SpotLight: LN & LP

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SpotLight: LN & LP

Hello everyone, I am a proud mother of 2 little girls LN who is 4 and LP who is 2. 

  

LN is my little athlete but is still very prissy that's my little gymnast. 

LP who is my baby girl, is absolutely a mommies girl. She is only 2 so I haven't quite figured out what her interests are, I can say it's whatever her sis is into. 

I got into natural hair care when my oldest daughter lost all her hair, and I didn't understand why. Me being a AA women my knowledge on PROPER hair care was next to zero. 

So I did my research and started blogging and started facebooking. I can say I have learned so much on how to care for their hair, and we are well on our way to long flowing locks.

 I would like to give a special thank you to all the mom bloggers for sharing their healthy hair care tips with us, from our curls to yours THANK YOU, and remember HEALTHY IS GOOD HAIR.

You two darlings are simply beautiful! You are doing a good job on their hair. I'm happy they are on their way to healthy hair.

-If you would like to see your child on KandyLandKurls please click on our tab "Participate" above, for more details. 

Online SpotLight: FaithfullyBeautiful

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Online SpotLight: FaithfullyBeautiful

As you may know when it comes to products I try to use natural products. Lately Ive been searching for more natural products at a reasonable price. FaithfullyBeautiful is a online store that sells things such as T-Shirts,

 Lip Balm, 

Aromatherapy Candles,

 and Bath Bombs with yummy scents. 

Did I mention everything was reasonably priced, and all natural...yea I did, but that's what makes me love their products. 

Stop by and show some <3 (love) to FaithfullyBeautiful and check out their site, let them know KandyLandKurls sent ya!

Celebrity Look-A-Like Style: Circle Braid

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Celebrity Look-A-Like Style: Circle Braid

If you watched the billboard awards, you may remember seeing Alicia Keys hairstyle. She rocked an elegant updo style. I wanted to recreate the style, with naturally curly hair. 

Since N's hair is so thick, I had to work in sections. 

1.) I started by putting her hair into 6 sections. 3 on the top of her hair, 1 in the middle, and 2 at the bottom.

Note: Being that we are in the final week of  BBB's Protective Style Challenge. I had to follow the rules, and could not use rubberbands to secure the section, so I used all black hair ties.

2.) Starting with the top section I created a braid. Make sure to braid rather loosely.

3.) As I got closer to the next section, I connected and grabbed another section of the hair (like you would when cornrowing) and added it to the braid.

4.) I continued step #3 which is (braiding one section, then connecting it to the next section) throughout her hair, forming a circle.

5.) Once I reached the final section, I tucked the left over hair/ends, around the braid to hide it. 

Note: If your circle is not flat, try using bobbypins to secure the hair. Also use rubberbands to hold each section, it may look a tad neater. 

Side Cornrows With Twists: Updated

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Side Cornrows With Twists: Updated

This weekend I decided to let her hair down. Well, twists down lol, for a really cute twist out. 

I simply unravel the twists, and don't mess/comb it.  

Can even rock it in a side pony. 

Hair is so versatile, don't be afraid to switch up your style throughout the week. 

Natural Hair Care Brands Sold In Stores

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Natural Hair Care Brands Sold In Stores

Lately I been asked many times "where can I find____ ? (<--fill in natural brand here.) I thought this may make things easier. I put together a list of popular natural hair care brands sold in major stores. For some that prefer to shop in stores VS online, this post is for you.

Walmart:

Shea Moisture

Beautiful Textures

Organix 

Taliah Waajid

Target:

Cara B Naturally

Kinky Curly

Curls

Shea Moisture

Mixed Chicks 

Jane Carter

Giovanni

Yes to Carrots 

Burt Bee's

Miss Jessies

CVS:

Organix

Walgreens:

Shea Moisture

DevaCare

Taliah Waajid

Check your local stores, brands may vary by location.

If you know of some more brands, please list them below, let's keep this list growing.

-Happy Shopping-

Side Cornrows With Twists

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Side Cornrows With Twists

 We are now on week 4 of the BeadsBraidsBeyond Protective Style Challenge. I did a simple side style with cornbraids and twists. We only had 1 hour to do this style.

I started in the front, and created 5 side cornbraids.

In the back of her hair, I made medium sized two strand twists. I grabbed random sections, without parting. Then I wet the section, applied Beija Flor Naturals Creme Brulee, and twisted.

It has been rainy and humid all last week, and on & off this week. Her hair is more frizzier than normal (sigh.) But I'm looking on the bright side! Because this summer's heat is going to be torture.

Check out the shrinkage in the ponytail. 

Products Used: 

Beija Flor Naturals Creme Brulee (to style)

Bee Mine Luscious (prior to twisting for moisture)

Homemade Shea Butter (to seal)

Hair Growth

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Hair Growth

I started N's hair journey in October 2010. The first picture shows her hair back in December 2010, her hair was shoulder blade length. Now in May 2012 the second picture shows how far we came along. 

We didn't use some magical potion lol. We just switched to "mostly" all natural products, did alot of protective styling (without a ton of beads & etc,) learned how to properly detangle, maintained a good balance of water, vitamins, and veggies in her diet. Once you create a good hair care regimen, your hair will flourish as well! 

Big thanks to all who have followed our journey from the start, and all of the love and encouraging words!