Living No Lye Tour: NYC

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Living No Lye Tour: NYC. It was amazing.  Enjoy the picture to the left found at Essence.com  

Living No Lye Tour: NYC

All About Natural Hair

Living No Lye Tour: NYC

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Living No Lye Tour NYC. The event was absolutely amazing. Essence Magazine was there, along with a lot of well known bloggers and YouTubbers. In being a naturalista for over six years now, I never really knew my hair type. I had tested out different products as some natural books had stated I should do. I expected I was a 4 C based on information I read and comparing my hair to the information on different websites. What I did know was that my hair tended to like some moisturizers, it dried very quickly, and it worked well with some products compared to others. I also knew that Co-washing was definitely for me, especially in the warmer months. 

Sister Scientist 

At the event, Audrey Davis-Sivasothy briefly discussed people's hair porosity being either low, high or in the middle. More details about this was presented by Sister Scientist who gave further details. She even showed a simple experiment to determine your hair porosity, which was to soak a piece of your hair in water for about two to four minutes. In some of the characteristics she stated about low porosity hair, I suspected this was my hair type. I tried this experiment at home and found out that I did have low porosity hair. Sister Scientist also discussed finding out how dense your hair was by comparing it to a piece of thread. If your hair is the same thickness of the thread, then you have medium or normal size; however if it is thicker, then you have very thick hair.

Mo Knows Hair

MoKnowsHair did her thang when it came to showing the audience a great style they can do on their hair. She talked about three strand twists, which can be a little difficult to do at first, but she seemed to know all the ins and outs about it. I could definitely relate to Mo in being a Midwest gal who had recently moved to a big city (New Jersey). I laughed as she discussed garbage disposals in Midwest because I too was accustomed to them. 

 Maria Antoinette slayed the hair game with her natural clip on hairpieces. She took a very ordinary hair style and turned it into perfection. Both of her subjects' hair looked beautiful. 

Goodies from the Event

In having V.I.P status, I was provided with a goodie bag full of things I will definitely use. I also made my rounds to various tables and picked up a couple of things. I will definitely use all my products, which consisted of a microfiber towel, The Science of Black Hair, dietary supplements, curl an styling cocktail, conditioner, earrings, and adjustable hair bands.

Great event. I will definitely make sure to attend future events. #LivingNoLyeTourNYC #NaturalHair

Various Natural Styles

Various Natural Hair Styles

To the right, you will notice the various natural hair styles that I have done in the past and present. The majority of the pictures show me with braids, which is a great protective hair style. Braids are great for the summer time, especially when the humidity seems to be disastrous on your hair. They are also easier to manage with all them added responsibilities that you may have due to parties, poetry events, summer vacations, and all that good stuff.

Treat yourself sometimes by getting your hair done by a professional and doing different styles on yourself. It is well worth it.

Roller Set Curl Style

Summer Natural Hair Styles

 Natural girls, need help with some summer natural hair styles? Check out the styles to your left and below. These styles can be obtained from blow drying naturally curly hair, straightening it out, and then placing rollers in your hair at night. Of course to keep it fresh, I would suggest placing rollers in your hair each night after your initial roller set curl.

I hope you enjoy these styles and definitely share them with friends.

The Many Styles of Natural

I have been natural since July of 2009, which would make six years in July. I can't believe that it has been that long. Throughout the year, I wear my hair in many different styles. Here are just a few. Enjoy and happy natural-hair-styling!

Back Pony Puff and Front Twist Out

Have you been experimenting lately with your hair? I definitely have, especially with the recent changes in weather. I had to change up my style from flat ironing and pressing my hair because my hair was not going to hold up with all the heat. Lately, I have been wearing what I call a "Back Pony Puff and Front Twist Out." This style took me approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Follow the steps below and you can have the same pony puff and twists.





Steps
*Co wash your hair with Miss Jessie's
*Wash out
*Place towel on your shoulders and let hair drip
*Immediately place leave-in-condition in hair (As I Am)
*Brush hair with brush that has small balls on the ends of it
*Place Kinky Curly Curling Custard in your hair
*Brush hair with brush that has small balls on the ends of it while pulling it into a pony puff
*After hair is in a pony puff, brush hair toward pony puff using a brush with small bristles

Enjoy your new style!

Twist and Roll Style

Need help in determining different ways in which you can wear your hair? Well look no more. Have you tried to wear a twist and roll style? The style below will take 3-5 days to acquire. In between those days, you can wear your hair in different styles to lead up to the style to your left. Follow these steps in getting the hair style you want.







Day 1- Wash, Condition, and Air Dry

1. Condition your hair  (As I Am or Miss Jessie's)
2. Wash out conditioner
3. Shampoo your hair (Shea Moisture Coconut Hibiscus)
4. Wash out shampoo
5. Condition your hair (As I Am or Miss Jessie's)
6. Wash out conditioner
7. Part hair in all fours
8. Condition hair with leave-in-conditioner (As I AM)
9. Oil your scalp (Jojoba Oil)
10. Place ponytails in hair to air dry

Day 2- Flat Iron and Pressed Look

1. Blow dry the next day
2. Flat iron and press out hair

Day 3- Twist and Roll

1. Place twists in the front portion of your hair
2. Put rollers all over your hair

Day 4 and 5- Roll

1. Repeat step 2 from Day three and continue to wear your twist and roll style