Engage!11 Cayman Islands

Hi beauties: As you all should know by now, I am from the Cayman Islands and I also reside on the largest of the three islands, Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands are one of the Caribbean's hot spots for weddings and have been featured numerous times as a top destination for luxury weddings. With that being said, Engaging Concepts is presenting its 3rd annual, high-impact luxury wedding businesses summit at the Ritz Carlton in the Cayman Islands, engage!11:: cayman islands which is slated to take place November 14-17, 2011.  Presenters such as Randy Fenoli from TLC's Say Yes to the Dress, Jasmine Star- International Wedding Photographer, Wedding Cake Diva Sylvia Weinstock from BRAVO's "Top Chef: Just Desserts" and many more will be in the Cayman Islands for this event. Intimate...

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Curly Nikki's NY Meetup!!

Hey dolls: This past week, I was in NY on official business doing the usual 9-5 and I must say that it was a great business trip. Whilst in NY, I met up with the lovely Franchesca Ramsey of Chescalocs on Youtube who invited me to an exclusive natural hair event in celebration of Curly Nikki's website launch 3 years ago. This event was to meet CurlyNikki in New York as she teamed up with MIZANI. I graciously accepted the invite without hesitation and was so happy that Franchesca thought to extend the invitation to me. I met amazing women with all types of natural hair textures who were surely rocking their street styles. I also networked with other natural hair enthusiasts (Francheska Medina, Cipriana) makeup artists, photographers...

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HAIR Stuff: Loc Braid Out

I know it's been a little while since I have posted anything here on my blog but I wanted to share a quick hair post with my loc braid out. HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS LOOK: Step 1- Wash/ wet hair Step 2- Braid or plait hair into desired size Step 3- Allow hair to dry completely (I wore my plaits for 2 days) Step 4- Undo braids and style as desired It's super easy so try it and let me know how it works out for you. Picture taken 1 week after braid ou...

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Deep Cleaning Locs

Do you wash your locs frequently in an effort to keep them clean and healthy? Well I have some bad news for you. Shampooing your locs frequently will not clean them as much as you would really like. Because locs are formed by matted hair, it is virtually impossible for a simple weekly shampoo to thoroughly remove all the gunk, build-up from conditioners, grease, moisturizers and all the other "good" stuff we put in our hair, so it is necessary to deep clean. How do you deep clean locs and what do you use?Deep cleaning locs is very easy and it can be done by using inexpensive products from your kitchen cupboard such as apple cider vinegar (ACV), baking soda, salt and lime juice. By mixing these products together with warm water and pouring...

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Featured as a Loc Star!!!

Hi beauties: Today I was featured on Chescaleigh's (Franchesca Ramsey) Loc Stars on YouTube. Chescaleigh is a graphic designer, vlogger, singer, entertainer and actress who lives in New York. She has a YouTube channelwhere she creates posts about pretty much anything and recently included weekly posts of "Loc Stars". Loc Stars is Chesca's way of sharing other locked beauties' creative hairstyles or their recreations of her hairstyles because she also has dreadlocks. For a chance to be a "Loc Star", Chesca encourages anyone and everyone to post pictures of their loc creations on her FB Page and then she chooses the styles she likes the best and post them on her YouTube channel. To view me in this week's Loc Stars, click this link: Loc Stars 9-8-2...

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Mini haul & review- BH Cosmetics

Hi beauties: Recently I realized that my makeup kit had just about everything in it except some really good lip liners and I guess the reason for that is because I personally do not use them (I'm not a lipstick kinda chic) and I rarely use them on clients. However, I did realize that errrrmmmm, you gotta have um so I did a wee haul of some very inexpensive but quality (in my opinion) lip liners from BH Cosmetics and wanted to share my thoughts about these liners with you. I don't know about you but I have severely reduced purchasing makeup products or makeup unless I absolutely, definitely have to buy them/ need them. There are just way too many products, brands and options which in a way is a good thing but a bad thing if you're addicted to...

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Fancy Peacock

Hey beauties: Here's another quick post of my fancy peacock makeup look. The "peacock" makeup look has been created and recreated so many times. True peacock colors are blue, yellow and green but you will note from my re-creation that I have incorporated purple and fushia to give my peacock a little umph! ...

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Random Creative Hairstyles

This is a collection of some random loc hairstyles that I've done. Hope you enjoy and feel free to try! Bear in mind that these pictures are in no particular date order. &nbs...

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HAIR-SPIRATION: Ledisi Young

Here is a quick post on my 'daytime' version of Ledisi's signature up-do hairstyle. I say daytime for this version because if I were going out at night, I would have brought the front of my hair lower on to my forehead just as she wears it, but I did not want to go all out for the daytime. It is actually a very easy hairstyle and I would encourage you to try this look if you want a unique, simple yet sophisticated look. Ledisi Young- super, awesome, talented RnB/Jazz/Gospel singer My 'daytime' version of her signature look ...

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Frequently Asked Questions about my hair

Frequently Asked Questions about my hair? 1. Is your hair real? Yes, my hair is real- all of it. 2. How did you get it red? I had to bleach it first and then apply the color 3. How long have you had it like that? I started growing my locks in October 2004 so that would make it about 6yrs and a few months. 4. Will you cut it? I don't know. If it gets to a point where it is unmanageable, I will cut it. 5. Can you wash it? Yes, it is hair therefore it can be washed 6. How do you keep it so neat? I am very particular about my hair and I ensure that it is taken care of. 7. How many locks do you have? 108 8. How long will you let it grow (length-wise)? I am not sure. It all depends on how I feel at a particular point in my journey ...

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How I do my brows!!

Hi beauties: As you all know (or should know), your brows frame your face. If you did not know this, well now you do. Ungroomed brows in my opinion look horrible. No matter how fierce your makeup is, if your brows are unruly and out of shape, then your makeup does not look completed. One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive other than 'is your hair real', is "who does your brows"? Well the answer to that is, "I do my brows". So today, I wanted to share a quick step-by-step pictorial of how I do my brows. Feel free to try it and let me know how it works out. It may look like alot of steps but once you get the hang of it, it does not take long. STEP 1- Brush/comb your brows upward...

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