The Small Chop: My Hair Cut Story.

 

So, I cut my hair.
Not the 'big chop' as most natural-hair converts do, but a chop all the same.
Like most other things in my life, i have been thinking about it for a while, i have read, meditated and researched everything from the cut style, products to use on short hair, what color options i had if i wished to change it, how the cut will affect my clothes and makeup, my emotions, what options i have in case i get bored of the look, will i keep it short for a while or grow it out immediately after, and a million other things.
I'm like that. I over-analyse everything.
But once i'm done analyzing, it takes me 2 seconds to go for it. Because i want to. No explanations to anyone. No announcements.

Kim Kardashian Is A Brunette Again! See Her New Look.

All is well with the world again, now that Kim Kardashian is giving us some slice of the Kimmy we all fell in lust  love with from the beginning.
The reality star went blonde in June of 2013 when she gave birth to her daughter North, and has now gone back to her natural darker brown color, announcing her new look this past Saturday on Instagram with the tag "I'm back".
See her blonde look-


and with dark hair-

Her new hair-


Welcome back Kim.

Keep Walking.

Tonto Dike Debuts New Braids Hairstyle; Love it?

Our favorite Nollywood bad girl Tonto Dike is apparently going through some style changes  these days, and i'm loving the direction she's going.
From her sleek blond bob of a few weeks ago, she's now wearing her hair in these black box braids.

What do you think of Tonto's new hairstyle? Love it or love it?

Beyonce's New Short Pixie-Cut Hairstyle- Love It Or Not?

Beyonce proves that when you are beautiful, short, long, wavy, straight, whatever your hairstyle you wear, it doesn't matter, YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!
The queen debut a fresh new short do on her Instagram, a significant deviation from her signature long blonde flowing locks, and the world goes crazy.

Bey's signature style

Her new look.

What do yo think of Beyonce's new short style? Love it or not?

Personally, i like that she's giving us something different, but i'm not sold on this look on her (yet), but this is Beyonce, so she's fabulous anyway.

See Rihanna's New Short Curly Hairstyle. Love it?

Rihanna Fenty in just under a month has changed her hair again from long black tresses with  grey highlights, to this new short curly do. She shared the photo above on her instagram page yesterday.

Gorgeous, gorgeous!
What do you think of Riri's fresh new hairstyle? Love it, or what?

Rihanna Debuts Grey Hair. Like It or Not?

Rihanna has served us various colors and shades of hair over the years, we can barely keep-up.
This time, Riri is wearing her tresses in black, with grey-ombre colors. Grandma chic?
I honestly don't love this color on Riri. It looked great on Kelly Osbourne, but it's not an entirely flattering shade for a non-grandma.
This is Rihanna though, so we know that she doesn't care what i or anyone else think of her choices, and we can also be sure that she will ROCK this hair color so well, it'll grow on us.
What do you think of Rihanna going grey?

Photo Source: Glamblush

Agbani Darego For Nature's Gentle Touch Campaign 2013. Photos.

The beautiful Ex-Miss world Agbani Derego's campaign as Nature's Gentle Touch Relaxer brand ambassador has officially kicked off with the release of these amazing Ad photos featuring Agbani rocking gorgeous shiny luxurious hair.


Agbani is joining top model and current Nature's Gentle Touch Relaxer brand ambassador Oluchi Orlandi as co-ambassador, so we expect to see more beautiful hair ads featuring these two amazing ladies.

btw ladies, THIS is how your extensions should look...

Hair: The New Pixie

Sooo, i am a very frustrating point with my hair right now, but i won't/can't get into that whole issue, anyway, i decided to TRY the much-raved-about pixie hairstyle, despite my dread and trepidation. I wasn't sure it'll suit my face, or that i won't end up looking masculine, etc *sigh.
Here it is *covers eyes*-

 

 I dislike black hair, and can't even remember ever wearing it, hence my choice of mixing in the red. 

*opens eyes*.

Whether i like it or not, i already made the hair, so i must wear it, for at least two weeks, and in that time i hope i come to like it because right now i feel so weird with the style as i'm used to long(ish) lengths.

BTW, about the crazy eyebrows, i'm growing them out back to their full state, i do this every other time, to shape them better afterwards...

Photo: Solange Knowles At The Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2012.

My fellow women and men of this world, it is an honor to present to you.... PERFECTION. Solange Knowles literally snatch away all the oxygen from yankee to here at the annual Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2012, and then gave it back. Gadddem the woman is, i mean, i can't even say anything, just look- yellow and blue crocheted Dress by Derek Lam, paired with gold strappy heels shoes (oh gosh the shoes!), full beautiful wavy fro, bright lips and that cool edgy chain/box purse, YES! Love love love.

Rihanna Debuts New Super-Short Hairstyle In L.A

Yessss! Rihanna is back to her black super-short hair and we loveeee it. The pop mega-star was spotted with her new hot locks in L.A today.

Riri's definitely fearless with her hair and we love that. Over the years she has given us hairstyles from long, mid-length, short, straight, wavy, curled, bohemian, red, blonde, ombre, you name it. She looks fierce!
Check out some of Rihanna hairstyles over the years-
Black-


Red-

Naomi Campbell's Shocking Bald Hairline. The Downside Of Weave Addiction

Naomi Campbell, Super-super-superest model, weave and lace wig enthusiast, i ask you, Why did you let those doggoned weaves and lace wigs chase your defenseless hair sooo faraway from their natural battle beauty line, aka hairline?

A textbook case of weave/lace wig addiction wreckage.
I mean, i love my weaves (and braids) as much as the next long-luxurious-hair-challenged woman, but i love my natural hair MUCH more.
Ladies, simply ease-up on the pressure put on our precious natural hairs, that way, we save our hair, hairline, scalp, peace of mind, and money spent on aspirin and magical hair growth treatments.
*patting own hairline*

Rihanna Goes Back To Black Hair, With Side Shaves. Love it or Kick it?

Rihanna is definitely a chameleon when it comes to her hair and overall fashion. We've being treated to the very many changes of Riri's hair styles, from the pretty brown long waves, to the fierce golden-brown bob, then the uber-chic jet-black bob, and the edgy short boy-cut, then various versions of the boy-cut, fast-forward to the gasp-eliciting RED mane,...and after months of blond weaves and wigs, she goes back to jet-black locks, but as she explained via Twitter,  even though she misses her dark hair, she is not yet ready to let go of her lengths. solution? she shaved the sides of her head (a la Cassie, no?)


Me, i like her on black hair the best, her skin and face glows better, but this particular hairstyle is not my favorite, because i think that it's a step back for her. What do you guys thinks?
Here are some photos of Rihanna with black hair-




*sigh*  @ Rihanna and her bad-girl-ness...

Homemade Beauty- Hair

Like a lot of females, i have some issues with my hair. Like a lot of females, i wish i had long, lustrous, shiny, healthy, never-breaking hair and never-itchy never-flaky scalp, but you see, this is not the case.

As i am Nigerian, with very African hair, living under our somewhat harsh weather, with a limited wallet, i'm the first one to jump at effective home-made remedies. 

I am usually open to trying some of the things i read about (i am a little of a doubting Thomas, so u see, i gotta see for myself), as long as they are within reason *i ain't drinking any urine to get slimmer...puleez*. The key here is to work with ingredients that are very common, and one has to use them frequently to achieve results. 

Today's issue is-

DANDRUFF- This is a pretty common scalp condition that is usually marked by whitish/gray-ish flakes of dead skin cells on the scalp, and itching. This can be quite embarrassing and annoying, but can be easily controlled. Depending on whether the cause of the dandruff is from excess oil build-up on the scalp, or excess dryness, one of these remedies MAY work for you.