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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Inspiration Photo - "Life Is Devine"

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Source: Devine Color (paints)

Link of the Day - From I Love My Loc's Blog

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Kitty always has the most amazing images on her I Love My Loc's Blog.

Gorgeousness!!

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- From I Love My Locs

Thank you for sharing Kitty!

I have total loc envy when it comes to Ima's loc's. I first saw Ima online and then in person, and she is just as beautiful in person as she is in her photos (also see her previous post). Ima recently tried the styling technique of using pipe cleaners, to create big beautiful curls, with her loc's. And it came out gorgeous!

"After shampooing my loc's I put the pipe cleaners in them while still damp & kept them in until they where completely dry, before I pulled them out. I use very little oil on my scalp & hair. I had so much fun styling my hair, it was easy to put them in." ~ Ima

I am inspired! I will be trying this style soon. Thanks Ima...

Inspirational Photos - Talita Cardozo

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Modelo: Talita Cardozo

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Awesome Bloggers - Mop Top Maven!

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I am always excited when I discover a new blog that is full of great information, tips, natural beauty and more. This month, I want to highlight Mop Top Maven. Not only is she and her hair gorgeous! But she also have recipes, great information, YouTube tutorials and gorgeous pictures on her site. Her blog will be added to my Favorites as of now!

The Mop Top Maven
Mop Top Maven - You Tube
Facebook

Regular Braid Out Tutorial

Flexi Rod Tutorial - Part 2

See Part 1 Here.

Wedding Perfect!

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A very simple, but beautiful bride.

Wedding gown designed by SAMUELLE

- Source

Inspirational Photo of the Day

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Link of the day - Tatiana Ali

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Bossip posted a great photo of Tatiana Ali. To read more, check out the article there: Source

Goapele's Hair: Style How-To from Black Voices

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(Image above from Kontrol Magazine)

See below for a great article and Style how-to video from Black Voices.

I Want Her Hair: Goapele!
By Aisha I. Jefferson on Nov 29th 2010 12:00PM

"Once known for donning waist-skimming locs, Goapele is turning heads with a cornrow-design updo that is truly a work of art.

For those who may remember, on first sight Goapele's natural coiffure is a throwback to the chic braided styles that actress Cicely Tyson wore in '70s. But Goapele, whose father is South African, says the hair creations worn by the late South African singer Miriam Makeba married with styles typically worn on straighter hair served as inspirations for the look seen above -- think the bouffant hairstyles of the '50s or the teased and overly hair-sprayed 'dos of the '80s.

Although the look doesn't have a formal name, it's an artistic conception. "I like to kind of mimic styles you would do with straight hair because it looks so different when you do it with natural hair," says Goapele, who cut her hair four years ago into a short, cropped cut. "It's a way for me to keep things fun and interesting for me now that I've moved on from the locs. And it's a way for me to keep my braids unique."

The Oakland native, who received a lot of attention when she wore her hair locked, is now receiving much of the same type of notoriety for this hairstyle, which takes about nine hours to complete and another two or three hours to wrap. "The braids are so small. And she's patient and so steady," says hairstylist Anana Scott about the timely process.

If sitting for nine hours sounds challenging, Scott says bear in mind that the amount of time is relative and "depends on the thickness of the hair, the width, and sometimes length of the braids and how elaborate the style."

Goapele usually wears the updo for two to three weeks (she doesn't like for it to get fuzzy) and uses a dry shampoo like Organic Root Stimulator Herbal Cleanse ($6.39,Sallybeauty.com) to wash her scalp. She then wraps her hair at night with a silk scarf and moisturizes with Organic Root Stimulator Shea Butter Moisturizing Lotion ($8.29, Sallybeauty.com) or a Carol's Daughter Tui hair oil ($8.50, Carolsdaughter.com).

"As for thread wraps, the design is taut– but not unbearable. It will last through washing, swimming, etcetera, but make sure for both braids and wraps that you keep the scalp moist with light oil after washing," Scott advises. How does it affect the edges? As a way to preserve her edges and avoid any scalp stress, Goapele sports two-strand twists in between getting this style. " I really like for the edges of my hair to get a break for about one and a half to two weeks," she says.

Thread-wrapping isn't a new style for Goapele, however. Scott used to style and thread-wrap the singer's hair when she was a little girl. And even though Scott learned this technique from her Mississippi-bred grandmother, who used do a similar wrap style with women's hair decades ago, she says it's a technique that definitely has its roots in Africa.

"I am glad to say not all of the culture was stripped from us during the dark years!" Scott says.

Watch the how-to video to see how Scott creates this look on Goapele."

~ Source

Here are a few more images of Goaple rocking this unique braided style.

"In Love with Locs" Video

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Check out this great video created by Keisha (aka - 'decor8mylife' on youtube). Thank you for creating this Keisha and for including me and so many other natural beauties!

Link of the Day - Wendi Motte

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"Newcomer Wendi Motte,10, is making her Hollywood debut! The pint-size star is set to star in a new film titled ” Eye of the Hurricane”:

Eye of the hurricane is a family drama about members of a small Florida Everglades community struggling to put their lives back together after a devastating hurricane.
Wendi’s character is “Abby Nelson”. Wendi is one of the Principle Lead characters. Abby is Homer’s best friend and throughout the entire movie they are on a journey to search for his eye that got knocked out by a tree limb during a hurricane in Florida. Abby is the sensible voice of reason for Homer and she is a tough cookie that stands for him when the neighborhood bullies try to pick at him throughout the movie.

Wendi has also appeared in numerous commercials and in national print campaigns. She is also the new face of the S.I.S “So In Style” African American Barbie dolls coming this Spring 2011."

From Black Celebrity Kids

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Ledisi.com

Ledisi on Facebook

Goapele - BET's Soul Train Awards

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I was happy to see Goapele (my natural hair inspiration for many years) on BET's Soul Train Awards, this past Sunday. She was one of many talented singers that paid tribute to Anita Baker during the awards ceremony.

To learn more about Goapele, check her out at Goapele.com.

Link of the Day!

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Fabulous hair style from Franchesca Ramsey.

Inspirational Photos - Wahidah Shaba Fowler

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Inspirational photo from one of my favorite models, Wahidah Shaba Fowler (she is also a spokesperson, and community activist).

Wahidah Shaba Fowler

"Though Wahidah claims Brooklyn as her hometown nothing can take her away from her West Indian heritage. Her mother is from the beautiful island of the Bahamas and her father is from the mystic land of Guyana. Wahidah thinks of modeling as another way of expressing her passion, which is a visual art, to her every inch of her body is paint and the world is her canvas. Though Wahidah is fairly new to the modeling world, some of her resume consist of her modeling in music videos such as Maino (Hi Hater), Red Café (Things you do), Steelo (Make Up My Mind) and Skull Gang ft Juelz Santana (I am the club). Wahidah is also a correspondent in which she has interviewed celebrities such as Fabolous, The Dream, Christina Milian and Ryan Leslie (just to name a few). Wahidah has also been featured as a guest speaker in the film, "A Girl Like Me" by Kiri Davis (which won numerous awards and was seen on The Oprah Show). Wahidah was also featured numerous times on BET (2008 Notarized Countdown, Rap It Up). She has also done runway shows for Thando Kafele (National Hair Show), Raggauffin (Trace Mag) and Alize Rose. Wahidah is also the host of the #1 online Hip Hop news show titled, “The Friday Hip-Hop Report" for Jump Off tv and AllHipHop.com. Check Wahidah out in the film "Don't Blink" from Kotch Films, the release date will be late 2009...." - Source

http://www.WahidahFowler.net
http://www.twitter.com/WahidahFowler
http://www.facebook.com/WahidahFowler
http://www.myspace.com/BlackDiamondsinc