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All By Myself: Curly Ponytails on Natural Hair Kids

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A Che' from Brown Girls Hair channel invited Big Sis to do a collaboration with her. They will be styling their hair themselves without Mommy's help. Click here to watch or Watch below.   Print out this pictorial for reference  

Wash and Go Using the Shingling Method

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Shingling is another method of creating defined curls when doing Wash and Go. Click here to watch or Watch below.

5 Ways to Save Money on Grocery

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Who doesn't want to save money, especially when it comes to shopping for food?  Here are the 5 ways that we save money when grocery shopping. Click here to watch or watch below:

Wash and Go with Conditioner ONLY | Tresemme Perfectly Undone Conditioner

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I decided to try doing a Wash and Go on my 4B 4C Natural hair using Tresemme Perfectly Undone Conditioner. This was the only product I used on my hair. Ingredients: Water (Aqua) , Cetearyl Alcohol , Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine , Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract (Kelp) , Behentrimonium Chloride , Fragrance , Dipropylene Glycol , Lactic Acid , Potassium Chloride , Disodium EDTA , Methylchloroisothiazolinone , Methylisothiazolinone Click here or watch below:

Wash and Go using U R Curly Tight Curl Enhancer on 4B 4C Natural Hair

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I decided to try a Curl Enhancer on my 4B 4C NaturalHair to achieve a Wash and Go. This video is VERY DETAILED hence why it is longer than usual. Product Use: U R Curly Tight Curl Enhancer This Tight Curl Enhancer gel is alcohol-free, rich with Glycerin and Soy Protein and enhanced with Aloe and Honey which work to condition your hair. Ingredients: Artesian Water, Glycerin, PPG-5 Ceteth-20, Polysorbate-20, VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, DMDM Hydantoin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, PG Silanetriol, Fragrance, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil (Abyssinian Oil), Aloe Extract, Honey Extract, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate When I used the U R Curly alone without the gel, my hair dried in about 5 hours.   RESULTS From trying U R Curly Tight Curl Enhancer ALONE To get curl definition, I had to shingle my hair. Notice how top section has no definition. This area was not shingled. This section was shingled.  

Lil Sis's Quick Wash Day

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Lil Sis is 7 years old and over the years I have been working on different ways of cleansing her hair. With our busy schedule, sometimes we don't have enough time for a full blown wash day. Here is how I cleanse her hair and instill moisture in it after cleansing. Products used: Rinsing: Water Cleaning: SheaMoisture 10 in 1 Superfruit Complex Shampoo Rinse Out Conditioner: Tresemme Natural (Aloe Vera and Avocado) Deep Conditioning: SheaMoisture 10 in 1 Superfruit Complex Hair Masque Post Wash: My oil mix SheaMoisture Curl and Style Milk SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Styling Lotion This method takes only 30 minutes.  Click here or watch below: I styled her hair for the week in medium size twists:

Wash and Go 4B 4C Natural Hair with Giovanni Natural Mousse

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As I was researching different product to use on my 4B 4C Natural Hair, I came upon the use of Mousse. Since I already had the Giovanni Natural Mousse, which is great for roller set styles, I decided to try it for my wash and go. Prior to styling my hair, I did a deep conditioning before washing with SheaMoisture Purification Masque. I followed up with co-washing my hair with Tresemme Natural Conditioner. Giovanni Natural Mousse Air-Turbo Charged Ingredients: water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rosemary oil, nettle oil, thyme oil, birch leaf oil, chamomile oil, clary, lavender, coltsfoot leaf, yarrow oil, mallow, horsetail oil, pvp/va copolymer, soybean protein, tocopherol, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, natural fragrance Click here or Watch below:

Quick Style for Failed Wash and Go 4B 4C Natural hair

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Sometimes, our Wash and Go does not turn out the way we want. This 2 mins Quick Style for Failed Wash and Go can help in styling our hair and getting on with our day. Click here or watch below:

Wash and Go 4B 4C Natural Hair with Flaxseed Gel

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Many of you asked me to try Flaxseed gel on my hair to do a Wash and Go... well I do. How I made my gel: Click here or watch below Results from Oil and Flaxseed Gel only (no Aloe Vera Juice)

Styling Wash and Go 4B 4C Natural Hair Day 3 and Day 4

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Products used: SheaMoisture Curl and Style Milk Coils and Glory Whipped Shea Butter Scarf from The Natural Me Online: http://www.thenaturalmeonline.com/ Day 1: Wash and Go with Tresemme Natural Conditioner and Eco Styler Gel Argan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y695eXW8Gbw Day 2: Refreshing Wash and Go on Natural Hair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP2OCtM96PI Click here or watch below

Introducing HELLOFLO : Period Starter Kit

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As a mom of two girls, I have always realized that one day my daughters will reach the age when their bodies would change and they will enter a new stage of girlhood . Preparing them for such a stage is something that can be a bit difficult because you want to keep their innocence and not scare them with what is to come. During my research of looking for age-appropriate ways to talk to my 10 year old daughter about getting her period , I came upon HELLOFLO .  What is HELLOFLO HelloFlo is a one-of-a-kind care packages to help women and girls through transitional times in their life. The packages provided include the Period Starter Kit , New Mom Survival Kit , New Mom Kit , New Mom Deluxe Kit ,  Teen Kit , and Signature Kit . These subscription kits can be customized to suit your need by using the tool provided on their website. In addition, their website, HelloFlo.com contains a blog called The FloDown , where you can get tips and find answers to your questions regarding pube

Chained Bun : Quick Natural Hair Styles

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Quick hairstyle : Chained Bun Click here to watch>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09qvwUGxkFo

How to Refresh Wash and Go on 4B 4C Natural Hair

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This month, I will be only doing wash and go on my hair. Yesterday, I showed how I used Tresemme Natural conditioner and Eco Styler gel to create my wash and go. Although this gave me great definition, I did not have the fullness I wanted. Today, I show how I refresh my hair the next day to create fuller hair. Click here or watch below to see how I refreshed my wash and go