This weekend I had an AMAZING time at the annual Los Angeles Natural Hair Care Expo for NappyWood Weekend. Not only did I meet lots of great people, give a stellar performance singing on the main stage and strutting on the runway, receive some great products to try, and establish some great future connections…but I also saw TONS of cool, healthy, beautiful, natural hair!
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MY HAIR
As a model I was rocking Melba's Exclusively For You wig and clothing line for the day. Here are some shots of the hair, makeup and wardrobe:
MUA: Richard Marston
I absolutely LOVED the "natural hair" wig and could definitely see myself investing in one to do some photoshoots/shows in for the future. I was amazed at how all of my 36" of locs fit under the cap! I was also amazed at how natural it looked and felt. I got lots of compliments on it from people none the wiser that it wasn't actually mine! My only complaint is that it was pretty uncomfortable after a couple hours of wear because all my hair stuffed in there made it tight….but as we know, sometimes PRETTY HURTS! lol
As a singer, I decided to shed the fabulous wig for my performance a little later that day. I rocked one of my go-to favorites: the high bun, with some fun modifications:
- the locs:
- my locs are two-strand twisted at the moment.
- I did two jumbo flat twists on the back of the hair and pulled them up into a high ponytail.
- then I rolled 3 separate groups of coils into a bun.
- the loose hair:
- I parted the front of the hair offset from the center
- the right side of the hair is flat twisted up into the bun (6 full twists and 2 smaller twists)
- the left side of the hair is two strand twisted and rolled into a mini bun overnight to give it a bit of curl
- half of the left side twists is allowed to hang while the other half is 3-strand plaited and pulled across the back of the head and secured by tucking.
- materials used:
- 8 small, black elastic bands to secure the flat twists
- gel
- grease
- water
- no hair pins/bobby pins were necessary for me but can be used
The Exclusively For You designer let me rock another of her beautiful dresses for the show:
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MY EXPERIENCE
NappyWood Expo was held at the Hacienda Hotel in El Segundo, CA this year 12pm to 7pm and there were so many great things going on all around. After I was finished with my performance duties for the evening, I did a little networking and met some great people.
We got awesome swag bags with lots of great products that I can't wait to try. I'll report on those in coming weeks!
These earrings were bomb! AND the designer is happily nappy :) I'll feature her and her line, Wild Bliss, in coming weeks.
Don't you just love the complexity of her hair look:
And I want to give a special shoutout to a couple awesome folks who supported Love, Loss, Lies this weekend!
representing the We Can Foundation
representing CDP Films
representing Crescendo Films/King Artistry
representing BaaDal Creations
representing Secret Styling Hair Care Products
representing 90 For Life
By the end of the day I was exhausted and happy! I had a great time and definitely look forward to next year's NappyWood Weekend: Los Angeles Natural Hair Care Expo :)
- "Mo hair"
Rahkua Ishakarah
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