Protective styling

After my set back I needed a way to protect my hair with as little manipulation as possible. I opt'd for a curly half wig that way I could easily blend my transitioning hair with my wig. Let me tell yall. I am IN LOVE. I love this wig.

Name: La Lesly
Company: Vannessa
Color: 1B

Ive been wearing this wig for about 3 weeks now. It's finally starting to get a little matted but its still holding up well. Out of the box you're given an extremely perfect curly sue looking wig and its not cute and very wiggy. But after some serious finger combing and letting the wig hang it started to look very cute.

This wig blends easily with my hair and it holds up to everyday wear granted I take it off at night.

Heres a few pics of me wearing this wig as of two days ago.

Verdict: I love la lesly and I would buy it again!

Extremely Matted Hair After a Sew-in

So as you all know, I had my sew-in reinstalled. But After a short month I was so ready to take it down and I detangled my hair and proceeded to wash. To my dismay my hair tangled horribly! This is my story. Sorry if it's a little long I was very distraught.

I LOVE to experiment and try new things with my nails. Although this isn't my first time trying the water marbling nail technique this is the first time that I can say I absolutely loveeeeeeeeeeeee the results! I used four colors to make this design. Bright pink, pale shimmer pink, orange and blue!  However, they are not perfect up close but from a far they are sooo cute and summer-y and gorgeous! I will definitely do this again!

Tips for Washing Your Hair While In a Sew In

Sunday is my wash day and as you know I currently have a sew in installed. Since I moisturize throughout the week I like to wash my scalp and make sure its clean.  Hair can't grow when you're scalp is dirty and dirt/oil and product buildup is clogging the hair follicle.

• I dilute my shampoo with water that way it can easily get access to my scalp.
• I dilute my conditioner with water that way it too can easily gain access to my scalp and rinse out with ease. (I only dilute my conditioner on wash days; on co-wash days I only let water touch my scalp and i only condition the length of my weave)
• Separate my tracks so I can have better access to my braids & scalp
• Scrub and massage my scalp to clean and provide stimulation (blood flow to hair follicle) 
• Don't apply shampoo to length of wave (UNLESS, there is a lot of product buildup)
• Treat the weave like it's your own natural hair. ( The weave is human hair and human hair is prone to breakage, split ends, dryness, heat damage. So if I have used a lot of heat ill add a little protein and moisturize my weave that way it will last longer.)
• Co-wash the length of my weave to keep it soft & lustrous.

FOTD: Everyday Neutral with a hint of emerald

Today I wanted to spruce up my usual everyday look. I decided to add a hint of emerald green to my waterline. Nothing drastic. Just enough for a subtle change. I really L-O-V-E-D the result. Here are some photo's in natural light of my look :)

 

FOTD: Pink & Purple Summer Look!

Summer is here and it's time to break out the bright colors! Here is a look I did using pink and purple eye shadow. It's super girly, super cute and perfect for spring/summer time.

How to moisturize your hair while in a sew in

Sew-in's are great protective styles. They are low manipulation and they hide your hair. Sew in's are great for length and thickness retention. Although sew-in's have a lot of benefits have you ever noticed how dry your hair seem's to be once you take it out? My hair used to always look and feel like a tumble weed until I began to moisturize my hair while in a sew-in. Almost instantly I began to notice a difference. I simply spray some braid moisturizer on my braids and scalp.  Check out the video to see how I do this!