Summer twists

So I was able to let the fro go for this last week of school. I did twists all over and I still get to wear my headbands. I think I'm going to wear this style all summer so I can leave my hair alone and achieve some more length. I don't have anything planned for the next 2 months, so I don't have any real reason to wear my hair out. If something comes up, I can just wear a twist out.
Since school is out, more frequent  posts are coming soon. I have a lot to post about. :)

Till next time, thanks for reading. Be blessed.

Mothers Day Style

Hair of the week

This is how I've been wearing my hair this week. I love it when it gets old and fuzzy.
This look was inspired by ms gg the fro stoppa.

Protective Styling

One of my new year's resolutions for my hair is to do more protective styling.  So I tried to improve on my anniversary style.  Youtube has been my best friend these days.  This is what I came up with:

 I like this style a lot better than the anniversary style because it looks like it was planned whereas the anniversary style just looked thrown together (even though I wore it for 10 days like it was fabulous!)

I'm not gaga over this style but it's cute.  I think it makes me a little younger than I want to look.  I will keep it til Saturday at least then try something new.  I have a few more styles up my sleeve that I wanna give a try.  I'm definitely loving the flat twists and I keep getting better at them.  Stay tuned to see what I try next.

I'm also thinking about getting a wig.  I've never been in to fake hair or hair that's not mine but I think I want to try it.  I will definitely keep you posted on what comes of that.

Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.

2011 Hair Resolutions

A lot of people make new year's resolutions and a lot of nappies make resolutions specifically about their hair.  Since I'm trying to grow healthy hair, I've decided to make a few hair resolutions myself.

1. Try protective styling.  Protective syling will help me retain length and hopefully stop me from doing damage to my hair.  Many naturals swear by it so I figure it can't hurt to try.  It will also give me an opportunity to try out new styles without overly manipulating my hair.  I figure I'll try a new style and see if I can make it last for 2 weeks.

2.  Pre-poo and deep condition.  I've recently tried pre-pooing at the advice of my BFF and I love it.  Pre-pooing has helped my hair retain moisture and adds shine.  It also makes my hair soft and fluffy.  Deep conditioning has helped keep my ends from being fuzzy and makes my hair easy to detangle.

3.  Keep my regimen simple.  I'm really trying to keep things (including my products) simple when it comes to my hair.  Too much of a good thing can backfire.  Keeping it simple will cut down on manipulation as well.

4. Pay attention and take care of my hair.  I want to make sure I pay attention to how my hair (and scalp) reacts to different regimens and products.  At the same time, I want to take care to make sure I'm not damaging it.  It's thinning in the front and I've had split ends, and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse.  I realize my hair won't grow if it's damaged for whatever reason.

5.  Take care of my body.  I also realize that if I take care of my body from the inside, the outside will be healthy as well.  I need to start back on my exercise regimen and eating right.  Taking my vitamins and medications won't hurt either.

So that's my list and I think I can manage it.  I'm trying to fine tune my regimen now so everything is in motion for a healthy year for my hair.

Do you have any hair resolutions?


Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.

WTH?!?!

I put the front in 4-5 big twists Thursday night; the back is still flat twisted.  I didn't go anywhere Friday so I wore my bonnet all day.  I took them out last night (Sat) just because.  This is what I found:

Words can not express what I'm feeling right now.  :((

That is all.

What I've learned in 2010

This year I have become extremely obsessed with my hair.  I've been natural for 7.5 years and have never  been 'into' my hair like I've been since January.  I've scoured youtube videos, blogs, forums, and websites religiously.  I've gained a wealth of knowledge from all my 'research.'  So this is what I've learned about myself and my hair this year.

1. I love my hair.

Locs. . .

and 'fro.



2. My hair is not like any other's hair.  We may have the same texture or the same length and I can try all the styles and products just like you but I am almost always guaranteed a different result.  I love that though!

3.  I really don't mind taking time to do my hair, as long as I'm in the mood.  And I don't have to do my hair if I don't feel like it either.  I love that too!  At the same time, I can't do just anything or everything (or nothing) to my hair and/or scalp without consequences.  Too much or too little of anything leads to disaster.

4.  I love making my own stuff, whether it's hair products or hair accessories.  That's where my creativity comes in. I've made hair gels and hair/body creams, and loc ties as well.  I want to do headbands and hair pins in the future.

5.  My hair really is an extension of my personality and individuality.  Not too many ladies around here are rocking locs or fros so I love that I don't conform to what everybody else is doing.  And even though I look to others for ideas/advice, they are just a springboard for my own creativity.

So as you can see,

I LOVE MY HAIR!!

What have you learned about your hair (and yourself) this year?

Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.  Happy New Year!!

Anniversary style update

I took out the twists in the front and this is what it looked like:

It doesn't look bad but this is not what I was looking for.  I wore it out anyway cuz I really didn't have time to twist it back up.  I wasn't tripping cuz I was still cute and hubby liked it.  As soon as I got home, I twisted the front back up.

I want the twists to have a curl to it so I decided to bantu knot them.  Hopefully, they look like something tomorrow.  I've decided to leave the flat twists in the back in for at least a week.  I'll change the front until I find something I like.  ;)


*Updated 12/30*

I took out the bantu knots in the front but left it twisted.  The curls were too tight for my liking so this is what I did:

I swooped the curls to the side.  I pinned them down so they wouldn't be all over the place.

I liked the outcome.

I wore it out on a lunch date with my boo. :)

*Updated 12/31*

Now y'all know I couldn't keep my hands out of my hair and tried something else with the front. The back is still intact.

I'm really feeling this 80's look. (My favorite decade by the way).

Not really feeling how how spaced out the flat twists are but this a work in progress.

I think I'm going to leave my hair alone until next week.  LOL.  We'll see how long I can actually do that. 

Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.



Anniversary Style

Tomorrow (12/29) is my 4 year wedding anniversary and I wanted to try something different for a night out with my boo.  I knew I wanted an updo and this is what I came up with:

Flat twists that end in banto knots in the back.

Two strand twists in the front. 

I think I'm going to wear this part untwisted tomorrow.

I had originally planned to wear all of the front in two strand twists

but ended up doing 2 flat twists on each side.

I'm loving the side views.

I like what I've come up with. 

I will post the final look tomorrow before I go out.

*Hair was freshly washed and detangled for this style and I will try to wear it at least for a week.  Hubby saw me doing my hair but he has not seen the final result.  I hope he likes it.  ;)

Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.

Coil Out and Hair Cut

So I couldn't wait til Christmas to take the coils out because I wanted to see the effects of my haircut (more on that later).  I'm glad I took them out last night because I didn't like it til this morning.  The day after is always better.  If I had waited til Christmas morning like I had planned, I would have been upset about my hair.  Anyway, here's how it turned out:

I like it and I think I will wear this style this winter while my hair grows out. 

About the hair cut.  The haircut was not necessarily by choice.  I found a ton of split ends while playing in my hair the other day.  I was so devastated because I knew there is only one way to get rid of them.  I knew that I had to cut it.  I was even more upset because I just trimmed my hair 2 weeks ago.  My BFF said it was probably the color that caused the ends to split.  Who knows?  I just know that I want healthy hair.  And longer hair would be nice too.  So I did another length check:

 Two weeks ago.  Today.

 Two weeks ago.  Today.

Two weeks ago.  Today.

I guess the top is the only place you can see a real difference

but I swear I can see a bigger difference all over.

I plan to make a trip to a barbershop to get the fro shaped up more.

I'm really not feeling the shape right now and I really just wanna cut it all off. 

I'm just frustrated.

Hopefully after the shape up, I won't have to cut it other than to trim it. 

We shall see.

Til next time, thanks for reading.  Be blessed.  Merry Christmas!!