Curls, Curls and more Curls!

I swear that i'm gonna get this making videos for youtube thing right, darnit! What i tried to do was record a demo of how make big spiral curls. Well...i made the vid. only problem is that the vid is too long! whereas, my usual problem is that the vid stops recording due to lack of memory. adios mio! in any event, the curl tutorial had to be scrapped. maybe i'll figure out how to edit it.

This past sunday i washed and flat ironed my Bobbi Boss IndiRemi French Wave. The following clip is very short...so watch!

After thoroughly drying, i flat ironed the hair. the hair was relatively easy to straighten and took me about 35 minutes. Then i went on to curl the hair...



The end result:

Pixie Cut - Full Head Weave

Weaves are my specialty.

Having said that, the following montage is of my latest work, with one of my favorite people ♥. As you will see, L has a full head of dense, super strong hair. She had been wearing a relaxer since the 90's and in October of 2010 she decided to break her chemical chains and go natural. But L, like so many (myself included), was and is unwilling to commit to the big chop. With all of that hair, i don't blame her...

So, for the past few months L and i have been weaving her hair up...and with great results. With every take down she gets some kind of intense conditioner (alternating between protein and moisture treatments) and a sweet scalp massage. She is steady growing her hair and most importantly, with this protective style, she's not manipulating her own hair on a daily basis. yay to that!!!

The hair used can be purchased at any beauty supply store and i highly recommend it! Outre Velvet Remi (27 piece, w/2, 4 and 6") comes in a nicely decorated, square, purple and silver box, and costs only $22. Trust and believe that L and i are hair snobs. But this BSS hair right here? wears for 6 weeks with no problem. I'm talking, our last install, L worked out religiously but the hair did not bunch, get clumpy/sticky, or show any adverse affects. As soon we washed it, it looked brand new again.

Anywho...she loves it!

Mascara Tutorial + Hair Review

Hey there! Pardon the delay in posts as the last week got absolutely crazy for me. i managed to make vids...just not post. and even now, i'm posting from my phone :)

so...watch below for a quick mascara tutorial. and learn why i'm not digging my hair so much anymore.

Must Watch: ELECTRIC BARBARELLAS

My people know that i'm a hardcore reality tv junkie. We can go as far back to the first season of The Real World or talk about how Flavor of Love has yet to be outdone in debaucherous bufoonery. I take that back...Jersey Shore was MTV's response to FOL. lol. anyway, i digress...

A few months ago one of my aunt's mentioned that my favorite, baby cousin was filming a reality show. i wasn't surprised because she had been modeling and singing for years but i was still excited. lil baby cousin chasing her dreams, out there really doing it? awesome. i mean, this is my fave baby cousin who had the nerve to cuss me out (at 3.5 years old) if we didn't go to dairy queen once i picked her up from pre-school. i so wanna call her by her pet name because it's a rare event that i call her what her mama named her. but this ain't about me. ladies and gents, please support my cousin Raven and her excursion with the Electric Barbarellas. The first episode airs tonight, May 4th at 11 pm...watch!!!

The Electric Barbarellas - MTV Shows

Did you see my baby? isn't she purty? i'm gushing like a proud parent over here (and i am human-childless). I can't wait...good luck, Raven! love you lots!!!

Fave Friday Find: SHATTER nail polish by O P I

Finally...

When i say that i've been wanting this nail polish since december of 2010...please believe it. Shatter by O P I is the bomb diggidy for a girl like me.



Purchased for $9 at my favorite Manhattan beauty supply. Hope you like...

My next Fave Friday Find? Feather Extensions!!! holla if you hear me ♥

French Wave - Day 3

Hola, peoples!

This is day 3 with the new BSS hair and i must say that i'm still pleased. i guess the true test will be flat ironing this sucker and THEN seeing how it behaves: will it curl back up the same way? In any event...i'll cross that bridge when i get to it. *Great thing* there's no diana ross, i'm mufasa king of the jungle wild mane popping off once this hair dries. AND i've yet to experience any bunching. yippee! Watch and enjoy♥

and this is what it looked like 4 minutes later...not bad at all. And i said tack 2 minutes on to the vid and that would be my morning prep time? i was confused...take about 4-5 minutes off of the vid and that's how long it would take. I tend to avoid the narration and finding things to talk about when i'm doing my hair alone ;)

Short, Short Hair...

Ever want to just chop it all off without actually cutting anything? Well, i did...and now regret it. But i digress. The following vid was filmed sometime in March, i think? It's of a quick weave with an invisible part that i did on myself. Let's be clear: there was nothing quick about it. It took longer than my self sew-ins normally do. And i washed it out 4 days later. Milky Way hair is pure D crap. I typed it. Although i loved the look, purchasing any kind of MW hair and repeating this particular application process are two things that i will never do, again.