Natural Afro Hair Tutorial: How to style Ankara/African Print Scarf || Side Swept Flat Twist Out with Scarf & Nefertiti Earrings

Natural Afro Hair Tutorial: How to style Ankara/African Print Scarf || Side Swept Flat Twist Out with Scarf & Nefertiti Earrings

Hello everyone! My laptop keyboard was broken for ages and now it's finally fixed, I have a lot of posts coming up, this one being the first one. The African print/Ankara print scarf (and clothes in general with African prints) can be seen everywhere at the moment. A lot of my fellow UK natural hair blogger friends wear them and it really inspired me to try one out. Instagram is also a great source of inspiration for African print scarves!  

When I attended Natural Hair Week 2015 I came across this brand called Anaisarts, it's run by a lovely lady who not only sells a ton of amazing African print scarves, but also Afrocentric type jewellery. I bought three scarves and these brown, wooden Nefertiti earrings- check out my video below to see all of them and for more information.

If you have followed me for a while you'd know that the side swept flat twist out used to be one of my favourite hair styles, especially during my transitioning days (check out my transitioning posts here) so I decided to revisit this hair style, but with a twist (literally lol).

Please watch the video to see how I got this hair style or follow this short tutorial in writing:

• Make a side parting, and either cainrow, flat twist or just tuck in the remainder of your hair.
• Try on the scarf to make sure it looks right with the parting
• Remove the scarf, and start flat twisting the hair that you have left out
• You can either twirl the ends, put perm rods & do a hanging bantu knot
• Put your night time scarf on and leave at least 12 hours to dry

Please let me know what you think about this hair style and how would you, or have you styled the African print/Ankara print scarf?

xx

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Straightening Natural Hair: Frizz Free & Smooth Results Using Chill- A Smooth Operator Oil Serum by Ed Lush

Straightening Natural Hair: Frizz Free & Smooth Results Using Chill- A Smooth Operator Oil Serum by Ed Lush

How to straighten natural afro hair and get long lasting, smooth and frizz free results? I recently straightened my natural hair, and this time I used a product I hadn't used before: Chill Oil Serum by Ed Lush. I received it a while ago to review but I tend to use serums for straightening my hair, as a heat protectant so I wanted to wait until I straightened it. Ingredient wise, it mainly contains silicones as a serum usually does, but for you guys who want to stay away from mineral oil- this isn't for you as it does contain mineral oil. I must say I didn't "notice" it tho, the formula is actually very smooth and quite runny, and absolutely not sticky.

Now I have reviewed quite a few serums on my blog before one from Mixed Chicks, one from Dove and one from John Frieda (all linked) and this is actually my favourite! Firstly, this one smells so nice.. I love it! Especially as I am straightening my hair with it, which tends to make my hair smell a bit burnt lol. 

Check out my video to see how I used this product. The picture above is actually when I re straightened my hair a week later because I forgot to take a picture the first time, so if you check out my initial results at the end of the video below you'll notice how straight and smooth my hair looked! :) I definitely noticed a difference when using this serum from the other times I straightened my hair- my results were also longer lasting!

What do you use when you straighten your hair and what do you think of my results?

xx

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28 Months/ 2 Years and 4 Months Post Relaxer Wash & Go & Texture Shot- Mixed Roots Curl Custard

26 Months/ 2 Years and 2 Months Post Relaxer Wash & Go & Texture Shot- Mixed Roots Curl Custard

I actually posted a picture of this look before on my Instagram, I took the pics when I had just tried out a wash and go using the Mixed Roots Curl Custard- I think the results are great. Also, now that I have done more wash and go's using other products- I must say I think this product gave the best curl definition out of all the products I tried (review coming soon).  Check out my Youtube video when I am using the product here.

Also, here is a little texture shot for those who are interested to know my curl pattern. In my youtube videos I usually say "3c/4a/4b/4c hair" because I have such a mix of curl patterns. In my Instagram selfies (follow me here), you usually see my hair at the front and my curls are looser there. In this picture you can see that they are pretty tight. What would you say my hair type is?

What's your favourite product for a wash and go?

Have you tried Mixed Roots hair products?

xx



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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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Flat twist and Winged Eyeliner FOTD

Flat twist and Winged Eyeliner FOTD

Here is a FOTD from a few days ago. To my surprise I managed to stretch my hair so much from a twist out that I was able to wear it in a normal bun, just like before! As you can see I obviously managed to put my fringe in a flat twist but it was a little short.

Wearing my current every day makeup which is: 

|| NYC Loose Power || BodyShop & ELF Bronzer || DHC Moisture Care Lipstick || 2True Eyeliner || Collection 2000 Concealer ||

What is your every day makeup routine? :) 

xx

Oh, and I notice a lot of traffic to my blog related to people searching for "makeup for hooded eyes", and I've noticed throught comments that some people would like some advice on this. Anyone interested in a makeup series with tips for people with hooded eyes?

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FOTD and Big Chop after 14 months of transitioning

Random Big Chop and Face of Today

Been MIA again guys, sorry. Reasons this time? Loads of 9-7 shifts at work, and then my blog was blocked due to malware on Google Chrome, but I finally sorted that out yesterday. Random as I am, yesterday when I washed my hair, I trimmed my hair quite a lot because my relaxed ends had been super dry lately and my whole hair had been shedding loads.

This morning when I unravelled he twists I slept in, I just started cutting all the relaxed ends off. That's it- that's my whole big chop story lol. I did the big chop to natural hair, after transitioning for 14 months I think. It's funny how the relaxed ends are really in the way when you are transitioning, even wearing a bun was really hard, thick afro hair in the middle of your head, and bone straight ends in the bun itself. Read all my transitioning posts here.

I will do a separate big chop post shortly :) 

Today's FOTD:

• First ever bun as a natural! Woo 
• 2True Black Eyeliner
• Tom Ford Violet Fatale Lipstick 
• The BodyShop Bronzer
• ELF Bronzer
• NYC face powder (new) 

What do you think of this FOTD?
And I know I've been gone for long, which posts do you prefer on my blog?
Any tips for a newly natural? :) 

xx



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♥ First Twist Out and Every Day Makeup FOTD

First Twist Out and Every Day Makeup FOTD
Here is my every day makeup look when I don't wear lipstick or eyeliner. Mascara, eyebrows & bronzer. What's your every day makeup?

This is how I've been wearing my hair lately. Okey, I know I always wear my hair with my fringe curly but this time I did my first Flat Twist- Out. My back is flat twisted (see tutorial here) and so was my fringe at night as you can see in the picture below. All I used in my hair was Aloe Vera Gel & a bit of oil.

Compared to a braid out, I prefer this so much more, omg! Why? The definition is amazing- see above. It's almost too much and it almost looks too curly. Anyway, I still just moisturised my hair, pulled it slightly to elongate and picked the roots to separate the sections. Now, three days later- it still looks nice and super stretched. This is a keeper lol! Can't wait to do a full flat twist out when I am fully natural. Oh btw, I am 2 & a half week from being a year post relaxer. Time flies!

See all my transitioning posts here.

What do you think of this hair style?

Any tips on natural hair or transitioning hair?

xx

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt. 9: Transitioning To Natural Hair 10 Months Post Relaxer (Curly/Natural Hair)

Transitioning To Natural Hair 10 Months Post Relaxer (Curly/Natural Hair) | Instagram: @Yolandaas

Oh my god! When compared to my 7 months update, it looks like it has almost grown twice as much lol? Maybe the way I took the pictures were different that time, but it has definitely grown a lot. See similar pictures but 7 months post relaxer, here.

The pictures below are of curls from the top of my head.

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Finally! My 10 months post relaxer update, for those who have followed my journey on transitioning to natural hair. I have to say that overall it is going soo well, I am starting to realise that my hair has actually grown quite a lot, definitely average growth or slightly more (it's hard to tell exactly how much it has grown). Of course people with Afro hair or very curly hair will also have a lot of shrinkage, so your hair won't appear to be that long. 

Just showing you some pictures of my curl pattern again, as well as how long my hair is in its naturally curly state, versus how long it is when "stretched". 

Below are some picture of my wet hair.

These pictures are actually while I have my deep conditioner in, it looks pretty curly, but then again so do my dry curlies :) Trying to show you that my "side curls" look slightly different, I'd say slightly less tight compared to the ones at the top of my head.

Please check out my 7 months update here to see how much it has actually grown :) 

See all my other transitioning diaries posts below

Part:
 1 Hair background & decision to transition -
 2 Trimming ends & DIY Protein Treatment
 3 1st time straightening hair
 4 2nd time straightening hair, plus length check & comparison
 5 7 Months post relaxer, curlies length check
 6 Wash Day Regime & Products explained
 7 How to prepare hair for straightening+ DIY deep conditioner
 8 Flat Twist & Braid Out Fringe- 1st transitioning hair style tutorial

Do you think my hair has grown a lot?

Any transitioning or natural hair tips, OR hair tips in general :)

xx

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt. 8: Transitioning to natural hair style tutorial

Transitioning to natural hair tutorial, 8/9 months post relaxer

I thought I would share a quick and easy tutorial on how I've been wearing my hair lately- a great style for transitioning or natural hair. The reason I haven't posted many transitioning to natural hair styles is because I don't really know many. You might recognise the picture above from my "FOTD: Pink, Turquoise and Flat twist".

Anyway, as you might have understood I don't really wear a lot of different styles now that I am growing out my natural hair, because I just don't know how to. I learned how to twist natural hair a while ago, but I'm not good at it, now I've (almost) learnt how to flat twist, but only a big one as the one in the pic below. And it's not very neat lol.

If you don't know how to flat twist I suggest you go on to youtube and watch a few tutorials. That's how I learned and I just hope as I keep practising I will get better at it lol.

What hair styles do you suggest for natural/transitioning hair?

xx

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♥ FOTD: Pink, Turquoise and Flat twist

FOTD: Pink, Turquoise and Flat twist

Here is today's FOTD. I am wearing my NYC pink lipstick, Forever 21 earrings from this haul and my usual curly fringe. However, this time my hair in the back is not in a bun it's flat twisted. You can view the picture below to see my first ever flat twist lol.

I've desperately wanted to learn how to flat twist because it looks like such a quick and easy way to get your hair out of your face, which is perfect for me as a transitioning hair style when I want to wear my curly fringe out. I watched a really great youtube tutorial on it, and here is my second try. Don't worry I will keep practising! Also, for my plaited fringe I used the Twisted Sista Curl Activator, from my #bbloggersxmas goodie bag.

On my lids I am wearing two mattes from this INGLOT Freedom palette. I am so happy with that palette and I use it daily!

The winged liner is my COMPANY liquid liner, see review here.

What do you think of this look? :)

Any transitioning hair style tips for me? 

xx

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♥ 8 Months Post Natural!!

My hair favourites and staples

Today I am officially 8 months post relaxer, this is probably the longest I've gone since I was a child and I can't wait to see more of my natural hair texture. What would have been appropriate would have been a curly length check, showing my new growth, but since I did that quite recently (see here) I will share my natural/transitioning hair staples instead.

1. The Conditioner

My staple conditioner is the Tresemme Naturals Vibrantly Smooth Conditioner. It is silicone, paraben and mineral oil free and has amaaazing slip. That means that it makes detangling super easy which is essential when dealing with thick afro hair. See review on this here.

2. The Cleansing Cream

A creamy sulfate free shampoo- Curls Cleansing Cream. As with every product from Curls it smells amazing of caramel/vanilla. It makes your hair clean without stripping it, and also strengthens and smooths as it contains silk amino acids. See here.

3. The Clarifying Silicone Free Shampoo

Even though I don't wash weekly with a sulfate shampoo- I always need to have one in case I've for some reason used a product containing silicones, or if I just feel like clarifying my hair. This one from V05 has an amazing ingredient list with oils like Argan Oil in it, and is not very drying for a sulfate shampoo. See it here.

4. The Sulfate Free Shampoo

Loreal EverSleek Smoothing hair system, A great bargain Sulfate free shampoo. Ingredients are not natural, nor great but it doesn't contain sulfates and the consistency is not creamy- more like the consistency of a normal conditioner. This is affordable and readily available. See it here.

5. The Butter

You can either use a butter or oil to seal your hair, during the winter when it's really humid and cold, I like spreading some Shea Butter in my hair after moisturising. I also use it when I slick my hair in a bun. This one is from Amina and is extremely soft, see review here.

6. The Oil

Castor oil- The oil to use for scalp/hot oil treatments. Before every wash I apply this, mixed with any other oil and apply to my scalp to aid growth and strengthen hair and edges.

7. The Scalp Oil

As most of you probably know Coconut Oil is one of the few (Jojoba oil being the other) oils that actually moisturise hair on its own, and get's easily absorbed by scalp. To prevent an itchy or flaky scalp I massage this into my scalp a few times per week.

8. The Detangler/Moisturiser

Jamaican Lime & Mango No More Relaxer Cream, this is great for detangling my new curly growth. The second ingredient is Shea Butter and it contains loads of fruit extracts such as Kiwi, oh and it smells lovely (mango/peach scent)! It is very thick and could leave some residue if used too often. For only £3.99 it's a bargain and definitely my staple detangler. Despite the majority of this brand's product containing tons of mineral oil, this one contains no mineral oil, petroleum or silicones. See it here.

9. The Leave-in Conditioner

Curls Whipped Moisturiser. I've definitely got a love/hate relationship to this one, only because it's so damn expensive and when I use it, I use it daily and it's finished within weeks. I pay £9.99 for this one. Again, this smells of vanilla and carmel and contains organic and loads of natural ingredients. None of their products contain mineral oil, silicones or parabens. See it here.

Do you have any staple hair products? Which ones and why do you like them so much?

xx

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt.7- Straightened hair style

How to straighten transitioning hair

I thought it was time for a hair care post, for you naturals & fellow transitioners :) The other two times during my transitioning that I straightened my hair, it was really random and out of the blue- and I didn't even blow dry my hair before. I just straightened it as it was. This time I took the time to properly prepare my hair to get straightened by deep conditioning and blow drying.

Since the last time I straightened (see here), I've cut about half an inch or an inch of damaged ends. I don't have a set day or anything when I trim my hair, I just do it when I see ridiculously damaged ends- not a nice look!

See how to make the deep conditioner below yourself by clicking here!

Any transitioning/natural hair tips :) 

Or product recommendations me?

xx

Transitioning Diaries Pt.1 (my story and curly, natural hair pics)

Transitioning Diaries Pt.2 (DIY protein treatment and trimming ends)

Transitioning Diaries Pt.3 (1st Length check with straightened hair)

Straightened hair FOTD (the fotd from the first pic in this post)

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♥ Wash Day- Transitioning Diaries Pt.6

Wash Day- Transitioning Diaries Pt.6

Although I pretty much do the same every week when I wash my hair, I realised I might actually make a blog post of this to show exactly what I use, and what I do.

To start with, I wash weekly. I use shampoo every week but don't really deep condition too often. Check out my DIY deep conditioner here and my DIY protein treatment here.

So what do I do?

• Pre Shampoo- Using the oil mix to the right in the picture. This mix is always roughly a 3rd Castor Oil. I apply it too my scalp since Castor oil is meant to strengthen and thicken your new growth. After that I apply this oil or any other oil in my whole hair. Depending on how much time I have I either a) put cling film on it, and sleep with the oil in my hair. b) leave it in for however long I can.
• Shampoo- I use a Cleansing Cream (link), Sulfate free Shampoo (link) or if I for some reason have used Silicones in my hair (i.e when I straighten my hair using ApHogee green tea mist.) I will use a sulfate shampoo. This doesn't happen often.). See my straightened hair in this post.
• Condition- Using my Tresemme Naturals conditioner (review here). This has amazing slip so it's really easy to detangle my new thick and curly growth. I section my hair (not neatly or anything) and make sure to completely cover my hair in conditioner while sort of finger detangling it as I go.
• Drying- When I've washed out my conditioner, I gentle squeeze it to remove excess water. I then wrap it in a towel, head to my room, then take it off straight away. Now I apply Coconut Oil mixed with Peppermint oil and give myself a quick scalp massage. The peppermint oil will give a cooling sensation while your hair is drying, preventing itchiness. I then apply some Coconut oil all over my hair, and wait for it to dry!
• Finished!- For my hair to fully dry will obviously take somewhere between 3-4 hrs (never taken the time). So what I usually do is, wait for it to dry for about 3 hrs, and then if the next thing for me is to go bed, I just do a braid out and it will be dry in the morning. If I am going somewhere, I'll just let it dry as long as I can, and then apply the leave in conditioner that you see in the pic (from Curls) and slick it back in a bun. I then apply Castor oil to my edges and brush it back with a slick brush. I use Castor oil because it's thick and gives a light hold, and to prevent thinning of my edges. 

Do you have a post on your wash day?

Do you do anything that I do, or use any products I use?

xx

See my hair regime post here, with ALL products I use!

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt. 5- Curlies Length Check

Transitioning Diaries Pt. 5- Curlies Length Check (7 Months)

So I finally got around to do my first curlies length check. For those who don't know I am growing out my naturally curly hair (read more here). About a week ago, I actually posted a "length check" on straightened hair, but it obviously wasn't an accurate one since I've cut off a lot of dead ends, it was more so to show that it is more healthy than before.

*STRETCHED (Oh lord)

The picture below is showing some random curls, to give you an idea of what my curl pattern is like. I actually have some bigger ones at the front but I couldn't get a good picture. For people with afro hair it is common to name different Curl Patterns by Hair types like 3a-3c and 4a-4c. Not exactly sure which I would be, I am guessing 4b- 4c? If anyone think they know, please comment down below.

Obviously all curls are not the same, the one to the is actually not pulled out, its just more lose. The ones on the right, look like most of the curls on the top of my head.

To give a fair picture of how much my hair has actually grown. This is my hair pulled out and I'd say the line where my curly hair meets the straight hair is just below where my hand is, so a tiny bit shorter than it looks in the picture- pretty average for 7 months! There is no point in getting obsessed over growth so I am just happy it has grown at all.

Is this how you thought my hair looked like? (for those who have followed my transitioning)

Any transitioning or natural hair tips/products?

xx

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt. 4/ Length Check Number 2

 Transitioning Diaries Pt. 4

   25th November 2012                                         31st October 2012

I randomly decided to straighten my hair. Before last time I straightened it (almost a month ago), I hadn't straightened it for over a year. My plan now, is to straighten it every month for a while and show these length checks in my blog. Before, I was so scared of damaging my hair since it was in such bad condition for so long. Right now I feel like it's okey once a month when I use my Aphogee Green Tea Keratin Spray for straightening.

Doesn't it look like it has actually grown a bit in less than a month, I'm shocked!

 When I took these pics, believe it or not my hair was (and is super smooth, and the roots are completely straightened). However, whenever I use my compact DSLR to take pics of my hair, it never looks nice.

What do you think of this type of length check (I will still do a curly growth one soon)?

Do you think my hair has grown?

xx

You might want to read:

• Transitioning Diaries Pt.1 (my story and curly, natural hair pics)
• Transitioning Diaries Pt.2 (DIY protein treatment and trimming ends)
• Transitioning Diaries Pt.3 (1st Length check with straightened hair)
• Straightened hair FOTD (the fotd from the first pic in this post)

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♥ Transitioning Diaries Pt. 3

Transitioning Diaries Pt. 3 

If you are not familiar with "transitioning" please read part.1 here and part 2. here. Let me start off by saying that even before I decided to stop relaxing my hair, I stopped straightening it (am. flat iron) and only blow dried it. Which means I don't think I've actually straightened my hair for over six months, or more. It must be long since I can't even remember.

Anyway I randomly decided to straighten it using Aphogee Green Tea Keratin Spray. It is a protein spray which "locks" in protein while you heat style your hair. Since I don't heat style it anymore, or use products containing silicones daily I haven't had any use of it for a long time.

I was happily surprised by the result as my hair seems to have grown quite a lot. Bare in mind a chopped off like at least 2 inches in this post (3 months ago). Also, the front of my hair has retained length for the first time in years, which is great!

What I'll do next:

• My every 3 month DIY protein treatment (read about it here), in about a week.
• I don't think I'll actually trim this time since my ends don't seem to be very damaged.
• Start straightening my hair every 3 months and do this kind of post.
• Give you a curly length check (update you on how much curly growth I've got)

Some people have ask me how it's going, and the reason I don't post about this frequently is because it's something the majority of my readers can't relate to. But still something I want to share with those who are doing the same thing or are just interested :) Hence the spread out posts..

What do you think of my straight hair?

It's been long since you've seen it in my blog :)

x

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♥ Miss Bargain Hunter

Miss Bargain Hunter- Leave in conditioner, two conditioners & body milk for £10.5

So I bought some goodies yesterday when I was out and about with my boyfriend. They weren't wasn't actually spontaneous buys at all. My leave in conditioners have all run out, and with this afro hair growing out of my head I just can't be without one lol.

LOVE PEAVE & THE PLANET by TIGI Leave in Conditioner, £3.99 (original price: £10). My plan was to have a look in TK MAXX (American TJ MAXX) because they have loads of good brands for discounted prices. And what did I find? One, only one of TIGI's organic / planet friendly brand Love Peace & Planet leave in conditioner.

Beauty Formulas Australian Tea Tree Deep Nourishing Conditioner £1- Oh my god. I went to Poundland (discount store where everything is £1, obviously) and I saw a new conditioner. After having a look at the ingredient I was just sure it would be great. I just washed my hair with it and it was amazing! Review will come soon.


The Body Shop Moroccan Rose Body Milk Spray £4.5 (Sale from £9)- I've been looking for a body lotion spray for so long. Well I haven't really been looking but I've been wanting one, and didn't know where to find it. So guess if I was happy to find this on sale at body shop. Such a pretty bottle :) And plus for super friendly staff at the Body Shop in Hammersmith.

Have you tried any of these?

What's best bargain buy?

x

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♥ Benefits of Coldpressed Coconut Oil

BENEFITS OF COLD PRESSED COCONUT OILIf you don't like the smell of Coconut or Coconut Oil, do not keep reading as I will keep going on about it. I have consistently been using Coconut Oil for scalp massages for quite a while now. Being such a bargain hunter I've insisted on buying the cheapest one possible, which is the refind Coconut Oil from KTC (as seen in this post). That one does not have a smell and I remember googling "the smell of Coconut Oil" and I suppose I came to the conclusion that it might now have a strong smell.

Oh my god how wrong I was?! I bought this Coldpressed Unrefined Coconut Oil from a health store in Sweden. It smells aaaaaa-maaaazing! Sort of like those Coconut Cakes (Not sure what they are called). I might have to start splurging out when buying Coconut Oil in the future..

I used this for my scalp every day when I was in Sweden (I was there for 18 days) and I feel like my hair has grown a lot. Not sure if it's due to the Coldpressed Coconut Oil but I am sure it had something to do with it..

As I said, I bought this from a Swedish health shop. Everything in Sweden in super expensive and so were their oils- except for Coconut Oil. I'd say I got it for a decent price, about £5 for this 225 ml jar.

So what are the benefits?

• Helps to fight off dandruff & lice
• One of the few oils that really get absorbed by the hair
• A great moisturiser for your skin, it absorbs easily and doesn't feel greasy
• Strengthen your nails
• It contains a lot of acids such as: lauric, caprylic and capric acid. As a result of this it Coconut Oil can be antifungal & anti bacterial.
• Can aid digestion due to it's antibacterial and antifungal properties

! For those who airdry their hair: When you have finished washing your hair, massage some Coconut Oil mixed with Peppermint Essential Oil into your scalp for a really cool- non itchy sensation when your hair is drying.

Do you use Coconut Oil? & have you tried both Coldpressed and "Normal" oil?

x

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♥ DIY Hair Deep Conditioner

DIY HAIR DEEP CONDITIONER This is a super easy DIY for you guys. I have to admit I haven't used a deep conditioner in a long while. Before I used to always use them when I washed my hair, instead of conditioner. But since I found my favourite detangling conditioner from Tresemme I just haven't been bothered. If you are the same as me, you have a favourite affordable conditioner, but would like a deep conditioner once in a while, this is the DIY for you!

What is a deep conditioner? I don't know what it is technically but in my own words I would say that it is a conditioner with extra:

• Nourishment (Oils, Butters Etc.)
• Protein (Silk, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Etc)
• Moisture (Glycerin, Honey)

So what can you add to your own conditioner?

• For nourishment: Oils & Butters like Shea Butter, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil etc. For an itchy scalp add Peppermint Essential Oil
• For protein: Avocado, Egg (If you add egg, don't apply any heat to your head), Mayonnaise
• For moisture: Honey, glycerin (If you have that lying around, I don't lol) 

I didn't have any avocado, mayonnaise at this time and I wanted to apply heat so I didn't use an egg. Instead I used a conditioner containing a lot of protein. For moisture I used honey and for extra nourishment I used Olive Oil. This is not my oil of choice but I had some to finish.

Ps. If you have all the ingredients I listed above the last pic- you can them on your own, just make sure you blend them properly. Check out my DIY Protein Treatment here (using similar ingredients): http://yolandaas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/diy-protein-avocado-hair-treatment.html

Do you deep condition your hair? What do you use? :)

xx

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♥ DIY- Rich Whipped Body Lotion/Hair Cream

Make your own Whipped Super Rich Body Lotion/Hair Cream

I have posted something similar a long time ago (link here), around the time when I first started my blog. Anyway this is the easiest thing ever to make, it is basically a whipped Shea Butter mix. I would recommend this if you have dry skin (or as a foot/hand cream on normal skin) or as a hair cream/leave in for people with afro hair texture or generally dry hair.

What you need:

• Shea Butter or African Butter (the yellow one)
• A carrier oil
• An electric whisk/mixer

Optional:

• Essential Oils- Suggestions: Lavender (Calming), Peppermint Oil (Soothing, good for itchy scalp (, Tea Tree Oil (Anti Bacterial), Rosemary Oil (Stimulate hair follicles-promotes hair growth) or Sweet Orange Oil (Smells aa-mazing)
• Aloe Vera Gel
• Water (But then you need to use a preservative)

Directions: Put all of your ingredients into a mixing bowl and start whisking. I whisk my Shea Butter when it's hard but you might want to melt it for a few seconds in the microwave to soften it before.

Will you be trying this out? Have you tried it? Share your links or recipes?

x

Ps. Guys my camera is still broken (Hence the iPhone 4s pictures)

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