YES, I AM AFRICAN : TRIBAL MAKE UP

I AM NOT SOMEONE WHO REALLY LIKE TO WEAR MAKE UP EVERYDAY. DON'T KNOW WHY? MAYBE BECAUSE WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY MUM WAS AGAINST IT AND WHEN I WENT TO UNIVERSITY EVEN WITH THE FREEDOM TO DO IT I JUST LOST INTEREST IN IT.
THEN I STARTED TO WORK PART TIME IN DISNEYLAND PARIS WHERE MAKE UP WAS QUITE FORBIDDEN EXCEPT I THINK FOUNDATION AND LIPSTICK.

MY ORIGINAL IDEA 

PLUS I DON'T LIKE  THE DIFFERENCE THAT IT MAKES WHEN YOU TAKE OFF THE MAKE UP SOMETIMES IT LOOKS LIKE  IT  IS A DIFFERENT PERSON. I PREFER TO SEE PEOPLE IN NATURAL SO WHEN THEY  USE MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE MAKE THEM  LOOK BEAUTIFUL. BUT IF YOU SEE PEOPLE ONLY WITH MAKE UP EVERY TIME THEN THE DAY YOU SEE THEM WITHOUT  THEY LOOK  TIRED IN SOME CASE SICK. ( AKA ME)  LOL

MY FAVOURITE

ANYWAY BECAUSE I AM AFRICAN I WISH WE WILL BE MORE INTO WEARING OR MAKE UP QUITE DIFFERENTLY. THERE IS NO REASON TO APPLY "THE WESTERN WAY".  WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT AIDS I NOTICED THAT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FEMALE  INTERVENER WAS WEARING A VERY LIGHT "TRIBAL MAKE UP".
 ( I KNOW THAT'S JUST MAKE UP ANYWAY AND NOT TRIBAL BECAUSE IT IS NOT FROM A WESTERN TRADITION ).

THIS IS THE KIND OF SIMPLICITY  THAT I LIKE

SO  I DECIDE TO TRY IT ON ME FOR THE FUN AND MAYBE I WILL EXCEL BECAUSE IT IS NOT THAT EASY THAT IT SEEMS ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT SOME COLOUR LIKE WHITE.
IN THE BEGINNING I WANTED TO MAKE  1 LINE OF RED DOTS AND 1 LINE OF WHITE IN COORDINATION WITH MY SCARF BUT I COULDN'T FIND A WHITE SUBSTANCE SO I END UP USING  A BLACK PENCIL.

BETTER THAN A TATOO

I WANTED SOMETHING VERY EASY AND SIMPLE LIKE THE SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN.
AND ABOVE ALLLLLLLL  I  LOOOOOOVE THE EFFECT ON OUR SKIN.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND TRY THIS NEW APPROACH OF MAKE UP NOT JUST FOR CARNAVAL .LOL

I TRIED MY BEST LOL

NOW IT IS TIME TO MOVE OUT FINALLY ......

I FINALLY FOUND A NEW FLAT IN EXTREMIS JUST 2 STREETS  BEHIND THE HOUSE WHERE I LIVE. I WAS SO HAPPY UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN ONE OF THE AGENCY  THAT I USED TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REFUND ME MY INITIAL DEPOSIT OF £ 250 WHEN I REFUSED THEIR HOUSE'S PROPOSAL.

 I WAS SO  SHOCKED BECAUSE THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT  THE LANDLORD WANTED ME AS  THE TENANT. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A VERY FEW CHANCES.  SO I APPLIED TO ANOTHER AGENCY  TO GET MORE OPTIONS AND ONE FOUND ME " THE PERFECT FLAT WITH THE PERFECT PRICE ".

 SO I PAID THE £ 300 DEPOSIT THINKING THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO RECLAIM MY £ 250.... BUT IT IS A BIG NO... YEAH !
ANYWAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I HAVE MY NEW ADDRESS AND I AM MOVING OUT ... A LITTLE BIT BITTER  BUT THAT'S LIFE.

I ALSO STARTED TO MAKE ALL THE CHANGING ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS SO I WILL BE WITHOUT A LAND LINE PHONE AND INTERNET  FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SO I WILL JUST  THIS TIME TO  UNPACK...... YEAH !A VERY BORING JOB BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE.LOL

THE POSITIVE SIDE IS THAT MY NIECE AND MY OTHER SISTER WILL HELP ME TO MOVE OUT. I HOPE TO BE IN THE NEW FLAT THIS WEEK END. THE FLAT IS IN THE SAME AREA  BUT A MORE CLOSER FROM MY CHURCH.. WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOR ME.

ANNOYING SHRINKAGE..... LOL

I KNOW THAT SHRINKAGE IS PART OF OUR HAIR HERITAGE BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST ANNOYED ME. BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE MAKING A PROGRESS IN THE LENGTH AREA. AND TO BE HONEST WHEN YOU ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT STYLING YOUR HAIR LIKE ME.
 YES I AM AN AVERAGE " BRAIDER " AND AN AWFUL" TWISTER" ....LOL

MAYBE THAT'S WHY I CAN'T HAVE THE RESULTS THAT I WANT. FOR ME IT IS TOO SLOW TO SEE A GOOD LENGTH.
I KNOW THAT I TRIMMED MY HAIR RECENTLY BUT NOW IT IS QUITE DEPRESSING. MY HAIR ARE STILL THICK BUT THE LENGTH IS NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR MY STANDARD.

I WATCHED A LOT OF TUTORIALS AND ADVISES BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THAT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE WILL BE THE BEST FOR ME.
MAYBE I NEED TO KNOW WHICH TYPE OF HAIR I HAVE 4a, 4b OR 4c  ETC ... REALLY REALLY NEVER UNDERSTOOD  ALL THIS LABELS. TO BE HONEST I NEVER CHECK WHAT WAS MY TYPE OF HAIR MAYBE THAT WAS A MISTAKE. DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

THE ONLY ADVANTAGE OF THE SHRINKAGE FOR ME IS THE FACT THAT I DO NOT NEED A WEAVE IF I WANT TO CHANGE MY HAIR STYLE. AS LONG AS I KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY STYLE MY HAIR  OR IF I JUST WANT TO LET "IT GO". LOL
THE WEATHER IN LONDON IS SO HOT THAT I CAN' USE MY CASTOR OIL BECAUSE MY HAIR BECOME HEAVY  AND DIRTY TOO QUICKLY. AND THERE IS NO ABSORPTION AT ALL BY MY SCALP.

 SO I CHANGE AND NOW I USE ONLY COCONUT OIL. IT IS MUCH LIGHTER AND MY SKIN ABSORBS IT QUICKLY . AND I ALSO USE IT FOR MY FACE INSTEAD OF SHEA BUTTER.

WITH THIS WEATHER WE HAVE EVERYDAY 30 Celsius AND THE HEAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE SO I  WILL MAKE SOME MICRO-BRAIDS TO PROTECT MY HAIR.

 I AM SO IMPATIENT TO  FINISH WORK AT SCHOOL AND GO ON HOLIDAY FOR 6 WEEKS. EVEN IF TI MEANS TO FIND A NEW HOUSE AND PACK UP. LOL

MINASEK, IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON .....

IT IS TIME FOR ME TO MOVE FROM MY HOUSE. YES MY LANDLORD HAS SOLD THE HOUSE  AND THE NEW OWNER WANT TO LIVE THERE. I AM QUITE SAD BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE PLACE.
IT  IS JUST 45 MINUTES BY BUS FROM MY WORK, 5 MINUTES BY WALK  FROM MY CHURCH. SO YES I AM QUITE  IN SORT OF A  BAD MOOD.
 BUT SOMETIMES  YOU JUST NEED FRESH AIR, FRESH SPACE ESPECIALLY ME WHO LIKE TO BE IN A COMFORTABLE  PLACE BECAUSE TO BE HONEST I HAAAAATE MOVING FROM PACE TO PLACE.

EVEN IF I HAVE TOO, I JUST DON'T LIKE TO PACK UP ALL MY STUFF AND IN FIVE YEARS
I REALLY COLLECT A LOT OF CLOTHES, BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND SOME FURNITURE.
BUT THE MAIN THING NOW IS TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE AT A REASONABLE PRICE WITH A GOOD LANDLORD, MINE WAS JUST AWESOME. HE EVEN TRY TO CONVINCE THE NEW OWNER TO KEEP ME BECAUSE HE SAID TO ME THAT I WAS A FANTASTIC TENANT.
I WANT TO STAY IN THE SAME AREA SO IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT BUT WITH GOD HELP EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE.
 FOR ME THIS LIKE THE END OF A CYCLE. I THINK THAT SOMETHING NEW IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN MY LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THIS IS JUST A FEELING.