Toss Up Tuesday a day late =)

Let me start by saying I'm sorry I didn't get this up yesterday! I haven't posted any pictures of my youngest on here so I figured this would be a good pic for the toss up! Not much I can say about this pic Love my baby but those eyes LOL! priceless!

Celebration Time

Today my oldest Malikhi is turning 6 it's a bittersweet moment for me as I realize my baby isn't quite a baby anymore! I'm sure all you mother's out there can relate, while it's nice to know you are raising a happy healthy child, you also realize that time is flying right by you and you can remember that sweet innocent baby that couldnt do anything for themselves. I don't want to bore you guys with me being sad and happy so I will stop blabbering and let you guys see the slideshow I made in honor of this wonderful day!

Side note-I chose this song cause it does remind me of my sweet sensitive little boy! o and who doesn't love Whitney's voice?!?!?!

First Day of School!

Ok so let's be honest for a second, we all know my braiding skills aren't where they should be I mean I do good enough to get them through a week without needin to have their hair redone. I am far from a professional (for now). So, with that being said I cheated I had a friend come and do Malikhi's hair for the first day of school. Why? you ask, well that's simple because I am having to do the princess hair 2 times this week and I pretty much felt like having someone help me. Im sure most of you know how I feel. Anyways, aren't his braids really cute? and Check out the fit. Yup! thats right dickies and a black tee can't go wrong with that! He was so excited last night when we went to meet the teacher but this morning his enthusiasm was overcome by tiredness but as he got up and started moving around the excitment settled back in! That's all for now Beautiful people! Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!

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Stolen Style update

As promised here is the update on the style that I stole from Beads, Braids, & Beyond and just as I suspected it's time to take it down already :( The plastic bands are steadily breaking off and it already looks super frizzy! No matter how much I love this style I have to let go. you can see how loose everything looks I did replace a few bands this morning cause we had an appt at 10:15 and I would not have had enough time to take her hair down and wash it so I tried my best to salvage it! I got a total of 3 days out of this style and I guess I can be happy with that as most styles don't last too long especially any kind of twist.

So now it is time to head back to the drawing bored and see what else I can come up with! Once again BBB Thanks for the inspiration!

Regis Design Line Olive Oil Shampoo & Conditioner Product Review

In my search to find a good shampoo and conditioner I found these at the salon they have at our local WalMart over the years I have used many different products and haven't found one I can say I love to wash my childrens hair keep in mind I have 4 kids so its pretty costly to buy a shampoo and conditioner that works on all their hair since they all have different textures.

Up until buying this I have had to buy different ones for each one of them, but after finding this and using it I believe this is the way to go it works great on all their hair. Let's get into the review

Shampoo: Smells good and works wonderfully
Price:$16.89
Ingredients: water (Aqua/Eau), Olea Europaena (olive leaf extract), Soduim laureth sulfate, Disoduim Cocamide MEA, Cocamidopropyl Cetaine, Pollysorbate 80, Polyquaternium-4, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, PEG 12 Dimethicone, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben
Ok so I don't know what alot of these ingredients are to be honest and I know that this isn't a natural product but I like the results I get

Conditioner: Smells good, great moisture, Leaves hair feeling very soft
Price: $17.59
Ingredients: exactly the same as the shampoo except a few extras which are Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters and Cetrimonuim Chloride

If you are looking for all natural products I wouldn't suggest these, but if you are looking for something with good moisture and something you don't have to use a lot of I would say this is they way to go. The price is a little steep but I got these on sale I spent $24 for the set

*disclaimer: I purchased these products myself and was not in any way compensated for my review all opinions are my own

Ok so I stole this but it was soooo worth it!

Doing something I do alot just looking over the other hair blogs I found this style I don't usually do twist on the Princess cause they don't stay but I figured since it had beads on it why not give it a try! I had to adapt it a little bit cause it seems my baby has a super small head :( but I still love this style on her! Thanks for the inspiration Beads Braids & Beyond! Check out her blog here for more great styles! Now to complete this I washed and detangled her hair I used coconut oil after washing to seal in the natural moisture from the water and then braided her hair so it could dry overnight! The next day I started braiding using Baby Don't b bald I believe that's what its called I received this product from Once Upon a Curl let me just say I absolutely love this product on my baby's hair makes it very soft and shiny and a little bit goes a long way! I then proceeded to do 3 cornrows on each side of her head a veil style in the middle and sister twist on  the rest! The beads I used are sparkly colored beads from walmart and the clear butterfly's were also purchased from Once Upon a Curl have I mentioned how much I love her accessories?!?! Now as much as I love this style on her I'm doubting it will last a week like most styles do I have a couple reasons for this suspicion, reason 1, the rubber bands I used were plastic since they were the only colored ones I could find around my area they started breaking pretty quick. Reason 2 I honestly don't think her hair will hold these twist too long, with that being said I will do updates throughout this week on this style, so stay tuned!

Naturally Curled Cutie Tae in the Limelight!

This is our second, yes, second Naturlly Curled Cutie In the LimeLight! This is Tae and Mommy Ricci! 

My name is Ricci. I have 1 daughter, she's 2 we call her Tae. I have been pretty much doing pony tails and braiding the bangs. But have recently started braiding full head. I have been braiding for years for my family & friends but its much different on a little one.(Yes it is, We all know the struggle doing a toddlers hair)

What is your current hair care routine/regimen?
*Our hair care routine is usually a wash and detagle with just 4 me products, then air dry.

What's your go to quick style?
*2 braids in front and diagonal part with 2 pig tails. (Can't go wrong with this style)

Whats your all time favorite products?
*I have really only used just 4 me products on my child. (If it aint broke don't fix it)

Any tips or tricks you would like to share?
*Not really. I turn on cartoons and she watches them and pretty much let's me do my thing. I'll take and tips or tricks though ;o)
(if anyone would like to share with this momm leave a comment)

Can you share your or your child's favorite style?
*She likes anything with beads she likes to whip her hair like Willow Smith.

What was your greatest obstacle when learning to care for and style your cuties hair?
*Having patience with her since she is so little and doesn't really like me to do her hair.

Thanks for sharing all your information and pictures Mommy Ricci! Remember if you would like to have your curly cutie featured click here send us an email and your little boy or girl could be next!

Quick Back to School styles

Back to school is here and sometimes with rushing around we don't have time to do styles that take forever I know so I am showcasing 3 very quick and easy styles. The first style is over on the right its very simple I started by parting her hair from ear to ear and placing it in 2 ponytails, then I simply did 4 braids per pony added hair accessories of her choice and went. excuse the frizz this style was a day old.

The second style is just a repost as I do keep his hair in for atleast a week very simple though it takes a little longer than the above style for girls. I started by simply parting his hair down the middle then doing 6 cornrows going straight down the side of his head took about 20-30 minutes. Also sometimes if we are in a hurry or I'm just letting his head rest from being done I will just put it into a low ponytail and braid it.

The last style I'm showcasing is also a remake just because I love this one :). I started on freshly washed and detangled hair parted a square section on the side of her head then added some cornrows the rest I left out apply curling cream of your choice put hair accessory of choice in and your done.

Malikhi old school

Today's Toss up Is Malikhi look how short his fro was lol oh yea and check out the dueces :)

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The "Gangsta's" Remade (Thanks Diary Of A Hair Princess)

Ok so the other day A fellow blogging mommy did this style on her baby so I decided to give it a go even though my poor child has a weird hairline it seemed to work pretty well check out my inspiration here I personally love it it only took about 30 minutes and check out that hang time! Thanks for the inspiration Diary Of a Hair Princess Also stop by and show her some love!     Don't forget to enter our giveaway here it ends Sunday Aug. 14th

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All Things Cute and Girly/Curly is Cuter Giveaway

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Love your Girls Biracial Curls also has 2 give aways here   & here

Also don't forget to stop by and enter our giveaway Here sponsored by   Once Upon A Curl. Stop by and show these ladies some love they all have lots of information to share and you could also get some style inspiration

The Princess Toss Up Tuesday

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The Princess first beaded style actually first style that wasn't just a ponytail on top of her head. See how far we've come in just a year or so.

Toss Up Tuesday

It has been brought to my attention that a fellow hair blogger already does Way Back Wednesday so it has now been changed to Toss Up Tuesday It will be a different post each week showing older pictures of my children or maybe it will just be something I find on the net and think is interesting.

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Day 15 Your Zodiac Sing

I'm not gonna copy and paste exactly what the site said I will just place the link here and if you are interested in reading it then you can but all in all its pretty much me to a T. So yea I do believe it suits me I love the libra sign and symbol

Diva Locks (Diva Do's & Everything in between): Taking the Stage

Diva Locks (Diva Do's & Everything in between): Taking the Stage: Check out our feature so excited about this

Great Hair Accessories Once Upon A Curl

About a week ago I ordered some hair accessories from a blogging friend of mine you can check out her blog Once Upon A Curl here not only does she have a great blog with lots of wonderful advice and tips as well as post, she sells wonderful hair accessories. I absolutely love everything I got from here, now keep in mind I didn't order anything in particular I told her to just throw some stuff in the box and pictured above are all the goodies I received. You can find her on facebook or you can email her at onceuponacurl@yahoo.com.  My princess was super excited to get this stuff and I will be doing a post on a hair style I did that was quick and easy using above products. Thanks Once upon A Curl.

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Sister Twist on my Beautiful Niece

 As many of you know my niece was here and she wanted her hair done in twist! Well I have never done sister twist so I thought I'd give it a go pretty simple technique and I love the idea of them plus the look is amazing sorry for the poor quality of photos phone photos never come out right!

Day 14 What I wore today!

Well let me see I'm quite lazy on sundays so I have on a pair of shorts from cheerleading camp my junior year dont judge me lol and a wifebeater told ya I'm lazy!

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Day 11 My Family

 Being as I don't have any recent family pictures I have to load seperate ones I tried to do as few as possible so lets start out
The first picture is me and the wonderful man of the house he never smiles



Then you have my two wonderful boys Malikhi, and Malic

 Here's the princess of the house MaChaela (Ma-Shay-La)





Then there's little man he looks so innocent lol his name is MaCorey

 Can't forget the newest member Athena shes a beast haha.
I'm sure most of you can tell I got my hands full on a daily basis with 4 kids and a dog, but I couldn't nor would I want to imagine my life without them around.

Day 10 Put your music Player on Shuffle and Post the first 10 songs that play

Well let me first start off by saying Don't judge me I have alot of Messy Marv but he's my favorite =)


‎1.In my Draws-Devin the dude 
2.On the One-Messy Marv, Mitchy Slick, and Yuckmouth 
3.Yo Body-Do or Die ft. Twista 

4.Aston Martin Music-Rick Ross ft Drake and Chrissette Michelle 
5.Whats hatnen-Killa Keise ft Messy Marv 
6.Super Duper-Young Dro 
7.All the Things-Joe 
8.Breakeven-The Script (like I said dont judge me) 
9.FU Pay Me-Tech N9ne ft Krizz Kaliko and Makzilla 
10.Vomit-Messy Marv 

Day 9 How important do you think education is?

For my family its very important I didn't graduate from highschool traditionally I got my GED. It is a requirement for my kids to graduate from highschool I dont feel like you have to go to college to get a good job though it can help but this day and age they don't want newbies they want someone with experience so college just depends on them and their choices.

Naturally Curled Cuties In the LimeLight

Tell us a little about yourself and your Naturally Curled Cutie.
My name is Tiffany I am a wife and mother of 2, the diva is a 7 year old dancing machine

What is your current hair care routine/regimen?
Daily:

• I moisturize the diva's hair with my homemade Leave-In Conditioner Mix (distilled water, VO5 conditioner, EVOO) or with Komaza Care Califia Moisturizing Spray and I seal with Darcy's Botanical Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Natural Hair Conditioning Oil or African Royale Hot Six Oil
• She sleeps with a satin bonnet

Weekly:

• I wash the diva's hair once a week using Proclaim Olive Glossing Shampoo & Conditioner
• I detangle her hair while the conditioner is in using a wide tooth comb
• I band her hair after every wash in four sections

Monthly:

• I clarify her hair once a month using Elucence Volume Clarifying Shampoo
• Deep Condition using Komaza Care Olive Moisture Mask with a plastic cap for an hour
• Hot Oil Treatment using African Royale Hot Six Oil
• I dust her ends very 8 weeks

What's your go to quick style?
One ponytail braid out or twist out

Whats your all time favorite products?
Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter, EVOO, Proclaim Olive Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner, Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel

Any tips or tricks you would like to share?
I like soak my rubber bands in oil prior to me putting them in the diva's hair. I always do protective styles and always stretch the diva's hair by banding.

Can you share your or your child's favorite style?
She loves all the styles I do, she says everyone is her favorite.

What was your greatest obstacle when learning to care for and style your cuties hair?
I have learned that what I do for my hair doesn't always work well on the diva's hair like twist outs, braid outs work much better in the diva's hair. 
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Thanks,

 

www.divalocks10.blogspot.com

 

I was very excited about this feature, If you would like for your cutie to be featured click here for more information. Dont forget to checkout her blog  here for other great information!

Day 8 What you ate today

Breakfast-nothing
Lunch- honey battered chicken tenders and green bean fries
Dinner- Brisket. mashed potatoes, cabbage, and cornbread

I know not that healthy but boy was it good!

Day 7 Five pet peeves

Sorry forgot to post this yesterday  5 of my Pet Peeves.
1.Talking with food in your mouth have some manners that's just nasty and rude.
2. People men or women that don't take care of their kids they didn't ask to be here you should stop taking your children for granted and cherish every moment with them
3. People that are rude in drivethrus I didn't force you to work here if you don't like your job find a better one you don't have to be rude to me cause you don't like your job not my fault
4. Thieves I had to buy everything I have so please don't take it from me
5. Grown people that still act and do things children do grow up and get a life stay outta my business and worry about your own