T-shirt VS. Towel (Quick Tip)

Okay new naturals, here's another one for you. Drying your hair. STOP using towels to dry your hair!!! You are to always use a T-shirt. 

Why? I very recently learned why my fro was frizzing so often and it was (in my theory) that the towel absorbed the water 1. too quickly and 2. the fabric is sometimes too rough on our hair. 

The feel of a T-shirt is smooth and glides effortlessly on my curls. The towel for me would sometimes snag little parts of my hair and I couldn't have that. 

For this you don't have to buy a special kind of shirt just a regular old cotton T you have laying around the house. For me this switch allowed me anywhere from a few more frizz-less hours to a whole day. 

Wondering how to wrap your hair in a shirt? Just follow the images below.

                                                                                                                          -(Jazz)mine.

My Nail Growth

Guys ALL of my life I've struggled with nail biting. I can't help it! Sometimes it's the only way I keep from going crazy (especially during the school year). 

As a way to help me find new ways to deal with my stress I said I would not bite my nails for as long as possible. This honestly, has kept me busy. It's darn near a full time job. I've had to grow more conscious of the things I was doing every minute of the day as well as the things I would say and what I allowed to bother me. 

This not only was a quest to grow my nails but, an effort to just grow up in general. No one in my opinion can treat you like an adult if you have the nails of a child so, I stopped biting. Hahaha! 

Along with simply not biting I took a break from nail polish. I personally feel that polish doesn't help your nails be as healthy as they can be so I just stopped for a while. Besides, what was I loosing from just testing a sour theory? 

Tonight was the first time in a while I polished my nails. Even though it was with clear polish it was a great baby step I'd like to think. Is nail biting an issue for you? Send me a picture of your nails and tell me about it @fwfblog on Twitter and (or) Instagram.

                             -(Jazz)mine 

Why is lip liner important?

LINE YOUR LIPS!!!! LINE YOUR LIPS!!!! LINE. YOUR. LIPS!!!!!!!!!!

   I've been attempting to do my own makeup since 8th grade and I must say, I've come a mighty long way. However, in these past 4 years I seem to not have picked up on EVERY thing I probably should know by now. And I am sad to say that I didn't know how important lip liners are until very recently when I found myself falling out of love with lipstick. 

Lately, I've been reaching for my Carmex and cocoa butter stick as my lip of the day wear. So, as any lover of beauty would I had to get down to the bottom of what was up. 

In my investigation I found that MY LIP LINE WAS GONE. Naturally, I have a defined lip line but, when I'd put on lip stick it obviously would disappear under the color. I found that my lips would look like globs of color and I needed to fix that. So of course I went on YouTube and searched for some solutions. 

Who I found was the lovely Chanel Boateng. In her video "Lipstick Mistakes women of color can avoid," she compares and contrasts the look of lipstick with and without lip liners and I must say it was a blessing. So, to test if the same difference would go for me I went to test it out. I went to Ulta (which were having a NYX sale) and got the two liners below (plum and nude). 

I learned that lip liners were important because as 1.) a woman of color and 2.) a women with full lips I needed to not be careful with what colors I wore but, be mindful of the fact that certain things just don't look the same on all skin shades. A lip liner can cancel out some of the harshness from the the original lipstick and help it adjust to fit you. In the pictures below are the examples Chanel provided in the video which helped me greatly. I honestly believe that everyone (especially women of color) should invest in awesome liners and take their look to the next level. 

(Pictures thanks to Chanel Boateng, thanks)

Let's catch up, girl!

Wondering where we've been? 

Yeah, sorry about that. We are ladies of hard work and scholarship so, we've been working and finishing up the school year. 

DJ and I (Jazzmine) are officially seniors I'm proud to say I'm ending junior year with a 3.38 GPA and SO VERY proud of my sister DJ to say she ended with a 4.5 GPA (woot woot CLASS OF 2016). And our Boo Ashley has been hard at work making all the money. 

Due to this the blog as you can see had to take a back seat for a while. BUT BUT BUT, never fear... It's summer and we have nothing but time. 

What are your summer plans? Hit us up on Twitter to tell us. 

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     Love, Jazzmine ❤️