BONJOUR!!

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Once upon a time 7 Naturalites took a trip to Morocco..... Hey guys!!! I'm happy to be back, but I had an amazing time in Morocco. Big ups to my girl Jocey for organizing the entire thing. She's awesome. The weather was PERFECT, the people were incredibly nice, and the food was simply amazing especially in the Berber Village where I had the absolute best Tangine ever!!!

As you all know, my hair was in mini twists. I didn't do too much too my hair because we were hella busy the first few days, I did rinse about Day 3/4 because my scalp was itching terribly, but here's a quick recap (of myself and others):

Fun times had by all!!

I will say I HAVE to find some way to deal with product buildup with these twists. I've already taken them down because of it. My scalp was awful. I don't know if it was the gel or what. Any suggestions??

Oh and beware of TSA I definitely had my hair patted down and they took my shea butter *PISSED*

MY MINI TWIST EXPERIENCE

After MUCH contemplation (and a hard look at my budget) I decided to do my own hair for my vacay to Morocco. As you all know, I am LOW maintenance when I'm in vacation mode. I don't even want to think about my hair. So I decided on mini twists.

Just the sheer thought of doing my own mini twists had me in a panic. How long would it take but better yet how long will it take to take them out?? I knew I had to suck it up and just do it. I've never done them before, so I had to YouTube what my approach should be. I decided to use this lock/twist gel I got from a vendor and shea butter. Shortly after getting into the groove I kicked the gel because it was just too messy. Plus I like how my twists turn out with just shea so I figured it wouldn't be too bad.

6 hours later....VOILA!

A week into my twists...and here's what I've learned so far. The gel is necessary *sigh* My twists haven't unraveled or anything, but they are getting frizzy and partly due to no hold and partly due to me running my fingers running through my hair like it's not twisted. Needless to say, I will be redoing these before I leave *DEEP SIGH* oh wells.

Have you done your own mini twists before? If so, what was your experience like?

CURLY TWISTS W/OUT THE HEAT

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Want to make your twists curly without heat? Try this out.



It's basically Bantu Knotting your twists. I'm still struggling with mine because my mini twists won't stay twisted to each other, if that makes sense. Once I get them together I'll post what they look like.

Happy Styling!!

WEEKEND HAIRSPIRATION

Hey guys just sending major HAIRspiration out to those who are on their journey.

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FLAT TWIST/MINI TWIST STYLE

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Hey guys! I'm going on vacay to Morocco next week *CHEERS* and I need some ideas for what to do with my hair while I'm there. I came across this style and though I'm getting mini twists, I like it (minus the front/top). So I decided to share anyway.

Check it out:

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Happy Styling!!

HAIR CHRONICLES

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You see the pic?? That's EXACTLY the length I want my hair to be *HAIR ENVY* I am far from it, but here's to my hair goal of 20???

This is where I start chronicling my personal hair journey of 2012. I need to keep better tabs on how my hair is doing with you guys anyway.

The beginning

*Sorry for the grit face..I look totally unhappy, lolol*

Of course I'm looking for y'all to chime in too. Let's do it together, the more the merrier!!!

Send in your hair pics of where you are at the beginning of 2012, what's your regimen, style, etc... and I'll feature you! Email me at naturally.cleveland@gmail.com

LOC 'DO

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Looking for a cute and funky way to dress up your Locs? Check this video out. I love it and since I'm getting mini twists for my upcoming vacay, I'm going to see if I can work it with my twists as well.

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Happy Styling!