lets show some love

Woohooo......It's valentine's day today (as if y'all didn't know that already...lol). Anyways, I wanted to use this opportunity to show some lurveee (deep Barry White voice) ......Hahaha I know this is kinnda random (and yes I'm laughing at myself) but I just remembered a lecturer we had at uni who always spoke in a baritone voice...his voice was so low and smooth you could instantly imagine the lights dimming and some jazz music playing in the background anytime he spoke....you could almost start swaying to his voice. I don't even remember his real name because everyone called him Dr Love....he sounded kinnda cool unlike 'Fela' our secondary school  chemistry teacher....but ya that is soooo besides the point of this post.

So today, I wanted to show some love and appreciation to the youtubers who have helped me tremendously on my journey. These are the lovelies I have pretty much followed from day one and in no particular order they include:

• Rustic Beauty - she was one of the first naturals I encountered when I started my healthy hair journey. She is a beautiful young Nigerian lady with very long (mid back), healthy natural hair and is a testament to the fact that we Africans can grow our hair to any lengths if we take care of it.

• Kim Love-I love love love this chic. She knows how to break down and explain concepts very clearly; from the basic structure of hair to protective styling. I love the fact that she takes a fact/science based approach when discussing hair not only because it feeds into my geekiness ('',) but also because it makes what she says credible.

•  Laila-Jean- A british youtuber of Ghanian descent. She is very animated and is quite fun to watch. She is very talented when it comes to styling and braiding her hair and just like me, she was a long term transitioner.

• SimplYounique- She comes up with some of the nicest 'untwisted' styles and layers products really well. I like the fact that her styles are always very neat. (who says natural hair has got to be messy?)

• Nikkimae- Her videos have a very optimistic and upbeat vibe to them....hence why I like watching them. She appears very involved in the Natural Hair community and brings loads of updates as to whats happening on the scene. She's also does a good bit of product reviews and finally, I like the quality and editing of her videos.

•  Naptural85- She showcases a variety of hairstyles including some really cool sophisticated styles. She comes across as being very chilled and low maintenance...(kinnda like me). I also enjoy watching her non-hair videos.

• Jirod Greene- I love love love this kid...and yes I know he's not a girl but he is the reason I fell in love with locs. He is soo goofy and funny and makes some real good music. Y'all should check him out ;-)

I watch a couple others as well but these would be the guys I check out the most. Who do y'all like to watch??
 Anywhoos, that's all for now. Happy Valentines Day :)

XoXo

Miss Jay