RECAP: Uncle Funky's Daughter: Do What Comes Naturally Event!

Heyyyyyy!

I know lately I've been posting a lot of events & recaps, but I promise ya'll HairGurl is NOT turning into an event blog. lol... I'm going to be doing a hair update next week & I have so many product reviews to post it's ridiculous. I'm so behind in that area. So as you all know I attended the Uncle Funky's Daughter Do What Comes Naturally event Sunday, Nov. 6th & let me tell ya'll...I had the time of my life. :-) Photo shoots, dancing, shopping, eating, talking about hair, nails being minxed & MORE....with all of those activities, who wouldn't have the best time?!

 I met Nicky. One of the highlights of my night! She follows my Facebook page & she is so sweet. She's always leaving such positive comments on the wall. :)

Check out my minxed nail! #doingit I picked this Zoya nail polish color in Gemma because I wanted to try a color I hadn't tried before. I almost went with a bright red, but I already paint my nails red a lot. I didn't know my minx nail would be red & gold though. I would've picked red had I known. Sidenote: This nail polish is fantastic! It's barely chipped since Sunday. Hmmm. Maybe I need to buy some more expensive nail polishes.

Me & Katie. Having fun as usual!! Hahaha.

 Beautiful ladies everywhere!

The back of the Uncle Funky's Daughter shirt Katie purchased.

How cool is this?! A 5 dollar table.

I REALLY wanted that black headband, but it wasn't stretchy at all. :-(

Tonya, one of the owners of Uncle Funky's Daughter, doing a demonstration of 3 strand twists. Check out Tonya's beautiful bold hair cut!

Zumba!

Iknowlee from YouTube was there too! Had no idea she was in Houston! I immediately recognized her face. She looked gorgeous & her hair was so pretty! She was so much fun to talk to!

To top it off, Katie & I interviewed Tonya & Ray, the owners of Uncle Funky's Daughter!! :D They were so cool & even schooled us a little on their vegan lifestyle. Loved their spirits.:-) Thank you guys so much for speaking with us!

We had a BALL!! Can't wait for the next UFD event! I left feeling uplifted & inspired to try new things...like zumba for instance. I also had a headache (the effect from laughing and talking way too much) which is always a sure fire sign that I've had a great time. lol! Thank you Uncle Funky's Daughter for such a wonderful event!

P.S. I'll be posting the interview & adding it to this post. Stay tuned for that!

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Hair Stare of the Week: Rocquelle

1. Who styled your hair? I did. It was an experiment that turned out great, lol.

2. How long can you uphold this style? With proper maintenance, maybe a week. I am not very good at tying my hair up, so I only kept it up 4 days.

3. How do you maintain it? I didn't really do any maintaining of this style, but for someone who wants it to last, I recommend tying it up nightly.

4. Finally, what city can we find you rocking this style in? Lol, HOUSTON

 You may remember seeing Rocquelle from the Green & Glamorous Recap post. Yep, I just met her & she's already on the blog! lol She tweeted some photos of this hairstyle & I was in awe. I just had to share this style with you ladies. It was too pretty not to! Tweet her @considermeluvly for additional questions on creating this beautiful hairstyle for yourself & also check out her fantastic vintage inspired fashion blog: considermelovely.com! Thanks Rocquelle!

If you wanna show off that fabulous hairstyle submit your pics to be considered for Hair Stare of the Week! Email me at thehairgurl@yahoo.com.

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5 Months Natural...

Close up of texture....

 Took these last week. I became 5 months on Monday, June 20th. I haven't posted an official length check since I've gone natural, but I'm going to do that soon. :D

And I still haven't stretched my hair for a twistout! -_- #newmama

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I Spy Hair Growth!

If you follow my other blog, you've already seen the photo to the right, but I just HAD to post it on HairGurl too. L. Michelle from My Hair is Me said it first & now I can finally see some hair growth. :D

So now I've been natural for 1.5 months! The hubs said he could tell my hair has grown too. :-)

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Tomiko Big Chops!

Tomiko Fraser Hines, model & actress, did the big chop recently and posted videos on Youtube! Felicia Leatherwood, well-known natural hairstylist in the entertainment industry, did the haircut on her and it looks fantastic! I stick to doing my own hair, but I think I'd let Felicia work her magic on my hair. As you can see, she does great work. I posted Tomiko's photo on HairGurl not too long ago. Twix asked me (i know i'm late) to link her Twitter page and here it is: @GoddessTomiko & check out her site, Tomiko's Goddess Gathering. :-) Here's Felicia's twitter also: @LovingYourHair and here's her site as well: Loving Your Hair With Natural Care. Both ladies are such an inspiration to natural hair!

Check out this other cute video she did with her husband Chris after the bc. They are so cute together! I love the fact that he loves her natural hair. The part where he's trying to play in her hair is classic. lol, My husband is ALWAYS doing that to my hair and he messes it up! What is it about a woman's big chop, that makes a man want to mess up her hair?! I'll never understand, lol. Even though we have short hair, it still takes time to get it just so. #naturalhair

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Did Vanessa Williams Big Chop?

I saw her on TV One's Way Black When a couple of days ago. They were doing a New Jack City reunion. I quickly snapped these pics while she was on. (Sidenote: Her skin is flawless!) I remember her having locs for a long time, but I had no idea she cut her hair short. It looks like a bc, but I could be wrong. Does anyone know if she bc'ed? Either way, her hair looks beautiful!

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Throwback Hair Today: Heavy D's Keep It Coming Video

Yep another Youtube video! I had too though. Remember this video??? I was just talking to my sis about natural hair & I brought up this video. Honey we were in love with Heavy D's album Waterbed Hev (i still play it) It came out when I was like 14 years old ('97). I remember seeing the singer's hair & LOVING IT. Does anyone know her name? I loved her hair so much that I wore my hair like that for the majority of the summer before 10th grade. I bought these little blue rollers to achieve it on my relaxed hair. Then I would comb it out big. I wish I had pics. : \ My mama used to look at me like I was crazy. LOL! You couldn't tell me nothing. I thought I was so fly! My love for big hair began early.

This video just proves the afro never goes out of style! It will be rocked FOREVER. :-)

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Possible Hair Length @ 10 Months Natural

So this is how I've been spending my late nights....scouring the internet looking for natural hairspiration. ;-) I guess this is why I've been dreaming about cutting my hair. It's all apart of me researching my possible transition to natural hair. By the time the Munchkin is born (May), I'll be around 10 months so I've been looking at naturals who're also around 10 months-to get a feel of how long my hair might be... I must say I've found some beautiful hair on Youtube. I think I would be okay with my hair being around the length in all 4 of these videos. I think. I'm going to start measuring my my new growth every month just to track it. I need to figure out how many inches I want my new growth to be if I decide to go natural.

Afrocentric2-Cute twistouts!

Here's Pr3ttyunique89. Loving her hair color.

GiaMoOnX Looks like her hair grew a lot... *crossing my fingers*

BeautyisForever88 -I love her afro. :D

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Transitioning While Pregnant?

I always told my hubby that I'd go natural when I got pregnant.....well as you all know I am. :-). The big question is "Will I transition to natural though?" Truth is...I don't know. Let's just see how it goes. I know I'm not going to be relaxing at all during my pregnancy so it'll be like transitioning to natural anyway. I'm 8 weeks post and so far I'm not doing a lot fun things with my hair. Too nauseated and feeling like 'meh' every day. I can't wait until this feeling passes. Ponytail every day anyone? LOL.

What do you guys think? Has anyone ever transitioned to natural while being pregnant? Right now, I don't know what I'm going to do. It's definitely going to be exciting to see more of my natural hair textures though. :D I know there's a couple of different textures on this head of mine! Photo from http://supernaturallady.tumblr.com

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Roadtrip Rewind: Macy's Natural Mannequin

Look what I spotted while I was out roadtripping. A natural hair mannequin in Macy's at the Northpark Mall in Dallas! When I saw her I told my hubby, "Look, there's a natural mannequin!" I was so excited. Of course, he didn't see the big deal. Isn't she lovely? I had to snap a quick pic of her hair. I dubbed her natural because of her curls (even though you can duplicate this look on a relaxed head). ;-) Shoot I want curls like this, lol!

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Hair Gurl Alert: Royce Lindsay Reed Q & A

Hey ladies,

I'm so excited ya'll! This is my first celebrity interview. :D This is a very BIG moment for HG! Awhile ago, I had the privilege to ask Royce Lindsay Reed, from VH1's Basketball Wives , about her gorgeous mane. She's such a sweet person and she had no problem answering my questions. I've been admiring (oogling) her hair ever since the season started. Well, it's the truth....hahaha. While most are fixated on the drama, I'm fixated on the hair!

Reed, a 29 year old Florida native, also wears many hats including business owner & mother. Reed, who's danced professionally for NBA's own Orlando Magic & Miami Heat, runs her own Burlesque Dance Company called Fantashique. She's also a mother to her son, Braylon.

So check out our conversation.... :-)

HG: Are you relaxed or natural?

RLR: Natural!

HG: How do you maintain your natural hair?

RLR: I use Kinky Curly Custard. Love this stuff! I also use Biosilk & I wash with Pantene products.

HG: On the show, you wear your hair curly & straight. What's your favorite hairstyle?

RLR: Curly! Because when I get out of the shower, I put the Kinky Curly Custard in it and go! HG: I love curly hair too. So when you wear your hair straight what kind of a flat iron do you use?

RLR: I use the Paul Mitchell Pro Tools flat iron.

HG: You seem like a do-it-yourself kind of girl. Do you trim your own ends?

RLR: Yes!

As you guys can see, the self-proclaimed tomboy is pretty simple when it comes to hair maintenance. She even shared with me that while she doesn't wear a scarf to bed, she sleeps on a silk pillowcase. Royce has an easy routine that's definitely working for her hair. It's beautiful, thick, and healthy! She also did a Ustream video to answer questions from the fans & she was flat ironing. Loved it! :-)

You can find out what's going on with Royce by checking out her website: http://www.roycelyndsay.com/ You can also reach her on Twitter @roycelr & Facebook. Learn more about her dance company, Fantashique by clicking here. Remember to check out VH1's Basketball Wives every Sunday @ 10:00pm eastern time!

Photos courtesy of www.vh1.com & www.iamdwaynemoore.com

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