4th Day Hair?...Oh No!

Yes. I'm wearing 4th day hair. Today is the forth day since I'm done my braid and curl and it looks...bad. It's dry, frizzy and the curls that are left are limp and tangled. However, I have to go out today and I don't have time to redo it until I get back home later tonight.

I'm going to try and style it in a way that it doesn't appear as horrible as it is.

P.S: Don't mind the second picture...I have no idea why it looks like it's been cut across the top :)

I'm Back....And So Are My Curlies!

I will, once again, like to apologize to my readers for my long absence. I've just finished with my finals and like any college student will tell you, finals time is the busiest and most frustrating time of the whole semester. I am very happy to be finished with them and I'm leaving everything to God!

And yes, my curls are back! I missed them dearly, after almost a month of having them straight.

I washed it with my shampoo, Dr. miracles tingling shampoo and conditioner

I then deep conditioned with Ev olive oil and Herbal Essences hello hydration (My favorite condish) and my electric heating cap.

After an hour or so I washed it out and poured diluted apple cider vinegar (3 cups distilled water and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar) all over my hair.

I believe that I may have hard water, which is water that has a lot of minerals in it, which can have a bad affect on hair and skin. I'm not sure I have it, but I've been dealing with very dry hair even after I deep condition, so I think the water's to be blamed.

I read that diluted apple cider vinegar could really help with that...so I tried it and I love it.

I poured the cider on my hair (didn't wash it out) and my hair came out feeling very soft and moisturized.

Below are some picture. The first is of my hair(still wet) after I washed it. And the remaining few are of a second-day braid and curl.

It looks really frizzy, because although I didn't fluff it much, I was constanly touching it...I really missed the boing-y-ness of my curls :)

Hair Update

A couple of days after I straightened my hair, it starting expanding and I actually contemplated a touch-up, but then decided against it. I gave up on the super straight look and decided to aim for a wavy look. After two nights of wrapping it, I started bunning it. I secured it in a low bun at the nape of my neck. The next morning, it unraveled into soft waves and I actually preferred it over the bone straight look.
On the 5th I got a lovely trim. I loved it because my ends were beyond horrible, because I kept putting off my trims. I've been moisturizing it with a mixture of Shea butter and EV olive oil.
The pictures below are of my hair after I combed it out to put it in bun for the night.

My Birthday Hair!

I straightened my hair for my birthday!
I washed with diluted apple cider vinegar, 'deep' conditioned with olive oil and HE Hello Hydration and a newly- bought electric heating cap. It was not at all what i expected, I think it's because I need a real deep conditioner.
I then dried my hair in braids over night, and the next day I detangled again and Piece by piece I sprayed a heat protectant and used my flat iron.

Before

During

AFTER

I think it pretty plain to see that I am in, once again, a desperate for a trim! My ends are ragged with split ends and knots. I know this is a definite result of the neglect that I've shown towards my hair. I will get a good inch, maybe an inch and a half, trimmed of.