Maple Holistics: Tea Tree Oil Shampoo That Could Be Your Solution

Having curly hair is the bomb! All I need to do to get ready in the morning is sleep in braids the night before, apply just a tiny bit of water and coconut oil on it, take out the braids, fluff it up a bit, and boom! My hair is ready to tackle whatever bird decides to nest in there today!

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DIY Leave in Conditioner for Curly Hair

As you go through the blog, you'll notice that I have pretty curly hair, I mean how can you not notice it's pretty out there. I used to have long curly hair that was about half way down my back and maintaining it was always a challenge through the years. I went through quite a bit of hair products, I was what others called a product junkie, from oil's to leave in's to deep conditioner's that would sometimes leave my hair too moisturized leave me with that flat look, and sometimes would do absolutely nothing because the product wouldn't be strong enough. So, one day, I decided to make my own. I was done with all those branded hair products that make my hair feel more damaged than healthy, I was done with spending 30 minutes doing my hair, DONE!

DIY Leave in Conditioner for Curly Hair

This is a quick and easy Leave in Conditioner that contains mostly natural products that would help your curly hair get the moisture it needs.

Ingredients

2 tbls Conditioner (any conditioner of your choice, most preferably for curly hair)

1 tbls Coconut Oil

1 tbls Honey 

1 tbls Argan Oil 

2 tbls Water

5 drops of Essential Oils (scent of your choice, preferably something fresh)

Procedure

Add in all the ingredients and then stir until fully combined. Note: If the mixture feels too wet, then add more conditioner or honey. If it feels too thick, then add a few drops of water. 

Once combined, transfer it onto a container or bottle; be them recycled or brand new, and you're done! It's pretty simple.

Now you can apply this leave-in evenly through your damp hair, preferably after you shower.

This recipe can last for about 2 to 3 weeks, depending on how many times you decide to wash your hair through the week.

When you have gaps between washing your hair, combine a dollop of this leave in with about 1/2 cups of water into a spray bottle to spray to bring those curls back to life.

This Leave in Conditioner literally saved my hair after I cut it into a bob. It keeps my hair moisturized, tamed, and flexible to style it any way I want to every morning. But honestly, I just leave it down and messy because my hair likes to roll that way.

Give this DIY Leave-in Conditioner a try and let me know how it goes. I'd love to hear your feedback.

Don't forget to flip your fabulous hair back and forth!

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Short Curly Locks

That one night I went to sleep with something amis, I awoke the next morning with a pure intention to chop my hair off. The last time I had hair this short, it was chemically straightened, rebonded, and it looked awful. I looked more like woman version of Georg from Tokio Hotel back in 2005 than anything else.

I've been wanting to try out short hair for a while and that morning I finally did. I called up my hair stylist and booked an appointment. A few hours later, I went in there and came out a changed woman. I was literally jumping for joy all the way home with how good the cut turned out.

The cut made me feel like I had a whole different purpose in life. It gave me a boost of confidence and a sigh of relief. It's more like the hairdresser chopped off my heavy heart and worries with every snip of the scissors and rubbed in some badass hair cream and gel with every stroke. Plus, this makes showers so much easier, and I get to experiment with styling. 

Since my bright bottom bits were cut, I couldn't stand not having any blonde or light colors in my hair so I ended up bleaching some of my bottom layers. It makes me feel more me. Perhaps I'll dye them green again. 

| Blazer & Shirt - Forever 21 | Watch - ALDO (Borrowed) | 

| Hat, Shoes, & Necklace - H&M | 

Photo Creds: Najla Qamber

I honestly don't know what I was thinking with this outfit. That week was a major blur, but at least I got to relish in that good summer weather by sweating buckets and avoiding a farmers tan. My hat protected me from the sun rays – though I now wish I had taken it off to wave about my short curly locks. 

Keep those smiles bright and stay fabulous, badasses! 

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Music and Audiobooks to Take Us Away

There has been quite a lot going on lately, from job hunts to starting up my own business that doesn't have a proper vision yet. It makes me crave for a good distraction because my anxiety and stress levels feel like their over the roof from all that self-inflicted drama. But, there is always music and audiobooks to take us away from all that...

Two years ago, or was it last year, when I absolutely hated all the new music that was coming out, they were all about butts and complete nonsense, and the melody's sounded more like noise that actual music, but recently the music has turned back to its good side. We now have inspirational lyrics and catchy tunes that we could dance and sing along to. Yay!

And of course, there is the audiobooks. I've been speeding through the Beautiful Bastard series; or what's left of them, like I'm way behind on my 2015 reading challenge, which I'm not. Audiobooks tend to keep us in resting bitch face for a good 4 hours until you decide that this is officially the last chapter of the day and that you really need to do some actual work. Like, seriously. 

What is that one thing that you use to distract yourself from...whatever it is you're going through?

Tell me about it. Open up. :)

  

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Windy Days

The cold weather has arrived. Okay not really. It's still 30 degrees outside but the wind is definitely blowing. 

Yesterday for all saints day, my mom and I were trying to light a candle on the roof top to honor the dead, but it just kept blowing out because the wind was blowing everywhere. We ended up putting the candles in the a hallow block. I wonder if it got blown out or melted.

This was the exact same outfit I wore to uni. I had gone to check if my degree had been done processing, but the security wouldn't let me in because my skirt was too short. I was so angry that day, but eventually got over it...kind of. Too short? Seriously? I'm an alumni for heavens sake. 

| Dress - Forever 21 | Cardigan (similar) - Bershka |

| Boots  (similar, similar) - New Look | Necklace - Spencer's | 

On a happy note, I dyed the bleached parts of my hair turquoise again, but I'm thinking of chopping all my hair off and going for a nice curly bob cut, but I know I'll miss my long locks once it's cut. Perhaps I'll cut it all off when I go through a really bad heartbreak, since that's what some of us do, we chop all out hair off after a heartbreak. Do you know anyone who chopped off their hair after a bad breakup?

And what do you think? Should I cut my hair short? 

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