Lookx like Miss Jordan and I had the same idea.. we BOTH wrote on the blog the same day!! Yayy!! Well just an update.. It IS snowing outside and Imissed my flight to go home.. good old Miami will be missin my loveliness until Tuesday.! And I was actually supposed to be going to Tampa to go see the NCAA D-I Women’s Volleyball Finals.. Yes jordan. Don’t forget that either!! (Remember: THIS is YOUR tv day! :]) And Also shout out to RU Football! Do ya thang boysz.. and hmm Hi mom and sister @ Volleyball.. OMG.. I ALSO found out thru BlackOnyx77 on Youtube that there was this natural photo shoot thing for a magazine that was going down in St. Petersburg today, and if I was in Tampa, I DEF wud’ve been there! But Im not! =[ Oh well thats alright. I love SNOW! and extra time with a couple ppl wont hurt either! SOooo now HAIR!!!
Soooo I MUST say that Natural hair is on the takeover!!! EVERYONE is either a) Considering going natural and strongly leaning toward it or b) Just doin the damn thing and choppin it all off!! And might I add that I have a strong influence on the people around me who are going natural. People really read well into the whole confidence factor of having hair that's however long and still rockin it! Like really people LOVE it... and it not only encourages people to perhaps go natural, but it ALSO shows other naturals who don't like their length that you can be you and just have fun! Hmm I soo love my hair and thats how i think its always been. from Relaxed to now.! And oooh. I was thinking of beginning my protective hair challenge and that would be throughout most of the beginning of 2010.. beginning on Christmas. and I would just be wearing weaves and changing it up every couple months. But now like Im going home, and I don't wanna fall into the "normal" LOOK of people.. like EVERYONE has a weave and EVERYONE is rockin a bob. I wanna go, esp where the natural hair scene is scarce, and rock it! I wanna BE ME and do mucho hairstyle con mi pelo and just SHOW miami what they are missing! Like Im HONESTLY thinking about pushing back or canceling my appointment for that $80 ass hairstyle! Epiphanies as such are the BEST! lol ANYWAYS.. hm yea.. So I WILL be rocking weaves for 2010 and after that, lets say around Spring Break, I DO plan on seeing significant growth. For now I feel like my hair is plateau-ing and so now my challenge growing it out longer! However long and with whatever efforts that may take.
I started with one protective style which was plaits (or individuals depending on where you're from) and it was fun.. but I wanted my hair out in a puff and so I took em out. But I plan on having LONG plaits, genie locs/yarn braids, sew-in weaves and the like. Just to have my hair away from this crazy weather I'm gonna be coming back to in January. Pix will be posted and then of course at the end I will have pix of my growth. I also got a trim around Thanksgiving, and I will continue to get those regularly (every 6 weeksz.) already marked my calendar! =] I think that this post can come to an end now.. For the winter break, I will be letting you all know what Ive decided to do as far as the hairstyles, and if I keep my hair out, I will show pix of what I’ve done to it! =] Thats all!!
PS i may be playin catch up with all the posts I SAID i would be doing in my last post. So look out for those!
So i know….extra long. But my semester was hard, but I’m home now. I don’t wanna talk about the grades I’ve received..ugh alright. I work to damn hard for a C. But I’m over it and feelin very seasonal.
Sooo basically I want to get a good good gooooooooooood moisturizer for my hair. I feel like my hair gets way to dry to fast and I would like know a few good moisturizers that will work for me. My back is kinda coarse but NOT too coarse and my front is softer so[ the front] isn’t so much of a problem…it’s the back. and I’m trying to work on growth and I feel like my hair is getting fuller and fuller but not longer. I know I know be patience etc etc but I WANT GROWTH!! i like misskrisnew hair lol lol she’s the bestest. oh man I’m am so drained/seasona.
oh sidebar: does anybody watch football?? Rutgers Bowl Game is Tonight 8pm. Go RU!! yup imma football fan: NFL especially then College a lil bit. I love the sport…it’s my third favorite.
back to hair. SO it was out until Thanksgiving. Then Twisted until this Thursday and Now it’s out and I want it to be VERY healthy. VEEERY!! feel me??!?
Okie I’m gone. Help me a little. I just want some suggestions. That’s all.
O Yea Christmas in Next Friday CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!! OOOOOOOOOOOWWWW lol it more like ooOooooOow when you’re almost 20. Imagine at 60 imma be like oow. HAHAHAHAHA I’m getting soo oooooooold! yiiiikes
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OH REMINDER–COLLEGE BUDGET lol so no products that are extra extra expensive…i’ll pay for quality, but I’m no Oprah! HA!!
Actually I have to go meet my friends for breakfast/brunch in like OoOooo 6 minutes but hair is on my mind now. First. I have taken out my 2-strand until Thansgiving which means I am at school and I have to wear my hair out for 3 yes THREE whole weeks. So yesterday I washed and Cornrowed it..and surprisingly, I am getting way way way better cornrowing. I am extra pleased with me. Monday morning I have a test so for the rest of the day I’ll be in the library [gym for 30 mins] then library again. I HAVE to do well it’s System Physiology..ugh.
SO Here are a few new links that I haven’t really looked over yet but I glanced over the page and was intrigued. I like `em. So of course imma share. maybe. um no. siiike here:
SO whenever I have time imma go thru these pages and go back to my old fav pages and look through.
NOW here are the questions: Are there any suggestions [styles] that I can do for my hair now that I have to wear it out?? AND AND now since it’s getting pretty chilly anything that I should be putting on my hair for protection and extra moisture since it’ll be out??
I made my appointment for when I go home November 28th and I’m gettin a trim that I really need. at home [in Philly] I go to Duafe. Love the place they do my hair excellent and it’s kinda fun in there [conversations] only problem- a little pricey for my lil college self. But I’ll make do… GOTTA GO!! wish me luck on this test!!
SOoo this is my mood…blah ugh…not feeling that chipper now. So I’m listening to the Quiet Storm for a min then Xscape on itunes [lol] it’s slowly chilling me out. Let me explain why:
First I went to the computer to lab to get this psych online quiz done and do it well with no distractions and early..it’s due friday…. WHY WAS MY GRADE SO FRICKIN LOW?? like the first 4 questions I got wrong. WHAT HAPPENED??? So does this mean I work better in my room rushing to get it done 1 hour before it’s due?!? i mean really. so that ticked me off. then today after my nap earlier I realized that I gotta shelf this dude that I really really reallly like almost on 7th grade crush status..ok it is a 7th grade crush but he’s not stepping up and I’m like noo i’m not gonna do the same thing 2 years in a row soo whenever he decides to man up [ if he does] then i may still like him…ok i will but the bottom line is[ Maxine Shaw Living Single line lol] shoulda done it last week but I was tryna have hope. this always happens to me and I’m not gonna give up but I don’t understand males I DON’T UNDERSTAND THEM!! ugh goodness had to get that out. THEN today my eye started twitching a little which means stress…what exactly am I stressing about…? idk but I’ve thinking about quite a lot these last few weeks.
thanks for the venting space:
SO after I did so horrible on my quiz I decided to look thru some soul blogs and natural hair you tube video. made me feel alot better. I’ve come to the conclusion that misskrissnew is my all-time favorite natural gal on Youtube. I wanna meet her! I wanna meet her!! I wanna meeeet her!!! so anyways. yesterday jess/jas/nat went to the Good Hair discussion they wouldn’t say anything except..it was aight nothing special. It was just a “I can’t go natural- you don’t understand how unmanageable my hair is that’s why I get it relaxed” so I guess I definatley didn’t miss anything {just like i thought}. On sunday I took my twists out because well…the needed to come out and i wasn’t tryna keep them.
Do You see how Tired I Looook…school
the hair is getting on my nerves
poster in dorm room
OMG SO look at that poster. It is one of my favorite of all time ever. EVER . EVER OMG. I just got it this year and I have already decided that I will be taking a picture like that with my husband. I think it displays so many emotions. It’s raw. Passionate. Real. Pain. Love.omg whenever i look at it I feel a little bit better. A strong black man and a strong beautiful black female to complement. I love it. point. blank. I wonder who was the photographer? anyways. this wasn’t so much about hair just everything else. I’m outtie Peace Jordy
in class lol a class in the computer lab…3 hours tryna stay awake.
So I have 2 stand like always..duh. but I’m tiiiired of them and I don’t have the time or energy or patience to braid it up every night to wear it out. SO what am I gonna do?? I don’t wanna press it out for like another 6 months. Sooo I’ve been thinking about individuals- kinda long down my back but not to my butt, maybe 2 colors probably just 1b. So this winter break I’ll get it and keep if for a bit. Any other ideas??
Ok now to good hair: I haven’t seen the movie [Chris Rock movie]. I’ve heard both bad and good reviews. I still wanna see it but Honestly guys [can i be honest] I’M GETTIN SICK OF ALL THIS HAIR TALK! Rutgers BSU has a program next Tuesday entitled: Good Hair. Are we going overboard on this topic now?? and a lot of times people with perms don’t even wanna hear perspective of natural gals and vice versa… our minds are set and nothing will change. People are listening, but how much is all this talk actually doing? You know I HATE talks because it is just a talk…after the talk is over things go back to the same…that is just how I feel about talks….are we gonna be pro-active? [don't get me started pleaase don't] I think the awareness is great- but idk every time I turn around it’s another hair discussion going on. You don’t just wake up one day and say ” I don’t have good hair” you have to have heard it or something and knows what it means- examined your hair and compared with other persons. We never talk about the history of good vs bad hair it’s always the present…present..present. Can we please go back in time and examine the foundation of this topic. of course not because then it would get toooo controvesial…and the light vs dark skinned issue is gonna come up. but how can it not?? really how can it not?? annnd did I see Tyra rocking weave/wig again?? yea that’s what I thought…it’s a lot of talk.
I like my natural and when I got my perm in 8th grade I really didn’t know what I was doing, my mom warned me not to, but I wanted soo bad for my hair to be like….NOT NATURAL. Just comb that jawn, flowy and ponytails [ lol idk] and look at me now hehehe [ I do wanna press out because next year i wanna be Aaliyah for Halloween!!!!!!] Everybody is gonna have their own perspectives based on personal experience and some people are never ever ever gonna go natural and will defend their decision wholeheartedly….and I don’t hate these people sheesh. Is anybody else feeling this way or is it just me??
Gil Scott Heron has a song call “When You are Who You Are” here is part of the lyrics and youtube video:
Girl you can be so very beautiful
When you are who you are
People never seem to want to be themselves
So they end up running in circles confused
Yeah, confused
Just like everyone else
Talk about being back in school and not having any time for anything… Well Im back! Along with crazii lil Jordan who wrote before me! But n e who.. Soo many things have changed since I last wrote. I did do the Coconut Creme Relaxer thingy, but that is its own blog. Like I have so many posts I need to do. So I’ve done that, Ive worn the Fro’, and MOST RECENTLY i Got it twisted professionally and dyed! =] I did my gold back in the same spot.. Im excited that I have it, but will be even more happy when my hair is out of the twists and I get to play with it myself! =] Oh I also did a DEEP CONDITIONER before I got my hair done <Im using this as my post outline in the future (this wknd)> and I loved the results.. Hmm and for now IDK.. there isn’t much else to do besides this update thingy! =]
so yea it may be 1:20 in the am. and I may have to wake up in a few hours for this NAACP shizz they got me doing on a Saturday morning but I realized I’ve totally neglected my Naturaaal!! So obviously I’m back at school. Experimenting phase of summer is over. My hair is in it’s usual 2-strand twist kinda small..nothing special. Later this week I’ll take out and do something …lil puff here. medium twists there…who knows. Probably go home in a few weeks and get it twisted again.
Basically nothing has happened hair wise…life wise idk where to begin, I’m good but people these days are crazy. I just finished downloading almost all of Sex and the City seasons 1-6. See what happened was.. I wasn’t a fan and then I saw the movie and omg. I think imma lil fan. Yes I JUST saw the movie because I just didn’t care..basically. Now I do care..
I need Chris Rock to do a good job on this hair movie becuz I do plan on seeing it, but I do not wanna leave being dissatisfied. The trailer seems….okay nothing spectacular most likely I’ll hear the same foolery as always. As long as it isn’t as bad as that Tyra Show hair episode I’ll be cool cuz I wanted to throw my television out after that…shame. I don’t even wanna think about it and get re-mad now. It’s too late/early and way to cool in Sept WTF?? I just want him to show the beauty of natural it doesn’t mean large afros seventiesthrowbackallcrazy or nastybigdookielookin dreads. Natural can be well..sexy as shit..to say the least. Chemicals are sooooooooo ooooo extra bad and if you want that “white girl flow” and guys to take a double look…how does that speak about who YOU are? OH it’s a lot more for me to say about natural vs permed. I can go on for daaays. but I’ll pause until a later date. I’ll be revisiting fa sure.
Back to my hair. I’ve definitely decided that imma dye it- a dirty reddish color. Well what do you think- Dark Reddish/Brown? Something else? Opinions? When? When I feel like it has a good length and when I feel like it. Well when I feel like it that’s all, I’m semi grown…shoot. So that wont be for a while. I have to research proper care about dying an such. annnd I’m out .
Jordy ♥ I promise I won’t be so neglectful…I haven’t read any hair blogs in weeeks! shaaame
WTF? JASMINE YOU DYED YOUR HAIR!?!? i ought to come to egg harbor and [take a look] then yell at you!! [ i'm hurt] PS YOU’RE 20!! yaay!! I was thinking about doing a conditioner dye but that’s for the new year.
Ok hiiiii everybody I have N.E.W.S!!!
I’ve been text talking to Jess alot [lol] about my hair and I’ve come to the realization that I’m quite punkish when it comes to trying new styles. I would like to break out from the 2 strand and just do me, but my “I don’t know what to do” ness has been preventing me. SO I’m slowly ending that little phase and I’ve been styling and profiling in the Philly areeeeea. OoooOww babby. I finally did the lil puff! yay. YAY AFTER 6 months of being lost and thinking my hair was too long- I DID IT PEOPLE!! I was really that hyped for hours. My first style was on the whim as I was prepping to go to church and my mom helped..so it took a little more time but sooner or later I’ll be a pro. AND AND PEOPLE ANNNND I’m learning how to cornrow…yup a black chile in the hood who doesn’t know how to braid, but everyday I’m working on it and everyday it’s gettin better! So imma raise the roof..2 times 2 times!
Mmm Hmmm so here are three styles: I would LOVE to hear back from ya!! ♥ Jordy
its jasmine!…Soo hi guys i know its been a looong while since i posted anything but hey im here now right? the only thing new that i’ve done with my hair is i DYED it!! i only did like a block of it in the front but i was still a lil nervous just because i know natural, though it looks coarse and tough, is really sensitive so i was scared of breakage and what not…and to ad to my nervousness i used a Permanent dye called ”textures and tones” by clairol, i figured since it had the word ‘texture’ it was safer lol, anyway the color i used was volcano blaze, i know it sounds drastic but its actually pretty subtle…unfortunately in pics you cant see it too well but i posted some pics anyway…
so what i did was just follow the normal directions on the box i left it in for exactly 30 mins cause i was freakin out that my hair was gonne be fire red and i had to go out with jess the next day to crabfest, i was also really anal about my front edges because i’ve seen grls with red hair and they also have red scalps and that is so not cute and like i said i had some where to go….but turns out i was a little too cautious cus my front is DEf noticably not as vibrant as the rest…actually come to think of it the whole piece i dyed isnt as bright as i would like but hey it was my first dye job, baby steps
Ohh, and thanx to religious hair braiding at night i am happy to say that my hair is really growing im so excited, cant wait to see the length after one full year [4 months to go]…ttyl =)
so ok. When you have hair which is straightened, it’s easy to see if you need a trim. when it’s twisted I can tell because some of the ends are straggly and..well..just annoying. I can trim those. But in general for natural hair, what is proper protocol for getting your hair trimmed? I’m not sure & I’m tryna figure this out especially before I get to school.
and I’m not gonna give up but I don’t understand males I DON’T UNDERSTAND THEM!! ugh goodness had to get that out. THEN today my eye started twitching a little which means stress…what exactly am I stressing about…? idk but I’ve thinking about quite a lot these last few weeks. 
