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Achieving the Perfect Twist Out

Would you just look at that twist out! Like most of you, my curls don’t define themselves or match each
other perfectly, but that’s okay! Here you’ll learn to you do the most beautiful twist out that you have ever seen!

Step One – Begin by thoroughly rinsing and shampooing your hair. Try to use a sulfate-free shampoo to gently cleanse your curls without stripping them of their natural oils. After that, add a generous amount of  conditioner and begin finger detangling.

Step Two – After you've detangled, let the conditioner condition the hair for as long as needed, then rinse and begin the actual style.

Step Three – Section the hair into manageable sections (four to eight different sections, depending on the thickness and length of the hair) and clip all but one section of hair out of the way. Use a leave in conditioner of your choice, distribute it evenly throughout your hair. And lastly and an oil based product on top of that for “hold”.

Step Four – Start twisting that hair! You can use a wide tooth comb to part off neat sections or you can just grab at random and twist. I find that parting with a comb is better when you plan on wearing the twists as a style while pitch-parting (no parts) makes for a better looking twist out.

Step Five – Continue two strand twisting all of the hair. Make sure that you twist the hair in direction that you want it to fall. Decide where you want your part to be and twist accordingly!

Step Six – Let your twists dry completely before you remove them! You have two options here, you can remove them once they've dried (which should take less than twenty-four hours) for a crisp, more elongated twist out or you can wait several days (like I typically do) for a twist out with a deeper, more defined curl.

TIP! Once you've removed the twists, you have the choice of separating the curls for big hair or just wearing it more defined as pictured above. The choice is yours! Now get out there and enjoy your beautiful hair! I hope you found this helpful!

The Author:  Dominique-Alexis (from Natural-hair-care-info.comis an eighteen-year-old blogger, aspiring hair stylist, and Paul Mitchell student. She has been blogging about the care and keeping of natural hair with her little sister for three years and plans on becoming a famous hair dresser for celebrities, teaching at hair shows, and educating African-American women to love themselves and love the beautiful curls that God blessed them with!
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London Born Singer Lianne La Havas

"Lianne La Havas no longer needs any introduction; her trajectory has been well documented. Her name has become synonymous with beautiful, soulful, emotive songs about heartbreak. Aged 22, her debut album reached number 4 in the UK album charts, was nominated for this years Mercury Music Prize and she can now count Stevie Wonder, Prince, Erykah Badu, Bon Iver and Jill Scott as fans.

 Lianne announces the release of a two-part video with Noisey.com and Essence.com for singles "Elusive" and "Gone". Director Colin Solal Cardo (La Blogotheque) said of their partnership: "I've been collaborating with Lianne for more than a year now, but working on this project felt like something completely new. Lianne's a brilliant storyteller, there's a true cinematic quality to her songs. When you listen to them, you go through all these emotions and narratives, like a collection of short movies. We felt like it was finally time to build a world around these songs, give life to these love stories and let Lianne actually become these characters. Be it a candid young girl falling in love, or a heartbroken femme fatale in the middle of the woods. I feel fortunate for the trust relationship I have with Lianne, it's something any music video director has to cherish because it's rare and precious. Ultimately, that's what allows an ambitious project like this one to exist."" - by Noisey




 


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Harvey Specter Impeccable Dressing | Fashion Inspiration of Harvey Specter

Whether you watch the it TV show"suits" or not, you must have heard about Harvey specter, The hot shot lawyer with the sharp wit and sharper sense of style. known for his pinstripe suits, power accessories and sleek hairs, we can all learn something from his impeccable dressing.

The Harvey specter syndrome.

The maxiam 'dress for the job you want, not the job you have' could not be more relevant for the hit show suits. The lead character is a successful lawyer Harvey specter ( played by Gabriel macht) who dominates in and out of he boardroom due to his attention grabbing suits and powerful accessories. Due to the characteristic three piece suits and  charismatic styling, He has been hailed as a contemporary style icon who revives the Gordon Gecko look from the wall street days. The same fashion inspiration can be seen as being referenced over and over in various fashion shows, from Armani to Tom Ford, providing that this is one look which exudes class and timelessness.
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Mimi G Style Blog



Just spotted a cute blog called Mimi G Style. It is a fashion and sewing tutorial blog.  Check it out, follow and start sewing!


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Victoria’s Secret Angel Street Style by Taylor Swift

The performer of the night’s Taylor Swift’s has presented the Victoria’s Secret angels street looks. Angel Street Style is winter blended collection. Perfectly twisted polyester and viscose fibers blend together to form a versatile textured and wrinkle-free fabrics, Taylor Swift is pleased to call the Blended Victoria’s Secret  Collection. The crispness of the cloth is complimented by the fact that it neither shrinks nor stretches – guaranteeing the smoothness of your apparel for all times to come. Resilient and easily washable, Angel Street Style resists everyday wear and tear and requires minimum care. In the quest for greater value, Taylor Swift has indeed struck gold with this collection.
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Best Street Style 2014 by Tommy Hilfiger for Men / Women

Tommy Hilfiger street looks represent the fall winter trends for men and women. The various colors, styles and famous brands dressing sense has been gathered in this collection. Multi style jeans, regular shirts, comfortable tops, raincoats,  and trendy accessories like shoes belt are also added in this Tommy Hilfiger Best Street Style 2014. Woven and warm dresses are also the part of Tommy Hilfiger men / women's winter selection. Hilfiger presented these street looks to celebrate the joys of winter / fall, so be ready to get control on your fashion sense with the street  journey of Tommy Hilfiger in different countries. If you want a diverse range of streets, then these street styles 2014 has been picked from borders of china to valley of Germany, perfectly captured by the lens of Tommy. Get the right fashion sense of casual, formal, office wear and don't forget to vote for your trendsetter personality. Here you ca see many customized range of fall winter season with the immense pride of freedom and success of American, Asian, European crowd. Let's have a look on Best Street Style 2014 by Tommy Hilfiger for Men / Women.
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Ralph Lauren Girl Holiday Dressing for Christmas 2014

Find the best designer styles for babies girls for this Christmas. This Newest style clothes has been presented by famous fashion designer Ralph Lauren especially for winter / fall weather. Christmas is the holy festival of christian community and mostly parents find best designer clothes for their kids, so This year Ralph Lauren has launched best winter girl holiday dressing trends for Christmas 2014. Stylish Tops / jeans, skirt and blouse, Frocks, sweater, upper hoodies, tights and lots of wove warm clothes. So enjoy this winter festival and holiday season with Ralph Lauren Girl Dressing Trend for Christmas. This holiday clothing will be perfect style for your girls.
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Model Ebony Lunsford's new hair do


Model Ebony Lunsford, who use to have locs, shows us that being natural at any hair length can be gorgeous. 
Photographer: @hidefpixel 
Make up: Jaundalyn Haywood
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Gorgeous Natural hair updos




Gorgeous natural hair updo ideas just in time for the holidays.  All photos see on Pinterest
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T-Shirt Giveaway!! Three Winners


NZinga of Infinite Art Tees is hosting a giveaway for 3 T-shirts for three lucky winners!  She is giving away the Divine Spirals, Big Curly Fro & Blonde Bombshell T-Shirt.  To win this contest, follow these two easy steps:

  • Subscribe to the Infinite Art Tees email list
  • Be a follower of the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog

There is a survey listed on the Infinite Art Tees website, but it is not required for you to fill it out, in order to enter the contest.  To read more about NZinga, please go to her about the artist page.  She will be picking the winner. For any questions about the contest, please send emails to infiniteeart@yahoo.com. This contest ends on December 13, 2013. Best of luck!
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** Update! The 3 winners of the T-shirt giveaway are Desiree F., Kandace D.  and Tina R! 
Thank you everyone that entered the contest. Please stay tuned for more giveaways, on the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog in 2014. 
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Chef Ahki

I am excited to write about Chef Ahki. Not only is she beautiful, but she is a celebrity Chef, natural food activist and blogger. It's my birthday today, and it is a day of reflection.  I am realizing that my health is the worst that it has ever been, and I am at my heaviest weight ever in life.  Part of this is due to be having a new business that is very demanding and being a full time mom to teens and a baby. I am busier than I have ever been and my health is paying the price. I have have not slept well for two years and my diet is horrible.  You hear all the time that good sleep is a great way to keep your weight down, well it is true. One is because your body needs that time to recover from your day and replenish itself.  So that when you do wake up, your not overeating to try and make up for feeling tired. Also when you stay up for longer hours, you end up eating more than you would if you went to bed at a regular time. So besides my never getting enough sleep, and always eating more meals in the day that I should - my food choices have been pretty bad.   So with today being my birthday, and me health being at its worst - I think I want to make a promise to myself to try and make better choices when it comes to eating better, getting more rest and working out more.  

That is why I am excited to have found Chef Ahki's facebook page.  I knew about her before this time,
because she was well known beauty in the natural hair community. But today, my appreciation for what she is doing is because she centers her craft of being a Chef around healthy eating.  "Different from other "veggie heads" " green- smoothie fads" and the likes, AHKI's content is laced with amazing personal style, intelligence, real -time relevent science, and surpisingly Hip-Hop. She is known to express her fury about our current food state with phrases like Your Tastebuds have been Hijacked" "Illness is Unnecesary" Diabetes is Reversible" "Because we ain't Supposed to be Sick" "You Ain't depressed, you just malnutrtioned". "Friends Don't let friends Eat at Waffle House" etc. She has used controversial figures like Che Guevara and Malcom X to "artistically express" her ideas and considers herself a though leader. In short, she cares not if she ruffles your feathers, as long as you walk away empowered and inspired to Get Healthy..By Any Greens Neccasary.

She transitioned to a plant-based diet at just 18, and became a colon-therapist. She decided to study under Dr. Mark Armstrong and recieved a bachelors in naturopathic science and holistic theology and was intrigued by the healing power of herbs, and eastern healing modalities.

Raised by four generations of medicine women in her native Oklahoma, Ahki was introduced to indigenous foods and alternative modalities early on. Growing up working in her grandparents garden, she knows what real food is supposed to taste like, she believes that humans are electrical, and that we need electrical foods for optimum health. She uses seasonal, organic, fresh non-hybrid fruits and vegetables to create living food recipes designed to heal bodies and enhance lives." - about Ahki

READ THOSE LABELS...
"Theres' nothing worse than going to a health foods store and rollin' up on some delicious "sounding" health item only to be shocked at the overwhelming amount of CRAP that's hidden inside. Let's face it. The Health food game is sewed up too. The aisles are filled with just as much crap as you'd find at Kroger. The Good thing is...with a little research, (and some discipline) you can avoid alot of these Fraud Foods disguised as health food items. Look for MSG. Sugar. Monondiglycerides.FructoseCorn Syrup.Whey. Rice or Potato Starch. Aspartame. Casein. Corn and Canola Oil. These are just a few to begin. More on these later." -Chef Ahki
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It's not a fad... My hair is beautiful!


As the hair care and beauty industry grows, so does the controversy surrounding black/ethnic and non-white hair. It has always been a global topic of discussion and subject of curiosity. However, at the start of this school year, it made headlining news and affected one of the world's most precious beings - children. In several states, and on one too many occasions, little girls have been either verbally reprimanded or told to leave school because of their "unacceptable" and "inappropriate" natural hair styles. In response to this controversy, TWELVE18 Media releases a very empowering Public Service Announcement sponsored by Aunt Jackie's Curls and Coils, encouraging young girls to love who they are AND the hair they are naturally born with. The PSA entitled "My Natural Hair Is Beautiful" addresses the messages that society and the media send to little girls about natural hair, presents the questions and insecurities they will inevitably be faced with, and offers a simple yet powerful and universal solution of non-judgmental acceptance.

 
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The Guardian Princesses

The Guardian Princesses is a new book series of racially and culturally diverse princesses who protect the people and the planet.

The African Princess is named Vinnea. She is one of the new princesses of color from the Guardian Princesses. She is intelligent, compassionate and brave. This story aims to teach children about the importance of eating natural and healthy foods. Her story is part of the trilogy that will debut through our Indiegogo campaign. Here is a three minute video which summarizes our project. To learn more about this book, see their page on Indiegogo.


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Curls Cascading

This is a beautiful style that can be created with relaxed or natural hair. The end result is an elegant cascade of curls that would work for a bride-to-be, bridesmaid, or for a young lady attending prom.



Photographer: India Jackson
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Princess Tiana Fan Art



 


Here is some great artwork from various artist, showing off Princess Tiana's beauty in a new light. 
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Nerissa's Hair


“By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.”  - Nerissa
Photo of model Nerissa Irving.
~  Photo by Will Sterling
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My Hair Doesn’t Look Right... by Zaneta

Confessions of a Naturalista: My Hair Doesn’t Look Right
By Zaneta Mungai

It’s no secret that I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. Sometimes I think I have the perfect hairstyle and then there are other times when I just don’t like the way that my hair looks. I’m pretty sure that this happens to everyone, but for some reason I think naturals tend to take it to heart more when they don’t achieve a certain look that they are going for. Out of this frustration some people even want to go back to relaxing their hair. But we have to remember that everyone has bad hair days. And if you seem to be having more than usual, perhaps something in your hair care routine needs to be adjusted. Sometimes deep conditioning and trimming your hair can make a world of difference in how your hair looks. Another important thing to remember is that the beauty of our hair is intertwined with its ability to look unique and “wild.” Big messy hair can be your greatest asset. It sets you apart from the crowd and puts your natural beauty on display. So, don’t get too caught up in achieving the perfect look. Perfection is found in loving your hair and giving it the best possible care. Remember to treat your hair well and good hair days will follow.

Author Info:
Zaneta Mungai
Eat. Work. Thrive.
www.eatworkthrive.com
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Meet Wolfgang Lisborg

"Hello, good afternoon everyone my name is Wolfgang Lisborg. From Denmark, Europe and I love natural hair. How my hair has come to play is actually pretty funny. When I came to America as a preteen people would always say you have good hair. Now, my aunt is hairstylist and she would always have the barber of the shop cut my hair whenever I got a somewhat fro. Time passed towards high school and now I'm living with my uncle now he said he didnt mind me having hair just as long as I take care of it. Now, this is when I had to figure how to nourish my hair. I tried multiple products in high school from gel to over exaggerated gels. After, 3 big chops in the past 6 years. I've finally found out what keep my hair intact. Eating good, being active, and drinking lots of water. Now, I'm just trying to share my hair experience with everyone and become a natural hair model in the States. Oh yeah, natural or close to natural products are the best for your hair." - Wolfgang

Contacts: Email: wlisborg@live.ca, Instagram: WESTILLLIVE, Facebook: Wolfgang Lisborg
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Marianne's Hair Story


Q: What is your hair story?  What kind of hair styles have you rocked, before embracing your natural hair?
A: I use to relax and dye my hair and transitioned from relaxed hair around mid-2009 to about the end of 2010 and stopped using hair dyes in 2011. I did not big chop as I was not brave enough to cut all my hair off. So I would just trim my ends as my hair grew and by the end of 2010, I had my natural curls back. I did not know about protective styles at the time so I did not know I could use twist-outs/braid-outs etc to blend the different textures. So I would either wear my hair out and scrunch products in my hair to try and get an over all “curl” look or tie it back in a bun.

Q: When and why did you decide to start wearing your hair naturally?
A: I stopped relaxing my hair by mid-2009.
I just got sick of the relaxing process, the breakage, and the fact that my hair was thin and brittle. I would end up with strange colored hair due to using two chemicals within one or two months of each other. I was not taking care of my hair while it was relaxed so I am sure the lack of care along with the chemicals was not helping the situation.

Q: Did you have any big fears about going back to your natural texture?
A: I would not say I had fears but I was not sure how to take care of my hair. I had my hair relaxed for so many years that I actually was not sure how/what my hair would be like in its natural state. I did not know how it would look, the type of curls I would have, what I would need to do to get healthy hair that would grow. I was unsure, but also excited.  

Q: What are three products you can't live without for nurturing/styling your hair?
A: Detangling/Co-wash Conditioner, Leave-In Conditioner & Water.

Q: What would you say to someone who's thinking about embracing their natural hair, but scared about being rejected in various parts of their lives?
A: In all honesty… I say live your life and do not give others a second thought. There will always be people who will be negative regardless of if you have natural hair, relaxed hair, dyed hair, flat ironed hair etc. You cannot please everyone and should not please everyone. The only person who has to be happy is YOU. It can be a difficult transition but if that is what you want to do then do it! I also think you need to do research, ask questions, get onto forms, watch YouTube videos etc… just do loads of research. Keep in mind the research is for you to have a general understanding, but what you really need to know is YOUR hair. So after you have done your research you need to then find out what works for you. Apart from knowing your hair I patience is another important point. It will take time till you know what your hair needs, likes and wants but it is not mission impossible just mission patience.

Q: How can we keep up with you?

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