A Huge Hair Day!

This past weekend we celebrated my first curly top- "6th Birthday"... My little man surely is growing up! 

Lately my husband has asked me to let Ms. Bree's curls out and free!  I know my daughter is a very busy little one and she truly hates her hair touching her face.  When I asked Ms. Bree how did she wanted to wear her hair to the birthday gathering....she replied.. "LONG AND DOWN".

So here it is... "LONG AND DOWN STYLE"

HOW TO GET THIS LOOK:

1. I washed Ms. Bree's Hair with Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Shampoo;

2.  After I have applied the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Conditioner, I detangled her hair by using a wide tooth comb.

3. Then I rinsed out the conditioner.

4.  While her hair was still wet I applied Bee Mine Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer (Coconut Cream Scent-uhmmmm) and Bee Mine Curly Butter (also Coconut Cream Scent! Who me, a coconut fan??...)    As I said on my Product Review...the only mistake I made with these products is that I DIDN'T BUY THE BIG JAR! 

5.  I used my fingers to make sure the products were distributed evenly on her hair (using the raking technique).  Ms. Bree has a combination of curls, (some curls are more defined than others), on those curls that need extra help in order to dry nicely, I curled them using my fingers ("finger coils").  

6.  I left the towel on her shoulders so her outfit wouldn't get wet.  It took approximately 4 hours to air dry and these were the results:

AFTER 3 HOURS OF PLAYING:

(How we love the southern humidity! NOT!!! Ms. Bree's Hair is like mommy's hair and humidity is our worst enemy and our curls get frizzy quickly.  The difference with using the Bee Mine Products is that her curls were still looking amazing!!! The hair never got "crunchy" or "greasy".  

         

After the celebration was over, I carefully sectioned her hair (using only my fingers); sprayed a little bit of water and applied just a dab of Bee Mine Luscious moisturizer before I braided the section into a lose braid. 

At the end we had about five lose braids. 

Put her satin cap on, gave her a quick bath then Ms. Bree went to bed.  

The "Bun" Style

I'm sorry I have been "MIA" for the last few days but we were celebrating my son's 6th birthday!  And of course, it got a little bit busy but it was a lot FUN! 

I thought about covering all three styles in one post but you'll probably get tired of reading.  

I will also be posting the steps by steps instructions soon, so make sure you visit our "Step by Step Instruction Page".

The Bun!

This is Ms. Bree's hairstyle from last Friday! 

I have to admit that I am very proud of myself for doing this style in less than forty five minutes and right before heading to school! That is a big + in my book.

This style is a very simple style to accomplish as long as you have the following tools:

1. A foam in the shape of a "doughnut" or you can use a sock;  I found this at the local hair store for $0.99! 

NOTE: IF you decide to use a sock, I would recommend using a soft fabric sock and try for a very similar color of  your hair.

2.  Bobby Pins;

3. 2 bands (not rubber bands), but the cloth covered bands.

1. I made sure her hair was detangled;

2. Using a rat tail comb I parted her hair from ear to ear; (you can choose the amount of hair you want to use to do the bun)

3.  I collected all the hair from the top section and secured it into a pony tail by using Goody's cloth covered band;

4. Once the hair was completely secured into the pony tail, I put the hair (from the pony tail) through the foam doughnut.

5.  With the help of a comb, smooth the hair over the foam doughnut, try to cover the doughnut as much as possible.

6.  Once you have smoothed the hair down, hold it and apply another band over it.  You will now have all the ends out.

7.  Try to tuck the ends under the bun as much as possible.  Since Ms. Bree's hair is long I gather all the lose hair and carefully brought the hair to the back of the bun, then divided the hair in half, twisted the left side and brought under to the right side of the Bun, then I twisted the right half and brought it under to the left side of the bun.  

I used about 4 bobby pins to secure the hair in place. 

8.  Then I used a "scrunchy" matching her outfit and placed it over the Bun.  

AND YOU ARE DONE WITH THE BUN!

 

We used a big white bow, and a small size Hair Bow Clips to accessorize the bun.

9.  On the bottom section I created four small 2 strand twists. 

My First Beads...

Beads are fun.... TOO MUCH FUN!  

Ms. Bree's latest hair style is Box Braids accessorized with beads and snaps.  

This was a 2 day process for me, mainly because I didn't want her to sit still for a very long time.  Ms. Bree has a very lively personality!  

I started by washing her hair on Saturday then I "banded" banded her hair so her hair could be stretched out.

On Sunday: I did the regular box braids and used rubber bands at the end.  This process took me about 1 hr.   

On Monday (after school): I replaced all the rubber bands and accessorize on each braid, with beads at the end.  Each braid has 15 beads and a snap at the end.  She chose the heart shape snaps herself so I used those. 

Ms. Bree totally loved the beads in her hair mainly because they make a small noise when she moves her head.  

When I dropped Ms. Bree off at school, her teacher and several mothers gave us so many compliments about the hair, "Bree's hair is always done so beautifully I can't believe you do it all the time".  

This was my first attempt at adding beads to her braids and I have to say that we are very pleased with the results. In all honesty getting compliments from other mothers really busted my confidence.    I can probably say that I obsess over things that people really don't notice.

POSITIVE:  This is another great protective hair style and is very easy to maintain.    

NEGATIVE:  You will probably laugh at this, the only negative side I found is that other kids love to play with her beads too.  

Ms. Bree wouldn't stop showing her beads to other kids and with a lot of little hands touching her hair... now her braids are a bit fuzzy and she lost a few beads because she thought she could undo and redo them herself.   The great mind of a three year old.  

BOTTOM LINE: Ms Bree loved it and she had lots of fun with it.  


NEXT, you will be seeing more "FREE HAIR" styles as I am planning to give her scalp a break.  

Simple Cornrows Styles

The infamous cornrows!  This particular style has become more popular now than ever.  This is a style that can be done in kids or adults, women or men.   Cornrows are also another great protective style for curly hair and is highly done during the hottest months of the year.

While some people are very talented and are able to do the most interesting and elaborate designs you can think of, that doesn't mean that you can't learn how to do simple straight cornrows.  

WOW, I must say that it took me about a month to learn how to cornrow.  I watched several you tube videos, read many "How To" guides and the only way you will learn is by practicing. 

TIP:  Believe it or not, this also came from my husband:  He suggested I purchased a Cosmetology Mannequin Head from the local hair store and practice on that.  I must agree that it was one of the greatest ideas my husband has ever had.  While I was very hesitant about spending money on buying the Mannequin Head, it was worth it! I found one for $34.99 and practice on that for about a month. After that, I felt confident enough to try it on Ms. Bree's hair.  

Yes, I had to re-do one or two cornrows but the results were amazing! Specially from someone who didn't know how to cornrow a month ago.  

As we all know, cornrows are another great protective style for curly hair and because its very easy to maintain.  They can be left in for days or for several weeks at a time as long as you carefully moisturize them. 

You can adorn the cornrows with colorful beads, snaps, clips, pretty much anything.   

Cornrows into Pony tails (then braids out):

Day 3:

Cornrows into a messy bun: 

When I realized that her pony tails were getting a bit frizzy from playing outside, I twisted each pony tail (2 strand twist technique) and then twisted both pony tails together and created a bun.

The more you practice doing the simple straight cornrows, the more you will get used to the technique and in no time you will be able to do the more elaborate designs.  

Another Curly Cutie as a Guest!

I am so happy to introduce you to one of my favorite curly cuties!  

To protect her privacy, we will call her "Ms. J".    

Ms. J's mommy is Rachel, and as a mother of a curly cutie has learned a lot about caring for Ms. J's wonderful curls.  

Rachel shares:

I wash Ms. J's hair every two week or three weeks by using the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Shampoo and Reconstructive Conditioner. 

I add a little bit Jojoba Oil or Olive Oil to the conditioner and let it sit on her wet hair for about 10 to 15 minutes with a shower cap on.  Then I rinse the hair completely out.

To style her hair I use Cantu Daily Moisturizer.

I tried to do as many protective styles as possible.  Mainly in braids due to the low maintenance and the styles last a lot longer.  Once the braids are out I usually let her hair breath by just doing two simple pony tails or twists. 

My daughter's hair grows very slow so it is very important that we take good care of her hair.

Another way to style it:

ANOTHER SIMPLE STYLE:

Thank you Rachel for sharing these gorgeous styles with us.