Two Weeks Straight

Saturday, the 20th, made two weeks since I've straightened my hair. It held up pretty well, and I believe that has a lot to do with the fact that I kept it away from ALL kinds of moisture!
As a result of that though, it became very dried out.

Before going to bed, I styled it for tomorrow - I 'french rolled' the back and did a braid and curl (I dampened the sections for a stronger curl-hold) with the front.

I have no idea how it will turn out, but if worse turns to worst, I'll pull it into a ponytail.
I wanted to hold on to my straight locks for Thanksgiving day, but I'm not too sure if I will.

I'll post pics of how the style turned out.

Still Straight- The Bun

I apologize for the long absense. There's been nighgtly Thanksgiving services at my church and between that and School I had little time for anything else.

For about 2 days, I wore my hair in a big, loose bun.
The bun looked great on the first night, but the second night when I tried to duplicate it-- my hair wasn't cooperating.

I got it to look decent enough though.

excuse the picture quality

A Trim And Some Pin Curls!

For the past two days, my (freshly trimmed) hair has been styled with pin curls.

I think this is the first time I've successfully worn a pin curl set. I never quite seen to get it right, before now.
I love the results! I reminds me of Bantu knots-- which I have done on my straight hair before, with basically the same look, except it added a bit more volume and curl definition.

I think what I like most about pin curls and other means of curling straightened hair over night, is that I get both a good night's sleep and beautiful curls in the Morning.

The take-down: my hair right after removing the pin curls

The results: After finger combing/loosening the curls

I love the pin-curled look! The results are big, bouncy curls! And it's also really easy to sleep on.

Have you tried pin-curls on your pressed/straightened hair?

Did you love the results?

It's That Time Of Year Again-- My Hair Goes Straight!

I've been following my 'straighten only twice per year' method, to get to enjoy straight locks every so often while keeping damage to a minimum.

The last time I straightened my hair was in May of this year. I straightened, for the last time this year on Saturday November 6th.

These pictures doesn't really show the length of my hair, but the length of my longest layer(pre-trim) was bra strap length length and the shortest was a little longer than armpit length.

I'll post pics of my trimmed hair at a later date---sooo happy I got a trim, my ends look so healthy!

Today's Hair--Low Side Bun And a Hat

I spent nearly 2 hours oil de-tangling my hair last night, in preparation for washing it later today.

I put each small de-tangled section into braids and took those braids out for school today. To prevent more tangles the next day, I tucked the hair into a low 'bun' and slapped a hat on it.

I found this look to be cute and I think I will continue to wear it as a protective style.

The Old And Tired Pony-Puff

My last resort for an old braid and curl is always a puff.

After it starts getting dry and tangled and I can no longer wear it out, it goes straight up into a pony puff.
I don't have enough time to do a de-tangling session during the week, and without first being de-tangled other styles are ten times harder to achieve. So, the easiest and most natural thing for me to do is throw it up into a pony-puff.

I actually have some time to de-tangle and re-style tonight, but tomorrow is going to be a rainy day, so I won't bother.

I am trying to figure out how to make my styles last a little longer-- so I can get away with not de-tangling my hair for a few days and retire the old puff

Hair Pics-- Week Old Braid and Curl

This is how my hair looked today-- old braid and curl