Healthy Tips - Henna

After reviewing a few tutorials on YouTube and several blogs on how to keep excess shedding at bay, I decided to finally bite the Henna bug. And I must say that, overall, it was a good experience. I have noticed that my hair is softer with less brittle ends. There are numerous tuts on how to mix and apply henna and I took to both CurlyNikki and the Mop Top Maven blogs for instructions. I deviated a bit from their insightful posts and used products that I already had on hand (I refused to purchase anything else except the Henna). Let’s just say that I was a bit nervous due to this deviation and was a bit fearful that my experience would have ended like this: {source} Ha!Check out the video below to see how I mixed and applied the henna! Have you tried it yet?Read More Posted by Angela on Apr 19, 2013 in DIY | 4 comments With 5 bobby pins and 20 minutes, here’s a style that can be achieved for those interviewing opportunities that just do not provide the ample hair prep time:Begin with moist, slightly damp and detangled hairApply the goodies your hair loves (moisturizers, butters, oils, etc)Section hair in the front, as if you were going to make a left or right side part. 

Continue parting hair until you make a complete “U” shape.  Clip this section so that it is out of the way of the remaining hair. This clipped section will be twisted lastBegin two strand twisting remaining hair {working from the back of the head} in rows until you make your way up to the top {No neat parting needed. Simply grab and twist}Once all twists have been placed, begin grabbing and pinning hair however your hands guide you. This is the fun part! Let your hands do what they will and don’t think about it. Begin pinning wherever you feel the need to secure hairTake clipped section and complete 4-5 two strand twists. Pin the twists in the direction you like to ‘frame’ your face Throw on some pearls, your power suit with your ‘I already got this job, the interview is just a formality’ attitude and W-E-R-K! Happy Styling!