I have not posted an update in a while but I am back in Havana twists.  I’ve been having them install for two months at a time since last fall.  This set is a little smaller than I prefer but they still look nice.  I had 33 twists the first time and they have gotten progressively...

This is a short clip of me taking out my Havana twists http://youtu.be/HWmlvtXDZOs They have been in for just over 2 months.  The ends are braided, kind of tiny, so I had to use a safety pin.  Take your time detangling.  You don’t want to lose any length from having to cut out...

This is just a quick shower clip of me washing my Havana twists with a knee high. I find the knee high helps maintain the style and keep the frizzies away. I do not add braid spray in the shower but since the camera was already set up I filmed it. Share Me! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this...

I called myself installing Havana Twists this week but it was a total fail.  Here is the video: http://youtu.be/aJx9iAPy1Bc I just could not get the install correct after washing my hair and prepping it for the install.  I had 43 sections, which I now realize was too small.  I ended up...

I put in my own Havana Twists!  Well, not my full head but I did finally put in my own extensions.  I filmed it here: http://youtu.be/mp5auzzT0P0 I’d been wanting this Havana Twist style for well over a year and now that I finally decided to get them installed, the salon where I had my...

We all saw it, that fabulous style that Teyonah Parris wore to the SAG awards.  I re-created this style on an old twist out using Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttercreme and Edge control.  I made 5 sections (4 put into ponytails) and made each section into two twists.  The twists are loose at...

I decided to try a different kind of bun for my natural hair – a nautilus bun. It was really late and I was preparing my hair in two strand twists to blend with a half wig the next day.  I pulled out some leftover Marley Braid hair and played around with it.  The nautilus bun was super...

Between weeks 13 – 24 of my transition from relaxed to natural I started to notice my natural hair texture growing in.  By that I mean I noticed a difference between the relaxed hair length and the hair at my roots. All hair textures are different.  You hair texture may be totally...

Brown women can wear blonde wigs.  Have you ever really wanted to try something other than the usual color 1B, 1, 2, 4, 4/27 or 1b/30 hair.  Yes, me too but I was always afraid to try anything too different from my own hair.  Yes, I do own one 1B/30 and one 4/27/30 but that was always the...

If you have never worn a wig, it may be intimidating for you to go out to try on your first wig.  I had this experience and was reminded of it recently when a friend asked me about wigs for the first time.  She is having some medical issues that will result in her losing her hair very soon...

Janet Collection came out with a lace front wig collection called Whole Lace and I decided to try a short style, the Mini.  I also decided to try some color.  I bought this style in a 4/27/30 although my normal wig color is 1B or 2. Whole lace means hand sewn rather than tracks like most of...

Janet Collection came out with a lace front wig collection called Whole Lace and I decided to try the First Lady, based on the signature hair style worn by First Lady Michelle Obama.  I had never worn a bob style but was confident that I could pull it off.  I was not really sure what whole...

Prior to purchasing, I had seen the La Jay wig a few times on youtube.  I was reluctant to order this half wig because it just looked to big.  I went ahead and bit the bullet and order the style and was so glad that I did.  This half wig looked very much like my crochet braid style, but...

Since so many people have asked me about wearing wigs, I will share some tips and tricks that I learned along the way.  At one point I owned at least 30 wigs.  I have since sold at least half of them.  Initially I was afraid to wear wigs.  Yes, afraid. When you are not familiar with...

I ordered a human hair lace front wig directly from China.  I had been looking for a straight wig to wear instead of straightening my own hair.  I am worried about heat damage.  I ended up ordering from a company in China, a company that I do not recommend. I ordered a stretch lace cap and...

After reading so many reviews and watching youtube videos on the Mommy Wig I finally bought one after about a year.  The packaging made the wig look like something a grandmother would wear so it really did take a long time for me to try this wig.  Not to mention, it is a short style and my...