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I haven't had my hair professionally straightened since I've been natural. Nicole at Kristen's Salon in Stoughton,  pampered me and has my hair, LAID!!! 

Protective styles...

Hello Friends,

To all my ladies who are ready to fall back into protective styling techniques for the fall and winter months, say yeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! YEAAAHHHH! lol.

Us curly girls have got to stay on top of protecting our fragile ends from the crisp dry air that is soon to come. Last weekend, I decided to deep condition and twist up my hair.  I intend to keep the style for about a week. While rocking protective styles, we still need to keep up with moisturizing our strands. I decided to simply mix water with a light leave in. (Kinky Curly) I lightly mist my hair morning and night to be sure my hair stays plump and full of moisture. 

I simply flat twisted the sides and left the crown and back area in 2 strand twists.

Take a peek at these super cute updo/ protective style pics I found while looking around on-line.

Tutorial for this style here!

This pic is from Thirstyroots.com

Another up-do I tried. Simply add a side part,  french braid a chunk of hair on the side and continue around 3/4 of your head, pin top into your preferred shape and step out looking super cute!!

How cute is this look? blackgirllonghair.com

It's cleary possible to protect your locks and look good while doing it.

 Have fun with your hair and remember to protect those ends!!!!

What protective styles do you like to rock? Feel free to share below.

That's my 2 cents!

-Kimba

Soft, shiny, springy twists!

Hello friends,

I hope your weekend is off to a great start.

It will be raining in Boston for the next few days.  The forecast let me to decide: I may as well twist my hair up for a while, rather than attempt to combat frizz. Last night, I twisted my hair using only two products. Beautiful Curls,  Curl Activating Shea Butter leave in and Profectiv Anti- breakage Growth Revitalizer Hair & Scalp Conditioner.

  I got my best twist results ever. ( By ever I mean in the last 10 months, that's how long I've been natural.)

I had not previously tried the Beautiful curls leave in.When I saw it at Whole Foods, my mom said she had some at home and I could take it to try.(That's why I love my mama.) The Profectiv, is a product I have had laying around since my relaxed hair days. I decided to use it Profectiv to seal in the moisture from the leave in  for two reasons. One, I've been on the hunt for the Jane Carter Nourish and Shine. I haven't been able to find it anywhere! The texture of the Profectiv looked comparable to the Jane Carter product. Two, the Profectiv costs 1/4 of what Jane Carter costs. I figured it couldn't hurt to try a new combination of products.

I'm so glad I tried these products. My hair is ultra moisturized, shiny, and soft! SCORE!!

Have you tried any of the Beautiful Textures or Profectiv products? If you have, please share.


That's my 2 cents!

-Kimba