Healthy Nigerian Buns recipe!

Happy New year guys! My last post of the year has to be about food! We know we are all eating our weight in jollof and baked goods! 

So being a fatty bum bum, I had to make buns for myself and the family, heck even my son ate self! Ever seen a 6 month old wrestle with buns?! Anyway I know this post has probably come in too late and you all have eaten all the unhealthy stuff you want, but perhaps this can be part of your 2016, healthy snack resolution.  I am no expert chef so I measured with my “eyes” really, so these measurements are roughy estimates. I felt the need to share the oh so yummy healthy recipe. 

  

  
So what you need for this simple recipe:

1. Plain flour-4 Cups
2. Baking powder- 1 tea spoon 
3. Coconut palm sugar or brown sugar – 1 Cup
4.  Honey- To taste ( as much as you like) 
5. Pink Himalayan sea Salt or sea salt ( NOOO table salt, but that’s for another post) – 1/2 a tea spoon
6. Nutmeg- 1/2 a tea spoon ( or 1 level tea spoon if the flour is a lot or you really like the taste). 
7. Vanilla Powder- 1/4 of a tea spoon
8. Vegetarian butter or margarine- 3 heaped table spoons 
9. Almond milk/ Soya milk- 1-2 Cups ( or enough to get the correct consistency.

  
Steps

• Combine the flour, coconut sugar, salt, nutmeg, baking powder and vanilla powder
• Add the Almond milk and honey to the mixture and stir until smooth
• Add butter and use a wooden spoon to mix until a thick consistency is achieved.

  

• Coconut palm sugar isn’t the sweetest sugar so you can add a bit more or less according to your tastes and same goes for the honey.
• You can use store bought almond milk, I happened to use home made almond milk because my sister already made some. 
• Leave the mixture to stand for about 30mins, so it can rise.
• Fill a pot up to half way with olive oil ( enough to deep fry the buns) and use a wooden spoon to cut bits of the mixture into the frying pan. 

  

• Fry until it’s kind of deep brown, the mixture will already be a bit brown anyway.

  
Enjoy this fluffy, delicious goodness! Like honestly the whole family loved it! No one noticed it was healthy. I used white flour, I was too afraid to try wheat flour! So let me know if anyone tries this!!! 

Bye everyone! See you in 2016!!! God bless you all! 

10 REASONS YOU ARE NOT RETAINING LENGTH

So sometimes it just seems like your hair has reached a plateau and its done for! Oya time for the relaxer because your natural hair has finished growing! No man!! That’s not the right thing to do! Lol, so here are a few reasons why your hair might not be retaining length as much as it used to, or why your hair growth is stunted.

1. For the natural gurus who have managed to grow their hair all the way down to BSL (Bra Strap length), its still easy for us to make this mistake first mistake! We often HANG ON TO BAD HAIR, are you getting enough TRIMS? While your hair may still be growing it will be impossible to retain length if your ends are breaking just as fast due to split ends or weak ends (inelastic ends that easily snap during styling etc.), you need to get rid of those split ends by cutting them of!!! There are no products to “repair” split ends, its impossible to repair split ends! Products that claim to repair split ends only hide them, this is a marketing trick!!! Like how will the product do it? Glue the hair back together? Just quit the dead ends and cut the hair right of. Split ends will travel up the hair shaft and eventually break of.

2. Combing your hair when dry, this one is a newbie mistake, we all did it. Combing your hair while its dry not only causes pain, it causes severe breakage and split ends like you wont believe. Your hair is least elastic when its dry and the comb (wide tooth or not) literally rips your strands apart. Also combing your hair too frequently, especially when you have type 4 hair means that the tangled ends will constantly be ripped out of your hair with this type of frequent over manipulation. Always always comb your hair, in sections, while its damp with a conditioning product in it. Make sure to finger detangle the knots in each section before approaching with a comb.

3. Improper moisturization might be another reason why your hair is stuck at the same length. There is a difference between oily, greasy hair and moisturized hair. Moisturized hair is soft, non greasy, supple, bouncy, flexible and strong and it doesn’t have a crunchy sound to it. Moisturized hair possesses all these qualities at the same time. Oily hair is just the opposite, it still sounds crunchy and looks bad even when it feels totally wet/greasy from all the oil in it. The point is, oily hair is essentially still dry and dry hair breaks. When hair is dry its inelastic, and it has a greater propensity to snap when stretched, styled or during the detangling process.  Water is the only source of moisture for our hair, always use water or a water based product to moisturize your hair and seal the moisture in with an oil and cream.

4. Heat styling is a major culprit in damaging the hair strands, causing dryness and breakage. Weekly use of a blow dryer or straightener is especially bad for our hair type. The use of a hair straightener literally burns our strands right off, especially when the heat is too high, and heat damaged hair is inelastic and dry. It also results in the thinning of the hair strands, the blow dryer has exactly same effect, and when used with a brush or comb the blow dryer creates split ends really quickly. Its okay to use heat, but in moderation, your hair shouldn’t be blow dried more than one a month, and when used with a comb, hair should be combed from the tip to the root. Never use a regular brush and blow drier to style your hair. Also, it best to blow dry hair that isn’t too wet so your hair is exposed to the blow drier for a shorter time. You can also skip the heat all together and use braid outs, twists outs, banding, threading, bantu knot outs etc. to stretch your hair.

5. Are you washing your hair like the Caucasian girl in the Herbal Essence commercial? Please stop! Always wash your hair in sections, this prevents knots, tangles and reduces breakage. Scrunching your hair up on your head and vigorously scrubbing your scalp will only cause tangles, knots and breakage. Also, shampoos with sulphates and parabens create split ends and hinder growth, use cold water when you rinse your hair as hot water tends to strip away protective oils.

6. Do you have hand in hair syndrome? Tugging, twirling and pulling at your hair strands tends to weaken them over time. It stresses the hair strands and results in split ends and breakage.

7. Avoid all tight styles, tight buns, braids, weaves etc. Tight styles put a strain on our edges, and pressure on the scalp leading to hair thinning and breakage.

8. Perhaps the results of previous bad hair products and regimens have begun to catch up with you. You might have been able to successfully grow your hair to shoulder length while rubbing petroleum on your hair and not sleeping with a satin cap (please sleep with a satin cap), however, as your hair grows and ends get weaker it can no longer withstand harsh treatment and will begin to break of. Perhaps its time to review your hair care regimen and your hair products and have a fresh start. Get rid of the silicones, sulphates, urea, petroleum, PEG etc. otherwise nothing will change for your hair. Be weary of hair products that make your hair “look healthy”, there is a chemical and natural alternative for cosmetic products. Usually the natural alternative might be slightly costlier, but it does the job, it improves your hair for real instead of making your hair seem improved. So honestly if you feel it’s worth it, spend money and buy decent products that will improve the structure, flexibility and health of your hair. Buying cheaper alternatives where the manufacturers have cut corners to give you products that just gloss your hair to make it look healthy is honestly a waste of money in the long term. So until you chuck out the old, don’t expect any real changes in your hair. See my previous posts on the chemicals to watch out for here.

9. Your stress levels might also be causing your hair loss; studies show that excessive stress can cause large amounts of hair to suddenly go from the growth phase to resting phase causing them to fall out. Stress can even restrict the amount of nutrients your hair and scalp gets. Thus every time you want to yell, think about how many hair strands you are loosing!!! Don’t do it!! Keep calm for hair growth lool. Exercise releases the happy hormone called serotonin, this helps reduce stress levels. This brings me to my last point!

10. Last but not least, your DIET and exercise!! A healthy diet is everything for hair growth. Make sure you are drinking your 2 liters of water a day, because if your hair dehydrated your hair will get dry and by now we have all established that dry hair breaks. If you are pregnant or nursing or working out or even a combination of all I have mentioned, you need at least 3 liters a day to stay hydrated. Eat dark green leafy vegetables, lean meat, proteins, and food with good fat like avocados and nuts, fresh fruits, etc. so you can get the right nutrients necessary for hair growth. If you are malnourished the nutrients will go to the important places first like your heart, liver, etc. So if you are not eating healthy there wont be sufficient nutrients for that fabulous thick, long hair you so desire. Also, exercise is very good for the hair, this is because when we exercise we sweat, this unclogs our hair follicles allowing space for new growth. Exercise also increases blood flow to our muscles, skin and scalp. This increased blood flow brings more nutrients and oxygen, providing nourishment to the hair roots. Living a healthy life is everything for general wellbeing.

Kathleen Cleaver speaks on why we rock our Natural Hair

Hey ya,

I have been stumbling across one awesome and inspiring video about natural hair all over the place. Listen to the beautiful activist and lawyer break down why we wear our natural hair. I love the part where she speaks about the age long indoctrination that only white standards of beauty exits!!! Enjoy guys hope you find this as inspiring as I did!!!!

Have a blessed day all xxx

Loving your curls!!!

Hello,

This is a quick post which has been inspired by the video I posted below. The video features the insecurities of both white and black children about having curly hair and it then goes on to say that their mothers can teach them to love their hair.

It was interesting to watch for me, because a lot of us naturals have just figured out how to take care of our hair or just figured out that all that “undergrowth” as we say in Nigeria doesn’t need to be relaxed for us to be beautiful. The notion of the need to relax, cover up constantly or change our natural hair came from years of watching our mothers, sisters, aunties and other older women around us, chemically treat their hair and fix weaves in order to be beautiful. Growing up I never had a single natural lady around me to learn from, there was no such thing as taking care of your “natural hair”. It was considered bush or childish. I am glad now that in Nigeria the natural hair trend is gaining ground and I am seeing natural mothers and daughters!

The more we teach our younger sisters, cousins and daughters to love themselves as they are the healthier by learning to love ourselves, the healthier the new generation will be both physically and emotionally.Enjoy the video!!! 🙂

Okay I got all emotional about being natural just there lol

Have a blessed evening all!!!!

The beautiful Nappily Nigerian Girl

Happy New year everyone!!!! Sorry I have been away! Unfortunately I cant tell you why! But here I am again please forgive me. So I thought I would beg forgiveness by featuring the lovely Nappily Nigerian Girl with her to-die-for curls!!! Sit back guys and enjoy the hair porn!!!

 

Introduce yourself!

My name is Hadassah Agbaps. I’m a nocturnal natural hair blogger. My daytime is spent devouring books in pursuit of a postgraduate degree.

How and when did you start embracing your curls or have you always enjoyed/embraced your curls?

I’ve always embraced my curls. I really like big hair and also the option of switching up my hair from big and curly to sleek and straight.

What is your current routine/regimen?

My current regimen is basically shampoo once a month and cowash once a week.

So from start to finish, on a kinky curly day, what’s your process?

On washday, I start with an overnight protein or moisture treatment. Then I divide my hair into manageable sections and shampoo my scalp only. The run off cleanses the rest of my hair. Then I deepcondition  my hair for 30mins to an hour before rinsing off with dilute conditioner. I then blot off excess water, apply coconut oil and leave in conditioner then braid or twist to stretch my hair. I usually don’t style on washday because I find that my hair is more fragile then.

Do you have a hair stylist?

I’m usually my own hairstylist because I’m very spontaneous with styling and least likely to make a proper appointment. I do have a stylist I depend on to style my kinks without drama.

Do you dye your hair? (If yes, do you have it done at the salon or do you do it yourself? What color is it?)

My hair is dyed a nice shade of copper especially at the ends. I did it myself at home using Dark and Lovely in Radiant Copper.

What are your go to hairstyles to wear with your curls?

I prefer a less is more approach when it comes to hairstyling since I do it myself most of the time. 80% of the time I’ll be caught with a bun. When Ihave a nice seasonal to watch, I do minitwists which two or three weeks down is unravelled to reveal uuberdefined twist outs.

What are your staple  products and tools?

I like to rotate my products from month to month. Right now I’m enjoying Elucence Moisture Benefits Shampoo, Shea Moisture African Black Soap Purification masque and Trader Joe’s Nourish Spa Conditioner. My go to protein like treatment is Aphogee or henna while my go to moisture treatment is manshanu or cow ghee. Never fails me.

What reaction did you get when you first decided to go natural?

Well people that know me are used to my natural hair and somehow forget my hair is different. Reactions negative or positive usually come from strangers especially when my hair is unstretched. Most times people think it’s a weave.

 

How do you deal with negative remarks to your hair?

Negative comments usually come from misunderstanding. So unless you’re rude about it, I just let it slide. If rudeness is involved I’m not the naturalista that walks away o!

 

Did you big chop or transition and for how long? If you’ve always been natural, did you ever have any kinky hair girl insecurities?

Though I’ve always been natural I did have kinky hair insecurities especially when I was a teenager. Natural hair was seen as childish and  not trendy at all and being on the small side didn’t help matters..but when I discovered that I could wear my hair curly and straight at the same time, I knew I wouldn’t want to change that freedom.

What do you do at nighttime for your hair?

At night I usually tuck my hair under a satin bonnet or gather my hair in a very loose pineapple and sleep on a modified satin pillow….I just wrap my satin scarf around my pillow.

What is the best thing about being Natural?

The freedom.

How do you think having natural hair impacts your everyday life?

It has made me conscious of what products I put on my skin and what I eat.

What’s your message to other kinky curly ladies?

Love your hair.

Tell us about your life and what you are up to!

I’m a grad student, a writer and a natural hair consultant for some salons…gotta spread the knowledge right?

Kindly provide the links to any social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, etc) that you would like to share.

Blog: nappilynigeriangirl.blogspot.com

Twitter: @nappilynigerian

Instagram: @nappilynigeriangirl

Facebook: NappilyNigerianGirl                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Thanks BeautifullyNappy for the feature!

Natural Tuke Morgan!

Hey Guys!!!! It has been so so long!!!! I hope you all are still here with me! If you guys follow me on instagram you would know I recently got married, so things have been crazy!!! But I am back now though!!! Yay and I welcome myself in with the lovely Tuke Morgan who tells us about her natural hair!!!!

Introduce yourself!
Hello Everyone, my name is Adetuke Morgan. I’m a 22 year old Nigerian Lady and I’m currently serving my country as an Assistant Class Teacher at a Primary school.
How and when did you start embracing your curls or have you always enjoyed/embraced your curls?

I’ve always loved my curls but had to texturise my hair at the age of 9 for my cousin’s wedding; she wanted us flower girls to rock the same hairstyle. My hair was still pretty curly though and when I did cornrows to school, the tips twirled in a really cute way. I always wondered what my natural hair would look like as most of my cousins on my mum’s side rocked their afros. Plus, my hair started to become flat and lacked texture after a while.  I BC’d in August 2011, got heat damage in December of that year and BC’d again in August 2012. Sometimes I get frustrated with my hair, like when a twist out/bantu knot doesn’t come out right. However, 90% of the time I embrace my curls.

What is your current routine/regimen?

So, I don’t follow it strictly but if I was good all the time I would do the following:

• Co-wash once a week with my Simple/Giovanni Smooth as silk/Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner
• Deep condition once a month with some Organic Root stimulator Deep Conditioning Mayonnaise
• Protein treatment once a month with the product at the Natural Hair Salon in my estate (2 week interval between this and the DC)
• Shampoo twice a month with my Simple/Giovanni Smooth as silk/Herbal Essences Hello Hydration/Clarifying shampoo
• LOC method before I cornrow at night
• There are some tweaks being made to my routine though, I’ve never tried an Apple Cider Vinegar rinse or used Rhassoul clay or done a protein treatment with food stuff like avocado and eggs, will do so soon to see if they make a difference.

So from start to finish, on a kinky curly day, what’s your process?

I typically sleep with my hair in cornrows, except for those days when I’m extremely tired/feeling lazy. I take out the cornrows and finger comb/fluff my hair, massage the edges with Jamaican Black Castor Oil and pack my hair in a puff or use 2 side combs so it’s in a fro hawk.

Do you have a hair stylist?

Not really but there is a Natural Hair Salon near my house that I go to, it’s called KL’s Beauty Bar http://www.klsnaturals.com/. The owner blogs at http://klsnaturals.blogspot.co.uk/

Do you dye your hair? (If yes, do you have it done at the salon or do you do it yourself? What color is it?)
No, I never have, might try henna one day though.

What are your go to hairstyles to wear with your curls?
An Afro puff is my go to hairstyle. My alternative go-tos are fro hawks and just leaving my fro out.

What are your staple products and tools?

• My spray bottle which has a mix of water, glycerine, leave in conditioner, extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil
• Jamaican Black Castor oil for my edges
• Cecee’s Curls Whipped Shea Butter, the Hazelnut fragrance is my favourite followed by the Watermelon. I love it soo much, it smells soo good, I wish it was edible. The kink and I reviewed it on her blog (http://thekinkandi.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/product-review-cecees-curls-pineapple-whipped-shea-butter/)
• Satin Bonnet

 

What reaction did you get when you first decided to go natural?
How do you deal with negative remarks to your hair?

I got a LOT of negative remarks and unnecessary questions to be honest.

 

• Why is your hair like this
• Why did you cut your hair
• When will you make your hair i.e. braids/weave
• Your hair looks so hard
• Are you trying to be a Rasta, etc

 

At the beginning of my Natural Hair Journey, I used to take these comment personally, get upset or offended. Now, I just brush off the comments as I know the person speaking doesn’t know better. Plus I get wayyyy more positive comments now, people want to touch my hair, they wonder why it’s soo soft and I nail the Afrocentric look pretty well . I’ve inspired a few people to go natural and people around me know I’m Natural and proud.

Did you big chop or transition and for how long? If you’ve always been natural, did you ever have any kinky hair girl insecurities?

The last time I used a relaxer was in December 2010. I transitioned for a few months then BC’d in August 2011. I got heat Damage in December 2011, I went to a salon and they straightened my hair with a hot comb without using a heat protectant. I was so shocked when the hair at the front of my hair didn’t revert to it’s original curl pattern. I rocked protective styles for a number of months and then BC’d again in August 2012.

What do you do at nighttime for your hair?
I typically do between 4 and 6 cornrows then go to bed with my satin bonnet. I use the LOC method

Liquid – spray bottle which has a mix of water, glycerine, leave in conditioner, extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil

Oil –Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cream – Cecee’s Curls Whipped Shea Butter
What is the best thing about being Natural?
The versatility of it and how creative I can be with my hairstyles. I had a shoot with a photographer friend of mine in April. He was shocked with all the different styles I came up with.

http://www.tukesquest.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/ankara-inspired.html
http://linguini.com.ng/journal/detuke-morgan-studio-session/
How do you think having natural hair impacts your everyday life?

There is a sense of camaraderie when I meet other Natural Haired Ladies. It’s a great conversation starter. A lot of creatives (Left Brained People) have natural hair and I’ve met some really cool people because we bonded over our hair.

What’s your message to other kinky curly ladies?
Rock your hair and rock it well.

Embrace your curls
When you get tired of styling your fro, get a protective style done so you don’t yield into the temptation of relaxing it.

Accessories are your best friend.

Make up helps too especially when rocking a twa: A red lip can boost your confidence in soo many ways, Eyebrows frame your face, when shaped your face is properly defined and looks more feminine.

Dress for your shape, I used to be a tomboy but over the years I’ve become more girly. I try not to wear baggy clothes when my fro is out so I look ladylike

Love Yourself and Be Confident

Beauty is Skin Deep so if your self esteem is low, it will show.

Tell us about your life and what you are up to!

 

Well, I’m an Economist by Degree but I have many interests,

I play the Saxophone and have been playing it for 5 years, check out my youtube page for videos

I like to write hence why the answers to some of the questions are pretty lengthy

I like to model, not runway, but for photo shoots like all the ones with the Linguini Watermark, he’s one of my favourite photographers

I would like to be in adverts, people tend to love my smile, they think I should commercialise it

I Love children and I teach at the moment. NYSC is a mandatory service year that Nigerian Graduates have to go through before they start their career. It’s like a bridge between school life and the real world, and corpers are supposed to serve at Schools, Ministries or a Local Government.

I blog too, so if you like my writing style, check out my blog and show me some love, I always reply comments btw, links to my social media pages are down below. J

Kindly provide the links to any social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, etc) that you would like to share.

Twitter- @tukemorgan https://twitter.com/TukeMorgan

Instagram- @tukemorgan

Blog – http://www.tukesquest.blogspot.com/

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHGYmIXyTaaEbgx1StaABVA/videos

Thanks for the feature Rachel J

My hair is doing great! Thank you!

Imagine this! After all these years I just discovered I had multiple textures! My hair is 4a,b and C!!!! So if there are others out there who wonder why different parts of their hair act strangely to sympathize with me! In other news! My hair is still sexy and I love it either way! Also the multiple pictures are also an awesome celebration of the shoutout I got from the Natural hair blogger: Klassy Kinks on Bella Naija, link here http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/05/05/klassy-kinks-17-more-amazing-nigerian-natural-hair-bloggers-you-need-to-follow/ Whoooop okay that’s enough! I will put up a proper blog post tomorrow!

Have a blessed day all!!!!

Nigerian Naturalista Latifatumi!!!!!

Hey guys!!! I am back its been a while!! I have had exams oh! Doing the one that my parents sent me!!! Lol. Alright I decided to interview my naija hair crush Latifatumi! Her hair is so beautiful and she is an inspiration to every Nigerian girl who is struggling with their kinky hair!  Have a look at her good hair practices and also she has some inspirational words in there for us all!! Like all of us she started with short hair! Now she has a full mane!! (Started from the bottom now we here!! Lol, ok bye).

Enjoy xxx

Introduce yourself!
My name is Latifat Oladipo-Olafimihan. Known on youtube as Latifatumi

How and when did you start embracing your kinky curls or have you always enjoyed/embraced your curls?
I big chopped November 2009, after just transitioning 5 months. I started to embrace my curls a few months after my Big Chop. It took me some time to learn to get used to not having hair to feel beautiful.

What is your current routine/regimen?
-I wash every 3-4wks with Black Soap (dudu Osun)
-detangle with Suave Natural coconut conditioner
-deep condition with Shea Moisture deep treatment mask each time i wash
-Protein treatment every other wash day
-Rarely use heat on my hair
-Trim 2x per year
-finger detangle hair only
-use the LCO method (Liquid, Cream, Oil) for moisturizing my hair

So from start to finish, on a kinky curly day, what’s your process?
Twist out and braid outs are my staple curly styles
I spritz my hair with water, apply my giovanni direct leave in, apply my cream moisturizer, apply my homemade whipped shea butter, finger detangle then double strand twist or braid the hair. I usually let it stay in the twist or braids overnight.

Do you have a hair stylist?
I am my own hairstylist lol. I have had too many bad experience with stylists

Do you dye your hair? (What products do you use?)
No color for me. Might do Henna in the near future though

What are your go to hairstyles?
Buns, side puff, twist/braid outs

What are your staple products and tools?
Water is a must, shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie, my homemade whipped shea butter, suave conditioner, EVOO, giovanni direct leave -in, goody ‘s head band

What reaction did you get when you first decided to go natural?
Positive from most men, negative from most women. But what I realized early on is that if you carry yourself with confidence, people have no choice but to react positively, however if you show any worry about your decision/new look, people will play on it and make you feel bad/ugly about the decision. I have to mention though that being natural was what first attracted me to my now husband:)

Did you big chop or transition and for how long? If you’ve always been natural, did you ever have any kinky hair girl insecurities?
I transitioned for 5months, then got bored and decided to big chop.

What do you do at bedtime for your hair?
I put it in two large plaits, spritz with water and EVOO mixture and call it a night. (I use a satin pillow case)

What is the best thing about being Natural?
It really does make you unique

How do you think having natural hair impacts your everyday life?
It definitely increases my self confidence

What’s your message to other kinky curly ladies?
Do YOU, dont care what people say about your hair. Same people that are against you being natural WILL eventually become natural. It takes alot of time to care for it, but the results are wonderful.

Tell us about your life and what you are up to!
Projects relating to hair? Not really anything planned. Just gave birth to my second born who is 2wks old, so I will be getting back into making youtube videos very soon.
I am a 30y.o wife, mother of two who works as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Currently on maternity leave. Yippee:)

Kindly provide the links to any social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, etc) that you would like to share.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Latifatumi?ref=br_tf    Instagram handle: Latifatumi   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/latifatumi

Confidence and Black Beauty

I just thought I should take some time of school work and marvel at the beauty of Lupita Nyong, the 12 years a slave movie actress. This post is just to remind everyone who visits this blog that what’s more important than having long hair is being comfortable in your own skin. Loving yourself no matter how you look.

African women we feel pressure to be lighter, to have silky hair we are not born with and to live up to other standards society has set. It doesn’t have to be that way! Lupita Nyong and Alek Wek( Super Model) are examples of beautiful black women who didn’t need be light skinned with silky hair to be appealing. They have no braids, no weaves, nothing! Just confidence and what I call the “it” factor. Lupita has been all over magazine’s with no extensions and she looks amazing! There is joy in being who you are! Discover your own “it” factor and don’t change it for anyone!!

Okay I am off guys! Kisses and have a blessed day!!

Beautiful Nigerian hair!

This is just a post to show how gorgeous and versatile natural hair can be!!! Have a blessed day guys!! Xx