Lupita Nyong’o Meets Her Beauty Icon, Alek Wek
inspiration
Who is black in America
This documentary is a not new, but when I was talking about it yesterday, I was surprised how many people have not seen it yet.
I am not necessary a big CNN viewer, but I do love their documentaries, and this is a good example. I recommend people of all races to watch this and hope it might adjust your views.
Love,
Sprottje
The power of the shower cap!
Dry hair. The story of my life. So a habit I should have picked up much sooner was ‘deep Conditioning’! Here is my deep conditioning hair ritual, (when I have the time)
One rule I had to stay true to is; ‘taking the time whenever I need to wash my hair’. I want to wash and go, but it better to postpone it for the next day when you do have that little bit of extra time.
Lupita braiding for Vogue
I was already in love with this lady. But when a dear friend mailed me the link to this little movie on Vogue.com I had to share you with you all.
Here is an almost 3 minute movie on Lupita Nyong’o her love for braiding hair. The Oscar-winning actress demonstrates her favorite pastime with her six best friends.
Tutorials and vloggers part 1
Vloggers and tutorials are bombarding youtube, and I am loving it. So the upcoming months I will update you frequently on new findings. But yesterday I was pleasantly surprised that even Wholefood picked up the ‘going natural’ trend, and posted a tutorial that makes sence. Watch and enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-kevchNE5Y&feature=youtu.be
https://vimeo.com/79521949
After an interesting weekend at the Tropenmuseum, everybody went back to work, but probably being all inspired by all the different hair stories. For those of us, this can be an great watch:
Brush Green!
At the Mirror, ‘The Hair Convention’ I saw some beautiful new products, brands and hairstyles. But my eye caught these beauties…..
Not wooden, but bamboo combs. I have heard over and over again, that wooden combs are more hair friendly, but they are harder to find.
Why wood? Wood does not create static electricity, which causes a loss of the hair’s energy to the brain. Wooden bristles gently massage the scalp and move natural oils through the hair. This aids in blood circulation, excess sebum absorption and the removal hair impurities. Massaging the scalp helps promote hair growth and stimulate acupressure points. When exposed to a blow dryer, the brush stays cool because wood does not conduct heat. When hair is wet the wooden bristles glide easily through the tangles. Some wooden brushes and combs are naturally hypoallergenic.
MIRROR, The Hair Convention
On April the 13th and 14th Amsterdam hosted it’s first ‘MIRROR’ The Hair Convention in Kromhout Hal Amsterdam. With a professional team who are responsible for the Modefabriek, which has the reputation of being one of the most important fashion venues to attend, they now developed an event for the professional hair industry.
No need to travel to London or Paris to see international top artists. MIRROR brought them to Amsterdam! hairdressers, trendspotters, bloggers and vloggers attended the inspiring event. From workshop, speeches by international hairdressers to refreshing hair shows for less.
12 Years Of Slave
Ok, for me an ‘out of the box’ blog. I never review movies, and I try to stay away from racial issues, since I was raised with non, and am not confronted with racism in my daily life. And because I was convinced that we, 2014, are past that, and should not dwell on it much longer..
But Yesterday, I attended the pre-viewing in the Netherlands, of ’12 Years of Slave’. I had to attend because I wanted to see what all the fuzz was about. And who is this new ‘it-girl’ Lupita Nyong’O? Is she really that good?
