African Naturalistas: tags

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Throughout this month, you've seen some of us post our Curl Confessions (AN aka @ilola, Kenyan Mystic). We were tagged by our good friend, Nappily Nigerian Girl, and we all decided to post our confessions as different times. So here goes mine.

Dear Hair,

This is not a nice message, but just remember that I generally love you. But it's time for some truth telling and confessions. I apologize in advance for the hurt that I may have caused you and will in the future. Pretty please forgive me and grow all the way to my lower waist *wink wink* Without further aDO, here are the DON'Ts I've committed.

I haven't always worn my scarf. I'm soooooo sorry. It's mostly Scarfie Johansson's fault! Why does she think I want to play hide-and-seek every other day? Warn her o!
I haven't washed you regularly. Let's blame DC here, because it just takes too long sometimes and I want lazy Saturdays sometimes. (Thank goodness for Rhassoul Clay)
I've combed or brushed you dry. Ouch! Yes, I know I hurt you soooo much, possibly even breaking you (those tearing and breaking sounds). Thank goodness you're like Wolverine and can grow back.
I have HIH (hand-in-hair) syndrome. Yes, I can't stop touching you. I know it's not a great quality, but you just feel so luxurious sometimes, so technically it's your fault.
I'm so boring towards you. I hardly try any new things, new products, DIYs and more. I'm sure you're sick of my week-in-week-out same forever and ever routine.
At the same time, I get bored with you too! Even if I put you in a protective style at a salon, I get bored and irritated within the week.
I haven't always loved you or seen the good in you. You know how people tell me that you're long? Well I'm sure you've heard me retort, "Nuh uh... she needs to be like Whatsherface's hair."
I over-bun you. Quick dash to the grocery store? Bun. Running late for church? Bun. After doing a few of the #31DaysofKinz styles, still took them down and bunned you before it was even noon! I know, terrible :(
I'm still not sure what the difference is between a protein DC and a moisture DC. I mean, don't all DCs moisturize? Do you even really care? Whatever I'm doing seems to work for you already.
Remember those 2 times when I mistakenly big chopped you, because I wasn't assertive enough to tell the guy to trim only a little bit? We sure learned from that.

And with that, I humbly apologize. I can't guarantee that none of the above won't happen again, but I'll try my darndest.

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Kisses!

Berry Dakara.

Okay, so I have to do this tag, because the African naturalistas group has been tagged, and I have to set a good example, lol. I would like to thank Nappily Nigerian for tagging us. We are to confess 10 things we do with our natural hair that is against the rules/norm for natural hair

1. I don't moisturise every single day. This is because I have very frizzy hair with a lot of flyaways. In fact, the whole of my hair flies away, lol. I moisturise and seal like twice a week.

2. I once used a moisturising cream with silicone. Someone got it for me, and wasn’t so familiar with ingredients. The fragrance was too good, I couldn’t resist.

3. I'm the laziest naturalista when it comes to styling. Twists are the only thing I can do to my hair, which is where the laziness comes from, cos you literally have to drag me to the salon to get anything else done

4. I have suffered enough hair damage and hair setbacks to last me a lifetime. I have lost hair because I threaded my hair with sewing thread to the tip, ripped my hair off with comb out of frustration, ripped massive knots out at a go, used aloe vera to damage my hair, and many more than I care to count. How my hair still forgives me is so amazing. It's a wonder its still growing.

5. I sometimes use rusty bobby pins, because it’s not completely rusted. Tacky, I know. I need deliverance. After all, that is why this is a confession

6. The only reason why I don’t mind sitting four to five hours twisting my hair myself every two weeks is because I get to watch two long movies at a stretch without feeling guilty about being too lazy.

7. I am really ashamed to say this, but before cutting my hair in April, I had trimmed my hair only once since I started wearing natural hair out in 2010. And it was a very questionable trim, more like just rubbing scissors all over your hair

8. I have never done a hot oil or protein treatment.

9. I am not a fan of doing tags. Berry forced me (and in fact, the whole group) to do this. She is such a bully. Please save us from her.

10. I hate rules, routines, and threats. So I won't be confessing up to 10 things. Nine is enough, or maybe eight, if you consider the fact that number 9 was not a curl confession. I also won't be tagging anyone. Tag yourself, if you are interested. That sounds fair enough

I hope you enjoyed my version.

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