FINE NATURAL HAIR | My Holy Grail Products - I Found My Boo Thangs!!

Hey Everyone! In this video I talk about my favorite products! I am so excited I finally found what works for me and I don't have to deviate. In-Joy and Thanks for Watching!!

[46] WNG FAIL!! I Need HELP! |FINE Natural Hair

VLOG - My trip to Tampa!!

My husband and I recently took a trip to Tampa, Fla. and blogged part of our trip. We had a ball but unfortunately I dropped my phone in the toilet so couldn't finish the vlog. At any rate I still think I got some pretty good footage so I decided to post anyway. There is absolutely nothing like being with family!

 

IN - Joy!!

[25] VLOG - My Trip to Tampa!

New Year, New Me!!

Welcome one and all to a new me for 2015. I have been away for quite some time, primarily getting my house ready to sell after living in it for 15 years. You have no idea how much stuff you accumulate in that time!

In the meantime, I've also taken on the task of getting fit. In early January 2015 my doctor voiced concerns about my weight and challenged me to lose 6 lbs in 6 weeks. When I went to see him 6 weeks later, I had surpassed his challenge by 4 lbs. He was shocked to see that I had lost a total of 10 lbs! Fast forward to today and I have lost a total of 15 lbs!! I feel great and I feel energetic. I wish I would have done this months ago.

With the help of the My Fitness Pal app, I've changed the way I eat and I incorporated exercise into my day. I figured if I can sit on the couch watching my favorite shows, why not watch them on the elliptical? I started slowly doing 15 minutes of 'Walk Away the Pounds' on YouTube then 15 minutes on the elliptical, 5 times a week. Now I'm up to 45 minutes on the elliptical 4 times a week and 1 hour of Zumba per week. Did I say I feel great?!

Here's a few videos where I talk about my fitness journey and because I'm working out, I chose to use a wig for protective styling. 

In - Joy!!

Beginning of My Weight Loss Journey

To Thine Own Self Be True

Weight Loss Update

Beshe Drew Wig for Protective Styling

March Updates - Fitness, Hair, House!

Where have I been.......... LIFE!

Hello my FINE Natural sistas! It's been a minute! So where have I been and what have I been up to? LIFE! If you've been following me on YouTube you may have heard my hubby and I are moving. Not just around the corner mind you, but completely out of state, over 2,000 miles away! In the process we are selling our home of 14 years, definitely a lot going on.

However, the one thing that is completely solid for me right now is my hair! Yaaayyy!! It's almost as if overnight I finally just "got" it. Moisturized hair is the key to all the goodness you see out there in the natural hair community. When I say moisture I mean WATER.  H-2-O, plain and simple. This fact has had my hair taking off in leaps and bounds and I'm at a point where I rarely have a bad hair day. If I am having a bad hair day I can pretty much attribute it to one thing - product build up. If my hair begins to have build up it definitely affects my style and if you have FINE hair you know build up occurs quickly. It's very important for us FINE haired naturals yo cleanse our hair regularly. For me that means every 7 days but sometimes I can stretch to 10. Anything past that I'm pushing it and my hair is probably pinned up some type of way. 

So what does this mean, we can't use product? Not at all! What it does mean is it does not take a bunch of product to make a style. I repeat - it does not take a bunch of product to make a style. In fact, my hair looks best on freshly washed, freshly L.O.C.'d (liquid oil, cream) hair. It's shiny, it holds definition, it actually looks like I know what I'm doing! :)

So if you haven't tried using less product and upping the water you use on your hair, try it and see if it changes things for you. I've also gone to using "milks" on my hair instead of butters. Shea Moisture curl and style milk and their yucca and baobab milk are my favs. Since Shescentit is my goto conditioner of choice I recently ordered their hair milk to give it a try. Can't wait to see what that does. I'm thinking the water content in hair milks is also making the difference in my hair since it's enhancing the moisture level as well. Let me know how this works for you I'd love to hear your feedback! Also if you've already discovered this little tidbit for your hair journey, tell us about it! Thanks sistas!! 

IN-Joy!!

Moisturize hair (4th or 5th day twist out)

Dirty Hair (but moisturized!)

I'm Back!! Just completed 3 New Videos!!

Hello my FINE natural sistas!! It's been a little bit but I've been quite busy trying to get my house up for sale and move across the country. I just posted three new videos for your IN-Joyment!! I discuss moisture and I did two fun tags - Husband  and Natural Hair Journey with my Daughter!!

 

As always ......  IN - Joy

 

Up Your Moisture Game!

 

Husband Tag

Mother/Daughter Tag - Natural Hair Journey

NEW VIDEO - Is your "Dew" on Point?!

Hello my FINE natural sistas!!! I recently visited Californ-I-A and discovered something I never considered....Dew Points! Considering the dew point can mean the difference between your Doo being on Point or being an epic fail. I learned this the hard way because I spent two weeks with my hair not being what I wanted it to be. I live in Ohio and the products I traveled with work well on my hair...... IN OHIO!! When I packed for my visit to Cali, I checked the weather to ensure I had the right clothes for any given day, but I never considered my hair! Watch my new video on this and on reconsidering a product once the weather changes. I also posted a tutorial for one of my go to low manipulation hairstyles in the summer that allows me to have 5 day hair!

IN - Joy!!

 

Low Manipulation Style Tutorial for Summer - Part 1

 

Low Manipulation Style Tutorial for Summer - Part 2