Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Instant Funk Part Deux

 Here's another installment of Instant Funk; because a girl can never have too much inspiration. 


Braids are a wonderful option for hassle-free protective styling. When getting your hair braided, keep the following in mind:

- Use Human Hair if possible, as synthetic hair tends to cause splits & breakage [because of the texture]

- Exercise caution when pulling your hair up in high-pony's, up-do's or braids; as the excess tension can cause hair loss in weaker areas such as the nape, and hairline. 

- Moisturize your hair even when it's braided, I like to use a mix of water + glycerin [4 parts water + 1 part glycerin]. Oyin's Juices & Berrie's is a wonderful ready-made option.  

- After taking down your braids, opt for a protein + deep conditioning treatment to add strength and moisture back into your tresses. I recommend Sebastian 2+1, or even Dudley's Hair Rebuilder.
If you've newly BC'd [congrats]; You still need to keep your hair hydrated, and soft. Oyin's Burnt Sugar Pomade is a wonderful styler that can be used to smooth down hair, and seal in moisture.

As your hair starts to grow, you may need to reach for richer moisturizers, I recommend Qhemet Amla & Olive Heavy Cream for highly textured curlies, and Qhemet Burdock Root Cream for fine-haired curlies.

  Making a mix of 1 part water to 1 part S-curl activator [yup that stuff] can keep your curly fro super curly, and extra moisturized!

 I'll always love a funky frohawk!

Large accessories makes a wonderful accompaniment to a TWA

 I just love her blow-out

Kinky Curly Curling Custard is the go-to product for new naturals rocking their TWA, it defines the curls with natural hair loving ingredients.




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14 comments:

  1. Those blue pants are *heavenly*. The seam, the length, the fit! Perfect.

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  2. thanks for all these fierce pics.....much, much, much inspiration!

    ~L~
    www.AvidAccents.blogspot.com

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  3. Great inspiration photos, these ladies rock!

    http://singaturestyle.blogspot.com/

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  4. Natural hair is so beautiful and stylish.

    It just complements an already hot outfit.

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  5. love it love it love it
    seems that i have to do another link to your blog on my own blog. I just love the quality of your posts ;)

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  6. Great tips! As a relatively new natural I'll be taking note.

    Fab post.

    http://theaudacityofcolor.com/

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  7. I love the large accessories... Great tips and inspiration photos.

    -xo

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  8. thank you thank you thank you for this post!!! I was considering micros fro my 2 year natural hair and I just so happen to be on contract in washington dc about 30 to 40 minutes from the only store in baltimore where they sell oyin's hand made products. I SO luv this blog man!! its the absolute best!! also got the carols daughter hair milk line and can visibly see more moisture in my hair!! thanks MTM

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  9. The gorgeous lady in the 4th or 5th pic in with the cobalt blue pants is my homey Marian Kihogo! She's a fab British stylist. Between her and you I have some secret(ok--not so secret) loves...lol

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  10. I love all the looks and those blue pants are adorable and calling my name! GREAT BLOG!!

    http://linkalinks.blogspot.com/

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  11. I adore these photos and I swear by the Amla & Olive Heavy Cream! A definite keeper!

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  12. omg!! the girl in the first picture looks absolutely stunning....
    http://coilymystic.blogspot.com/

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  13. @geekychichi; I love them as well!

    @L ~DIY Diva~; You are welcome!

    @Sing; Thank you! And they definitely rock!

    @Natural Hair T Shirts; I definitely agree, I feel like my hair is my best accessory!

    @Angielopes\'s weblog; Thank you very much for the compliment and the support!!

    @The Audacity of Color; Thank you very much! I hope they work well for you!

    @Morgan-Ashley; Thanks! I'm a sucker for BIG accessories!

    @bee; Thank you so much for the kind words!! You are SOOOO lucky you can swing by to get some Oyin's products! I love their stuff man!

    @The Style and Beauty Doctor; You know that FAB lady??!! She's amazing! I absolutely love her style!

    @Linka; Thank you so much!

    @Juanette; Thank you, QAOHC is a keeper for me as well!

    @Coily Mystic; Isn't she! Her hair is amazing as well!

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  14. @MopTop I "twitter know" her...lol. Check out her site mariankihogo.com. It's AMAZEBALLS! She's @mariankihogo on twitter.

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