It's Still Straight

It's been 10 days and about two weeks and my hair's still straight. I'm trying to keep it straight as long as possible, because I won't straighten again until May.

I've been covering it up alot this week because it's been raining a lot the past couple of days in New York.

Every time that I see someone with big, curly hair I miss my curls. I'll be a big girl and suck it up though.
For the past couple of days I've realized that it's easier having my hair straight. I just wrap it up at night and unwrap it in the morning. Whereas, my curls are always getting tangled at night, (even with it up in a pineapple pony tail) and I have to worry about untangling it before it gets to the point where I have to trim it off.

Nevertheless, I will never trade in my curls for permanent straight locks.
I was telling my friend how boring straight hair gets after a while. when I first straightened I was so happy, swinging it around and then a couple days later I was missing my curls. My straight hair just lays there lol.

When I wash and style my curls I'll post pics!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Another year, another Thanksgiving! Hope Everyone enjoy today with family and friends.
Love, Laugh and give thanks!

Comparative pictures of straightened hair

This is the length of my straightened hair on August 2008. It reaches down a little past my collarbone. That's me in the too-big bridesmaid dress :)

August 2008

This is the length May 2009. It wasn't super straight because I wanted to be gentle with the heat. It's about armpit- length.

May 2009

And this is the current length November 2009. This is what i would consider to be bra-strap length, because my longest layer reaches down to my bra-strap in the back.

November 2009

The next time I straighten shouldn't be until May 2010, for my birthday. By then I'm hoping it's waist length, which should be under my breast in the front. When it grows out to a lenght I'm comfortable with, I'll grow it a little longer then cut the layers out. But anyway, I'm taking it one day at a time, it's a journey :)

It's straight!

I finally straightened my hair on Monday night, the 16th. It took me approx. 3 hours!!! But it was worth it.

I deep conditioned with melted shea butter and kept it in. I then sprayed some heat protectant, I used Tresemme heat tamer spray, and I blowdryed. Then I straightened on the highest heat setting (not good, I know) with my flatiron.

This is after deep conditioning and before blow drying.

This is after flat ironing. My mini camera has horrible picture quality, but you can see the full length. It has grown a lot and im happy that all the TLC, time and money I put into my hair paid off.

The stretch...

This is my stretched length earlier this year; around late spring, early summer.



And these are pictures of my current stretched lenght.

I'll post comparative pictures of my straighted hair...when i straighten it.

Shea butter and straightening

The last time i've straightened my hair was in May for my birthday, and i'm getting that itch to straighten again. I was going to wait until christmas, but i think i'd want to wear my hair in a curly style for chirstmas.

I will not straighten my hair with out having shea butter. I use some melted shea butter to deep condition my hair before and after straightneining and i use it while my hair is straightened to 'put back' and keep some moisture in it.

I'm thinking about straightening my hair this weekend. If i get some more shea butter and some time i'll post pictures.

My hair

These pictures are of my hair tangled and dryed out. It's in desperate need of a good deep condition.