Happy Belated Birthday To Me

Hey yall,
I know it has been a while but I came back with lots of pics. So last week was my birthday and as I mentioned before my birthday dinner was on the Saturday before my birthday and then I went on vacation from work and I am proud to say that I haven't done much of anything. My braid out was fab that Saturday as yall can see in the third pic. But I also have to admit that I haven't washed or done anything else with my hair since two weeks ago. So at this moment I am sitting with a pre-poo mixture on my hair and I plan to wash it out later band my hair and get ready to install a set of  mini twists for this weekend, which will most likely stay in until after New Year's at least. Stay tuned for the second post for more pics.
XOXO,
TwistedMarie
P.S. I am 26 years young...time really flies lol




***Ok the first pic is a bouquet of roses from my sister that she gave me on my birthday, they are so pretty they don't even look real . The second pic is my good friend/ co-worker Taija and her boyfriend and she is gonna be a Mommy soon I can't wait (I hope it is a girl...she will be such a little diva) The third pic is of course me and my braid out a little blurry I know and of course  David(we had all been drinking at this point lol) The last pic hmm...should I really explain it!?!? Well that is shots of sake, my sister's best friend and get this our waiter... he took shots with us lol smh I know only at Rusan's in Atlanta( that is a different post lol)

My Quest For the Perfect Braid Out

Hey Curlies,
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! So this week for my hair has been a job and a half. Sunday night I decided to do my braid out for the week since my birthday party is this weekend. Well I tried something new and braided the side of my hair and then did the rest in braids for a braid out (see picture number one), well when I got up Monday morning and went outside it was so foggy and then my walk from the parking deck at work left me with giant sized hair. I was so upset my hair swelled and I was forced to pull it back into a low bun. I thought well that was a fail but I have a few days until the party so I tried again.
  The second time which I tried to do my next braid out was on Wednesday and when I took it down, the second pic was the result and from my face you can see that I didn't like it, one side was defined while the second was...just. well. there. I felt blah about it but allowed my hair to be puffy.
  Last night I thought I have to get this braid out together because my party is coming up and I don't want it to look blah again. So last night I braided my hair into twelve braids and then twisted the ends  down with two strand twists...it was a hit! I was so happy now I just have my fingers crossed that I can repeat this again for Saturday lol. I plan to take more pictures today but as of 5:30 we haven't eaten yet. I hope yall have a wonderful holiday!!!
XOXO,
TwistedMarie

Repurposed!!!

Hey yall,
So a few months back Alex from the Good Hair blog and Lush In Flats posted a video on youtube about reusing candle jars and I loved the idea. For this you would need a candle jar that has burned down and then place it in boiling water. Once the wax has melted pour it into a heat resistant container and then clean the jar really well of any left over candle wax. You can then use the jar to store just about anything, I use them in my bathroom to keep my vanity neat. I went one step further and placed the animal print ribbon on the rim, I picked up the ribbon from Walmart for about two dollars. Now to take one step even more in the first picture is actually a nacho cheese jar that I opened and used last week and since the lid wasn't my style I kept it without the lid and placed lip gloss and lipstick in it. The middle picture is a smaller candle jar with the lid that came from Bath and Body Works. The third picture is an old vase that I got from the dollar store and placed half of my nail polish collection in it. Cute! I love this idea and they are very cute on display.
XOXO,
TwistedMarie

Wash and Go Ponytail

Hey yall,
So last week was wash day for me and I decided to do a last wash and go hairstyle. It has been starting to get chilly here in Atlanta and there is no way I will be walking around with wet hair. So on Monday I washed my hair with Castile Soap and then used TJ's Norish Conditioner to detangle and as a leave in. I then pulled my hair up into a high ponytail and used a quater size of Shea Moisture's Curling Souffle. I wore my hair like this the whole week and it was the best style since it rained a lot last week.
xoxo,
TwistedMarie

Sevananda Natural Foods Market

Hey yall,
I almost hit the floor when I saw this huge block of Shea butter on Saturday for seven dollars! (lol ok I know I am dramatic) But no on Saturday I got in the car and drove down to Little 5 here in Atlanta  a trendy cool vibe type of place and their is a natural food store there called Sevananda. I got a few things besides this block of Shea, I also got handmade soap and Castile soap to shampoo my hair all of this came to a total of 11 dollars yall! I was so pleased with this experience they are the best neighborhood store, here is the link if you are in the Atlanta area and haven't been.
Xoxo,
TwistedMarie

Palm Rolls(Finger Coils)

*I tell you either I look crazy or excited on the still shots of my videos lol, the picture is my hair still wet of course!*

Wild Child

The end of a braid/twist out and bun!!