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[justnappy]

heeeeeeeeey!! Darling its another week and i got more goodies, So here is a little story or so a little confession. I think am becoming a product and a protective style junkie, lol ..i don’t even know if that is even there a protective style junkie??? (please tell me) anyhuu.. My hair now is at that stage i feel like i can LITERALLY rock any style  (that’s just me though) but my hair says no. So i have been trying out the styles i have always wanted to do but my baby was still growing so it was quite hard to achieve them, BUUUUUUT! one bright blessed morning before work, i was like lets try that work bun you saw on youtube, fingers crossed it will work and so i decided to try it.

Let me take you through how started out, bare in mind this style is a whoooole lot easier if your hair is longer than mine, also it will look really weird on shorter hair.

STEP ONE

I start off with stretched hair, i achieved the length with flat twists that i did before bed the un did them in the morning.

STEP TWO

Pulled the hair up to a slightly small afro puff.

STEP THREE

Divided the little puff into two sections, pinned the left and Right side at the back, If you look closely i left the middle part. 

STEP FOUR

Pulled the middle part and folded it to the back. and pinned it down. But for that high bun effect i did not pull the hair all the way just half way and pinned it down with a bobby pin.

STEP FIVE

Thats the back!..pretty innit? no? yeees!..LOL.

FINAL STEP

Now to lay down those edgessss...i used Marini curl Magic curling Gel and i automatically just Slayed! There you have it. I hope you like this tutorial and wil also try it, it took me about a minute to do this so quick and easy. Thank you for stopping by darling.

keep that afro tamed and slaying ..cheers!.

RIP GRACE CHINGA MOFFAT. Forever in our hearts. 

[justnappy]

WHY IS MY HAIR NOT GROWING???!!

Hello darling, This is probably your second year, your third year or even your first year being natural or transitioning but it seems like your hair is letting you down and all your curlfriends hair seem to be growing except from yours. So listen don’t leave this page without knowing what the problem is, i have a few reasons because there was a point during my journey i had the same problem and after proper research and putting everything i found into practice i saw a change after a few months.

1. HEAT.

i think i have stressed this more than once, Natural hair and heat are fr-enemies, the love each other and they don’t, you should never make them meet for Tea every week..lol get it? once in a while is good but not all the time. Try to minimize applying heat a lot.

2. TOUCHING

I for one hate anybody touching my hair for no reason or myself touching my own hair, Try to keep your hands to your self and also try to keep your friends hands to themselves lol. But say it nicely alright. Touching your hair makes it frizzy and dry and you lose moisture this then takes me to my third point

3. MOISTURIZING

African hair loves water, its never meant to be dry at all, Make sure you moisturize your hair and your scalp. A healthy scalp leads to hair growth.

4. WATER. 

not only does your hair need water, so does your body, drink a lot of water this also helps with your hair. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. a lot of greens, fruits and balanced diet is very important take lots of protein aswell. 

5. TRIM

When was the last time you trimmed your hair? healthy(moisturized) ends, Split ends are hard to moisturize and when your hair is growing it keeps breaking because your ends have split ends. So if you think your hair is not growing how about you start with cutting your split ends this month and watch the progress next month.

6. PROTECTIVE STYLING

I posted something about knowing what works for you and what does not(scroll down to check that post) Have protective styles that will grow your hair not break your hair.

7.MASSAGE

Massage your scalp every time you are moisturizing, this helps with blood flow that rushes to your head and stimulates your hair follicles and causes hair growth. 5-7 mins 

8. OILS

Try to find original oils, light oils are good, i think by this i mean the liquid oils  eg. coconut oil. avocado oil, tea tree oil. jojoba oil etc

I hope this helps someone and this wont work if you don’t leave the habits you were doing before. Be patient with your hair sometimes it might be growing just try doing a length check. If you have any more questions do not hesitate send me a message and i will reply as soon as possible. BE BLESSED AND SHINE WITH YOUR HAIR!..kisses