protect your self....

Hey everyone I hope all is well with you!! it's been a busy 2 weeks between the death of Michael jackson R.I.P and numerous you tube videos and work, I haven't had much time to blog,
well today I wanted to blog with you about protective styling, beacuse I get this question a lot.

So what is protective styling:
protective styling can be a hair style that helps to protect your hair from constant manipulation, hair snags and breakage.
It can also be things that you do to protect your hair like
using no heat for long periods of time, co-washing or henna treatments...
The goal of protective styling is to retain your hair's health, thickness and growth!



So what style can you wear to "protect" your hair?

Well updo's are great protective styles and there are a wide variety of updos
that you can do to your hair.

french twist updo


classic bun.



you can updo locs as well.



Eva the diva looks absolutely stunning here
with a classy chic bun.




Braids:
braids can be a great form of protective styling,
the main thing to remember when wearing braids,
is to make sure that you do not get comfortable
and stop your routine!
continue to moisturize, oil and wash your scalp.

I suggest that you never get super small braids like,
micros because they cause way too much damage in my opinion.
micros briads tore my hair up, I will never, ever, ever ever ever
get micro braids again!
I would suggest box or tree braids.
they are a decent size and they wont take forever to do or take down.




















Wash and Go's
wash and go's are another great protective style!
any hair grade can do a wash and go, but many women believe that only
hair in the 3's look good with wash and go's...
I think wash and go's are convenient and super simple,
when I rock mine, I make sure to add some leave in conditioner,
and coconut oil to help seal in the moisture and add a little shine!



Alica keys back in the day,
rocking a cool p.s.











Wigs, lace fronts and sew-in's
wigs and lace fronts are my personal favorite
protective style choice!
I like them because there is no manipulation from braids,
I can wear them and take them off as needed
and still properly maintain my hair every night.



I call tyra the queen of l.f's and beyonce the princess of them lol

In Touch magazine reports that the wig collection belonging to Beyonce Knowles has been estimated to cost $1 million. According to In Touch, the singer has tailor-made hair-pieces for every occasion. The majority of them are custom.
I believe it! being that I own 10 of them my self and they cost a lot
lace fronts rang from $200-500 a piece, some custom pieces depending on the hair grade can easily range upwards of a $1000.



kelly rowland is rocking
a sew-in in this picture.


I think she looks better with short hair.




gorgeous supermodel Bev Johnson
makes and rocks her own line of wigs.



If you stylist ever gives you a
hottie type hair weave,
hint: she really hates you lol!
this is the worst weave I have ever seen,
the sad thing is can't nobody tell her nothing lol




Ponytails:
ponytails are another great
great protective style, it helps to really maintain
your ends. you can either wear your own hair in a ponytail
or else you can rock a phony pony.





I'm loving Janet's pony!



Curls,twists and braid outs:

curls, twists and braid outs are excellent protective styles!
they are simple to do and work well on natural and relaxed hair equally.
I love braid out they have helped me deal with my transition pretty well.


simple roller set



big magnetic rollers were used
to get this look.




she has some beautiful spirals....



a picture of a lady doing her braid out,
she braided her hair in plats and added rollers to the ends.
in the morning your braid out will be fierce!
the only thing you will need to do,
is finger comb your hair, and add a little product.



jill scott with her braid out.


well I hope you enjoyed the blog, so what protective styles
are you wearing, which one are your favorite?







This is the Micheal Jackson tribute picture
that I made the day before his funeral,
I showed my twitter folks...
but I hadn't gotten a chance to post it on here.
hope you like it.
r.i.p MJ!