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Thinking of going natural? Here’s what you really need

Posted by IrieDiva on May 21, 2012 in Hair and Beauty | 10 comments

I realize that there’s a good upsurge of people going natural right now, so much so that others are starting to look at it like a trend. “I went natural long before it became fashionable” Ok. Kudos to you. Here’s a cookie. “I was thinking about going natural but I changed my mind, I don’t like being common.” Yeah. Relaxed hair is truly unique. “Not everybody have the patience to deal with their natural hair and learn what works for them and what doesn’t, not everything works for everybody.” This is true with relaxed hair too, it’s why you leave the process up to your stylist. There’s a learning curve with most processes and once you’ve overcome it, everything becomes second nature. “Natural products are expensive.” The biggest myth of them all. Last I checked, aloe vera was free. Shea butter and coconut oil cost less than JMD$300 for a month’s supply. How much does it cost to get a relaxer again?

The Jamaican Fashion Season is Officially Open

Posted by IrieDiva on May 18, 2012 in Fashion | 3 comments

Both Caribbean Fashion Week and Style Week Jamaica launched their events this week and I was at both to see the fab go down. CFW held a lovely party with a brief word from the sponsors and the CEO while SWJ had a full on conference with a fashion show in the mix.

I am excited to be at all the events coming up as both events are growing and expanding nicely it would seem. SWJ’s all white party brought a lovely atmosphere Down Town last year as seen through the pics and if I can drag out my partner in crime to the Down Town area I hope to be there next week.

BFFs @Kate_and_Kayla take Jamaica

Posted by IrieDiva on May 17, 2012 in Jamaica | 3 comments

Last week sometime I got a notification that Kate and Kayla are now following me on twitter and their bio intrigued me:

the story of two Canadian girls who quit their jobs, sold everything and moved to Jamaica in pursuit of adventure, sunshine and happiness …..

Isn’t it something straight outta House Hunters International? LOL I started to read their blog and I was so fascinated! I read it all. They’re good story-tellers. Not to mention they introduced me to a couple spots here in Jamaica that I, the local who considers myself quite the adventurer, have never heard about. I need to make it out to Flavours Beach after reading that post. And after reading everything I decided I wanted to know even more and reached out to them to have a little chat. Here’s how that went:

Hair update: 3 months post big chop, adding black soap to the regimen

Posted by IrieDiva on May 16, 2012 in Hair and Beauty | 5 comments

It’s fun to document my hair story month to month and see the changes, the growth, the colours and different weird things I keep throwing in it and so here I am with another update since my last one a month ago. Since I’ve become quite the mixtress, you know my regimen has since changed!

Crazy Ears – Basketball Wives Inspired

Posted by IrieDiva on May 9, 2012 in Fashion | 4 comments

Earrings are getting bigger and bigger eh?!?!?! I wore a pair yesterday that touched my shoulders and I kept shoo-ing away some imaginary fly that I thought was buzzing around me! How silly If you follow these women on Basketball Wives your ears will be touching your knees soon…aren’t these dangerous? I “skkaned” through a party album recently and saw that the bigger, longer trend in earrings is definitely what’s up…

Do you use a toner? Here’s a DIY with green tea and thyme!

Posted by IrieDiva on May 7, 2012 in Hair and Beauty | 2 comments

Do you follow the three steps of facial care religiously? Cleanse, tone, moisturize? I’ll be the first to admit that I rarely tone and I skip moisturizing often too but I made a promise to myself that as I approached the golden age of thirty -__- I would begin taking better care of my skin. I had a grand plan that I would switch out all my beauty products for Oil of Olay and all would be solved but whaddaya know, this wonderful world of natural hair care has many great side-effects, one of which being the discovery of so many natural products that are beneficial for the hair and skin.

Henna Head

Posted by IrieDiva on May 3, 2012 in Hair and Beauty | 2 comments

So after my last dilemma of having orange hair, I decided to slap some henna on my head and give it a break from all the colouring. That decision was prompted by seeing this picture in my tumblr dash:

I decided that I didn’t have to go much brighter than that, the brown-red colour was looking like a good option for me and I figured if I henna’d my hair then I’d get something similar. I even mixed some beetroot juice in my henna mix just to try and ensure a nice red.

Here’s what I got: