From the monthly archives:

March 2009

My Hair [is] Was Misbehaving

by Fleurzty on March 31, 2009

Here’s what’s being going on with my hair for the past couple of days. Dryness, major dryness in my ends! My hair felt heavy and weighed down with no moisture. My curls looked great at the ends. The top section would not curl at the root no matter what I did. My first instinct was [...]

   

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Jojoba Oil

by Fleurzty on March 31, 2009

Who has not heard of jojoba (pronounced ho-ho-bah) oil and its resemblance to sebum? Jojoba oil is so wonderful for our hair because it is highly penetrative and has the closest properties to our body’s oil production. It is composed of wax esthers, just as our sebum is. A reduced esther content in our [...]

   

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I was Featured on Clutch

by Fleurzty on March 30, 2009

It is amazing. I love their site and their articles are always so insightful. When I went to read their articles today, what do you know? There I was Check it out: Maintaining Natural Hair. I am so glad and thank you for the feature

   

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Who Planted the Seed?

by Fleurzty on March 30, 2009

If I were to ask you whose hair you love today and whose hair you are totally in awe with, I’m sure you can answer the question with very little thinking. There are so many hair icons, hair idols, celebrities with natural hair, models and the like, that it is so easy to find [...]

   

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Sweet Almond Oil

by Fleurzty on March 30, 2009

The next items on my list to review are base oils, also known as carrier oils. These are vegetable, nut or seed oils. They are called carrier oils because they are often used as a base agent for essential oils. Vegetable oils carry many therapeutic benefits for the body. They, for one, help the [...]

   

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Applying Amla

by Fleurzty on March 30, 2009

I have done various posts on Amla as of now and I have mentioned how I apply it to my hair. Well, now you get to see it. You can evaluate based on the visual of my application as well as how my hair looked afterward. It is so much more beneficial for you [...]

   

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Trim the Fat Challenge Intro Video

by Fleurzty on March 29, 2009

Hi ladies, here are the exercises that I have been doing for the past week. If you’re already into an exercise regimen, then awesome, this should be a great addition. If you’re not, take it easy and build up to it.

   

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Spa Day for March

by Fleurzty on March 29, 2009

At the end of February, I let you ladies in on my Pampering day; the day I do everything to my hair from prewashing to styling. Of course, I do this regularly, but on this one day I pay extra attention to my hair and its needs. I check my ends for any signs of [...]

   

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ABBA Pure Moisture Conditioner

by Fleurzty on March 28, 2009

I have stepped back from buying expensive conditioners these days. I figure I can get a bottle Giovanni and if I were to need more moisture I have a plentiful stash of butters and oils that I can use to modify the product. However, when I found this conditioner at Marshalls for $14.99 a [...]

   

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Low Buns

by Fleurzty on March 28, 2009

These low maintenance styles are so easy to achieve, yet they look so elegant. I got out of the shower and really was too tired to do anything with my hair. I smoothed some butters through my hair and pulled it back into a low ponytail, wrapped the hair around it and secured it with [...]

   

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