Travel me out...

Hello and how's your hair today? I recently came back from a trip around Europe with my best mates and I have to say it was one of the best experiences of my life. One thing I had to think about was my hair (obviously). Because we were travelling to many places we had those over sized backpack things to carry all our stuff, and as a result I couldn't carry all my hair tools that I normally use. Essentially all I had was shampoo, conditioner and leave in.
That's it.

I didn't struggle however, and let my hair do as it pleased during the course of the trip and it was quite refreshing to just have my natural hair with no braids or twists of any kind. I do have some advice however on travelling with hair that needs constant management or even hair that is easy to deal with.

1) Wash your hair the day before you travel. Obviously this lengthens the amount of time you have before you have to wash it again without all your accessories.

2) Buy empty mini containers. One thing I wish I did, was go to my local drugstore and buy those sets of tiny empty bottles and tubs so I could put hair gel and moisturizer with me. I had to bring my entire tub of leave in when I could have just dished a small amount into a container with me. Also I could have had other products with me.

3) Bring hair bands. You wouldn't believe how many times I've forgotten mine.

4) Keep your styles as simple as possible. You won't have all the stuff you normally use with you, and you're probably going to be busy with the wonderful place you're visiting. You don't want to be wasting time with your hair.

5) Take a hat! Hats will hide any bad hair day on your trip and also help tame your locks. I forgot I had brought mine and almost cried with relief when I saw it halfway through the trip.

I didn't have a terrible time as I went to cities mostly, (apart from Switzerland) so the humidity didn't get me. However, I am travelling to hot countries in the summer and so shall be prepared this time!

Love y'all
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
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Happy New Year!

Hello and how's your hair today? It has been a very long while, and I do apologise. I've been so busy in university and various other life changing things that I havent had the time to update. But cutting to the chase - it's a new year, I've made some resolutions and keeping this up is one of them. So without further ado, here is my blog post!

Currently, I have my hair in long single twist braids, that look like something like this:

They're in braids mostly because I have exams and so its so much easier to maintain so I don't have to worry about my hair at all. Also, doing braids every now and then cause the hair grow because the strands are protected and there is so much less breakage (as long as you don't pull on the front as it will break those hairs).

As part of my new years resolutions I am growing my hair out down to elbow length, which I know will be no easy feat (especially as my hair is curly), but it's a challenge I've set myself for the next few years. I'm going to be testing out which products are best for hair growth (I already have my eye on mixed chicks' product range), and I really don't want to give up on this!

Since I have braids I thought I would post some pics of a few braids which I thought were lovely. (I don't own any of these pictures!)

Love her!

Enjoy!

Love

MOSAS 

(make others stop and stare)

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I'm back guys... :)

Hello, and how's your hair today? I must apologise, I haven't written a post in a while, and it was because of my crazy exam schedule. I do the International Baccalaureate (still don't know how to spell it) and those of you who do it or have heard of it, it's the most difficult, crazy, mind boggling pre-uni education ever. But anyway, since my exams are over (hallelujah) and summer has started (for us IB people anyway - a nice perk to doing the program), I'll be able to post at least once a week, or maybe even more often. I have even more styles, and will probably be expanding on my topics into more general beauty. I've learnt some much from procrastinating on my studies hehe... but I hope you guys a looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge and ideas :)

Love y'all
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
p.s. missed this too much
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Corn them rows...

Hello and how's your hair today? As you could probably decipher, this post is about braids, and more specifically cornrows. I was inspired by the four cute half cornrows on the side of my head my mum did on my hair to compliment my curls :)

(kind of like this excpet smaller and my curls are tighter, and red)

My mum was inspired by Alicia Keys -

Who is just beautiful... Anyway, I decided to dig up some styles that involved braids and show them to you :*

Have a good day :***

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

Happy (belated) New Year!!!!

Hello and how's your hair today? And HAPPY NEW YEAR! If you're reading this (which obviously you are) I congratulate you for making it to 2013. I feel like this is going to be a fabulous year and I have so much to look forward to, although the first week of school was so incredibly tiring. By that Friday I felt like a hadn't slept in 508 years exactly. ANYHOO... This year bring a new selection of styles and so here is a short preview!

I hope you enjoy what I have in store for this year! Also...

I DYED MY HAIR!!!!!!

Okay, it was only brown highlights (I have black hair) but my parents finally let me!!! I'm so happy but obviously there are set backs... I texturised and permanent dyed on the same day *cringe*. So next post I am going to be doing some DEEP CONDITIONING IDEAS. So if you have damaged or weak hair then stay tuned for next weeks post :D (And I promise you next week).

Love y'all folks ;)

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

P.s I am doing an exchange with a Belgian school I'm so excited!!!

P.p.s My rabbit got attacked by a fox, but luckily it didn't die just got away with a few scrapes! 

P.p.p.s I have used a lot of exclamation marks.

P.p.p.p.s !!!!!!!!!!!! 

Relax Your Mind, Relax Your Hair...

Hello and how's your hair today? The weather in England has just been terrible, we had a meager amount of snow, and the temperature has just been 4 to -5 degrees. I actually makes me want to cry because you know what come with cold weather? HAIR BREAKAGE.

Yes that's right you read correctly, cold weather is just a little bit less than good for your hair. In fact, it can break if exposed to too much heat (from straighteners) and then extreme cold (around 0 degrees C) especially if your hard is not really soft - brittle hair will suffer the most damage. So my topic today is PERMS (Dun Dun Duuuuuuuun). There are quite a few types and they all have different strengths and depending on your hair texture and how straight you want it to be afterward, you need different ones (okay, that was kind of obvious).

Texturizers
These are a less strong version of perms/relaxers. They make your hair (if you have Afro-Caribbean hair) softer, and if you have hair typical of Britons or Asians, then slightly straighter (no matter how unruly or curly your hair is). They do a lot less damage to your hair than perms do, and is easier on the scalp.

Perms
This is a much stronger version of a  texturizer, and as a result does a a lot more damage. However if it turns out right, your hair will be pin straight and won't go curly when it's humid or even in rain. You've got to make sure that your hair will be able to handle the chemical process as if it's already weak and breaking, perming will make it worse and possibly make your hair fall out - and no one wants to be bald after a full head of hair :| Relaxers are the same as perms.


Brazilian Perm
This is even stronger and contrary to popular belief actually protects the hair (coats it in a layer of keratin) and allows it to retain it's natural movement and body without damaging and making it brittle. However it's been banned in some parts of the USA as it gives off a gas called formaldehyde which is dangerous and at high levels toxic. This won't affect costumers but stylists who inhale the gas after long periods of time and so it's difficult to find a salon that does the treatment  It's keratin based and is very effective and lasts for at least 4 - 6 weeks.

I was seriously thinking of getting my hair relaxed or something but all my friends said they like my naturally curly hair. Don't do it if you have doubts because once you do it... there's no turning back!

MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
LOVE Y'ALL AND HAVE A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS!!!!

Prom Again

Hello and how's your hair today? Obviously this being England, it's impossible to avoid rain and ruin your beautiful hairstyle - especially in the cold autumn/winter months. I have resorted to carrying an umbrella permanently in my bag (even though it takes up more room in there), and am now having to shove my school books in even harder. What's even worse? When your friend (who happens to be a boy with short hair that does not need protection from the rain) runs off with your brolly. What is life.

Anyway, that aside, since my last blog about it was so popular, I've decided to to talk about prom again. Yes it's coming up to that time for the American's (English people only have prom once a year in the summer), and I've got some really nice styles - you can wear them to parties too.

If you can do any of these styles, then you deserve a round of applause. Seriously. I applaud you. I did get my rabbits by the way here's a pic :D

Love them so much <3 3="3" actually="actually" but="but" nbsp="nbsp" one="one" other="other" p="p" s="s" somewhere.="somewhere." the="the" there="there" went="went">

Going to do another post on prom so don't cry on lack pictures.

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

The Hussles of Life

Hello and how's your hair today? I'm awfully sorry, but I've been so busy. After I came from holiday I had three days to get sorted for school. And I've started my A Levels so I haven't had a chance to write - so here I am, and I'm planning to post once a week. I hope everyone had a great summer and really enjoyed themselves :)

Life is so busy nowadays, especially for school kids and we sadly we don't always have time for our hair. So my styles today are inspired by the busy hussle and bussle of life, styles you can do that are quick and simple, but effective...

As a lovely welcome back, I've decided to do a prize give-away. Check the tab in the menu for more details... :D

Also, I'M GETTING RABBITS so this is just even more amazing... When I get them I'll put up the pictures, but I still need to think of names.

MOSAS!!!!!

Long Time... No See...

Hello and how's your hair today? Yeah I've arrived in Jamaica and I've been here for a week today. The internet just got sorted out and I've quite busy, going to the beach and stuff but I've decided to finally to blog. I tell you one thing though, Jamaicans don't play when comes to hair - the styles I've seen are enough to blow me away. All kinds of crazy colours and styles and especially because it's Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence, the styles are just crazy. And Jamaicans party. All. Night. Long.

I'm planning to take some pictures and upload them onto here, to give you a taster of what I'm talking about. I actually saw a woman with a patch of green hair in her black hair and it honestly looked like some grass. Anyway, more on that next time. Today's post is about braids :)

I think braids are the simplest yet most effective hairstyle to be invented. They keep hair out of your face, but in a stylish way, and there are so many different types and so many different ways you can style them. Here are some braids to give you some hair ideas ;)

Perfect for fringes/bangs

Just so chic ;)

One of the more complex braids - fish braid

For snazzing up your ponytails

The most well known braid in all history - The French Braid

As you all know, Jamaica did very well in the Olympics - 1,2,3 in the 200m, and the 4x 100m relay was just amazing. The atmosphere here is absolutely fantastic and everyone is fiercely patriotic - there are flags everywhere. I am thoroughly enjoying the food and am just kind of cleansing out my body. Enjoy your summer!

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare) 

Going Away...

Hello and how's your hair today? I'm really excited because I'm going to Jamaica soon and that place is hair central! I'm going to have my hair done up there too so hopefully I'll look smashing! I can't write for long cause I'm supposed to be packing so I write will be in Jamaica!

MOSAS!!!

(make others stop and stare)

Get Crazy...

Hey! And how's your hair today? Sorry I haven't posted in a whole week but I've been so busy and finally the weather in England has cranked up a couple notches and it's quite hot up here. Yesterday I went to Hyde Park, to see if there are any people with amazing styles... you know I'm on it! Anyway, I finally got Microsoft Cloud so I can upload all my pics and music and stuff and not have to buy loads of SD cards :)

Anyway, so back to Hyde Park. I went there on a lovely hot day, my hay-fever didn't give me any trouble at all, there were loads of people and it was generally great. But the one thing I noticed was the lack of absolutely 'whaaahoooo look at me!!!!' styles and it made me quite disappointed. So I got 8 styles - some crazy, some quirky, and most definitely LOUD.

If anyone tries one of these styles, send me your picture and I will put them up in my next post as the Royalties Of Standing Out. I believe it's so important to be individual and not follow the crowd. If you love hairstyles like these, then you carry on and go even more crazy with your imagination!

MOSAS!!!
(make others stop and stare)
p.s I'm going to Jamaica next week!

Videos...

Hello and how's your hair today? I've got some great news... I've decided to do hair tutorials! The most amazing thing about them though? They're only going to be thirty seconds long :) which means it's going to be fast and effective and you won't get bored. I've already made a promotional video for you to watch x

Also, I've decided to do PRIZE GIVE-AWAYS!!!!! Yes. More information on my next post which will be arriving in the next 20 minutes...

So yeah. Hold on to your hats! (or hair)

MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
p.s 2 weeks and 4 days till JAMAICA!!!

Fish Braids Are Real Pretty...

Hello and how's your hair today? I've had a few private thoughts, and it seems that right now, the style that's raging is the fish braid. So I've decided to take some styles off my site and show them to you for some hair inspiration, with quite a few selections of different kinds of fish braids. Enjoy!

(really cute, just a neat ponytail)

(nice juicy one)

(if your hair doesn’t go sleek like this lucky girl, then just gel your hair, or get some wet look cream)

(I love her eyes!)

(hair to see, but her braided headband is a fish braid)

(I know it looks a bit ridiculous, but it kinda looks nice)

Anyway, I sorry for not posting in a while, but I've been really busy and my Dad took us out to London as a surprise so I've been absolutely knackered. I have tried the argan oil and boy, that stuff is like liquid gold. It works like a dream on my frizzy hair and protects my hair from straighteners. I would strongly advise you to get this stuff if you have frizzy hair - but remember, everything in moderation - you don't want greasy hair!

MOSAS!!!

(make others stop and stare)