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elcome Greetings from Betty and Nadian want so say a warm welcome and thank you . this is our first edition of Be Africa. This edition is for those women our there strugging to maintain and tame that birds nest of a hair. You’ll also be updated on the newest and hottest make up and hair products. We all struggle with our hair at some point. Dry hair and frizz you’ll find the best tips in here. The views of what our men think of natural hair. We hope you enjoy our first edition and we would love to get feedback on whats good and bad. You can find our email below.
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WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE.. 3 8 17
Tame them curls girls Shea moisture
Taliah waajid Rihanna tells us her man crush Monday
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How to get that Instagram look
How to wrap that head
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What men really think of natural hair
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tame them
Dry hair is a total NO NO. The best way to avoid dry hair is keeping your hair moisturized, that way your curls will look more defined.
some curly girls swear by the co-washing routine: they wash their hair with sulphate free conditioners only, and use a mild clarifying shampoo to wash their hair once a month to remove product build-up.
2. Curl Enhancing Products Once you’ve gone natural from years of texturizing and heat damage, you may think you’ll be 1. Co-washing routine Shampoo is great when getting left with bouncy, curly ringlets. your hair clean, but the harsh sulphate chemicals strip away all the natural oils we need for health and shine. Washing your hair everyday leaves your hair even more dry, as much as its important to clean your as build up of products can leave your hair feeling dirty. We still need to keep our natural oils, that’s why
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WHAT MEN REALLY THINK OF NATURAL HAIR
Nadia Jacob finds out what the opposite sex really think of curly, colly and kinky-haired naturalistas.
I think that there are black men out there that don’t like natural kinky hair. ‘Unprofessional’ ‘messy’ is what black people hair is described as. There are men that feel like black girls are not are not as attractive as white because of their nappy and more coarse hair. Isn’t your mum black? How can you feel such a way about the appearance of a being? A black woman is a female reflection of you? What would you say your hair is then? Do you not see your mother and sister as beautiful women? These are just a few questions I would love to ask
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here is a large demographic of Black women who assume that black men find black natural hair like braids, afros, dreadlocks, curls up do’s unattractive. Black women, throughout the ages, have had to deal with feeling like
a black man that feels like black women are not beautiful because of their hair. Yes many men choose the straight long voluminous haired women. Don’t get me wrong if that is their preference then so be it! I just don’t understand it. Everyone is beautiful no matter their skin colour, there’s more to just physical appearance. “It doesn’t move when she walks, it’s way to stiff. I can’t even run my hands through her hair when we’re in bed, it gets stuck every time I try!”
Is it real or fake?
Page 6 • THE SUPPORTERS
• THE INBETWEENERS
The supporters Many of these men ask the same question everytime, why do you black girls wear weave? The most popular reason black girls tend to reply is it’s for ‘protective styles and to keep their hair healthy’, but the other reason that women are usually afraid to admit is not feeling beautiful without their weaves and their natural hair. “I definiently prefer my woman with natural hair. It’s not a down fall but it just reminds me of her narural beauty.”
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TALIAH WAaJid back to natural
Taliah Waajid continues to live, extracted to preserve the activity Coarse haired women struggle to mainof each natural ingredient. tain to understand the imporrance of breath and love natural hair. their She is “the queen of curly, coily, If we don’t start taking care of natural hair care,” Black Earth Products is the first complete our hair from early stages, it will continue to die, so feed your hair line of hair care products to build a reputation for healthy, the way you would feed yourself it needs the same nourishment. creative, natural styles. Black Earth Products feature the exclusive S.T.E.P.S. system. System To Enhance Protect and Strengthen, is an all natural anti-bacterial system based on Bay Laurel. The different range of products are derived from dried fruit extracts or juices known as Aciphyte of fruit Bio-Flavonoids. This process is where active ingredients are naturally
This eliminates any frizz-causing friction and helps give even application. This is the only product I need in my hair which has made styling so effortless! “This product really defines my curls and is lasting. My hair is not dried out and I apply it wet hair pulling it through to the ends to make my curls bouncy and springy.”
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Eyes You would first want to start with your eyes. Apply the eyeshadow primer as a base before you start your makeup look. This would keep your eyeshadow on all day as well as get rid of all the excess oil from prepping your face. We would suggest that you use the Urban Decay primer to get the Instagram finish.
How to get that Instagram look
You would then use your Naked palette and use the tutorial we have listed below to achieve the smokey eye look that all those Instagram girls have!
Foundation As you have already prepped your face you can go straight into applying your foundation. We suffest you use the Estee Lauder to achieve a flawless airbrushed finish. Pick up your favourite foundation brush and apply the foundation all over your face in
Powder To finish off your face you will then need to set your foundation and concealer with your powder. Pick up your favourite powder brush and make sure you cover all your face to keep your makeup on all day. Under eyes You will then know go in with your concealer and highlight under your eyes and down the bridge of your nose. We suggest to use the Makeup Forever Ultra HD concealer as it leaves you with the best highlight. Then use a beauty blender to blend all of your concealer in.
Lips To conclude the whole makeup look you will finish off with your lipstick. We suggest you use a dark colour to get the full Instagram look. We suggest you use the popular too faced matte liquid lipstick in the colour melted chocolate. After finishing your whole makeup look use a finishing spray to keep all your makeup on all day. We would suggest using the Urban decay setting spray. You have now achieved the Instagram look!
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BIG ON BRAIDS Three braided styles to be seen in! By Braid It
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JUMBO BRAIDS Chunky braids and hot right now. As well as protecting your hair from heat damage and breakage it is also a low maintenance easy hairstyle.
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CAINROWED UPDOS There are so many different sty;es and patterns to chose and create when getting a cornrowed updo. with this hairstyle you’ll be ready in no time.
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AFRO KINKY This particular hairstyle is extremely high maintenance. Keeping your hairhydrated is key, especially if you’re leaving it out since it can get dry very quick. MOISTURE!