Ultimate Flat-ironing Routine | No heat damage necessary
- May 28, 2021
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- AMG
Want to straighten your hair, but worried about heat damage? You’re in the right place.
I love my curly hair, but sometimes I want to switch it up a bit without messing up my curl pattern. This is a whole process… so get ready N.I. Frequently flat-ironing your hair will cause heat damage. Even with this routine, I don’t advise you to straighten your hair more often than once a month. This step is optional, (but it’s good to do especially if you’re using a shampoo with sulphates). Put conditioner or coconut oil on your dry...
Makeup Starter Kit
- May 10, 2021
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- AMG
You want to start doing your own makeup and don’t know where to start or what to buy? This post is for you. I’ve included some inexpensive products you can use to get a simple soft glow.
*Always start with a clean, moisturized face....
My Natural Hair Journey | Part 2: The breakthrough
- April 18, 2021
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- AMG
By the time I was going to college, ‘going back natural’ was the wave. It was the ‘in thing’ but I still couldn’t get on it. My hair was still short from all my boarding school hair drama and going back natural would...
My first lace-front wig | Lil P
- August 24, 2020
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- AMG
The National elections are approaching and the campaign is ramping up. My dad is running for Member of Parliament, and I decided that in support of him and the People’s National Party I would get an orange wig.
I had never put in any type of weave, wig or extensions before so this was about to...
7 Steps to Body Appreciation
- August 07, 2020
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- AMG
“You can’t eat beauty…it doesn’t feed you” — Lupita Nyong’o’s mother.
When Lupita Nyong’o won the Best Breakthrough Performance award at the Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, she shared one of the things her mother said to her when she was younger and used to express dissatisfaction with the way she looked. Her mother would say,...
No Size Chart
- July 24, 2020
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- AMG
I have so many blog post topics written on a notepad, untouched; not really feeling inspired or excited to write about any of them, especially as the year continues to get more challenging.
And then … yesterday, amidst this strange and heavy time, someone gave me a rather strange compliment. The person said, “You’re very proportionate.”...
10 Helpful Steps to Transitioning | Without the Big Chop
- July 07, 2020
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- AMG
Whether you’ve decided you want to make the transition from chemically straightened hair, heat or colour damaged hair to natural healthy hair, this post is for you. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to get up one day and shave your head or cut inches and inches of your hair to get back to...
Top 7 Tips for Glowing Skin
- May 15, 2020
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- AMG
10 Solutions to your bikini area troubles
- April 25, 2020
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- AMG
1. Avoid using a razor that is dull, old or dirty.
2. Razor bump cream. I recommend Bikini Zone Medicated Creme for Bikini Area 1 oz, right after shaving, waxing or using Nair. It relieves irritation and redness quickly.
Pro tip: You can also use antibiotic ointment: whether, Neosporin or Triple antibiotic cream; it will heal cuts and...
My Natural Hair Journey | Part 1: Trial & Error
- April 25, 2020
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- AMG
When you’re a little girl, you idolize your mommy. You want to do everything she does, be just like her. Well, I did. She is your first emblem of beauty. Well, she was mine. And my mommy was a half Chinese lady with thick loose curls, who would go to the hairdresser every week and...
