Natural in Wonderland

bholmes87 wrote:Sounds like a plan! We're having our So Cal meetup this weekend too I'm so excited!!!!!!

I can't wait to meet some CN peeps IRL. Ummm we still need to plan some kind of national meetup so all us BnB folk can finally meet.

hey femme! how long does it take you to do your coils? u just gave me a great idea to do the coils from seperating the twist. it seems like it'll be half the work cuz its already seperated in stuff. hmmmm....dont forget to take plenty of pics for yall meetup!

oooo a meet up!! Have a blast and take tons of pictures!! Just stopping through..wait let me go back a page..

hey femme!

Happy Thursday my beautiful Curlies!
I am in an above average mood today. Wanna know why? It's my last day of school!!! At 8:45 pm PST I will have completed the 600 hours required to apply for an Esthetician's license in the state of California. It has been a long, at times tedious road, but I made it all the way through! That's me and my GF celebrating all the fun we're going to have now that I have all my afternoons, nights, and weekend free!

In hair news: Since today is a special day, I decided to do something a little more fancy with Seffy today. I cowashed with Aussie Moist, wrapped my head in a tshirt to soak up the extra moisture while I brushed my teeth etc., massaged Shea Moisture leave-in in, and emulsified some shea butter and ran it through my hair. I wanted to do some kind of pinned style but didn't have time for anything elaborate. I ended up pinning up the front, right side of my hair with two bobby pins crossed in a x. Gives Seffy a bit of polish without a lot of fuss. Will take camera phone pics and post them shortly.






Have a wonderful day my sistas!
Love!
Sav & Seffy

congrats on finishing school...wooooo-hoo!!

so u cowashed with ur coils in? how do u keep em from unraveling to where they fall apart? u must be really gentle . i want to try and wash my hair in twist but im scared

Congratulations!!! Alright now Seffy....I see you! I wanted to try coils again (hadnt done them since month 4) but the twist challenge starts Monday.

@ Nubie, dont be scared to wash your twist. I co washed my mini twist and they didnt unravel. They shrunk like crazy though.

Congrats on school!!! enjoy your quality time! Seffy is lookin mighty fine!!

Happy Friday Chicas!

As you all know by now, I completed school last night!! It was sad saying goodbye to all my classmates but we plan on keeping in touch. I cannot wait to take my exam and get licensed!! Look me up when you're in San Francisco and I'll give you a facial!

In hair news: Just a spritz and go day. Seffy is having style memory this morning so my right side is still slicked back but without pins. Since I'm working out in the am before the meetup, I'm probably going to do my coils tonight. Not sure if I'm going go the whole routine (Vatika oil, DC, let is sit for 30 min, rinse, blot, shea butter, coil) or just spritz with my moisture mix and coil OR am I going to rock my twists at the meetup and pin Seffy in a fun way. My classmate made some feather earrings and a matching hair pin so I'm debuting them tomorrow.

Random note: My friend just posted this pic of me from 2001 on my Facebook. I think I'm about 20/21 here. Check my twists!!! As you can see they have been a style staple of mine FOREVER!!!



Judging by the fuzziness, these are probably 2-3 weeks old.

Have a great weekend ladies!

Love!
Savvy & Seffy

Hey Femme, congrats on finishing school..major accomplishment! Your twists were looking good even back then. I like the lil inverted oreo sandwich y'all got going on there

hey femme! seen ur couple pic on bglh...beautiful.

**will ferrell voice** I LOVE U GUYS!!

Happy Monday Ladies!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was great! We had our Bay Area Naturals Meetup on Saturday!!! It was so great to finally meet some people that I "see" online all the time. Special shout out to Cassidy and Aimward for organizing the event. It was a joint event with CulryNikki & NaturallyCurly both reppin'! There was a product swap, a give away sponsored by 'Thank God I'm Natural', and samples from JessiCurl and Komaza Hair Care. It was awesome! All the ladies had beautiful hair and were smart and funny. PS<--- because of Cassidy, Seffy and I will be doing the Cherry Lola Treatment before we attempt wash n go's again.

I'll have all my pics uploaded to share either later today or tomorrow. I wore my hair pinned on the side again. Since I knew there was going to be free samples and a product swap I didn't want to do anything new...I wanted to see whatt I would score, lol! I ended up with a jar of coconut oil that was 95% full! That was great because I have been trying to get my hand on some for awhile now.

Yesterday was my day to transition my hair from two strand twists to coils. I cowashed my hair with Aussie Moist, and then tried my sample of the JessiCurl Weekly Deep Conditioning Treatment. It's super thick and creamy with an almost frosting like consistency. I loved the way it felt going on. Since Seffy was still in twists, I concentrated on the roots and the ends, then packed it on top of my head, covered with a plastic bag, wrapped my head in a t-shirt and let it sit for about 45 minutes. When I rinsed my hair out I could immediately feel the difference! Seffy was soft and silky and almost sliding out of her twists! I rinsed with ACV, used my tshirt to squeeze out any excess moisture, and added my Shea Moisture Leave-In. Then I grabbed my new jar of Coconut oil and my EcoStyler Olive Oil gel and went to work! First I melted the coconut oil in my hand and ran them all over my head. Then I would get some oil on my fingers, grab a twist and gently separate, coat the two strands with EcoStyler and twirl in opposite directions. I went over my whole head, it took about 2.5-3 hours. The result: My coils are defined but not crunchy and are laying pretty straight. Usually when I coil just using the shea butter, they tend to curl a little. However Seffy is a bit longer than when I twisted her up so that could be a factor in the way the coils are laying too. This morning I just took of my satin cap and finger fluffed a little. That was it. My hair still feel incredibly moist and my coils are nice and shiny!

I promise that I will have pics for you tomorrow. The internet has been acting weird at my house so I may have to upload the pics on my jump drive and post from work. Hope that everyone has a wonderful day!!!

Love!
Sav & Seffy

giiiiiiiiiirl i cant wait to see ur coils! and pics of the meetup too!! thats definitely a good score cuz coconut oil will ALWAYS be in my stash!!

waiting to see pics from the meet up! I love the reverse oreo!

lol at the coconut taste, esp since some folks cook with it.

Good morning Ladies!

Unfortunately no pics today. I had a crazy allergy attack yesterday that pretty much sidelined me for the rest of the evening yesterday. Swollen eyes, scratchy throat, breathing probs. Blech! Somehow I ingested some peanut something and I was instantly down for the count. Tonite I have a mandatory after hours meeting (I have to wait around almost 2 hours for it to start..which I am NOT getting paid for) so it may be Thursday. I am going to check some of the other attendees pages to see if they've posted any pics...if so I'll snatch and post!

In hair news, just spritzed and fluffed. I'm really like the hold that I'm getting from the EcoStyler. I have experienced not crunchiness so far! Got to love that!!!

ttyl
Sav & Seffy

Awww sorry for the flare up!! Please be careful what you eat...that is scary!

Hey ladies!

Here's a link to Cassadie's blog where she posted about our meet-up and shared pics.

Bay Area Naturals Meetup!!

Yes that is me with the pink feather earrings. My Darling won a Thank God I'm Natural Tote and I won a shirt!!!!