Hot Style
This is one of my most difficult and exciting styles to date. I see styles like these on websites all the time and wish I could do them. I finally got the guts to attempt (I hate to fail so I avoided for a long time). Now it's not perfect yet but I don't think I did too badly. I got a lot of compliments on the style.
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On a sad note, my hair is becoming very messy and fuzzy because I'm not sleeping with my satin scarf. I still have many other styles I can try regardless but these baby twists aren't coming out until next week. Maybe I'll rock a twist-out for a bit before braiding up in kinky twists. We'll see. Until next post, keep keeping it kinky and Happy Holidays.
Twisted Knot-out!
In continuing my 100-Day Challenge, I'm doing a new style on my natural twists. This is a bhantu knot-out or as we say in Jamaica, Chiney Bump-out. This was my hairstyle for Boxing Day.Remember to subscribe!
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Styled Kinky Twists
Well as you can tell, my all-natural twists held up pretty well after the wash. I just flat-twisted one side and did a kind of circular french roll. Hard to explain but hopefully the video helps. This was done on day 10 of my 100-Day Hair Challenge.
Happy Holidays
Hot Style
This frohawk from SepiaAngel on Fotki is rockin. OK fine, I don't really talk like that but it is pretty rad.
Holiday Hair
(click on the image for a larger view)Happy Holidays everyone. We know that we're in a festive season. I saw this hairstyle on Fotki and just had to ask No-longer-I-but-Him from Fotki for permission to post her pics on my blog. She has a cute teeny weeny Afro that she styled and added a rose that really gives it a festive touch. She pinned up the sides then added the flower. Big twists or a nice twist out would be great to produce a textured hairstyle. Remember that you don't need to have an artificial flower. Go for a quick walk and pick the nicest red flower you can find. Keep it natural. That's what this blog is all about.
Bob Pompadour Tutorial
Hey. This is BlackOnyx77 from youtube who inspired me to go 100 days with my challenge. She did this Bob Pompadour style I thought was cute. I'll be using this video for inspiration in a week so stay tuned. For today/tonight I'm doing a different style. You'll all see it soon. Remember to subscribe and keep keeping it kinky!
Swimming with Twists
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So I'm on to day 8 of my challenge and it's time to go swimming which means I'll need to wash my hair. This video shows you what I did with the twists to keep them from unraveling while swimming and I'll do another video or blog post to show you how my hair turned out after the first wash.
Keep it Kinky in the Happy Holidays
So I'm on to day 8 of my challenge and it's time to go swimming which means I'll need to wash my hair. This video shows you what I did with the twists to keep them from unraveling while swimming and I'll do another video or blog post to show you how my hair turned out after the first wash.
Keep it Kinky in the Happy Holidays
My 1st Youtube Video
Hey guys. I did my first video. Just thought i'd post it here even though it's repeating info that is here. Most all my videos will be on this blog anyway so you don't have to go ot youtube but I just wanted to let you all know. Ignore how awkward and nervous I was. It was my first random video.
Lina's 100
Hey everyone. Lina from fotki is joining in on my 100-Day Challenge and she's definitely doing it in style. She did this beautiful style by setting her twists with flexi-rods from Sallys. Remember to subscribe and see how she did her style here.
Day 6
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My 100-Day Hair Challenge
Hey Everybody! I started a 100-Day Hair Challenge on December 17 2008. It will end on March 27, 2009.My hair is currently in really small twists done on my natural hair with nothing added. You can click on the picture for a larger view. I'm so happy with the length I've achieved in the past year. This is about two years of new growth. Think I can double this length in another two years? Anyway, on to my hair challenge. This was inspired by Black Onyx on Fotki/Youtube. My rules are a little different though.
Hair Challenge Commandments
- Thou shalt not comb or brush thy hair more than once a week. (combing is not the same as styling.)
- Thou shalt keep thy hair in protective styles at all times.(Protective styles are styles that require no combing and/or do not touch your neck. I'll talk more about this in a future post.)
- Thou shalt not use heat on thy hair.
- Thou shalt not dye thy hair.
- Thou shalt deep condition thy hair regularly.
- Thou shalt moisturize everyday.
- Thou shalt spray Leave-in on ends once per week. (I advise doing this after a wash)
- Thou shalt cover thy hair with a satin scarf every night to keep the moisture locked in.
- Thou shalt eat as healthily as possible and drink 8 glasses of water per day.
- Thou shalt love thy hair enough to take the time out to keep it healthy and beautiful.
Well for one, I don't want to have to untangle my hair all the time. For two, well, see one. I guess it would be nice to get a lot more length from it as a bonus. I'm heading back to the US soon and I really want to protect my hair from the cold. I decided I'm not ready for locs yet so I'm just trying to stay out of my hair as much as possible while keeping it healthy (and kinky).
Will You Join Me??
I'd love some company. Let me know if you're interested in joining my challenge - even if just for a little while. I'd love to see how you all do too.
Keep It Kinky
Happy Holidays!
au-Natural... at 4am youtube vid
Their hair is sooo cute! That's really the ONLY reason their video made it here. It's kind of a cute video though. Enjoy! Sheesh. I just can't stay away from my BLOG even though I'm on vacation. It's addictive I tell you.
Greetings from Jamaica
Hi Everyone. I'm home visiting relatives for the holidays so no more daily posting for a while. I'm taking a much-needed break but it won't affect the number of posts too badly. Maybe two or three times a week. I just need some "me" time to be free - lol - hence my hair in the pic looking like a butterfly about to take flight... get it? OK whatever. hehehe.I'll show a proper pic of my hair later this week but please enjoy the multiple posts that are here for the weekend and remember to leave comments about what you liked or what was helpful. Questions are welcome too although I'm no professional, I'll try to steer you in the right direction.
Happy Holidays
Keep it Kinky
Hot Holiday Style
Zhara from Fotki did this extremely chic style. It's not a style I've ever imagined doing. It looks so good on her I wonder if I could pull it off but I'm sure some of you could. As usual I'll let you all know when I try it. Please let me know if you do too.Happy Nappy Holidays
Keep it Kinky
Exam Style
So my exams just ended a few days ago. I got really lazy with my hair. I found a style on Youtube that was ridiculously easy and did a variation. I rarely do the exact styles. I make them my own so I hope you guys are making the styles on this blog your own too. I had my flat-ironed hair (that was reverting) in four plaits that night and had a very loose wave from taking out the plaits. I secured the top half and put my stylish clip on top. It was really simple but has this effortless look that I LOVE. I hope this inspired somebody to do some simple styles on stretched or flat-ironed hair. Oh. I added a bandoo because I was rushing and had one weird lump in the front. lol. Anyway - it worked out great for me. Hope someone likes it enough to try it.Happy Holidays
Keep it Kinky
Hot Modern Style
EbonyPrincessH from Fotki did this really modern style. It's very fresh and is definitely not for the timid but isn't too unique for everyday life.
Transitioning Styles
CharHar from Fotki has had several of her styles featured before. Here she is with a bunch of styles she's done while she was transitioning. I hope you transitioners out there are inspired.
Hot Style
Pretty Dimples keeps the hot styles coming. Here she added a beautiful flower to give a fresh twist to her flat-twist, roller set combination. Hope you try it and Keep it Kinky.
Style Inspirations
Here is Batyah from Fotki and Caribbean Natural Hair Scene.
Find more photos like this on Caribbean Natural Hair Scene Community
Find more photos like this on Caribbean Natural Hair Scene Community
Deeply Rooted
I found this ladie's slideshow on Caribbean Natural Hair Scene. Enjoy. I still haven't done Bhantu Knots. MAybe in the holiday when I have more time. So many things to try. IF you try it please let me know.
Find more photos like this on Caribbean Natural Hair Scene Community
Find more photos like this on Caribbean Natural Hair Scene Community
Falling in Love
Hi all,
This video made me fall in love with my curly hair all over again. I've been trying to figure out what to do with it. I've been considering locks but not I think I haven't exhausted my curly-haired options enough. For now - I'm thinking that I'll just have too many loose styles to try in Jamaica. We'll see. My mind changes faster than the weather when it comes to hair so we'll see. I think the loose styles will start next weekend or so after I start going to the pool a lot. I'll have to be washing often so I'll probably have a lot of updos to post or wash and go variations.
This video made me fall in love with my curly hair all over again. I've been trying to figure out what to do with it. I've been considering locks but not I think I haven't exhausted my curly-haired options enough. For now - I'm thinking that I'll just have too many loose styles to try in Jamaica. We'll see. My mind changes faster than the weather when it comes to hair so we'll see. I think the loose styles will start next weekend or so after I start going to the pool a lot. I'll have to be washing often so I'll probably have a lot of updos to post or wash and go variations.
1040's Pin-up Inspiration
This video post may be the biggest departure from the norm for me. I've always loved 40's pin-up styles. I'm thinking of trying a variation of this style soon. Should be interesting. hehehe. Maybe I'll do it for tomorrow on semi-straight hair but I'll definitely attempt it in the next two days. I guess this can been done on longer natural hair or blow-dried/flat-ironed hair. I not have flat-ironed hair that is reverting to curly. Now I'm even curious about it on box braids. Well I guess time will tell if I can even do this style. I'll post the results whether good or bad.
Hot Style
This could be another great Christmas Party style ! Will you try it? Thanks again to Pretty Dimples from Fotki for a great style.Keep It Kinky!
Hairzing Style
My flat ironed hair is slowly reverting. I'm surprised it's lasting this long, but no complaints. I clipped the top half of my hair then wrapped all the hair, including the top ponytail, into a loose french roll then secured the Hairzing on top. Loved it. Wasn't too tight.Sorry about the face. I have a terrible cold. Anyway, hope this post inspires someone to buy a zing and try some new styles.
Keep It Kinky
Zining in the New Year
I'm gonna be "zinging" in the new year in style. LoL. I finally got my Hairzings in the mail! Here is what they look like. The first time I saw them, they were on twisted/loose nappy hair. I'll be using them on my flat ironed hair for the next week or so but I'll definintely be trying it again when my kinks come back. I'm so excited. I'm hoping that they'll add some sophistication to my everyday twists. I anticipate using them a lot when I need a professional look.
Hot Style
Pretty dimples wows us again with a flat-twist in the front and a twist-out in the back. It sounds so simple but it looks so good.- Keep It Kinky.
How to Blow-Dry Natural Hair
I found this one quickly so this is for you Anya. I thought it would have taken longer. This is almost exactly how I blow-dry my hair. I thought this video was so cute and the little girl has beautiful hair. I heard the her say "ouch". She's so adorable though and played in her hair the entire time. Enjoy learning how to blow-dry your hair. By the way - the comb attachment on the dryer is a MUST for a successful blow-dry. Keep it Kinky now.
PinCurls for DeDe
Hi Everyone. This post is in response to Dede.
Dede Asked: Hi one of your subs here. Any style tips on doing the curl? Do you think it would be too hard to do on non-flat ironed hair?
KiK's Response: Pin Curls are really easy. I think they are best done on blow-dried, twisted, plaited or flat-ironed hair but this all depends on your hair texture. The video below shows how it's done. Please ignore the flat-ironing tip. It's really unnecessary and only adds extra heat damage to your style. A tip you can use is to put the hair around a roller (or something cylindrical if you have no rollers) and use that to form the circular curl. Enjoy trying your pin curl. I hope you get good results.
Dede Asked: Hi one of your subs here. Any style tips on doing the curl? Do you think it would be too hard to do on non-flat ironed hair?
KiK's Response: Pin Curls are really easy. I think they are best done on blow-dried, twisted, plaited or flat-ironed hair but this all depends on your hair texture. The video below shows how it's done. Please ignore the flat-ironing tip. It's really unnecessary and only adds extra heat damage to your style. A tip you can use is to put the hair around a roller (or something cylindrical if you have no rollers) and use that to form the circular curl. Enjoy trying your pin curl. I hope you get good results.
Hot Style - Pin Curl
I did my first pin-curl style. I love it. I'll definitely be doing it on blow-dried hair or twisted hair. I Had a simple bun in the back. It was fun and the pics really don't do the style justice. You can do this with twists and plaits too.
(Remember you can always click on the image for a larger/clearer view.)
Keep It Kinky
Party Hair - Flat Ironed
Well this is a side bun that was done on flat-ironed hair. I find that sometimes I think style means complicated. Sometimes all you need is simple and sleek and if I may say so, sophisticated. (I really hope my curl pattern returns after this extreme flat-iron :).Keep It kinky.
Guess What!
No, it's not an old picture. I took this pic tonight (Friday Dec. 5, 2008) and no I haven't permanently straightened my hair. I only flat-ironed with my maxiglide.But let me admit, I've wanted long natural hair for a long time. I'm finally getting there. My hair is almost arm-pit length when stretched but it's also terribly difficult to untangle. I wash and throughly untangle my hair then put it in plaits but it is always VERY tangled when I loosen the plaits in the morning. Even when I plait my hair nightly they are tangled in the morning. It's really stressing me out and taking up wayy too much of my time. I'm even afraid of doing puff because of the untangling that would follow.
Clearly I don't know how to plait properly since nobody I've met so far can relate to my tangled experience. As a result, I'm now seriously considering locks. I'm THINKING about getting my hair plaited to start in another few weeks then interlocking like the video below afterwards. If I make it to month 6 and still like the locks I'll keep them, if not - I'll attempt to loosen the plaits.
Advice?
Suggestions?
Still Keeping It Kinky.
New Style
Sorry I don't have better pics. I did a random flat twist in the front. It had a very retro look that I liked. In the back I have two rows of individual twists. My hair overall was in a ponytail. I twisted the ponytail in about 4 and pinned it to the base of the ponytail with hairpins. So I had a lot going on. Experimentation I guess. Try it if you like it and Keep it Kinky.
Color Crazy
I've been trying to save money on stuff I don't need but I saw someone's nail polish album and because green with color envy. I bought this from Walmart for about 1:75. I'm really enjoying my new blue color. I also bought a pinky purple. I'll be combining the two sometime soon.
I did it...
and liked it. I only did seven sloppy flat twists. I also put curlers on the end to prevent them from unraveling. I got lots of compliments and TONS of stares - the good kind of stares. UNfortunately I got a horrible migraine attack and left work to roll in bed, crying in pain and trying to fall asleep (and not puke - i have the worse migraines). The end result - my style is all messed up. I doubt it will last till tomorrow.(Click on the images for larger views)
I had an exam at school later in the day and so I put a hair comb in to push back the side that was slept on.This pic has such a fake smile. I felt like crap but liked the style a lot. Anyway, here is what it turned out to be...
Hopefully I'll be able to figure out what to do with it tomorrow. Check back soon to see what happens. Until then, Keep It Kinky.
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