My hair today

I took out the flexi rods this morning, took out the braids, pinned one side behind my ear and went to class. The pictures are below. Sorry for the quality, I'm using the webcam from my Acer labtop, and it's not that great. I really have to get a good camera.

Well anyway, I was actually very surprized this morning. Like I wrote yesterday, my expectations for this style wers very low. So this morning when I took out the flexi rods and the braids and saw that my curls/waves were well defined and decently soft I was happpy.
I am definately going to try these flexi rods again, next time it will be on freshly washed and deep conditioned hair and I want to see the results.

I am in great, great need of deep conditioning. I think that last time I deep conditioned was the 29th or 30th of January. That's about 3 weeks ago and that definately explains the dryness and breakage I've been experiencing. Winter is a time when you have to deep condition at least once a week, to maintain soft hair. I've definately been slacking and I need to get back on top of it.

Satin Cap/Bonet

I also bought a santin bonet or satin cap, whichever. I actually bought it before I bought the flexi rods, but I never got around to posting that.

Flexi Rods!

I finally bought flexi rods! I have wanted to try them for a long time. I had to buy a hole puncher for one of my classes and I though why not stop by the local beauty supply store while I'm out. I bought a 6-pack of the purple ones, I'm not sure what the exact measurements are though, but they are about medium sized.
I'm sorry for not taking pictures of my hair yesterday. I know I said I was going to, but I was excited to try the flexi rods and I completely forgot to take the pictures.
I wet my hair, not completely wet but pretty damp, and then I added some conditioner(Aussie 3 minute deep conditioner) this was my first time using this as a styler. I don't think I'm going to continue using it as one. I then braided (without detangling) and added the rods. I started at the bottom, then loosely rolled up the whole braid.

I am going to post pictures, I really will this time, even if it comes out bad. I dont have high expections for this style, mainly because I didn't detangle and also because I haven't deep conditioned in a while, so I'm not expectioning soft, shiny, bouncy curls.

The Twists are Gone.

I went out yesterday and I didn't want to go out with my twist, so I took them out, mainly because I didn't know how to style it. I wore a twist out yesterday and last night I braided up each section and wore a braid-out for school today. I couldn't post any pictures today but I will try and post them tomorrow.
It snowed all day in New York today and all that moisture made my braid-out look like a stretched out wash and go. I completely loved it. I didn't realize how much I missed my natural texture curls. I'm so used to wearing braid outs, and a braid out stretches the natural curl, so it has definitely been a while since I rocked my natural curls. I think that during the summer I will wear some wash and go's, not much though because I haven't forgotten the reason I stopped wearing them. If I'm wearing a wash and go I have to redo my hair everyday and that's a lot of manipulation. If I decide want to go 2 or 3 days without re-wetting and re-styling my hair, I can definitely expect a truck load of single strand knots.

Stress Plus Neglect Equal Breakage?

The past few weeks have been stressful for me for many different reasons and I had no time to take care of my hair. I haven't deep conditioned and I've been combing through my dry hair, to 'preserve' a style, which is completely horrible. With no deep conditioning plus extra manipulation, breakage was inevitable.

I am now working to combat the little breakage:
- First I put my hair in a manageable style: two strand twist (these twist are bigger than my previous ones.)
-I then trimmed the ends. I realized that I had a LOT of split ends. I know when I need to trim, but I don't always have the time to do it and then it accumulates and gets worse.
-The next thing that I will do is deep condition. I bought some Aussie 3 Minute miracle and I plan to deep condition with that and some extra virgin olive oil. The next time I deep condition, I'll add an egg for protein.

Hair today, frizzy tomorrow....

I know the quality of these pictures aren't the best, it was taken with my laptop's webcam and it's really faded, but if it looks frizzy, it's not the camera's faulth. My hair looks like it's been done at least 3 days ago, but i actually detangled and braided it last night (during the superbowl).
I've been experimenting with dry-styling, to help me achieve a longer-lasting style, since elongated hair will most likely tangle less. It seems to be backfiring though. It looks dry and it also feels dry and it gets frizzy and loses it's curl faster.
I'm not going to knoch it just yet though, I think that once I find some good products, I might get some better results.

Braid and Curl after Deep Conditioning

This is my most recent hair style. This is how my hair turned out after deep conditioning and styling. It is soooooo soft and fluffy and weightless. I absolutely love it, it feels so amazing. The olive oil definately did wonders for my hair and now extra virgin olive oil is a must in all my deep conditioners.
It snowed, it's actually still snowing as I type, in New York, and so the moisture in the air made my curls much tighter and more 'natural-looking'. I really dont mind, it still looks good.
I am having an issue though. I need some styles for my braid and curl. I'm tired of wearing it down and the same old half up, half down style. I have been experimenting, but I have yet to come up with something cute.