Category Archives: Accessories

Dressing up Jeans

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Hey Maicurlies,

So one of my favorite pieces of clothing is jeans. I always have and always will be a jeans girl. With a few different tops and accessories you can pull off different looks with just a pair of jeans and a jacket. Adding a little color and bold earrings can jazz up the look or you can keep it simple by using plain colors and cute accessories. So much love for a good pair of jeans and a nice top 🙂

Dressing up Jeans

Topshop crop shirt
nordstrom.com

Linea Weekend brown biker jacket
$88 – houseoffraser.co.uk

Athleta clothing
athleta.gap.com

ONLY slim fit bootcut jeans
$80 – only.com

White Leaf rhinestone earrings
$21 – psyche.co.uk

Pieces black jewelry
$36 – pieces.com

Charm necklace
strandedtreasures.com

ALDO bracelet bangle
aldoshoes.com

Bead jewelry
maurices.com

Deco bracelet
modcloth.com

Summer-ing it up with skirts, shoes and accessories!

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Hey Maicurlies,

So once again it has been extremely hot and it looks like it is going to remain this way for a while 😉 I am not complaining because I LOVE summer shopping!

I threw together some skirts with bandeau tops of different sizes, styles and colors. What’s an outfit without shoes and accessories? BORING! So paired with some pretty heels or flats and complimenting earrings and you are summer ready!Summer-ing it up with skirts, shoes and accessories!

The Natural Hair Blog Directory GIVEAWAY!

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!

The NHBD Giveaway

The Natural Hair Blog Directory (NHBD) has officially been up and running for 6 months and are about half way there to their 500 blogger/vlogger goal! 

In case you haven’t heard of the NHBD, it basically works as an online “naturalista directory”. If you are a natural hair blogger or vlogger you can sign up with the directory (for free) and get your blog/channel listed! If you are looking to find new bloggers/vloggers for styling inspiration, natural hair advice or suggestions then all you have to do is visit the directory and click away on any of the beautiful naturalistas on there. 

So, they are doing a giveaway to say thank you for all the support!

“In celebration of such a great momentum to this point, we want to thank all of the naturalistas that have used and helped spread the word of the directory! One lucky naturalista will win a box of the following items listed below”.

What’s the giveaway? I have to say I am amazed at how much there is! 

  • Raw Shea Butter from AntiguaBarbudaGirl
  • T-shirt from Aphrodite Kinks
  • Aussie Moist Conditioner and Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie from Lovethyintrovert
  • Curlkit by Nappyfu.com
  • Waist Beads from Natural Hair Junkies
  • 2 Eden BodyWorks products from Naturally Glam
  • BYOB tshirt from The Confetti Collective
  • Jewelry from Fro and Bro
  • Design Essentials Stimulations Super Moisturizing Conditioner from Natural Nicole
  • Sample sizes of Motions Light Styling Foam, Phyto Specific Moisturizing Styling Cream, Parnevu T-Tree Shampoo, Parnevu T-Tree Ultra Deep Repair Conditioner, and Parnevu T-Tree Cream Glosser from Tresses and Treats
  • Maxi Hair Bows from Yellospace
  • Natural High T-shirt from The Natural High Blog
  • Jewelry from Overxposedkc91

Like I said AMAZING right?! 

So how do you sign up for a potential win?

To enter, click the link below to get to the NHBD page and follow the instructions there.

http://www.thenhbdirectory.com/happy-6-month-giveaway.html

Good Luck Maicurlies!

Maicurls

Maicurls

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!

In love with pencil skirts

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Hey Maicurlies! 

As you can probably tell, I have fallen in love with pencil skirts! I just find them really elegant and flattering. I actually think if you are a little curvy they bring out the best of your curves! 

Paired with a chic blouse, pretty heels (aren’t they cute) and complimenting earrings you can wear pencil skirts to work, a lunch meeting or out for dinner with your significant other. 

Let me know if you love pencil skirts too!

In love with pencil skirts

Calvin klein blouse
lordandtaylor.com

River Island yellow top
$45 – nelly.com

Jane Norman cream pencil skirt
$31 – janenorman.co.uk

River Island tribal print skirt
$38 – riverisland.com

Elastic waist skirt
$21 – zalando.co.uk

Office black high heel shoes
$48 – office.co.uk

Dorothy Perkins green handbag
dorothyperkins.com

John Lewis stud earring set
$26 – johnlewis.com

The Heatless “Blowout” – Faux Blowout

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Hey Maicurlies,

So as the title indicates I stretched my hair out using my heatless “Blowout” method. With this I really really get my hair stretched – it of course is not as stretched as it could be if I were to use a blow dryer but for a heatless method I love it.

Faux Blowout in a ponytail

                                                                            Faux Blowout in a ponytail

Now before I start explaining, I want to point out…stress…that I work with dry hair to do this and I am UBER CAREFUL while manipulating dry hair. Manipulating dry hair can lead to damage if you are not careful, gentle and patient so I can not say it enough, I am SUPER CAREFUL with this otherwise breakage ends up being the result.

I have a video up of my method on my Channel which you can see below.

Products/Tools Used (click on the products listed for my recipes)

Prepping Tools

  • Hair bubbles
  • Hair Clips

I usually always start off with hair that has been stretched in some form just because it makes it easier to then completely comb out my curls. I am starting off with day 4 hair (a twist-out I only used my Leave-in no styling product when I set the twists).

Day 4 Twist-out

                                                                                                  Day 4 Twist-out

Process

Prep Hair – Split hair, lightly mist leave-in conditioner & seal with Oil.

 Finger Detangle – I very carefully finger detangle

Comb – I comb out the curls really carefully and slowly

Option 1: From here I will apply my styling product to twist, braid, Bantu Knot etc my hair  or

Option 2: Otherwise I will wear my hair out with option two:

Faux Blowout when I wear it out.

Faux Blowout when I wear it out.

I would love to hear what your method is. Do you use heat? How? If not what do you do? 

Thanks

Maicurls

Maicurls

Shopping Haul

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Hello Maicurlies! 

I was given some gift cards for my birthday and decided I wanted to use them up before they expire and during the current sales in town I did some SHOPPINNNG! Let me tell you I looooove shopping. I can spend hours and hours trying on different clothes and shoes!

Clothes, Makeup, Accessories and Essential Oils

I have mentioned this before, but I am not a “fashionista” and I do not really follow fashion trends. I wear what I like, feel comfortable in and makes me feel good. I tend to keep it simple when it comes to colors (black, white, grey, purple and red are my colors) although deep inside I wish I were a little “bolder” (too many colors scares me a little). The same goes for my makeup. I do not go overboard first and foremost because I have sensitive skin so layering on tons of makeup is just asking for me to breakout in spots. I am not a makeup artist by any stretch of the imagination…contouring…what now??  I like a natural look with neutral colors. The “boldest” colors I use are purple eye shadows and also some purple or green eyeliner woohoo!                   

Anyways, I just felt like sharing what I got because I had a really good day shopping and got a ton of stuff I like! 

Below is some closeups of the cloths, makeup and Essential oils I got 🙂

(Left) Romper shorts H&M & (Right) Top Cotton:On
Top – Forever 21
Cotton:On
Bikini’s H&M
Neal’s Yard Remedies – Grapeseed, Citronella & Peppermint Organic Essential Oil
Rimmel, Diana of London, Bourjois & H&M
Lipstick Swatch: (Left) Kate lasting finish – 105 & (Right) Rimmel moisture renew – 720 Notting Hill Nude

If you enjoy shopping as much as I do I would love to hear what you like to pick up!

Thanks

Maicurls

Maicurls

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out

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Hello lovely Maicurlies!

I hope all is well 🙂

Lets get down to business shall we…and that business is my Twisted Bantu Knot-out.

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out

                                                                                   Twisted Bantu Knot-Out

Let me start off by saying I love the curl results I get from this style. I think they are really “girly” and fun… in my opinion. I did not manage to record how I actually put in the Bantu Knots because I decided to do them late at night but I did demonstrate on one piece before taking down my hair (see video below). I can do a proper demonstration of how I install my twisted Bantu Knots in a separate video & write up (if someone needs to see it) although my method is no different to the other lovely ladies on YouTube.

These particular Bantu Knots were not two strand twist, instead I just twisted single sections of my hair around like you would a rope and then put them into Bantu Knots. Because they were not put into two strand twists I separated each curl a little more than I would when they are in twists. With the two strand Bantu Knots, I already have 2 separate sections and then separate each half of the twist one or two times.

I have a few photos of what my Two Strand Bantu Knot-Outs look like here for you to compare to the images below.

Products/Tools Used

I did not neatly part my hair nor did I use rat-tail comb I just sectioned 5 parts; 2 on the left, 2 on the right and one in the middle of my head and then randomly took small/medium sections of hair and twirl my hair into a Bantu Knot.

Twisted Bantu Knots

                       Twisted Bantu Knots

Tutorial

I have explained how I achieve this style along with images and text below.

How I install the Bantu Knots

I worked on dry hair that was slightly stretched and finger detangled. I first lightly mist my hair with water, apply my leave-in conditioner and set/seal with my whipped butter.

The Take Down & Styling:

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out styled and accessorized

white ribbon

Loose hair Red ribbon

What do you think, don’t the curls look light, bouncy and girly? 😀

Thanks

Maicurls

Maicurls

Summer Feeling

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Hi Maicurlies,

I’ve got that summer feeling from my toes to my hair! Something for the pool, something for sunny afternoons and finally a little something for when it’s extremely warm while keeping it cute!

I hope that where ever you might be the sun is shining and you are prepared for summer! 🙂

Summer Feeling
Thanks
Maicurls

Maicurls

Curl Kit

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Good Morning Maicurlies,

Set Of Cosmetics On Towel courtesy of photoexplorer www.freedigitalphotos.net

Set Of Cosmetics On Towel courtesy of photoexplorer http://www.freedigitalphotos.net

This is going to be a “for your information” post. I have mentioned before that I signed up with the Natural Hair Blog Directory (NHBD) and lovely Rae from NHBD informed all the bloggers that CurlKit is looking for people to write blog posts. Long story short I sent in a post and signed up with CurlKit. They have an online shop that provides a number of different well known and emerging products and hair tools. They also have membership offers (monthly, 3 months & 6 months) where you are sent 6 – 9 different products e.g pomades and conditioners to natural hair tools. 

After signing up I was provided a code that I can share as a referral and if you purchase products using the code you will get 10% off and I get rewarded with 10% of your purchase. This is where you can get the code: http://curlkitshop.refr.cc/SNDW7S5.

I just wanted to share this with you. In case you do go shopping…happy shopping! 

Thanks

Maicurls

Maicurls

A little Rock and Roll

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Hello Lovely Maicurlies! 


I am going to an AC/DC cover band gig and I am super excited! I love the atmosphere at gigs and ones like this is right up my ally :D! So to show my support I thought a little bit of a “rock” look would be appropriate. I am a big fan of Black and Red so this kind of combo is a big hit for me.

I hope you like it too!

A little Rock and Roll