Sunday, January 30, 2011

BACK AT IT!!!!

Im back at it, custom-designing shoes, hats, shirts, jeans and alll! Here's my first project for a friend, Justin (= We're up on game with the Taylor Gang [ Wiz Kahlifa ] Soooo , you know it feels hella good to be a Taylor so get up on game ------>
Yuppp its says :TAYLOR on the front , and "IT FEELS GOOD, TO BE A..." on the sides!

You guys can keep looking forward to more projects because every fan and customer will get their share of the goods, just hit me up and i gotchu !

AHHHH! The Fro is backk!!

Yesss thats right out with the box braids in with the Fro! I've missed it soooo much! Yay!
 Ohhh yea, and of course i washed and conditioned with the Talijah Waajid products i told you guys about anddd here are the results! ---->:
After taking out the braids....

Wash/Conditioned...

Final, i added a little Herbal Oil from the Talijah Waajid line, and now my hairs drying (=
Its nice and soft!

Friday, January 28, 2011

BOX BRAIIDDS!!!!

Well i must say that i was inspired to start back gettting "DOOKIE BRAIDS" after watching my favorite movie Poetic Justice, Cause Janet rocked them awesomely [ if thats a real word lol] .....I ran across another person wearing them and its sooo long and pretty and looks like it has shells in it or something take a look ------>
Aren't they just beautiful?!?!?!.. Of course they are!

African Culture


Africans have this way of putting all these vibrant colors together and displaying them perfectly on themselves!!! I really really LOVE their body art,.. The necklaces especially! Here ----> Be inspired! ---->

YOUNG NATURAL

Haha, WOW----> I definitely ran upon an OLDIE! This is my hair wayyyy before i used to get perms. I think im about 5 or 6 in this picture. As you can see my hair was puffy and everything! I <3'd my hair then and i <3 it now that im getting it back like that. YAY!

Inspiration:Near && Far

Hey Guys!!

-SPECIAL SHOUTOUT: I ran into a friend from high school on FB, she just graduated last year and when she left she had a perm and flowy beautiful hair, and well lets just say she made that hair even better! Shayla J made the big step and She is even prettier than before! This is true inspiration, Great Job Shayla J!! Welcome to the Natural World (= May we continue to inspire many more ladies to join us!
<------Shayla J with Perm and Shayla J Natural ^

Thursday, January 27, 2011

N A T U R A L .

I have awesome long box braids in now that i did myself-------> , but I really really miss my Afro!!!!!!!!! I am a natural, I started transitioning May of 2010 and by July 28,2010 I decided to do the big chop. Everyone was going insane saying "WHYYY??!?!?!" but i simply stated that i wanted to do something different, i wanted to be ME! So i mustarded up enough courage [after asking my mom a thousand times to take me to get it cut professionally but she didnt budge so.....] i did it myself!!! Saved time and money lol, ------> See! ------>

Anddd... as the process went on with me snipping away all that chemical-absorbed hair------>
i got the results of this------>YAY! I was sooo happy with my hair because i took the big step and i was on my way to a head of beautiful NATURAL hair that JAH gave me!!! As it grew.. I somehow decided that i wanted Dreadlocks so i began learning to twist it myself in order to lock it up ----->
After hours spent twisting and retwisting i felt like i wasnt getting anywhere so i decided to stick to my fro for now and watch it grow like i intended! I went natural because i feel like this is apart of who i am, this is what Jah blessed me with along with my mind,body and soul. Im not one to "Fake it til i Make it" But im a free spirit, and i want to embrace my freedom all in one! (= I hope other woman find the courage to do so too!
There are various sites you can go to for support and inspiration to do so just like i did:
http://www.youtube.com/ [where you'll find videos of naturals---> Bambiix2 is great!]
and etc.
Ohhh Yeaaa and i've been trying different things like Kinky-Curly [Found at Target] it was good and I went to the hair store recently and purchased TALIJAH WAAJID products ----->

Its a process they tell you how to use on the back which is listed as S.T.E.P.S. and I've used it once., its nice and durable. I like it so far. I can give you better results when i take out these box braids! (=
GO AHEAD EMBRACE THE NATURAL YOU, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!!!!!!!!!!

OMG.... CELLPHONES ARE BANNED.!?!?!?


Okay Okay, sooo the above title isnt true, but what if it was?!.. People would be in despare, the world would not be the same granted that cellphones have come a long way from the short, heavy stubby nokia to the slim, touchscreen android. The Iphone has evolved like a million and one times and things just keep getting better and better... or are they?.. There have been various accounts where i've heard "Texting is "dumbing down" this generation and others to come." The news reports: "Schools in some nations are taking out cursive writing and teaching the kids in 2nd grade to use computers and text messaging instead". Now i dont know about you, but i see a major problem with this. Cell phones are awesome dont get me wrong but they are the "easy" way out. They have "smart" everything on them. You dont even have to spell the words out, everything is "T9" and "Short-Handed" and this isnt helping with furthering your vocabulary. [ I wont lie, i've even caught myself writing in short-hand at school, My teacher said what is "ppl".. oops! lol ]. Also, they are causing distress on the roads. First it was driving and talking now we have driving and texting which is causing more accidents and deaths than usual. This is crazy. What would the world do if cellphones were banned, What would you do?.. Sometimes i think about it, Technology has its advantages and disadvantages. We as humans just need to know the limit and apply it. Use common sense with these devices because not only can they give us further opportunities in life, our business, jobs and so forth but also shorten our lives and cause us to be lazy at mind and action. Most Teenagers spend  there time on the internet, texting, listening to an ipod or watching tv. Whatever happened to going outside and playing ball or just hanging out with friends. Devices cause us to become isolated and conceited if you havent noticed it, just think about it. We spent hours on facebook and twitter doing NOTHING. Just sitting there updating over and over, " Wow, what fun". I dont think its useful unless you're really talking about something that'll benefit you. No doubt its fine to communicate and meet new people but gosh, just know you're limits!!!! I just felt the need to speak on this subject a little. I dont have a cellphone now thanks to the touchscreen i had being so slim and "smart" that when i dropped it, it cracked up the middle /= But im not dying from not having it. Yea i get extremely bored because i was one of those text-obssessed teens but im okay. I just began drawing to keep my mind going, and now im blogging for a benefit soo here i am. I hope i made you guys realize a few things! 

MOTO: TECHNOLOGY: "KNOW YOUR LIMITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Thanks for reading!!! (=

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Welcome!!! Get to know me....

Hi Guys! Welcome to my Blog!! My name is Ashley, but you can call me either Ashley-Abbott, or just Abbott. A little about myself: Im originally from Paris,Texas. I moved to Mississippi at age 5. First to Jackson, then to Raymond where i reside now. Im 18 years old and a senior in High school. Im into alot of things... Photography, Modeling, Dance, Music, Art, Peotry, Fashion, Culture, Googling [Like finding new things and people], Traveling and so on. You'll see various things about stuff like that on here. Oh yea, and I am Natural, so there will be things about hair on here too for the ladies who are transitioning or want to BC [big chop] or already have. Umm.. I do draw and design clothes and shoes a bit so I'll probably post some of my work on here also (=. Im happy about having a blog cause of course im a happy person, so im hoping that whenever you guys stop by to view my blog you'll be inspired and enjoy the company. Well, Thats it for now.

-Byeee!