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INSECURITIES

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Nearly every woman on this planet has some sort of insecurities.  It differs from person to person and it comes in varying degrees.  Every human is made a little bit incomplete so that we would not feel superior to others around us. The positive side is that if we view it in the right light, it helps us to be humble. While I was growing up, I thought my lips were too pink and wide and I hated to look into my own pictures.  I strongly convinced myself that I was ugly and unattractive and no one would want to be with me. This terrible thought made me feel awkward around people. I hardly spoke when I'm out of the house. I would never join a discussion except I'm mandated to talk. I felt in addition to being ugly I was dumb.  Recently too, I have been somewhat inhibited in my desire to become a natural hair blogger because I have some setbacks around my edges. I have spent a lot of money on products, I have researched about it and still very little improveme...

DEEP CONDITIONING - THE GAME CHANGER

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I learnt to wash my hair  the wrong way  while growing up and that made me experience dryness and breakage. I used the wrong kind of conditioners too. They only stayed in my hair for a minute or so before I hurriedly washed them all off. It was a bad experience while it lasted.  Fast forward to when I started to unlearn the wrongs and embrace the right techniques, I understood the importance of using the right products each time I touched my hair.  My first deep conditioner was a mixture of egg, onion, and maybe coconut oil. I tried while alone in the house that day and babes, I never tried it again. My reason, the constituents stuck in my hair and I had a hard time removing them. Don't get me wrong, DIY products work well for many people but I didn't just get it right with deep conditioning. The egg and onion stuck to my hair and I had a horrible stench afterwards. I didn't try that again. EVER! Next one christmas, I tried using bananas. There was no blen...