We have been MIA for over a month. Coco and I apologize for that my computer is in the process of begin repaired after continual malfunctions. So we appreciate your patience while this expensive issue gets rectified. We post content via mobile devices( I don't really care for how long the process takes). We have tons of new content (especially my bday/1 yr hair anniversary) and will post it soon.

                         Until Next Time,

                                      Red Velvet 

New year...Time to get physically fit!!!

Yes I said it... It's time to get physically fit. We failed our very first fitness challenge miserably. I hate to fail at anything point blank period. So I have been contemplating doing a fitness challenge. I wasn't set on a start date but I know I wanted it to occur after January. Why January???? Well that's when most people usually lose momentum for keeping their New Years resolutions and quit by February. For those of you who know me know I do not believe in " New Year's" resolutions. If you want to make a change make it "NOW". Why wait until the horizon of a new year to make a change. It wasn't until my good friend hit me up over the weekend about doing a fitness challenge for the next 3 months (February 3rd -April 3rd).

 You know I had to jump on the opportunity and share with my fellow readers. We want to encourage you to join us. Our fitness challenge kicks of this Monday. Let's get this beach body early!!!!! Stay tuned for our progess over the next 3 months.

                              Red Velvet

Happy New Year!!!!

I know I know we are midway through the month and we are wishing you a Happy New Year right. We have been off the radar for a while. It has been such a crazy hectic holiday season. Not to mention the slew of birthdays we are still celebrating (which includes Mines). In addition to my 1 year hair anniversary (keep your eyes peeled for that upcoming post). So please bear with us as we post our content of the fitness challenge md protective styles challenge. We did over the past holiday season. I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season and your new year is starting off on the right track.  

                            Until next time,

                                 

                                               Red Velvet

Our first ever fitness challenge!!!!

Good Morning readers, 

                     Woot woot what day is it???? Hump Day Lol I hope you all are having a positively productive work week. We have made it to the middle of the week and the weekend is on the horizion. Not that it makes a difference to me. I work weekends too (lol). We are alive and blessed to see another day. I am also happy to announce out first ever fitness challenge!!!! (Pictured below) Woot,woot..lol

                                              

 I have been wanting to do a fitness challenge. But my crazy schedule wouldn't allow for me to do one. So, I kept putting it off and making excuses why I didn't have the time to do a fitness challenge. Until I completely forgot about it. 

Protective styles challenge update week 1-5

It has been quite a crazy hectic week for me. I have been playing doctor to a sick household and working. So you know that equals little to no sleep. I hope everyone who decided to participate. In the protective styles challenge is having a good experience. If you have been checking out our IG or twitter. You would know that we decided to install Marley twists for this challenge. Since I am "special" when it comes to doing braided extensions.  Coco does all of my braided extensions.  Initially I was going to get box braids. Coco was going to be the only one with Marley twists. The beauty supply store associate and Coco convinced me to step out of my comfort zone. So I decided to give Marley twists a  try. We purchased this type of Marley hair for $7.99 a pack.

                                    

Protective style challenge update week 6-7

   Good afternoon readers, I hope all is well we have completed finally completed our protective styles challenge and updating you on has happened throughout the duration of the challenge. This update is for what occurred during the 6th and 7th week of our protective styles challenge. If you checked out our previous update post for the protective styles challenge. You will remember my irritation with frizz beginning to peek from my twists. Well it's offical now the frizz monster has made it return(grrrr...). I have tried to retwist these bad boys but they are not coming out right and my little sis Coco isn't on break yet. So I have taken the Marley twists out. At least I was able to make this style last for 5 weeks frizz free. Before the frizz really started to show up during week 6 of our challenge.  

 

At the  end of the sixth week, I took my Marley twist out. Then deep conditioned my hair with olive oil and coconut milk. As you can see I struggle with frizz and I find It very annoying . If any of you know of ways to fight frizz please let me know.

I headed to the beauty supply store to figure out what protective style to rock next. I decided I was going to rock a wig. Now I know that a lot of naturals feel some type of way about other naturals who rock weaves and wigs. Now here is my personal option, as long as you wear your own natural hair and do not use wigs and weaves to hide your natural hair. I really don't care it's your hair and your choice how you want to rock it. There is nothing wrong with switching it up as long a you are comfortable in your own skin as a natural. But I didn't know what kind of wig I wanted to purchase for myself. After trying on various wigs, I  ended up choosing something a bit out of my comfort zone.  But overall I like the wig I chose and will have fun rocking it.

                                  Until next time,

                                         Red Velvet

Curse you influenza and etc.

Readers, we will have a post giving you an update to our protective styles challenge coming very soon. We have been taking care of sick family. 😷😷😷 #redvelvet 

Another Simple How to Braid Tutorial w/ various styles

Hey readers, I'm back with another braid tutorial for those days you do not know what to do with your hair. I also show various way you can wear your hair to get the most out of your braided hairstyle. Thanks for watching!!!!!!



                                                                                    ^_^ Coco

Yippee for Ipsy

I'm not much of a makeup girl just give me some eye shadow, lipstick, gloss or balm and I'm good to go.

Lately, I have been wanting to update my look but I have been stuck. I didn't know what to do or how to start the process of updating my look.

Thank goodness for friends!!!! She told me about IPSY and gave me the website link. Later on that day I checked IPSY out.

What  is IPSY exactly???


IPSY is beauty service created by Michelle Phan. Below is excerpts from their website explaining how she started IPSY and what IPSY is...

Michelle Phan has inspired countless women around the world through her beauty video tutorials on YouTube. Every day, the question Michelle gets asked the most is: "What are the right products for me?" and her team of stlyistd

With infinite beauty product combinations in the marketplace, choosing the best items for your needs can be a challenge! That was why Michelle created ipsy. Michelle and her team of stylists have selected products they love, for you to try. 

Each month, subscribers will receive a beautiful Glam Bag with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. Members can watch and play along with the stylists with the same products that they are using. All for only $10 a month. 

It's always better the second time around!!!

We are excited.....We are excited.....lol

This will be our 2nd hair challenge for this year. This challenge will take place for 2 months.  If  you remember our 1st protective styles challenge  that lasted 3 months. We barely made it and it almost drove us insane. 

This challenge will begin on Oct. 14th, 2013 and end on Dec. 14th, 2013.

Coco and I have not selected what type of protective style to rock for this challenge yet. We will keep you posted. Below are the styles that are acceptable for this protective styles challenge.

 Just in case, You do not know what's a protective style is.......

My fro-tastic weekend is over....

Good afternoon readers,

                                      I hope everyone had a good weekend. I was busy with work but was able to enjoy a night out with my ladies.  I rocked an Afro. I was so excited this was my attempt thus far at pulling off an Afro. Normally when I try to pull off an Afro.  It never stays it turns into a messy kinky curly bush like the picture below.

Simple Mohawk

 Hey readers, It's Coco. I have been super busy with school. But here's a quick tutorial on how to do a simple Mohawk with braids. If you want me to do a tutorial for how to do the braids. Please leave your comments below or on the Youtube video. 
Thank you for watching!!!!



                                                                                                        ^_^   Coco

It's almost challenge time !!!!!!

The hiatus is almost officially over...

Good afternoon readers,

          We have to apologize for not posting any new content for you to read. But we will be back soon. During this period, I have been busy with work, school and planning my daughters party. Meanwhile, my sister Coco has been away at school studying hard and practicing with her softball team. This past weekend, She played her very first collegiate softball game. 

She rocked a natural bun for her very first game.

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend her game. That same day was my deceased grandmothers bday and my honeybunny'a actual bday/bday party. We had a blast and Facetimed Coco to make sure she wasn't left out of the festivities.

Coco's Friday Natural Hair Crush Unknown ???

What's up world!!! Sorry about leaving you all hanging I had so much going on. I have some free time before I hit the books. So here is my Natural Hair Crush for Friday. I do not know who she is but OMG I am loving that hair and color.

This is my hair crush what's yours???
                                    
( Don't forget to check out our IG  and FB Kinks and Curls of Two Island Girls to share your Friday natural hair crushes with our hashtags #NHCF  and #NaturalHairCrushFridays)
       

Until next time,

                                                     

                               Coco

Red Velvet's Friday Natural Hair Crush Igers ajadblaq_pearl

It's Natural Hair  Crush Friday's!!!!!! So let the hair crushes begin...lol. I have a lot of hair crushes but this Friday.  I am crushing  Igers @ajadblaq_pearl hair. Her hairstyle is so dope.

I have told u who's hair I'm crushing on today. So, readers who is your hair crush on this interesting and humid Friday???

( Don't forget to check out our IG  and FB Kinks and Curls of Two Island Girls to share your Friday natural hair crushes with our hashtags #NHCF  and #NaturalHairCrushFridays)
                                          

                                                                                                     Xoxo,
                                                    
                                                                                                            Red Velvet

Natural Hair Crush Fridays

Readers, we are sorry that we left you all hanging for a while. We had gotten so busy with work, internships, kids and school. That we got a bit sidetracked and for that we are sorry. So we are going to kick off the last day before the weekend with Natural Hair Crush Fridays!!!!!

The natural hair crush can be anyone so happy hair crush hunting and be sure to check out 

&

Follow our IG @KandC_of2island_Girls   

 and our FB Kinks and Curls of Two Island Girls

Creating a hair regimen

Sorry about the delay readers, a lot has been going on since we last posted on our blog. Thank you for your patience. In this post, we will be talking about how to create a hair regimen.

So what is a hair regimen exactly.....

                                               A hair regimen is a regulated routine for your hair. The main goal of a hair regimen is to restore and maintain a healthy head full of kinks and curls. The key to creating a successful hair regimen is listening to what your hair needs and considering the environmental/seasonal factors that affect your hair.

Dear readers,

Dear Readers,


                       We had some serious that caused us not to post fresh content for you. We apologize for the inconvenience and will have fresh posts for next week.



                                                                                   Red Velvet

Red Velvet's Update to the 3 month protective styles challenge

Sorry about the delay in posting our update to our 3 month protective style challenge. 

Coco is still finishing up her end of the year exams. I was trying to wait for her but she will post her update soon. Our protective styles challenge ended on the 15th of April. In case, you haven't been following our protective styles challenge on our blog. For the past 3 months, Coco and I have been rocking protective styles to help grow and retain the length or our hair. 

What are protective styles?????

A Protective Style is....

•  A low manipulation hairstyle that gives your hair a break from daily manipulation. It also protects your hair especially your ends which are the weakest and oldest point of your hair from the elements and damage. 

To get more info on what are considered protective styles or what the purpose of a protective style please click the link below:

                                  Red Velvet and Coco's 3 month Protective Styles Challenge 



I cannot tell you how elated Coco and I were to finally end this challenge. Here's was how the 3 month challenge turned out.