From Puff to Bun

Hey Guys,

I started off with a 3 day old twist out and decided I needed a sleek look for a meeting I had the next day.

To achieve the Smooth look you will need:

• A stretched out Hair Band
• Hair Pins
• Some Shea butter for your edges
• Boar bristle brush
• Spray bottle with water
• Satin Scarf

Steps:

• Use your hands to smooth your hair to the top of your head where you want the bun to be.
• Use the hair brush, to brush up the hair, making sure to smooth out the edges, as gently as possible.
• I doubled my hair band and put my hair into a puff.
• Using your hand, grab hair from the puff and stretch out as much as possible.
• Grab sections from the puff, roll forward over the hair band, tuck and pin.
• Smooth down any loose ends with bobby pins.
• Spritz your edge with water, apply Shea butter, and tie hair down with a satin scarf

Before:

After:

To maintain at night:

• Tie down the edges with a satin scarf, to reduce any frizz.
• Cover with a  satin bonnet.

XOXO

Bella Joya.

Hair In pictures

Hey Guys,

Here are a few pictures of what my hair has been doing. I have been loving these 2 low braids protective style which ultimately is let loose during the weekend.

Enjoy..

This is what my hair looked like when I took down the braids and fluffed..

 

I decided to pin back the front for a night out so I wouldnt sweat out my hair.

XOXO

 

Bella Joya

The Week in Hair pictures

Hey Guys,

Somehow I found a way to wear my hair in 5 different ways this week. I blame the temperamental weather in Houston!! But it was great wearing my hair out and seeing how much it could change in a short time period. It was also my 3 years since my BC on April 17, 2013, I plan on doing a length check video but otherwise all is well in hair world. I have been trying out a couple of products so stay tuned for product reviews.


I started off leaving for work on Monday with this gorgeous twist out:

2 hours later into my work day.. and it was this puffed up swollen thing.. Thank you Houston.

 

Before and After

So when I got home that night.. I moisturized my hair, smoothed down with some hair gel and put in two low braids, and wore till Friday night.

Friday night.. I took down the braids, fluffed the heck out of my hair..dealt with some flaking but overall made it work..

Make-up game on point.. yeah?

 

All the hair gel I used on Monday night, as well as the products I was trying out over the weekend left my hair feeling yucky and nasty so Saturday I did a quick co-wash, and  set my hair in twists.. alas my hair was not dry in time to make it to a Houston Roller Derby game with my friend.. so I threw on a wig.. and took off for the afternoon.

 

Saturday night twist-out for a friends party was a hit!!! I mean awesome twist-out and hands down the best first day twist-out I have had in ages.. I definitely have to try this again

 

Alas Saturday nights activities did not allow time to re twist so I pulled my hair up in a puff and headed to a craw-fish boil on Sunday with my co-workers.

 

I had a great week both in fun activities, and hair week...

 

Look out for my 3- year length check video, and stay tuned for the April Product Trial Group review.

 

 

Thanks

 

 

XOXO

 

Bella Joya

Grecian Halo Up-do

Hey guys,

I decided to try out a hair style that I tried once when I had straightened hair! It was inspired by Laila aka Fusion of Cultures. It took me two attempts to get this hair style, still not entirely sold on it but yeah it had to do :

Take 1:

 

Take 2:

The second night I re-did it to make it a bit more even, but as you can see the parts are horrible, and it could be done better.. and yes I wore this to work for two day.lol

 

 

 

Take two was neater, and a lot better than take one. I think next time I'll try and make my flat twists loose, so that they cover the parts.

 

My hair is back in mini twists protective styles. I will be putting up some of the various hairstyles I try while I have them in.

 

 

 

XOXO

 

Bella Joya