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| natural hair today |
For the last couple of months I've been wearing a 22inch Brazilian weave, which you can see in my blog avi to the right and in a previous post or on my instagram page in the sidebar.
I decided to have this style as I had my natural hair without protective styling for the whole summer and was scared to see some effects of heat damage! Also moving back to uni I knew I would find it easier styling on an everyday basis. The image above was taken this weekend as I have taken the weave out and rocking it natural, a bit of bad timing since it is freezing now. I'm happy to say It has grown a couple of inches, but the growth isn't what I have been trying to improve to much and instead I have been focusing on keeping it thick and healthy!
It's a shame that when I first started transitioning I didn't really plan it, so I have estimated and it has been at LEAST 18 months since I last relaxed it.
This (awful) picture is when I cut my hair quite a bit as it was thin and lack-lustre from straightening and relaxing, and this was September 2011. At this time in my life I only cared about what looked good at the time and not the long term effects or the potential that black hair really had.
This image is just to show that I haven't relaxed it since then and a picture I'm going to use as a reminder of where my journey began!
Whilst being on my natural journey I've found it difficult to find hair advice for myself as I haven't done a big chop or cut off my relaxed ends (yet, i'm working on it!) So here's a little bit of what I've learnt whilst transitioning WITHOUT removing the relaxed bits! This may not apply to everyone but you might see something you can relate too.
Coconut Oil is a go to product
Raw Coconut Oil can be used for anything head to toe, however it works as an amazing leave in conditioner and to generally improve a dry hair or scalp. The one I use looks like the image to the left, make sure it does say ' raw' or 'pure' on it!
My favourite product is Shea Butter!
At home we use this pure shea butter which is the best thing I've ever laid my hands on! It is quite hard and you only need the tiniest bit for a very oily result. A trick my mum does is to mix a tiny bit with olive oil to soften it and it does come out VERY oily, but with a tiny amount it really does add life and bounce to ya bonnet.
Do you have any tips? Let me know below or tweet me @mayamariebeauty !
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| natural hair today |
For the last couple of months I've been wearing a 22inch Brazilian weave, which you can see in my blog avi to the right and in a previous post or on my instagram page in the sidebar.
I decided to have this style as I had my natural hair without protective styling for the whole summer and was scared to see some effects of heat damage! Also moving back to uni I knew I would find it easier styling on an everyday basis. The image above was taken this weekend as I have taken the weave out and rocking it natural, a bit of bad timing since it is freezing now. I'm happy to say It has grown a couple of inches, but the growth isn't what I have been trying to improve to much and instead I have been focusing on keeping it thick and healthy!
It's a shame that when I first started transitioning I didn't really plan it, so I have estimated and it has been at LEAST 18 months since I last relaxed it.
This (awful) picture is when I cut my hair quite a bit as it was thin and lack-lustre from straightening and relaxing, and this was September 2011. At this time in my life I only cared about what looked good at the time and not the long term effects or the potential that black hair really had.
This image is just to show that I haven't relaxed it since then and a picture I'm going to use as a reminder of where my journey began!
Whilst being on my natural journey I've found it difficult to find hair advice for myself as I haven't done a big chop or cut off my relaxed ends (yet, i'm working on it!) So here's a little bit of what I've learnt whilst transitioning WITHOUT removing the relaxed bits! This may not apply to everyone but you might see something you can relate too.
Coconut Oil is a go to product
Raw Coconut Oil can be used for anything head to toe, however it works as an amazing leave in conditioner and to generally improve a dry hair or scalp. The one I use looks like the image to the left, make sure it does say ' raw' or 'pure' on it!
My favourite product is Shea Butter!
At home we use this pure shea butter which is the best thing I've ever laid my hands on! It is quite hard and you only need the tiniest bit for a very oily result. A trick my mum does is to mix a tiny bit with olive oil to soften it and it does come out VERY oily, but with a tiny amount it really does add life and bounce to ya bonnet.
Do you have any tips? Let me know below or tweet me @mayamariebeauty !
Nearly every blogger has written about this trend. I was going to do your usual Polyvore style collage with suggested lipsticks BUT I know how much I hate to see a lipstick on a picture and then I try it or buy it in real life and it makes my lips look like rubber tyres.
So personally I like to see swatches or pictures of someone with a similar colour skin as mine wearing the lipstick they are suggesting. Therefore I thought let me not be a hypocrite ey, oh and I have enough dark red lipsticks for all my friends never mind just little o. I just realised whilst writing this that I have left a lipstick out but I really don't have the energy to take my pictures and edit them all over again now!! ah!
I prefer matte lipsticks, not just in winter but especially in winter because they add to that mysterious ' oh I'm so cold, yet so fabulous' look everyone likes to have going on. I don't think shiny red lipstick is nice whatsoever but in a darker tone such as revlon's grape (above) it can make a harsh face seem less harsh.
my top tip using the shades I'm showing you above, is to create your own ombre lip.
I don't know about you but I don't actually own a lipliner! so what I've found you can do, if you're an amateur like me is to use a darker shade such as Ruthless or another purple toned colour around the lip line and then fill with a similar dark shade but with a more reddish tone such as MAC Diva and then rub your lips together to make the contrast more blended and less harsh.
what are your favourite lip colours for this season?
Nearly every blogger has written about this trend. I was going to do your usual Polyvore style collage with suggested lipsticks BUT I know how much I hate to see a lipstick on a picture and then I try it or buy it in real life and it makes my lips look like rubber tyres.
So personally I like to see swatches or pictures of someone with a similar colour skin as mine wearing the lipstick they are suggesting. Therefore I thought let me not be a hypocrite ey, oh and I have enough dark red lipsticks for all my friends never mind just little o. I just realised whilst writing this that I have left a lipstick out but I really don't have the energy to take my pictures and edit them all over again now!! ah!
I prefer matte lipsticks, not just in winter but especially in winter because they add to that mysterious ' oh I'm so cold, yet so fabulous' look everyone likes to have going on. I don't think shiny red lipstick is nice whatsoever but in a darker tone such as revlon's grape (above) it can make a harsh face seem less harsh.
my top tip using the shades I'm showing you above, is to create your own ombre lip.
I don't know about you but I don't actually own a lipliner! so what I've found you can do, if you're an amateur like me is to use a darker shade such as Ruthless or another purple toned colour around the lip line and then fill with a similar dark shade but with a more reddish tone such as MAC Diva and then rub your lips together to make the contrast more blended and less harsh.
what are your favourite lip colours for this season?
Blazer h&m 29.99
Cami New Look 9.99
Trousers Primark 12.00
Heels Primark 12.00
Bag River Island 45.00
Purse River Island 10.00
Most of these things I bought with my Birthday Money as I turned 20 on the 9th!
just a quick post as I'm off to work soon, *cries*
xxxx
Blazer h&m 29.99
Cami New Look 9.99
Trousers Primark 12.00
Heels Primark 12.00
Bag River Island 45.00
Purse River Island 10.00
Most of these things I bought with my Birthday Money as I turned 20 on the 9th!
just a quick post as I'm off to work soon, *cries*
xxxx
Etail Pr have launched a new blogger competition with Chi Chi London and here is my entry to win £200 to use on the site! this is a compilation of dresses I have seen that I would spend my moneys on! You find a lot of dresses on the high street are really short and tight or following the sports luxe trend which I have found is being quite exaggerated lately. Seeing people attempting to rock joggers and heels is not for me. So after browsing the site I thought I'd give this competition a shot as I don't do it often and love the classy, and generally pretty style of the dresses.
The Chi Chi Megan Dress
this would be perfect to wear on a sophisticated night out or even for my upcoming birthday night. I love this shade of blue and mint is really on trend and fresh at the moment.
The Chi Chi Lizette Dress
I love this colour and it will never get old fashioned, so the price of the dress is totally worth it at £46.99, this would be nice for a dinner date or in particularly a wedding.
The Chi Chi Maribel Dress
Is a figure hugging style dress that looks classy at the same time I would wear it how it is modelled in the picture with the nude shoes and smokey eyes. The back of the dress is also what sold me on it!
The Chi Chi Bryana dress
this is from their new A/W collection and it would definitely be a piece I could dress down and wear in the day so would be a great investment!
Why not enter the competition yourself?
more details are available by clicking here.
and check out the Chi Chi London site here!
Etail Pr have launched a new blogger competition with Chi Chi London and here is my entry to win £200 to use on the site! this is a compilation of dresses I have seen that I would spend my moneys on! You find a lot of dresses on the high street are really short and tight or following the sports luxe trend which I have found is being quite exaggerated lately. Seeing people attempting to rock joggers and heels is not for me. So after browsing the site I thought I'd give this competition a shot as I don't do it often and love the classy, and generally pretty style of the dresses.
The Chi Chi Megan Dress
this would be perfect to wear on a sophisticated night out or even for my upcoming birthday night. I love this shade of blue and mint is really on trend and fresh at the moment.
The Chi Chi Lizette Dress
I love this colour and it will never get old fashioned, so the price of the dress is totally worth it at £46.99, this would be nice for a dinner date or in particularly a wedding.
The Chi Chi Maribel Dress
Is a figure hugging style dress that looks classy at the same time I would wear it how it is modelled in the picture with the nude shoes and smokey eyes. The back of the dress is also what sold me on it!
The Chi Chi Bryana dress
this is from their new A/W collection and it would definitely be a piece I could dress down and wear in the day so would be a great investment!
Why not enter the competition yourself?
more details are available by clicking here.
and check out the Chi Chi London site here!
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