Hair: Stick to My Regime!

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I am forever experimenting with products and changing my hair care routine! Its like my fingers just get the itch to dip into new products. Im fedup of this! Ive had so many setbacks because of my own experiments....


In the beginning of February I decided to try out grapefruit juice all over my hair... The results were disastrous and I had to cut off about 1.5 inches of hair.... 


And I keep sneaking to the beauty store and trying moisturisers/creams/greases that may contain mineral oil or petroleum. I need to remind myself often that once a product has mineral oil or petroleum it will not work on my hair and will result in dryness/knots/breakge. Ugh. 


One thing I know for sure is I need to avoid mineral oil & petroleum (although my deep conditioners do contain these for now). I also need to avoid silicones where possible.


So this is really to remind myself to stick to what is working right now.


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Ayuverdic Treatment Weekly
Alternating between:

• Henna
• Or Amla
• Or Kalpi Tone

Deep Condition Weekly

• Profectiv Mega Growth
• Or Lustrasilk Shea Butter

Co-Wash Weekly

• Tresemme Naturals

After-Wash Leave In

Always apply and air dry (only after washing hair)

• Kinky Kurly Knot Today

Hair Prep.

Every night section and detangle hair by: 

• Lightly spraying water 
• Moisturising with my 'Shea butter + glycerin with rose water + water' mix
• Sealing with natural oil (soybean for now)
• This can be done quickly after washing for a'Wash & Go'

Styling Hair

• ORS Olive Oil Edge Control to slick down hair
• A pudding/natural gel is needed for twistouts etc

Shampoo Every 2 weeks

• Tresemme Moisture 

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The main staples are Henna and Amla powders, Tresemme Naturals, water and oil. 

I will be looking for improved products to use as moisturisers and styling gels.

And I need to find a more natural deep conditioner.

The Black Barbie Issue

For Barbie's 50th anniversary Vogue produced 'the Black Barbie Issue'

Love it! Beautiful imagery. 

A few years ago I remember tediously trying to search for images of "black barbies" and very little appeared surprisingly.

http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/the-black-barbie-issue/2010/02/the-black-barbie-issue

Hair!

Soon enough theres going to be some haaairr dictation on this blog... 

The Secret Life of Bees

I finally watched 'The Secret Life of Bees' (2008), I wanted to see it since it was released but never got the chance. 


This is one of the films that belongs in my 'spirit-touchers' collections - i.e. films that make me think deeply and get me stirred emotionally.


This film takes a nice angle on illustrating some of the pressures African-Americans had to go through back in the day. 

Of course, I love seeing the ladies with natural looking hair! 


Although, my husband said "Are you sure thats Alicia Keys? I thought she was white". My mouth froze for a minute! Huh?!


I was surprised he genuinely meant this, but it was also very interesting. It made me wonder about the image singers are portraying with the makeup; hair extensions; bright lighting; airbrushing....




My favourite character was 'May', a woman who had suffered a great loss and was super-sensitive to the pain and wrongdoings in the world. I could really understand her character and the feelings she must have had. I am officially a big fan of Sophie Okonedo, who played the character  of May excellently.

♥


PS. I think its very classy that Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith where producers of this film without appearing in the movie.

What is a Natural British Rose?

Why do I call myself a 'Natural British Rose'?

 Well, the deep red velvet rose is very popular in the UK - and I totally adore those flowers.

But  there is actually some more depth to my answer.... 

Let me break it down in 2 parts:

1. English Rose > British Rose

This originated from the idea of the 'English Rose'. This is a traditional an almost vintage idea of how a lady ought to be. An English Rose is described as a pretty English (white) girl who tends to wear little or no makeup, no tattoos, has pale rosy cheeks, natural hair and is well-spoken and ladylike. The young Princess Diana (Lady Diana Spencer) was a typical English Rose. 

Adding to this, it seems that this type of lady is fading from popular culture. 

I call myself a 'British' rose as some of these characteristics and behaviours are important to me and being ladylike (sometimes) means a lot to me personally. Obviously I am from Caribbean descent - and over the past decades there has been a lot of migrants from different parts of the world growing up in the UK - notably they are referred to as 'British' not English. 

And despite racial tensions, prejudice and differentiations over time I still enjoy aspects of British culture. 

I like to think I have assimilated into Britishness, but without losing my Nubianess. 

This leads me onto part 2 nicely...

2. Natural Girl

So yes, I like the idea of the ladylike rosey woman. But I have no intention of trying to change what was given to me naturally. For example, I do not desire to go blonder, change my eye colour or (dare I say it) skin colour. 

I love playing with my natural hair and doing hairstyles reminicent of an earlier era. 

At the moment I'm on a mission to keep my hair healthy and see how big and long it will get over time. 

I also love black culture in general: from the caribbean to africa to america etc... As my blog develops this will be prevalent. 

A Natural British Rose - A label I'm comfortable with

In conclusion, I'm not the only 'Natural British Rose' - This all originated from a discussion I was having with a close friend. We see that although the conventional 'English Rose' is disappearing there are a ladys from ethnic origins picking up the pieces and carrying on the tradition of being friendly. positive and natural women.

You may come across a natural british rose - she may be caribbean/african/chinese/indian/etc but at least now you may understand her with more ease. 

Sharing Our Special Day ♥

A litte secret... It wasnt just Will & Kate that got married this year

I'm proud to say my fiance & I wed on 19th Feb 2011 on the isle of Trinidad.

We both organised  a beautiful day filled with warmth

Of course there were some stressful times behind the scenes in trying to arrange everything, but the good times will always be remembered.

Family flew in from around the world.

My husband was checking things were running smoothly throughout the whole day, this is why I love him So...

We ended up with near to 1000 photos in our album

 Mr S. & Mrs S.

 

Mum & I   

   

Sister & I

♥

Congratulations Will & Kate!

Today I indulged in the worldwide fairytale Royal Wedding. 

I donned a pretty dress; red lipstick and a ribbon in my hair. Ha.

However, when they announced the engagement last year I wasn't really into it. I was bitter about the state of the economy; a pretentious wedding; the fact they have been dating for about 10 years anyway & it goes on.....

But then as the wedding drew near I felt I should light my heart go with it and enjoy the fairytale; afterall I don't have to do much apart from turn on the TV, especially after being all the way in Trinidad.

The wedding was beautiful; nothing bad to say..(apart from the 2 moans I couldn't keep in below) ha.

 I credit Kate's Natural Elegance and I love the tradition embedded in the ceremony - I was most excited about seeing her dress and seeing them take the vows...

I hope this has re-inspired a generation that was losing faith in marriage...

Congrats to the newly weds...

A new hobby: Kite Flying!

Today me & my husband went to an annual kite flying family day nearby. We bought a kiddies kite a few weeks ago and started flying it at home - I really enjoy flying kites but I never expected us to win one of only two trophies! We were awarded the 'Persistent Flier' trophy.

Persistence is the daughter of Consistence - which my mother proclaims as one of the most important factors for success....

Maybe soon we will enter some professional kite flying competitions!

♥

A New Blogger Arrives!

Hello! I have finally given into Blogging on here....
I decided I need to keep a diary enjoying life....