Protective Style Challenge: Mini Twists (weeks 1-3)

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Protective Style Challenge: Mini Twists (weeks 1-3)

For our Protective Style Challenge we decided to do ....mini twists!
Yes, mini twists! If you ask some of my facebook friends, they will tell you how much
I dreaded doing this style. It's a beautiful style, but I did not want to sit for hours, and hours, and I didn't even want to think about the take down process. Well, I caved in, and surprisingly it wasn't too bad after all!

 (fyi: the last photo is from week 2)
Here are some close up pictures.

This style took 3-4 hours we only had a few breaks. I started her hair in the back, I didn't part it, just sectioned it with my fingers. I washed her hair 2 days before styling and banded it. I used Eco Styler Gel mixed with Bee Mine Curly Butter for hold. For some reason I really like mixing the two products. The Eco Styler alone sometimes leaves a white flaky residue but has a really good hold.

But on the down side, the two products combined makes N's hair wet, and then once the twists dries it creates this kinda-cute-weird-crinkly-thingy <--ignore all of that...But it did create this curly look. Overall N said "Mommy, this is my favorite hairstyle!" Yes, her favorite, so you guessed it, we will be seeing more of this style lol.

Here is a tutorial video on how to do Mini Twists, I pretty much followed her directions.

Have you ever tried mini twists? If so, how was your experience? 

Cara B Naturally Product Review

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Cara B Naturally Product Review

Thanks to our friends at Cara B Naturally, we had the privilege to review their products.

CARA B Natural Products, Inc. is dedicated to providing premium quality, all-natural skin and hair care products for ethnically diverse children. Our products are formulated to enhance the natural beauty of babies and children with varying skin types and hair textures, while avoiding the use of any synthetic chemicals that can harm delicate skin and hair. Our products are made with only natural plant-based ingredients.
Paraben-free

Petrolatum-free

Phalate-free

Sulfate-free

Mineral oil-free

No artificial colors or fragrances

This is my daughter N's debut at being a Youtube Vlogger. She is a pretty shy kid (until you get to know her.) So she has really stepped out of her shell. She really likes Cara B and wanted to do her own review. Click below to see N in action!

Now here is Mommies review lol

Shampoo:

Ingredients: Deionized water; natural coconut oil, cornstarch and sugar soap blend (decyl glucoside); natural chamomile fragrance blend; vegetable glycerin; sugar (glucose); vitamin E; aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; citric acid; guar gum (natural thickener); car amel; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)


Review: I love the scent it's like a vanilla-sweet scent, which is a big plus! It's very light, and tear-free which is another plus! And we used 2 quarter sized amounts, not too bad, third plus lol! I give this shampoo 3 out of 3 stars lol, perfect, gentle and not stripping, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Body Lotion:

Ingredients: Deionized water; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); shea butter; sunflower seed oil; cocoa butter (stearic acid); jojoba oil; natural emulsifying wax (cetearyl alcohol); natural emulsifier (glyceryl stearate); sugar (glucose); natural chamomile fragrance blend; xanthan gum (natural thickener); aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; caramel; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)

Review: Like N said in the video, she uses it daily and I would recommend this for those who may have sensitive skin. The lotion is very light and gentle, and with this cold drying weather, N's skin has a nice shimmer. N likes to lick her lips, which causes a thin dry ring around her mouth. I rubbed this on her face for 2 days, and it was gone! 

Hair Mist:

Ingredients: Deionized water; vegetable glycerin; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); sweet almond oil; jojoba oil; sugar (glucose); natural chamomile fragrance blend; aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative); citric acid


Review: This is the perfect spray for styles like braids, twists, or something that you want to keep moisturized, without messing up the style. It leaves a nice shine, that soaks into your hair. And hours later it does not feel sticky. It's very light, so I will just use it only as a refresher.

Leave-In Conditioner:

Ingredients: Deionized water; natural emulsifying wax (cetearyl alcohol); shea butter; jojoba oil; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); vegetable glycerin; natural emulsifier (cetearyl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside); natural chamomile fragrance blend; cocoa butter (stearic acid); sugar (glucose); xanthan gum (natural thickener); natural emulsifier (glyceryl stearate); aloe barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; caramel; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)


Review: I used this as a daily moisturizer, I would go through this bottle too quickly, if I used it as a conditioner. So I have been moisturizing N's twists (style coming soon) daily, and it's absolutely wonderful. Silly N got the lotion, and this bottle, mixed up, and put the leave-in conditioner all over her body :/ Now my first thought was "uh-oh, she is going to break out or become itchy" ......But nope, her skin smelled and felt good, and she had zero complaints. Again, it's very light, so if you don't like thick or oily creams, then this is right up your alley.

Overall: I really like their products, it has such a nice light scent perfect for little babies, and it's a much safer and healthier product than Johnson & Johnson. I wish I knew about their product line when my kids were smaller.  I highly recommend this to all of the small babies/kids out there. The best part, is that it will be sold in Target & CVS (in February)!! Yes, convenient for all! You can also order their products here https://www.mycarab.com.

Cornbraid Ponytail

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Cornbraid Ponytail

After winter break, I decided that N and I, needed a nice break. I create this braided ponytail and each school day, I switched up the style to give it more than one look.

On Monday I wrapped the hair into a bun.

On Tuesday I left the braids free in the ponytail.

On Wednesday, I wrapped the hair around to create the "I Dream Of Jeannie" look.

On Thursday, I kept Wednesday's look and added a two strand twist.

On Friday, I made a regular braid.

So that's a total of 5 different hairstyles from the braided ponytail, now who says braids are versatile?? LOL

Approx Time: 1 hour
Products Used: Cara B Naturally (review soon)
Eco Styler Gel

Celebrity SpotLight: Jurnee Smollett

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Celebrity SpotLight: Jurnee Smollett

I remember this curly haired celebrity from the movie Eve's Bayou. I absolutely love her hair color and curls! 

I do not own these images, courtesy of google images.

Winner Of The Blended Beauty Giveaway!

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Winner Of The Blended Beauty Giveaway!

Thank you Blended Beauty for hosting this wonderful giveaway!

One (1) Lucky Winner will receive 3 Blended Beauty Products of their choice. 

Thanks everyone for entering! 

And the winner is....

To see who won click here and look on the form.

Congratulations!!!!

(please respond to my email by Jan 22) 

Thank you all for entering the giveaway, but as you know there can only be one winner. Please keep checking in for more giveaways, we typically have one once a month. 

Quick Cornbraid Style

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Quick Cornbraid Style

I had exactly one hour until N's bedtime, so I quickly did this cornbraid style. It took exactly one hour and 14 mins, so she wasnt too late for bed. I did the front section of hair in side braids. Next, I did the back of her hair in two (2) rows of cornbraids. I added the beads in the morning. 

The bottom layer of cornbraids is longer than the middle section.

Cute & Simple!

Products Used:

 Eco Styler Gel

Cara B Moisturizing Hair Mist (sprayed in the morning.) REVIEW SOON

This style lasted 2 weeks.

Note: We are getting ready for our protective style challenge, so this style is a great style idea for those participating.

SpotLight- Naomi

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SpotLight- Naomi

Naomi O. Osibajo is an amazing young entertainer born to the world on April 29th, 2008. Naomi was born to a Nigerian father and a Russian/Japanese mother. Naomi loves to model and act. She loves the whole idea of entertaining people and making them feel better. Naomi has been modeling since she was very young and she is currently joining the acting business. Naomi has done many things in the modeling business;she has been on magazines, newspapers, websites, and blogs.Naomi isn't just a model, but she has a beautiful personality and it makes the people around her feel happy. She is compassionate and kind, also she is very well behaved for someone her age which helps her during casting calls. Naomi is a very remarkable young girl and she will transform into a very prosperous woman.

Naomi has very nice curly hair, some may say curly and some fluffy. Naomi hair is what describes her and along with her eyes and smile it captures people's attention. Naomi's hair is very soft and we try to recreate numerous styles. This is very difficult because we don't want to hurt her while we do it. We cover these flaws by doing a lot of hairstyles that require big puffs and Afros. Naomi also uses hair product like mixed chics, curlfomers, and others. Naomi loves her hair and everyone loves it too, but the best part about it is the volume in her hair. We like to braid her hair a night before so that in the morning we could just take out the braids and instant curls.

By: Her Mom

Naomi's website- http://www.wix.com/osibajo/officialnaomiosibajo

Naomi's twitter- https://twitter.com/#!/NaomiOsibajo

Thank you Naomi for participating in our SpotLight! This child is BEAUTIFUL!! She has an amazing head of curls and a beautiful smile to match!! If I could keep her, I totally would try! LOL 

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