Our Youtube Videos!!

We have added our first two videos!  Come and see them at youtube.com

Hairstyles of a Curly Child Part 1

Hairstyles of a Curly Child- Part 2

We are in the process of editing our "Washing Routine" video and "Banding Video", so stay tuned for those.

We are also working on Ms. Bree's 4th Birthday Party decorations, I will have fun party favors, cheap table decorations and more.  

Book Review

SOFIA THE FIRST

We all have heard of and seen "Sofia the First" on the Disney Channel.  

Ms. Bree is also a big fan of Sofia and I decided to give her the book as a Christmas present.  Not many items are on the market due to the fact that the show is fairly new.

I really like this book, the story in the book summarizes the movie "Sofia The First" which aired last December.  Which by the way, I had to record because Ms. Bree wanted to watch it over and over again. 

The illustrations are amazing and the length of paragraphs on each page made it very easy for Ms. Bree to understand and it was also easy for my six year old to read out loud.

Overview:

Meet Sofia, a little girl who lives a rather ordinary life. But everything changes when her mother, Miranda, marries the king. Overnight, Sofia becomes a princess, moves into the castle, gains a step-brother, a step-sister... and the ability to talk to her new animal friends thanks to a magical amulet! Now, life is anything but ordinary for Sofia the First!

Book Information:

      Author:  Catherine Hapka
Illustrator:  Grace Lee
Publisher:   Disney Press
For Ages:     3+



This is a very cute story for young kids, especially if your little one is as "princess-obsessed" as mine and it would be a great gift for any little girl who loves fairy tales.

Day 9 of Box Braids

Due to the amazing good weather we are experiencing, my husband and I decided to take the kids to the park.

Ms. Bree's protective style are small box braids and cornrows.  My original plan plan was to leave this style for two weeks, we are now on day 9 and I'm seriously thinking about undoing the cornrows and do more box braids.

Little Man still is letting his hair grow, look at that hair!

Now remember, just because the hair is in a protective style, it doesn't mean you don't have anything to it.   It is important to keep the edges and ends moisturized as well.  You can use your favorite moisturizer for this.
  
I spray her braids daily (once a day) with Bee Mine Juicy Moisturizing Daily Spritz.

  Bee Mine Juicy Moisturizing Daily Spritz

And I usually wash her scalp (without taking her braids out) at least once a week. The last time we did box braids, Ms. Bree had them for almost four weeks.

Update on Protective Style

This is just a quick update on Ms. Bree's Protective Style.

I styled her hair in box braids and cornrows on Sunday, January 6th. 

Day Four:

Finally at home! This picture was taken after school on Thursday.  Ms. Bree actually went to the playground twice on this day due to the good weather.

Day Five:

Most likely I will be co-washing her hair (without taking her style out) on Sunday to make sure all the sand is out of her scalp. 

Rocking their Fro While Skating. .

As I mentioned on one of my last posts, I've decided to let Ms. Bree wear her hair "free" a bit more often in order to give her scalp a break from all the styling.  

My husband and I decided to take the kids to the new Skating Rink near our house and see how the kids felt about the whole "skating" idea.

So here they are rocking their "little big hair" while having fun at SK8 City!!

                

GET THE LOOK:

I washed Ms. Bree's hair in the morning then I applied the following products to her wet hair:

1. 100% Coconut Oil; and

2.  Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer.

Ms. Bree stayed indoors the entire time until her hair was 100% dry.  NOTE:  the reason I do this is to prevent her hair from frizzing and becoming tangled.

About an hour before going to the skate rink I applied very light coat of Eco Styler Gel (with Argan Oil) !!

Now, Little Man has not had a haircut in about three (3) weeks because he kindly informed me that he does NOT want his hair cut.  (We will see how long that lasts)

Little Man's hair is different from my daughter's hair.  

After washing his hair  with Curly Q's Cleaning Creme and Curly Q's Coconut Cream Moisturizer Conditioner, I applied the following:

1. Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer with a little bit of 

2. Bee Mine Curly Butter and done.  

His hair retains moisture a lot longer than Ms. Bree's and requires very little products.