tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59045832355407284192024-03-04T20:05:14.095-08:00noniMashall things that speak to my soul...naturally. I love images and the different stories they tell, whether from books, movies, natural hair and fashion, children, deco or photography. It is all about the simple things in life...naturally!nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-88294767383855517372017-11-12T00:47:00.004-08:002017-11-12T00:47:37.292-08:00Just for Laughs!!!<span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Morning everyone,</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I came across this video recently and really felt like sharing it.</span><br />
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-54471392974769609502017-10-23T01:59:00.000-07:002017-10-23T01:59:51.562-07:00Throw Back!!!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Good morning everyone, it's been a while so I thought I could ease my self back by into my blogging by doing a 'throw back'....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know it's not the 'usual' throw back day but I came across this pic of Khethiwe and I and just had to share!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hubby captured this picture of us sitting in the garden some years ago (khethiwe was about 3 years old)</span></div>
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-56544763530888743172017-09-03T11:28:00.000-07:002017-09-03T11:28:01.331-07:00Been adjusting...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I posted and I've missed sharing my journey. It has been quiet an adjustment trying to figure out my new hair and embrace the new look. I always enjoy a bit of change but this time I really did go through some moments of missing my longer hair, mainly because with longer hair when your tired, lazy or just fed up you can just always tie it up or put it in a quick protective style (like a flat twist or french braid) and forget about it for a few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With shorter hair it's a bit hard to just tuck it away as it's not long enough, so you just have to embrace whatever mood your hair is on any given day. I thought I really knew and loved my hair but since cutting it I realise that I didn't really know it so well as I thought and now I have an even greater love and appreciation for it. I've learnt to just LET IT BE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my last post <a href="https://nonimash.blogspot.co.za/2017/04/new-look.html">https://nonimash.blogspot.co.za/2017/04/new-look.html</a> I went into a bit of detail about the type of curls I came to like for my shorter hair, but as natural hair tends to be; there was no set look, what looked fantastic on Monday won't necessarily look as good when you try it again (in what seems like the exact same way) on Thursday. Either way I started learning more about my hair, what works and what doesn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Very early on I decided that I like this haircut best with the tighter curl definition, so I started of by putting my hair in bantu-knots every night - see below</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next morning I gently rub my back and sides with a sponge to get that 'rough' uncombed look, then I gently loosen my tight curls on top and this (above) is the look you get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the beginning I was re-curling my hair every night in an effort to keep the tight curls but I quickly realised that this ended up giving me lots of curly streaks instead. I didn't really like that look so I would have to gently comb out the streaks with a wide-tooth comb and start again. Eventually I realised that I didn't need to curl my hair every night to get the tight curls I desired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So now I only curl my hair on wash day and then leave it for two to three days before re-curling it. I simply spritz it before bed and then cover it with a satin or silk scarf. In the morning I just run my fingers gently through my curls to 'wake up' the hair and add a thin layer of my oil mix and that's it, I'm good to go:-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have been wanting a new look for about a year now, but just at that moment when I'd attempt a change my hair would look amazing or I would totally nail a new hairstyle and the urge for change would disappear for a short while. Two weeks later I'd be bored again...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">At that stage different looks would go through my mind; perhaps a drastic change where I chop all my hair and just leave a little on top like Bonnie Mbuli or Nandi Mngoma's looks...but nah, I tend to look much younger than I already do when I have very little hair on my head so nope, that look's not going to work for now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Then I considered adding a bit of colour but realised how much I love my grey strands! I just didn't want to mess with them...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">How about some type of braided hairstyle? Nah, that's going to possibly involve a hair salon and/or lots of hours, I was not up for that challenge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Whenever I go through these moments of frustration with my hair, I tend to chat to one of my siblings to get a bit of inspiration. This time I went to my sister and she immediately sent me some lovely images of the tapered natural hair-cut. I felt it was perfect, it did not have to be too short or too long, I could have it at a length that was most comfortable for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So on Friday 7th April after attending the #Zumamustfall protests in town, I went to my sister and told her that I had decided to go ahead with my cut, and she worked her magic!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">BEFORE - Preparing the hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My sister started of my sectioning my hair, and then gradually went down in length (consulting me the whole way) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After my haircut I washed my hair, and most 'naturalistas' know about the major shrinkage that occurs... Needless to say that for the first day I was not really happy with my look! It felt like it hadn't come out the way I had planned! 'what had I done???'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">That being the case, I was rather proud of myself because even though I was not feeling confident about my look I still ventured out and got on with life with out trying to hide it. Younger me (not too long ago) would have put on a head wrap or a cap until further notice.. LoL!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided I would give it time, and play around a but more in the next few days, and hopefully find something that works. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Day 3 - The curls where a bit looser because I only did two strand twists with out the knots. I preferred the tighter curls...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been very interesting to see the different reactions, so many people are very sensitive about cutting perfectly healthy hair.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">F</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or now I'm happy with my new look!!!</span><br />
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<br />nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-70862099762657440352017-03-23T04:52:00.002-07:002017-03-23T04:52:53.138-07:00'Hair Fair' for Kids<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today's blog post is a very special one because it brings together two things I have a huge passion for; <i>Hair</i> and <i>Books. </i>Author and colleague Carol-Ann Davids has published and written a fun and vibrant book that represents most South African children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> The book is called <i>The Hair Fair</i> and it follows a eclectic mix of children coming in and out of a hair salon called Hair Fair. The salon is owned by the dynamic duo that is Ma Brown and Uncle Jamal. Each page is alive with color and images that bring different looks and hair styles to life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The easy flow of rhymes through out allows children of varied ages to enjoy the book. It is a book that is very appropriate at this time in SA as we continue to see many different types of families, individuals and of course hair styles;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Ma Brown and Uncle Jamal giving some of their customers treats..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> That's a little taste of much much more... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Hair Fair was published by Every Child Books and can be purchased at selected Exclusive Books stores nationwide, at the Book Lounge in Cape Town and at Love Books in Johannesburg. You may also find at <a href="http://www.everychildbooks.com/books/">http://www.everychildbooks.com/books/</a> for R165.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Get your copy today and don't forget to let me know how what your children thought:-)</span><br />
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<br />nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-82646690583937217872017-01-31T02:47:00.000-08:002017-01-31T02:47:57.890-08:00Happy 2017:-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy New Year to you all!!! I'm finally back again after a lovely break and I'm just trying to figure out what 2017 is all about. I usually have some sort of feeling about the new year (usually rather excited about what's to come) but this year I didn't have a particular feeling, not excited but also not feeling worried about 2017, just a let's take it 'day by day' type of feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And that's exactly how I feel about my hair too!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After that I went back to my usual style with a middle part and two flat 3-strand plaits. This style get's me through not having to fiddle too much with my hair as it lasts a few days (works well when I'm feeling a bit lazy..haha)</span></div>
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-5014805711232469992016-11-14T00:09:00.001-08:002016-11-14T00:09:16.592-08:00I'm Bored!!!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I keep meeting so many different people who are on a hair journey like me and we share stories and give each other wonderful tips and advice, so I've decided that I want to share all these stories because well...I'm bored of only talking about myself, haha!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My 12 year old son Teboho, decided a few months ago that he wanted to grow an Afro. Initially I had mixed feelings about this because we've had more than a few rough school mornings when his hair was no longer at 'brush-cut' length, with him refusing to comb and complaining about the pain, even when his hair was moisturised.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I was quick to point out that growing his hair means caring for it properly because the longer is grows the more time and care it needs with; regular moisturising, conditioning and combing (to look neat for school). He has watched the way I care for his sister's hair and my own hair so he knew what it all meant and well, he was up for the challenge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">He washes his hair about 3 times a week mainly due to playing waterpolo but this also means that we have to keep his hair well moisturised so that it doesn't dry out, so he moisturises every morning. Also we sometimes only use conditioner on wash day, again so as not to dry the hair as shampoo stripes the hair of natural oils if used too much. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We also apply my oil mix, which consists of; <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;">Argan oil, Glycerin, Castor oil, Almond oil, Jojoba oil, Avocado oil, Olive oil</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"> and some </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;">Grapefruit </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;">essential oil</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"> for a bit of a light fragrance.</span></span><br />
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-46487905873002865752016-09-07T12:11:00.003-07:002016-09-29T01:36:57.591-07:00The Hair Saga Continues<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This post took some time to write because I needed to process all that's been happening in the media with the Pretoria Girls High protests. My initial reaction was anger and outrage against the school policies. But then as I cooled down and started listening to different points of views, I began to ask other questions. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Many people are saying that all children should be allowed to have any hairstyle as long was their hair is neat. But what is meant by 'neat' hair, particularly in relation to natural hair? When Afro's are added to the list of hairstyles, should there be rules about how the afro can be worn?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Earlier this year I had a chat with some black women who concluded that there was no such thing as neat dreadlocks, I was of course shocked by this statement and went online to show some examples of beautiful so-called 'neat' dreads. But again, I left this conversation wondering who decides what is neat and what isn't? It's a personal choice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I for instance think these bantu knots above look very beautiful, and neat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I suppose I also sometimes fall into the 'neat' hair trap with my daughter because when she decides she wants to have an afro for school I usually tie it up into an Afro-puff (like pic above) to keep it intact since she's a very active little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Or we do two Afro-puffs (above)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Or we pull-back the front and let out a rather big part at the back, creating one very big Afro-puff (pic above)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Depending on the length and texture of your hair I feel that these TWA (teeny weeny afros) also look good and are neat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I also love these dreadlock styles and I feel that they too are neat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I would love to hear what your thoughts are on the above styles, do you feel they are neat? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm not sure what I'm going to do but I decide to go out and buy the things I'll need anyway. I want </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">X-pression hair colors 1 & 2, I like that combination because my hair is the color in between. I start at my 'go-to' hair place called <i>New Looks Cosmetics</i> in Maynard Mall but they are out of stock. Perhaps this is a sign? I leave it for a few days but find myself walking the streets of Mowbray later that week, searching again. This time I find the hair but they don't have color 2 so the lady in the shop persuades me to try color 4, it's also a brown but not as dark as color 2. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The lady in the store asks me if I have someone to braid my hair because she says she can braid my hair for me, she shows me her salon next door and it's very quiet so she says she can braid me then and there and be done within 3 hours. I'm really tempted, until I see her facial expression when I tell her my hair is natural; Her face drops and there is a look of doubt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It took me 2 nights (10 hours) in total. After putting the kids to bed I'd put on a series on TV and watch while braiding and before I know it this was all I had left (above)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What I loved the most was that there was NO PAIN on the first night when I went to bed because I did not make them tight. We were away for a couple of weeks so I enjoyed the fact that I didn't have to worry about my hair, it was all worth it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm back!!! Last month was my 40th birthday so I took some much needed time of to do some things that I love; I got a lot of love from family and friends, did a bit of shopping and 'serviced' my body with a treatment or two. What I loved the most was just making time to get back to reading, watching theatre and live music, movies and using my hands to create (I love working with my hands). I've been in a wonderful creative space and I feel like I'm 'me' again. People say that in your 40s you just get more in tune with who you really are, so perhaps that's what's going on. What ever it is, it's unintentional and I'm loving it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You'll remember the pic below from one of my previous posts and I've added it today to show you what I've learnt. This is an inward cornrow braid and in the last few weeks I learnt how to do an outward cornrow braid. It's such a simple yet fun protective style that can last about 3 to 4 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Marie Humbert (back left), Maame Adjei (front left), MaameYaa Boafo (middle), Nana Mensah (back right) , Esosa E (front right)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Maame Yaa Boafo</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">simple and cute tucked in 3 strand plaits</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If I had locs I would totally rock this top bun</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or just let it down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You can catch season 1 on YouTube and season 2 is currently showing on channel 165 (SA).</span></div>
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<br />nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-70687641118366663592016-03-29T02:09:00.001-07:002016-03-29T02:26:03.265-07:00Hang in there...<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm seeing more and more natural sisters walking the streets everyday, it makes me happy and I always wonder what their hair journeys have been like. What I love most is the inspiring looks they all rock.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We've come a long way as black women. It's been a long journey of discovery, understanding, patience, pain (literally) and love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've had many conversations with friends trying the natural hair thing and wanting to 'throw in the towel' when it gets tough...because it REALLY does get tough, especially in the beginning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What I came to realise as I went along is that just like with any new challenge, like a new job, a new routine or any new task, it can feel crazy in the beginning and sometimes you wonder if it was the right choice, but as you push along things start to come together and you get into a rhythm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">That's what happened with me and my hair, I now know what works for me and what doesn't. As I get the hang of things I get more daring and thus more creative. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I saw this style on a TV show and tried my own version</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I had previously tried it as a 2 strand flat twist but I now prefer the 3 strand plait above (first pic)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I can never do without my 'Afro'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Then I played around a bit with an old style and ended up with this interesting look </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and on some days I just keep it very simple with a single french plait</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and then I play around a bit more...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sometimes I need a break (normally on wash-day) and I just wrap my hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or I just go back to my comfortable classic look...this is my 'when-in-doubt' look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I continue to see many inspiring looks everyday and try them out in my own way, but when I started I could hardly do any of them. </span></div>
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-3979616061924532282016-02-24T10:48:00.000-08:002016-02-24T11:22:01.852-08:00Products in 2016 <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I used to be a hair product 'junkie' who tried pretty much anything that came out which I felt would work for my hair texture. I had already been natural for a number of years when more and more products specifically geared toward 'natural' hair began to come out. I tried everything from <i>dark n lovely, Soft n free to</i> <i>Jabu Stone</i> products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> But over the years I've gotten a bit more fussy as to what I put in my hair, as I've gotten older I've become a lot more conscious of the things I put on and in my body. I started reading labels more and ditched products with too many long and complicated ingredients and went for the more simpler products with mainly 'Aqua' and more natural ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I recently decided to try the<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hask Argan Oil</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i>hair range after hearing good things about it and I just love this shampoo and conditioner duo. My hair felt well washed but not dry after I used the shampoo. The conditioner helped keep it soft. I was also attracted to the name because Argan Oil (which is also referred to as 'Liquid gold') is rich in nutrients, provides hair strength and aids growth. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And this little (looks big in this pic but it really is tiny) bottle of oil works wonders in reducing hair frizz, plus it gives a great shine while adding some nourishment to the hair. I just loved how my hair felt after using this oil...so maybe buy it in bulk, oh and it smells wonderful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I bought the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Hask Argan Oil</i> </span>range from clicks so it was easy to find and very affordable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This <i>Hairtural <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Conditioner</span> </i>is still my favourite conditioner. I still love the fact that it's fragrant free and light and yet very effective in leaving my hair feeling soft and nourished. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It was very hot in Thailand so I always kept my hair covered a lot with a hat and a satin cloth for extra protection. I find that hats can be harsh on the hairline so wearing a scarf underneath protects the hairline, and adds a little somethin' somethin' to your look:-) </span></div>
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-84433638731910323322015-10-31T07:08:00.002-07:002015-10-31T07:08:33.777-07:00October Inspiration<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">October was a very special month because of a very special person in my life, my sister Mamello Ndebele. It was special because it was her birthday and as you may have noticed I get very emotional when any family member has a birthday. It's a day when I really reflect and appreciate the special person born on that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Happy birthday Sis!!!!</span><br />
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-13723479824117550902015-09-24T01:27:00.001-07:002015-09-24T01:36:04.393-07:00Hairtural natural hair products<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love finding new information, styles or products for natural hair so I was really thrilled when I discovered a South African natural hair brand called <i><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">hairtural</span></b></i> just over a month ago. I discovered it via social media and was immediately drawn to it; firstly because it is a South African product, and I'm always looking for SA products where possible and secondly I really loved the look of the brand. It's simple yet classy...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The <span style="color: #6aa84f;">clay cleanser </span>for dry hair removes buildup from the hair and scalp and can be used once a month to strengthen, soften and freshen the hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">the <span style="color: #6aa84f;">sealer</span> is my favourite, I love the soft and smooth texture and I also love the smell, it's somewhat of a 'fragrant free' smell and I love that about it. This product gives great results the following morning when applied to evening twists or bantu knots. Not only is the hair soft but the curl definition is very good.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1551453896"></span><span id="goog_1551453897"></span><br />nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0South Africa-30.559482 22.937505999999985-56.801406 -18.371088000000015 -4.3175579999999982 64.246099999999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-85097462656413327482015-08-17T11:11:00.000-07:002015-08-17T11:11:11.450-07:00chosen travel styles <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've been doing quite a bit of traveling (by my standards) in the last 2 months and 3 out of the four trips I did, were away from my whole family. This means that a few preps needed to be done before my departure to make sure that hubby could 'cope'...haha, he's not actually that bad at all, in fact I generally have a very relaxed time away when he's left in charge because I know all will be well. However, Khethiwe's hair can be a bit of a challenge for him, so I generally try to do her hair in a long lasting style before I leave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">another variation of the above style, this time with plaits in place of the pom-poms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The two strand twist below is my favourite style for when I'm away for longer. We did this style when I went to London because it's really easy to keep, it lasts long and is very easy to style.</span></div>
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-65542634682937891982015-07-10T05:33:00.000-07:002015-07-10T05:35:00.831-07:00Natural Support: The men in my life<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Father's Day passed about two weeks ago and this weekend was my father's birthday so I couldn't help but find myself thinking about all the wonderful, loving and supportive men in my life. All the main men in my life have always encouraged and supported me no matter what path I was on, so it's really no surprise that they were right there again when I started my natural hair journey, and fully supported it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My father is a wonderful story teller and from a young age he shared stories with us and also encouraged us to find and share stories with the family. During these story-sharing sessions we'd discuss many different topics, but what I remember the most from these sessions, was us touching on issues of 'identity'. The underlying message I took from most discussions was knowing, accepting and loving your identity. So it's not surprise that my dad fully encouraged and supported my natural hair journey. He is one of the biggest fans of this blog:-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My brother has also, always played an important role in my life and continues to do so today. I always describe my brother as 'the only person who knows me as well as I know myself'. He has this amazing ability to make you see the world from a different angle, in a positive way. For those of you who have been following my blog from the beginning you will remember that when I decided to go fully natural and have my 'big chop' it was my brother who helped me with my chop <a href="http://nonimash.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-big-chop.html">http://nonimash.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-big-chop.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And finally the love of my life, my hubby! As corny as it may sound, he is my soul mate. I recently realised that the year we started dating is the same year I decided to go natural and I think that says a lot about the kind of influence he's had on me and the kind of man he is. He's been on this journey with me from the start and still continues... To this day he says the hair style he loves most on me is my afro ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've covered my hair at night (when going to sleep) for as long as I can remember. It's something I grew up seeing my mom, aunties, neighbours and pretty much all the women in my life do. We were told that it was to protect our hairstyles so they could last longer, and to keep all the hair oils of the pillow cases. Thankfully my husband was not surprised by this because he grew up seeing all the women in his life do it too. Back in the day, most women happily rocked their old pair of pantihose on their heads and it worked rather well because it stayed on all night. In recent years however, the night time 'doek' has gotten a bit more 'sexy'...phew!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spray my hair with my water and oil mix every night and covering it up helps to keep that moisture in for most of the night, thus helping with hair growth and moisture. I also only use silk or satin scarves to wrap my hair at night so as to decrease the breakage that often comes with other materials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for my daughter I discovered these little night caps that are the same material as a pantihose which guarantees that they wont come of during the night but since this material does cause some breakage I put a silk or satin scarf under the cap and it keeps it in place all night long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of you who hate tying or wrapping your hair at night, here is another option. Take your silk or satin scarf and cover your pillow with it...</span></div>
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<br />nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-25016783739681088362015-05-03T11:49:00.001-07:002015-05-03T12:38:09.158-07:00New Products<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">While searching for hair fibre to put in Khethiwe's hair (seen in my last post <a href="http://nonimash.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-talents.html">http://nonimash.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-talents.html</a>) I ended up at Jabula Hair in the Golden Acre and found some lovely hair products for kids:</span><br />
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nonimashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602166074257657127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904583235540728419.post-14635749147074448862015-04-19T14:01:00.001-07:002015-04-19T14:10:08.187-07:00New talents<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What a lovely family holiday we recently had. We didn't leave Cape Town but it really felt very special, I guess because we spent a lot of time together just enjoying our surroundings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Feeling very proud of myself, though my legs were still burning in this pic, can you tell? haha...It was a hard but good run.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well, that's the next new thing I did during the holiday; I attempted (and I guess succeeded) to put braids in khethiwe's hair. For some strange reason (that I can't really explain) I have been avoiding putting in any kind of hair extensions in her hair, I suppose maybe it's because I really wanted her to first love and appreciated her own hair first naturally, but after sometime she began asking if she could also have braids in her hair like some of her friends. I decided that I would finally let her have braids and I that I would be the one to put them in for her. But here's the thing, I had never ever done this before so I started my research and watched a few youtube videos and then I went for it. After washing, conditioning and moisturizing her hair I divided it into four sections... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wow! what a journey it's been with my little munchkin...I'm very fortunate that Khethiwe's hair texture is relatively soft, so even though it's very curly but the soft texture helps us manage our way through the kinky curls. I do however also feel that my constant care of moisturizing and oiling the hair from when she was a baby has contributed somewhat to her texture. Her are a few more looks she's had along the way.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok so there is story to this hairstyle...This was the very first time khethiwe went to a hair salon to get her hair done, mainly because I'm not good at doing cornrows and I've always loved how cornrows look on little girls, just too cute! I went through it as a little girl and thought it would be a nice experience and look for her too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I did all the prep work at home of washing, deep conditioning and moisturizing. My hairstylist at the time suggested that I blow dry the hair just to straighten the coils a bit so I used a hot comb. Her hair was very smooth at the end of the whole process however because she was not used to having her done while it was dry so she really struggled with pain. Also my experience with a lot of hair stylists, is that 'old school' mentality of the 'tighter' the better, and the longer the hair style will last. It all just translated to too much pain for khethiwe. She looked beautiful in the end and loved the look but these were her exact words...'Mama I love how my hair looks but I'm never going back to the hair salon again'. Well we have managed so far but perhaps we should 'never say never?'...hehe...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I simply could not walk past the magazine stand recently when through the corner of my eye, I saw the cover on ELLE SA...with not one, but two women (sisters) rocking their gorgeous Afros. I just had to buy the mag and share this lovely image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This got me thinking about magazine covers in general and got me wondering how often we see natural hair on magazine covers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">One of my favorite people, Lupita Nyongo has been on a few covers since her rise to stardom last year, but not many more people really. Or perhaps I've missed a few?...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and Ledisi</span></div>
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