Afrotherapy Natural Black Hair Salon Review

Bonjour tout le monde!

I know it's been too long and it's pityful I'm aware but a lot has happened, I had my first ever trim! Yes, you read correctly. It kinda seems a bit embarrassing as I'm aiming to be a natural hair abassador yet have never had my hair trimmed before. So I sat down and thought 'enough is enough!' and decided to do something about it. A friend of mine told me about this really amazing natural black hair salon called Afrotherapy in Edmonton, London. This was a little travel from where I live but I managed to get there on time for the appointment. 

Once you first get there, as a new client you have to fill out a hair questionnaire. This enables the stylists to learn more about your hair and tailor treatments best suited to your hair. After a lot of chatter, I decided to have a wash, treatment, blow dry and trim. The treatment I had was the Moroccan Oil treatment as this was aimed to reinvigorate my hair with moisture as it had been feeling somewhat dry of late. After having my hair washed and my head throughly massaged, the Moroccan oil was added to my hair and a plastic cap was placed on my head. I sat under the dryer for 30 minutes before being removed. My hair was then blow dried out and my hair had never felt so moisturised! It was blown out straight enough so my stylist could accurately trim my hair. We agreed to trim off 1 inch from my hair (doesn't seem like much but it's a lot) and aim to go for a trim every 2/3 months. At the time I thought my hair was extremely short (drama queen) but now I can see how healthy my hair is and how damaged my ends were! If you were like me and are a hair trim virgin I'd advise you to get it done but only at a salon that specialises in natural black hair as they know how best to handle your hair. 

As much as I loved the treatments I received, it was by no means cheap. The entire experience cost me an excess of £65 which is something I know most students like myself don't have on tap. However there is a student discount from Monday - Wednesday where students receive 20% all treatments with a valid NUS or student card. Afrotherapy is definitely a hair salon I shall become a regular client of.

If you know of any other natural black hair dressers in and around London, feel free to drop me a quick email or a message on AskFM and I'll definitely do my due diligence and check it out. Until the next time!

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Headscarf Fun

Bonsoir tout le monde!

Ever wake up, look in the mirror and think 'gosh, my hair looks terrible today'? Ever feel lost for hairstyle choices that you end up doing the same hairstyles over and over? Well I have the perfect solution for you, headscarves!

If you're like me then amongst other things, working out a different hairstyle to do with your hair everyday can be very annoying and labourious. Now I just tend to stick to my regular hairstyles which is really boring so I decided to branch out and try headscarves. Now I won't claim to be an expert at tying headscarves but be rest assured, it's not rocket science. First of all you need a very long and wide scarf.

I chose a very colourful one as it makes things more interesting and looks very nice. You don't have to look for a scarf that is explicitly advertised as a headscarf. I find most scarves sold in places like black hair shops aren't large enough to achieve this look. The scarf I'm using is an ordinary, around your neck scarf but works perfectly as a head wrap. I then placed the scarf around the front of my head towards the back. Then crossed over the ends and brought it back to the front again. Once there, I wrapped the ends around itself to form a spherical shape and secured it in place by just tying a hair band around once. 

That's how the finished product came out. I just slicked my edges down using a combination of Jireh edge control and Gorilla Snot (they provide the best hold for me). 

Personally, I think this style is fab when you need to run out the house quickly but don't have time to style your hair, looks elegant and beautiful! Since I simply adored this look, I'm on the hunt for more headscarves to style so you'll be seeing more of this in the near future!

Au revoir x

Crème de la Bride - Bridal Photoshoot

Bonjour tout le monde!

I know it's been a little while since I last posted but I'm still here!
It's been a bit hectic for me going back to sixth form and balancing work but that's no excuse so I'm back every Tuesday and Friday don't you worry. Two MAJOR things have happened over this past week:

1. Divinus Ater has reached 10,000 views! We're on the up and up and it's all thanks to you guys, my fellow naturalistas. Whether you read one post or read ten posts, every view is important so thank you. At the end of this month I'll be holding a giveaway open for all as my way to say thank you so stay tuned!

2. On Sunday, I had the amazing opportunity to take part in a bridal photoshoot co-ordinated by Dionne Smith Hair. It was for the Crème de la Bride bridal issue which will be out next year April so be sure to look out for it! My make-up was done by the fab make-up artist Nicole (be sure to check her out on instagram @obanbeauty). It was my first time having anything like this done let alone doing a photoshoot but it was amazing. I got to wear the most glamourous wedding dress and have my hair styled by Dionne Smith who is an expert on styling natural black hair (check out her instagram too @dionnesmithhair). Here are a few behind the scenes pictures from the shoot for you guys to see:

I must say after having done my first every photoshoot, I'd love to do another! I had a fab Sunday and I hope you guys did too.

Don't forget the Divinus Ater giveaway will be at the end of the month! More details will be posted here and on instagram in the next couple of weeks, if you want to be in for a chance to win, don't forget!

Au revoir x