Time Out

Hey curlies, 


I'm taking a little break from the hair-blogging for a bit. 
I'm not stopping...just taking a time-out from the hair...


I am still active over at my other blog though http://mygodmylife.blogspot.com/


Come check it out Here

Till next time...

Fluffy Frizz

This is my braid and curl at day two. I fluffed and and it got frizzy! I didn't mind the frizzes on the first day, but now I don't like it!

Took 'Em Out

I know it hasn't even been two weeks, but I took my twists out.

There's a picture that I need to take and I don't want to take it with my hair in twists (that's understandable, right?)

Right now I have my hair in braids with curlers on the ends(like the picture below) so I can take my picture in a braid and curl.

I'll be putting my twists back in next week. I'll be going on a weekend trip, next weekend and I don't want to be thinking about my hair.
I'll post how the braid and curl comes out.

Summer Twists

 It has taken me two days, but I have sucessfully twisted hair.

Although some are bigger than others, I like my twists. I have fun creating cute styles with twists.

Straightened Hair

I straightened my hair on May 3rd for my  birthday.

I like the length of my hair, but not more than I hate the terrible shape it's in!
I mean that literally, as well. I was too upset to take a picture of it, but the back of my hair looks like someone cut a M into it. It looks this way both straight and natural.

So, I have decided that I want to get a haircut. I want at least 2inches off. Maybe I'll even go for 3.
I wanted to get it done as soon as next week, but I'm not sure I'll be able too.

When I do get it done, I'll be sure to post the pictures.

Taking Time Off

I wanted to apologize to my readers for not announcing my 'time off' from the blogging world.

I needed to take some time to live. Enjoy the moments. Last month as well as this month were filled with fun summer activities and I had no time to blog.

I wanted most of my down time to be used in growing closer to God (you can read all about that on my other blog, here )

Now that things have calmed down a bit, I'll be back posting about hair. I'll post pictures of my hair from when I straightened it on May 3rd.

Birthday

Yesterday was my 21st birthday. And I straightened my hair last night and it rained (thunderstorm, actually) today. Perfect, huh?
I'm hoping to make this last, because I don't plan on straightening again until around the end of the year (Nov. or Dec.)

I didn't get a chance to take any hair pictures, but as soon as I do i'll post them.

...till next time

Braidout Styles

So, this continues my ''messing with the braidout'' to come up with cute Up-do's and stuff.

It's nothing awesome, but I like it.

The back: I scooped the back of my hair up (I like the look doing this method gives) and I pinned it in the middle.

I used about 4 or 5 bobbypins to make sure it's secured -- since it's pretty loose back there.

The front: I swooped the front to the left and pinned it. :) I like.

The Back: I had taken the pins out and pinned everything to the side (more than to the middle) to see if I liked the look better.

Side: This angle shows how messy this style is. Because I just grabbed and pinned.

Overall, I love it. This one goes into the ''style file'' :)

I'll keep messing with braidouts to see what other messy do's I can slap together.

Praying For The South

My prayers are going out out to the victims of the tornadoes.

My God give them strength and comfort at this time of suffering.

See the videos of the storm here

Be Back Soon

I've been taking some, very much needed, time off to work on my spiritual growth.

I'll be back soon, with all things hair.

...'till next time

Messing With The Braid-Out

...For the sake of coming up with new styles and looks.

I braided over an old braid and curl a few days ago.
I just sprayed it with water since there was conditioner (Hello Hydration + Suave pro.) left over from the braid and curl.

So I tried to do a little something with some bobby pins and I don't think it came out that terrible.

Excuse the pictures, I was working with my webcam and a mirror.

I pinned the sides back, creating a pouf. Then I pulled the back up (holding the nap and moving my hands up) and pinned it in the middle.
Then I just used more pins to hide most of the hair that was sticking out.
And BAM!

The front pouf -- I didn't want to make it too large

 I'll use (old) braid outs for experimenting with styles and keep you guys posted.
...'till next time...

I Think I Need Something New

I'm getting really tired of looking the same every day...every week.

I always wear my braid/twist and curl the same! Either all down, pulled back with a headband or pulled up into a ponytail.

Or every so often I'd get the itch to do a little something with some bobby pins.But even that never looks any different.

I did another braid and curl on Friday the 8th, and this is how I wore it looks:

I pinned it back with bobby pins and got the same look I would with a headband! It's really sad.

But I don't really like this braid and curl, so I am going to use this opportunity to mess with it and come up with some new styles.

We'll see what that will look like...

'till next time

Four Days Later...

So, bigger is better, right?

This is day 4 hair. Not bad, but I have to re-do it soon to prevent serious tangling.

 Today's a windy day, so I pinned the front to the side.



Braid And Curl Results

I love it! It was really soft and really shiny!

I love my hair like this -- it looks and feels so healthy!

I used little rollers to curl the ends of my hair (a little less then 3/4 of an inch) which gives it the appearance of a regular braid-out.
Not the look I was going for, but I don't mind because it does look more natural and it still had more bounce and volume than a regular braid out.

There's a lot of shrinkage (which is to be expected) and I usually like my braid/twist outs to reach my chin in the front and shoulders in the back, but this is still cute.

Overall, I like it. Not bad, not bad.

Wash Day

I washed my hair today. It wasn't fun, as a result of going nearly a week and a half without de-tangling!

I washed with Shea Moisture's Deep Cleansing Shampoo.

It didn't strip my hair, which is good, because shampoos usually do...but this shampoo has good ingredients and no sulfates. 

I conditioned with my old favorite, Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and I mixed it with Suave Professionals Almond and Shea butter conditioner.

 After I shampooed and conditioned (and de-tangled with conditioner in my hair) I did an Apple Cider Vinegar rinse. With 3 cups water and 1 tablespoon of ACV-- I may have tweaked the measurement a little

I used the same mix of Hello Hydration and Suave and a little bit of Olive Oil, to style.

I loved the results of using this mix in the beginning of the year, but now, it's seems just OK.

I put my hair in a braid and curl style and actually cornrowed instead of doing a single braid-- something I never do because my hair is always too tangled. Today was a slight exception.

Right now my hair's in the braid and curl for church tomorrow.

I'll post some pictures of the results tomorrow after church.

'till next time...

Hey There!

I want to give a big welcome to my new readers!

Also, if you'd like, you can check out my Christian/Life blog http://mygodmylife.blogspot.com/

So, So Tangled!

It's all my fault...I haven't detangled in almost 2 weeks

NOT looking forward to detangling it tomorrow.

I'm going to need an extra dose of patience and gentleness!

oy vey! (is that even how you spell that?)

One would think I would have learned from past experiences...but noooo...gotta do it the hard way.

Shea Moisture Keeps Surprising Me

 At first I didn't like it, then I thought it was OK, then I started to dislike it when It dried my hair out....now, we're friends again. 

I mean look at the definition in these curls. This, by the way, was done on hair that hasn't been washed or de-tangled in days! 

 Product used: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie

 I clipped the front of it up and let a few curls hand loose. 

The other 'Shea Moisture' product that I have is the African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo.

I don't really like this shampoo, but I found out that a lot of other curlies love it.
My little sister's hair seems to like it too. I will use this Shampoo the next time I wash my hair, so we'll see if things change.

...And Two Months Later...

...I'm finally back. I wanna give a big, fat sorry to my curly readers.

It was not my plan to neglect my blog, but once again, things happen.

What happened over the past two months


1) I straightened my hair! (completely spontaneous! If you're a reader, you know it was my plan to straighten twice a year -- May and Nov or Dec -- but my aunt wanted to see my hair straightened and I figured 'well, why not'. And so I straightened on March 2nd and washed it out around the 18th. I didn't take any pictures because I was upset with the results [I had used my mom's Conair flat iron- need I say more?])

2) I've been snip, snip, snipping like I lost my mind (Every knot, and split end gives me the itch to snip off 1/4 inch of hair, and I've been doing that weekly [it's like I'm trying to punish my hair for what I've done - yeah, I've lost it] I'm not looking forward to straightening again, cause I don't want to see how uneven it's gonna be)

3) Don't remember the last time I've deep conditioned (It's about to be April and I'm pretty sure I've only deep conditioned once. So I don't think I need to mention that my hair isn't in it's best condition. Oh so shameful)

So, yeah. For the past few months I've been applying heat, not

applying deep conditioner and I've been cutting my hair. Not my best attempt at 'hair care'.

Good thing this is a blog about my day-to-day hair care journey and not a 'How To Care For Your Curly Hair' blog.

I'm working on it though...hopefully you guys have been doing better than I have.

Wash Day -- Longer Curls

 I washed my hair today and wanted to show the length of my wet hair from May 2010 to February 2011.

 

This is the length of my wet hair (no conditioner added) in May 2010

This is the length of my wet hair this month (Feb 2011)

I actually thought that my curly hair didn't significantly "grow" or "stretch" in it's naturally curly state. I guess this proves it does.

Sunday's Hair - Flexi Curl Bangs

I didn't have time to do my hair (again) this weekend and I needed to get my hair looking decent for church today.

So I combed out the front of my hair and set it, using SheaMoisture's

smoothie, with two purple (about an inch) flexi rods.

These are the results of my hair after coming home from church:

 This is a side view of my hair -- I made a roll and pin bun in the back

End Of The Week

This is my Braid and Curl at the end of the week! The webcam makes it look really dry, but it's actually not that bad.

The big curl that the rollers created, has shrunk down to a more natural size.

I will (hopefully) be washing my hair tomorrow and get a fresh Braid and Curl. In the meantime, I trying to get my hair looking presentable for church in the morning.

2nd Day Braid And Curl

 This is the second day wearing my Braid And Curl. It is still looking so good.

I'm actually surprized that it still looks good-- even if it is only the 2nd day-- because this style was done on dirty hair.

I just sprayed (with water) and added a little bit of Hello Hydration conditioner and sealed with Olive oil, then again that's probably the reason it still looks good.