4 beautiful styles from Essence.com

Twist Style:

I saw this photo on Essence.com, in one of there hair galleries, and feel in love with this hair-do. I think if I ever had to cut my loc's off (heaven forbid), this is a style I would definitely try to rock!

*The following quote is from Essence.com

"Twist & Shout

To achieve this funky do, twist your lightly damp strands at night for texture and release in the morning. Finger-comb into place, spray with hydrating oil sheen and you’re ready to go. Consider a sheen like Organic Root Stimulator’s Olive Oil Nourishing Sheen Spray for optimum results without weighing down your hair."

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Textured Curls:

*The following quote is from Essence.com

"Free Style

You can replicate this eclectic curly style by braiding your hair at night for length and texture. Stylist Sabine Bellevue (sabineshallway.com) suggests braiding your hair into large plaits at night and then releasing them for a mile-high do."

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Curly Loc's:

*The following quote is from Essence.com

"Lockalicious

This spiral-curled style is far from dreadful and offers diversity to amber-colored locks. Even more diversity can be obtained by pinning up the back for a sleek updo or pulling up into a pretty ponytail with a decorative band. Insider tip: many locked sisters maintain their tresses with fresh aloe vera gel straight from the plant as a natural alternative to harsh, chemically-loaded products."

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A Natural:

*The following quote is from Essence.com

"Natural Wonder

This natural do will stand up to the heat even when you can’t. Brush hair back on one side and secure with large bobby pins or a ponytail holder. A hairdressing like PhytoSpecific Moisturizing Styling Balm will keep sides smooth."

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Kalia's Siserlock's

I have always been very curious about sisterlock's. I have all these questions, like how do you keep them from joining together? Is the maintenance much different then loc's? It is expensive to have a sisterlock specialist maintain your hair? How long does it take to tighten each sisterlock? etc...

I really admire the style, and think its very beautiful. If you also have these or other questions, please check out Kalia's blog Kalia-dewdrop's blog where she has information on her experience with Sisterlocks.

Polka dotted underwear.

Yesterday I bought this really darling underwear set with polka dots on it from Tiger of Sweden. I thought it was just so delicate and charming with the dots and the bows and lace that I had to get it.



Taking photos using photobooth isn't very easy (at least not from that angle), sorry about that.

Also, thank you for the suggestions on what I could post about while I don't have a camera. Some of those ideas were really good, and I'll try to use them sometime later on. I don't think I'll have the time to post a lot this week since I'm quite busy correcting tests, preparing lessons and moving away from Helsingborg in southern Sweden where I've been for two months now. I'm going to Israel for a little holiday in five days (where I'll also be able to use my boyfriend's camera!) so I hope to post more then.

A Creative Week

So I usually don't do very much with my hair, because I don't have much time in the mornings. But this week was a little different. I decided to get up a little early each day and try something new. So here is what I came up with:

Do a little twist for work! I tried this on Wednesday morning. I felt creative and started twisting the top of my hair, and then stuck the twist into a pony tail.

This was my cute and quick bun for Monday! Definitely a great pick-me up for the Monday blues.

On Tuesday, I did a half twisted bun with hair down.


And on Thursday, I went all out and did this huge twisted bun.



For this bun, I got my inspiration from the photo below from - masoesa's photostream. I originally saw this photo on http://blog.franchesca.net. At first, I thought this picture looked kind of wild, but then I got inspired.


So that's it for this week. Today, on friday - I did nothing! Just wore it down. But I think I did enough for the week. It was fun and I look forward to doing it again.

Tip for a quick bun!

Ok, so I was messing around with my locs after getting out of the shower and found the perfect way to keep my hair out of my face while either washing my face or doing my make up. The great thing about this style is that I don't feel the weight of my hair because of the way its all placed on my head. I used a huge scarf, wrapped it around the back of my head and tied it in the front, and wrapped the rest of the scarf in the back. After that I pulled the rest of the hair into a quick bun.

I like it, I think I will do it more often...

Goapele Mohlabane

I have been a big fan of Goapele Mohlabane for years now. When I first started following her, she had the most amazing locs. She would always create these cute styles,  that I would dream of trying on my own. Besides being a singer, she is also a community activist. I’ve had the honor of briefly meeting this very talented lady. It was more of a "Hi" and "Bye" kind of thing at various performances she had done in the Bay Area. But from those few moments, she has impressed me so much with her sincerity and grace.                       

Goapele was born in Oakland, CA, and her name means “to go forward in the South African language Sesotho. Goapele now sports a shorter natural style and she's still rocking it!

Reese Witherspoon Long Straight Hairstyle

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon ,better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer, who has established herself as a one of Hollywood's top actresses in recent years. In 1998 she appeared in three major movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date. 2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.

Reese Witherspoon Long Straight Hairstyle

Long, Lash tickling bangs add a sexy twist to soft, blonde hair color. Her hair is styled straight and with a sleek, shiny surface and bangs are tugged down to just skim the eyes for a flirty finish.
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celebrity Reese Witherspoon Long Straight Hairstyle

Wedding Hair

Before I got married, I was searching like crazy for a loctician in the Bay Area that could do my hair, for my wedding. But I did not have much luck. I knew of a lot of locticians that maintain hair, but not a lot that did fancy styles. Most of the locticians that I have seen, that do really beautiful updo's and styles are in New York or other states not close to California (if you know of any, please let me know).

So since I didn't have many options,  I decided to do my own hair. I ended up using perm rod rollers to curl my hair; and knew that when the big day came, I would just wear a big curly bun. 

On the big day, I was so out of it, that hair was the last thing on my mind. So thank goodness for my make-up artist Shonna Hall, because if it wasn't for her, I would have forgotten all about my hair! Shonna save the day for me, after she did my make up, she helped me pin up my hair. So out of all the expenses I had for our wedding, my hair was not one of the major ones. 

The painted veil.

The Painted Veil is probably one of my favourite films (my list of those is long!) mainly because the scenery and atmosphere in it is so spectacular.



It makes me long to go to the Chinese countryside and to wear beautiful dresses from the 1920s.



Naomi Watts plays Kitty, a young woman who didn't get married to her husband, Walter, played by Edward Norton, because she loved him, but because she wanted to get away from her family. She has an affair, and Walter finds out. Kitty doesn't want to be divorced for adultery so she stays with Walter. She is forced to come with him into a remote area of China where he is to fight cholera, and hates it there. Walter tries to make life miserable for Kitty, and they barely speak with each other, but slowly they begin to have feelings for each other again.





On another note, my camera has been sent in to be repaired - and was apparently sent back to me, but it seems to have gone missing with the post. So extremely frustrating. That's why I haven't been posting much lately, but also because I've been quite busy.
Therefore I want to ask you, do you have anything you want to see in this blog? Really, anything? A few ideas, wishes and suggestions would be good so that I have something to post about until I get my camera back!

Unique!

Here a few pictures of some women that have very cool and different styles... definitely not following in any ones else foot prints.

(I love this one - I wish I had the courage to rock this)

(Yes, one of her locs is actually going through her ear lob)

Eye Candy!

So I know that in the overall grand scheme of things - you can not judge a person by their hair. But OMG! ....there is just something really hot about a man with dreads.

So here is a little bit of eye candy for the day!

I look forward to finding and share more.. he he

Time for creativity

I was asked recently how do I find time to create & maintain my website (and blog) while working a full time job; and while also being a full time Wife and Mom. The answer is simple - I really don't have much time at all.

But I learned the hard way that if you don't do something you love, that is an extension of who you are - you can feel like are you are starting to lose your identity. So for quite a while, I was on auto pilot and really doing all I could to make everyone in my life happy. But I realized - with the help of love ones, that I wasn't doing the things I love.

So even though I don't have much free time - I try to make time for the things I love the most. Art, blogging, creating websites, reading and creating something new. That's my thing! So I am happy to be able to do something that feels good and important to me. And one day soon - I hope to be able to go back to school and take up Graphic Design (with a minor in Marketing). Because its never to late to reconnect and to learn more about what you like to do and what makes you happy.

Joe Jonas Long hairstyle

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Joe Jonas Long hairstyle

The celebrity boy’s long hairstyle belongs to the very popular Joe Jonas.
His hair is long at front and back with long, swept bangs.

Thankful To You

I wanted to send a big thank you to anyone and everyone that has an open mind to what beauty really is. There is more than one type of beauty. For those of you who embrace it, encourage it and spread the word - you are appreciated.


Peace, love and blessings...

Karen

Long Hairstyle For Men

Picture Gallery of Men's Long Hairstyles - Long Hairstyles for Men

No hair gallery featuring longer hairstyles would be complete without a simple long, straight hairdo that goes just below the shoulders. This is a classic

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Men with long hair sexy or not

Long hair on men looks very circa 1990 in my opinion! That hair in the photo looks good though as it isn't really long IYSWIM? My OH has a shaved head and I always say to him that he's lucky as it wouldn't suit everyone but looks right on him (plus the fact that he was losing his hair, so he hasn't really got any choice anyway!!

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Disney's Princess Tiana

Princess Tiana is Disney’s latest princess, and their first African American character in this type of a role. There is a lot of hype around the creation of this story line and the character. Unfortunately it's not all positive. The biggest complaint seems to be because the prince, who plays her love interest, is not African American.

I for one, think that multicultural couples & families are beautiful! My own family is made up of different cultures and races. But it does worry me that Disney may be sending out mixed signals that an African American male image is not good enough to play the role of a Prince Charming. Although some of the arguments being made have some good points, I am still very happy that Disney is stepping out of their box by creating their first black female princess character. I hope that when the film finally comes out, that it will be just as magical as our past fairy tale favorites.

From People.com:

"Rounding out Disney's multicultural royalty (see below) are Mulan, from China; Pocahontas, who is Native American; and, from the Middle East, Jasmine."

Natural Beauty Tamara Floyd

I just started following blogspot Natural Hair Rules!!! by Tamara Floyd. She has a lot of great advice and information how to acheive naturally curly hair. Check her out at: Natural Hair Rules!!!

Interview with Franchesca Ramsey

"People don't realize how versatile locs are..."

Check out my interview with Comedian, Singer & Designer Franchesca Ramsey, on my NBH website. I have been a big fan of her ability to create all kinds of cool styles with her locs. So check her out and read more on how she gets her inspirations: NHB Interviews

Headbands for all hair types...

Headbands are international. No matter what nationality you are,  or what hair type you have, you can rock a headband. I love headbands and I am always on the search for something new. The best type of headbands to wear for locs are ones that are tie-able or ones made with fabric, because it will fit not matter how think your locs or curls are. Check out some cool styles by Mandizzle's on Etsy.com: 

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