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Twisted With Design Essentials

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Hi beauties!

The March curlBOX was filled with goodies by Design Essentials. I plan to use the complete system this weekend when I wash my hair but I had to try out the Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Souffle. 



This product has a great consistency to it. It has a lot of slip which works well for me since I typically work with dry stretched hair. Yesterday I decided on a half crown flat twist with some lift that came out really nice.







I ended up being really lazy last night and slept with my hair just like this.  In the morning I had a nice chunky twist out going on. My hair was still very nice and moisturized from the Moisture Milk Souffle which made my hair prep super simple.   I just rolled twisted and tucked the hair to get today’s look. Love it!







Can’t wait to try out the rest of the Design Essential products in the March CurlBox this weekend. Stay tuned!

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This Week’s Best – Mini Twists

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Hello beauties!

I hope you all had a great Saturday. Today I wanted to show you all how I styled my mini twists this week. Although my twists were very defiant and wanted to do what they wanted pretty much every day, I still had a lot of fun playing with different looks.

So let’s take a look at each style!

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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If have to say that the best of the week for me was Tuesday’s look. I loved the shape of this style. I had a bit of an edgy look going on that day and it just all came together nicely in my opinion. What’s your favorite?

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Twist Out Roll & Tuck

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Hi beauties!

Just wanted to give some deets about today’s hair. Absolutely loving this look.

I flat twisted my hair in 5 chunky sections using Cantu’s Curl Defining Creme.

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Then, I pulled the twists into a ponytail in the front and went to sleep with with my satin bonnet.

In the morning I unravelled the twists, pulled all of the hair to the left side, rolled and tucked the hair and secured with bobby pins. Thats it!

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I love the shape!

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2014 Natural Hair & Purpose Recap

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2014 was definitely a year of natural hair creativity for me. From my highlights in February to my undercut in October I had so much fun with my tresses! Challenging myself to come up with unique styles virtually every day was tough but rewarding. It allowed me the opportunity to inspire other naturalistas. Those looks also landed me features on CurlyNiki, Curlbox, Essence.com and tons of Natural Hair social media sites like @naturalhairdaily, @protectivestyles, @naturalhairdoescare, @myhaircrush and @naturalhairmag

2014 was definitely a great year for my hair journey. Here are some of my favorite looks from the year.

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The only thing more exciting was the launch of Curly Christians, the blog where Christ, curls and fashion collide. I am so blessed to have found a big part of my purpose in this amazing blog this year. As the Editor-In-Chief I pull two mega industries I adore and my passion for Jesus Christ together onto a platform that is inspiring thousands every day! God is so awesome. I can’t wait to see what incredible things 2015 will bring. One things fore sure, I’m ready!

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Creativity Never Sleeps

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Hello beauties!

So, it turns out that the saying “Creativity never sleeps” really is true. Earlier this week I had a dream about this awesome flat twist style. It was gorgeous! I thought I’d give a shot at accomplishing it on Monday. Fail. Don’t get me wrong, it was nice but not at all like what I visioned in my dream.

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Today, I thought I’d give it another shot. Here’s the video of my effort which yielded another fail but an incredibly nice, unique creative fail! Lol. Let me know what you think.

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Easy Pompadour How To

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Hello loves!

So, you know how much I adore pompadour styles right?

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I’m even wearing one today!

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Well, I decided to give you all a peak into how I accomplish my pompadour styles. There is a special method I use that allows me to achieve many different variations and I’ve got it here for you today in a video tutorial!

I really hope this gets you all inspired. If you decide to try out this method please tag me in your next pompadour style. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Have an awesome day beauties. Muuuaahh!

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Twist Out Criss Cross Video Tutorial

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Hello beauties!

I am officially on vacation!! Yay! I’m so excited to be going home to Tampa for the Thanksgiving holiday. I’ve been thinking up some holiday hairstyles but haven’t yet decided so stay tuned!

Today I wanted to post a video tutorial of the style I wore yesterday. It was a twist out updo that turned out really nice. So, here are some pics as well as a video tutorial on how I got the look. If you happen to try this style please tag me on Instagram @TJluvsbeingnatural, I’d love to see your creations!

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