Roag, Storm, Wonder Woman!!!

It's time for a new look, and this year is the perfect time to do so. For the longest I had this idea to put a white highlight in the front of my head. Finally on April 2nd, 2011 I did it! Of course I was nervous about my natural hair falling out, but I put my head in my stylist hands. I avoided going to her for a while because I didn't want heat added to my hair. It would've been almost a year in August, but I couldn't fight the funk and I wanted my color in now! So here are some pics below on my journey:

I know I'm rough, but I was waiting for the color to set.

This is how it looked after the first wash.

*Ignore the face* Styled, colored, and still healthy hair. NO PERM, just straightened.

Different day: I tried wrapping up my hair and I made this stylish turban. It wasn't that hard at all and it's a cute way to protect your hair. I also used pins to hold the extra pieces in place. SN:I arched my own brows!

Nail Design

Hey ya'll! Well if you don't know by now, I'm a woman with many talents. But, the one I haven't done in a while is my nails. I still paint my nails like every week, but I haven't done anything funky with them. When  I went to the nail salon in WI, I hated the job they did. I asked for oval long and they gave me round and fat. So when I had the time to reshape them, color, etc... I did it. I'm kinda rusty, but hey I'm no professional. Check it out.

Hair Day!

Wash Day! Hey ya’ll once again its wash day, and this time I styled my hair! Don’t think that my hair has been dirty since the last post, no; I just haven’t been styling my hair. But this style took me the usual 4+ hours. I used Tea Tree products to wash my hair. After my wash, I used my new latest moisturizer, Organic Root Stimulator: Olive Girls (it smells wonderful), Palmer's: Olive Oil Formula w/ Vitamin E, and Aloe to condition my hair.I  know didn't what to do, I was stumped on how to style, but I needed to figure something out. 

After an hour of trial and error, I had a little direction and I came up with this. I styled my hair so that I can change it up during the week with some loose two-strand twist. I flat twisted my hair all around with various sizes so it can give it a fuller look to my hair. I hope this helps with your creativity on styling your hair! 

Rushed, Women Rushed into Womanhood

Hey ya'll My bad I've been really busy lately and my internet (or my netbook) has been acting really funny which has been requiring me to go else where to blog. Since my last post, you can tell I haven't been doing much travelling for the internet. But, I have some awesome news that will benefit everyone.

I run a women's support group called Rushed, Women Rushed into Womanhood. This year will be our 1 year anniversary and I'm also finally turning 21! (I've been 22 for like 3 years now, so its not that big of a deal. But, I can do a lot of things legally legit. hahaha shh.) Anyway, we are holding a gala at the Little Black Pearl on April 23rd for 8pm-12am. Some of my artwork and works of others will be displayed in appreciation of our oganization. I'm soooooo excited because we are have a contest where one of our members get to be chosen to have their own photo shoot and some of the shots will be displayed in the gala!

This is a very busy, but exciting time for me. We have over a hundred supporters on Facebook and a nice size group that come to our general body meetings. Join us in celebration and join our group http://www.facebook.com/Rushed#!/group.php?gid=105372386159762

Hair Day

 Hey I know it's been a while since I lasted posted a hair pic. I've been maintaining a co-wash (conditioner only wash) and using the same products as I listed in the past. But, my last wash, I used my chocolate bar soap in my hair which is good for multiple purposes. (Also I was really lazy and decided to just use the what was handy lol.) The pictures shown below are a result of a two day old hairstyle that I did. It took me about 4 hours to do. I started it at 10pm and finished at 2am.

You can barely tell by the photos that in the back it's mini flat twist going up or down to form a bigger flat twist. In the middle, I just did a big flat twist to complete the back. On the sides, I flat twisted it up in an angle and left the center without twist. On the first day I wore my hair, I did the loose part in two-strand twist and untwisted them in the morning to make it look like I curled my hair. That technique is good for on the go basis when you wake up and want to add a little spice to your hair.

My hair is naturally curly, so all I have to do to maintain a deep curl is add a little water to it and twist my hair for the next day. You can also add products like hair pudding, pomade, etc to give it an extra hold. But, this hairstyle with variations done to the loose part will be kept in for about a week.

**TIP** To have less knots in your hair, wrap it up or sleep with a satin pillow case! 

(Photos taken by Nenna Rae)

Artist of the Week: Amp Fiddler & Quadron

Since I didn't provide Artist of the Week for last week, I have 2 this week! Thank God for the creators of Pandora, Youtube, etc because that is how I typically find my good music. While I was listening to some songs on Youtube, I heard "If I Don't" by Amp Fiddler ft. Corrine Bailey Rae. Instantly my ears were tuned into excitement!! Then right after me hearing that song, "Average Fruit" by Quadron gave me an eargasm so bad that I had to put it on repeat a few times.

So here is the rundown about Quadron:

• Danish Duo -Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj and Robin Hannibal
• Making music together since 2009
• Debut album self-titled
• Genre- Electric Soul

Rundown for Amp Fiddler:

• Detroit's raised
• Was apart of: Enchantment, George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic groups from 1985 until 1996
• Debut album  Waltz of a Ghetto Fly was released in March 2004
• Genre- Soul, Funk, R&B

Enjoy :)

Success....Can you handle it?

From past experiences, I've always wondered why? Why is there something that seems to hold me back from achieving great things in life? For a long time that question was pondering in my mind. I know I have what it takes to succeed, so what is it that is making me scared? I figured out the answer to that question and the verdict was....MYSELF!

Every since I was younger, I was always the "smart girl" or the "good girl" and the labels could go on. I took pride in myself that I was smart and was surrounded by like minded people. But, once I started entering my teens, I started to become timid. I danced in front of many crowds when I was younger, even sung solos. (If you know anything about my singing, you would say "Tia, really?" lol)  But, that just shows you how daring I was. I guess hormones kicked in and high school played a big role in my life because I started to get beyond nervous when it came to performing. I know being nervous is good, but it was to the point where I started to lose confidence on stage and be totally distracted and make a fool of myself.

By the time I went to college, my personality burst and there was no holding back. But, at times I would still get nervous. It came to the point where I had to really do some deep thinking and figure out where this came from. My nervousness came from peoples ridicule and hating tactics that got me off my square. Because of this, I was shy to show off the skills that I possess. I know that I'm a great dancer and I'm not afraid to perform in front of a crowd.

Since this discovery, I chose to not be afraid of success! It takes baby steps because I've been bound with that "afraid of success, shy, nervousness" for years now. Now I refuse to let that take over me, and honestly it tries to creep back in my life. When I start to get that feeling, I just do it.

So can you take on your life without being held back from yourself? Do it because  you only have one life! I know that I will be successful in all the endeavors I've started and will finish them successfully with Gods help. Take control of your mind and don't let fearful thoughts take over you!