Hair Style (2012): July 2011

Ashley's big chop! Saturday, July 30, 2011

transitioner Ashley has done her big chop!!! sooooooooooo cute well done you look great!!

are us bold chicks natural? Friday, July 29, 2011

"So Hi Belle, Im a follower of your blog and have been a natural on and off for years. I wear my hair like yours...in varying degrees of semi baldness...sometimes shiny bald, otherwise cropped on the sides...and sometimes a little length on the top so I can wear my mohawk..

I was talking to a long haired natural the other day and she told me that i was a bald head....not a natural because I barely have any hair on my head. What do you think of her statement. My hair is natural. I co wash just like the long haired girls...i seal with oil and probably pay more attention to my scalp than long haired women.

Aren't i a natural too?"

In a word YES! Just because you choose to wear your hair low makes you no less natural! You have the hair that god intended. If you do not put chemicals to change your hair you are natural!
It saddens me that we have begun to catagorize the lenght of our hair to prove how natural we are! The same goes for hair typing which is a complete waste of time. Does your friend do twist outs? I could argue that she is not natural as she is trying to emulate the texture of our looser curled sisters. Wash and goes with gel could be seen as the same thing! When we start to segregate within our natural community what is the point!
You are natural as am i, no matter how much hair we have on our heads.

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nikon d3100 digital cameras

Type Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Effective angle of view Approx. 1.5 x lens focal length (Nikon DX format)
Effective pixels
Effective pixels 14.2 million
Image sensor
Image sensor 23.1 x 15.4 mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels 14.8 million
Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Airflow Control System, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
Storage
Image size (pixels) " 4,608 x 3,072 [L] " 3,456 x 2,304 [M] " 2,304 x 1,536 [S]
File format " NEF (RAW)
" JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
" NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control System Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified
Media SD (Secure Digital), SDHC and SDXC memory cards
File system DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif 2.21

Viewfinder Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.8 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
Eyepoint 18 mm (-1.0 m-1)
Diopter adjustment -1.7 to +0.5 m-1
Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
Reflex mirror Quick return
Lens aperture Instant return, electronically

Compatible lenses " AF-S and AF-I: All functions supported.
" Type G or D AF NIKKOR without built-in autofocus motor: All functions except autofocus supported. IX NIKKOR lenses not supported.
" Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Lenses for F3AF not supported.
" Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
" AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II.
" Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function.
Note: Electronic rangefinder can be used if lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.
Shutter
Type Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb
Flash sync speed X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower
Release
Release mode (single frame),(continuous),(self-timer),(quiet shutter release)
Frame advance rate Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values)
Self-timer 2 s, 10 s
Exposure
Metering TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering method " Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
" Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
" Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) " Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
" Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
Exposure meter coupling CPU
Exposure modes Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait);
programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)
Exposure compensation -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent) or to
approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting On, Off
Focus
Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including one
cross-type sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3m/1 ft. 8 in. to 9 ft. 10 in.)
Detection range -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Lens servo " Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
" Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus point Can be selected from 11 focus points
AF-area mode Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points)
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Flash
Built-in flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close up, Night portrait: Auto flash with auto pop-up
P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release
Guide number Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Flash control " TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 (i-TTL balanced fill-flash is available when matrixor center-weighted metering is selected)
" Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens
" Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S
" Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800
Flash mode Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye correction, and rear curtain with slow sync
Flash compensation -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Flash-ready indicator Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 is

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i have some hair.......

i seem to have grown myself some hair! i still haven't found a new barber and i'm starting to get some curls! however i have notice my hair is alot thinner than it used to be first time round (2 years ago) you could see alot less of my scalp. but i'm quite liking the cutesy little bit curl.

if i decide to keep going this will be the maxium lenght!

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Ask belle: weight issues

"My name is Nume and I'm from the United States (Maryland)

I visit your blog almost everyday. I just wanted to say you have the perfect body. I was wondering what do you do to keep in shape. I am currently doing Weight Watchers and it is really working for me but once I lose a few more pounds I will be looking to do something that will help tone me up. I truly understand that you are more of a natural hair and fashion blogger. Any advice you have will help."

thank you for the compliment nume! but i don't think there is any such thing as the perfect body. i have parts of my body that i'm not happy with (i yearn for my 18 year old selfs toned washboard stomach!).

i don't do anything special to keep in shape, as i'm on a diet to keep my hair and scalp healthy that helps also to keep my body healthy i mainly eat spinach, salmon and nuts, lots of brown rice but i aslo eat cake! chips! cookies! Chinese food! did i mention cake?

but all in moderation!

i have been trying to tone my tummy as well so i have taken up hula hooping for 20 minutes in the morning and evening that about the only excersize i can manage as i find physical activity a bore (yes i was the girl in gym class running away from the ball!)

i have quite an active job which also keep me fit and i try to walk to my desination if possible.

shopping is also good walking from store to store carrying all those bags!! ha ha ha ha

i'm a size 12(8) on the bottom

and a size 10(6) on the top

good luck with your weightloss nume send pictures of your success i'm sure you look amazing!

Jules

"after years of chemical straightening and flat ironing to death i went natural and have never looked back!"

loving jules's undercut how fierce!!!

Letter from charisse

I have been "Natch" (lol) for 11 months now.... I've always wanted to be natural for the past 5 years but I was too afraid of my natural state (WHIMP lol). I had always been told that my hair was too thick and that I "needed" a relaxer because without it my hair was too uncontrollable. (I'm a 4b/c-h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p!) But I felt like I was being a slave to the salon! Granted, I love being pampered and the girl talk that comes with being around other women in the salon, BUT ALL DAY AND A BURNING SCALP? 9 in the morning til 3 in the afternoon... and broken ends, brittle hair, that can only be "bouncified" by the beautician. Try to re-create the bounce at home if you want to... FORGET IT!!!!!

In my opinion, we as women get so attached to our hair and the significance or lack thereof that it may hold... I felt like my hair defined me. If my hair wasn't on point or the weave wasn't whippin', then I wasn't pretty! (Crazy, I know)... We all have insecurities that we must face or that we mask in the form of something else... Mine being my bone straight hair since I was told that "nappy" wasn't cute....

Moving to Atlanta, I have been surrounded by so many beautiful, confident, natural women... They, in turn, gave me the confidence to do the Nike... JUST DO IT! Granted, I wore my sew-in for 10 months before actually wearing my hair out (I've been wearing my hair out for 3 weeks now.. YAY ME!)

The natural hair community is such a warm and supportive circle of people that I never had the chance to know in my life's travels...

I feel so relieved... I feel more confident now than ever before... This is my "Take me as I am, You don't like it, oh well, you can kiss it, free for all" attitude! I always told myself I didn't want to be one of those "I'm going natural because I'm trying to find myself" people (no offense to anyone at all. All love&hugs here). But, in going natural, I found strength, I found calm, I found power, I found me....

CharriseRenee

www.sweetheartconversation.blogspot.com

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