April Hair Carnival: Copycat Style

It's Hair Carnival time!! This time around I was paired with the talented Michelle and Des of Girly and Curly. Here's a little bit about Michelle in case you've never visited her page: 

I am a mother of three beautiful multi-racial children. My sons are teenagers well on their way to being grown ups and a Girly daughter who loves every second of being a self proclaimed fashionista. This blog will talk about various products that make our life easier and more enjoyable, girly stuff (of course), beauty products, and last but certainly not least naturally curly hair and the care you put into it.

For this carnival,  I chose to recreate a style that is posted on the Girly and Curly Facebook fan page. Be sure to stop by and "Like" her page and visit her Style Gallery for more amazing styles!! 

Here is the original style that Michelle created for Des:

I copied this style as closely as I could, while adding my own special touches. 

Products Used for Styling:

Oyin Handmade Hair Dew

Oyin Handmade Whipped Pudding

Comb for parting 

Water bottle

I started with clean, detangled, moisturized and stretched hair. Next, I created four ponytails that were each placed in the center. I then created 3 - 5 two-strand twists for each ponytail and wrapped them around into a bun. The buns were secured with hair pins. For the bangs, I looped the twists around in a clockwise motion and instead of using hair pins, I placed a black ouchless hair band around the top to secure it. The remainder of her hair that was not wrapped was unraveled to make curly bangs. I added a matching flower to complete the look. 

We hope that you have enjoyed our Hair Carnival! Click the picture below to visit and "Like" our Facebook fan page to stay up to date on our latest styles. 

Also, visit all of the other wonderful participants in the Hair Carnival by clicking on the links that are provided below. 

The Heart of Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and as part of this month's Hair Carnival we are doing our part to raise awareness. For the Hair Carnival, I decided to combine the awareness ribbon with a heart design. Cancer awareness is a cause that is very dear to our hearts. We lost my mother in 2008 to a form of cancer. When I found out about this month's carnival, it was definitely something that I wanted to be a part of.   

Here are a few facts form the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website:

"The causes of breast cancer are not fully understood. Although it is clear that age, gender and lifetime exposure to estrogen and other factors play an important role. Because no one knows exactly what causes breast cancer, there are no sure ways to prevent it. However, there are steps that you can take that may reduce your risk. These include maintaining a healthy weight, adding exercise into your routine, limiting alcohol intake and postmenopausal hormones, and breastfeeding if you can. For women at higher risk, tamoxifen or raloxifene may be taken to reduce the risk of breast cancer."

"All women are at risk for breast cancer. Known risk factors like having a family history of breast cancer, starting menopause after age 55 or never having children account for only a small number of new breast cancer cases every year. That means that most women who get breast cancer have no known risk factors except being a woman and getting older."

Please do your part to raise awareness. This includes monthly breast exams as well as living a healthy life. The facts show that we are all at risk. 

We hope that you have enjoyed this month's Hair Carnival. Please be sure to check out all of the other great participants by clicking the links located at the end of this post. 

This post is dedicated my mom, Anisa's Nana, and all of those whose lives have been affected by cancer. 

"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die." ~ Thomas Campbell