How To Do An Easy 6 Strand Mermaid Braid

A nicely placed braid can add the perfect touch to almost any hairstyle. This six-strand mermaid braid is your usual braid with a different spin on it. This style is quick, easy, and it can be worn for a bunch of different occasions. All you need are a few bobby pins and your favorite styling […]

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What Is Stress Related Hair Loss And How To Deal With It

My mom lost her first child, a boy, when he was just 1 year and 8 months old. With a two year old of my own now, I cannot imagine what that was like for her. Nobody should ever go through the pain of losing a child. It was something we have had to work through as […]

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High Neck + Sleeveless.

With spring quickly approaching, I've been very vigilant for inspiration to update my wardrobe.  It gets pretty hot where I live so I'm always thinking about how to stay cool in nearly 90-degree weather.  I pretty much live in tank tops.  But, if I were being completely honest, I admit that my tanks aren't really that stylish.

Sure they look ok if I layer a little cardigan or something over it.  But I want tops that look perfectly stylish on their own. 

Tank tops are great but they're very basic.  They're great if you want to look fully dressed down but, in 2020, I want to elevate my dressed-down looks in an effortless way.  Swapping out your tank tops for a high neck, sleeveless tops is the right move.  

Even if you're wearing this kinda top with a pair of vintage jeans, you still look pulled together.   The silhouette is feminine, minimalist and flattering.  This spring, I plan on picking up a few of these tops in various colors.  

I noticed that, in recent years, a lot of women are going for cropped tops.  Don't get me wrong, crop tops are cute but the high-neck tank offers an option of showing off our arms and shoulders in the most beautiful, subtle way.   I also love the fact that the sightly higher neckline really pairs well with shorter hair or pulled back hairstyles which is my go-to look when it's hot out.  I could totally see myself wearing some statement earrings, a neat bun, and appearing totally pulled together with this shaped top versus a typical, boring, tank.   Best of all, high-neck, sleeveless blouses are very affordable so everyone should absolutely have one as part of their wardrobe.

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5 Rolled Out Of Bed And Late For Work Hair Fixes In A Flash

UGH! You seem to have late for no good reasons mornings way too often, and if you don’t get your butt in gear, you may be looking at a stern warning, or a disapproving eye from your boss, or teacher. Being late for work/school is unprofessional and looks bad. No matter what your reasons were, […]

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How To Re-create The Textured Bob From NYFW

I noticed this style a while back, during the NYFW frenzy. While I honestly thought it was weird, the more I looked at it, the more I really liked it. The textured bob just means a regular bob that is created from hair with texture or natural hair. The style was created by Ursula Stephens, […]

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How To Install Faux Loc Extentions In Under 5 Hours

Under 5 hours? Ha! I said the same thing. That is down right impossible, but I think I was wrong. For anyone who gets Faux Loc Extensions often, or even Box Braids, or twists, then you know that it could take anywhere from 8-10 hours – if you want them neatly done and long that is. Well, […]

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7 Ways to Fool Proof Your Natural Hair Styles, and Make Them Perfect

Have you ever said, “I don’t do Twist Outs – they never come out right.” Nor do you do Braid Outs, or Flat Twist Outs, or any kind of “Outs”, because no matter what you do, they just don’t look as amazing as what you pictured in your head. Listen; we have all been there, […]

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How To Maintain an Abundance Mindset While Reducing Your Debt

A couple of years ago, I developed the intention of increasing how much money I made by reducing my monthly expenses. For a long while, I mainly followed the principle of raising your income instead of budgeting.  While focusing on raising my income was great, I eventually became weary of how much money I was spending monthly.  I wasn't really buying a bunch of lavish things.  The expenses mainly consisted of stuff like updating our house, helping family members and, and other expenses that were deemed to be necessary. 

One day, I did the math and figured that I could save a nice chunk of change if I paid off my student loan and eliminated a few other recurring expenses. With laser-focused intensity, I got rid of my student loan, refinanced my home (twice) and got rid of a bunch of other on-going expenses.  In the end, I was certain that I'd have a lot of money left over for discretionary spending.  In actually, the opposite happened.

Instead of having a lot of money left over to play around with, it seemed like the money was nowhere to be found.  Perhaps it was absorbed by unexpected expenses that showed up out of nowhere.  But I have another theory about what exactly happened....


I mentioned in the past that I am a recovered cheapskate.  Many years ago, I was obsessed with spending as little money as possible.  Everything was deemed "too expensive" and I rarely thought about how to leverage my income to create increase.    Then, one day, I was introduced to the Law of Attraction and the world of creating greater abundance. 

It took years to shake off my scarcity mindset.  But once I did, my income exploded.  I lived and moved as if there was no ceiling to how much I could earn.  Even though I was far from being a millionaire, I felt like that reality was just around the corner. 

One of the obvious outcomes of maintaining an abundance mindset is an increase in monthly expenses.  It's to be expected.  But, for some reason, seeing how much money was going out each month scared me.  I completely ignored the fact that each month, I was able to pay my credit card in full.  Focusing on the growing number triggered the scarcity troll living inside me.

Once I realized what happened, I quickly started to shift my way of thinking.  It's only been a short while and I'm already seeing the positive impacts.  So let's talk about how to avoid falling into the trap of a scarcity mindset while paying down debt and getting your finances in order.

I knew I had a scarcity mindset when I was in the Chic-Fil-A drive through and made a comment to myself about the price of my of nuggets and fries.

 Was the price a little higher than if I ordered off the dollar menu at another place?

 Yes. 

Was the price of my order high enough to impact my financial situation?

No.

But there I was, telling myself that this order of food was unreasonable.  In doing so, I was sending a clear message to myself about the affordability of my order.  Back when I first made the commitment to escape the scarcity mindset, I maintained a rule to NEVER react to the price of ANYTHING.  If I could afford it, I'd purchase. If purchasing the item affected my financial situation, I would pass. But I made no judgment on whether the item was "overpriced" because overpriced to one person is affordable to another.  Breaking this cardinal rule over nuggets and waffle fries was the last straw! I had to change my mindset.

Now that I've reinstituted my "no complaining over price rule."  I've moved on to another strategy I use to stimulate abundance....stepping out in faith.

I'll give you an example.  When I first launched my brand, I had to deal with a lot of fluctuation in how my business performed.  Some months were decent, other months had me wondering if the business was going to make it.  When it got really slow, I would sometimes take an "abundance action" to signify that I believed in the future growth of my finances.  An example of this was when I placed a large order of inventory even though sales had dipped.  This can be a risky move if not done with the right mindset but it's worked for me time and time again.  It requires a great deal of faith and belief that circumstances are fluid and can be altered to fit what you desire. 

Another tactic I believe in to stimulate abundance is to pay for purchases/services that need to be done.  For instance, if you have to repair your car or home (and you have the money) get it done.  Keeping the money in savings while watching your current situation deteriorate creates incongruency.  In the case of my student loans, I'd have negative feelings every time the bill came in even though I had the money to pay it.  Currently, I have a tire that needs servicing.  Again, all I have to do is get it repaired/replaced but instead, I was putting it off while repeating silently how expensive tires are.  Once the tire is fixed, it frees up my mind to focus on thoughts that adds value.

To further enhance my abundance thinking, I need to immerse myself in the "possibility of abundance."  Basically, this means exposing my mind to the idea that abundance is normal and highly accessible.  How does one do that?  There are lots of ways to do this.  Before launching my business full time, I would watch hours (upon hours) of videos of people who earned six figures in their first year of business.   It didn't take long for me to believe that it was actually normal for people to earn that amount.  I'm convinced that this is why I've been able to be self-employed for this long.

Another thing that influenced my scarcity thinking was the fact that I removed nearly all lifestyle related spending from my life.  From past experience, I know that lifestyle experiences motivate me to work harder and to attract more abundance.  While I was paying off my debt, I didn't treat myself to any of that.  This is another example of incongruency because my original intention was to lower my expenses in hopes of expanding my lifestyle.   But instead of upgrading my life, I constricted my spending.  Soon my earning potential started to slow down which perpetuated the scarcity cycle. But once, I incorporated a few "feel good" elements back into my life, things started to shift in the right direction.  Don't get me wrong, I didn't go spending more than I should.  But I needed to amplify the feelings of abundance as I traveled the journey of reducing unwanted expenses.

Lastly, it's important to always stay grounded in the fact that abundance already exists in our lives.  Each day, I'm taking a little time to be grateful for what I've already been given.  Thankful for the love of my family and so on.  There's so much to be thankful for.  Instead of focusing on solely on how much you're spending to eliminate debt, think about all the times in your life when money seemed to be coming in effortlessly and try to replicate that.  If you have to pay down debts, do it! But don't let the situation cause you to adopt a limited way of thinking.  Continue to expand in your abundance mindset no matter where you are financially.

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Naptural85’s Recent Cut and Color!

We all know the gorgeous, naturalista Naptural85, aka Whitney. Some of us tune in to her everyday life, with her vlog channel Dearnaptural85, which makes us love her even more. I never thought I’d see the day that she would cut and/or color her hair, but I do recall her saying in an older video that she […]

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Would You Ever Wear Silver Hair?

Who started this? We are starting to see more and more young people rocking this color hair, and let’s be real – Halle Berry started this way back in the day, so this is really not new. Who would have ever thought this would become a trend, though? I recall Rihanna wearing the color for […]

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Poppin Curls! Bubble Wrap Rollerset On 4c Natural Hair

Flexi – Rods! Perm Rods! Curlformers! Us girls know so many ways to create some great curls. For centuries, we have used so many methods to transform our hair into beautiful spirals and loose waves, and with all of that innovation, you would have thought that we came up with every curling method in the world. […]

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[summer ready] Why Underarm Masking Should Be Your Part of Your Beauty Routine

Although spring isn't here yet, I've already had the pleasure of experiencing some pretty warm days.  The moment I'm exposed to warmer temperatures, I automatically start thinking about prepping for summer.  More specifically, I like to focus on detoxing before summer hits.  Why? Because I have this theory that everything sort of slows down during the winter months. Our metabolism slows, circulation slows, cell turnover slows and so forth.

When warm weather finally arrives, we start to sweat again, oil production peaks causing us to suffer some unwanted side effects like acne, unflattering body odor, and congestion.  This year, I plan on adding a new ritual to my summer hygiene routine that I think will have some amazing benefits.
As soon as the temperature went up, I immediately noticed an increase in moisture in my underarms.  That's to be expected.  I accepted the fact that excessive underarm sweating is something we just gotta deal with.

In actually, we might be able to incorporate a simple routine that *may* help minimize unsightly underarm sweat (and the undesirable effects that come with it).

The routine I'm referring to is the underarm detox.

What is the underarm detox? Essentially, it's the act of applying a detoxifying clay mask to our armpits.  Why would we do that? Apparently, with the underarm detox we can enjoy benefits that include drawing out toxins, controlling odor and, get this, reducing sweating.

How is this even possible?

When you think about it, one of the most "active" parts of our body is our underarms.  Over the course of each day, our body is using that area to eliminate waste.  The pores on our face are active as well and we mask our face pretty regularly to prevent congestion and to clear out dirt/oil. Wouldn't it make sense to do that to our underarms as well?

Our armpits are a breeding ground for bacteria.  The combination of sweat and bacteria is a recipe for trouble.  Add the fact that our lymph nodes are located near our underarms which means that our armpits are an outlet for releasing stored toxins.  Then we layer on sticky antiperspirant which can sometimes make matters worse.

Masking will help to deeply purify and cleanse our armpits on a regular basis.  Word on the street is that this type of masking could actually reduce excessive sweating over time.  Some also speculate that masking consistently could also help even out the tone of your skin.   Discoloration in the underarm area could be related to our sweat interacting with aluminum-based antiperspirants.  Masking helps to ensure that we remove all traces of antiperspirants from our underarms.

 All it takes is a simple application of an all-natural clay mask prior to jumping in the shower.  Charcoal-clay masks make for a great option.  While you're at it, feel free to experiment with masking other hyperactive areas of the body (like your chest, neck, and back).  Allow a few minutes to pass while you shave your legs or scrub your heels with a pumice stone.  Then simply rinse off and you're done!

Don't have time to whip up a clay mask every time you shower? I suggest you try a ready-made option like Fresh's Umbrian Clay bar or their Pore Purifying Face Mask.  Yesterday, I quickly masked with their clay bar and I can attest that I'm already experiencing improvement with regards to perspiration and scent.  It was super easy and it worked beautifully!

Anytime we mask our face, let's take it to the next level and include our underarms as well!

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