Wishing you all, Love, Peace and Happiness this season!!!
P.S.Don't forget to save my cake o!!!

Length retention chart

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Roll and Tuck updo

Hi people,  what's been on?

I was going through the pictures on my camera to create space and I saw a lot of protectivestyles I've done on myself and on clients and I thought,  why not share them here?! It might inspire someone!

So here goes!!!

Hi people, what's been on?

Happy New Month!!!!!

I was chatting with someone and she sent me a picture of her little daughter with twists she (the little girl) did herself!  I was so proud of her and the fact that she loves her natural hair. I have a soft spot for children with natural hair and feel sad when I see a little girl's kinks chemically straightened.  I understand that mothers who relax their little girl's hair do this because they absolutely have no idea what to do with the kinks and curls, majority of said mothers being relaxed themselves.

For inspiration showing the beautiful styles you can achieve with kinky curly hair, I scoured Instagram for 20 elaborate natural hairstyles for children!
Enjoy and don't forget to bookmark!!!!

Hi people, what's been on?
I finally got round to doing the faux locs!
I washed, deep conditioned and oiled my hair. It was well hydrated because I had it in a wash and go for almost two months. I refreshed the wash and gos weekly.

Top elevation...

Hi people, what's been on?

I saw these on Facebook and I decided to share.
Etiquette is really important. The world is harsh enough on its own without making things difficult for ourselves through lack of basic etiquette.

 I'm not perfect, neither am I saying one should be goody three shoes but etiquette simply means consideration for others and if we do it for others and they do it for us, finally everyone wins and life is rosy.

It's good etiquette to reciprocate consideration shown by others....this is for those who think they are "smart". That someone tries to make your life easier doesn't mean you're the "sharpest" kid on the block. It's the other way round really.


The person that gave you his/her car to use had a plan about how far he/she is going to go with the fuel he/she bought not to talk of the inconvenience of not being mobile while you have the car. It's the least you can do. This also goes for carpooling. Offer to pay part of the cost of fueling the car.

Hi people, what's been on?

Boing!!!

I've been asked by a lot of people how I managed to grow my hair long with some resigning with the phrase "Oh, long hair must run in her family, can't you see her sister's hair too?"

Hi people, what's been on?

The long awaited meetup for naturalistas in Eastern Nigeria is finally here!!!

Hi people, what's been on?


Can I say I absolutely love it when I'm tagged on Instagram by Nigerian naturalistas with fabulous natural hair styles?! And can I add that it warms me up inside when they say a tutorial on the blog inspired their protective styles? Thank you for following, liking, tagging and sharing!!!
It goes to show that no matter your length and texture,  your natural hair can be absolutely beautiful and there's a style just for you!!!



Wondering what your next style will be?

Check these out!!!!

If they can do it, you can do it too!

Cinnabun updo

Hi people, what's been on?
Just in case you somehow somehow missed this on social media, there'll be two natural hair events holding this May!!!
My network has been so poor *taking deep calming breaths* so I couldn't update y'all on the blog!

This Saturday, on the 9th of May, 2015 in the Social Place- Lagos, there'll be a healthy hair workshop organised by NaturalNigerian, DeepBrownKinks and PureJoie Consulting to give you one on one information on how to really care for your hair and select products for your hairtype. It's one thing to read information on healthy hair resource sites, it's another thing to see it being put to practice and not in a general environment like meetups but one on one...."fuska da fuska". Get your tickets!
See poster for deets!




Next up is the Natural Hair and Beauty Show organized by KinkyApothecary! It comes up on the 16th of May 2015 in Federal Palace Hotel Lagos!!!
 Get to meet celebrity stylist Felicia Leatherwood and a host of awesome natural hair bloggers live!!!! And the best part......products and giveaways!!! Grab your tickets!!!!
More deets in poster....please click to enlarge!





Naturalistas and Beauty Fans in Eastern Nigeria are definitely not left out!!! The action takes place in June!!!!

Anambra State MakeUp and Beauty Fair holds at The Western Meloch Hotel, Awka on the 6th of June 2015. Admission is free! There'll be lots of hair and beauty products, free makeovers and loads more!!! Don't miss it!!!






....and over in Enugu, the First Natural Hair Meetup which was supposed to take place in May has been postponed to June so stay tuned!!!

For up to date info, follow NappilyNigerianGirl on
Twitter: @nappilynigerian
Instagram : @nappilynigeriangirl
Facebook: NappilyNigerianGirl

Till I spill again,
Live Beautifully.Naturally.
Hadassah A.

Hi people, what's been on?

Having fine stranded, medium density, porous 4b/4c natural hair presents a lot of styling challenges for me.

- My hair is prone to breakage so I need to manipulate my hair carefully. For this reason, I rarely braid my hair. Braiding my hair involves a lot of combing, brushing, parting, picking and smoothing which my hair can't withstand on a regular basis.

- With high porosity, my hair is prone to dryness and then breakage so I need a style that not only protects my hair but also help it retain moisture.

- My hair is fine with medium density so I need to beware of styles that make it look 'scalpy'. I need to provide the illusion of volume.

- My hair is prone to tangles so whatever style I do should be put in and taken down with minimum tangles.

So you see, I don't style my hair blindly. I need to carefully evaluate the pros and cons of a hairstyle before attempting it.

If you have natural hair like mine, here is a gallery of hairstyles I've tried.

Hi people, what's been on?

 I decided to finally put in crochet braids as my protective style for 3 weeks....I hope!
It's a big deal for me considering I style my natural hair myself and most of my hairstyles take less than 30mins to do and my favorite "Cheat bun" takes 15mins at most. So to actually spend 2-4hrs with my hand digging into my hair........it's a really big deal!



I've done crochet braids on other people using different types of hair. I've used Noble Kinky Hair, Supreme Afro twist braid, FreeTress and Janet Noire Marley Hair and my favorite brands are the marley hair just because they feel softer to touch.....but goodluck finding them in Nigeria!

Enter, Expression braiding hair. This brand of hair is really popular in Nigeria for twists, braids, Ghana weaving, tree braids and every braided hair you can think of. The best part about this hair is that you can make long lasting curls by dipping them in hot water.

This is actually not my first time using Expression to do crochet braids. The last time I did it, I used the hair to do a twist out to get the crinkly natural hair look. This time however, I did something different with inspiration from Instagram....pictures do say it all!

Here's a step by step tutorial of how I did my crochet braids with Expression braiding hair.

First I prepared my hair since it will be a long term protective style. I shampooed my hair in four section then deep conditioned for 30mins using a portable heating cap. Since I was using a silicone free conditioner, I didn't bother rinsing off. I just blotted off excess water and coated my hair with coconut oil.
I didn't bother rinsing off the conditioner because I needed the slip and detangling power of the deep conditioner to make it easier for me to braid my hair without tangles or breakage. I let my hair airdry until it was just damp then started braiding in the pattern for the crochet installation.

Not me o...but this is the same pattern I used courtesy of www,adesiredbeauty.com

While waiting for my hair to dry, I prepared my hair. I used two packs of Expression Kanekalon hair....one black (color 1) and one purple. A friend of mine gifted me a quarter of her blue colored braiding hair. ( I've always wanted blue and purple hair!). I bought each one for N350.

I divided each pack of hair by folding into 4 (to give me chin length to shoulder length curls). You can divide into 3 parts or 2 parts for longer curls.




Then I feathered the hair so the ends won't be blunt. Then curled it around flexirods. To save time and so the curls won't be too tight, I wrapped thicker pieces of hair around the rods so finally I only used 20 medium sized flexirods in all.

I placed the rods in a basin and poured freshly boiled water on it and allowed to set until cool. Then I removed the rods from the water, unwrapped the hair and allowed it to dry. It dried faster than if I used Marley hair.



I attached the hair using a bobby pin (for some reason, I find it easier to work with than the crochet hook....probably the size). Here's a pictorial courtesy of Nafisah

www.coilyheadofhair.wordpress.com

2 hrs of installation later, here's my look!






I can say I'm mighty pleased with the outcome....not too full and the colors played beautifully.



I'm be maintaining my hair the simplest way....satin bonnet at night and in the morning, fluff and go. I'll tame any unruly strands with a slippery conditioner. None of that moisturise and seal since it's synthetic hair. I still don't understand the concept of moisturising synthetic hair especially when your hair is nowhere in sight....


You can also use this crochet braid method to install braids, twists and faux locs.

Crochet twists installed by NappyGirl...Joanna

 Who else has tried crochet braids?