[NEW BLOG] I LOVE BOX BRAIDS!

http://iloveboxbraids.tumblr.com/

    This blog is titled I LOVE box braids but we will also post photos of corn rows, goddess braids, Senegalese twists, and kinky twists. I created this blog because I love tumblr blogs and I wanted to submit photos of me to one that showcases braids, so I searched for one and there were no black girls. Just girls who do one cute braid with their naturally straight hair going to the side or something. If you've seen the pictures I've posted of myself you may have noticed that I have my hair braided. Hair is something that is important to me and I've been getting my hair braided my whole life. My mother has braided my hair up until I was 13 then I started getting my hair done professionally with extensions. I've had different styles of corn rows, box braids, and twists all throughout high school. I love getting box braids. They last long, they're versatile and they look nice. The longest I suggest wearing box braids is 4 months, and you should wash your hair after (at most) 2 months. If you have long braids, like in the photo below, washing your hair may not be that easy. The hair will absorb the water and it could take long to dry, so there are alternatives. One being dry shampoo. Dry shampoo is a form of shampoo that you use the same way as regular shampoo just without water. Along with photos I will also post tips to taking care of your hair on "I LOVE Box Braids!". Here are some examples of the hairstyles I will post about.

Long Box braids:

 Me with medium box braids:

Senegalese Twists:

Kinky twists:

    There are photo blogs on tumblr for just about everything but African hair braiding, well now there is. http://iloveboxbraids.tumblr.com/ So please, if you are interested, check it out, follow, and submit images. You do not have to have a tumblr account to submit photos just go to http://iloveboxbraids.tumblr.com/submit. If you would like to become apart of this blog(running, editing, posting) please let me know, email me at Kearahj@gmail.com. Thankyou :)

Look of the week

   Here I am wearing a peasant dress, Cardigan vest, tights, and some ankle boots. The dress is from Rainbow, The Cardigan is from Express and the boots are from Fabco shoes. Putting together this outfit I had no idea what I was thinking but it doesn't look that way, luckily. It's actually kinda cute and a little girly. But I also feel that the hat takes away some of the girly-ness.If you are going to re-create this look I would suggest you wear better shoes, such as Moccasins or oxfords. 

Graphic of the week: Happy birthday Chris Brown

Chris Brown's birthday is May 5th (this Thursday) and being the huge fan that I am, I made this :3.

I hate labels: Part 2

  In my first post entitled "I hate labels" I didn't go too much in detail but I really want to get my point across. It read:

Everyone’s fighting for equality but there’s still segregation within their own communities. As if what we are interested in solely makes us who we are. If I’m defined by my preference or what I like, I might as well only wear the color blue all day every day. And only hang with people who wear my color or colors close to it. Mhmmmm, so if you’re wearing orange I can’t fuck with you.

  People to day are hypocrites. We are all fighting for equality yet we continue to label ourselves. I am all for gay rights and equality in general. A few months ago I went to a club meeting for the life club, which is basically the gay rights club at my school. We sat in a circle and proceeded to introduce ourselves. In these introductions we stated our names, ages, class levels, and sexualities. If you were straight you would be considered an "Ally". As if this is a war and gay/trans-gendered people are one country and straight people are another. That made no sense to me. Aren't we all here for the same thing? What does it matter what I like, who I like, or what I got in between my legs? We are all fighting for the one thing, equality.

  Another problem I have is ethnicity. People always ask each other what country they are from, or what culture they are descendant of. I have no problem answering this but certain people get invasive and judgmental. They ask you where both parents are then where your grandparents are from, then what language you speak and what food you eat. Based on the country you're from they make assumptions and classify you in ways that could be completely wrong. Why? What does it matter the race of my grandfather? Yes, it is part of who I am but it does not define me. One's race/ethnicity/background should be one of those questions you don't ask, because it's not all that serious. We're here now, so why do you care? But I guess we will not be free until we are all equal, we will not be equal until we no longer have to check a box.

with that I give you Lady GaGa's "Born this way" video:

Quote of the Week

They play it safe, and are quick to assassinate what they do not understand. They move in packs, ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate in one another. They feel most comfortable in groups, less guilt to swallow. They are us. This is what we have become, afraid to respect the individual. A single person within a circumstance can move on to change, to love herself, To Evolve.

-Erykah Badu, Window seat

Video of the week: My opinion on Osama's death and politics

I may be some random inner city teenager who doesn't know that much about politics but I am an American and I am entitled to an opinion.

Astrology is NOT a science

    Astrology as in the study of moons and stars and how they relate to humans based on when  they were born. It has not been proven as a science yet people still believe in it. There is so much hype in reading ones horoscope. everyone knows their sign, everyone knows which sign they get along with and which signs they do not. You can check your horoscope almost EVERYWHERE. There are apps, articles, websites, advertisements, widgets, everything. Over the years I became wrapped up in the Zodiac. I memorized the order of signs and what signs people are based on when they were born. I used to check my horoscope everyday. I would also check my compatibility with other signs. Until one day in my philosophy class. It was towards the beginning of the semester and we were discussing good arguments and bad arguments. The example on the board was "My boss is an Aries, so we should get along just fine". I decided to answer this one although I was unsure. I said to the professor that it doesn't seem like a good argument but people do strongly believe in astrology. I was on the fence. My professor said to me that belief doesn't make something true. He gave me an example, he said that there is a group of people in California who believes that the earth is flat. they have created diagrams, maps, and are a legit society. After being told this, besides being embarrassed, my mind changed about the Zodiac. I deleted both horoscope applications off of my phone and stopped checking it. Now i still read up on zodiac facts but it does not dictate my life. The month, day, year, week, I was born does not determine who I am as a person. I guess I can blame my mother for my obsession with the zodiac, she's one of those people who do classify others based on their zodiac sign. For example :

Me- She doesn't like me and I don't know why. We've known each other for a long time
My mother- She's a Sagittarius, they don't get along with Scorpios 

    Personally, I hate labels and I think it's disgusting to classify anyone in anyway. Based on where they live, where they're from, When they were born, their body type, What they wear, etc. it's all wrong !

Song/Music video of the week

Erykah Badu ft. Common- Love of my life (an ode to Hip-Hop)

Product: Don’t Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don’t Swallow

 Yep, it's perfume. I was watching tv and the women on the show I was watching were in a large store similar to Macy's, in the perfume section. One of the perfumes was called Booty crack (lol) and another was called Don’t Get Me Wrong Baby I Don’t Swallow

Eau de Parfum
by Etat Libre d’Orange

With its breezy lily of the valley, airy jasmine, clean orange blossom and lady-like aldehydes, Don’t Get Me Wrong Baby I Don’t Swallow is prim, proper and well-behaved. The Good Girl vibe of the scent is shocking given the suggestive name, and therein lies the genius of the fragrance. But is the girl really all that innocent? Under the angelic whiteness of cool florals, isn’t there hidden a dark, edible, subtly animalic depth of patchouli, amber, cacao and marshmallows? Is this perfume all about resistance and nothing about surrender? Smell for yourself and find out.

I love the concept behind it. It is saying that this scent is what a classy woman smells like. Of course ones persona is not solely based on how they smell but a scent can help you figure one out. What some people fail to realize is that not all scents are for everyone. Plain and simple. Most obvious, if you are a biker chick you probably shouldn't smell like cucumber sea breeze. Also certain scents do not mix well with the natural scent someone may have. I know that I have my own scent, it's not very a girly one either, and I know that some heavy perfumes don't work with me. I need something light and airy to give me that girly scent. Many others may have the same problem. One thing I know is that Don’t Get Me Wrong Baby I Don’t Swallow is for the classy woman. You can see more information on and purchase the perfume here http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detail.asp?itemid=47706

So Obama was basically forced to release his birth certificate but I love the way he went about it at the 2011 White house Correspondents' Dinner

Please watch the whole thing.