair. As you all may know, relaxing hair strips it of its natural texture so you have to put in extra effort to make sure its hydrated, soft and growing as well as it can. I made this hair mask to treat my hair from root to ends and I have to say it worked amazing.

What you will need ?

You will need a banana (mine is a ripe one),

2 tablespoons of honey,

2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil

Blender,

A container and mixing brush

After the mixture is blended to your preference, apply it all over your hair making sure every inch of your hair is saturated and leave it in for 30minutes. You can use the mixture before you do your normal washday routine for best results or use it after you shampoo your hair.

Below is a video of how to make the mask :)

Stay Fab,
Slimthick
xx

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ALL ABOUT MY HAIR: BOX BRAIDS

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box braids, style, hair, hair diaries, natural hair, naturalista, janet jackson, solange

Can we say black girl magic one time. I've never felt more proud to be a black girl that I do at this very moment. Beauty's always come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and color, and lately melanin appreciation has taken over. I somewhat feel like a melanin goddess every time I braid my hair and I try to do them at least once or twice a year...but who's counting. So one of my YouTube videos recently reached 200000 views *moment of silence to appreciate and give thanks for all the support* and this video was on a braiding tutorial I did some time last year and I decided to answer a few frequently asked questions about box braids.

The process?

Living in Canada, this has to be at the top of the list of frequently asked questions every time I have braids. Every single time anyone sees my hair their reaction is something a little like this "Oh my gosh your hair is amazing. It must take a really long time to do it..pause..so did you do it yourself *person probably reaches over to touch it at this point*"(has that ever happened to you?) Well, my braids usually take a day to do (because I normally do them myself) but as I'm growing older, patience and strength to do them myself is running thin so I asked one of my friends to help me out this time around and consequently, it took us about 5 hours to braid the hair (I like my braids super long)

Maintenance?

I keep my braids in for 3 to 4 weeks max because I'm paranoid about people seeing my scalp (I'm not weird at all) so I don't do anything more than moisturizing my scalp during the time I have my braids in, but generally depending on the type of braids you get, you can wash them every 2 weeks and moisturize your scalp. Another alternative would be to use a braid spray (ideal if you want to keep them in for longer as this helps reduce product build up) and others tend to use apple cider vinegar to clean the scalp instead of washing.

What hair to use?

I prefer to use X-pression or X-braid and you can find these at any local beauty supply store.

A link on how I braid my own hair *HERE*

and

how I style my braids *HERE*

I hope you have all been having an amazing day.

ABOUT MY HAIR || 9 MONTHS GROWTH- (my natural hair journey)

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Can I take this moment to just reminisce of the good old days when I had the relaxed hair which was so easy for me to maintain. There is a misconception that going natural is for everyone but I'll be the first to admit that I am really struggling 2 take care of this little twa of mine. I've decided to read up on how to truly take care of my hair the best possible way I can. I'm at the crossroads really. Is it time yet for me to relax my hair or should I Brave it out and see where this natural hair Journey takes me. Relentlessly I keep purchasing natural hair products, what smells good by the way just not friendly to the pocket. Yes I've suddenly turned into one of those girls whose bathroom is filled with different products to try every now and again.

Let me be the first to say no one forced me to go natural. I decided sometime last year that my relaxed hair was way too damaged to try and revive. I mean every Soldier needs to accept defeat once in awhile and make changes where you can. Have I been enjoying the journey so far? Not really to be honest. Truth is I didn't really think it through and I started. Do I regret starting? No!! As I draft this post, I am sitting on my bed trying to figure out what to do with my hair. Kind of funny really that I just removed my weave and and I am indecisive about what I want to do next. Should I just pretend to be one of those Pinterest girls whose hair look something like what you would find in a magazine.

This is 9months growth (I did the big chop last October) and I am rocking the hair in its natural state. Below I show the length when the hair is stretched out from the back. So far my hair length is even all over so I won't be trimming it any time soon. Any suggestions on what products I can use as a naturalists? Im planning to keep my hair out for this week so wish me luck. Have a blessed week everyone :)

Stay Stylish

Slim Thick💝

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DIY ' BOX' BRAIDS' - PICK AND DROP METHOD

07:20

Ola divas. If you follow me on SnapChat (Username-misssuga, hashtag don't judge me), you would know a few weeks ago I chopped all my hair off. Yes everything is ok, was saying no to unhealthy hair. As most of you witnessed I shaved my sides this summer, did a pixie cut so truth is, the big chop was painless.

Fast forward to now, my little "twa" is sprouting and I was tired of leaving it untamed. We all know winter calls for braids and as always, I couldn't resist a change in style.

MOMENT OF TRUTH: My hair is still very short to get straight into box braids with it therefore I decided to take a different route to achieve the look I was going for.

A friend of mine helped with the micro braids, i.e the pick and drop. I asked her to make them as spaced out as possible so that I would be able to box braid it properly without having the hair too full.

PICK AND DROP (Micro braids)