Other then Afro hair and beauty show which I used to go to back in the day, I never really go to hair expos.But on Saturday 7th May I went to the Natural Hair Event over at Earls Court. It actually runs for a week all over the UK but Saturday's was in London.So I went with my new curlfriend Simone (aka hairissimba on Instagram) she is quite well known on the natural hair circuit due to her gorgeous curls.... We met so randomly and just clicked so she invited me to go with her a few days later.So it's basically a tonne of natural hair exhibitors trying to promote their products. So many well known brands were there such as Cantu, Design Essentials, Mixed Chicks and so on.Now it was interesting going round to all the different stands and there were even talks and workshops giving tips/tricks and advice on how to look after your hair.I was there for a couple of hours but the event actually ran all day.I bought these a curly girl earrings which I thought were soooo cute.
To be honest most of the stalls there, were for you to buy stuff.... Like the freebies weren't rolling out (and who don't love a freebie) which I thought was quite bad as there were a lot of brands that I hadn't heard of.... So a few samples would of been good to take home and try.They did give you a bag on entry that contained a few sachets... But the sachets never really have enough product in it.... So that was a slight disappointment :(All in all it was a nice day out.... It's so weird how the natural hair community has got so big now.... From the big chop... to The Curly Girl method.
I have always been natural and never had a relaxer but me and the hot comb were the best of friends when I was in school/ college.....Now I haven't straightened my hair in like over 5 years or something.... I don't even use the hair dryer unless I have to..... No heat please!!!!
Anyway...embrace your hair whatever style you choose.... rock that weave/wig/extensions.... whatever....., but one thing I will say is that......Curly girls rock!
http://www.naturalhairweek.com/xoxo
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Now....you gotta keep things alive when in a relationship. Sometimes you can get bogged down with routine and then things just seem normal.
That's why I stress the importance of date nights.
Me and my boyfriend do try and do these as often as possible cause staying in the yard with a DVD weekend after weekend just ain't cutting it lol. His schedule can be a bit crazy at times so we have to squeeze these in when we can.
So I saw this new Caribbean restaurant type place had popped up in Camden so I thought we'd give it a try ( I do eat other nationality foods other than Caribbean - in case you were wondering lol)
Now this ain't your typical restaurant. To be honest it's kind of like a shack/diner type place.
Like it's quite small and intimate and there's a bar at the front displaying a million and one rums and spirits - I guess that's why it's called Ma Petite Jamaica.
Then you move in to the seating area which I don't think seats more than 30/40 people.
Then the kitchen is directly after that. You can see, and smell the food being prepared as you sip on a cocktail.
The décor makes you feel as if your dining somewhere in the Caribbean. Your seated under these straw like roofs on the table followed by sounds of Reggae music being played in the background.
So the food was lush I must say. The only thing I would say is there is a slight misinterpretation of Saltfish Fritters. Now I know them to be of a flat nature (Jamaican style) So I ordered these for starters and when they appeared they were quite big and puffy which I think are more what Saltfish Bakes/Bajan fish cakes are like, so that threw me off a bit. They were nice though.
Bae had BBQ ribs which he throughly enjoyed
For Mains I had Jerk Chicken wraps... And Bae had a Jerk Chicken burger....
I can see that place being quite busy in the summer like it's quite a chilled, laid back type place and their vast range of cocktails went down well too. I only got to have 1 as I was the designated driver... But Bae had one in particular called Killer Duppi which contained about 7 different rums!!!!!!!!!!!!
So yh.... Reenii recommends!!!
www.mapetitejamaica.com
xoxo
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