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.