I AM OFF FOR THE WEEK ...... GOING TO A FUNERAL

THIS JUST A QUICK POST TO SAY HI AND I AM OFF FOR THE WEEK. I MUST GO TO FRANCE FOR A FUNERAL AND  TO GET SOME ADMIN STUFF TO DO.
 IT IS SUDDENLY VERY COLD IN LONDON.  I AM JUST LEAVING TO GET MY EUROSTAR TRAIN.
AND BECAUSE I AM GOING TO A FUNERAL
I AM IN THE MOOD TO ONLY LISTEN  TO THAT PARTICULAR GOSPEL SONG.

I DISCOVERED THAT SONG IN AN EPISODE OF "GIRLFRIENDS" WHEN I WAS CHECKING TO WATCH  THE SHOW BECAUSE IN FRANCE  IT WAS NEVER SHOWN. AND I JUST HEARD THIS AMAZING SONG.
 FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AMERICAN "GIRLFRIENDS" WAS A SHOW ABOUT 4 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. AT ITS TIME IT WAS LABELLED "THE BLACK SEX AND THE CITY" BUT FOR ME IT WAS MORE THAN THAT. FOR ME THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT I ALWAYS THINK THAT "GIRLFRIENDS" WAS MORE REAL.
BUT MAYBE I  AM NOT VERY OBJECTIVE. PLUS YOU WERE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING FROM THE SHOW. OF COURSE I DID LOVE "SEX AND THE CITY" BECAUSE I THINK THAT THEY SUCCEED TO TALK ABOUT SEX WITHPOUT BEING TOO PORN AND VULGAR.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A DIFFERENCE  I CRIED WHEN I SAW THIS EPISODE BUT I NEVER REALLY CRIED DURING "SEX AND THE CITY". NOT ONCE!
 IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME TRY TO WATCH THIS SHOW YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. IT IS SO GOOD.

THE ACTUAL PART WHERE THE SONG IS FUTURED AND YOU ARE LUCKY IT IS DURING HALLOWEEN.
GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND FOR SOME HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I THINK I AM ADDICTED ......MICRO BRAIDS AGAIN

YOU KNOW HOW I AM LAZY FOR STYLING MY HAIR AND QUITE CHEAP WHEN IT COMES TO BUY PRODUCTS. SO THE MICRO BRAIDS ARE PERFECT FOR ME.
 EASY TO MAINTAIN AND  VERY CHEAP FOR THE PROCUCTS THAT I USED. BECAUSE I ONLY USED CASTOR OIL WHEN I JUST WASHED IT AND MY DARK AND LOVELY LOTION EVERYDAY.
THAT 'S WHY I DECIDED TO DO IT AGAIN. AND I AM NOW SURE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY  THE ALL WINTER.
WHEN I TOOK OFF MY BRAIDS. MY HAIR WAS SOOO  THICK THAT IT WAS NOT EASY TO COMB AND BRUSH IT PROPERLY. EVEN MY ARMS HURT ME. LOL MY SISTER HAD TO DO IT. MAYBE IT IS THE REGULAR USE OF THE CASTOR OIL OR JUST THE FACT THAT I KEPT MY BRAIDS 4 WEEKS. SO I LOST THE HABIT TO COMB AND BRUSH IT. I  DON'T KNOW.

BUT AS A GOOD AND SATISFIED COSTUMER ,  I JUST ASKED MORE.......LOL. 
I RESTED MY HAIR FOR ONE WEEK THEN I MADE A CONDITIONING TREATMENT WITH
1 EGG, HONEY, OLIVE OIL AND MY BASIC CONDITIONER.
 I APPLIED IT ON MY DRIED AND UNWASHED HAIR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND JUST RINSED IT.
A LITTLE SESSION OF BLOW DRYING PLUS FEW SCALP  MASSAGES WITH CASTOR OIL AND I WAS READY FOR ANOTHER SESSION OF BRAIDIND. MY SISTER MADE THEM IN JUST 2 HOURS. QUICKER THAN THE LAST TIME. NOW SHE IS KIND A SPECIALIST.
I JUST MADE A LITTLE CHANGE. THIS TIME I DECIDED TO NOT CO WASH MY HAIR AFTER BRAIDING BUT TO ONLY APPLY ALOES VERA GEL ALL OVER. AND I WANT TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE GENERAL ASPECT.

I KNOW I AM RUBBISH AT MAKE UP BUT I REALLY WANT TO TRY SOME BLUE  ON MY EYES  LIKE JAZZWIFE. SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE RESULT. IT'S  HER FAULT NOT MINE.....LOL

WHAT DO YOU THINK ? ..... LOL

BEFORE PEOPLE START TO GET OFFENDED "OBAMA" IS A VERY COMMON NAME / SURNAME IN ALL AFRICA. IN CAMEROON AMONG THE BETI AND DOUALA PEOPLE. APPARENTLY IN GHANA TOO. BUT EVEN THERE PEOPLE WERE NOT TOO HAPPY WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT. BUT IT IS A HUGE SUCCESS OVERTHERE DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY.
I  HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE RYTHM IS VERY CATCHY. THIS IS THE VIDEO IN QUESTION AND THE ANSWER BY THE SISTER DEBORAH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OPINION.

THIS IS SOOOOO ME AT WORK ...... AND YOU ? LOL

I DON'T WATCH TV SINCE LIKE ..... MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND IF I MISSED A GOOD SHOW OR A GOOD SERIE MY SISTER OR ANYBODY CAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT AND I WILL TRY TO BUY THE DVD'S .I  CAN'T REALLY  STAND THE BACKGROUND NOISES AND THE CONSTANT ADVERTS  EVERY 5-10 MINUTES. NOW EVEN IN YOUTUBE YOU CAN'T AVOID THEM BUT THAT'S OK THERE  .LOL
PLUS TO FIND A GOOD SHOW RELATED TO BLACK WOMEN WITHOUT ANY DEGRADING CLICHES... GOOD LUCK !

BUT YOUTUBE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR A LOT OF TALENTS WITH THE EMERGENCE OF THE WEB SERIES.
 I FOLLOW SOME OF THEM. LIKE " THE MISADVENTURE OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL"  FROM  ISSA RAE .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIVa9lxkbus
 NOW I JUST DISCOVERED A NEW ONE AND WHAT CAN I SAY IT'S  JUST A FANTASTIC SHOW.
 I HOPE YOU WILL JUST GIVE A TRY BECAUSE IT WORTHS IT.

THE TITLE : " THE UNWRITTEN RULES " CREATED BY KIM WILLIAMS.

THE PRINCIPLE CHARACTER IS RACEY PLAYED BY  AASHA DAVIES WHO IS THE ONLY BLACK EMPLOYEE OF HER DEPARTMENT. YOU FOLLOW HER EVRYDAY LIFE AT WORK. IT IS FUNNY AND VERY INFORMATIVE ON WHAT IS TO BE THE ONLY BLACK IN A WHITE WORK PLACE. I EXPERIENCED MOST OF THE SITUATIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS SHOW.
THERE ARE ALREADY 9 EPISODES.

JUST WATCH AND ENJOY.

FOR THE LAST 6 EPISODES GO TO THE CHANNEL.

I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY AND FOLLOW  IT AS I DO.

MICRO BRAIDS ... OUT

IT MADE ONE MONTH NOW THAT I MADE MY MICRO BRAIDS SO IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THEM OFF.
TO TAKE THEM OFF I USED A  GENEROUS AMOUNT OF CONDITIONER AND ANOTHER HAIR CONDITIONER WITH COCONUT OIL ( THE CHEMICAL ONE ) IT LOOKS LIKE VASELINE AND I ALSO WET MY HAIR DEEPLY.
 MY SISTER HELPED ME SO IT TOOK US LIKE 2 OR 3 HOURS.  IT WAS LESS DIFFICULT THAN I THOUGH AND YES I WILL DO IT AGAIN BUT I NEED TO LET MY HAIR REST FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK.
 IT WAS DEFINITIVELY TIME TO LET THEM GO .....LOL

IT'S LOOK  LIKE MY BRAIDS HAVE DISAPEARED COMPLETELY

WE JUST FINISHED TO TAKE THE BRAIDS OFF AND I STILL HAVE A MIXTURE OF THE CONDITIONER IN MY HAIR. SO I NEED TO WASH MY HAIR NOW.

MY HAIR WAS SOOO THICK BECAUSE ALL THIS TIME I USED ONLY THE CASTOR OIL.
AND THIS IS WHAT I LOST BUT NOW I AM NOT WORRIED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S IT HAS BEEN A FULL MONTH.

I WOULDN'T USED A SHAMPOO SO I JUST PUT SOME JOJOBA OIL ABOVE ALL MY CONDITIONERS, DETANGLED MY HAIR  PROPERLY AND WAIT ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE RINSING. ONE OF THE BEST IDEA I EVER HAD...LOL
MY HAIR ENDED UP BEING SOOO SOFT AFTER CO WASHING IT. ( YES I USED CONDITIONER LIKE 3 TIMES BUT IT'S WORTH IT....LOL )

I WAS JUST PLAYING WITH MY HAIR BEFORE CO WASHING IT.

MY HAIR FINALLY RINSED.

THIS MY " RESTING "  HAIRSTYLE FOR ONE WEEK.

I WANT THIS WEEK OVER SO  I CAN GO BACK TO MY FAVOURITE HAIRSTYLE.
WHAT CAN I SAY MORE EXCEPT THAT I AM SOOO IN LOVE WITH THIS STYLE. I REALLY ENJOYED THE PRATICAL SIDE OF IT ( THE EASY MAINTENANCE AND THE FACT THAT MY HAIR WAS SOOO SOFT AND I NOTICED SOME GROWTH BUT I NEED TO CHECK CAREFULLY AND COMPARE WITH MY OLD PICS. IT WILL BE MADE FOR MY NEXT POST.

THIS THE END OF THE WEEK AND MY PROTECTIVE STYLE IS GETTING OLD....LOL

IT IS TIME TO MAKE MY MASK CONDITIONER, BLOW DRY AND THEN RE- BRAID IT. BUT THIS TIME I WILL  CHANGE A LITTLE BIT THE METHOD. I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING. IT WILL BE IN MY NEXT POST....LOL

IT WAS QUITE EXHAUSTING BUT I FINALLY MADE IT. LOL