Quick Co-wash & my new (diy) Crochet Wig!

Hey peeps! So I did a quick cowash about an hour before doing this post and I must say it was well needed. I have been moisturising daily with my little spritz and sealing with Shea Butter but sometimes you need a little extra moisture.. Hence the quick cowash. Here's how my #WashDayExperience went: Conditioner:...

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Simple and effective #Wash Day

Hello all,  So I did my daily moisturising routine while I had my crochet braids in (at least if not every day, every other day) and I got some great results. My hair has grown back to the length it was before the "hair hacking of July" and my spirits are back to normal - lifted even.  I...

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Protective Style Challenge? Yes Please!

Since I really suck at styling/taking care of my hair while it's at this length like I had anything longer than shoulder length hair and, every time I look at my hair nowadays it highlights my failure at protecting my hair from breakage etc., I'm sooo up for a protective style challenge. ..Which is why I signed up for Relaxed Thairapy's 30 Days of Protective Styling Challenge (see details Here)....

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What's Gibbie Been Up to? Part Deux

So.. what do you say to the person that last had a blog post titled "What's Gibbie Been Up To" months later doing another "What's Gibbie Been Up To"? Don't say much about that. I beg of you. I'm super sorry that I haven't been around in a bit. I thought about doing a post last month ..but after a trim...

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What's Gibbie been up to?!

Lol. Hey guys! How ya been?! Geez I've been super out of it! Sheesh! My deepest apologies for the drop off on posts but I've been super busy. For one, I got a job promotion (yay :)) which entailed a not so quick transition from my previous position; I've also started my Masters (one module at a time however), and I recently accepted an offer for a directorship in my Rotaract Club! Turn up! Turn...

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Wash Day Prep: Crochet Havana Twists

Hi guys! I took down my last protective style - which felt very moisturized on the take-down by the way - the crochet braids with afro kinky hair.. Only to install another one! Lol. This time, I installed a crochet braids "Havana Twists" version! All these exclamation marks are because the install...

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Wash Day: Crochet Cowash Quickie

Hi there, So I've been wearing my crochet braids with afro kinky hair for about 2 weeks now and, because I've been experimenting with styles and such, I've actually changed the curl pattern & texture of the hair. I've manipulated it soo much that it's become super dry. Nonetheless, I've been...

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Kinky Hair Frustrations (and what I'm doing about it)

In a bid to keep my hair moisturized (and not having to re-moisturize every day) I have been.. deep conditioning overnight (light protein), prepoo-ing overnight, rinsing with warm water, doing final rinses with cold water .. And nothing has worked. And of late my ends have been feeling fried, crispy even. And I'm not sure exactly which stage caused it.  Those are my kinky hair frustrations. So...

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Wash Day: Twist-Out Game on Point!

Hey Peeps! Happy Holidays! I took my marley twists out and figured my hair needed a good ol' deep conditioning after. So that's what I did (on Friday morning). So here goes my #WashDayExperience: [1] Deep Conditioned with a warm mixture of Creme of Nature Argan Oil Intensive Conditioning Treatment,...

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Quickies: Marley Twists - Redux

Hi there. Remember this post about how my Marley Twists were a Protective Style fail? My natural hair was stickng out all over the place and it was just not neat enough to keep in. I was seriously thinking of taking them out when I did a "last look" on YouTube to see if there was anything I could do...

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