I remember when I was a teenager, the school I attended allowed students to send roses to their Valentine or secret crushes. Many times I have seen teenagers choose the wrong color rose and actually ended up sending the wrong message. Here is a quick guide to rose colors and their meanings:

The Black Rose:

There are some students who enjoy the Gothic or vampire lifestyle, etc. and tend to give black roses to their secret Valentines. A black rose symbolizes death and bad thoughts like revenge or jealous feelings. Unless you know for sure the other person will understand your meaning behind the black rose, it, along with grey and dark purple, should be avoided at all cost. Death isn’t exactly a great message to send.

The White Rose:

The white rose can symbolize a strict platonic relationships or it could be thought as an invitation of marriage. Probably not the mix message teens want to send to each other. The white rose is considered to be rare and can be expensive to buy.

The Yellow Rose:

The yellow rose can be the ideal rose to give especially if the young couple is just started dating. It can also be used to express interest. The yellow rose is a great flower to give if you’re playing secret cupid. The yellow rose symbolizes committed friendship.

The Pink Rose:

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A pink rose represents the expressions of sweet grace and elegance. It is commonly used when a guy have been dating a girl for some time. It can also be considered as a compliment to the girl whose involved in ballet and other fine arts. The lighter the pink rose is the better. The lighter the shade represents the relationship and its connection.

The Red Rose:

Teens are known to give this particular color rose on Valentine’s Day despite its meaning. The red rose symbolizes true love and desire. Usually only adults give red roses to each other especially married ones or those who have been in a long term relationship.

Mixed Colored Roses:

Mixed colored roses, such as a red and white rose, have separate meanings. It is important for teens to know which colored rose is appropriate to give out so that the meanings don’t get misunderstood.

I have transitioned from relaxed to natural hair. It was quite a task but in the end it was worth it. One of the many things I enjoy about my hair is that I can wear it in just as many styles as before, when I was relaxing my hair. Sometimes, I like to straighten my hair which is where my Maxiglide comes in handy.

Using the Maxiglide with the right techniques and products, I am able to straighten my hair without any heat damage. I am rather happy with my hair straightener at the moment and would love to continue using it.

You can read my full review by clicking here.

I would like to hear about your techniques using the Maxiglide in your hair. Please feel free to comment below.

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http://beyondjane.com/beauty/hair/using-a-maxiglide-to-straighten-natural-african-american-hair/

I have written an article on Bukisa called  The Brazilian Keratin Treatment for African American Hair (click here to read it).

Since that article, I have had women emailing me asking if the Brazilian Keratin Treatment  works on African American hair. The answer is yes, it works great on African American hair. My hair type is 4a. However, it works better if you have been putting a relaxer in your hair. Virgin hair, hair that have not been chemically altered, does take the treatment but not as well as relaxed hair.

Please read the Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment article on Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment article on Bukisa for more information.

For some women, growing their hair can be a long, yet slow process. Many women look for products to help them achieve their hair goals. Two such products that are all the rave nowadays are Boundless Tresses and Mane-Tail-Growth oil. I have tried both of these products in the past and had great results. However, each product had its drawbacks. In the end, I had chose my homemade products over both due to the cost.

According to a letter that was circulated around the Internet, MTG, also known as Mane-Tail-Growth oil was first created for use by humans. MTG was also applied to horses and was found to great for skin problems in horses. However, after the company that owned the product was sold, the new owner pursued the animal market as oppose to human use. Since many women online were saying how well the product worked in their hair, I decided to try it out for myself.

I ordered MTG from Shapley’s website. The order did not take long to come in at all. Now, at the time Shapley’s was not selling this product for humans so the directions were for how to apply MTG to a horse. I knew that using this product would have to be trial and error on my part. I read on a forum that MTG had an awful smell because of the oil that Shapley’s used. One of the first thing I did was open the bottle and took a sniff. Sure enough the smell was terrible but thankfully women who had tried MTG before I did gave tips on how to mask the smell.

After I washed and air-dried my hair, I applied a very small amount of MTG mixed with peppermint to a small area of my hair to make sure I was not allergic to MTG. I was happy to find out that I wasn’t allergic and continued to use the oil for about three months. Though I had great results, I just couldn’t keep putting MTG on my hair because the smell was really bothering me even though I mixed it with peppermint and other such oils. I was a bit disappointed that I had to stop using such a great product. I began to search for a new product to use in place of MTG.

I found out that one member of the Long Hair Care Forum made a new product she called Boundless Tresses, or BT for short that did what exactly what MTG did but without the bad smell. I had purchased on of her bottles to try out. The ingredients were really simple. Just olive oil, coconut oil and sulphur. I did get faster growth with Boundless Tresses. The directions were rather simple. Shake well and apply when needed. I used her product until all was finished and went from a bob length to just above shoulder length.

I am more than sure that Boundless Tresses is a much better product due to the smell. I would have continued to buy the product but seeing that the ingredients were simple and how easy it was to make, I decided to cut the cost. Making Boundless Tresses instead of buying it has been cost efficient for me. I could mix different ingredients for a better smell. Right now I have added a bit of rose scent to the Boundless Tresses while last month I had added lemon essential oil. However, some women do not have the time or the patience to make Boundless Tresses or MTG on their own so I would highly recommend you buy Boundless Tresses instead.

Check out my other review of Boundless Tress @

• Boundless Tresses Review
• http://beyondjane.com/beauty/hair/boundless-tresses-review/
• Boundless Tresses Homemade recipe