Defining Short Natural Coils & Curls

This is Miss A's little cousin, "Lil Bit". You may remember Lil Bit from a couple of previous posts, here and here. Lil Bit has asked me to give her curly hair every time she comes over. I remember from the last time I washed and styled her hair that she has the tiniest little coils that dry up really quick when not wet. I wasn't really sure what to expect but her curls turned out fabulous and she absolutely loved her hair! She was playing with her hair all day, it was the cutest thing ever. :-)

I decided to go with my go-to product for wash and go's. Kinky Curly Curling Custard, of course! First, I washed Lil Bit's hair with Cara B Naturally Shampoo and V05 Conditioner. I detangled while the conditioner was still in with a Denman brush. After rinsing I immediately applied a little Kinky Curly Knot Today leave-in conditioner all over her tiny coils. I knew if I waited too long her hair would dry up and Kinky Curly seems to work best applied to soaking wet hair. After applying the leave-in, I grabbed about 2-3 inch sections of hair at a time and applied about a quarter sized amount of Kinky Curly Curling Custard. I find that the curls are better defined when you just rake the product through instead of combing or brushing so I simply raked the product through each section with my fingers, making sure every coil had some curling custard on it. You can see picture of her wet curls above and below.

After a long day of playing her hair finally dried. Below are the results. The bangs frizzed a bit more than the side and back  but I think that's because she couldn't keep her fingers off her curls! :-)

For the record, her curls were not crunchy at all. They were very soft and well moisturized. The next morning her coils were still very defined so I sprized her hair with water and put her curls into two little pigtails.

Bonus pic of the cousins! :-) Lil Bit, Miss A and Ky!

Check out more pictures of Ky's Flat Twists into Afro style by clicking HERE.

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Happy 6th Birthday Miss A! (Picture Heavy)

Today is Miss A's 6th birthday! I seriously cannot believe it. They grow up so fast. I posted a few pictures on our Facebook page of what she looked like when we first started the blog in 2009 and she has changed so much!

I couldn't have asked God for a better blessing. She has completely changed my life. She's sweet, loving and caring. A great big sister. She is going to grow into a beautiful, and smart young woman. She will forever and always be mommy's phat phat. I love you A! :)

Here's her birthday weekend recap...

I took the picture above yesterday before taking her to Toys R Us with a $30.00 budget to pick whatever she wanted and before taking her out to eat. She declared it the best day ever.

She had a small sleepover with 2 of her cousins. They are playing tea party with one of the gifts she bought from Toys R Us.

She insists on listening to Michael Jackson nonstop every birthday. Long live the King.

Something she has been asking for....a LeapPad Explorer! By the way, I can do a review if anyone is interested for the holidays! :)

Playing with her new LeapPad!

Hair: Kinky Curly Curling Custard - Outfit: Gymboree Cake: Walmart :)

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Updated 10/24- The winners have been announced!


Katrina Pickering wins the full set of Kinky-Curly Products.
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