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I have returned, loyal followers.....and look who has joined me! Months have passed since my last post, and my beautiful baby has finally arrived.....in November, LOL. I could apologize for not posting NUFFIN' at all, but honestly, there was not a lot of hair anything going on. So I figured I was doing us a favor by not boring us to death with, "Well, I did absolutely nothing to my hair this

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I see a bump!Hi everyone!Summer is in full effect here in St. Louis, and I've opted for an easier-to-manage style--the sew-in. For those who may not know, a sew-in is a hairstyle that is achieved by attaching extensions to your own hair with thread. I love rocking this style because I can wear any type of extension: straight, curly, wavy, whatever! And since my hair is tucked away beneath the

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Hello beautiful nappies! Hope you are well! I have lots of good news andupdates to share....where, oh, where to begin.... I'll start here-OBAMA! Even though he was officially announced theDemocratic nominee days ago, I'm still super-amped. Its justunbelievable to me-I never would have thought I would have seen a Blackman so close to presidency in my lifetime. God bless him and thiscountry. On to

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Recent shots. I love my puff! Happy birthday, Uncle Mark! Hope everyone got their taxes done and out of the way! The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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A new beauty supply opened near my home and I couldn't resist. I noticedright off that this wasn't your typical beauty supply. Mainly becausethere was an African-American woman behind the register. Wasn'texpecting that. Here in St. Louis, the majority of beauty supplies areowned and operated by Asians. Anyway....I took my time and went downeach aisle, taking in this particular store's inventory.

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I wonder why the huge mark-down?I was browsing a beauty supply one evening when I came across two of themost unusual products I've ever encountered. Well, I'd found acolor-laxer (wha...?) and a package of hair, but that isn't the strangepart. The weirdness of the products was how they caught my eye. The first was the color-laxer, a product that apparently straightens andcolors the hair

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Me, in the morning.....I'm a pretty goofy person, and I need to get my daily laugh fix from my favorite silly-site, I Can Has Cheezburger? . The site is very simple: chuckle-worthy photos of animals, mainly cats, with clever captions to boot. There is even an adapted "lolspeak" that generalizes how cats or animals would sound if they could talk. I check the site every day for new pictures (or "

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When I saw this, I was like, "Get 'em, gurl!"I had to post it, oooohweee, I got a chill from her confidence and positivity!This goes out to all my nappies that are feeling down about their 'do or doubting their hairstyle choice.Enjoy! :)

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Its been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without a dope productreview... I've been MIA for an extended minute. Please forgive me. Trust, its wasfor good reason, but I couldn't neglect you for too long, and you knowthis, maaaan. Here I am, in the beginning of March, still facing harsh winterconditions. As they say about St. Louis, if you don't like the weather,wait 20 minutes and it'll

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What am I thankful for? Let me ponder... I'm grateful for having such a wonderful, caring family, for beingalive, and for all of life's possibilities. Thanksgiving was an emotional day for me, but a wonderful holiday,nonetheless. How did your Turkey day go? Last Sunday was my birthday! I'm 22 now, and the past year flew by, justas my older counterparts warned me! LOL! I had the ka-yutest

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Why the name NappyNest?Ever since I was a little girl I have loved animals. At the age of five, my grandmother, who raised me, got me a snow-white dove, just like the kind you see at weddings. Ever since then I have always had a bird for a pet. Right now I have a beautiful cockatiel named Thunderbird, T-Bird for short. Well, in my early stages of transitioning, I would let my hair air dry after

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Hello all, I'm sorry to have been gone so long. I've gotten quite busyover the last couple weeks, and I really hadn't had the time to puttogether a proper post. Never fear, topics for my upcoming postings arealways in the back of my mind. Which brings me to this: has anyone ever noticed that mixing twoproducts or using one right after another can yield some undesirableresults? I always read

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Hello all, Wanted to share my style with you today. This really reminds me of theAlicia Keys video for "You Don't Know My Name". I was perusing a KingsBeauty Supply yesterday when I came across a tub full of these nets. Ipicked up a few to see what I could do, and here is the result. I thinksit looks pretty cute! It was easy as pie. I applied my product,Hollywood Olive Cream (which I'll review

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"Wait a minute-that's meeeeeeeeeeeee!""Aww shucks!"The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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Very exciting news today! NappyNest was chosen as the October '07Spotlight on MotownGirl.com! *screeeeeeaaaaaam!* Imagine my surprise as I checked her site today and saw my pix! Wow, Ihope that those who come across my site are helped by the information Igive. MotownGirl, you rock my socks! You were, and still are, the biggest helpto me while finding my natural self. I can only hope that my

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The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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Hey all, how's it going?I have a concern. I've noticed some breakage at the top of my head and also while detangling. I really need to commit to some protective styles. Since early July, I've worn my hair back in a headband. About 3 months later and I'm seeing frazzled short hairs where they weren't before. I would hate to have grown my hair this long and then have it break off!Since winter is

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This is my second attempt at doing two-strands, and, success! Here'swhat I did differently. I parted more with my fingers rather than withmy comb. The first time I was spending way too much time trying to geteach section the exact same size. This time, I made horizontal parts tomake rows. Then, I would just use my fingers to section off each twist.I also made smaller twists. They still puffed up

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Awww isn't that cute? Today's post will be short, as I've been under the weather lately. Justwanted to share some pics of the bird. More later... Thanx for reading my blog.The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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What it is, groovy people? Sorry, I just came from a 70s-themed fundraiser and I'm still feelin'out of this world. Today was the first day I wore an afro, and I lovedit. A lot of others wore wigs, hell, everyone did. And I just felt soproud that my 'fro was all me! Some asked to touch it, some asked if itwas real, some didn't believe me when I said it was, and some wereindifferent. I couldn't

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The two strands were short lived. :( When I woke up the next morning, they were very flat to my head. I thought these looked too boyish for me. Next time I'll make smaller twists. But, all is not lost, I got this AWESOME twistout. I had to snap some quick pix before I walked into class. I couldn't get many good shots because the lighting in the bathroom was all screwy. More later....... :)The

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Alright, I did it! I did my first set of two strands today! I'm so proudof myself. I've noticed, while detangling in the shower, that more andmore hair is left behind in my comb. It's time for me to commit to someprotective styles, at least for the winter. A protective style is onethat keeps the hair, er, protected from friction from clothing, dailycombing/brushing, tangles, etc. This can be

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The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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Alright folks, I've gotta start posting more frequently and regularly. These gaps are as irritating to me as they are to you (if you are even paying attention by now :^O)I've gotta say that I loved rockin' the Afro puffs the other day! I got lots of compliments, and a couple weird looks. But it was all good, I knew not everyone would be a fan, but *dammit!* I was too fierce with it! The only

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The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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The Trotter is bright (:Þ)

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This blog details my experiences, maintenance, and general thoughts on natural African American hair. I haven't used any chemicals on my hair since April 2006. I relaxed, straightened through the use of chemicals, my hair from 2000-2006. I made this decision because I didn't see any sense in damaging my hair to hold up ideas that I didn't really agree with. After my last relaxer, I endured

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