CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REDOING MY BLOG!

If anyone knows or would recommend a blog designer for me, please do!

If you have any free recommendations, I would surely appreciate that. I'm trying to get back to posting as often as I can.

My goals are to incorporate reviews, hauls, my thoughts on certain issues, tips, advice and such of that nature. I've been working out and dieting, so I would like to blog about that as well. :) my only problem is that I'm addicted to nachos.

But I am back for real this time, I'm going to add new pages, and I'm also going to be doing way more posts and way more pictures. I just got a new camera for graduation, so look for that. :) I'm in the process of obtaining a video camera and some editing software because I would also like to post videos.

I'm still on my hair journey, and I definitely will be posting more about that.

I'm in love with fashion, makeup, and healthy food, now. :) And I certainly can't forget about my spiritual experiences, of course. That will be here as well. Hopefully by the end of the year, I'll find a great and trusted blog designer and maybe, just maybe I'll live out my lifelong dream of owning my very own website.

Please if anyone has any helpful advice, I would love to hear your suggestions. :D

Stay blessed, and here is my new contact information:

Please note that I do no use these services very often (except HairLista, I'm on there alot!) so I may not have as many followers, or friends; but I would love for anyone who reads my out of date blog to follow me :) 

Twitter: heyyyraven
Instagram: remarkablyyme
HairLista: Raven Jene (I'm not sure how to link this to my page, but that is the name I go by.)

Ya'll have a great day! Thanks for putting up with my absence! Lol.

Now that I've graduated...

Much more is expected of me, especially since I have that stigma of "Raven, you're eighteen, now." In the upcoming weeks leading to my graduation, I was busy with assignments, projects, readings, and finals. Now that's it's all over, I certainly have no excuse not to post often. :) I do miss it :o

Currently, I am sitting at the computer (finally back home! Hallelujah!) allowing my hair to air dry for the first time. I actually like the way my hair feels when partially air dried. (It's like really cool, yo :P) I shampooed and conditioned my hair, I deep conditioned for only five minutes under the dryer (because I wanted to play my new Sim 3, which turned out to be not as great as the Sims 2 :/), after I rinsed my hair out, I applied a tea tree leave-in conditioner, some Organix Coconut Milk Anti Breakage Serum (still the bomb.) and used Motion's Wrap Lotion. I am pleasantly happy with the results. While rinsing my conditioner, I definitely felt a diffrence in the strength and texture of my hair. Alright now ya'll. :] After my hair dries, I'm going to flat iron it and wrap it.

In other news, I've been sick! :P Stomach pains, headache, nausea! Not pretty! Lol. Like my chest has been giving me the creeps and right now my stomach isn't being too nice. But I've decided I would like to get more in tune with my blog. Posting more pictures, talking more about my HHJ, and my faith, and such. 

I have no other news, as I am TIRED. Have a blessed one!

Hair type: 4a/4b 

I am: Relaxed 

Hair length: NL 

Hair goals: Learn my hair.

Last Relaxer: 5/4/12 

Currently: 2 weeks post 

Last trim: February '12

Last protein treatment: 5/15/12 

Wearing my hair: Right now, it's air drying. 

Just purchased: Nothing ;o 

Wishlist: GVP Flat Iron, GVP Blow Dryer, A nice quality curling iron, GVP Products.

Loving: Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum 

Experimenting with: Different stuff.

Want to try: GVP products.

Challenges: ----- 

Changed my layout...

I'm only posting to say that I will be doing major update on my blog. I've been so tied up with graduation and assignments. Graduation, FAFSA, college enrollment = headache. Ya'll pray for me. :P

I will post more on my hair and the other things that I usually *promise* to touch base on. But I have great news. My SO accepted his calling to ministry. :D When he asked me what I thought about it, I didn't act surpised at all. God told me shortly after he and I began dating. :)

I'm not sure when he will decide to go in front of his church, but I am suppporting him all the way. I get tingles in my toes just thinking about it. He is a great man, and he deserves the title of Man of God.

I will return once my agenda has died down a tad bit. I'm so sorry I haven't been as active as usual, but thank you my followers and those who continue to support and read my blog! I promise, I will get back on track once time permits me. I miss all of you greatly, and I've actually been watching all of your YouTube channels. I laughed at ECP "Loreal is the Cadillac of all hair products," LOL XD, I'm such a goof, I giggled aloud.

I hope ya'll are doing well, and just because I haven't been commenting doesn't mean that I haven't been reading. You all stay blessed, I shall return soon! I'll try to keep up with my "weekly post regime" Lol.

C ya!

I'll post the result of that roller set as soon as I can siffer through the 435 media files on my phone. o-o

Have a great day!

The Science of Black Hair

Hi! I finally got my copy of the Science of Black Hair! I'm very excited. :) The only thing is: I have the "e-version" and I read it on my Nook. But the worse part is, I have no idead where my Nook is, so I have to read it on my Nook App on my phone. >-< So reading it is pretty difficult; ten pages on my phone equal about one page in the actual book.

The good thing about the Nook version, was that I got it INSTANTLY. Versus having to order it and wait two weeks. Also I paid $9.99, no tax, versus the $34.99 for the special edition copy. I wanted the one in color and that's exactly what I wanted, with the down soud of having to strain my eyes in order to read. :P

So far, I've gotten halfway through Chapter 1. I'm usually a fast reader, but sometimes I just have to take a break from my phone. As much as I would like to read and learn more (which I am!), I just can't take too much straining.

Also, I can highlight with my App, it's just not the same as the actual book and being able to highlight. A lot of the key points are in little cute decorative boxes on certain pages in the books, which my apps pick up as a picture...I can't highlight a picture. :/

But enough about the App, and my phone, and my eyes, and straining! The book is amazing. And I'm far away from being knee-deep in. It starts off my breaking down the actual science and structure of the hair strands and follices, hair shedding processes, what our hair and scalp is composed of, etc. As much as I wish to skip ahead to the juicy details, I'm afraid that if I do, I won't get as much fullfilment out of the book as I can with reading the whole thing. I've learned alot in the first couple of pages. According to my App, I'm on page 43, which is almost the end of the first Chapter, I think. I just know the next topic begins on page 45. Lol. But like I said, it's amazing. You guys who haven't read it, should definitely do so. You won't regret it.

For those of you who have, what are your thoughts on the Science of Black Hair? Give me a quick review of what you may have liked or not liked. Was it worth your money? How are you feeling now that you know what you know about hair?

Thanks girlies! It's much appreciated! Also, today, I'm wearing my hair down and I'm not sure if I actually mentioned I got my hair back on track with my cholestoral treatment (with the unhealthy hair ingredients :/). I'm intrested in trying Kenra as my shampoo, clarifying, conditioning, and DC'ing systems. Any reviews from you guys?

Ya'll have a blessed day! I'm thinking about changing the way the blog looks. Hmm....

Wash Day Photos (Late)/Currently 3/4/12

Finally the famous and LONG over do wash day pics! Lol. Enjoy and PLEASE provide feedback! Here goes nothing....lol

That's just how my hair looks when it's wet. This is before I detangled it. (AFTER I PRE-POO'D. God, I fail. Lol. :P) 

*The school I am going to is actually featured on this shirt. :) If you're familiar with Bayou Classic, it's one of those two schools.

A back view picture of my hair while it's wet. It's kind of blury...

Look at all the hair I lost due to the a fore mentioned detangling AFTER the PP. You're supposed to (well, I am) detangle before you put in PP and after you put in your leave-ins! Score one for Raven. -rolls eyes- At least I know what do do next time. I was completely appalled! If you read by Wash Day post, I think I mentioned that I didn't see virtually ANY hair in the sink after I DC'd! No more not detangling for me. :/ It's bad enough that I shed, that was a handful of hair! Well...I have pretty small hands...xD (But still! :P)

As you can see how small my hand is. Lol. But I took this picture to place emphasis on how much (or how little) Coconut Milk I pit into my hair. I'm not sure if you can see it, but I can...:P It's like...in that little dip of my palm...hmm, I might edit it, if I remember for my future reference.

That was actually my reaction after I got from under the dryer. Lol. (Low heat, no more than an hour; I think on this day, I only stayed under for a little over 45 minutes, or maybe less. It's in the Wash Day post. Lol. And I use a Vidal Sasoon Ionic Hooded Dryer. My mom gave me her old one and she actually got a new one exactly like mine excepts it's pretty and purple D;) 

But, honestly can you see how split and scraggily my ends are?! I can't wait to get them clipped. I'm so frustrated, I'm willing to do it myself....

I went from scraggily ends to this! :D I love how pretty it is! And excuse the way I was looking in the picture, I was tired and ready for Wash Day to be OVER. Lol. Also, I don't have front bangs. This is how I part my hair to wrap it. I can wrap either right or left, depending on what my hair "needs" if that makes sense. This week, I have wrapped my hair RIGHT and used bobby pins to hold it down. I tied up with my (pink! :D) satin scarf. *Note to self, I love this brand of scarf, but it's too big. You had to rip it in order to fit on your head... :'(

 I still can't wait for my ends to be clipped. Siiiigh.

Back view. You can see a little piece of the flat iron I used. (Yes, I went there! PINK BABY. LOL. :P) I have about four different flat irons that I use and one curling iron used only when I feel like I need a "bump" ; many of my tools are by Vidal Sasoon. The one I used that night was my Pink Revlon Ceramic 1" Flat Iron that I absolutely cannot find pictures of it on the internet. It's a pretty awesome flat iron; high in quality to say I only wanted a pink flat iron.

Top view, and view of roots. I love this picture. Look at how little Coconut Milk I used and the result it yeilded! Just lovely. The PP'ing also contributed to this.

Another top view at a different angle.

Another back view with those sloppy broke off ends. It looks a little nicer than the last, though. All these pictures really make me itch for those scissors...

I really don't like this picture, but as I said, my end results come from the "take down" of my wrap the next morning. This was actually taken shortly after school. Ew, my teeth look freakishly huge in this picture...lol...

Well, there ya have it folks! Those long overdo pictures! Lol. :D Please provide me with feedback. Much appreciated. :) 

Have a blessed day, you girlies! 

Currenlty working on blog pages. If I don't get lazy by the end of the day, Lol.

Hair type: 4a/4b

I am: Relaxed

Hair length: NL

Hair goals: SL by May 2012

Last Relaxer: 2/18/12

Currently: 3 weeks post

Last trim: God knows when. I’m in the process of getting trimmed

Last protein treatment: 2/28/12

Wearing my hair: Pulled back. I could have still worn my hair from the previous Wash Day post, but this morning I tried to Bantu Knot my hair. FAIL. D;

Just purchased: Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Restructuriser, Aphogee Style & Wrap Mousse, Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum, Spring Valley Hair, Skin, & Nail Vitamins

Wishlist: Silk Elements Wrap Lotion, Aphogee Essential Oils for Hair, Aphogee ProVitamin Leave-In Conditioner, Aphogee Spritz & Shine Styling Spray, Aphogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair, V05 Moisture Milk Conditioner, ORS Replenishing Deep Conditioner, Crème of Nature Shampoo, Crème of Nature Conditioner, Aphogee Gloss Therapy, Sally’s Argon Oil, Chi Silk Infusion, Roux Pourosity Control, EVOO

Loving: Aphogee Keratin and Green Tea Reconstructoriser! I like the Coconut Milk, as well.

Experimenting with: Apogee; its amazing! But I am also looking for something to balance out all of that protein… What do you all think of Elasta QP?

Want to try: KeraCare, waiting on my samples to come in the mail! :D Thanks Vee. :)

Challenges: Keeping my hair from breaking, reconstructing

Last Updated: March 4, 201

GP are ya with me?!

Lol. Currently listening to S.T.O.M.P. by Kirk Franklin the Original Mix. :) Duuuude, I just discovered the Contemporay Gospel station on Pandora. -spazzes- OMG. I don't think I've mentioned before, but I have decided that I will no longer be (if I can help) listening to anything other than Gospel/Christain/Worship music. And I've noticed a change. It's a wonderful transition of maturity. I feel calmer, I don't get as angry, and I am constantly reminded of God's grace. It's a wonderful thing to do, and I think it's the greatest decision I've ever made in contribution to my happiness. I no longer wish to listen to "secular" music. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it, I'm only speaking from my personal point of view. I used to sit and wonder how people like my mom and dad, or my boyfriend's parents, and also other people I've met can just sit and listen to gospel all day. It never made any sense to me, but now I understand. It is more of a personal thing. My mom always says to me "When you know better, you DO better." As far back as I can remember, she always made it a point to say "Does that uplift God?"

And don't get me started on the HIP HOP CULTRAL MOVEMENT Series that was held at my church. I LEARNED SO MUCH. And I will post on that later in life. Lol. But I'm serious about sharing what I learned with all of you. I said all that to say, when we know it doesn't promote God, why would we do it? I know it may seem like I'm blowing something so simple out proportion, like music, but it has always been a serious issue to me. Every time I would reload my iPod or the MP3 on my phone, a thought would go through my head "Delete and start over," and I wouldn't even have to think about with what, because I already knew the answer. This is where my heart lies. Praising and worshipping my savior. He does so many great things for us, He always waits for us, but we do a half jobs and expect instant blessings. It really makes you think. I'm quite proud of myself that I've come to this realisation. It seems like more and more everyday, I gain an ounce of maturity. It's a great feeling. :) I absolutely love that I have erased that contributing factor to the negativety in my life. I am a happier person. :)

I HAVE GREAT NEWS: I've also decided on which college I will be attending! :D I will post when I can make a pretty and nice banner or something to support my new school. Of all schools that I can get into, I chose this one. Everyone told me not to go, because I should be surrounded by people of my calibur, but I think I'll be fine. I have God on my side, child. :D

Have a BLESSED day. :D

Stress free 2012!

Check out my new Regimen Page! :D
Feed back is VERY MUCH appreciated! :-)

Yesterday, I was actually trying to post from my phone on my experience with the Aphogee foaming wrap lotion. I actually lost half of the bottle, and I've only used it once. I'm also supposed to post on my wash day >_< But I had a mishap which will be explained once I figure out how to get my phone to post my last blog.

Well, good day ladies, and the occasional gent! Before I get started I'd like to introduce the lovely Vee of http://thehodgepodgefiles.blogspot.com/! She's pretty sweet and I think you should check out her blog, or better yet, her fabulous hair :D. I wonder how she manages to get those twists to look so flawless? She and I need to swap hands for a year because hers are gifted. :)

Now, on the nitty gritty! I still have yet to post my 101 in 1001. Siiiiigh. Lol. But I do have a list of guidelines that I will make an effort to follow throughout the year 2012, and I'd also like to share them with you all who may be reading.

• Read the Bible every night, preceeded by prayer (understanding) and followed by prayer on said scriptures. (My boyfriend and I are actually following a YouVersion reading plan together, and I will also write about this in the future :D)
• Stop caring about what other people think of me
• Stop letting other people think for me
• Stop being so sensetive/taking things so persoanlly
• Don't be afraid to talk and meet people!
• Actually tell people how you feel, politely.
• Eliminate negative values in your life (cursing, drama, profane music out of my life.)
• Go on at least 6 fasts this year!
• Read at least 12 self help books to boost personal developement.
• Have fun and enjoy myself! You're not a child anymore, so enjoy it in an orderly fashion. Lol.
• Work out >___>;
• Eat healthy
• Cast my cares on God
• Listen to diffrent points of view
• Work hard, play later
• Make me happy! Do what makes me smile! It's time to stop worrying about the satisfaction of others, it's your time now. ALL ABOUT YOU.
• Make room - meaning: clean out all that useless junk, considering you're about to go to college and you can't take any of it with you :P

What are you stress free goals for 2012?