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I love me some....LEG DAY

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You want nice legs? then you have to work for them! GOOTD Black shorts:  Under Armour Blue shorts :  Adidas Shirt:   forever 21 + DIY cut out sides Shoes:  Adidas Hair:  curly bun - NATURAL SISTA Today I wanted to take y'all into the gym with me. I've combined two leg days for you since I work my legs 3 times a week; when I said I was getting into the best shape of my life I truly meant it! These exercises were intense! I worked out with my husband Owen , coach Mike (oh boy, he literally pushed me to that yakking point) and a few others. These guys had absolutely no mercy on me. As they say, when you workout at Forge performance fitness you must WORK , no slacking.  I wanted to give up after every single exercise but the push was real! I worked my butt off and I know it will pay off in the end. Exercises: Hip thrust Leg extensions Dead lifts Leg press w/ resistance band Sled pushes Come train with us at For

"ME" is made with YOU in mind

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Two weekends ago, I had the opportunity to be apart of the JIRANO'S Multi ethnic hair care line photo and informercial shoot. I had a great time with such an amazing group of people.    Behind the scene      The brand JIRANO was created by sisters Jane and Jedi. These two African beauties completely understand the diversity in hair. "ME" [multi ethnic] has been created specifically for natural hair individuals. The products have been made with some top ingredients ; coconut, keratin, honey just to name a few. Their philosophy is to put as many active natural ingredients into the products as possible for beautiful hair right away, everyday. Check out www.jirano.com for this upcoming hair line. Instagram:  @jiranooffical                            Though it's called "ME" each product is made with YOU in mind . I loved everything about my makeup. Makeup artist: Archana  In

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GET THEM SIT UPS RIGHT AND...

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A little gym never hurt nobody! Finally I am up and ready to get into the best shape of my life.    GOOTD  (gym outfit of the day) Sports bra -lululemon Tights - Adidas Shoes- Adidas Hair - high curly ponypuff - I woke up like this Oww!                          YAY BACK DAY!!         Yesterday I woke up, threw my bonnet off, put my gym attire on and ran out the door. NOTHING was holding this shorty back from the gym today.                                        BENT OVER ROWS                                            I've been having ups and downs about going back to the gym but who doesn't get those?Starting the gym after taking a long break is probably one of the hardest things to do. I literally sat and contemplated which Monday would be the best Monday to get back in there. For the record, NO MONDAY IS THE BEST MONDAY, I think Tuesday is better lol kidding! I had a million excuses on why I didn't need to get back to the gym right now

THEY WANT TO KNOW....WHOS THAT GIRLLL

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      Ive decided to give y'all a little about me today.               This is a random Q&A Describe yourself in one word? POSITIVE Where are you from? TORONTO, CANADA or should i say "THE 6" lol How old are you currently? 26, 88BABY!! What is your nationality? Trinidadian "🎵welcome welcome to land of oil TRINI TO D BONE, TRINI TO D BONE" Any siblings? Yes, a younger sister How tall are you? 5'2 with heels on, does that count?  I'm 4'11  What are your Hobbies? Shopping, Cooking, Shopping, Working out…did I say shopping? What is your favourite foods? Hands down POTATOES. I love anything with potatoes What is your favourite alcoholic drink? Anything to do with VODKA.  Did you know vodka is made from potatoes? I told y'all...I'm in love with the TATOES* What do you hate/dislike about your hair? NOTHING, I love everything about my hair…SAID NO ONE EVER! I dislike

"I didn't GO natural, I RETURNED"

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Heeey y'all, my name is Alaina and I'm here to give y'all hair LIFE, beauty tips and of course a little fashion love .  Yes, I was a straight hair addict, relaxer junkie but that all changed in 2010. When returning I probably knew a handful of natural haired people. Even the African American dudes were getting into the perms and relaxer; I find that straight crazy. Nevertheless I took the step and chopped all my relaxed ends off. I believe seeing the versatility in natural hair made me return. Don't get it twisted, I had the hardest time chopping off my relaxer, having to dedicate myself to wearing a silk bonnet at night and following a hair routines to make sure I had given my hair the care it needed. Products were the hardest to find since there wasn't a lot out there at the time. Natural shea butter & I rocked it out for a while. Shea was the only thing that understood my hair. Now that there is hundreds of products out there I try to give all a