I watched the special on CNN called Black & White: Race in
Wednesday, August 11
Black & White: Race in America
I watched the special on CNN called Black & White: Race in
Thursday, August 5
Book Haul!
I stopped by Barnes & Nobles yesterday and was greeted by my favorite word...CLEARANCE!! They have a large amount of books on sale for 75%. So I started digging and bought two books for about $7 total! Can't beat that.
The first one is called Still I Rise by Roland Laird & Taneisha Nash Laird. It talks about African American history from the 1600's to now in comic book form. The book was a quick history lesson with a twist of humor. Its interesting to see how much our ancestors had to endure to get the right to vote, keep a job and gain their freedom. Whats sad to say is that today some people are still fighting those same battles.
The other book I bought is called More Black Memorabillia: A Handbook & Price Guide. I don't own any memorabillia but I specifically bought this book to see what kinds of things were made to represent blacks. From women constantly being portrayed as the mammy and bare skinned children playing with tigers as if there animals, this book has alot of powerful images.
Hydrate Me 8)
Clairol Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Conditioner
I just bought this product yesterday and I love it! After reading alot of natural hair blogs I noticed that alot of people liked using it. From this line I sometimes use the totally twisted conditioner as a detangler.
This is what I did after taking out my braids:
1) I detangled with water and VO5 Moisture Milks.
2) Applied Giovanni's Tea Tree Conditioner and covered my hair with a shower cap.
3) Let it marinate overnight.
4) The next morning I rinsed out the conditioner and parted my hair into 4 sections.
5) I washed with Burt Bee's Baby Bee Shampoo and rinsed.
6) I then applied the Hello Hydration and let my hair air dry.
**When it dried, my hair felt soooo soft. Definitely a product I will be using more often.**
Tuesday, August 3
2Review: It's a Half Wig- Fame
Monday, August 2
Kinky Twists
I attempted to put some kinky twists in my hair. After watching numerous youtube videos I decided I was going to try to "twist" it from the root instead of "braiding" it. This was a lot more difficult than I thought. I used some left over hair I bought from clairhair.com and bought 3 packs from a local beauty supply store in color 30. The hair I bought from clairhair.com was so much better than the beauty supply store one and it was cheaper. I only kept in the braids for about 2 weeks because I started to miss my hair.
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