Braids Challenge Continued 18/15

If you remember my braids challenge to do 15 new styles by December this makes sense. I am now at style 18!

What I needed:
Towel
Boiling hot water
Kettle to boil water.
A perm rod.
A hair band/ elastic.

I got this style idea from this picture in a Fotki album. My version -

1. I pulled out 9 braids and plaited them together.
2. I secured the rest of my hair in a ponytail.
3. I braided the bang and tucked it under then secured is with a black band.
4. I then braided the bang.
5. I put the braid bang on a purple perm rod. (After thinking I realized that the perm rod would have been enough in the end.)
6. Anyway, I then dipped the rod in boiling hot water. I did this by filling a mug to the brim. I then leaned over and dipped the rodded plait in the cup of boiling hot water three times then caught the water dripping from the rod with a towel.
7. I let the hair dry.
8. I then removed the rod and unraveled the plait.
9. I notices that I had a little too much hair out for the bang so I separated it in too and secured some of the curls to the ponytail.

http://public.fotki.com/NappyRina/hair-styles/dscf8309.html

Beauty Tips: Day to Evening

Satin Pillowcases for Hair Growth?

If you're like me, almost anything you put on your hair to protect it at night ISN'T on your hair head when you wake up. Satin pillowcases are great for your hair! Cotton pillowcase tend to suck up your moisture. Try satin pillowcases to maintain the moisture in your hair. I also use a hair net on my hair. it tends to stay but I add the satin pillowcase in case the hairnet comes off anyway. Satin pillowcases won't help your hair grow, but they will protect the strands you've already grown.

Hot Style

She calls herself Pretty Dimples. She does all her styles herself. Talk about talented right? Here she mixed flat twists/rolls with roller set hair and a bump in the front. This fotki Lady really knows how to style her hair. Stay tuned to the BLOG to see more beautiful styles that she has done.

Twists on Short Hair

If you have short hair - you have options. There are many cute styles that can be done with short hair that you won't be able to do when your hair is long. You might miss a style you could have tried but were so caught in the sadness of short hair that you miss it's beauty. The lady i this video is working the hair she has. Now you go and work it... whatever your length may be.

Locked & Natural Tamara Madden

Read more about her here.

How should you Towel-Dry your hair ?

I'm gonna make this quick as always. You can use a towel on your hair. Don't get too paranoid about losing your lovely strands to damage. Simply avoid rubbing the hair. I let me hair drip, squeeze it like a wet rag, then wrap my hair firmly (in the towel) for about 20-30 minutes. I then squeeze any excess water in sections (using the towel) and add my leave-in moisture treatment of choice. Enjoy caring your hair and continue to...

Keep It Kinky

natural hair micro-cornrows

Alternative Braided Ponytail

I was getting a bit bored with the regular ponytail so I decided to try a slanted side part. A part is all it takes to make a difference.

Article Alert (Locs)

How to Wash You Locks
By: Amy McNight

How you wash your locks (dreadlocks) and how often will really depend on how you started them. But here are some basic guidelines that will work for all lock types...

Read more here.

Locs/Braids Flat Twists Tutorial

More Fall Nail Polish

I combined two polishes here. I put the dark one on first then the pink on after. Nice blend huh? This is also a great tip for when your dark polish is starting to fade at the tips or chip and you don't have time to redo. Just put a glossy shade over it for a few extra days of wear.

Make It Easy

Hi everyone. I started another BLOG. It won't be updated anywhere near as often as this one but it is more of a shared personal diary. I'll be talking about my journey to a healthier diet. Most of the updating will be completed on Sundays. If you are interested or have great comments or suggestions on recipes etc please come by.

http://makeiteasyrecipes.blogspot.com/

Loc Loops Tutorial

Hi ladies. You can do this style with natural box braids too! It's really just another way of curling your hair.

Hot Cheetah Style

She calls herself African Cheetah on Fotki. I saw this pick in her album and just had to ask her for permission to bring this style to Kinky Land. She flat-twisted her hair up and left the top out. I thought is was chic and stylish. I've never seen this style before with the puff on top. It's new. It's fresh and frankly, it's worth a try.

Check out more of her styles here.

Kinky Lady

Loc Updo with No Pins

Denman Brush Review

I got and used my new Denman brush a few weeks ago before getting my hair braided. I bought the D41 (I already had a D3) because the website said it was for "thick or afro hair". It is.

Now, the D41 doesn't fully detangle but it definitely made detangling in the shower faster. I thought it was more like the first step before using the finer D3 brush. The D3 slided through easily and I got really nice, thorough detangling results with minimal breakage. I liked it a lot and will probably not be using my wide-tooth comb as much. I think the D3 is really what does the main job of detangling so if you are on a budget, only get the D3 but the D3 and D41 are definitely a good combination.

Article Alert! ( About Locks)

Locking Myths and Facts
by: Amy McNight

Despite the progress that has been made in the acceptance of natural hair styles and choices, locks (dreadlocks) still remains a misunderstood option. People will say all sorts of things about locks. And people will tell you to do all sorts of things to start and maintain them.

Here is the real deal.

Product Review - Lattabody Setting Lotion

I used this product a lot when I had permed hair. Little did I know it's great on natural hair too. This lotion needs to be diluted but works out well because it lasts a really long time. I recommend using this product along with a moisturizer for all your twist and braid-outs. It produces the best results when applied to wet, clear hair before braiding or twisting to prepare for a braid or twist-out. This also works on regular roller-setting of natural hair. It won't look like straight hair but you will get curls. I prefer it for twist-outs and braid-outs.

Keep It Kinky

How to Wear Scarves

Fall Nails

Hey people,
I'm back to doing my nails. It's fall though and all the colors I've been using just bore me these days. They are also a wee bit too springtime for fall. Here is what I've been wearing for the past week.

Tutorial Mania

This post is mad. Hot. CRaaaazy. You couldn't ask for more. OK Maybe you could but this is the best I could do. This is for all the people who really want to learn how to style their own hair. There are tutorials for everything online now. OK maybe not everything but this compilation of videos is off the ______ (insert your word there). Hahaha. Enjoy and remember - practice makes perfect.

Two Strand Cornrow (Flat Twists)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJv7F-n7H4


Two strand Flat Twist-Out
(results after leaving in for a while then releasing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j59pIQWPdg


Rolled Flat Twists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWEsJyV85zE


Flat Twists (with Hair Added)
I can't wait to try this. It's fabulously gorgeous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaiiG0IsGY


Braids/ Plait Extensions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdSH7P6cZEc


Cornrows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZJghuPmff8


Cornrows (with hair added)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z43c63LeIco


Goddess Braids
(The only cornrows I can do)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAdkJJExCgg


Hair Braiding Techniques: Creative Parting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw91PkThjMk


Fishtail Braids Parts 1 & 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyAUV3xHiZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3XuMNCWlc


Regular Plaits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2hLXQyxE0

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You're Welcome *wink*

Keep it Kinky

Hot Loc Style

Her style makes me wanna get some locs. Will I? Hmmm.

Natural Bride - Nappynae

I'm not engaged... but if I were I'd be thinking about what to do with my hair. I've seen this question popping up all over the internet. I've also noticed that most natural-haired brides opt to straight on their wedding day. nappynae, the radiant fotki lady from Trinidad and Tobago shows us that natural can be beautiful on your wedding day too.
See more natural styles here at http://www.khamitkinks.com/bridal.html

Thinking about doing the BC?

Here is some encouragement. Many of us before you have done this.

Braids Style Challenge 13/15

Well here is style 13 of the braids styling challenge. I think I'll easily do 15 styles by December - don't you? Once again I'm using plaits.

I started in the same way as the last style with two plaits at the front secured by a black band at the back. I then plaited the back of the hair and put a band towards the end.

Try it if you like it and...

Keep It Kinky!

Beauty Tips: Flawless Dark Skin

Loc Bun Tutorial.

Check out this video on Youtube. I love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6AnRBofmvQ

Braids Style Challenge (Hairnet Chic)

People looked at me like I was crazy. *lol* I'm not. I've been wearing this hairnet to bed actually. I think it looks cute! It's really just like the knitted tams people wear in the winter.

I got tired of the stares though so I might not wear it again. Was fun for a while though. What do you guys think? By the way - that was style 11 out of 15 in the style challenge.

- Keep it Kinky!

One Good Reason to Buy a Denman Brush

Braids Style

I loved this style. I think you can see exactly what I did in the picture. I just pulled hair from either side of my hair above my ears, plaited them then secured them together with a ponytail holder.

The main reason I did this was to get the hair off my face. I was getting annoying. The result - a beautiful style!

Braids Style Challenge 9/15

I'm back on my challenge to do 15 styles with braids or braids extensions by December 08.This is style number 9. Of course, it's very simple.

I did a side part , cornrowed one side, then put everything up in a side ponytail. Took so little time which is just how I like it. It went a lot faster than I anticipates so I put a scarf around the elastic I used to secure my hair.

Foundation Tips for all skin tones and types

Braided Dreadlock Bun Part 1

Braided Loc Bun Part Two

Article Alert!

The Fundamental Foundations of Life…It’s all about finding your color and wearing it well!