This cutie with the infectious smile goes by the name as simply, Awa...
At merely the age of 20, she already has the crown of a mature Queen.
Perhaps, because she lives clean as a Rastafarian Empress. This loc'd beauty hails from Switzerland. She is gorgeous, and her living clean is reflected by her waist length mane.
Happy Friday Queens! I took my braids down as you can see.
Actually my dog, Travis Barker, had some say in this as he jerked me so hard last night when I took him on a walk. My updo, became undone! He's a wild one I tell ya.
So this is the result. I hope you likey. Sorry for the quality of the photos, I have the worst camera phone ever, the pics come out blurry. I will migrate to either the Iphone or Blackberry soon. Anyway have an amazing weekend. Also, if you have questions about locs now is the time to call the above number on the left. The Saynow button...I take calls live Mon-Fri during peak hours. Hope to hear from you soon!
Crowns fit for a Queen!
Bridal Designs
Thumb ring
Later on it would be the at the In Celebration of my Sisters at the Royal Festival Hall, London and Adornment, Kensington ( the largest natural hair conference in Europe), where I would first feature my Dreadlock accessories and the name Zayunu by Design really starts to become more established.
So today I came to work with the "blahs," not really feeling my hair. I forgot I bought a brand new bottle of rose water for my leave in conditioner mix (my own concoction). Therefore, I whipped it out and began to spray my hair in sections and braided those sections up. 
Then I did a fishtail braid in the back (sorry I can't show you the back but I'm taking these pics on my camera phone).
Up close...I am now latching the locs, slowly moving away from product. Also, I am okay with the fuzziness its what makes the locs, locs! I don't need extra smooth locs.
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I discovered this loc'd beauty while visiting home in Memphis. Not only is she a loc'd Goddess but she is a herbalist as well. Niki has been loc'd for only two years, but her hair is a perfect set of sista locs which she wears perfectly in a crown.
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Thank you so much for having a site to showcase beautiful natural women. I wish you much sucess. I dont consider myself a beauty however I LOVE MY LOCSThank you Mocha, but speak for yourself as I find you to be a deep mocha beauty with skin to-die-for. Dreamy eyes, and a perfect pout to match!
Welcome to the Queendom honey, happy to have you here!
The lovely and talented Lann...this loc'd beauty is a songstress and accomplished songwriter. This loc'd beauty is also a new mother!
We love her whimsical color, and overall look!
Sexy, confident, and oh so pretty!
Dear Writing Addict,Hi Going Natural,
I've been doing a lot of reading in the last few months on going natural, and today I stumbled upon your blog. I was all relaxed/permed out until the perm just had my hair breaking off like crazy. About 2 1/2 years ago, I got a half weave, and then 6 months later, it was full. That's what I've been doing, and now it's time for me to start wearing my natural hair. Not because I necessarily want to, but that's the fear talking I'm sure. I don't know WHAT I'm going to do when the time comes, but I'd like to do it by December. You've mentioned in your blog that you wore weaves, and I know you understand where I'm coming from. I have so many questions, and I'm hoping you wouldn't mind answering a few?
Writing Addict,Dear Going Natural,
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon and this morning watching more and more videos on Youtube of girls going natural, and I don't know if I feel anymore relieved or ready! I've given a lot of thought to the current and new me, not just in terms of my hair but also my own personal growth. I know that as black women those are important parts of the equation to have in mind. Let's see...
I currently work for a boutique ad/marketing agency in Los Angeles as a project manager. It's a small office of three people, and we do not regularly take client meetings here, although I do meet with them every once in a blue moon. The catch is that I hate my job, and I'm actually interested in starting my own business in the food industry. Right now, I'm working on a book, turning my food blog into a veritable website and one day creating a packaged food product. I would love to quit soon and become a full time entrepreneur, but that will take a little more time. I'm not worried about how my hair would be perceived in terms of where I work now, though. Of course, if you have thoughts about it, let me know.
My everyday style is very casual, a little conservative. That has always been one of the things that I've wanted to change. I love clothes, shoes and looking cute, but most of the time, I'm pretty casual in jeans, t-shirts and flats. I've been wearing a short weave for a while now. Although I first had the weave put in 3/2007, I didn't get it cut short until 12/08, and even that was scary for me! And it wasn't even my real hair! It's funny when I think about it. I attached a few pictures, so you can get an idea how my hair looks now. My face is very round and full, so the idea of having no hair REALLY scares me.
I do want to feel more comfortable with my hair. Though I love the ease and no fuss of unwrapping my scarf and being done with my hair, I don't like when folks touch my head (those who don't know it's fake, I mean), it starts to look crazy when my hair grows out, I feel like I can't workout the way I want to or it'll sweat out faster, and it's expensive! Plus, like I said, I want to start feeling more comfortable with me, where I am in my life, etc. I feel like I need another big change, and there are a lot of arrows pointing at the bob on my head.
Perhaps you can clarify this for me...I've been without a perm for 2 1/2 years, so technically I've been transitioning, right? I should be done. :) I've seen my hair out when I get the weave removed, and it makes me feel like I could have a panic attack. It is very thick in the middle, and although I cannot speak on hair types and everything, it definitely does not have the wave or curl pattern I've seen most natural girls with in the Youtube videos. It looks very thick and feels very coarse, somewhere in that deep 4 range. I keep thinking that if I were at home, I wouldn't know the first thing to do to work with it. I'd need so much guidance and help.
It looks like most of the perm is gone. I wouldn't be surprised if all of it were gone at this point. In all of my weave wearing time, I've never had the hair fully blown out and straightened, so I have no clue what it's going to look like. My stylist now says I'll need to 'tame' my hair with frequent pressings to keep it straight. She suggested coming into twice a month to have her deep condition and press it, but I don't know if pressing's a good idea either. I'm not sure if I need to go natural all the way and switch stylists or try to be somewhere in between. I do know that even with a necessary good trim, my hair may hit just above the middle of my shoulder blade, which is very long for me. The only bad part is that the front (near my forehead) and sides are shorter than everything else, so I'm afraid that removing the weave now will mean I have to cut all my hair off to even it up. I do not necessarily want to do the big chop if I don't have to. If there is any way to avoid cutting it all off, I will look into that. I'm using this root stimulator serum now to hopefully get that to grow out in the next few months, but I'm not sure if I can depend on that.
I do have a timeline for this change, and I hope to have it completed by New Years. I want to go into 2010 with a new look, a new attitude, a new mindset. At the same time, I have to keep in mind that I the new attitude will probably be a result of my hair cut, not the reason for it.
Sorry to have written such a huge long email, but none of my friends are natural, and I have no one to ask questions or really talk to about it. I'm just reaching out to anyone who's been through it.
Thanks so much!
Queens, I don't know about you ladies but I love me some chicken breast. I love it grilled, fried, smothered, you get the point. I love it because its lean and healthy. The perfect choice for low fat, high protein option. But what I am outdone about is, "chicken plumping."“Plumping” is the term used for the practice of injecting saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract or some combination thereof into chicken to increase its weight and price, meaning that when you buy a package of chicken you can be spending 15% more on SALT WATER. More importantly, a plumped chicken has up to 700% more sodium than a chicken that hasn’t been plumped. The result: hundreds of thousands of consumers are ponying up extra cash (about $1.50 per package of chicken) to unwittingly feed themselves and their friends and families a dangerously unhealthy amount of salt.
Foster Farms has created a website, SayNoToPlumping.com. Please go here and check it out for yourself. I think I will purchase Foster Farms from now on.
If I don't want fake boobs, what makes the food industry think I want a chicken with some?
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