Friday 29 July 2016

Hair, There, Everywhere!

Have you guys seen the movie, War Room? Well, I've seen it and it's an amazing movie. In case y'all don't know, it's a faith-based movie, produced by Kendrick Brothers of the Fireproof fame. I totally recommend it to every Christian.


However, today I'm not talking about the movie. Well, except to say ; can people stop recommending the movie to everyone who complains about a cheating husband? They are totally missing the point of the movie. That movie is about the power of prayer. Think James 5:16b - ".....the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much". So, it irks me when I read about someone complaining that her lover is cheating and another person says "go and watch war room". Seriously? I am really happy about the publicity this movie is getting but I don't know how someone can watch that movie and only thing they'd get from it is that if your significant other is cheating,, prayer will put them in check. I'm not saying prayer won't or can't do that. I'm saying, how about all the other important issues addressed in the movie? Why narrow the movie down to "cheating husband or boyfriend"? Boyfriend! If your boyfriend is cheating, you better take a walk. Yeah, I said it. Instead of watching War room over him, girl you better walk. If you stay you'd just be setting yourself up for heartaches. Plus, how do even have sex with a guy you are not married to and then pray to GOD to stop him from cheating? Really hilarious something. Girl, don't kid yaself.



See how all those people made me derail this post now :-). Anyway, now that I got that outta the way, let me go where I was going. For those whose have seen the movie, did you see Elizabeth's( Priscilla Shirer's character) hair?! Okay, so after seeing the movie(which I need to do again), I could not stop wondering what she had done to get the hair like that. I thought that can't be her hair. How can one person's hair be so full.  It had to be crochet twist outs. Mind you, whatever it was, I loved it already. So, off to google I went searching for any possible way to achieve Priscilla Shirer's hair in War room. Guys, imagine my shock when I find out it not crochet anything but all her hair in twist outs! She is officially my very first hair crush!



Twist outs are her go-to style. She twists her hair with leave-in conditioner and gel to achieve the hairstyle she had in War room. So, in addition to spiritual inspiration, I got some beauty/hair inspiration. Judge me if you want guys, I just love hair laidat! 😛


Source All that hair! 
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Until next time, enjoy some pictures of Priscilla Shirer. And check her out on her website- goingbeyond.com and YouTube. She awesome and her messages will change your life.
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Thursday 14 July 2016

Hair files - I'm hair again

I'm back again.  Today I'll  be talking hair. Again. I know I've been talking a lot about hair lately.  Make una no vex. Better hair than nothing,  abi? Plus,  I really love hair, and talking about hair.
So I want to confess. A few months ago I grew really tired of my hair. It has not been easy. From suffering setbacks to postpartum shedding to a lack of good stylists and hair products, to not having enough time.... I almost threw my hands up.
I even considered relaxing. Then I remembered the reason i went natural. Straight hair no longer appealed to me. I considered texlaxing. At least I'd have some texture. Then i saw what freshly washed texlaxed hair looked like. Nah ah. Plus,  I'd still do almost everything I do as a Natural? Finger-detangling too? Just add a texlax that I'd have to do myself(cos i can't trust anyone here to do it), every few months. Mbanu.
I contemplated getting a hair cut. I went to google and really liked what saw. Then I visited Ifycynthetic and saw that she just got a haircut. I was so sure it was a sign. Went to Hubby for encouragement and moral support and got the opposite. Showed him pictures of really cool shaved sides cut on natural hair but dude was not having it. He called it "Onome Aganga hairstyle". I wonder who Onome Aganga is. By the way, fast-forward a few weeks, my sister-in-law was rocking Onome Aganga as I  saw from her facebook profile pic. I laughed so hard at Hubby. I love my SIL, she's  so cool.
Anyways,  I've  put any permanent or semi-permanent alterations to my hair on the shelf. I've  decided to go with little or no manipulation. Found me a go to style.
Jumbo twists.  Why isn't there a enough rave about those things? They're a life saver. So picture this,  I put my hair in jumbo twists,  rock them for a few days. Unravel to reveal bomb twist outs. Rock for a few days. Throw 'em in a bun or two for as long as I want. Guys, I think I found me a keeper.
No more worrying my head over long-term protective styles. They've been doing more harm than good,  anyway.
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My twist outs,  before and after humidity



Till I  come again, stay safe. Loads of 

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Hair Files - How to Make Your Own Length-check T-shirt

For the longest time i wanted to have a length-check t-shirt. I hadn't gotten round to getting one when Dabs of Naija Hair Can Grow started taking entries for her 'six inches in one year challenge', which I wanted to be a part of. One of her criteria was that you had to send a 'before' picture with a length-check T-shirt. Deadline for submission was close, did not know how I was going to get one where I live. So I decided to improvise. You know how they say necessity is the mother of invention....

I dug out one white T-shirt I had used during NYSC. I know, I really need to dispose of some cluster, sigh. Anyways, I got a marker, ruler and a measuring tape and got to work. I first marked the inches as dots at the back of the T-shirt. One dot on the left, another on the right, then I joined them using a ruler(makeshift). Then I numbered it. I continued till I got to the hem of the T-shirt.

I wish I had pictures to show every step but lost the ones I took. Below are pictures of me using the T-shirt in my last length-check.



This is actually the second length check T-shirt I made. First one didn't quite work out. It hugged my body, so I couldn't see the numbers at my lower back. I had to use a bigger one. After all the trouble sef I couldn't gather liver to send my entry :-). At least, I have a length-check T-shirt.

Alright guys, that's it. See you soon.



Monday 4 July 2016

Hair Files- Flat Twist Outs

Heys guys, how you been? So a few weeks ago, I decided to try out a flat twist out. I'd washed my hair and put it in flexi-rods and a few plastic rollers, which I let stay on overnight.

By the time I took out the rods and rollers the next afternoon, the parts of my hair where I used flexi-rods were still not dry and had no curls :(. I got opposite results where I used rollers though.

Anyways, after plenty brainstorming, I decided to do a flat twists in front and jumbo normal twists behind. I wore my hair like this for a few days before unraveling to give me a half twist-outs/flat twist-out style.




What do ya think? Was it a hit or a miss?
Please let me know in the comment box :-).

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