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Anything I see and like, Anything I see and respect, Anything that just makes me tick. My name is Eva and these are a few of my favorite things :) NB: I do not claim any ownership to the images on this page unless mentioned.

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Favorite Skincare Products of 2019 So Far

I haven’t posted on here in a while and it will take too long to explain where I’ve been so I’m just going to go straight into talking about my favorite skin care and hair products this year.

We’re already three months in so the list is kind of on the big and beautiful side. But allow me, I’ve generalized by saying this year because I had to use these stuff for some time for me to know what’s…

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at Broadwood Port Elizabeth

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#flashback (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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Weekend situation _________________________________ #afro #kinky #kinkycurls #healthyhair #hairjourney #naturalhairkenya #naturalhairsa #nairobinaturals #penaturals #curlsinthecitype #stretched4chair #noheat #cornrows #halfuphalfdown #maneout #weekendmane #update #hairupdate #kenyan #african (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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A couple more weeks of letting my hair and hairline rest while I deep condition weekly then I can go back to braids 🙌🙌 I legit miss having braids hehe. I'll use this time to think of what I want to do next. #flashback (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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#TBT 📷 @jamiesmith080 (at The Crags, Western Cape, South Africa)

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Each photo is a day after the other. I did a quick style with the two strand twists in the front (four of them) plus two puffs at the back. The next day I took the twists out and have some curly bangs thing going on. I didn't touch the puffs tbh left them as they were. The last photo is after I finger detangled the entire mane and thought I'd take a picture of the end result of the flat ironing. Basically, after I did the flat iron, I let my hair stay stretched for as long as I could, and still style it. I washed my hair after that last pic. I also deep conditioned and will continue to do so every week (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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Majority of the time, my hair is in two strand twists and tucked away somewhere. #FBF _________________________________ #afro #kinky #kinkycurls #healthyhair #hairjourney #naturalhairkenya #naturalhairsa #nairobinaturals #penaturals #curlsinthecitype #protectivestyles #protectivestyling #lowmanipulation #twists #twostrandtwists #update #hairupdate #kenyan #african (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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So for those who didn't know, this year I decided to focus on protective styling and low manipulation styles. It's so easy to forget about your actual hair when you have braids or a weave and I promised myself I wouldn't do that. But wah the days went by so fast and next thing I know, I haven't deep conditioned in two months. I also hadn't had a professional trim in a long while so decided to straighten my hair and get one (the first photo is after the trim, swipe left to see the steps before). I did a deep repair treatment before straightening it and they used a leave in oil serum (that doubled as heat protectant; has argan,olive & jojoba oil). Once everything was done is when I realised how dry my ends are, I'm going to have to deep condition for daysss after my hair reverts. Also, no heat until probably November. Another thing, the stylist noticed the damage on my edges and suggested I chill on the braiding for about three weeks to give my hairline a break. So I'm going to focus on my fave low-manipulation style (two strand twists). It'll also give me a chance to DC every week. I'm always talking about not getting comfortable and slacking with the mane, guess it's easier said done. That's why it's a journey though 😊 (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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G R E A T T R I P S ✖ D O P E CO V E R P H O T O S (at Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape)

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MINI MARLEY/AFRO TWISTS ______________________________________________ I mentioned I got braids in a previous post. Well they're shoulder/medium length marley/afro twists. I used the same type of fibre I used to achieve the faux locs only this time we used two packets instead of three. The fibre is fluffy kinky which I purchased in Kenya. I'm not sure about the colour I think it's #33 or something. Before braiding I did a simple short wash which consisted of a pre-poo where I incorporated raw honey and glycerine for the first time. These combined with aloe vera left my hair feeling quite soft. I then blow dried my hair myself (quite cautiously I might add) and went to get braided. I love this style. It's not as cool and irie as the faux locs but it is definitely more versatile as I've already done a couple of styles with it. It is also wayy lighter and thus way easier on le edges. One issue though, is that the fibre makes my scalp itch. It doesn't hurt or have any physical reaction to it, it just itches a little (I'm sure others react way worse or not at all even). I noticed this with the faux locs as well but as soon as a little growth starts coming in it stops. I dont know if I've mentioned but I've seen people rinse kanekalon and/or marley hair in ACV before braiding with it to take away the itchiness. I always say I'll try but I'm either too lazy or forget. • Shout out to @ntsakolucille for braiding my hair, she was awesome! She didn't take long (about three and a half hours) and didn't pull on my hair too tight. She also listened when I asked her not to braid the area around my edges that had recently broken off. ______________________________________________ #afro #kinky #kinkycurls #healthyhair #hairjourney #naturalhairkenya #naturalhairsa #nairobinaturals #penaturals #curlsinthecitype #protectivestyles #protectivestyling #lowmanipulation #braids #braiding #twists #marleytwists #afrotwists #senegalesetwists #studenthairstylist #washday #update #hairupdate #edges #kenyan #african (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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UPDATE ft awkward cropping 😅: ________________________________________________ I mentioned I was going to post some photos/selfies of different styles I've been doing with these mini marley twists. The first is the most recent and then the last is the day after I got them. I've mostly worn the style in some type of bun (either high, low, messy, space buns..) with different headscarves or without. I never really did a ponytail though, because of the length, they didn't look the best. I've also been keeping it down sometimes or with the sides pinned or tied to the back. Which I didn't picture much but I guess I didn't take a lot of pictures in general. But I think these are enough to give the gist of the styles I did. I've had the braids for a month now, still don't know how long is too long lol. I'm just going to curl them and make them shorter and then see. ________________________________________________ #afro #kinky #kinkycurls #healthyhair #hairjourney #naturalhairkenya #naturalhairsa #nairobinaturals #penaturals #curlsinthecitype #protectivestyles #protectivestyling #lowmanipulation #braids #braiding #twists #marleytwists #afrotwists #senegalesetwists #studenthairstylist #washday #update #hairupdate #edges #kenyan #african (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)

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UPDATE: ________________________________________________ So if I'm being completely honest, the curls (more like loose waves) I achieved on the short mini marley twists were gone in one week lol. Like I said, the tightness of the braid and the temperature of the water matter. Because I was lazy and did loose three strand braids, the curls didn't last long. I rocked the twists straight either way. It was too short to put in a bun so I wore it down and accessorized with bandanas, headbands, beanies and so on. The photos are some of the styles, from more recently to the day I cut and curled the twists. I've taken the braids out now. My hair is currently pre-pooing, I'll either wash it today or tomorrow. ________________________________________________ #afro #kinky #kinkycurls #healthyhair #hairjourney #naturalhairkenya #naturalhairsa #nairobinaturals #penaturals #curlsinthecitype #protectivestyles #protectivestyling #lowmanipulation #braids #braiding #twists #marleytwists #afrotwists #senegalesetwists #recycledbraids #curledbraids #hotwatercurling #studenthairstylist #update #hairupdate #edges #kenyan #african (at Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape)