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BUN OF THE MONTH

Hello ladies

 

A few weeks ago, I styled my hair and took a few pictures for my bun of the month series but it was a massive epic fail.  My hair was 21 weeks post back then and the style just didn’t look right or photograph well.

Now that my hair is freshly texlaxed, I made a second attempt at creating a super quick and cute looking bun although the style I ended up with is sooooo different from what I was going for.

 

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Unfortunately I haven’t managed to fit in the pictorial showing how I created this style but I am happy to do and post it if anyone is interested.  If you are, please let me know by commenting below.

My next blog post will be about how I self trim my hair  followed by a quick tip I have for blow drying with heat.
Come back soon

x

Lade

Learn | Change | Grow

 

 

BUN OF THE MONTH : The Stuffed Bun

Hello ladies,

I am back with this pictorial as part of my bun of the month series.

I have always liked the idea of a huge mega bun that looked bigger than my head but It can be a little difficult to get relaxed hair to create these kind of styles without the help of a donut or other hair accessories that create volume and shape.

Although I don’t mind using hair accessories to create styles I always knew there would be a way I could do a mega bun with just my own hair, ie without any stuffing.
I call this the style the stuffed bun because I use my own hair to create the stuffing and it works like a charm.

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THE PICTORIAL

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I have only created this style twice and have never really worn it out properly and I am not sure I should.  This bun actually looks much much bigger in person and both my mum and sister kept giving me the side eye when I created it for this pictorial..  My sister eventually said ” okay, I think that bun is actually way too big”

What do you think ladies? should I actually wear this style out someday and should it  be reserved for blogging purposes only?

x

Lade

Learn | Change | Grow

6 MONTHS WITH NAZURI: My Final Review

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I have spent six months with my wig made with the Nazuri Curls Kinky Straight and it is time for my final verdict on this hair weft. I am going to make it a quick one and delve right into the review.

Texture and Blending

This hair blends with relaxed hair or well stretched out natural hair.
In my opinion it blends most perfectly with texlaxed hair. My hair is texlaxed and so many times even my mother wasn’t sure if I was wearing the wig or my own hair. That is how much the texture looks like afro textured hair. There are some parts of the weft which look more like crimped or has a braid-out like pattern but this was certainly not a problem.

 

Weight

You get a lot of volume for very little weight. As a wig maker I have made wigs for ladies who use as many as 5 or 6 bundles of wefts to create volume and this usually means the wig is quite heavy. (I always advise them not to do this but……) With the wig I made myself using the Nazuri hair, I used just two bundles and it is so full/thick/dense looking but is super light weight at the same time.

 

Longevity

I have worn the wig regularly over the last 6 months, I have washed and conditioned it a few times with ease and minimal shedding. The hair is still in very good condition and I can see myself wearing it for at least another year.

 

Styling

I have styled the hair using curling wands and by setting it on bendy stick after wetting it lightly with water.
When I used the curling wand the curls were beautiful but dropped very quickly to my disappointment.   When I wet the hair and set it on bendy rollers however the curls formed lasted all day….actually it lasted for almost a week. The curls had dropped by the end of course and I only finger detangled a little that week to avoid messing with the curls but it certainly lasted all week to my delight.

 

Colour

I mentioned in one of my posts that my sister dyed her own wig and the results were really great. She didn’t like the shade she used initially and dyed some parts of it a second time. Not only did the wefts take the colour really well, the hair is still in good condition despite the two colour jobs. Yes it was s little dry for a while but after a few sessions of deep conditioning it is lush again.

 

Maintenance

The hair is quite easy to take care off. All I’ve had to do is detangle gently after each wear and spray/mist it once a week with water.

 

Final Verdict

Everywhere I wore this wig, whether it was a fancy restaurant or in Balogun market, every single time I wore this wig I would get stopped, pulled aside or sometimes grabbed by ladies and sometimes men (who I presume are hair stylists) asking if it was my real hair quickly followed by “oh it’s not your hair, please what hair is this?”. I love this wig and apparently so does everyone else. I will certainly be re-purchasing the hair wefts in the future.

 

Along with the bun of the month series, I will be introducing another series in which I will answer the most frequently asked questions I get about my hair. Come back soon for the first of my FAQ series.
Happy hair journey

X

Lade
Learn | Change | Grow

BUN OF THE MONTH SERIES

Hello ladies,

It’s no secret that I love my buns for a whole host of reasons, the first being that I don’t like to spend too much time creating a hair style.
Another reason is that for a lot of black women, protective styling is important if you would like to retain more length. So because of my hair journey, buns became my comfort zone and go to hair style.
The third and most important reason for me is the fact that I genuinely LOVE buns. I think there is a bun for any outfit or occasion.

Over the years I have created and sometimes copied many super quick buns. I decided to start a Bun of the Month series in which I will share my favourite buns and how I created them.

THE CROSSOVER TOP BUN

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HOW I DID IT

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I hope you enjoyed the post. Will you be trying out this style?

x

Lade

Learn | Change | Grow

 

 

 

Hair Styling: Making More Effort But Keeping It Simple

Hello Ladies

 

How are we all doing?

I’ve been rounding things up with my wig regimen as I am preparing to texlax my hair in a week or so.  I must say I’ve been having a little too much fun with my wigs of late.
I normally can’t be bothered to style my hair or my wigs for that matter unless it is a style I can create in 10 minutes max or preferably 2 to 3 minutes …….yes 2 to 3 minutes.  This is one of the reasons why buns are my hairs best friend.

I do realise however that maybe I should make a teeny tiny more effort in styling my hair ( and wigs). Not every day buns….sometimes something a little more fun is needed.  I’ve been doing just that with my wigs recently and I am liking it…a lot.

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9 bendy rollers was all it took to create these lush curls on my wig made with Nazuri Curls Straight hair. If you would like to get your hands on Nazuri Curls gorgeous range of hair extensions don’t forget you can still get 10% off using the Hairducation discount code.

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Jumbo two strand twists on my Nazuri Hair wig. This took about 5 minutes to create.

Both of these styles were created with minimal effort and took less than 10 minutes so I am winning.  As a way to encourage myself to up my hair style game, I’ve been buying a few hair accessories and props for use after  I texlax.  Hopefully these new toys won’t just end up gathering dust in corner.
I am I the only lazy hair styler out there.  What kind of styles do you tend to do with your hair and wigs?  What kind of styles do you think I should do with my hair?

The next blog post about transitioning should be up early next week.  Come back soon ladies.

x

Lade

Learn | Change | Grow