Huge 'some what messy' Bun Tutorial

I did this bun a few weeks ago it started off from an old twist out and the end result was

Results of a few mistakes

this, due to a few mistakes. So I tried to replicate it see tutorial below.

What you will need 

Hair pins, scarf of choice and an old stocking/tights

I started off with 4 twisted sections and using the old stocking I tied it around my head as below.

decide the size of you bun, mine will be very big so this is where the tight will stop

It will end up looking like this 

The outsides of the bun will be here

Undo the twists and form a rolled perimeter around the stocking with hair clips 

Roll a clip hair around the stocking to form your bun

The rest of the hair will form your bun around your initial shape

The end results

At this point if you have an old twist out the shape of the bun will be textured with your curl, my hair didn't take up the twists I had in.

Then you can accessorise with your favourite hair scarf or flower 

Scarf accessory

The back

Or with a bigger brighter scarf 

Another scarf 

There you have it the mega huge some what messy bun if you have a while defined twist out. 

Happy hair journeys Ladies!! :o) 

Sunshine Blogger Award

Hey Ladies!!

I have been nominated for a Sunshine Blogger Award!

To Acknowledge the nomination I have to link it back to the lovely ladies that nominated me Keoshia of Miss Doing Me Sandra of Naija Girl Next Door, Eva  of Curly Eva of, Miranisa of Ms. Direction. A big thank you all for the Sunshine Blogger Award.

Share 11 random facts about myself by answering the questions that the nominating blogger has created for me.

List 11 bloggers to nominate

Let the 11 nominated bloggers know

Post 11 questions for the blogger I nominate to answer.

So as I have 4 sets of 11 questions, I will be answer 3/2 questions from each nomination :D

Keoshia’s questions

1.  What are three things that you do everyday that make you totally happy?

Hmm… I think the first is knowing I am awake therefore still alive. Second would be talking to all my loved ones and knowing they are all ok and having a great day. Finally wearing my smile!


2. If you could pick anywhere to live for one year (can’t be your current location, has to be somewhere else), where would you go and why?

Bora Bora Island!! Beach and sunshine

3. What do you see right now, yes right now, lol! 

My partner’s laptop as am typing out this post and in my peripheral view is the TV ;)

Sandra’s Questions

4. What's the most touching thing you've ever watched/read/heard/seen?

Nowadays it’s the daily news, geez, can’t take all the sad things that are happening around the world. :( 

5. If not your present career choice, what else would you be doing with your life?

When I was young I wanted to work in a lab making/designing cosmetics, weird career choice

6. When someone upsets you, would you a) stew silently and later forget about it, or b) air it out quickly and be done with it

I am more of a stewer and then will talk about it after, I tend to over think situation, and try to analyse if I was in the wrong. Learning to let things go

Eva

7. What is your current hair length?

APL, hoping for BSL before my wedding day in 2015

8. When did you start your hair journey?

Started last year January 2013

Miranisa

9. What inspired you to start a blog

My blog was started as a way to document my hair journey and connect to the healthy hair community.

10. Who is your biggest supporter?

My biggest supporters are my family (Mum, sister and my fiance) and my healthy hair community sisters!!

11. If you could live anyone’s life for one day, who would it be? Why?

There are so many people I would want to be, for their drive and passion and discipline I would want to be an athlete, and for the gossip I want to be Beyonce

Thank you again for the Sunshine Blogger Award!

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Relaxer Day

I have been so so bad with my blog updates but wanted to let you all know I relaxed my hair at 16 weeks post yesterday. 

My relaxer day was very similar to my last relaxer

1.dividing hair in mini twists 

2. Applying an oil to my already relaxed hair

3. Mixing my relaxer with an oil to slow down processing time

4. Set timer to 13 and go go go. This relaxer, I only used 9 mins before I was ready to rinse off. It was so quick! I just had to stopp and get my hair rinsed and neutralised. Maybe I had been messing with my scalp all week...9 mins was short. But got all my relaxed in in 7 so yay me! I still go the results I was looking for. Have lots of texture and volume.

I wore my hair in a wavy twist out. It was big and undefined by the end of the day but enjoyed it regardless.

I didn't do a length check but think it's safe to say am still in APL land. Will do an official length check and ends check soon. For the first time ever I have not been bothered about the length of my hair. My last relaxer days it was all about the flat iron to see the length I retained. Hope this feeling lasts it's so freeing p.s I still want length!! Don't get me wrong. 

Pictures of my hair post relaxer below

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Join the wash day link up every Wednesday with SOS and Just Grow Already

Quick Wash Day Recap & Hair Update

Hi ladies, been MIA for a while, been so busy with work. I am not slowly re-surfacing.

I am currently 15 weeks posts yay, and it has been ok really, still debating if I am touching up at 16 weeks, my goal was to stretch to 14 weeks, goals has been achieved and broken.

I have really been enjoying my hair, had BKO, twists, flat twists, twist out you name it!! So am happy there.

My wash days have been pretty standard

[1] Coconut oil pre poo

[2] Shampoo hair

[3] Deep conditioner with either ORS Replenshing or ORS HaiRepair DC (loving this stuff yay to balanced DC)

[4] Rinse, t-shirt dry, leave in conditioner and heat less style

Easy breezy wash days = happiness :D

The elasticity of my hair is amazing it really did show me how much texture I have in my texlaxed hair, the weird thing is I am not even having detangling issues, I spend 10 minutes max on wash days detangling…now I either have a matted mess in there somewhere or my hair and I are on the same team .

So if you follow me on Instagram @another.relaxed.chic you would have seen some of the styles I rocked during my blog hiatus, but here they are below.

 

Also I will be making a tutorial of the huge, high messy bun I did 2 weeks ago soon.

Though I have been quiet I have been stalking you guys are usual!

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Has anyone else tried ORS HaiRepair DC?

Join the wash day experience link up every Wednesday with Just Grow Already and Saving Our Strands.

‘If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.’ – Marcus Aurelius

Custom Wig Review

About 3 months ago, I decided to get the 12" weave I had made into a wig.

I found a stylist that could do it for me, looking at her past work I was convinced I would get a really good wig out of her.

So I contacted her and made inquires then I measured my head and shipped my hair over to her, I opted for the 10 working day service.

As I had my wig maybe over the Easter period it did take longer but nonetheless 10 working days.

When I got it, I will not lie I wasn't very impressed. I ordered it with comb attachments but I didn't get them attached but had then included in post package but in a way I could not easily attach them myself. 

Also the wig did not fit to my measurements, for that I have taken the blame, maybe I had not given accurate measures. 

The way the hair was layered has my left side longer than my right, and there is a hump like effect at the crown on my head, my thoughts were because my own hair wasn't tucked in too well, but looking at it more it's because the size is too small and it gathers at the crown. 

Anyway despite all this, I told myself to make the most if it, I have already paid for it and lessons have been learnt for future wigs. 

Closure - 3 way closure

To correct the size and comb problem I used hair pins at the back and sides of my head, this has helped keep my wig in place. I will look at buying wig combs and attaching them in the future.

Hair pins added to edges of wig

For the weird layering I just try curling it and fluffing it out.

All in all it's a wearable wig, but next time I will not use the postal service and go there in person.

The wig

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death - James F. Bymes