Braid Out on Natural 3C/4B/4C hair/ 2 Years/24 months post relaxer

 Braid Out on Natural 3C/4B/4C hair/ 2 Years/24 months post relaxer

Hi Guys. So time has flown and I am already 2 years post relaxer (24 months post relaxer) and I have hardly written any hair posts since my "big chop" which was almost a year ago now. Check out the post here. If you check out the post you'll see how tiny my lil afro puff was. It's hilarious to me now because my hair has grown a lot and I proper thought my puff was big back then. I am still trying to come up with a few Youtube videos and get into Youtubing properly, so I am planning a 2 years post relaxed video, stay tunes for that and in the meanwhile, check out my other youtube vids here.

Anyway here you go, this is actually my first braid out since I am natural. While I was transitioning I did a lot of braid outs but never wore them out, I wore my hair swept to one said. I have a blog tutorial on that here, and a video tutorial here. I actually did the braid out on hair that was stretched from blowdrying when I did a shoot for Curly Hair Mag about a week ago.

For the braid out I used the Mixed Roots Curl Stretching Custard that I am curently trying out. It is thick enough to give hold, but doesn't leave any build up- and it smells AMAZING. However if you put to much I feel like my hair gets a little sticky/tangly, so make sure you don't use too much. Looking at the ingredient lists I am guessing it might be due to the Glycerin (which is far up in the ingredient list). Stay tuned for my review of that and a couple of more products.

Despite braiding my hair about 9pm on DRY hair and not taking them out until 1pm the next day, they were still about damp when I took them down. So if they weren't, I am sure the result would have been more defined and longer lasting.

Any tips for doing braid outs on natural hair? 
& what do you think of my first attempt at a braid out lol?


xx


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SheLikes Fleur Pleated Skater Dress In Peach

SheLikes Fleur Pleated Skater Dress In Peach

I recently had the change to select an items from the online clothing store www.shelikes.com. I hadn't actually ordered from them before but I literally loved everything I saw on the site. I ended up choosing this pleated skater dress in the colour peach because I don't actually have many dresses, and I thought it'd be a nice summer dress. They sell loads of cute dresses and other things for prices similar to H&M, so in other words they are really affordable. I'm definitely going to order from them in the future. Oh, and you get 25% with UNI days! :) 

Here is a little information about the store: "Shelikes aims to be the one stop global online shop for the free thinking & trend led fashionista's. Since 2011, Shelikes has been providing super stylish & affordable women's fashion, shoes & accessories. We know how important it is to be on top of the trend as soon as it hits, so brand new designer inspired styles and concepts are added daily. "

So the dress is pleated, made of polyester and has a zip in the back which you can see in the pictures below. I am 5.8 and I am wearing a size 10. It is also available in black, here.

What do you think of this dress? Have you ordered from SheLikes.com before?

xx


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Eye öf hörus/Eye Of Horus Lazuli Blu Goddess Pencil

Eye öf hörus/Eye Of Horus Lazuli Blu Goddess Pencil

Today I am reviewing the Eye öf hörus/Eye Of Horus Lazuli blu Goddess Pencil which is a really pigmented and creamy eyeliner. Here is what Eye of Horus say about it on their website: 

"Gorgeous aquamarine  / Lazuli Blu is perfect for day wear to illuminate eyes or get that eye popping effect for evening wear Goddess Eye Liner pencils are uniquely formulated with beautiful waxes in a creamy rich formula ideal to draw, smudge, smoke, and define the eye blending, or combining with our Goddess Eye shadows. Smudger on tip allows to define or smoulder as much as you like. Safe to apply to waterline, It literally glides onto the lid so smoothly with no pull, and once it sets its truly waterproof and has lasting power that stays all day and night."

I put together this super quick and easy smokey eye just for the sake of the review, and to show you how you can wear this eyeliner to add a bit of colour to your usual eye makeup look. You could also use it as a base for your eyeshadow, so if you are wearing blue shadow, apply the eyeliner all over the lid, and then your blue eyeshadow on top for a more intense colour. 

So on one end you've got the eyeliner itself and on the other side a smudger which is very useful for a softer or more smokey look. When you swatch it, it's really really shimmery, but not too pigmented unless you build the colour up. However, despite being a creamy eyeliner the staying power is very good! It sort of dries once applied and after that it doesn't even smudge.

What do you think of this look,
and this eyeliner?

xx




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