HairCare Friday

Welcome back to HairCare Friday

Hair and make up by Beauty By Lee









Hair Inspiration posted by Jniea Carter

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With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Welcome back to HairCare Friday

I just think this is so cute by  LovelyAnneka

Beauty by Lee

"Ms. Natural" by Brown Audio featuring Ms. Vaughn and her sister Meechie

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Welcome back to HairCare Friday

Yolanda Renee Fro hawk


Beauty by Lee "Lucky in love makeup"
Natural Hair Inspiration by Zion Natural Tresses

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello and welcome back to HairCare Friday.

African Export protective style Senegalese twist
TheChicNatural November Lookbook
Natural Hair Inspiration  posted by QGotKash

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Welcome to HairCare Friday,

MyNaturalSistas  Perfect Wand Curls
Winter Lookbook by BeautybyJJ
Natural Hair Inspiration Sasham15

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello Friends & Family,

Welcome back to HairCare Friday...

Ms. Danti1 with a flat twist out tutorial

SimplYounique growing your hair and length retention

Natural Hair Inspiration by Razorempress

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With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Welcome back to HairCare Friday

FusionCultures Tutorial Video on a1950's Pin Up Do
 
Winter Fashion Trends by TheChickNatural

Natural Hair Inspiration Posted by Demitria O  Song "Keep On" & "I Am Here"  Jill Scott

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With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello Family & Friends,

Welcome back to HairCare Friday.

4 Easy Hairstyles for Short Hair by +Queen teshna

Lipstick Haul by Shameless Maya

Natural Hair Inspiration by Taren Guy

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello Family & Friends,

Correction - Tameka Love, Natural Hairstylist will begin contributing to the blog on next Friday.  

Here is a nice chunky flat twist protective style tutorial by +NaturalMetra


Makeup tutorial by Beatfacehoney

Inspirational Natural Hair Video by +Fuzzy Shaniqua 

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Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFsa7V4ant0J90qbmRPN7w

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello Everyone,

Well, here we are, a really nice and simple hair tutorial by +colouredBeautiful

Makeup Tutorial by Prettyinhtown
Song India Arie  Video posted by lillie20  (A Tribute to Naturals)

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

 Hello Everyone,

It is once again, HairCare Friday; I hope that you are ready for a tutorial for another fantastic natural hairstyle.

You can have a neat tucked bun or a fluffy bun.

Showing how to style a high bun meet Ms. Danti1


Tutorial by +MsDanti1

Now, here is me showing my fluffy bun.

I brushed my hair up using a hair butter that I made, rubbed a generous amount of eco styler gel (olive oil) on my hair to smooth it up using the palm of my hand, then used a brush. After which, I used an ouch less headband to gather the hair, leaving out a small amount in the front two strand twisting it, then pinned the band in place.  

Once all of my hair was on top, I two strand twisted my hair in chucks using the hair butter that I made and a little eco styler gel with some virgin olive oil and rolled the chunky twist with white perm rod rollers, rubbed olive oil on the sides and back, wrapped a satin scarf on and left the top out.

In the morning, I removed the scarf, took the rollers out, untwisted my hair fluffed it, clipped on my flower and done.



              Video by +Imlostwithoutmymap      A Tribute to Naturals


Note***  

To submit a picture or a tutorial video, please do the following: send in your how to style video or a picture of you with your hair journey story to include information such as, how did you go natural, how  you feel about your decision to go natural and what advice can you share with those transitioning. Also, include your name be sure to submit during  the week to trueyouness@gmail.com; in the subject line put either tutorial or photo with story according to 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.

With inspiration,
Oreadea
                                                   

HairCare Friday, Meet Monica

 Hello Everyone,

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my natural honor to introduce........................................................................

 

Monica

styling a natural curly ponypuff

I am completely natural and loving it.  Almost 2 years ago in August, I big chopped and became chemical free.  I love seeing what seems like a movement of ladies going natural; it is powerful. My kids have embraced my hair and are not exactly big on seeing me with it straight. 

My hair enjoys Shea Moisture products.  I use Shea Moisture Enhancing Smoothie and the Souffle together, smooth it in my hair, let it air dry and go.  I co-wash once a week and shampoo with Shea Moisture shampoo once a month.  

It is great to see so many naturals and I hope more go natural.

 

I have a request for videos from last Friday's dedication videos to the naturals.  So, here it is.....................

 

                                         Songs by Jill Scott    Video by +Demitria O

Note***

To submit a picture or a tutorial video, please do the following: send in your how to style video or a picture of you with your hair journey story to include information such as, how did you go natural, how  you feel about your decision to go natural and what advice can you share with those transitioning. Also, include your name be sure to submit during  the week to trueyouness@gmail.com; in the subject line put either tutorial or photo with story according to 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.

With inspiration,
Oreadea

HairCare Friday

Hello Everyone,

Once again, it is HairCare Friday featuring - drum roll please...........................................

 The Fabulous Shirley Thompson rocking her TWA. 

Another stylish day in the life of Shirley Thompson who big chopped a little over a year ago to style naturally.
Enjoying the natural curls and swirls of being a natural. Back in the day, I wore a larger and longer fro, but it was me, and today this is me.  I love how I can see my natural curl pattern and having no more chemicals in my hair has made a difference.

I simply enjoy my TWA and cut it again 2 weeks ago.  For me, it is easier to style and summer is upon us, and it is cooler.  I really appreciate my natural look and I am very comfortable with me.

I like to do a wash and go.  I wash my hair, put moisturizer that contains olive oil in it, comb it through and head for the door.  No more chemicals for me.  In my journey, I found that it is healthier for my scalp, hair and for my health.  It is not good to inhale the chemicals.  I am natural for good and love it.

                                           A video dedicated to the Naturals

 Song by India Arie  Video by +lillie20 and +Demitria O

With inspiration,
Oreadea

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

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.