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Henna
Posted on August 27, 2010.
I recently used henna in my hair as a dye to cover the greys in my locs....I thought the experience was amazing but I made a big mess in the bathroom and the process took a long time....lol
Giving credit to the Kitchenticians
Posted on July 22, 2010.
I started braiding hair seriously 17yrs ago in college trying to make some extra money, but I've been braiding hair since I was 6 yrs old living in Allentown, PA...braiding my neighbor/friend's hair. Now I do natural hair designs for the LOVE of it 
So far, I've done hair in the following states and I still have clientèle in these states: NYC, COLORADO, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS and more to come...my goal is to have clients in every state I travel to.
What people fail to understand is that braiding and locking are an art form that is not taught at a cosmetology school. We pick it up from playing with Barbie dolls/Cabbage Patch dolls and family members.
For the life of me I can not understand why a person would rather pay a stylist more money just because they're in an establishment for the same services you get at a home location. It shouldn't matter where you get your hair done, as long as you're satisfied with the service and it's done professionally. (I am referring to natural styles. Nothing that has to do with any chemicals being applied to the hair follicle).
Another thing....what is it with the infamous "hook-up"?? Everyone is always looking for a hook-up but when they go to an establishment, they pay full price! Why is that? I understand that times are hard but don't you think times are hard for all of us and we're just trying to make ends meet like you are...so why would you try to con us out of the full price we ask for to get a deal?
To all my kitchenticians I applaud you!!! We put up with way more in the home than at a shop and we're overworked and under appreciated. So this is my way of saying...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
So far, I've done hair in the following states and I still have clientèle in these states: NYC, COLORADO, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS and more to come...my goal is to have clients in every state I travel to.
What people fail to understand is that braiding and locking are an art form that is not taught at a cosmetology school. We pick it up from playing with Barbie dolls/Cabbage Patch dolls and family members.
For the life of me I can not understand why a person would rather pay a stylist more money just because they're in an establishment for the same services you get at a home location. It shouldn't matter where you get your hair done, as long as you're satisfied with the service and it's done professionally. (I am referring to natural styles. Nothing that has to do with any chemicals being applied to the hair follicle).
Another thing....what is it with the infamous "hook-up"?? Everyone is always looking for a hook-up but when they go to an establishment, they pay full price! Why is that? I understand that times are hard but don't you think times are hard for all of us and we're just trying to make ends meet like you are...so why would you try to con us out of the full price we ask for to get a deal?
To all my kitchenticians I applaud you!!! We put up with way more in the home than at a shop and we're overworked and under appreciated. So this is my way of saying...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
December 1, 2007 was the day I made a lifelong decision to loc my hair once again. This time instead of going to shop to get them done, I decided to start my locs myself.
I've been taking pictures since I started so that I can monitor my growth as well as show off the different styles that I've worn. Hair has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl and I've been braiding hair professional since my college days trying to make some extra money(you know how college students do anything to make some money especially when they're far from home. I used to braid hair, type term papers and when I worked at McDonald's, I used to bring back to the dorms the left over sandwiches and sell them to my suitemates...I guess that's the NY hustla in me!)
The first 6 months of my loc journey were interesting to say the least. At one point my hair was just everywhere and since it was so short, there was only so much I could do with it.
I sported headbands until I had enough length to actually style it. It was rough for me because I was used to ponytails and being able to braid my hair but at this point, all I could do was wear a headband. I'm happy I passed the awkward stage
As my hair grew, I started getting more creative with my loc styles.
In this picture I braided my locs into about 8 cornrows after washing and re-twisting my new growth and left the cornrows in for a few days so the crinkles would set...this was the final result. I was extremely happy with the outcome.
I've seen alot of people that have locs with blonde in their hair, don't get me wrong, some people look nice with it but blonde tends to break your hair off much easier than other colors so I decided on Red. I love red especially as a hair color. When I had my hair relaxed, I used to get this color called Egyptian Clay. The most beautiful color I've seen and it looked so cute in my hair.
This was right before New Year's 2009 the very first time I let someone else style my hair for me, a loctician named Antwon (he did a beautiful job) I was very pleased with the style. Thanks Antwon!
Here I found this Basket Weave style on YouTube by a lady named Shawnta715. Thanks Shawnta! Here's a link to her youtube page: Shawnta715
As my hair gets longer, I can experiment now with more styles, this Loc hawk I also found a YouTube by vnllawytchkltblndie he actually did the simple Loc hawk by just gathering your hair in sections and securing it with rubberbands. I just decided to do braids instead to put my personal twist to it. Thanks VWCB here's his link to youtube: vnllawytchkitblndie
Here I went to one of my favorite styles from when i used to wear my hair relaxed....1 french braid. I love the fact that my hair is to the point now that I can style it in so many different ways.
So as December 1st approaches...I would be celebrating 2yrs strong of the most beautiful locs that I was blessed to have created.
2010 will bring more strength, more positivity and more love. Stay tuned for more pictures of my journey.
More to come, stay tuned
I've been taking pictures since I started so that I can monitor my growth as well as show off the different styles that I've worn. Hair has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl and I've been braiding hair professional since my college days trying to make some extra money(you know how college students do anything to make some money especially when they're far from home. I used to braid hair, type term papers and when I worked at McDonald's, I used to bring back to the dorms the left over sandwiches and sell them to my suitemates...I guess that's the NY hustla in me!)
The first 6 months of my loc journey were interesting to say the least. At one point my hair was just everywhere and since it was so short, there was only so much I could do with it.
I sported headbands until I had enough length to actually style it. It was rough for me because I was used to ponytails and being able to braid my hair but at this point, all I could do was wear a headband. I'm happy I passed the awkward stage
As my hair grew, I started getting more creative with my loc styles.
In this picture I braided my locs into about 8 cornrows after washing and re-twisting my new growth and left the cornrows in for a few days so the crinkles would set...this was the final result. I was extremely happy with the outcome.
I've seen alot of people that have locs with blonde in their hair, don't get me wrong, some people look nice with it but blonde tends to break your hair off much easier than other colors so I decided on Red. I love red especially as a hair color. When I had my hair relaxed, I used to get this color called Egyptian Clay. The most beautiful color I've seen and it looked so cute in my hair.
This was right before New Year's 2009 the very first time I let someone else style my hair for me, a loctician named Antwon (he did a beautiful job) I was very pleased with the style. Thanks Antwon!
Here I found this Basket Weave style on YouTube by a lady named Shawnta715. Thanks Shawnta! Here's a link to her youtube page: Shawnta715
As my hair gets longer, I can experiment now with more styles, this Loc hawk I also found a YouTube by vnllawytchkltblndie he actually did the simple Loc hawk by just gathering your hair in sections and securing it with rubberbands. I just decided to do braids instead to put my personal twist to it. Thanks VWCB here's his link to youtube: vnllawytchkitblndie
Here I went to one of my favorite styles from when i used to wear my hair relaxed....1 french braid. I love the fact that my hair is to the point now that I can style it in so many different ways.
So as December 1st approaches...I would be celebrating 2yrs strong of the most beautiful locs that I was blessed to have created.
2010 will bring more strength, more positivity and more love. Stay tuned for more pictures of my journey.
More to come, stay tuned
Hair growth: Moisture and Minimalist Method
Posted on July 12, 2010.
So I'm finding new ways to get my hair to grow after I had to cut off 5in in Feb of this year. That was a drag 
But now that I'm off the lazy train and committed to lots of hair growth (partially because I lost my job and I have nothing better to do lol) I'm trying new hair growth methods. The method I'm trying now is the moisture & minimalist method. (Yeah I just made that name up lol) Anyway, what I do is deep condish with mayonnaise (blow dry it in and then rinse it out and co-wash or shampoo depending on build up and how dry hair is) twice a week and then use regular conditioner over wet hair and olive oil over the conditioner.
I find that this method is working extremely well for me and my hair is growing very fast and is really moisturized with minimal products and effort (hence the moisture and minimalist method lol). Well I encountered one problem. Sometimes I straighten my hair for a different look and I found that the ends are really dry from straightening. I don't know how to combat the dryness in this situation as I have always had dry hair esp the ends. Any suggestions on an inexpensive product that I can use to moisturize my ends without curling them up when my hair is straightened?
But now that I'm off the lazy train and committed to lots of hair growth (partially because I lost my job and I have nothing better to do lol) I'm trying new hair growth methods. The method I'm trying now is the moisture & minimalist method. (Yeah I just made that name up lol) Anyway, what I do is deep condish with mayonnaise (blow dry it in and then rinse it out and co-wash or shampoo depending on build up and how dry hair is) twice a week and then use regular conditioner over wet hair and olive oil over the conditioner.
I find that this method is working extremely well for me and my hair is growing very fast and is really moisturized with minimal products and effort (hence the moisture and minimalist method lol). Well I encountered one problem. Sometimes I straighten my hair for a different look and I found that the ends are really dry from straightening. I don't know how to combat the dryness in this situation as I have always had dry hair esp the ends. Any suggestions on an inexpensive product that I can use to moisturize my ends without curling them up when my hair is straightened?