Some Natural Hair Styles To Beautify Your Week Ahead

Good morning beautiful people! I trust you've all had an amazing weekend so far and are looking forward to the new week ahead.

Just thought I'd bring you a few of the gorgeous hair styles we've created on some of our lovely clients, just to encourage someone out there that natural hair is beautifully versatile and you can achieve soooo much!!!

Happy viewing

luscious thick hair styled into this simple yet gorgeous roll effect

This next one we named the 'Glowreeyah" (Go figure loll). Some intricate weaving and crochet on top with some colored extensions; styled into this gorgeousness.

Pictures From Our Recently Concluded Natural Hair Workshop

Hello beautiful people! It's been tooooo long!!! My goodness. I have so much to fill you up on as so much has been happening, but today we will start with our recently concluded Natural Hair Workshop,which held on the 20th and 21st of April.

Part of our mission at KL's Natural Beauty Bar is to equip stylists and hands on Naturalistas with knowledge and techniques, and in fulfilling this mission, we try to organize regular workshops to educate and train people in the science of hair, proper ways of handling hair and styling tips/ techniques.

Our recently concluded workshop focused on maintaining, nurturing and growing natural hair; and building regimens for different hair types.

Fresh Natural Hair Styles For The Month Of June

Hi guys!!!!

What have you all been up to? How have the new changes in the economy affected the way you live? You know, I was away when the petrol prices changed and tomatoes became like gold. My tank had been filled prior to when I travelled so I didn't have to purchase any petrol till over a week after I returned. Normally I'd spend just under 4000 filling my tank - this time I spent about 6500. Shock number 1.

Then I went grocery shopping and tomatoes I'd normally get for 200 was now 1000!!! It's one thing to hear about something and a totally different thing to experience it. I've told everyone - it's back to my cooking M.O when I was getting my second degree in Dundee: Plum tomatoes, rodo and onions. Great for stews, sauces and jollof rice. I can't shout.

Ghana Didi - this was done by Tope in the Salon

Apart from that, its been work as usual. So thought i'd just show you lovely people some of what I've been working on in recent times.

Small flat twists with a crown of jumbo flat twists. That color though! Love!

Some Fabulous Natural Hair Styles To Get You Going!

This month has been such that sometimes I'm not sure if I'm going or coming lol!! I thought I'd bring a little peek into what I've been up to in recent times... but before that, a quick update about my hair:

So, this year I've been doing a lot of wig wearing - it's enabled me take better care of my hair as I'm now able to cleanse and deep condition weekly and moisturize more effectively.

I've also started doing more ayurvedic treatments (yay!!) as I'd really missed the extra pampering and nurturing my hair gets from them. My hair is definitely thicker, and my curls are popping even better!!

Look at those gorgeous waves!!! 

So I'm definitely feeling this wigs as a protective styling option - As long as the wigs are short and off my face and neck that is!! The heat in this Lagos has not been fun at all.

3 Day Natural Hair Training Coming Up From The 25th - 27th April!!

Hi Dolls!

It's been a minute!!! So much happening, so much going on, so thankful!!! So KL's Natural Beauty Bar will be having it's first training session next week from the 25th to the 27th of April!!! This has been a dream of mine and I just needed to bite the bullet and go for it!

So, it will be 3 days where I will be teaching about the Science of Hair, how to manage and maintain Natural Hair textures and also how to style Natural hair into fabulous, eye catching styles!!

Venue is 66 Bode Thomas Street, Suru Lere and time is 9am to 4pm daily. Cost is 15,000 for one day or 30,000 for all 3 days.

Styling Adesua Etomi For the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA'S)

Ah! What fun last weekend was!! I'd already said I had the amazing honor of styling one of the nominees for Best Actress in a Drama series and to make it even that much sweeter she won the award!!

Adesua has been coming to us for over a year now and she is one hilarious, crazy sweet heart. When she told me she had been nominated I was so excited for her because she is a great actress and also an amazing singer. She's been consistent - whether it's on stage or in film and I have no doubt she's one to definitely watch out for.

This is all her hair.

For the AMVCA weekend she wanted color in her hair but didn't want permanent color or to lighten her hair- well that wasn't going to happen seeing as her hair is dark and the only way to have noticeable color is to do a lift then deposit the shade she wanted.

Easy, Breezy, Beautiful - The KL's Natural Chic!!

I've always loved that tag line from Cover Girl cosmetics - Easy, Breezy, Beautiful: makes you think of something effortless, sweet and charming. Lately we started creating quick, easy styles that were still eye catching, and I think this tagline goes perfectly!

So here are a few of my creations from the last couple of weeks - natural hair can NEVER be boring - all you need to do is get some moisturizer, butter, pins and your fingers!!


The first is what I like to call a triple treat!! This will definitely get heads turning and tongues wagging!

I'm Actually Wearing A Weave - And Loving It!!!

Anyone who knows me will know that I've never really been a weave person - give me braids any time!! However sometime late last year, I saw this lovely natural textured weave on the cousin of a bride I was working on, got the details and decided a few weeks ago that I was ready to have it in.

So I got 3 bundles in 14, 16 and 18 inch lengths and after a good wash and deep condition, I went ahead and had the bundles sewn in.

Natural Hair Trends To Watch Out For In 2016

The Natural Hair Community is aflame with creativity!! The versatility of our texture makes it so easy to switch styles and give illusions of varying types of lengths. 2016 has started off with a BANG! and so many hot styles are being served and yes my beloved Crochet braids has gained some more staying power with an amazing array of extensions that are now on offer.

Having said that, these are some of the trends I see gaining ground in 2016.

1. Short Funky Cuts:

Last year I bumped into beauty blogger Barbara of Barbara1923 at the Beauty Africa exhibition  and I gasped in amazement - she had chopped off all her hair! Now I'd had the honor of styling her natural tresses a couple of years back so you can imagine my confusion when I saw her with really short hair. She laughed at me and said 'yea I cut it' I asked why and she said because she wanted
something different! She definitely pulls it off pretty well.

Source: Barbara1923

So this year when popular natural hair YouTuber Miss Kendrak debuted her short cut complete with an absolutely dope undercut, I knew this was something that will probably catch on this year.

Source: @clippergod on IG

Already I've had one of my customer's walk into the store with a shorter look and shaved sides so it's definitely catching on.

I know I don't have the balls for this especially because I look so much like my Dad that I'll probably end up looking like a guy! lolll

Some Of My Favourite Hairstyles From December And January!

I can't believe how quickly January has gone by!! Goodness me! Next thing you know, we'll be saying Happy Easter then it will be Merry Christmas again!! I'm more motivated than ever to pursue my goals with greater intensity!! Truly, time will pass regardless of whether you're utilizing it or not.

So! January went off to a great start and I just wanted to share a few of my favourite hair styles crafted in the salon , with you!

So first up is this lovely young lady I like to call my 'muse' loll. My hands and her hair get along so well. From time to time, she'll come to me and ask for 'one of my styles' and once my hand gets in her hair, it's so easy creating something we both love.

Her inspiration for this was this updo I'd done on Osemhena a while back.

So I modified it a little and these are the results!

Second up is this yummy mummy who came on the recommendation of her cousin. She doesn't live in Nigeria and she says she always has to sort her hair out herself as she can't seem to find natural hair salons where she resides. When her cousin spoke to her about KL's she decided she'd try it out.

Now her hair is long and thick and fluffy (that's the best word to describe how her hair felt honestly) I thoroughly enjoyed playing in her hair. Decided to give her a Jumbo Flat Twist updo so she could get both eye catching style and longevity. She left with happy smiles!

All About Rolls and Tucks and Gorgeous Hair!

So! I just had to put up this hair style - this customer has lovely thick hair and each time I get to style her hair, I have so much fun just playing around in it!

The last time she came, we created the cinna puff and this time she wanted a mix of two different styles and I was more than happy to oblige.

To say all the customers in the salon were green with envy is an understatement loll. Everyone wanted to know if I added anything to her hair and I was like - nope; it's all hers!

Loving Me Some Fold, Tuck And Pins!

Saturday was busy busy - brides, high school reunions and birthdays were the theme!

First up is Eneni. Eneni is my 'muse' lol I love trying out new things on her hair and she loves submitting her hair to me for such trials. I've done a number of styles for her which has brought me business just from people seeing her and questioning where she got her hair done. So it's a great relationship :)

It was her birthday this past Saturday and of course I had to hook my girl up!

Rocking some Afro Puffs!

I'd been feeling poorly a few weeks ago and didn't have the energy to sit down for a long time to get a long lasting protective style in.

Washed, Deep Conditioned and Stretched by braiding

I had taken out my crochet braids and washed and deep conditioned my hair and let it rest for a couple of days but on the day I was going to reinstall my crochet braids, I made a last minute decision to get some 'Didi' using expression extensions.

Playing around with my Hair

I decided that this week I would not put my hair up in a puff - it's so common for me these days that it's made me creatively lazy. So on Tuesday I wore my hair out in an afro after taking down the braids I'd put my hair in the day before to allow to air dry after washing.

Wednesday, I took out a banana clip and created a u part in front of my hair, made 2 chunky twists and pinned them down. Then I put the rest of the hair in the banana clip and created 2 flat twists with the hair that was in the clip.