PROTECTIVE STYLE CHALLENGE 6 MONTH UPDATE

It's July, and I have just completed month six of my 1 year protective style challenge. Each month, since January 2014, I have created a different protective style and maintained that style for approximately one month. I decided to embark on this challenge because this is my 3rd year with natural hair (click here for my Natural Hair Journey), and though there has been significant growth and overall improvement to my hair, I feel like the growth has hit it's plateau.

I am on a journey to stronger, longer and healthier hair and I know that protective styling, if done correctly, can be beneficial for the hair and scalp.  So here's what I've done thus far. 

In January 2014 I was wearing a sew in. The sew-in was installed by a local stylist but I cut and styled it myself. In the past I loved sew-in's but I like to have constant access to my hair and scalp.

February 2014 I decided to braid my hair into waist-length box braids. I love this style. It is a time consuming process, but this style allows for optimal moisturizing.

March 2014 I decided to upgrade the box braids I had from February. So, I washed, deep conditioned and cut the box braids, then I wrapped the braids with marley hair creating faux locs. Very cute style, lots of compliments, however

Ari Lennox- Touching Me With Her Talent

This young tenderoni right here.... one of my favorite Musical Crushes...

   

                    

Ms. Ari Lennox is a truly unique and natural performer. Her voice is something that people 2-3 times her age wish they had the knack for. To top it off she's comfortable in her own skin and it definitely shows. Listen to the video above. An original track from Ms. Lennox. She knows that some of the words may be undecipherable (hence the captions) if you have never listened to her music, but that is part of her charm. It's like you literally have to get to know her style before you completely understand her lyrics. It's like interactive music! I LOVE IT!

Ari Lennox can be found on facebook giving up her prolific ideas about the world and the people in it. While sharing some of her most recent performances. On youtube you can find some of her greatest original and cover work. She puts her own twist on everything she touches, and she's amazing at it. She can also be found on SoundCloud as well as iTunes for her entire original EP.  Ari Lennox is one of those singers that I could sit back with a good book and some spicy Chai Tea as her voice comes across my record player and soothes my soul on a rainy summer day... sundress on and all the windows open... Just me, Ari and the summer rain. Yes, she is that good.  

My favorite covers of other artists, done by Ari are below. Please, don't sleep on this Goddess... 

Photo Credit: ariography.tumbler.com/photo

              


               

SCANDAL FINALE!

So.... Ya'll know ya'll wrong for talking about the Scandal finale and I'm on the West Coast...