DIY Fashion Tips for the Frugal Fashionista!!!!

"Fashion is an art. You express who you are through what you're wearing."

~Daniele Donato

Hey ladies!

During my favorite pasttime of watching YouTube videos, I came across a few videos with some great Do-It-Yourself tips for the fashionista on a super tight budget. All of these tips are super quick and involves NO SEWING OR CUTTING (added plus for me, because I can't sew because I don't want to ruin any of my clothes, lol!). All you need are some rubber bands, safety pins, a little time and you create a gorgeous outfit for pennies or less!

Take a look y'all!

Create a fashionable handbag using a tank top:

Making a skirt out of a long sleeve shirt:

Turning pajama pants into shorts (too cute!)

Create a dress out of an oversized tank top:

Turn a long sleeve shirt into a tank top:

16 ways to wear a sweater:

Enjoy divas!

nNb <3

New Protective Hairstyle --> Cinnamon Bun!

“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.” 

― Dave Barry

Hey lovelies!

So after going 2 weeks with my hair out, I decided that my tired old ends need a much needed break! So, I searched high and low for a nice low maintenance protective style (y'all know I'm lazy, lol!) to wear for a  couple of days. Well, I came across a great protective hairstyles by one of my FAVORITE vloggers MsVCharles (check her out, she provides great info accompanied by plenty of laughs). Needless to say, I ran out to my local beauty supply store and grabbed all of the necessary materials and got to work! 

This style costed me a whopping $2!! wOoT wOoT! Y'all know that I'm a diva on a budget, so that's a definite plus for me! Check out the pictures below:

Brand of hair that I used (2 pkgs.)

Hair nice and slicked back! hehehe!

The braided extension

Final product

I got a lot of compliments about this style while at church and it took me less than 30 mins. to do. Check out the tutorial below:

Happy styling y'all!

nNb :)

Natural Hair Style Guide for Winter

Hey curlies!

Merry Christmas to everyone! Hopefully you all get to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones :) As I was searching for a cute Christmas hairstyle on my favorite blog CurlyNikki, I came across a post called the Natural Hair Style Guide for Winter. It has a list of all hairstyles as well as links to pictures of them and tutorials. If you're trying to find a nice divalicious style for the holidays, this post is a great place to start!

Here's the link: Natural Hair Style Guide for Winter

Enjoy peeps!

nNb :)

Natural Hair Challenge!!

"Everything that God created is GOOD...and my kinky hair is no exception!"

~Cherie King

Hey divas/divos!

If you're anything like me, you may get stuck in a hair rut every once in a while...sure the occasional updo is executed, but normally your hairstyle repertoire consists of wash-n-gos and two-strand twists... In order to escape the notorious hair rut, I usually get my hair braided. While braided, I research and finds TONS of cute styles. However, after the braids are removed, I go back to my mundane routine of wash-n-gos and two-strand twists. The sad part is that I encounter natural beauties everywhere I go and I simply LOVE their uniqueness in hairstyling.

I have decided that this madness must END! So...I'm instituting a NATURAL HAIR CHALLENGE FOR 60 DAYS! I will try different hairstyles and upload in a special group on Facebook so that you all can see the styles that I'm rocking...The catch is, I can only wear each style for 2 days (this will help me learn how to protect the styles at night). Hopefully after this challenge, I will no longer be stuck in the funky little hairstyle rut that I'm in and I can finally learn to style my locks!

Here is a website that I will use for inspiration: http://bglhonline.com/gallery-2/

And of course ya gotta accessorize: http://rachelstewart.bigcartel.com/

Anyone is more than welcome to join me in this endeavor. I will post the logistics for the challenge later. As it stands right now, I will create a group on Facebook for anyone that will be interested to participate and share their stories...The challenge will start in about 2 weeks, I'm still gonna rock these braids for a few more weeks...lol!

love -n- peace,

nNb :)

Hair Tutorial: Cute Two-Strand Twist Updo

Hey lovelies!

I finally finished another hair tutorial...video editing can be a real pain...(haha). This tutorial was inspired by a tutorial that SunShower143 did on YouTube. I thought that the style was uber cute, so I decided to replicate it. She originally did the style using big twists, but I tried it doing with 2-week old micro two- strand twists. The style came out really cute...Next time, I am going to try it using big twists and see if comes out even cuter! Here's my tutorial:

Hope y'all enjoy it! More tutorials to come!

Stay blessed!

nNb Y

Hair Tutorial: Two-Strand Twists!

"To keep my hair the same texture as it grows out of my head is looked at as revolutionary,Why is that?" ~Tracy Thoms "Good Hair"

Hey y'all!

I know it's been a while since my last post... Today I've got a nice treat for everyone! I have FINALLY completed and POSTED my first natural hair tutorial! In this tutorial, I show you how I make micro two-strand twists. This video was originally filmed on May 20th and it took me a couple of days to get it posted (more like a lot of days, hehe!). There are two parts to the video and the end result is in the picture above. The videos are posted on my YouTube channel under naturalNaijabeauty but I also embedded them below. Enjoy lovelies!

Part I:

Part II:

Be blessed!

nNb Y