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December 12, 2012

As A Natural Never Forget This!!

Recently I had the privilege of participating in a photoshoot for a natural hair magazine with some other Barbadian naturalistas. I had soo much fun and the photos looked great from what I could see. The editor, Ms. August, wanted to know what was the best advice I had for a natural and my go to product. The product I had to think a while about but that advice came to my mind straight off the bat.

NEVER let your hair get dry!!
I'm not telling you to keep your hair damp or to spray it with water every hour. I'm talking about keeping your hair well moisturized at ALL times and not letting it get bone dry. You know, that hair that's so dry you hear it rustling and see tumble-weed going across the road.
There are great reasons why every natural should avoid this and not follow my repeated, repeated mistakes and we'll look at all off them and how to avoid them in this and coming posts.

It's Harder To Remoisturize
When your hair gets that dry, it's more difficult for the hair to absorb any water it then gets. Take a sponge, for example. When a sponge it completely dry and you put water on it, it doesn't soak it up right away. In fact, some of the water rolls off! You have to soak it completely for a little bit to get the sponge to absorb water and that's exactly what you need to do with your hair.

A Tangled, Breaking Mess
Dry hair will tangle faster than moisturized hair and when you try to detangle, you'll probably stop when the sounds *snap, crackle and pop* grate your nerves to a super-sensitive state! You'll get a first hand look at what dandruff would look like if it was black as your shirt will be littered with short little hairs that have broken off of your mane. A depressing sight, if I do say so myself. If you have length goals, even more depressing as you cannot retain length with dry hair, as it will break. Don't try to detangle your hair while dry and there will be no need to shed tears.

In the next post we'll look at two more reasons to avoid dry hair like the plague and then I'll tell you how to avoid it altogether.

Check me out on Facebook!! Yes, I finally did it and the page does have the same name as my Youtube channel.  Please Like, Subscribe, Comment and all that good stuff. A video on this very topic is coming soon.

Thanks for reading and God bless!

December 5, 2012

Devotional- Your Last Thread By Romelle Greenidge


"And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" Matthew 14:29-31

There are many interesting things about this passage of scripture, so many lessons to be learnt.

But I want to focus on the point of how God responds when we as his people believe we are on our "last thread". Let's go back to the text, Peter, because of who he is, asked Jesus to allow him to come hence allowing him to walk on water as well. As the scripture goes on to say when Peter saw the boisterous wind, he was afraid and began to sink. The next part is quite significant, Peter cried "Lord Save me" and IMMEDIATELY, Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught him. 

Now picture it, Peter is beginning to sink, but the waters have not consumed him as yet, he hasn't drowned but he's at a place where he is desperate, where all his natural resources have been spent and he needs something pass the natural, so he cried out to God and is immediately saved. I believe this is a situation many of us are going through today, where we are on our last thread, our resources are gone, in ourselves we do not know where to turn but I STRONGLY believe when we reach this point and we cry out to our Saviour, He is compelled to move to reach out that arm and grab hold of His people. 

I want to encourage you today that the fight is not over, as long as the waters have not consumed you, there's still life and with life there's hope and with that hope I tell you to make that cry to God with the understanding that nothing you can do in yourself can take you any further and also understanding that the compassionate God we serve will not allow that "last thread" to run out, He will turn up and allow you to have a testimony of victory over that test you passed through. Be encouraged today, the battle is not over.  

Spread this as it could be an encouragement to someone else. I believe God is speaking.

Written by Romelle Greenidge


Share this wonderful devotion with someone you care for.

December 2, 2012

Superfly!!! That is all! lol


What do you think? Back to the future?

How would you feel if you're husband/boyfriend/son came home with this look?

I just.don't.know. Forget that! Yes, I do! lol

Have a great week ya'll!

November 24, 2012

How Times Have Changed...

Today I went to collect my nephew from preschool and while standing there waiting on the van and taking sand out of his hair, -_-, three guys pass by, checking me out. One guys says "Shorty(some things stay the same, smh), that's your only one?" I don't like to be blatantly rude so I turn to say no, he's not mine. He heard no, and was like "That's nice man..." and continues checking me out. O_o. Once upon a time the sight of any woman walking with a child was enough to send men running to the hills. As for if you're pregnant, watch out!! smh. All of this made me start thinking about how things have changed.

There are only 6 days till Independence Day here in Barbados, November 30th. On the radio, the T.V, in the newspapers and on FB, everyone is feeling it this year and I just LOVE IT!!

Normally, every year I'm the only one who gets super excited when Independence rolls around. When people play Christmas music during November it irks me to no end but this year, however, I'm more mellow. I'm still really excited, but everyone is talking about the things of days gone by...

The things we used to wear...new patent leather shoes to church and the sun so hot your toes boiling inside them...

The things we used to eat..."Dead Man Flesh"(not what you think! lol) and monkey tamarind...

The things we used to play...running 'bout outside for the entire day and playing Chinese Skip...

And as this is mostly a hair blog, the hairstyles we used to rock...
I am just.too.fly. Fuh real...(lol) I don't need you guys to tell me, I know! More on this in another post though.

What do you remember from your childhood days? You don't have to be Barbadian to reminisce. Drop a comment below to share your memories. I know you guys are the strong, silent types but you can tune in too, :-).


November 4, 2012

"It's Good For You"

"It's good for you." You always hear this when persons talk about certain foods but why is "it" good for you?

A few years ago I was interested in making aromatherapy kits for a class entrepreneurship project. I would actually make little ceramic oil burners and sell them with choice essential oils. I went online, did my research and came across a site called AromaAria.com (inactive since 05/11/12 I found out) that listed soo many different foods and their benefits!! I wrote it all down and now, after finding it 2 years later, I'm sharing this great stuff with you. 

Aloe - Skin healing, softening, cooling and soothing gel.
Almond - Oil is an effective moisturizer, meal is a wonderful exfoliator.
Avocado - Source of Vitamin A and C.

Basil - Skin purifier, blemish fighter(use small doses).

Carrot - Skin softener, source of Vitamin A.
Chamomile - Relieves dryness, itchiness and eczema, source of Vitamin B, calms, anti-inflammatory.
Cinnamon - Reduces tension, warming.
Clove - Spicy and warming.
Coconut - Emollient, source of Vitamin D.
Cucumber - Cooling, soothing, evens skin tone.

Dandelion - Source of Vitamin A and C, tonic.

Lavender - Calms troubled sleep, antidepressant, refreshes and tones skin, relaxes tight muscles, breaks up congestion. Calms in small amounts and stimulates in large amounts.
Lemon - Natural cleanser, antioxidant, astringent, pore-lightening.
Lemongrass - Stimulating toner, clears blemishes, uplifts mood.

Mango - Source of Vitamin C, cooling.
Mint - Soothes nerves, restores good humour and overpowers tobacco smell.

Oatmeal - Skin softener.
Orange - Cheering, refreshing, source of Vitamin A, B and C, blemish fighter.

Pineapple - Exfoliates skin cells, blemish fighter.

Rose - Rosewater is a skin tonic, cools, clarifies and soothes.

Sunflower Seeds - Source of Vitamin E, skin soother.

Thyme - Boosts circulation and eases headache.

Wheatgerm - Source of Vitamin E, emollient, easily absorbed.
Watercress - Tonic herb, skin ailments.

Peppermint - Restores good humour, overcomes tobacco smell, relieves fatigue, stimulates nervous system, anti-heumatic

Now, for all of you mixologists out there and anyone who finds this information helpful and useful, as information changes over the years and such, do further research and share with us what you find out. We'll become better informed together.

November 3, 2012

True Story...

Just thought I'd share every natural's true story...

If this has not happened to you, it's only a matter of time! This happened Last Wednesday! But check her face tho, lol.

Have a great weekend!

November 1, 2012

Heads Up!! Warning!

Guys!!

I just saw something ridiculously unbelievable!! An everyday product, with no flammable warnings, can make you and your hair a walking matchstick! This was scary guys!

Do you use this serum or know someone who does? Were you planning on purchasing it? Let me know below.
Check out the video and news article here and be safe out there!