Choca's Chunky Twists & Her Vintage Outfit Of The Day!! :)

Hey all,

So yesterday, I took down Choca's twists (3 weeks in), did a quick co-wash on her hair...

-- Pantene Restore Condtioner

-- Proclaim Cholesterol Conditioner

I then put her hair in some nice thick twists... Why?? Well, I was tired, she wasn't having it and an afro wouldn't do...

-- Proclaim Emerald Bergamot Hair & Scalp Conditioner

-- Tea Tree Leave In Conditioner

-- Water

So, TODAY... I decided to pull out ALL the stops!!! This VINTAGE dress is Kimono inspired... It's was a GREAT find... The cost??? FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! -- I went into my craft stuff and took out four feathers (2 black, 2 red), put them in her hair and bobby pinned them in! :) -- She chose her leg warmers, and her pink sandals!! All in all, it's a GREAT look!!! :)

Pictures:

Her 'hair' shot!

Getting her pose together!

Another shot of her beautiful face!

Choca and her cute 'fit!

<3

Her poses are spectacular!

She's getting sassy now!

<3

Posin' up with her Sun Chip!

Another lovely pose!

For those who know her, you KNOW she loves posing with food.

My Sassy ChocaChi!

She's taking her prayer stance! My baby LOVES the Lord!!

Look at that!! Her pose matches her outfit!!!

GLORY!!! AMEN, baby!

Hehe!! <3

Choca, in all of her GLORY!!

Yes... I <3 <3 <3 this outfit, and I even enjoyed taking her pictures more!!! She's too sweet, folks!! She is still running around with this outfit on.  She refuses to take it off!! HAHA... She did, however take off the leg warmers and she took the feathers out.

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Choca's THREE week old twists (YES THREE), and her Vintage outfit of the day!

Hey all,

So, Choca is on her THIRD WEEK of these lovely double strand mini twists!! -- How are they holding up, you ask?? Very well.  I don't think I'll go another week (just because of the way my hair does in the fourth week), but she's loving them and I am loving NOT doing them!! :)

Keep up:

Spraying a bit of water on them each day...

Spraying a bit of tea tree leave in conditioner on them every OTHER day...

Running my fingers through them to spruce them up...

VOILA... All day goodness! :)

Pictures of THREE WEEK OLD TWISTS:

Picture taken 8.3.11

Picture taken 8.5.11

Alright... Onto the next order of business! :) VINTAGE OUTFIT TIME!!!! So, this outfit is something I pulled out of her "younger days" (for the most part), but I jazzed it up with some new finds!!! Ready??? Here we go!

The jean jacket is a vintage find from last year... Only $2.99.  The shirt was a GIFT she got BEFORE she was born. It's for an 18 month old, but it fits her GREAT as a shirt... (Always re-use and re-purpose if you can... No sense in spending money if you don't have to!) FREE!! -- The shorts are a vintage find that I got for $.99!! Yep... The leg warmers are a part of her collection of many!! I finished it off w/some blue socks and her lovely shoes (Shout out to Payless) -- AND, her Kufi cap was something I got from my local beauty supply a year or so ago for $1.99... And the flower?? One of my creations, of course!!!

Pictures of this vision of loveliness:

So, as you can see... She's rockin' it y'all!! She loves to pick out her outfits... She loves it even more when she goes in her leg warmer drawer and pics out some goodies (I must admit... I love that part as well)... She's a little fashionista on a budget... but she rocks it QUITE WELL, folks!! I'm a proud mommy right now! :)

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Choca's Photoshoot of the day in her Vintage Outfit (AND her Two Week Old Twists)

Hey all,

So, today at church, Choca wanted to walk around the parking lot and just see the sights.  I obliged her request.  I then went to the car, got the camera and began to snap pictures of her.  Today folks... She was really sassy and wanting the camera to truly SEE her, in all her little baby glory!! :)

She is wearing a very cute vintage jean dress ($3.99), a cute scarf as a belt ($.99), her cute black knit cap with a cute little flower (from her hair product arsenol), her hot pink and black zebra leg warmers (from her leg warmer arsenol), and her pink socks/cute shoes (shout out to Payless ShoeSource)

With her hair, I just sprayed some water and Tea Tree Leave In Conditioner on it this morning and adorned it!! :) No harm, no fuss!! :~D

I hope you all enjoy!

Pictures:

She's such a happy baby!

CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE!

She loves dinosaurs!

Yes, she's learning to read!!

Check out the fierce pose!!

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

Yes... She loves pockets!!! (I really love this dress!!!)

Givin' the side eye!! :)

Yes... She picked this pose too!! HAHA... She sees the camera, and she strikes the pose.

Runway walk right here!! :)

Choca is posted up, folks!

Smilin' for the camera!! :)

I hope you all enjoy this cute little OOTD blog post!!! I enjoyed taking the pictures of my youngest one!! :)

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How I Jazzed Up Choca's Week Old Twists Today/A SHOUT OUT to a few of my favorite bloggers!! :)

Hey all,

So, Choca has had the same twists for about a week.  I tend to keep them in two weeks, so I wanted to play around with them and change it up a bit...

SOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Last night, I gave her a:
-- nice drenching of water
-- some Tea Tree Leave In Conditioner
-- a little bit of Blue Magic Organics Indian Hemp Hair & Scalp Conditioner
-- a quarter sized amount of Natural 7 oil

I then wrapped her hair in her Du-Rag and she went to bed.  When she woke up, I put a bit of water on her hair and spiced it up with one of my specialty flowers!! (look out for the cute, affordable line... It's taking longer than expected, but GOD is getting it done!)

I then put her in a cute Vintage find of a dress... $.69!!!

Here is the finished look:

How cute is she??? My goodness!! And that flower?? YEP!! :) :) :)

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My Mini Twists

Hey all,

So, I FINALLY did my mini twists!! It took about three hours to do, and I love them...

Products I used:

Water

Proclaim Emerald Bergamot Hair & Scalp Conditioner

TEACOIL (my special mixture)

-  Tea Tree Conditioner

- VO5 Tea Therapy Conditioner

- Natural 7 Oil

- Corn Oil

- Tea Tree Leave In Conditioner

- Water

Red, Black & Green Beads

Comb
Perm Rods

So, I basically sprayed my entire head with water first... I then parted my hair and got to twisting... I sprayed my hair with my TEACOIL, greased my scalp with my Emerald Bergamot and got to twisting... After it was all twisted, I put my beads on my braids I put on either side and VOILA... DONE!!! :) - The process took about three hours from beginning to end. 

Pictures: (this section of pictures I took myself, so please excuse the awkwardness of them...)

So, I'm starting... The good ole back!! LOL...

Now we're talking!! :) Getting the look I'm looking for!!!

My beaded sides and my rollers for that extra PIZAZZ on the ends....Yes... I'm tired...

My rollers...

Top shot...

So... The finished product: (I pinned it back on either side w/bobby pins for Church on Sunday... I wanted a little funkiness in the top!!) -- On Monday, I just let it go free!!! I love the VERSATILITY of Natural Hair, folks!

So, there you go... I really am enjoying my mini twists...I roll up my ends every night by just grabbing a bunch of the twists and rolling (lazy perhaps???), and I put my satin bonnet on... No harm, no fuss... I spray it each morning with a bit of water and my TEACOIL.

 I will be making them SMALLER soon and of course posting pictures of that... I was looking at my oldest's mini twists that she did and I was like, "WOW... I'm loving the extra fullness she has... Imma have to do mine smaller!!" -- So, look out for that!!! I plan on doing a video to show how I do them (don't hold me to that though)!

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Char~