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Impulses, impulses… got a random piercing

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This is going to be a short one. I’ve always wanted an ear piercing higher up on my ear. I hemmed and hawwed for years where finally I just impulsively got it pierced at a random mall.

Anti climactic piercing

The sucker stings though I admit. There’s an overpriced saline solution that they upsell. (Yes I bought it lol).

Overpriced saline solution

So yeah, it was a good experience overall. They say I need to leave it for 6 months so that the hole doesn’t close up. I got a 3mm stud earring and I’m looking forward to getting a second.

What impulsive (but super permanent lol) things have you tried?

Refreshing my Kurly Klip Extensions

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Gotta stay fresh!

This is the before, DRY and SAD

A list of things I use:
https://melaninhaircare.com/collections/all-products
https://kurlyklips.com/collections/my-fro/products/ponytail-fro

  • Melanin Haircare Multipurpose
  • Water lol
  • Melanin Haircare Oil
  • Kurly Klips Mermaid Fro Clip-in Extensions
The After, that’s the Kurly Klip Pony Tail on the right

That’s umm, about it. Lol. Water, conditioner and hang dry before installation.

Looking nice and juicy

Stay Trendy, Stay You
–TBG

Women’s Day 2020

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Last year, I watched Captain Marvel to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year, I was in a bit of a funk and almost stayed home.

My partner convinced me to get some air, and a give minute trip to the store became a full blow blown triathalon! We biked, took a ferry, walked, dodged traffic and just took in the city.

I was glowing! Sometimes New York City takes you by surprise. It fills you up and overwhelms you with the rhythm of life. Its beautiful. But it also makes me feel a bit jaded.

Back to the point, today ended up being an impromptu exploration of my senses, my city and myself. I learned new things about myself and revisited some not so savory aspects of who I am.

I’m proud of my growth and can continue this year with renewed vigor. I rarely post on my days off but I couldn’t let women’s day pass without a mention of how I take steps to become a more fully realized one.

Thanks for reading, I hope you are able to find things around you that inspire a second look at yourself.

Stay Trendy, Stay You TBG

Half Wigs FTW !!!

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Another life saver of mine: half wigs! They’re affordable, easy to use and a serious time saver. I like to braid the front to add style, because when I just pull my hair back it looks frizzy and just bad. Braiding helps to create a seamless illusion. I throw some cornrows in there, a few two strand twists. You’ll come to see that I repeat a braiding pattern that I like with three braids on the side, and two perimeter flat twists. The rest is messily cornrowed straight back because I dont care muahahahah.

Ahem, anyway  lol. Visit your local beauty supply and check out their drawstring ponytails and half wig collection. This one is supposedly 100% human hair , I got it from my grandma actually LOL. So I don’t how much it costs, but shouldn’t be more than $30. Then again she has expensive tastes so I wouldn’t be surprised if it were around $50. But #aintnobodygottimeforthat I’m still in a post college broke phase lol. So again, *cough* local beauty supply drawstring section.

That’s it , hope my tip helped out a bit n_n

Until next time ๐Ÿ™‚

Tried My First Hair Wrap n_n

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So I bought and tried my first hair wrap n_n. I got it from a company called the Wrap Life,  its the Labelle style in Orange. It doesn’t come with any instructions, and the YouTube tutorials are mindblowingly unhelpful, lol but it encourages creativity. Here’s me having some fun with it. The wraps come in beautiful colors and styles and I had a lot of fun with it. Oh it cost $22-27/wrap depending on the style and color you get. I find that affordable and the wraps are surprisingly easy to coordinate with everyday clothing.

Time Warp

Afro Selfie-1

As you can tell I’m terrible at blogging lol, sooooo here’s to try try again n_n. My hair has grown a lot and so slideshow. No one reads this anyway, so I’m off the hook–possibly lol. I’ve recently gotten into photography. I’m an avid hobbyist who is addicted to Adobe Lightroom. I just spent about four hours messing with it. Anywho , enjoy le pics.

Afro Summer 2016