Alisha, Author at Wine'ing Momma

I would like to formally introduce…Sybil!

July 31, 2012 by Alisha 5 Comments

Many of my Instagram followers know that I refer to my hair as “Sybil”. After all of my years working with people with mental illness, this name described my hair to a T. The movie Sybil is based on a young women who has a psychotic breakdown and in turn she has several other personalities that begin to surface. After I did my BC (big chop) my hair behaved and reacted just like Sybil. There were good days were she behaved well and other days when she would just “fight” with me. After several months of finding the right medication (products) I’m happy to say that Sybil is doing much better, but we are still dealing with 2 other very difficult personalities (textures).

My hair on the sides is coarse and dry and doesn’t respond well unless I do a wash and go or finger coils. The top and back of my hair are AWESOME! They do what they are supposed to and my curls and coils in those area are always so nice and shiny and pretty. And well… not sure about the crown of my hair. That part of my hair gets the side eye almost daily. It’s like a puff of cotton up there. Doesn’t want to coil or do anything right. O_o [Read more…]

YouTube

July 15, 2012 by Alisha Leave a Comment

I was graciously reminded while leaving a comment on a YT video that I have my own channel. Duh! Now I wouldn’t call it a channel considering it is a few videos of my toddler doing her thing. I personally don’t like my voice, flare my nostrils too dang much and I have a lazy right eye. Those 3 right there will have me being left with all kinds of disrespectful comments and then my alter ego, Shaqwan, will have to come out in full gear. And we DO NOT want that to happen… LOL.

There are so many tips and ideas I would love to share, but I just don’t have the best equipment for making a quality video. How many of you have videos and finally overcame your fears and just went for it? What made you decided to do a video? Please feel free to share!

When you get a chance, head on over and check out my videos and feel free to comment!

Remember that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. Laugh, Love & Enjoy Life!

*smooches* Alisha

Hair Rules + Instagram + Nail

June 28, 2012 by Alisha Leave a Comment

So much has gone on in the last few months. Back in May my mom, daughter and I all went to the National Natural Hair Meet Up Day. It was so much fun and can you believe all of us ended up winning door prizes! In addition to the awesome swag bags that we received, my oldest daughter I won 3 full size items of Hair Rules products. Well I finally got around to actually using some of the goodies that we got. Let me just say that I LOVE the results that I got using Hair Rules Kinky Curling Cream. Not only were my curls poppin’, but my hair actually had a nice shine as well. Every kinky curl out there deals with trying to add some shine or sheen to their curls. In addition to my Giovanni Direct Leave-in and All Things O’Natural’s natty moist, I will be adding this product to my holy grail.

#Pow…look at that shine!

Over this last month I’ve come to appreciate and love Instagram even more. I’ve had the app on my phone forever and would occasionally post a pic of the girls or some random sunset. Well now I’ve gotten quite the following and along the way have found other naturals out there that love talking about hair just as much as me. It’s amazing how something as simple as hair can unite so many beautiful people. I’m learning new styles and tips to try with my hair, getting exercise and nutrition tips and drooling over all the fabulous “Outfits of the Day”! Also I’ve picked up quite the nail polish collection over the last month and have learned so many cool things you can do with a small brush and toothpick. Who knew nail polish could be so much fun! I’ll save you all from all my epic nail fails, but rest assure I’ll be coming back to show some of my awesomeness once I learn how to do them better…LOL

Just found out today that I’ll be receiving Influenster’s Beauty VoxBox soon so I will be back to show all the goodies I get and do a review on them.

Remember to enjoy life and laugh along the way because life is too short to sweat the small stuff!

National Natural Hair Meetup Day

May 8, 2012 by Alisha Leave a Comment

Hey everyone! I’m so excited about this upcoming event! I plan on taking my mom and 2 daughters to the event and looking forward to meeting up with others from the area.

The National Natural Hair Meetup Day is an annual one-day event. Its purpose is to allow the opportunity for women across the country to meet in their own communities while networking, sharing and meeting (virtually) other women across the country participating in meetups on the same day. Natural hair meetups are events designed to share information, techniques, inspiration and products to aid individuals in their natural hair journey.

Along with my latest obsession with hair and natural products, I’ve also come to enjoy LOVE doing my nails! I’m actually thinking that this other obsession is starting to get a bit out of hand…LOL Anyway, I’ve dedicated a nice area in my bathroom to showcase all of my polishes. Too bad hubby thinks it’s one big eye sore, but who asked him anyway?!?!

Between YouTube and Pinterest I think I can create or make just about anything. Key word here is “think”! Most of the stuff I’ve recreated has been a complete fail, but you never know what you can do until you try. So between landscaping, mani-pedis cooking, DYI crafts and homemade products, I’ve been pretty busy. Check out the pictures below. And as always keep on smiling because life is too short to sweat the small stuff!