HairCare Friday

Hello Family & Friends,

Natural Hair Braid Out by Mahogany Curls


Thanksgiving Makeup Tutorial by Beatfacehoney


Natural Hair Inspiration by Sasham15

With inspiration,
Oreadea

Get To The Point With True Youness

Hello Family & Friends,

Again, there was technical difficulty with my video for Thursday's youtube show.  However, I did not get discouraged, but used the experience as a title for next Thursday "Don't Get Discouraged."  However, for this week I will move HairCare Friday to Saturday and the regular schedule will resume next week.  Without further adieu, here is my video:)
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Jonny Diaz "A More Beautiful You"  Posted by Hear It First

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With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday With A Bonus

Hello Everyone,

+Ms. Vaughn is going to show you how to create a romantic natural hairstyle, apply makeup and style a summer outfit.  She collaborated on a tribute music video dedicated to naturals.  The music video is posted below the tutorial.  Check it out.


Presenting Ms. Vaughn
                                                                             


Check out +Ms.Vaughn with her sister in a video dedicated to Naturals
Video by +Brown Audio                  

With inspiration,
Oreadea      

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HairCare Friday

Hello Everyone,

Here we are again, HairCare Fridays.  Below are fun, professional and sassy natural hairstyles by +PGneiicey.

 

+PGneiicey 

 

+colouredBeautiful 

                                Natural Hair Model Hair by +Demitria O
                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

With  inspiration,
 Oreadea

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HairCare Friday

Hello Everyone,

Here we are again for Friday's post HairCare Friday.  When announcing HairCare Fridays, I briefly explained what natural hair is and now I am going to give you meanings of abbreviated terms. So as future post are made you will know what it means.  O.k. let us begin.

ACV- Apple Cider Vinegar, used to clarify and cleanse product build up out of hair and off of scalp

APL- Arm pit length hair

BC - Big Chop - cut off all chemically treated hair

BNC- Braid-n-Curl, corn rowing or plating the hair and rolling the ends with a type of roller

BSS- Beauty Supply Store

BSL- Bra strap length hair

CBL- Collar bone length hair

Cones- Ingredients in hair products that is not water soluble, for instance (silicone), build up can occur making it hard to wash out. It should be washed out thoroughly

Co-Wash- cleaning the hair with conditioner not shampoo.  Many shampoos strip hair of its natural oils

DT- Deep treatment with conditioner or oil

Dusting- Lightly trimming ends

EO- Essential oil

EVCO- Extra virgin Coconut oil

EVOO- Extra virgin olive oil

MBL- Mid back length
Transitioning- Growing out the chemicals in the hair

TWA- Teeny Weeny Afro

Twist Out- Instead of plait, two strand twist the hair with no rollers on the ends, while dry, damp or wet, once dry carefully separate and style

Wash-n-Go- co-wash hair, work a light conditioner and gel through the hair, fluff to your liking and go

TNC- Twist-n-Curl, two strand twist the hair and roll the ends with a type of roller

Note***

I will begin taking submissions for HairCare Friday's to share how to style tutorial videos and still life photos of a style that you really like to wear.  If you send in a still life photo, it must be you, give the name of the style, how you achieved it and share your natural hair journey story, tell how you feel about your decision to go natural and what advice can you share with those transitioning.

To submit please do the following: send in your how to style video or picture with hair journey story. Also, include your name, it can be your youtube name if different from your real name or your real name for posting, be sure to submit during  the week to trueyouness@gmail.com; in the subject line put either tutorial or photo with story depending on what you are sending.  Every Friday, I will post a video or photo with the story that was submitted.  I look forward to your submissions.

The video for this Friday's HairCare is by +SimplYounique

With inspiration,
Oreadea

So You Want to Style Like This........ Watch the Tutorial by MahoganyCurls

Hello Everyone,

+MahoganyCurls has a great youtube channel here is the link http://www.youtube.com/user/MahoganyCurls?feature=watch. She has great hair tutorials.  Below is a perm rod set on natural hair tutorial.  Take a look.

                                      

With inspiration,
Oreadea

How About Fridays

Hello Everyone,

As I mentioned in my very first blog, I am going natural with my hair and I am than 95% there. So, guess what? Every Friday will be "Hair Care" day.  You will see loads of natural hairstyle tutorials, stories of natural hair journeys and natural hair articles. what is good for your hair, what helps hair to grow, how does your diet affect hair health. Get ready for fun and education.

In deciding to become natural, there are so many things that change not just hair.  It is truly an overall decision to eat different, exercise and there is even an inner transformation.  There is a self assessment that takes place where you begin to really see and accept how you are made.

Just want to clear up the fact that natural hair does not just mean "kinky" hair, it simply means hair without chemicals.  It can be naturally straight, wavy, curly, without chemicals it is natural.  We will learn about all types of natural hair.

Society puts so many emphasis on how men and women should look and I understand, if you work in a white color job where a suit, or you have a job that has a uniform policy, but to change your skin tone or straighten your hair and add hair because someone somewhere said, this is normal and that is not, does not give you freedom to be you or to get to know who you really are.

In regards to adding hair, I am simply saying that adding hair for the purpose of conforming to society for acceptance is unacceptable.  Learn you, and how beauty is not someone else when you look in the mirror, it is all that you encompass, all of the genes that give you your smile, voice, laugh, walk, and yes hair, why not love it.  It is who you were meant to be, you have to begin to say, I love me.

Let society be whatever it is when it comes to commercializing what is beauty because, it is just commercial.  Real beauty is not just the physical attributes, it is also, having a beautiful spirit.  Everything you do, everyone upon which you have a positive impact helps to make you beautiful.

Let's take a peek at some of what is to come on Fridays.......  

                                     

 

A Natural that I discovered on youtube

With inspiration,

Oreadea

                                                                                                                 

Stepping Out on Faith

So many people step out on faith, but why have I decided to step out on faith?  Well, let me share some of my story.

Throughout my life I have always wanted to help others and I did.  There came a point in my life when I needed help and those that were charged with helping did not. Once I stood up and spoke out everything I have always felt rushed back in a strong way.

Now, I am stepping out on faith to help others in a way that I will ask God to lead. 

As I go through a situation, where I have the support of family and friends,  I want to also encourage anyone that reads my blog and is going through a situation.

 I never asked the question as to why this happened or why it is happening.  I am simply grateful that God has my back and I will stand strong.  It does not mean that I will not have not so good days, but it does mean that I will stay in faith.

So, with that said, this blog will be dedicated to life's ups and downs and just ordinary everyday stuff.  It will also invite others to share stories of ups, downs, pics, fun, education and opinions about current subjects and events. Most of all, being your true self and having a voice that shares your true expressions. 

To tell you a little more about me, I am in transition from perm to all natural hair.  Wow, what a great feeling.  One Saturday, my daughter (who is transitioning) and I cut all of the perm out of my hair from the top to the back.  Currently, I am growing my length in the front so that I can say, "see ya" to the permed ends in the front.

As I mentioned, I am going through a situation on which I can not comment.  However, I will say, stand up for yourself,  do not feel that anyone can control your place in life.  Even when you are most afraid pray, then stand up.  Fear will hold you back, I know, it held me back.  Now, from knowing what fear can do, I now say to you, in the face of fear you must stand. No one is greater than you and once you understand that as in the words of Maya Angelou "no one is more human than you," then you will think differently.  I would also venture to say that no one has power over you.  If you walk in faith you may not see initially how great you are, but just walk in it, and you will become so strong that those things that appeared so much bigger, you will see in its real form and size.

As a means of encouragement, I will post poems of inspiration.  Yes, I am a poet and will not only post my poetry, but will ask for submissions to post readers poetry as well.  So, start composing to inspire.

To start, I will personally post on this blog once a week, maybe more if time permits, and soon I will welcome contributors to True Youness.