Got home from my 10 year old daughter's award ceremony at school this morning (straight A's!), and look what I found:
Here's what I ordered:
Curly Q's Curly Q Gel-Les'c (ie/ "Curly Q Jealousy")
Taliah Waajid's Lock It Up
Taliah Waajid's The Strengthener
This is my first order from Nandi Kids, one of two Canadian sites (that I know of) that supply products for African/biracial hair, and I couldn't be happier with them! Not only did they fill my order, ship the package and email me the same day I submitted my order, but they threw in a TON of free samples. The woman actually emailed me to say that she'd had a look at my blog, saw my son's picture, and thrown in a sample of Taliah Waajid's African Healing Oyl specifically for him. Isn't that so sweet??! She also sent free samples of Taliah Waajid's Kinky, Wavy, Natural Herbal Style & Shine, Curly Curl Cream and the Great Detangler. Now that's great customer service!!!
I've been wanting to try some yarn braids for my youngest daughter, whose hair is now just about 2" long. She has told me the story (many, many times) of when her head was shaved at the orphanage in Soddo. In fact, I think I have heard that story more than any other. It was clearly very traumatic for her. In her initial intake photos, we can see her long, braided hair, and she tells me that she cried and cried when all her hair fell to the floor. Every time we do hair, she asks if her hair is long enough to braid.
I want my daughter to appreciate her natural hair -- in any and all styles, at any length -- so I do have reservations about giving her extentions. But she wants braids so, so badly, and I think right now she's got enough to deal with, without my trying to make her embrace her short curls.
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| My order from Nandi Kids! Yay! |
Here's what I ordered:
Curly Q's Curly Q Gel-Les'c (ie/ "Curly Q Jealousy")
Taliah Waajid's Lock It Up
Taliah Waajid's The Strengthener
This is my first order from Nandi Kids, one of two Canadian sites (that I know of) that supply products for African/biracial hair, and I couldn't be happier with them! Not only did they fill my order, ship the package and email me the same day I submitted my order, but they threw in a TON of free samples. The woman actually emailed me to say that she'd had a look at my blog, saw my son's picture, and thrown in a sample of Taliah Waajid's African Healing Oyl specifically for him. Isn't that so sweet??! She also sent free samples of Taliah Waajid's Kinky, Wavy, Natural Herbal Style & Shine, Curly Curl Cream and the Great Detangler. Now that's great customer service!!!
I've been wanting to try some yarn braids for my youngest daughter, whose hair is now just about 2" long. She has told me the story (many, many times) of when her head was shaved at the orphanage in Soddo. In fact, I think I have heard that story more than any other. It was clearly very traumatic for her. In her initial intake photos, we can see her long, braided hair, and she tells me that she cried and cried when all her hair fell to the floor. Every time we do hair, she asks if her hair is long enough to braid.
I want my daughter to appreciate her natural hair -- in any and all styles, at any length -- so I do have reservations about giving her extentions. But she wants braids so, so badly, and I think right now she's got enough to deal with, without my trying to make her embrace her short curls.
As of last week, I haven't had much success with yarn braids because her hair is so short that I can't manage to anchor the yarn properly. Today I'll give her hair a good co-wash, moisturize the daylights out of it and try the yarn braids again, this time with the Curly Q Gel-les'c to glue in the ends -- and I'll let you know how it turns out!
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2 hours later...
Still a no-go on the yarn braids. The hair around her hairline is only about 1" long, and I just can't manage to get the extentions hooked in tightly. I tried both the Gel-les'c and the Lock It Up, but the hair is just too short. We're both getting tired of all these abortive braiding attempts, so I'm going to force myself to wait for at least two or three weeks before trying again. Back to the headbands, I guess! I'll keep you posted!
8 Fellow Bletherers:
Not sure if this will help or not.
But . . .the girls and I were talking to a complete stranger recently and complimenting her on her braids. They were extensions and very tiny. She said she used a crochet hook to "crochet" the hair in.
Hi Gwen. I wasn't aware of that site. I'll have to check it out. I've got my list of products and supplies I'll need...keep me posted on anything you try that seems helpful.
Thanks for the tip!
Anita
hi there! braids are so important to our girls! bec has desperately wanted braids since she came home (head shaved). i too tried braiding it myself and just couldn't do it with the length it was. as a christmas gift, i took her to a salon and had extensions and braids put in (her natural hair was about 2"). she sat like a trooper for 4 hours and it cost $90 - and she was THRILLED! they stayed in 5 or 6 weeks which made it seem worth all the fuss. i was amazed at how much her hair had grown when they came out and now i'm able to do braiding without extensions. good luck!
That's a great idea, Karyn. We spent SO long today doing flat twists (like 1.5 hrs), and they looked great... for the afternoon. Then they were already slipping out and looking shaggy. Sigh. The hair is just too short to do anything with, but my girl's longing for a real style. I think I'll follow your example and get someone to put the braids in. I can learn by replacing one at a time as needed!
Amy -- want to give that a try in the summer? You know me and crochet hooks... oil and vinegar, baby, oil and vinegar.
Nice package! lovely to get some free samples.
Feel bad for girlie.
Dangit Gwen I don't know how I am SO BEHIND on what's been going on in your life! I didn't realise you were home with the kids which makes me what, three months behind?
I need to catch up properly, but for now just need to tell you that the video link you posted of the African Children's choir just kept MY children amused for seriously half an hour. HALF AN HOUR. So you can tell your kids they are totally welcome for the cat video, we are even :)
(ps there is actually a second video, taken about thirty seconds later, also on youtube, that is just more of the same. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjDmDQoorU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL - you can tell them or not!)
Gwen, I am willing to give it a try.
I am going to be trying yarn braids on Sedaya soon but her hair is long so I won't have the same challenges that you do. I hope her hair grows quickly.
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