Three years ago, I made the commitment to help poor children in ''Los tres Brazos", one of the most impoverished communities in the Dominican Republic capital city, go back to school with school supplies and backpacks. For the past 3 summers, I have collected and shipped donations from my own school community, colleagues at… Continue reading Mission accomplished! /¡Misión cumplida!
Enjoying some Dominican coffee. Nothing like home!
After multiple flight delays and cancelations, gate changing, tired faces everywhere you looked and a sleepless 5 hour night at he least preferable hotel... all concluded into 24 hours of treacherous travel experience coming back home. We board our final airplane to reach our final destination, that although it will be welcoming us with… Continue reading Blue skies after all
I have confirmed that my hair turns into a different beast as soon as it embraces the humid tropic climate. I'm back in my beautiful country, Dominican Republic, for a short weekend getaway and as soon as my hair felt the heat... it turned into a different entity, that the term "freeze ball" did not… Continue reading My afro in the tropics!
After my leftover- treatment mix I used this curl defining cream for my curls. Name: Curlific! Brand: A pH ogee Store: Sally beauty supply store Price: $9.49 Pros: Smells good Easy to spread over hair Leaves curls shiny and defined Soft on hair Cons: A little pricey for those with a lot of hair. I… Continue reading Product review: Curlific! -curl defining cream
"Not enough for this afro!", it's my line every time I have very little left over hair product treatments in my cabinet. I hold on to them with my dear life as if they are going to magically fill up again for me to use. Today, I got tired of looking at almost-empty-bottles and decided… Continue reading Left-over treatments mix/ Mezcla tratamientos
So I gave my afro a break a few days ago to attend a wedding and I was feeling fabulous with how long my hair is now. But....the day was HOT and my straight strands were gone in 60 seconds. So after spending a whole afternoon at the beauty salon I refused to wash my… Continue reading Recycling my blow-dried frizz
With all this humidity and heat, it was time to give my afro a break and put my messy bun up. Love it! -----------Español-------- Con toda la humedad y calor del verano, era tiempo de darle descanso a mi afro y hacerme mi moñito imperfecto. ¡Me encanta! Be free... why not?
Product/Producto: Mixed Chicks leave-in conditioner (bilingual review) Price: $19.99 (ouch for 10 oz.) Step 1: After shower co-wash Step 2: Put it all over hair Step 3: Towel wrap-up for 5 minutes Step 4: Swing my hair a few times and ready to GO! 3 hour follow up: Cons: It stinks like "Alisado"( relaxer)!! I… Continue reading Mixed chicks leave in conditioner
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