Braid Outs – Your Next Go-To Style

Braid Outs – Your Next Go-To Style

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
"What can I do with my hair?" Is that your question? We may have a solution for you. It can be daunting when it comes to styling your hair. Maybe you've found a style you like but you've grown out of it or your bored with it. Braid-outs are a perfect way to keep your styling options endless. Reasons Why Braid-Outs Could Be Your Next Go-to Style: 1. It's easy! As long as you can braid a plait you can do this style! 2. It's versatile! Once you braid out your hair the possibilities are endless. Pin it up, create a pompadour, bun it up.... 3. It's easy to maintain! After the initial style a two plait, four plait, or six plait up is all you need to do every 2-3 nights (or every night depending on preference).…
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The Lazy Bantu Knot Out

The Lazy Bantu Knot Out

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
It's no secret that I'm a "lazy natural" I rarely do intricate styles with my hair. I have a life to live! But I really wanted to try a bantu knot out on blow dried hair. I haven't done a bantu knot out/bun out in so long! Night before last I tried a bantu knot out on blow dried hair using Miss Jessies Curly Pudding. I put a lot of work into it. Probably made 20-25 knots. It was coo. LOL! I mean the volume was great, but I'd hoped for more definition. Plus, at the end of the day my hair felt quite dry from using the Pudding. So the next night I went back to what I know. To replenish my hair back to life I used Shea Mositure's Curl &…
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Wash ‘n’ Go: CES and CatWalk Curls Rock

Wash ‘n’ Go: CES and CatWalk Curls Rock

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
More washing and going! LOL! I'm really loving my hair after the cut so the wash 'n' go has definitely become a staple style. This time I tried Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie (CES) and Olive Oil Eco-Styler on Day 1. To refresh the next day I used more CES and my Curls Rock styling cream from Cat Walk. I also tried stretching the hair at my roots by blow drying using a concentrator to get more volume and length and to cut down on the shrinkage. Each wash 'n' go gets better. Can't WAIT until I have this style down.  Videos of the process below! Once I perfect this I will post a tutorial. :)   Peace & Blessings! KG  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoNR2SCc4I&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_s_pf5X5I&feature=player_embedded
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Another Take: KG’s Braid & Curl

Another Take: KG’s Braid & Curl

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
I've been wearing a braid out (15-20 plaits) for the last couple of weeks. I love the stretch that the braids give me. Previously though, I left the ends straight and towards the end of the style they started looking pretty sad. This time I tried to get just a slight curl on the ends using my flexi rods. I think this style looks different because I braided to the end of the plait instead of going for the super curl look featured in my Corinne Bailey Rae Inspired entry. My hope is that this gets bigger and bigger as the days go by! I did this on co-washed hair with Giovanni Direct-Leave In and Shea Moisture's Deep Treatment Masque.  Only applied EVCO when I took it out this morning. If I had…
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Wash ‘n’ Go using CatWalk!

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
I tried a wash 'n' go Saturday and it came out pretty poofy. I used CatWalk's Curls Rock Curl Amplifier. It felt great going on but I had major shrinkage. I wore a bun all day Sunday and Monday. So last night after my workout I ran some water over it and tried adding two more pumps of the CatWalk. Bunned that up and slept on it. This morning my hair was still damp but by pulling it up in the bun while still wet I got a little bit of stretch (less shrinkage). Decided to rock this for today. I love the definition. Tonight I'm doing a flexi-rod set to prep for my trip home! It's the best style because it requires even less maintenance than my flat ironed hair! …
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Natural Hairstyle File: 2 Plait Braid & Curl

Natural Hairstyle File: 2 Plait Braid & Curl

Beauty, Hair, Hairstyling Article
Pure LAZINESS created this look. My wash day was Saturday. I attempted a wash 'n go with Cantu Shea Butter and Olive Oil Eco-Styler Gel. FAIL! The cantu and the gel don't work together well. I was a couch potato all Saturday so I just let it dry. Sunday for church I co-washed with Aussie Moist conditioner before church and pulled my hair back into a bun (no gel). Monday I wore the bun again. After my workout and MNF I got home and decided I was sick of the bun so I put my hair into two plaits (old and faithful style) with Direct Leave-In and EVCO and rolled the ends with a pillow roller. All in less than 10 minutes! I tied it down with a satin scarf last night…
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