GIVEAWAY!! CROCHETED HAT/BEADED EARRINGS!

Hey all!!

Soooooooo... My friend, Ms. Alease Benton and I have decided to giveaway some of our handcrafted goodies to ONE LUCKY FOLLOWER of my blog!!! We are branching out and want ONE OF YOU to enjoy!!

First, Alease is giving away a very pretty pair of earrings!!! They are named "Refill"... beautifully colored with purples, creams and marbled beads, these will definitely have you coming back for more!

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AND, I will be giving away one of my specialty crocheted hats... I've named this one "Lavendarling"... gorgeously weaved with Lavendar yarn... with touches of cream and slate gray...

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So cute, right??

Please make sure to check out Alease's FB page and please don't forget to holler at MINE as well, dollfaces!! :)

 

Soooooo... Now, it's time to enter this cute little giveaway!!! Good luck, all!!

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Style #2 With Choca's Twisted Faux Hawk...

Hey all...

 

So, here is the next style that I came up with for Choca's Twisted Faux Hawk. 

 

I call it: SWEET SWADDLE TWISTED HAWK..

 

Okay... CC helped me come up with the name... The 'swaddle' has to do with the way the hair is rolled under... it's done the way you would swaddle your baby into a blanket when they are a newborn... (all the Mommies and SOME of the Daddies will understand... LOL!!)

 

What I did was I used the part that her hair NORMALLY has in this style to use as the parted area. I took one side, rolled it lightly underneath itself and bobby pinned it into place.  I took the other side and did the EXACT same thing.  You can do it as tight or as loose as you'd like (especially if your child's hair is longer or shorter than Choca's).

 

The results??

 

So cute, right??? I added the little flower for a tad bit of flair... OR, you can do it without any hair jewelry:

Still just as cute!! It's quite easy and takes all of MAYBE 2 minutes to do...

 

And, when covering it up at night, all I do is spray it down with a little water and oil, and put a bandana on it...

Easy Peasy!! :)

 

Style #3 coming soon!!

 

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Char~

New Style for Choca!! WOW, Right?!?!?!

Hey all...

So, Choca and I decided that a new style was in order for the KandyLandKurls 2013 Protective Style Challenge that she is a part of... So... We decided we'd do a Faux Hawk for the next 2-4 weeks (depending upon how easy it is to keep up)

Products Used:

 

Water

Blue Magic Organics Indian Hemp Hair Conditioner

Mane 'n Tail Detangler

Karite Special Masque Reparateur

Obi Naturals Curl Enhancing Custard

I took out all of her previous twists, in order to give her a NICE Deep Conditioning treatment with the Karite Special Masque Reparateur.  This product was left on her hair for about 2 hours. 

I then separated her hair into sections, cornrowed them (except for the top... I bunned it up) and let her hair dry overnight...

Alright... Now, down to the nitty gritty!! I used the REST of the products listed above to create the style I'm about to unveil. Are you ready!??! :)

You sure??

She'd been FAUX HAWKED!! I braided a really cute criss-cross pattern on the sides, and twisted the top into two-strand twists to keep with her 'norm'... but change it up just enough to get a BANG out of it!! :)

With this style, I will be blogging about the different styles I've come up with before I take this Faux Hawk down and go back to her go-to style.

Here is the first one:

 

I call it: The SWOOPER DUPER TWISTED HAWK!! :)

 

To achieve this style, I simply separated the twisted hawk area into three sections. I rolled the top two sections under towards the back and used a bobby pin to secure it... The bottom portion I rolled up and bobby pinned it into place..

 

Easy Peasy, Folks!!

 

And that's it!!

 

 

 

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Char~

A Twisted Updo, The Norm, And A Vintage Outfit...

Hey all..

So, as most of you know, Choca is in a Protective Style Challenge.  Obviously, her twists are a protective style, and she wears them well... :)

Pretty Pretty Girl!!!

 

Products Used:

 

Herbal Essences Honey I'm Strong Strengthening Conditioner

Grape Seed Oil

Water

(I mixed all of these products together to make my leave in conditioner this week)

Bobby Pins

 

So, for this week's submission, we tried an updo.  I cornrowed four braids on the right side of her head... I also gave her a wrap bang... and kept everything together with bobby pins.

 

The Updo...

CRAZY BREAK...

We then removed the bobby pins (because Miss Choca wanted her hair down again... LOL)

 

 

Then, she wanted you all to see her vintage outfit...

 

 

How cute is she?!?!? Hehe...

 

And that's it!!

 

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Char~

WINNER OF THE OBI NATURAL HAIRCARE GIVEAWAY...

Hey all!!

Sooooooo... The winner has been announced for the OBI NATURAL HAIRCARE GIVEAWAY... Is it you??

http://charlottesavenue.blogspot.com/2013/01/obi-natural-haircare-reviewgiveaway.html

*winner has 48 hours to respond to my email that I have sent them... If the winner does not respond in the allotted amount of time, I will choose another winner*

Thank you, and get ready for my next giveaway for Valentine's Day!! :)

Thanks!

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Char~

Washing Twists With Choca...

Hey all!!

So, today I decided that I wanted to wash Choca's twists... I USUALLY do a co-wash on her hair... But, today I wanted to try out the OBI NATURAL HAIRCARE products on her hair. I recently did a review on these products using BB as the hair model (click here to see the review), and I wanted to try these products on Choca to see how her hair reacts with these products in it...

The Products I Used:

* Coconut & Shea Shampoo Bar

*Herbal Essences Honey I'm Strong Strengthening Conditioner

* Curl Moisture Cream - 4oz.

* Curl Enhancing Custard - 12oz

*  Curl Hydration Spray - 8oz

Soooooooooooo...

First, I wet her hair down and vigorously rubbed her hair/scalp with the Coconut & Shea Shampoo Bar... Making sure to get to every twist soapy!

I then gave her a conditioning treatment with Herbal Essences Honey I'm Strong Strengthening Conditioner...  Making sure to saturate her hair with the conditioner and letting it sit in her hair for 20 minutes...

I then rinsed it...

Yeah... She wasn't happy about this wash day!!

I let her hair air dry so she could feel the breeze in her scalp, and her hair could be WITHOUT product for a couple of hours.  How BEAUTIFUL is her hair?!??! My goodness!!

After 2 1/2 hours, I then put some Curly Hydration Spray in her hair to get her curls popping... Then I put the Curl Enhancing Custard to bring those beautiful curls out even more!! I put a small amount of the Curl Moisture Cream and some more Curly Hydration Spray to finish it off... And VOILA:

How gorgeous is her hair?!?! It's so pretty and bouncy!! This product is VERY light, so it does not weigh the hair down...

I made her the cutest hat (Me and a friend of mine who makes the most DELICIOUS earrings will be collaborating on a giveaway in February with one of my beautiful handmade hats and her earrings for Valentine's Day), and she wanted to rock it today...

Too cute, RIGHT??

And there it is!!! Gorgeousness all around!! If you all have NOT check out the Obi Natural Haircare products, Please check them out... And check out the giveaway I'm having on their products HERE! 

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Char~

The Life Of MLK Jr...

Hey all...

*Shouting out Miss Allison Morris for giving me this information... How could I NOT share?!!?*

After all the celebrations that come with the month of December, it’s easy to feel like the rest of winter is empty of special occasions or reasons to celebrate. One important day to commemorate, however, falls in the middle of January and is certainly a cause for thanks and remembrance: Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. People honor and celebrate the life of Dr. King for many reasons, but most importantly, for his role in working to achieve race equality in America. Dr. King had arguably the greatest impact of any single person during the fight for racial equality, and the fact that his life was cut short causes people to wonder what he may have gone on to achieve in his lifetime. History is full of important, memorable figures, but for those individuals who have helped influence equality, it’s especially important to honor their achievements. Most children learn a bit about Dr. King in schools today, but it’s vital to continue that conversation outside of the classroom and in the world, where equality issues are still pressing. The following infographic presents a timeline of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to honor his legacy and fuel the conversation about his battle for equality.

Attribution to OnlineCollegeCourses.com for this amazing graphic as well!

What a magnificent timeline showing the life of an extraordinary man!! 

Happy Birthday, Dr. King!!

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Char~