OMA Man of the Month: Quens!!

Quens, 20

1.) First off, are you aware of anything that has to do with natural hair?

Well no, not much [Roxy: Yes he does, he's just being humble lol]

2.) So, how do you feel about a girl with an afro?

Well it depends, is it a curly afro? [Roxy: Yes, either curly or nappy: a natural afro]. I’m all for the girls with the nice clean curly fro specially if it’s all natural.

3.) What are you attracted to, mainly physically, in a girl?

LOL, ha. A pretty proportionate face, nice lips and a gorgeous smile. [Roxy: What about hair?] Oh lol, yeah I am all for curly hair. NO WEAVE. Don’t really mind if it’s natural or not.

4.) How do you feel about girls with weave?

Girls with weave either use a weave either to cover up something that went wrong, convenience, or to get the look that they want without the hard work. Either way it’s not my favorite.
     
5.) Would you prefer to run your fingers through your girl's hair or grab it?

Well, yeah, run my fingers

6.) What matters most, how her hair smells or how her hair feels?

Definitely how her hair smells. Well no: it’s 50/50. Lol, no: feel. But I can’t put my hands in something that stinks.

7.) How do you feel about girls who go bald for the sake of being natural?

I think they’re brave lol

8.) How do you feel about a girl who has extremely kinky hair versus a girl with loose curls.

Loose curls

                                           

9.) Would you prefer an abundant amount of hairstyles or the same two or three hairstyles all the time?

Two or three. That’s a safe number. Keep random crazy hair styles away.

      10.) How do you feel about color?

Color depends on the person. I don’t think any color that’s part of the rainbow should be on someone’s hair.

11.) If your girlfriend is thinking about going natural would you encourage or discourage it? Big chop, slow transition, or weave?
I’ll encourage the slow transition.

12.) Are you more discouraging of different skin tones going natural? 

No, I don’t think going natural has anything to do with your skin tone.

Thank you Quens!

Visual PROOF!!!

Heyyyyy ladies!!!

Alright, let me tell you that my hair was DRY. I don't know what happened to me, I let myself go for a second. Never again. My hair felt like carpet. Very bad. 

SO! I decided to do my super cool summer deep conditioner and leave it in for 3 hours, and the proof is in the pudding! (Well, the mayo in this case...)

Here are the pictures of before-during-after for you to see :)

Look at this madness!

This is carpet, CARPET I tell you!

Disgusting.

I completely let myself go.

I'm ashamed to even show this

Put the whole mess in my hair and covered it with this aluminum cap. It's supposed
to use my own body heat and do something. Can't say much for that, besides
that it's the only cap where my whole head fits :)

I smelled like food, that's the only downside.

My hair DRANK THIS UP!!

So this is how it began....

I decided to maximize my time and do a facial while I was
at it ;)

LOOK AT THIS!

My hair looks alive again!

I need to do this more often

The carpet has become hair once again!

Have you deep conditioned yet?

Yes, of course, my hair was wet so take into consideration some of the shine comes from the water. But you can totally see the difference!! After it dried, it's feeling SO SOFT! I can't keep my hands off of it! My little conditioner cocktail works for me :) Have you tried it?

Here's the link to get the secret ingredients:

http://ohmyafro.blogspot.com/2012/04/perfect-deep-conditioner-for-summer.html

<3 Roxy

The Ten [Questions] For Transitioners! With: Brittany R.

Brittany Reginna

18, College student 

 1.) How long have you been transitioning (since when)?
Since last October

2.) What made you want to transition?
Im tired of wearing extensions or putting chemicals through my hair. My sister was already planning on doing it 

3.) How did you manage your hair before taking the transition journey?
Always straightening/relaxing my hair. If not that then putting extensions in my hair

4.) What is the goal you are aiming for?
To have my hair grow to mid back

5.) What is your hair care regimen now through this transition?
I still wear extensions but I never relax nor straighten my hair. I keep it in braids while my extensions are in and I wash my hair with the extensions every week using cold water, a lot of conditioner and little shampoo (hot water and shampoo dries out the hair). After a month the extensions come out so I can take the braids out and wash my hair freely, still using cold water and such. I put leave in conditioner in my hair and braid it back up, making sure to cut off any long strands.

6.)How have your friends/boyfriends/family responded to your transition?
My family loves the idea and they are joining along also. My friends dont really understand since I mainly have white friends haha But my black friends also love the idea and give me props for trying. My boyfriend is proud Im getting away from artificial means of handling my hair. He loves it natural

7.) Have struggles have you encountered through this time?
Its hard to keep taking out the extensions every month because it's usually 3 months but I know its worth it since my hair is growing well

8.) How do you see your hair 3 years from today?
In three years, I see my hair grown to mid back and even longer with healthy volume

9.) If you could give one piece of advice to someone thinking of beginning to transition, what would you say?
Don't be afraid to break from society's idea of "beauty" because there's nothing more beautiful than the natural way God made you

10.) If you were to title this transitioning experience (like a movie or book title) what would you call it? 
Just Being Me

Thank you Brittany,

We wish you the best in this beautiful journey! 

God bless you!

If you are also transitioning and would like to be featured in Oh My Afro, let us know at ohmyafro@gmail.com.

2012 Hair growth Tracking (So far...)

Hey ladies!!

Every so often, after I detangle my hair perfectly in the shower, I take a picture to be able to keep track of my growth. I saw a crazy rapid growth this last month, and going through my phone pics, I was able to see it much clearer. Here are some of the pics with the dates. Do you see crazy growth too, or am I getting too excited? LOL. 

NOTE: These are not my prettiest pictures, please attempt your best to overlook it ;)

January 2012

March 2012

April 2012,
right after I cut my hair 1.5 inches

April 2012

July 2012,
most recent picture.

I'm hoping I don't have to cut it anytime soon, I really want is long enough to reach my mid-back (that's the crazy olympic goal). 

But I'll be more than satisfied if it at least passes my shoulders.

Send us your pictures! We'd love to post your growth :)

I was let down by a deep conditioner

Hey beautiful ladies!

So my hair was feeling dry, and I thought of trying some new products. I went to Sally's to get many different little deep-conditioner trial packs to see which I liked, and of course, give you the inside scoop.

Product Tested: 

NUTRESS HAIR

Moisturizing Protein Pack

For extremely damaged hair

Roxy's Review:

This product did not work on my hair at ALL! Good thing I bought the little pack and not the big bottle because it didn't work for me at all. I used TWO little packs and left it on all day under a heat cap and NOTHING. 

So my review, if you see this product, look away and try something else because it didn't do what it "promised" to do.

Much love!

Traveler's Tale!

Bonjour!
    It's that time of year again my friend, the time where I either set sail or take flight. My adventures will eventually lead me around the world, but for now I take God's blessings one flight at a time. ;) As you know, I never let my hair out when I travel. If I do let my hair down, it's because I know I'll be in a setting where I can take care of my hair properly like I would at home. This time around, I had a wonderful lovely friend (Shout out to Jennifer!!)  of mine unleash her creativity on my hair. Little did I know she would produce the art on my head that she did. I'm still blown away by her awesomeness lol enjoy :)

I couldn't even comprehend what she had done to my hair lol I'm just so thankful for her skilled hands. Hope you enjoyed! :-* Ciao.

Hair Review! - Macadamia Oil - Deep Repair Masque

Bonjour!
  Ok so for the longest time I've been searching for a Deep Conditioner that's store-brought. I may have found my staple O.o

Claims: Our Macadamia and Argan oils combine with tea tree and chamomile oils, aloe and algae extracts to produce miracle-like hair rejuvenation. HOW TO USE: Liberally comb through clean, wet hair and allow up to 7 minutes of penetration before rinsing. No head necessary. Deep Repair Masque is an intense treatment. Use no more than twice a week.

Ingredients: 

Aqua/Water/Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Cetrimonium Chloride, Quaternium-80, Amodimethicone, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Parfum/Fragrance, Algae Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Citronellol, C11-15 Pareth-7, C12-16 Pareth-9, Trideceth-12, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone Review: Ok so I usually don't buy products over $20 and with ingredients that I can't pronounce. But i guess I was feeling good feeling great the day I brought this. It runs about 30, and it was buy one get one free so I got my money's worth I suppose. I didn't follow the instructions, of course, and left it in my hair for more than 7 minutes because I had to run out on a joy ride with my terrible driver of a cousin. *shudders*. Anyways, I came back, skeptical of course, and rinsed it out and proceeded to get my hair bantu knotted. Right away, my cousin told me my hair felt different, looked different, and even smelled good. I was a bit surprised, but my real surprise came the morning I took my hair out. usually when undoing my hair, there can be knots and it can tend to be dry. My hair had that shiny look without the greasy feel. The texture was smooth, soft, it just felt GREAT. I surely was praising the Lord in church that morning, because I thought my 30 dollars would go to waste. This thing....true to it's word, it's miracle like. Staple hands down.