June 2012 ~ The Afro Chronicles

Sisters.....Yaadies....... Natural Hair Addicts

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Plaithawk Colorblocked

Y'all go check out Jungle Barbie and check the style & swag that this chick got!

WHEW!

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Friday, June 22, 2012

We recently stumbled upon this awesomespice blog called Around The Way Curls run by besties Antoinette and Shanti. These girls are funny, creative and their posts just keep us scrolling through the pages.

Please go check them out!

My Routine (Present)

OK, so I've been meaning to do this post for a long time so here it is!

My routine has been constantly changing ever since I became natural. I used to use several products and many styles until I finally settled on one steady routine I've been using for about a year now.

The Twist Out.

I am completely handicap when it comes to styling, but the twist out is the only style I can get right. Ive tried many products (gel,conditioner etc..) to get the perfect, shiny ,frizz-free twist. For a while I used the Eco-Styler gel, it was great but it made my hair stiff, the olive oil gel made it softer but I was never really happy with using gel all the time so I went product searching. Right now I'm using Kera Care Twist and Define Cream which is really good. Here's what I do:

I start with an old twist-out

I then section my hair into four parts

Then I take down one section and detangle with a mix of different conditioners

This time I used Tresemme Thermal Recovery, Organix Nourishing Coconut Milk conditioners and mix them, but they vary each time.

After I detangle I braid my hair into small twists and leave the conditioner in for a while.

I wash out the conditioner, shampoo, condition putting my hair back into the small twists then lightly rinse. I shake out the excess water and put on my hair towel( amazing! no more frizzy hair after towel drying!!!!)

As you can see I am very happy about my purchase!

Then I apply my leave-in condish ( I recently got this Tresemme Detanglier and it is the bomb dot com! leaves my hair soft, very soft. I also use it to freshen up my twists.)

I use Kera Care Twist and Define Cream for my twists. I start by taking down the small twists and sectioning my hair into four parts again and start twisting. I usually start from the back.

I realized that I hadn't done a length check in foreva so here it is.

WOOOT! before it stopped JUST below my lips

This is the end result

One side dried faster than the other that's why one side looks shorter.

I usually wear my hair in the twist for a week then pull them out and wear the twist out for like 4-6 days, then I start the process all over again. Unfortunately I don't have a pic of my twist out but next time!

So that's my present hair routine guys!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Shea Butter Sealant and Styler- A Recipe!

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Shea Butter Sealant and Styler- A Recipe!: updated and reposted from 4/11/11 by Precious of Precious Curls Here is a mix I did just a while back. It acts as both a sealant a...

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Shanti's Twist-Out Technique

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Shanti's Twist-Out Technique: Shanti of AroundTheWayCurls I began with freshly washed hair. I then deep conditioned with Mix Chicks deep conditioner which I al...

You KNOW I'm gonna try this!

Friday, June 1, 2012

Curly Centric Hair Meet-up

Ok these pics are long overdue!

My sister and I went to the Curly-Centric Hair Meet-up in May and it was great! We had a good time learning about make-up, hair tips and met some great ladies!