tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73335745588555989002024-03-12T22:45:48.973-07:00Teach an Ol' Dog New Tricks ..(well not that old)Was inspired by so many natural and beautiful women of colour to do this blog. Most of it will be about the hair journey i'm about to commence, some of it will be about my everyday life. I look forward to sharing it with you!!
Please seek out my permission before copying pics, Thanks.Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-16146507049098350262011-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:002011-05-05T09:52:17.147-07:00New Pics<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I've just dyed my hair red and thought</span><span style="color:#33ff33;"> i'd put a few pics of the</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#00cccc;">colour</span> </span><span style="color:#999900;">and hairstyle that</span> <span style="color:#663300;">i've been rocking today. For all those who</span> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">are/were regular visitors to my site</span> <span style="color:#996633;">would know that i</span> <span style="color:#336666;">live for colour!!! There was no</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">braiding</span></span> and banding this time round just me <span style="color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:180%;">slapping</span> </span>it in.<br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#336666;">I started with the</span> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#999999;">ends</span><span style="color:#cc0000;"> first and worked my way up to the roots for</span> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">logical </span>purposes!! <span style="color:#663366;">Colour was left in the ends for 40</span>-<span style="color:#333399;">50 mins and the roots no longer than</span> 30mins. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Check out the results</span></div></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvaDo4_Hxo1HNo8VbH9G526izjATgSYVLgFk5rNGEZQkVINz4cdil6dPRbwWZBwL6wgQIL5UFRSiLYrpZpmEqr4A_7RWJnajJqzQs1xaimP-yJrVXIWKrDia7vPIpkZre7Lzh7ODHtsC4/s1600/Photo0177.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271617648909490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvaDo4_Hxo1HNo8VbH9G526izjATgSYVLgFk5rNGEZQkVINz4cdil6dPRbwWZBwL6wgQIL5UFRSiLYrpZpmEqr4A_7RWJnajJqzQs1xaimP-yJrVXIWKrDia7vPIpkZre7Lzh7ODHtsC4/s400/Photo0177.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIae0dSkKifRErYGx7ql2AJ_ReI5s2qUGd_Rb8-vwBdFSCnt1OY6YkKb-NaUaFj1zLQfnOfZqBAlkrnOidQwfHEMdKyHzf-bRjOmfi0gpMhok0AtIcSiLvsENAAuhyhsnL8TwcfKvBR7w/s1600/Photo0169.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271611676260338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIae0dSkKifRErYGx7ql2AJ_ReI5s2qUGd_Rb8-vwBdFSCnt1OY6YkKb-NaUaFj1zLQfnOfZqBAlkrnOidQwfHEMdKyHzf-bRjOmfi0gpMhok0AtIcSiLvsENAAuhyhsnL8TwcfKvBR7w/s400/Photo0169.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDkjpJAhLqZvpFtWqpDgX5BvxiglmW4Ie5TYRK8S4zlVlz-2Xr4Ucw1pIR2FJksj3kzXdPkQlrM81mQlFOaiAdHdqylo1f1HjrsmxZ1Rea3diuga3mA8h_BcRnTliCpJLIMZH2Y8MiEUe/s1600/Photo0168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271604146060114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDkjpJAhLqZvpFtWqpDgX5BvxiglmW4Ie5TYRK8S4zlVlz-2Xr4Ucw1pIR2FJksj3kzXdPkQlrM81mQlFOaiAdHdqylo1f1HjrsmxZ1Rea3diuga3mA8h_BcRnTliCpJLIMZH2Y8MiEUe/s400/Photo0168.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTOC0E1Wpj4eMfS72a-NZ7whh93H-vy1j2KHviYY0Ap9L5pNkxP8RhoFMO22AzpRdh927M1ZppgZtjhniXZbu68Yr_PNCGWvUb0bWXzuXFjmwPa4wQc2rcIfte6lg_B7ZLtoy86RQer4m/s1600/Photo0162.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271597093115026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTOC0E1Wpj4eMfS72a-NZ7whh93H-vy1j2KHviYY0Ap9L5pNkxP8RhoFMO22AzpRdh927M1ZppgZtjhniXZbu68Yr_PNCGWvUb0bWXzuXFjmwPa4wQc2rcIfte6lg_B7ZLtoy86RQer4m/s400/Photo0162.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271587592676738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtwiKe4NMvWVDUp4k8Ey0wig5mWzexkNEP9AqdO6u42KIX2Vs5irHOWHkI6a7k7bf4oC5N2iqgEz7SO3EX9hcnepV1oEDlZgFi8zmBCSkpwvFD9AfDg-Ids9sudXAlSSOUJlL42oVBVc5/s400/Photo0160.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div></div></div></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-50335209536996562192011-04-27T04:49:00.000-07:002011-04-28T10:59:51.020-07:00Girl where the hell have u been???<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666600;">Well, well, well what can i say ladies Ezme has returned from the wilderness looking completely different from the last time u set eyes on her</span>!!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600691819637825410" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuL6Z2AKkZoD_RrmLZwrehslopzp6tjEiyioc0crj9BS839Wr77hqGPimUW1stKEWIicMNBV449-l8fVTXFdHvAmIlFe0D3XyioH4yJjHw6pw7MybMTxO0uGRUZ579h2m8b4QeI-seLoK/s200/Photo0143.jpg" border="0" /></p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;">But what caused the absence in the first place i hear u cry Weeeeeeeeelllllllllll!!!</span></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">I am now a single mum after having quite a traumatic break from my childs father but at the same time good riddance to bull shit!!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993399;">I had to sort my head heart and emotions out which has taken me 2 years (obviously) When i heal i like to make sure that the process is fully complete before i can continue on, I never thought it would take as long as it did but the plaster is off and i am fighting fit again!!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">I've had to overcome personal illness and family death!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Nays is getting so big and demanding that i had to spend more time with him and with the break up of his parents he just needed that constant reassurance which meant two fingers up to my PC :0(</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff99ff;">And with all the stress of everything i cut off my locs (boooooooo........ hisssssssss</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I kno, i kno naughty Ezme bt there back now (HURRRAAAYYYY!!</span>)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs9nXy_AgxF2HeRaYAe7_zm_6YwXgIygkZZw-Iw8XImXjatoGcEt2WmqScpjOS4v1bnJyskltxbCWf41WW4t1eDGPfuBmx_EumokE69k5_3-KL73pwJ2wZGV_xyZyvnChSMa2Dd4OnfjF/s1600/Photo0309.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600680667308699586" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs9nXy_AgxF2HeRaYAe7_zm_6YwXgIygkZZw-Iw8XImXjatoGcEt2WmqScpjOS4v1bnJyskltxbCWf41WW4t1eDGPfuBmx_EumokE69k5_3-KL73pwJ2wZGV_xyZyvnChSMa2Dd4OnfjF/s200/Photo0309.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Minus the 'sister' part (mmmmmmmmmm)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc9933;"></span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc9933;">I first cut the side off and was rocking that look for awhile (Rhianna) which i thought looked cute but my mind was in such a bad place at the time that i reached for my scissors and hacked of the lot and did i regret it...............</span></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong><em>HELL YEAH!!</em></strong></span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgh_2z9X3QTzwREjnz3COTw37jI4nfgIqUprXj0moG7S9JVgjlk0J3ZgM6I2a0chZ5ZRtbREY1c8M19fdkcwKoz4KbPs-dWPfufuSRKCNMnCVjKT-PqZCOMQ5xTc2hNg4pgwPsLkf-ysA/s1600/Photo0123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600691834014148482" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgh_2z9X3QTzwREjnz3COTw37jI4nfgIqUprXj0moG7S9JVgjlk0J3ZgM6I2a0chZ5ZRtbREY1c8M19fdkcwKoz4KbPs-dWPfufuSRKCNMnCVjKT-PqZCOMQ5xTc2hNg4pgwPsLkf-ysA/s200/Photo0123.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">When i saw my little baby locs starring up at me from the floor i really thought ' Gurl thats it!! u really have lost all reason, thought and notions from your skull...FOOL!!</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#006600;">I think alot of the act was me stripping myself from my ex...he paid for my SL's, took out all the fluff , stroked it and commented on them nearly everyday ( not always nice comments mind u!!!) and it was my way of getting the monkey of my back. However all this did happen in 2009 and as soon as my hair was long enough to grip.....no where near 6inch more like 1in, my own hands were in there shaping my destiny..... shaping my locs!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br /></div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>Do i miss my SL's????</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc00;">Funnily enough not really. Maybe thats a bit of a white lie.!!! Maybe thats hindsight talking!!! I do miss those neat partings and the millions of locs........... I dont miss the sore bum, arms and scalp from sitting getting them redone, the pain my purse felt everytime i had to open it to hand over the cash or the thinest of them ( is thinest a word...i duno bt im sure u kno what i mean... they were tooooo fine).</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">So what did i do to get my locs back????? Good ol fashioned coil strands all by myself (oh i already mentioned that part) but i stuck to the traditions of SLs ie spritz with water everyday (Now i add a liitle olive oil to the mix)no creams potions or lotions and the ever needed de-fluff</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBu1XGUgn0dHHfKTiZc3NXykGR-6oro_ztZIZi1CW40KbwPAvJ5tx51B80EKg5mBuUBtANET8rcyLLFKIW5W0rVOSGcJJsBReXLwCyL_d0NWVlq7n3vLOmYp0vUotY-13cER_XTiMTjQ/s1600/Photo0306.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600681451320048530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBu1XGUgn0dHHfKTiZc3NXykGR-6oro_ztZIZi1CW40KbwPAvJ5tx51B80EKg5mBuUBtANET8rcyLLFKIW5W0rVOSGcJJsBReXLwCyL_d0NWVlq7n3vLOmYp0vUotY-13cER_XTiMTjQ/s200/Photo0306.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;">My new set of Locs were started in March 2010 and nothing really happened until the end of the year and now they have gone through the budding stage (kinda), a few at the front still havent taken and can be combed out (might have to think of latching them few!!!) but all in all i feel okay with these new locs on my head. There bigger i haven't counted them but i think there maybe 130 or so, and family and friends seems to prefer this new ste on my head as opposed to the SL's (interesting!!!) BTW all pics above are of me with my new set of locs...NOT SL'S!!</span></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-13228348214896672682009-06-06T00:36:00.000-07:002009-06-06T01:28:52.590-07:00Are you trying to make me say Sorry!!!<a href="http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/lightening_cosmetics_01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 388px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px" alt="" src="http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/lightening_cosmetics_01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Lately i have been hit by a load of questions and things have been popping up in my face all to do with the complexion of skin!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">On FB ( facebook) 2 questions (insults) came flying in my direction. </div><br /><ol><br /><li><br /><div align="center">Men are more attracted to light skin woman..... and</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="center">Light skin women think that they are nice and have big egos</div></li></ol><br /><p align="center">I'm sorry but what the f**k is going on!!!</p><br /><p align="center">I remember this foolishness being around when i was a teen but i never thought these notions still existed. I totally understand the history of the 'light skin woman', but i can tell you now that i'm not favored ( well not in this country) over jobs, men or the bank manager because of the lightness of my skin. </p><br /><p align="center">I remember as a child my dad being ashamed of my complexion ( he is a very dark skinned man who came from a very light skinned woman!!) Whenever the sun came out he wanted me naked, beached whaled, lapping up the rays. My mum who is light skinned has got the most gorgeous broad nose eva and so would be excepted as black but with my straight nose bridge i didn't get off as lightly!! The lightness of my skin was not something that i really noticed untill others pointed it out to me. I was raised to believe that i was a black woman. ' Girl' my mum used to say "Your gonna have to work twice as hard in this life cos your black and a woman' she never once said ' Girl your light skin.. men will fall at your feet, jobs will come easy in fact just sit back, it will all come to you!!'</p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Why do i feel that i need to apologise for being a redder tone?? </p><br /><p align="center">Why do i feel so angry when this s**t is brought up?? </p><br /><p align="center">I still face rascism and rejection like everyone else. I even face confusion.. </p><br /><p align="center">'Is she mixed?', </p><br /><p align="center">'Who's white your mum your your dad??'</p><br /><p align="center">'You know what girl for years i thought you were mixed race!!', </p><br /><p align="center">'Why are you locing up your hair i bet its pretty!!', </p><br /><p align="center">'Oh! i didn't know you had a son! Does he have green eyes??'</p><br /><p align="center">I repeat........... What the f**k!!!</p><br /><p align="center">The distressing part is that these questions or blatant displays of ignorance comes from my own black women</p><br /><p align="center">Talking to a lot of my friends who have a darker comlexion, ( i only have one friend who shares the same complexion as me and these same issues) they seem to have lifes where the colour is not an issue which amazes me eveytime i hear it. I know you may find this hard to believe but they have never been called a rasist name!!! I know i know baffling cos i have!!. There complexion has never been an issue, they have alot of acceptance and don't move in the circles where ignorance and bigotry is prolific. I suppose when your light skinned caucasions may feel that you are a part of them in some why and as a child can get close enough to insult...... i don't know i'm just pulling ideas out of the air!!</p><br /><p align="center">Listen up..... I am sure that in every race there are women and men who have big egos. Personally i do believe that the first person anyone needs to love is themselves.......or is that a LSW (light skinned woman) thing lol!!!</p><br /><p align="center">My granny used to say that 'there is a plaster for every sore' so im sure there are men out there who love woman from any and every race not just us LSW.</p><br /><p align="center">Well i for one is fed up with facing these prejudice comments from my own peeps </p><br /><p align="center">For those who have this negative and damaging thought process.... It' s time to fix up!!</p><br /><p align="center">I'm done with apologising!!!</p>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-47818418368500469292009-06-02T05:02:00.000-07:002009-06-02T11:28:33.265-07:00Today Kreative Blogger Award, Tomorrow an Acadamy Award ..... maybe!!!!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApMQN04w8vQ/Sh9lcUR8pKI/AAAAAAAAAv8/y2VLm9k8p1M/s1600/kreativ"><img style="WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApMQN04w8vQ/Sh9lcUR8pKI/AAAAAAAAAv8/y2VLm9k8p1M/s1600/kreativ" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><span style="color:#006600;">My girl <span style="font-size:180%;">E<span style="color:#6600cc;">uphori</span>a </span>has nominated me for a k<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">reativ blogger award</span>.</span> I'm <span style="color:#66cccc;"><span style="font-size:180%;">honoured</span> </span>and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc66cc;">flattered</span> but i really<span style="color:#ff99ff;"> don't know why as i have</span> been <span style="color:#ff6600;">toooo busy with life and have</span> been <span style="font-size:180%;color:#660000;">neglecting</span> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">my blogging duties.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Anyho i have</span> to<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#33ccff;">nominate 7 peeps</span></span> and<span style="color:#cc66cc;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">list 7 things</span></span> that i<span style="color:#003300;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">love so</span></span> here goes</span>.<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdOxiL92qSYHwXeJpf37txxaPjSh-exTDycngSjAzIP5ivIwU62lkPp1Y1seYacW-JlxtAPtTpoYld4DzXbnY5BHpBtYwk1cvf4xS69Q5w3TabM8SdIKlx3Kx-GJSVJYYamCdPwTEUqew/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342703870437572066" style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdOxiL92qSYHwXeJpf37txxaPjSh-exTDycngSjAzIP5ivIwU62lkPp1Y1seYacW-JlxtAPtTpoYld4DzXbnY5BHpBtYwk1cvf4xS69Q5w3TabM8SdIKlx3Kx-GJSVJYYamCdPwTEUqew/s400/IMG_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">1. Has to be<span style="color:#336666;"> my boy</span> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Nay Nays</span>.</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">He simply is my everything.</span></span> <span style="font-size:180%;">xXxXx</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" alt="" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v237/5/1/658599860/s658599860_393070_3018.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="center">2. <span style="font-size:180%;color:#00cccc;">My fiance</span>.<span style="color:#3366ff;"> He gets on my last nerve </span><span style="color:#ffcc00;">all the blood</span><span style="color:#ccccff;">y time, He makes me</span> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">laugh</span> when i'm <span style="color:#3333ff;">really p****ed off</span> and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#003333;">attempts </span><span style="color:#333300;">to calm me down when</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">the temper is</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">suffocating me.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Love ya babe xXx<br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510281_7301630.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 419px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510281_7301630.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">3. <span style="font-size:180%;">Friends and family</span>. <span style="color:#663333;">I simply <span style="font-size:180%;">adore</span></span> them. <span style="color:#009900;">Growing as an</span> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff9900;">only child</span> you quickly <span style="color:#3366ff;">learn to <span style="font-size:180%;">appreciate </span>all of those <span style="color:#993399;">who look out</span> for you!! <span style="font-size:180%;">xXx</span></span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://faqgo.com/images/2008/01/avant-garde.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="http://faqgo.com/images/2008/01/avant-garde.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />4. <span style="font-size:180%;">Fashion.</span> <span style="color:#cc6600;">I'm <span style="font-size:180%;">not</span> a follower</span> <span style="color:#009900;">of fashion and never</span> <span style="color:#663366;">have been but it is my</span> <span style="color:#006600;">trade, i have a <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc9933;">talent</span> for it.<span style="font-size:180%;"> The more outrageous</span> </span><span style="color:#ffcccc;">the better.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://spiritualityintheraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/grat.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img style="WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="http://spiritualityintheraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/grat.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">5. <span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">Spirituality</span>. I<span style="color:#006600;"> have a <span style="font-size:180%;">gift</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span>and am<span style="color:#663333;"> intent</span> of <span style="font-size:180%;">developing</span> it. <span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Nuff said!<br /></span></div><p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="http://www.sju.edu/studentlife/studentresources/oml/Pictures/music-notes.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">6.<span style="font-size:180%;"> Music</span>. <span style="color:#33cc00;">If i hadn't</span> had <span style="color:#333399;">Nay Nays this one</span><span style="color:#336666;"> would be at the</span><span style="color:#333399;"> top spot. It <span style="font-size:180%;">s<span style="color:#cc33cc;">oothes</span></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> my soul</span>, <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">awakens</span> my spirit and <span style="font-size:180%;">cools</span> my temper.</span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;">and finally</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://serbian.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/k/Kiwi78/177.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="http://serbian.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/k/Kiwi78/177.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />7. <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc9933;">Life</span>.</span> <span style="color:#cc9933;">I just reached 30 and <span style="color:#000099;">have had time to <span style="font-size:180%;">reflect</span> on my past and ponder on my <span style="font-size:180%;">future.</span> I am learning to love this life that i have</span> chosen to live and k</span><span style="color:#003333;">now that everyday i am faced with challenges that i can <span style="font-size:180%;">conquer</span>, love that i can <span style="font-size:180%;">hold</span> and secret blessings</span> in <span style="font-size:180%;">abundance.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#660000;">Thank You Jah xXx<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">DRUM ROLL PLEASE</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">THE 7 NOMINATIONS ARE</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Just Alayio</div><div align="center">Euphoria</div><div align="center">Nihuru</div><div align="center">Chosen Vessel</div><div align="center">Angel Locs </div><div align="center">Chelle</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">and finally.....yes you've guessed it...it's</div><div align="center">....Naturally Sophia<br /><br /><br /></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-23966924197598410302009-04-03T08:50:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:13:05.930-07:00Products that i am trying<div align="center"><a href="http://www.rastagroup.com/assets/images/2003_mango_poster1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 475px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 595px" alt="" src="http://www.rastagroup.com/assets/images/2003_mango_poster1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I am sure that u all know by now that i am a resident of the UK, and unfortunately for us over here the quanity of hair products that help with any types of locs or any type of hair for that matter is extremely limited. I have looked at countless blog pages and read great reviews on products that we simply don't have to hand in good ol' blighty!! Do i want to wait 14 - 28 days for certain products to be delivered to me via the internet from the great US of A. Nope. So what i have decided is to try to use as many products available at any one time. Right now that is Jamaica Mango and Lime. The products i have bought so far are : Tingle Shampoo, Protein Conditioner, Lock and Set Styling Lotion and Island Oil. This is not a review as i have not tried out any of the producs yet but i have been told by a few that the shampoo is great. It has a great aroma, it does tingle the scalp so gives the impression that it is doing more than it should, the scalp and hair feels clean afterwards.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ksm-distributors.co.uk/hair_acc/roller6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.ksm-distributors.co.uk/hair_acc/roller6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I have also decided to purchase 2 packs of perm rollers (each packet containing 12 rods at 2.99) and try a little corkscrew effect. At least this way i will be able to try out all the products at one time !! I won't leave it so long for the pics this time (promise!!.... or am i just comforting a fool!!)</div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-49396156700824225122009-04-02T00:56:00.000-07:002009-04-02T01:18:43.775-07:00Pics from my 30th Birthday Party<a href="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile6/1769/78/n658599860_3798.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile6/1769/78/n658599860_3798.jpg" border="0" /></a> I wished i had taken some pics of the back of this hair style. I had used my xl sponge rollers and curled by whole head. I then flat twisted only two rows at the sides and joined them together at back of my head making sure the curls above it hung losely covering the knot. I then done a large flat twist at the back moving form the left to the right ( you can just make out the clip holding it up). The whole style from taking out the rollers to the finished product took no less than 10 mins. Oh yeah asnd finally you all can see the colour.<br /><div></div><br /><div>This is my bf of 19 years. She has the most beautiful thick hair, but decided to use straighteners on this occasion</div><br /><div><a href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510386_3384378.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 489px" alt="" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510386_3384378.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510283_2284872.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px" alt="" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510283_2284872.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510281_7301630.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px" alt="" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510281_7301630.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love this pic, with me and my natural girls and guy!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510277_7085961.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 602px" alt="" src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2728/43/12/619985211/n619985211_6510277_7085961.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-27494508166130161232009-02-12T07:51:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:23:45.493-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Sorry peeps.</span> </span><br />I know its been a while since i <span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:180%;">blogged</span> </span>but i have been busy, busy, busy with Uni, motherhood etc....etc, plus i have just had it confirmed that i have <span style="font-size:180%;color:#6633ff;">rheumatism</span> in my fingers on my right hand and it is really painful so with all the drawing, cutting etc with fashion and then using my fingers to type ......... <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">NONO!!</span><br />So what is the update with my hair. Firstly my computer was reformatted and so i<span style="color:#33ffff;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">lost everything,</span></span> all the pics i had taken of the<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">red head</span></span> .... SORRY!! Bear with me and i will put up some at some point.<br />Ok, let me give u a summary of the last <span style="font-size:180%;color:#999999;">6mths</span> and what i have learnt and what i could have done differently<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Avid readers</span> of my blog would know that the word <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">SLIPPAGE</span> was as common with me as using oxygen to <span style="color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:180%;">breathe</span>.</span> Basically it was bloody awful. Now all seems to be under control. <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc9933;">DIY</span> was the answer.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#333300;">No one to depend on</span>, </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">i can do the in between upkeep and</span> </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;">saving on that money, money, money </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;"></span><br />=<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">yeeeeeeeeeah!!!</span><br /><br />So once that was under control i decided to dye my hair <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">RED</span>.</span> What i had to do is:<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">dye the roots first as they had no colour in them and would take longer to absorb the dye </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">then take it to the ends</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">braid and band</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666600;">rinse</span><br /><br />There is no point me lingering on that point cos i know you lot just want the pics LOL<br /><br />The actual <span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;">thickening</span> of the locs is causing the most problems. Some of them look like they are loc'd while some of them look like i have just had them installed, some of them i have braided and some of them are half and half, some of the are budding in the middle and some of them are only budding where i have started my D.I.Y journey...... madness........ but i am loving them more now that i am in control<br /><br />Those of you who are <span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">scared</span> of d.i.ying or unsure let me <span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">tell ya'll something</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">TRY IT</span><br /><br />I feel that i now know the whole of my head <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">intimately</span>, something i would never have felt if i had continued with Sabs. I know which parts of my head are the <span style="font-size:180%;color:#336666;">problem spots</span>, where it locs quick, where i might have to use a different <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">pattern</span> etc..... Another thing is that my locs are alot <span style="font-size:180%;color:#333300;">thicker when i D.I.Y</span>, where Sabs used to do it it was tight and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#6666cc;">thin</span> and with me its tight and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ff33;">fat,</span> don't know if that info helps anyone but <span style="font-size:180%;color:#6633ff;">"there u go!!"</span><br />The only bummer is that there are a few that i have <span style="font-size:180%;color:#993300;">accidently</span> loc'd together but at the same time there are some that i could see that Sabs had loc'd tooo thinly and needed to be paired up. Another thing,<br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Do you know that they are all different sizes and i mean ALL</span>.</span><br /><br />I know that they are still in there <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">baby stages</span> but because i have been D.I.Ying i can just tell, and i think that it also has something to do with the fact that the texture of my hair is different in different areas. At the same time i don't mind because i am still lovin the experiance and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ffff;">I GOT LOCS</span></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-85351568295878397782009-01-08T04:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T05:14:03.007-08:00A New Year and a New Me<span style="font-size:180%;">Hope</span> you all had a great festive season, <span style="font-size:180%;">ate </span>too much, got <span style="font-size:180%;">drunk </span>and kept the locs looking <span style="font-size:180%;">fierce!!!</span><br /><br />So i decided to start my year with a bottle of <span style="font-size:180%;">dark and lovely</span> hair colour........ Now i'm a <span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">red </span>head. It's not a new colour for me but one i haven't visited for a long time. Actually Shan never knew what my <span style="font-size:180%;">natural hair</span> colour was until i started the Sl's and we've known each other for nearly 9 years. Throughout the years a regular question i had from him was <span style="font-size:180%;">"What is your hair colour babe" </span>and no matter how many times i would tell him he found it hard to believe. I guess it's one of those cases where seeing is believing.<br />I've been<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">blonde</span>, <span style="color:#993300;">copper</span>,<span style="color:#cc33cc;"> pink</span>,<span style="color:#ff0000;"> red</span>, <span style="color:#000099;">blue</span>, <span style="color:#330000;">burgandy</span>,<span style="color:#6600cc;"> purple</span></span> etc.. but i have to say my favourite colour was<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">baby pink</span></span>. I suppose as a designer or someone who is creative you have to have a bit of <span style="font-size:180%;">eccentricity</span> in your DNA ( and i have more than a bit, in fact i'm just plain crazy!!).<br /><br />So i <span style="font-size:180%;">plaited </span>and banded put on the dye left for whatever time it said on the bottle and <span style="font-size:180%;">voila <span style="color:#ff0000;">RED HEADISH.</span> </span> I say <span style="font-size:180%;">'ish'</span> because a did mix the dye with a left over colour that i previously used and because i <span style="font-size:180%;">hate waste</span> and didn't want to <span style="font-size:180%;">revert</span> fully back to that colour i done a mix and so far its been described as a<span style="color:#660000;"> redish</span>, <span style="color:#993300;">auburn</span> and <span style="color:#cc6600;">golden</span> just to name a few. Well whateva colour it is i am so glad that i did it because that <span style="font-size:180%;">regrowth</span> of natural colour has been gettin on my <span style="font-size:180%;">last nerve</span> for the longest time. I tell you when Sabs initially told me that i couldn't colour my hair for at least <span style="font-size:180%;">6 months</span> i nearly changed my mind about the whole thing ( didn't tell u that before did i!!!) . And i nearly waited the full time as i am just shy of that half a year mark. That just goes to show how much colour means to my life. <span style="font-size:180%;">Trivial to some. Everything to me!</span><br />And just to summarise for all of those you have <span style="font-size:180%;">asked</span> about the development of my locs now that i am a <span style="font-size:180%;">D.I.Yer</span>. They are coming along alot <span style="font-size:180%;">better thanks....</span> yeaaaaah!! I have to <span style="font-size:180%;">retighten</span> the front what sees like <span style="font-size:180%;">every other week</span>. I also do <span style="font-size:180%;">repair </span>work on all of them in between retightening sessions as i have noticed there has been alot of <span style="font-size:180%;">unravelling</span> where Sabs had done her <span style="font-size:180%;">"work"</span> Basically they have all <span style="font-size:180%;">budded</span> at the ends but i noticed that not alot was happening beyond that. Then i noticed that the <span style="font-size:180%;">pattern</span> was not there and these buds were hanging with <span style="font-size:180%;">no where to go</span> so i put the pattern back which took forever and ever and ever but hey if you want something you dedicate and get on with it don't you<span style="font-size:180%;">??</span>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-86950971123730601082008-12-22T02:03:00.000-08:002008-12-22T06:36:24.210-08:00My New Love For Soft Rollers<div align="center">Well i finally bought some <span style="font-size:180%;">rollers </span>(soft). They were 1.79 for a pack of 9 xl so i bought <span style="font-size:180%;">3 packs</span> and i think they are one of the best things i've done. I<span style="font-size:180%;"> love</span> the curl they give plus the fact that they last at 3 days. They also<span style="font-size:180%;"> highlight</span> the individual strands of locs as opposed to letting it hang <span style="font-size:180%;">freestyle</span> (well in my case anyway). So the first time round i asked my mum to do it for me as i have <span style="font-size:180%;">never</span> worn rollers in my life. Once that effect had worn off i gave it a try but instead of leaving them in over night i only had a<span style="font-size:180%;"> couple of hours</span> grace period and i didn't put the rollers as close to the scalp and it gave a really really nice looser hangin <span style="font-size:180%;">curl..</span> ( i just wish i had taken a couple of pics)</div><div align="center">Here are the pics of my mums helping hand.....<span style="font-size:180%;">love ya mum</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZFmdr3nMXwHxho_OsB8iFLHBjK_exvJKPxpKWQTS7KJ1Vlk4VMfehUsgE0KS6iAkpvhD_JOnf2-4Q0CSTzncm6gHLTjAgDppxHlCKOV7u6uFX1RH7axPcLVpgCwz2c57LmsEMuinNTi9/s1600-h/DSC00295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282555417816031746" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZFmdr3nMXwHxho_OsB8iFLHBjK_exvJKPxpKWQTS7KJ1Vlk4VMfehUsgE0KS6iAkpvhD_JOnf2-4Q0CSTzncm6gHLTjAgDppxHlCKOV7u6uFX1RH7axPcLVpgCwz2c57LmsEMuinNTi9/s200/DSC00295.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtYOZekNvZc8coB9GyOj1muSEx33dtzitSCX-xcNbyDkINiByZ-OtNn3SepyNAqEs3QV69zLgIMWd1cGLJEUvXfuw6-6ItJKBQ3I7XQRYazdJ5io4ksDU6ewHavVw3HiOdv-lh_xj3103/s1600-h/DSC00292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282555414311905938" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtYOZekNvZc8coB9GyOj1muSEx33dtzitSCX-xcNbyDkINiByZ-OtNn3SepyNAqEs3QV69zLgIMWd1cGLJEUvXfuw6-6ItJKBQ3I7XQRYazdJ5io4ksDU6ewHavVw3HiOdv-lh_xj3103/s200/DSC00292.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLdoLy5wnHJnleEBpvMtaOuoLDaN_rUGw8D5pIXFgz_YPVNa0vxP9P1wQloY9PEa8UQvn_qXniKPUarzQjzDcF4v7qgfN4V8x4L2zE6w-sjLGxnyC77MIKDhYsKQgj1x7x_TvAlmR-awO/s1600-h/DSC00302.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282555421491655314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLdoLy5wnHJnleEBpvMtaOuoLDaN_rUGw8D5pIXFgz_YPVNa0vxP9P1wQloY9PEa8UQvn_qXniKPUarzQjzDcF4v7qgfN4V8x4L2zE6w-sjLGxnyC77MIKDhYsKQgj1x7x_TvAlmR-awO/s200/DSC00302.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hMdRiVo2rqNVwN-QCTm-_prZUiHBHxAX0lbmt32KF5B2jHGXK3igGSDKZ2BbDa8I0jSpnObPA809LQmbiq4H96uine-kbKdh8KWBwxC2wbaecJT1yI60_4u9gOngwTbjvFUqywSgc_8Y/s1600-h/DSC00303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282555425756744722" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hMdRiVo2rqNVwN-QCTm-_prZUiHBHxAX0lbmt32KF5B2jHGXK3igGSDKZ2BbDa8I0jSpnObPA809LQmbiq4H96uine-kbKdh8KWBwxC2wbaecJT1yI60_4u9gOngwTbjvFUqywSgc_8Y/s200/DSC00303.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60EB31vjXtyujdKErbF382ogN7vcRro-H3RPddG5Znn1ZjyKQWZuePxbP8MtF4h9OEE1Tm3p_7m6y0y-glgRwWzPXw5srS4dMuj7UvzIPdxzfa6da93k2QXbFCupoqkcJwxEpayjnT4Zl/s1600-h/DSC00310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282555422392976402" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60EB31vjXtyujdKErbF382ogN7vcRro-H3RPddG5Znn1ZjyKQWZuePxbP8MtF4h9OEE1Tm3p_7m6y0y-glgRwWzPXw5srS4dMuj7UvzIPdxzfa6da93k2QXbFCupoqkcJwxEpayjnT4Zl/s200/DSC00310.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If i do not post anything for the rest of the year then i do wish all of you a </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#660000;">FANTASTIC START TO 2009</span><br /></span></em></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"><strong><em></em></strong></span>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-47805209889761543862008-12-12T23:46:00.000-08:002008-12-13T00:25:49.594-08:00How to DIY<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:180%;">Okay</span> peeps this is my simple instructions (hopefully) on how to<span style="font-size:180%;"> DIY</span>. So im gonna tell you the pattern needed only if your are <span style="font-size:180%;">pattern 3</span> or <span style="font-size:180%;">4</span> (because that's all i know!) and how to make a quick and easy tool.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">THE TOOL</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">All you need are a <span style="font-size:180%;">safety pin, masking tape, scissors</span> (the sectioning clips and snips are for when your ready to get going through those <span style="font-size:180%;">luscious</span> locs)</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XS5_3F19qynnMm3RvEqPqe2R4xKt_f-k-iDrKhtW8exL3VZBAX9p66jhU8scEv17B9cPM2pt6DdF80teUhkbPqtQSjn_4NEC0eLjHClovDEkVKtrlYbuBxRrj73dV6QKFijcYAq9t0_o/s1600-h/DSC00281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279179843303309314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XS5_3F19qynnMm3RvEqPqe2R4xKt_f-k-iDrKhtW8exL3VZBAX9p66jhU8scEv17B9cPM2pt6DdF80teUhkbPqtQSjn_4NEC0eLjHClovDEkVKtrlYbuBxRrj73dV6QKFijcYAq9t0_o/s200/DSC00281.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Firstly unwind the safety pin leaving one side bent<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeyb3i5g9eUr9ZRc-_Z_IFtPcV-u1CDC_qGrqtBxo3QoDD5CUdGmw9iafD2975IXWvsx5n9EIYWWwjx3hezRZYUAcD_wxBchT8gusSKlH6hbwQSeSGimvTOib500VvcIbHkI2_euo6u8/s1600-h/DSC00283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279179850101045122" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeyb3i5g9eUr9ZRc-_Z_IFtPcV-u1CDC_qGrqtBxo3QoDD5CUdGmw9iafD2975IXWvsx5n9EIYWWwjx3hezRZYUAcD_wxBchT8gusSKlH6hbwQSeSGimvTOib500VvcIbHkI2_euo6u8/s200/DSC00283.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Then close in the loose end and tape around with the masking tape</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix7hGaTmpIxuF7MUYIMj8Wtm3lF81dEJboZcAHiZbHrsw8zMy6IDv9ttFrB__cg5g6IbkrYdFMzHr8Ib1pzXq7Q_v1gjyoNoOJJp_X_0NJXqK0Cb-3XjeqBgqUiP8CMLY0iuQ826X3kz3/s1600-h/DSC00285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279179851017201474" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix7hGaTmpIxuF7MUYIMj8Wtm3lF81dEJboZcAHiZbHrsw8zMy6IDv9ttFrB__cg5g6IbkrYdFMzHr8Ib1pzXq7Q_v1gjyoNoOJJp_X_0NJXqK0Cb-3XjeqBgqUiP8CMLY0iuQ826X3kz3/s200/DSC00285.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lastly cut of the excess and there you are your own TOOL!!!! ( now wasn't that easy)</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDPzyBJFqTCRYC4ytz8V4JLWYbCOhz0bhYXxsGa48tCtaIskMpVl_clSSQhFM_ZvKbpHEzpTdGT_wbD1-oXBaZfiwW18QBgbykFrA_uZ57pJ9bsPG3aIwWu7JevnQhSX3a2A40EcpjXGT/s1600-h/DSC00287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279179855965516082" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDPzyBJFqTCRYC4ytz8V4JLWYbCOhz0bhYXxsGa48tCtaIskMpVl_clSSQhFM_ZvKbpHEzpTdGT_wbD1-oXBaZfiwW18QBgbykFrA_uZ57pJ9bsPG3aIwWu7JevnQhSX3a2A40EcpjXGT/s200/DSC00287.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">THE PATTERN</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Right i need you to look at a clock in your minds eye. Done that....Good!!! Now focus on the 12, 3 6 and 9 because these are the directions that you will be heading in</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">PATTERN 3</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The structure for pattern 3 is 9, 6, 9, 12 So this is what you do. </div><div align="center"> </div><ul><li><div align="center">Place your loc through the tool </div></li><li><div align="center">Your gonna take your tool to the position of <span style="font-size:180%;">3 o'clock</span> and push it through to 9 o'clock</div></li><li><div align="center">Next take the tool to <span style="font-size:180%;">12 o'clock</span> and push it down to <span style="font-size:180%;">6 o'clock</span></div></li><li><div align="center">Then we go back to <span style="font-size:180%;">3 o'clock</span> and push it through to <span style="font-size:180%;">9</span></div></li><li><div align="center">Lastly we go from <span style="font-size:180%;">6 o'clock</span> up to <span style="font-size:180%;">12</span></div></li><li><div align="center">Repeat until tightened</div></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">IMPORTANT INFO</span></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">When pushing the tool through make sure you pull it down<span style="font-size:180%;"> towards your locs</span> so that way you can ensure that the pattern you put in starts where the last one ended!!! Otherwise you end up with a <span style="font-size:180%;">hole.!!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">PATTERN 4</span></p><ul><li><div align="center"> </div></li><li><div align="center">Follow the first to steps of pattern <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span></div></li><li><div align="center">Then you go from<span style="font-size:180%;"> 9 0'clock</span> to <span style="font-size:180%;">3 o'clock </span></div></li><li><div align="center">And then lastly from <span style="font-size:180%;">6 </span>to 12</div></li></ul><p align="center">TIPS</p><blockquote></blockquote><ul><li>Use the <span style="font-size:180%;">sectioning clips</span> to seperate out what your going to be doing</li><li>Ensure that the loc you are attempting to do is<span style="font-size:180%;"> clear</span> from any neighbouring hair</li><li>Use the snips to free any<span style="font-size:180%;"> caught</span> locs or strands of hair (Trust me it will happen)</li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">GET D.I.Ying </span></p><div align="center"> </div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-88983513261367662382008-12-09T01:40:00.000-08:002008-12-09T02:20:52.319-08:00The Latest On My Loc SagaSoooooo whats new well i have finally started on the <span style="font-size:180%;">retightening</span>...well i started a few days ago and was sooo <span style="font-size:180%;">alarmed</span> at the state of my hair. I'm telling u now ladies that is the very last time i allow myself to<span style="font-size:180%;"> rely</span> on someone else to care for my hair.......If you need something doing well its best to <span style="font-size:180%;">do it yourself</span> huh!!! What's the big alarm...Check this out.............<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW920aXdHJj3khPTAks6R_zjw0eaOsjuJW7vaiELUJkcxkqNXa_pp-Z1tosR8gJSFvNv2VwLUW4xTz5r0xw46YKi6ynqQBPLa_yWqI0-t-wr0QnbbkPDfmWPZL8tLe-5myaN2ifn3ffmcl/s1600-h/DSC00279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277729479298736658" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW920aXdHJj3khPTAks6R_zjw0eaOsjuJW7vaiELUJkcxkqNXa_pp-Z1tosR8gJSFvNv2VwLUW4xTz5r0xw46YKi6ynqQBPLa_yWqI0-t-wr0QnbbkPDfmWPZL8tLe-5myaN2ifn3ffmcl/s200/DSC00279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Yes Ladies not one loc but 2 have <span style="font-size:180%;">fallen </span>out of my head or should i say have <span style="font-size:180%;">broken</span> off. Loc 1 was hanging on by a<span style="font-size:180%;"> single</span> hair and as for loc 2 i ran my hand through my head and there it was.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I feel the reason is there has been too big of a<span style="font-size:180%;"> gap</span> between the tightening sessions so<span style="font-size:180%;"> </span>take <span style="font-size:180%;">note!!!!</span> I'm not really as pissed as i thought i would have been. There are still <span style="font-size:180%;">445</span> to go so no big deal.......<span style="font-size:180%;">really!!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Any ho i am still retightening but am petrified of the <span style="font-size:180%;">hair line</span>. Everytime i have my hair did within a couple of days the front is <span style="font-size:180%;">gone</span> so there i am sitting done with tool in hand when my phone starts ringing. I'm thinking to myself i should <span style="font-size:180%;">ignore</span> as i got so much to get through....(why are these locs so damn small???) i checkout the caller id and see its a loong <span style="font-size:180%;">distance</span> call so i answer and its my ex from <span style="font-size:180%;">JA</span>. Actually im friends with alot of my exes i know it sounds kinda <span style="font-size:180%;">stupid</span> but we got on once upon a time, anyway think of the <span style="font-size:180%;">karma,</span> he he. Anyway to cut a long story short i am telling him what i am doing and about the hairline, here is part of our <span style="font-size:180%;">convo that really got me thinking</span>..</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVqQ_8tCyhbW7VcAw4emTJkhX8uUIWDNvPU-FzLK-CyPY-PX7BQBTVUqpbZMcugYs0cGtLlwhAvQndXrohq4gcjn4P1UD8QOY0pvh_Z1kz8tzp2iv-WZBbqYkevCgXe4aiWl17pSAx5FV/s1600-h/DSC00278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277729125575170690" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVqQ_8tCyhbW7VcAw4emTJkhX8uUIWDNvPU-FzLK-CyPY-PX7BQBTVUqpbZMcugYs0cGtLlwhAvQndXrohq4gcjn4P1UD8QOY0pvh_Z1kz8tzp2iv-WZBbqYkevCgXe4aiWl17pSAx5FV/s200/DSC00278.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"Ah so u loc it up now"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"yep, its called Sisterlocks"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"<span style="font-size:180%;">Sistawho</span>?"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"Sisterlocks"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"A wha <span style="font-size:180%;">dat</span>?"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"Errr locs"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"Nah man a <span style="font-size:180%;">money</span> makin ting dat"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"who said anything about money"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"it <span style="font-size:180%;">free</span>?"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"No"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"how much"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"<span style="font-size:180%;">enough</span>"</div><br /><br /><div align="center">"Englan tun u<span style="font-size:180%;"> fool</span> ee gyal, u nah no locs is free"</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">so i went on to tell him about the price of installation and retightening and the problem with the hairline the response was something along the lines of</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">"u a ra@# edyat, u tun bumbac$#t fool a musee mad puss piss u a drink. Plait up de fu#$ing front and na budda wid dem fuc%ery, Do it your damn self, <span style="font-size:180%;">Jah nah gi u two han</span>"</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8r522vE1HcTmnY988-kcb1SiooUI9h1qx53huikaog7AQRjE5AthjMIUdYWsYBJ2iAUgNJikuimjPFkW5aC9KHhFwStCgT03fDhW27BnN8yGjleqiEuLt30xgPyok37RYHi6gqJm-gev/s1600-h/DSC00276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277730350278616738" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8r522vE1HcTmnY988-kcb1SiooUI9h1qx53huikaog7AQRjE5AthjMIUdYWsYBJ2iAUgNJikuimjPFkW5aC9KHhFwStCgT03fDhW27BnN8yGjleqiEuLt30xgPyok37RYHi6gqJm-gev/s200/DSC00276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I soon began to realise why he is my ex but also why i was with him in the first place. He was not always the most <span style="font-size:180%;">supportive</span> partner but he always told the <span style="font-size:180%;">truth!! </span></div><div align="center">So that is what i am doing <span style="font-size:180%;">plaiting </span>the front and once it needs retightening i will use the SL or should i say the Ezme method as i have not taken any <span style="font-size:180%;">classes!!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> hopefully because it is plaited it will stay alot longer than before. </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Fingers crossed !!!</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-27607222668915135542008-12-01T06:41:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:15:33.211-08:00For Better Or Worse<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Ladies </span>thank you all for your advice over the last <span style="font-size:180%;">two posts</span> but l have done some serious thinking and have come to a <span style="font-size:180%;">conclusion</span>. Knowing me this <span style="font-size:180%;">light bulb</span> moment will only last a few days but its how im feelin right now so i'm gonna go with that<br /></div><div align="center">So, here is Ezmes masterplan... i'm gonna see Sabs on the 13th but before that i'm going to invest in one of the <span style="font-size:180%;">loc keys</span> that <span style="font-size:180%;">Cammalocks</span> are selling. </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Can you see where this is going?????????????</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Unlike most of you, for me each retightening has turned into some type of installation and i don't know if you have noticed from the pics of me but i have big <span style="font-size:180%;">eyes</span>...huge in fact and those eyes have been watching the pattern that has been going on in my head. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">What can i say ... it aint <span style="font-size:180%;">rocket science</span> is it?? </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> And if i can be on hand to catch the locs before they <span style="font-size:180%;">completely slip out </span>then its a bonus for me. Soooooooooooo after the next retightening im gonna have a try of a bit of <span style="font-size:180%;">DIY</span> hopefully and i do say<span style="font-size:180%;"> hopefully</span> sticking to the pattern that has already been started. (If not then there is alot of advice out there on <span style="font-size:180%;">youtube</span> full of sistah doin it for <span style="font-size:180%;">themselves). </span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Does that mean i no longer have SL's????........</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">.......</span> with my answer being............. </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Do i really care, as long as my locs are healthy, growing and something that i am proud to have invested in!!!</span> </p><p align="center">If i can get the hang of this <span style="font-size:180%;">self retightening</span> then its all good and i more than likely will pop back to see Sabs and have a touch up but if i can't get the hang of it then its off to a <span style="font-size:180%;">new consultant.</span> Because come Jan i will be at my six months mark and i really cannot see the results that not only i think i should have but what all this <span style="font-size:180%;">money, travel and effort</span> should have produced!!</p>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-68202838262287434932008-11-26T06:27:00.001-08:002008-11-26T06:39:23.350-08:00She is LovelyI just spoke to Marie from Cammalocks and unfortunately she has a long list for everything from consulting to retightening to installation......very busy + in demand = must be DAMN GOOD!!<br /><br />Anyho what a lovely person to speak to. She simply sends such beautiful and calming sensations down the phone it is unbelievable. Why didn't i just hold on and have her do my hair...and the funny thing is that i was on her waiting list and the day she called me i was already half way through my installation.<br /><br />All i know is i don't care how long i have to wait (she said something about March) i am gonna try and make this lady become my permanent loctition...for real!!!<br /><br />Now guys the big question is do i go back to Sabs for the meantime or do i continue to look for someone new. Bearing in mind that i the season of good will is upon us...will there be and availability out there for me. My next session is booked for the 13th.<br /><br />Maybe i'm gonna have to talk it out with Sabs...bwoy i better carry plenty of cammomile tea with me for that!!Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-60972037584349303362008-11-21T00:15:00.000-08:002008-11-21T00:33:36.955-08:00The beginnings of Trainee v TrainedHello again...long time no see, type or read!!<br />So what has been happening with Ezme over the last month and a half. Well i've had another retightening that can u believe it had to be broken up into 2 sesssions because it was taking too long. 9hrs in total and then she booked the next session for 6 weeks time instead of 4, making the front where the slippage is worst have to wait 8 weeks till its done. This whole hair saga is beginning to be the bain of my life. I'm starting to think that i need a second opinion. I don't like to think that i'm doubting my Sabs but f**k it i really am. I'm trying to take that she is still a trainee into consideration and i do have very soft hair, maybe she has given me the wrong pattern or maybe............... I'm just clutching at staws right now but i am sure that the retightening sessions are meant to take less time not to increase by each visit. I wonder if she's doing it like that because she is strapped for cash mmmmmmmmmmm I wonder.<br />Well maybe i'll have to go back to the original person i wanted to do my locks and that is Marie from Cammalocks. I think what i'm gonna do is book a retightening session or just maybe a consultation with her and see what she has to say about the matter, espeacailly as she has had years of expperiance. Like i said i don't like to doubt my loctician but something cannot be right here. What to you lot out there think??? I would post some pics of my locs but parts of it are starting to look like i'm wearing an afro!!! And i f i can't stand to look at it i don't see why you would!Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-55310559538358697862008-11-04T07:22:00.000-08:002008-11-04T07:26:17.043-08:00My Computer is SICK!!!Hey there all and how have u been doing??? I'm so sorry that i haven't holla'd at anyone but my computer is sick and is at the computer doctors as we speak...or should that be as i type.<br />So this is just a quick explanation of my disappearance and i will be back with all of you very soon...fingers crossed!!!<br />Wishing that you all Stay Blessed and Loc'd!! (mwah mwah)Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-11693479312158302362008-10-08T00:22:00.000-07:002008-10-08T00:43:48.511-07:00Back to Uni<div align="center">After taking almost 18mths out i am sooooooo happy and relieved to be going back. I met this random woman the other day and she approached me asking why i am not creating anymore. Bear in mind i have never seen this woman before in my life. She told me that i was wasting a talent and i should go back and finish what i was doing. When i questioned her a bit futher she explained that <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmkp0BkeKhWCnLRFv1jMToKQkAs6Xav3BQ0AaoMRo3Pv7RhWCm89oSTA3yZ-b0JeJ6IpQ6ReYK6lWOCU9eRBrYW3S60mnYbNcyIz0fp_uHSeUcBxqN4e5KVt8q05jPm52gufzfZe8a-i/s1600-h/exhibition2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254682490725580082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmkp0BkeKhWCnLRFv1jMToKQkAs6Xav3BQ0AaoMRo3Pv7RhWCm89oSTA3yZ-b0JeJ6IpQ6ReYK6lWOCU9eRBrYW3S60mnYbNcyIz0fp_uHSeUcBxqN4e5KVt8q05jPm52gufzfZe8a-i/s400/exhibition2.JPG" border="0" /></a>sometimes she had something to say to people for whatever reason and that if she didn't the thought would bug her until it comes out. If you've read my tagg then you know i can relate. Well i told her it was my every intention to go back and complete my degree. I'm not sure what i'm gonna do with my degree all i do understand is this wher my talent lies.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4NntHgtf71w2MMqkrhaShfeAOISjdoYrXnIsuHQK6SzYTMV8gL1umHIG0hJJmIYcY-CJ2Cs7-rlVt8D2A5PtZGaE-rUzNieopt5AwhUFXFYR6Q6rDBU8MyZfT2K781S2Kr7RUYhltmSX/s1600-h/New+Image1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254682484857680130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4NntHgtf71w2MMqkrhaShfeAOISjdoYrXnIsuHQK6SzYTMV8gL1umHIG0hJJmIYcY-CJ2Cs7-rlVt8D2A5PtZGaE-rUzNieopt5AwhUFXFYR6Q6rDBU8MyZfT2K781S2Kr7RUYhltmSX/s400/New+Image1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">She also mentioned that i would get far on project catwalk........well.... i dont know about that. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">My problem is i have always been a perfectionist and therefore never feel that anything that i have completed is good enough, there are always improvements and i am my worst critic. Anyway we will see....I think about it!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05agssPCaR9_5_PU1IMLwVqGYxd5CgxgW0-ppyOLTKgZws7GgwTFDfk12y71h-6_YKYMApsL07rlivexgin6ZVFXxa1BPyYybTYja-JAR9ruqN3KaZu7RqF1zH3dd44tiAIiOAGRzQOwv/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254682486240473010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05agssPCaR9_5_PU1IMLwVqGYxd5CgxgW0-ppyOLTKgZws7GgwTFDfk12y71h-6_YKYMApsL07rlivexgin6ZVFXxa1BPyYybTYja-JAR9ruqN3KaZu7RqF1zH3dd44tiAIiOAGRzQOwv/s400/2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">(oh these are some garments that i designed and made a few years back)</div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-17994943295128320872008-10-07T23:41:00.000-07:002008-10-08T00:17:03.790-07:00Braid OUt!!!!!Hey Everyone, can i first congratulate all those who have just loc'd up. Shout outs to N1 and Angel Locs... you have come along way ladies and the journey is just beginning....... Lovin your locs!!! <div><br /><br /><div>Back to the matter at hand. I've had a few requests to start styling espeacially from friends who know me and know i can almost turn my hand to anything creative but i have become stuck. The last time i went for retightening the majority had slipped right out except for the little balls at the end of each loc holding them together. (see one of the many balls below)</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnjgV1exBf6Cyk9xmUbfc9snDFfPwoGdKteUb6i8-Ni5330zdeKbOZCIvw6IZ2VNLeYUCUYd-KoiZyCpIPNWxChoFzQ1cRJXxQtqRN7c1LOQM636cioYArJohhj9ZNYep4IYAjmmPm-ii/s1600-h/IMG_1570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254677668604277490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnjgV1exBf6Cyk9xmUbfc9snDFfPwoGdKteUb6i8-Ni5330zdeKbOZCIvw6IZ2VNLeYUCUYd-KoiZyCpIPNWxChoFzQ1cRJXxQtqRN7c1LOQM636cioYArJohhj9ZNYep4IYAjmmPm-ii/s200/IMG_1570.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I'm not scared more like petrified. Like i said i can't really afford to keep on retightening and repairing a whole head. Anyho i did the braid out just to see what it would look like but Ladies and gents i didn't do anything more than that (trying to keep the hands outta the head!!!)</div><br /><br /><div>I plaited around 25 plaits to try and get a really kinky curl after i had washed and seperated, ensuring that the hair was damp.</div>Here are the results:<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2cbdiWd5tL5zsbg-7oIPBj0N9RSrJ6XCG4Uc-_5wAWRPbcBiqVH7qa6rVmNZ_jcs9pgVMBscaeeow84GUIxbDw29rNBomX5QndCnBHIunL17SofE_ZSXT3zqH4fs-Yz7MEAlfjFVvB5A/s1600-h/IMG_1573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254676687535519010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2cbdiWd5tL5zsbg-7oIPBj0N9RSrJ6XCG4Uc-_5wAWRPbcBiqVH7qa6rVmNZ_jcs9pgVMBscaeeow84GUIxbDw29rNBomX5QndCnBHIunL17SofE_ZSXT3zqH4fs-Yz7MEAlfjFVvB5A/s400/IMG_1573.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRtIvtCS0FH1bczuTrLiuPYtS2lzrtdNB1OYsCNcIxrayQSix1zhzaiSxzzwQY9D3C7q9A8xgIPLI5bxePGRI2AYuwxrK51O-E5w0IY5KT8xaQpkBZz9_L_5SyPLrwjiOZk0JZlr_qYZi/s1600-h/IMG_1575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254676683027119394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRtIvtCS0FH1bczuTrLiuPYtS2lzrtdNB1OYsCNcIxrayQSix1zhzaiSxzzwQY9D3C7q9A8xgIPLI5bxePGRI2AYuwxrK51O-E5w0IY5KT8xaQpkBZz9_L_5SyPLrwjiOZk0JZlr_qYZi/s400/IMG_1575.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZuxvaODz1R3BmakNij3MLxnIqlnX97K92QosslXTIRdeKMSvJEyKMfPH-l1yvy2x6kw2UmEbRXCK5ZZi7CpZYaCVGD65xihwuAqRrquwZJgc56eioU-TNuBDFZAqAzzsH0JV4BCujR6B/s1600-h/IMG_1578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254676685680612050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZuxvaODz1R3BmakNij3MLxnIqlnX97K92QosslXTIRdeKMSvJEyKMfPH-l1yvy2x6kw2UmEbRXCK5ZZi7CpZYaCVGD65xihwuAqRrquwZJgc56eioU-TNuBDFZAqAzzsH0JV4BCujR6B/s400/IMG_1578.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-14125095791034779662008-09-29T23:06:00.000-07:002008-09-30T00:00:27.556-07:00What a Difference<div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vKpo1xFpj26IDiiOlXpwwHtzuCw9DuhSvIxxMqO0IBkQSQHBLiYRS7YpOkLKQPGuNc1kL3w_GLY0SjloJoJBW3OmkipAHsjimIMFjJWwVjPIVYIKaC9yZP3edPLr0vA5JW8St1BngyVI/s1600-h/IMG_1552.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251698543520996818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vKpo1xFpj26IDiiOlXpwwHtzuCw9DuhSvIxxMqO0IBkQSQHBLiYRS7YpOkLKQPGuNc1kL3w_GLY0SjloJoJBW3OmkipAHsjimIMFjJWwVjPIVYIKaC9yZP3edPLr0vA5JW8St1BngyVI/s400/IMG_1552.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I wasn't planning to post anything more this week but i washed my hair and i cannot believe the difference. Look i'm smiling.....i hardly ever take a pic with a smile on my face and here i am beaming. Trust me my locs have never looked so straight and individual after being washing.<br /></div><div> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCraOD7AfaxwhUH2HGeQih6jGOYb1RRhO1At-rO2v6eqNlj6m7XD9ZQ1QvVGwMHgW6aJp_AdNiEzp2N-qqUW-pSuJ-ckupvEbYKirFaGCXve3-k9Hd8QhvwEFGLaDEdZh6X5FHbO6_FVnU/s1600-h/IMG_1556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251695538033391922" style="WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCraOD7AfaxwhUH2HGeQih6jGOYb1RRhO1At-rO2v6eqNlj6m7XD9ZQ1QvVGwMHgW6aJp_AdNiEzp2N-qqUW-pSuJ-ckupvEbYKirFaGCXve3-k9Hd8QhvwEFGLaDEdZh6X5FHbO6_FVnU/s400/IMG_1556.JPG" width="288" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">My hair looks GREAT...WOW!!!!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49JoXb2hwvkyBy8ShdQWlZXyDEWqpdi5no6h8QROGn6MM-43hvNIuCApRDA3WeHIH_Uc-2TTqNEEnhMIPPjnQ6NKBTCcvT8UvvHK_P1ZZXQOIb9J3X2_GgCSuTS8VFcdwjaUMK5G7kaUY/s1600-h/IMG_1558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251695549884658354" style="CURSOR: hand" height="181" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49JoXb2hwvkyBy8ShdQWlZXyDEWqpdi5no6h8QROGn6MM-43hvNIuCApRDA3WeHIH_Uc-2TTqNEEnhMIPPjnQ6NKBTCcvT8UvvHK_P1ZZXQOIb9J3X2_GgCSuTS8VFcdwjaUMK5G7kaUY/s400/IMG_1558.JPG" width="227" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Even Shan has been compilmenting it and i could tell he was beginning to have his doubts due to the amount of slippage i had been experiancing.<br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251697384418640082" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4ESzJ-tFbSdb39sPuAgyiCeiJAvFx9UIk2qHPcBnYOx6REzFzWtQzs1dl7Lk81rRn-1F1BM2X2xYZTophnOa1cxdmVUZGxZVsE-wuN-hM96ZDKkL_VrbdVmS98ss0r80CjxbTYKPAUgH/s400/IMG_1567.JPG" width="238" border="0" /><br /></p><p align="center">How nice to have a man who shares his opinons (sometimes too often and too brutal but nonetheless... its shared!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGw0kzgXJQGLGFlBWgXgswLsamgLXbezxPBxJLR77m89MmHfBOre8jWWBTZsxrbpMzAA65MvlsBPM9IxNh0W4nyRBiMxPo_k18Ex9_-dKkb1ekCSGgXSlU45gyMC_12RzMtr10MnoVWu-/s1600-h/IMG_1568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251698073195418914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGw0kzgXJQGLGFlBWgXgswLsamgLXbezxPBxJLR77m89MmHfBOre8jWWBTZsxrbpMzAA65MvlsBPM9IxNh0W4nyRBiMxPo_k18Ex9_-dKkb1ekCSGgXSlU45gyMC_12RzMtr10MnoVWu-/s400/IMG_1568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Just for those of you who don't know what i'm talking about here are a few pics for you to compare. </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Below are a couple of pics after my first ever SL wash, Some serious curls going on huh? </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">What a massive difference (maybe i am exaggerating a tiny bit but i'm excited so leave me to it! lol) in the space of a matter of months...from the beginning ofAugust to the end of September<br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQwmNVUAbqa56782IxTneUhhlhzg4a2Qj5jdONWaArbWOqiCd9ROjxVibqDu2tT8wHfJ2rdb8D64jyBnzun8LFnmjksHQceuJoW0nabLIn0aMOvr9I1Ibm7qBFcYsvyMKf272mdPeWz9R/s1600-h/DSC00189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251702545696886386" style="WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" height="203" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4ESzJ-tFbSdb39sPuAgyiCeiJAvFx9UIk2qHPcBnYOx6REzFzWtQzs1dl7Lk81rRn-1F1BM2X2xYZTophnOa1cxdmVUZGxZVsE-wuN-hM96ZDKkL_VrbdVmS98ss0r80CjxbTYKPAUgH/s1600-h/IMG_1567.JPG"></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCpqZyqTfOiW6qu_p6BlVDcSXTHEMXVgNpTEEgSxHNk7q5PoSS_Zkl1ttJFol__hbY0LC_rgo2NjojyAXTov9qdb45uylDpCYV6iz0GKuECsKKrL_ujE9YUG1jAnmks_ZooKKiFGCkDoi/s1600-h/IMG_1568.JPG"></a></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-28510431004170055632008-09-28T02:03:00.000-07:002008-10-14T04:14:06.373-07:00Meet my boy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwq-9ktSgJAURtQoaBLqU_jPfIgXo5Y9yzSdR3HweeeEmCIdtjhMnAfxtop2rGNQcjMDbTdLbLqrHpsvjlosKsb5ZMdxiqhiGyFWTc09y2K9KBoH6l7s1Mq9h8KhyphenhyphenbuhdZZ13BnDoTYA1/s1600-h/IMG_1520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250996263821087298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwq-9ktSgJAURtQoaBLqU_jPfIgXo5Y9yzSdR3HweeeEmCIdtjhMnAfxtop2rGNQcjMDbTdLbLqrHpsvjlosKsb5ZMdxiqhiGyFWTc09y2K9KBoH6l7s1Mq9h8KhyphenhyphenbuhdZZ13BnDoTYA1/s400/IMG_1520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoxDL5v-QFvfa3FjoJwNuZrcjgjIOXCNiUhC61M-Oj7rg3B3ylx6oEM2fhWYkMiin5Gonj2BQBgH3bdarIoo0L-5HPpnlDspJ0UYG-XdY5qDd-JgRihGJyJrvB-mZRGCpyH0uB0XumJkj/s1600-h/IMG_1514.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250996261926223874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoxDL5v-QFvfa3FjoJwNuZrcjgjIOXCNiUhC61M-Oj7rg3B3ylx6oEM2fhWYkMiin5Gonj2BQBgH3bdarIoo0L-5HPpnlDspJ0UYG-XdY5qDd-JgRihGJyJrvB-mZRGCpyH0uB0XumJkj/s400/IMG_1514.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrgD7s18EI0AxYWYyAR4xulwHKre6WmhlQCWEs23PMJKgQZgSqk2l6NQsAcxu-i7j7GVEeo6KRcg6R3OCYsHyEyqjsrAWMi0yelXCXQPKedlE6klLQU4BISDw5QX8NWWG8MV2_T6exhh8/s1600-h/IMG_1516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250996267885376034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrgD7s18EI0AxYWYyAR4xulwHKre6WmhlQCWEs23PMJKgQZgSqk2l6NQsAcxu-i7j7GVEeo6KRcg6R3OCYsHyEyqjsrAWMi0yelXCXQPKedlE6klLQU4BISDw5QX8NWWG8MV2_T6exhh8/s400/IMG_1516.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2AQ8XtBMupygmZ4fRDL0pBTkQzm7U6TU9DTYx7D568k6WpWax2pk7ePUricPlwcpTQ2X8IBHHVBqJ2DlMXKVMxCzpQizhH6Fj21osxbjgXCXJpZ_XSNN-mQIYo001-J1u7o2lDnGTmv8/s1600-h/IMG_1526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250996268185510674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2AQ8XtBMupygmZ4fRDL0pBTkQzm7U6TU9DTYx7D568k6WpWax2pk7ePUricPlwcpTQ2X8IBHHVBqJ2DlMXKVMxCzpQizhH6Fj21osxbjgXCXJpZ_XSNN-mQIYo001-J1u7o2lDnGTmv8/s400/IMG_1526.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I thought it was about time that i posted afew pics of my son Nay Nay</div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-45556548007537232872008-09-25T00:01:00.000-07:002008-09-29T23:38:24.370-07:00I've Been Tagged Again by Angel LocsThe rules are below in 'I've been Tagged' so here goes<br /><ul><li>I used to play compete in netball and badminton back in the day</li><li>I am my mums only child and have 5 brothers and sisters on my dads side, with me being the eldest</li><li>I am expecting my first niece or nephew in Feb 09</li><li>I love the taste of white chocolate</li><li>I used to model when i was younger (only catwalk....long legs)</li><li>My real name isn't Ezme, thats short for my grannys name Esmerelda my name is ............ oh what a shame thats all my taggs taken up. See Ya xx </li></ul>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-2596482711229834852008-09-22T23:42:00.000-07:002008-09-28T01:37:40.924-07:003rd Retightening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwMFts45ZdYI2Vb8wgfPReN9yhFsJkd7nU9Dr3IER7e3VQvxRA7WS_8TVg_qw06FcrTRg544LNA8Ywwov30lycIK4gEpnZ9AicZcOlLRXk2DJqrRzDZ7vKODmwiZKw6g_5IwyMxt4qorx/s1600-h/IMG_1531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250981738879407202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwMFts45ZdYI2Vb8wgfPReN9yhFsJkd7nU9Dr3IER7e3VQvxRA7WS_8TVg_qw06FcrTRg544LNA8Ywwov30lycIK4gEpnZ9AicZcOlLRXk2DJqrRzDZ7vKODmwiZKw6g_5IwyMxt4qorx/s400/IMG_1531.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Hi there everyone, well i have been for my 3rd retightening and the credit crunch is starring to show its effects on me. I'm starting to wonder if i can SERIOUSLY afford to keep this up...of course i will find a way by hook or by crook, but living in one of the most expensive countries in the world is not helping matters. Especially if its gonna take the same amount of time it just has. 7 hrs and i really didn't think the slippage was as bad as the first time round costing £70 / $140. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Can i really continue this? .... at that price?.......every 4 weeks?</div><div align="center"><br />I'm gonna have to try my hardest or unfortunatley i'll have to go for an alternative and i really didn't wanna do that, Lets just hope that my locs lock quickly and i can start maintaining them myself!!!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Or..... maybe the fact that it took so long is that Sabs was doing another clients hair the night before and was clearly tired when her hands were in mine. I did remind her that when you are tired you move alot slower whether your aware of it or not sooooo lets not try to take too long, but it still took the same length of time it did, but she did give me a small discount so can i really complain?.....</div><div align="center">Yes...</div><div align="center">at the end of the day it's a woman right!!! </div><div align="center">So this time round that i took a good peek at her diary and made sure that there was no one before me. So far so good. She prefers doing hair on a Saturday but she was booked so i decided to go for theFriday, that way her Sat morning client can pay the extra....</div><div align="center">Sorry love, but it won't be me this time round!</div><div align="center"><br />On the good side though she says that my hair is beginning to show signs of locking<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE8dBFuImwnsDdzU4QuT9iycM48tyxVchGB-qeA4tjI1Zklzm56uAWPjoek6z2wC3XzfKYjwLeMBTl9TatPyWUTX-m8b21pjIJXwkLd2h5v3rz0UnEL0DgyvNUftwTqzUPExRScN3-evM/s1600-h/IMG_1503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250981204527910258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE8dBFuImwnsDdzU4QuT9iycM48tyxVchGB-qeA4tjI1Zklzm56uAWPjoek6z2wC3XzfKYjwLeMBTl9TatPyWUTX-m8b21pjIJXwkLd2h5v3rz0UnEL0DgyvNUftwTqzUPExRScN3-evM/s400/IMG_1503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><ul><li><div align="center">Little balls at the end of each loc</div></li><li><div align="center">Budding in the middle of some locs</div></li><li><div align="center">Shrinkage</div></li><li><div align="center">The tight natural ringlet curls are beginning to disappear so soon i should be able to put in curlers and do all those fancy styles i see everyone out there doing.</div></li></ul><div align="center">I've also gone out there now i bought some hair accesories. I didn't really see the need before...the hair was sooooo curly there was nothing i could do with it (all i could do is sit back and watch<a href="http://yooforea.blogspot.com/"> Euphoria's</a> and the everyone else's pretty locks and styles and dream that soon i'll be able to do that!)</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwISVxMCn1kmogvxP0D6Q0gXHZRxZOJxbc3UaISsyc-895TA7nAsBgNo5SJAN4PPu9zCHPDmIs6d7XF56dHjVAu4d2R68_ZhZsOL_e_AaboZPTA9Ci1-mSCLazMg5BV_P8EIQpWhXf0dM/s1600-h/IMG_1532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250981749432890242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwISVxMCn1kmogvxP0D6Q0gXHZRxZOJxbc3UaISsyc-895TA7nAsBgNo5SJAN4PPu9zCHPDmIs6d7XF56dHjVAu4d2R68_ZhZsOL_e_AaboZPTA9Ci1-mSCLazMg5BV_P8EIQpWhXf0dM/s400/IMG_1532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p></p><div align="center">I'm loving my locks right now.. (apart from the uncoloured regrowth...will i really be able to last a whole year without adding colour to my roots, That alone is a test that i think i'm gonna fail!!). They are starting to become more versitile, obvioulsly once they have left the baby stage and begin to mature i will be trully satisfied but for now there really isn't any downsides to all this apart form the expense, but i'm gonna have to start looking at this as a treatment to myself...something like a reward for all the things that i have to do in a day. A special thank you to me!!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">"Thank You Ezme, for investing time, money, patience and love in the enhancement of beauty in your hair" </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">A mantra i'm gonna have to start chanting everytime i head to the ATM to pay Sabs!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ol><br /></ol><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-75035956856839630952008-09-09T08:04:00.000-07:002008-09-25T00:20:00.470-07:00I've been TAGGED!!Oh my God I've been tagged twice, I will try to come up with 6 or as its twice does that mean 12 things that I haven't told you already. There are a few rules to the tag that I have to post so here goes!!!<br />Link to the person that tagged you. <a href="http://www.ofoslocs.blogspot.com/">Euphoria</a> and <a href="http://nubian1.blogspot.com/">Nubian1<br /></a><br /><br />Post the rules on your blog<br />Share 6 non-important/ habits/ quirks about yourself<br />Tag 6 random people by posting links to their blogs<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ol><br /><br /><li>I hate my complexion...I wish i was really dark, insted of constantly being confused as mixed race.</li><br /><br /><li>I'm a step mum to two teenage girls 15 & 16, bearing in mind i am only 29 myself!!</li><br /><br /><li>Keeping on the same track i am a step granny as well</li><br /><br /><li>No he is not a cradle snatcher he just started out like most men tooooooo damn young and is 11 years my senior, We were friends for 5 years and have been together for 3/4 so 8/9yrs in total. And no he is not rich so i aint no gold digger neither!!</li><br /><br /><li>As a child I used to pick my nose and rub random peoples ear lobes for comfort (not at the same time or with the same fingers)</li><br /><br /><li>My biggest fear has always been boredom</li><br /><br /><li>And moths...yes moths....They have no direction what so eva</li><br /><li>My second toe is longer than my big toe, which appartntly means that i will rule my man (proven to be true so far!!!)</li><br /><li>I would love to have one more child pref a girl...he's not that keen!... I say TOUGH!!</li><br /><li>People who have just met me seems to think that i am some scary, tough, strong character, people who know me thinks i should be on stage doing stand up comedy..... Lesson 1 Neva judge a book by its cover</li><br /><li>Since a child i have had the gift of foresight, i can hold an object and tell you about the person who it belongs to, i've predicted the deaths of two friends to disturbing accuracy and i've seen spirits and angels, it always has and will scare the s**t out of me.</li><br /><li>Without music i would be a manic depressive</li></ol>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-84554853341371552772008-08-28T08:46:00.000-07:002008-09-25T00:20:31.686-07:00New Style<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhpRdp6HctXX44gY1XAV6TlTJlpvcJbxaPglwT3YSunBLyQdx5l98VY1dRNXtDBCa7gAeyWFXfgNdufyMmkhtAzYto7YaHbXFeZ0vA98eB3D0tb-2r3OTKnLtnoi3JNvkprbPz2ed_KSN/s1600-h/Picture+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239597087412167730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhpRdp6HctXX44gY1XAV6TlTJlpvcJbxaPglwT3YSunBLyQdx5l98VY1dRNXtDBCa7gAeyWFXfgNdufyMmkhtAzYto7YaHbXFeZ0vA98eB3D0tb-2r3OTKnLtnoi3JNvkprbPz2ed_KSN/s400/Picture+160.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1d46TDcRJxSkrTDlmxuR4hlEddpmNIIMruW6TaE_eGNXmEg4LFCjabtdtYoXy5NR7kiFWL9PTlFJiU0me5M1fQyyZqi7eYy-Hjrad1QRywjt3M_CaYD1m0UYA-DRWDdbfq6JsaT-tTFw/s1600-h/Picture+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239597086341956466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1d46TDcRJxSkrTDlmxuR4hlEddpmNIIMruW6TaE_eGNXmEg4LFCjabtdtYoXy5NR7kiFWL9PTlFJiU0me5M1fQyyZqi7eYy-Hjrad1QRywjt3M_CaYD1m0UYA-DRWDdbfq6JsaT-tTFw/s400/Picture+161.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczRkb-rKLNKDq35NfQKZgp16MDw2HihU_Ib2krRzMSJefkUCW29ZaV5f7v8W6nuTAZMPN00ZvU-6zBQ-ndlejm7XEgAF_Wre-y0WhISmp9TTBx8dBsKglUVuuLglcNFBFIv6ahDOCcP4k/s1600-h/Picture+162.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239597090361858226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczRkb-rKLNKDq35NfQKZgp16MDw2HihU_Ib2krRzMSJefkUCW29ZaV5f7v8W6nuTAZMPN00ZvU-6zBQ-ndlejm7XEgAF_Wre-y0WhISmp9TTBx8dBsKglUVuuLglcNFBFIv6ahDOCcP4k/s400/Picture+162.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabH6RV3YphUqjhIK0BETe5kmUDtCgn8RDCP3oQdsRihxH5Zx6gujJEDH4aLBUkmiX8J3AWFLH0bs9ShrAY4BeyWQ9AN82ESDS9VZOCbqoEu0fgN2p0xdwiUh0adcTyEykDfPEJPIlQMg3/s1600-h/Picture+168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239597098538889570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabH6RV3YphUqjhIK0BETe5kmUDtCgn8RDCP3oQdsRihxH5Zx6gujJEDH4aLBUkmiX8J3AWFLH0bs9ShrAY4BeyWQ9AN82ESDS9VZOCbqoEu0fgN2p0xdwiUh0adcTyEykDfPEJPIlQMg3/s400/Picture+168.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well i thought that it was about time that i tried a few hairstyles...so here they are</div><br /><div>They took a few seconds (yep.. i know it looks like it!, but it was quick and easy and that's all i need</div><br /><div></div><br /><ol><li>Flat twist the front and cornrow the back</li><li>Take out the flat twists only at the centre (leave the sides twisted) so you end up with a mohawk.</li></ol><p></p>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-87122794056305292392008-08-25T00:41:00.000-07:002008-09-25T00:19:04.432-07:00Finally i'm fixed ....... YIPPEE!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zkzv5bQreXdJD6jk6syWE-5u_cLxrGuQLKqU0RK54MzzGauhE8fjYdm-6AHVj48SOH5jEJIddL8svlgKKsWWBC5PHwss0IiUe6aYnu9Aq037kCL6580l25rkM7LlAQCJO7lcpOEWsESi/s1600-h/DSC00218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238358461108769650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zkzv5bQreXdJD6jk6syWE-5u_cLxrGuQLKqU0RK54MzzGauhE8fjYdm-6AHVj48SOH5jEJIddL8svlgKKsWWBC5PHwss0IiUe6aYnu9Aq037kCL6580l25rkM7LlAQCJO7lcpOEWsESi/s400/DSC00218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt3zZ9wod5N1Jq35aRexdZwX1EgqXHNPeNBYKoYTtB2zRv-uoCC9mWZPJdF7rbHQ3Jfjhq8c66jaQw9iyJoTC_h23SmjOZF3xircybuQYzbWdtJxDoSk_pQKCkM2LG-eXRzsnuuxpu95t/s1600-h/DSC00217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238358466037893378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt3zZ9wod5N1Jq35aRexdZwX1EgqXHNPeNBYKoYTtB2zRv-uoCC9mWZPJdF7rbHQ3Jfjhq8c66jaQw9iyJoTC_h23SmjOZF3xircybuQYzbWdtJxDoSk_pQKCkM2LG-eXRzsnuuxpu95t/s400/DSC00217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFgMJIzlNZss2UZV_Hgo5FlLRndEatYDhyphenhyphensyB3YkMC4I7S2hqFtSenrT67432FfH7EvzyDSRhjLKbB0vX_Vpe9rS-640bRnWa57fA2Y09RKeD3zV3A0ZNZVeTN110JyH2sxwl5xfGYptM/s1600-h/DSC00216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238358469033922882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFgMJIzlNZss2UZV_Hgo5FlLRndEatYDhyphenhyphensyB3YkMC4I7S2hqFtSenrT67432FfH7EvzyDSRhjLKbB0vX_Vpe9rS-640bRnWa57fA2Y09RKeD3zV3A0ZNZVeTN110JyH2sxwl5xfGYptM/s400/DSC00216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfOqCHymBMjxONgP7R7lTwdvzS6lW3hOkIs5CCKK3BqirezLqrnt9uYH4oEX0-hY_uBgSZEd2F0uQOta_y-aZr71tTIZwIorvaFtDFYdLBkrpmF-y7AIZWPZoRVUShrRbTdLkAgWimwEW/s1600-h/DSC00230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238358471289537330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfOqCHymBMjxONgP7R7lTwdvzS6lW3hOkIs5CCKK3BqirezLqrnt9uYH4oEX0-hY_uBgSZEd2F0uQOta_y-aZr71tTIZwIorvaFtDFYdLBkrpmF-y7AIZWPZoRVUShrRbTdLkAgWimwEW/s400/DSC00230.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6Lt30wldH1bo8XqdNEOouY__WCLKQ2GWhcawEf7NrkrF0Ms5R_twnkrs6O2QxCODJjSeyzLJt9IxfL8sySoMP19m93QAieMBnA5mKvHQe26Z_jcfX_JtYUeJzKA49WULGoCtAGcY8O3n/s1600-h/DSC00219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238358473440190578" style="WIDTH: 402px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6Lt30wldH1bo8XqdNEOouY__WCLKQ2GWhcawEf7NrkrF0Ms5R_twnkrs6O2QxCODJjSeyzLJt9IxfL8sySoMP19m93QAieMBnA5mKvHQe26Z_jcfX_JtYUeJzKA49WULGoCtAGcY8O3n/s400/DSC00219.JPG" width="417" border="0" /></a><br />Yes finally my hair looks so decent. I decoded to reach Sabs house at 9 on the dot because i thought i might be there due to some SERIOUS BITCHY SLIPPAGE. Luckily for me it only took five and a half hours ...... not bad!!<br />We had a good gossip about men, the good, the bad and the oh so ugly, you know the ones that God, children and dogs don't like. We had alot of ugly to talk about...maybe one day i'll share! Then again you probably have your own tales to tell about the wotless, nah work, nah look after dem pickney, degenerates of society ... i might have to start a blog so we can all complain. Sabs was going through some drama and it made be reflect on crap men that i have had the lack of pleasure of.. Ok lets get back to the point, So it took less time than i thought but it was a lot more uncomfortable, and its still sore today. It didn't hurt as such, i think the lack of me combing and manipulating my hair just made my scalp more tender, but at least its done and i don't favor a scarecrow no mo'. Check out the comparison below and above and you'll see what im sayin.Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333574558855598900.post-31365270250500447142008-08-22T09:38:00.000-07:002008-09-25T00:19:28.775-07:00<embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-d5.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2594073385373171925&site=widget-d5.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2594073385373171925&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-d5.slide.com/p1/2594073385373171925/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2594073385373171925&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-d5.slide.com/p2/2594073385373171925/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2594073385373171925&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-d5.slide.com/p4/2594073385373171925/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Ezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08141698262753034607noreply@blogger.com1