Weeklies!

"When you love yourself, haters will come."

-Dead Prez

"Loving You is Killing Me"

Aloe Blacc

"Beauty Within"

Dead Prez

hairspiration!! :)

Tika Sumpter

the girl crush :)

Toms

Toms On Twitter :) 

the cause!

Jil Sander Two-Toned Brogues

the shoes!

China Glaze Crackle Polish

Just Some Random Inspiration

Kathleen Cleaver of the Black Panther Party breaks down Why We Wear Our Hair Like We Do

Enjoy! :).

Love Forever and Always,

Eli <3.

& My Afro's Mean, 'Cause I do My Thing!

Soooooo, I know I said I was going to leave the braids in until the end of this month. But I just couldn't help it, lol and I took them down last week. I missed my little bitty fro. It had been a while since I had actually seen it in its natural state.

Today I wore my first dry twist-out. :)! The only product i used was Shea Moisture's Cocconut and Hibiscus Curl and Style Milk. I looooved it, so I thought I would share a few outcome pics. :).

Happy Hair & Much Love,
Eli :).



Stop Hating! On Curly Hair

This video is super true! Hilarious, but true. Haha we all know those people who always and only tell you your hair is pretty, or looks good, when it's straight...

"I don't donate my hair to Africa to 'Kids without Bed Funds'" - Classic Man, Classic :)

Weeklies!

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

"(To Be) Young, Gifted, and Black"

Aretha Franklin

(umm, lol can we say theme song?!)

Hairspiration!

http://www.charitywater.org/

charity: water

Miss Erykah Badu

"the girl crush :)"

Hmmmmm?... Natural Hair

So, my last relaxer was in early July 2010, I trastioned for 6 months, and big chopped December 31st, 2010. And when people ask me, I tell them that I've been natural for 9 months strong. Because in my eyes, while I was trasitioning, I was natural, my mentality was natural, I dealt with, and style my hair like it was natural. Yess, it was harder to maintain, because of my relaxed ends, but because of my natural roots, I went through the same thing all naturals go through. Detangling, growth, moisturizing, deep conditioning, using sulfate-free shampoo, trial and error products/styles, ect.

But over these last nine months I've noticed that most natural women and trasitioning women see a difference in "Natural Hair" and "Transitioning Hair," that I just don't see.

Soo, my question to you is, is there a difference between "natural" and "trasitioning" hair to you? And if so, what is the difference?

Weeklies!

"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was."

-Muhammad Ali

"Alll of the Lights"

Kanye West ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi

hairspiration <3.

http://www.charitywater.org/

"the cause"

Selita Ebanks

"the girl crush"

I Heart Tumbluh! (In My Brittish Accent lol)