update!

UPDATE!

My hair cut is growing out! Bout time.... lol

Pics below

My Skin Care Regimen!

Before even starting,I would like to say that the best skin comes from within. With that being said, stay hydrated with water daily & stay away from greasy foods.

My skin care regimen consists of two different, yet simple tasks.

WEEKLY

Steam & Salt
Boil a pot of water & salt ( 3 parts water,one part salt). Let the steam rise and let it flow over your face. It will get a little hot so its okay to take your face away for a few seconds. I steam my face for about 10-12 minutes. The dream allows the pores to open. The salt removes all the gunk from the pores. After the steam & salt,while my pores are still open, I apply a deep cleansing mask. I usually use Freeman's cucumber mask. I let it sit till it dries then peel it off.I gently wipe the excess away with a warm wet towel.

DAILY
For daily cleansing I use a gentle cleaning exfoliant. I usually use a generic apricot scrub or aveeno daily skin brightening cleanser. Tone with Simples toner. Then I moisturize with clean & clear moisturizer.

That's pretty much it! Really simple! :)

Poetic Justice, Solange, Round The Way Girl BOX BRAIDS!!!

I went swimming and my lil baby locs came out.....ANNNDDD my hair is so soft anyway, so in order to loc, my hair has to be a lil longer. So as a protective style for the summer, I chose Box Braids to let my hair grow and to be FIERCE!!!! lol

My braids took about 5 hrs. I have a small head... I used 6 packs of hair. My scalp is still kind of tender but it will wear off in the coming days. I plan to try and keep them in for at least  a month.

New phone case!

This case is a Luxury Addiction inspired case. Some of it is old jewelry and lil studs and what not...fun and bright just in time for spring!

Wrap it Up!

I am soooooo loving this head wrap inspired by Jungle Barbie, or Pecadora99 on YouTube!!! Escpecially beacuse imgoing through starting locs...so this was really great for a day when Im not feeling so hot! :) Check her out on YT! Love all her vids!

I started my Locs!!!!!

I'm soooo psyched! Post Big Chop life has been hard,so I decided to start Locs. Thankfully my mom is a loctician so I don't think I would ever look crazy,but its part of the process I guess! Well.....here goes!  LOC JOURNEY!

New hair color!

Its kinda like a reddish brown....my colorist mixed it up! :)

Shoe of the day

Gianni Bini sandals! Just perfect for the spring !

Surround Yourself with Positivity!!!!!!

Sometimes I feel like I can get of track, and get in my feelings too much...I dont know whether is because of my surroundings or what. But what I have learned to maintain my sanity is to Surround myself with Positivity! Positive people, things,music, just anything....If it comes with drama or some mess, GET IT AWAY from me!!!! Mess and drama can make you go crraazzzzyyyyy!!! And who wants to deal with that kind of stuff anyway?? Right! SO with that being said, here are some things I do to cope with the negitive and surround myself with the positive!

-I listen to positive uplifting music. Music feeds my soul, it really does. Artists like Elle Varner, Beyonce, and anything just mellow or upbeat and happy is perfect for me. Especially Elle Varner! I been wearin her Conversational Lush mixtape ooouuuttttt!!!!

-If the situation gets too out of hand, WALK AWAY. There is no shame with removing yourself from a situation!!! Whether it be drama'd out friends, or gossip sessions or anything like that. If you are not comfortable, or you are second guessing being there, LEAVE! Follow your gut and BOUNCE!

-Keep an optimistic outlook on life. Dont always look at the bad in whats going on, because trust it will pass. Concentrate on the good things in your life. There are people in this world that have much less than you, so be grateful of what you do have.

-Prayer works!!! Talk to God about your problems.He can fix it all you have to do is trust Him. Just let it all out, because keeping it bottled in will make it worse. If you dont have a relationship with God, try talking to someone who does, or attend a local church. If you have a twitter follow First Lady Latoya Tolbert. She always has uplifting tweets about getting closer to God and being a better person.

I hope this helps anyone who is struggling with people trying to keep you down.No one should be able to steal your smile or take your joy or faith!! It belongs to you and you only!!! The further someone tries to bring you down, The bigger come up you will have!!!