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5 Quick Holiday Hair Styles for Natural Hair
5 Quick Holiday Hair Styles for Natural Hair What if you only had 25 minutes to get ready for your holiday party, and your hair wasn’t done? Under normal circumstances you would probably panic, but you don’t have to worry about that anymore. As always I’ve got you covered! Here are 3 styles that will take no more than 10 minutes and 2 more that take about 20 minutes. I even threw in an expert level bonus style! 1- Three Braid Mohawk 10 minute style by Beauty Cutright 2- Two braid 10 minute style By The Chic Natural 3- Side Twist & Curl 10 minutes or less By…
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12 Great Office Christmas Party Looks From Instagram
Tis the season for free food and sparkly dresses ! In other words the office Christmas party! Having trouble figuring out what to wear? No worries I’ve been eyeing my Instagram feed and here are 12 fabulous looks to inspire you. BTW if you aren’t following us on the gram why not?! Go for the gold! Cold Shoulder! Add a little sparkle! Get laced! Wear the pants! Steal your boyfriends tee! Be the lady in red! Wine to dine! Lol Put your cape on! Get your shine on! Red hot for the holidays! Use your tulle! All in all have fun! Don’t drink too much! And if you must…
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Faux Fur In These Street : Plus Sized Leopard Faux Fur
Baby baby, it’s getting cold outside! I’m keeping warm in this Jessica London Faux Fur. It’s comfy and warm, and for me it’s the perfect length to cover everything and keep me nice and toasty under here. I wanted to channel my inner Parisian Phatty so I went with my black Fashion to Figure jeans ( my favorite this season) and a ruffle top from my closet. The fur puff purse is from Rainbow Shops, and my Nude pumps are Nine West, they have wide width which makes them a winner for me! To top it off I tied a red silk scarf in a bow on top 🙂 My Natural…
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Hey Girl! Believe In Your Magic
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, we have to be careful to make time to keep ourselves spiritual strong. Sometimes we women loose ourselves trying to meet all the needs of those around us. We serve our husbands, children, bosses, and communities and we forget or are just too tired to serve ourselves. I know for me, doing things for myself makes me feel a little guilty at times. But when the guilt starts to seep in, I just remember who I am. I remember that I can do anything and everything I decide to do. My grandmother use to say ” you just have…
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Stylish Inspiration: Inspired By Designer Tasha Von Of Vonray’s Scream Queens look
I guess the grandmother of this look is Ms Chanel, from Fox’s Scream Queens! I saw a #waybackwednesday post of Project Runway’s Tasha Henderson on her brand page Vonray Design. She captioned it ” When Von of Vonray made an outfit inspired by Scream Queens Chanel. I don’t watch Scream Queens on a regular. I’ve caught it a few times. However I am a fan of Project Runway. That’s how I was introduced to Tasha and her Vonray Designs. Even though Tasha is no longer on Project Runway I’m still a fan of hers. Of course I’m a supporter because she is plus sized and has natural hair! She represents…
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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself: I’m Not A Blogger, I’m A Resource
What’s good my good people? It’s been a minute since I’ve posted. It’s been 7 weeks, and in blog life that like 2 years lol. Allow my to reintroduce myself. My name is Uhura. I am the founder of Mrsphatandnaptural, and I’m not a blogger. I’m a resource. My hiatus started with me trying to find my way through mourning the loss of a good friend. I told myself I needed to take some time to deal with what I was feeling. The days rolled into weeks and here we are! During these weeks I had to reevaluate my direction and revisit my motivation for starting this platform. Here’s my…
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5 Hot Fall Colors And How To Add Them To Your Plus Sized Wardrobe
Well it’s here! The Fall season is upon us. You get to sport the boots, sweaters, and jackets we all love! Although I’ll definitely be pulling out some of last season’s wears,I always added a few pieces from the new trends to freshen up my wardrobe. This year I’m going with some of Pantone’s hottest colors to keep me up to date. Every year Pantone Institute delivers its report with the names and code numbers of the hottest colors for each season. This Fall the colors were lead by the Blue Color Family. Here’s their official statement: The desire for tranquility, strength, and optimism have inspired a Fall 2016 color palette that…
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Struck Oil: 5 Oils For Healty Natural Hair
Choosing the right products for your hair can be a daunting process. As a self professed kitchen beautician, I walk the line between natural and off the shelf products. In some instances only natures gifts will suffice. Natural oil is one of those cases. Instead of buying a product because it has my favorite oil on the label, I chose to use the pure oil itself. The good part about natural oil is, in moist cases you really can’t do damage. You will see that coconut oil is not listed, my reason is, it dries my hair out. I have mostly low porosity hair and coconut oil actually…
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Fall Flats: Cute Fall Flats For Wide Feet
Is it me or does it seem like the shoe industry has not caught wind of the whole #plusisequal #celebratemysize , #hereiam movement? One of of the most frustrating parts of my shopping experience is shoe shopping! Don’t get it twisted I absolutely love shoes, but as my body has gotten wider…so has my foot. On top of which I have a short foot. I’ve just about given up on finding my size shoe. However I can’t give up wearing cute shoes. I can’t tell you how many pairs I’ve shoes I’ve purchased worn once or twice, and given away! At times I’ve even purchased shoes a size and a…
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Leave In Lover: My Top 5 Leave In Conditioners
On this Natural Hair Journey one of the biggest obstacles I faced was figuring out what to use on my hair and when. I’d like to say, I’m going to do an epic post on the best hair practices, but with my track record that would be like a jinx or something and it would never get done! So for now I’m gonna share my top five leave in conditioners, what and when they have worked best for me. 5. Carols Daughter- Hair Milk Original Leave In Moisturizer. This is my third step for my LOC (Leave in, Oil, Cream) Method. This product is thick enough to be used as…