Summer Hair Update

Hey Loves!

How’s summer treatin’ ya? Well, mines is pretty ok. I’m not sure about where you live but the weather here is hot- I mean sweltering, would pass out and die without A/C- hot. Oh, and we’ve had some rain storms, so needless to say me and my hair have seen better days.

Unfortunately, I noticed some breakage around my edges after taking out my twist, hence me being nervous to do more twist or box braids, etc. (Full disclosure- I wasn’t the most attentive to my hair while it was twisted. I’m not sure what caused the breakage but I do know my hair was neglected.)

To keep my hair protected and sanity in-tact, I’ve been doing several combos of goddess twist/braids, buns and up-dos. They are working and allow for weekly DC’s. I am running out of ideas though.

I haven’t noticed any more breakage and my curl pattern is finally attempting some sibilance of definition, don’t get excited-my hair type is still undetermined.

I did have a huge victory in the product department! (In case this is your first reading, welcome and I’m a recovering hair product junkie.) I haven’t made any new hair product purchases since January and vowed to get rid of my current stash before purchasing anymore all to achieve my goal of living well with less. Well, I am very pleased to stay I have used all of my conditioners!!! *pats self on back* Next up, styling butters… Wish me luck!

Well, that’s all for now folks. Let me know if you have any styling ideas.

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Easter Hair

Hey Loves!

So, Holy Week is upon us and Easter will be here in a few days. It is a very exciting time in our home and in our church. I was pondering over Easter festivities last week and you know what stopped me dead in my tracks…MY HAIR! (I just want to clarify that I’ve had my Easter dress for a while now so I didn’t need to worry about that.)

Yes, my hair…
To blow out or not blow out?
To press or not press?
To rod set or not rod set?

And then it hit me…do I want to spend every Easter concerned about my hair? What if it rains (where I live, that is highly probably any day)?

We are serving during one of the services which means we have to be up and out of the house like 30 minutes earlier. So, that means either less sleep or less time on my hair….let’s be real, it means less sleep.

Are you seeing my problem? While I loooove my hair and loooove looking really cute on Easter my hair should not stop this show. In fact, it shouldn’t even stop on me in my tracks like it does.

I know where this notion comes from. I don’t know about you but when I was a little girl, Easter was special because I got a special dress and special hair. That special hair took special time and it was painful…physically and emotionally. You get kept up past your bed time and woken up early only to be burned on your ear with a hot comb or curling iron (or both) and then comforted with only one piece what the Easter Bunny brought you and tell me you aren’t scarred for life.

I digress…the moral of the story…my hair, while looking fab and appealing, should not be my main concern during Holy Week. I should be focused on serving, repentance, forgiveness and God’s word.

So, I did some marley twists, medium size and the same install method and products used here in my Havana Twist tutorial. I will rod set the ends the Saturday before Easter

I’ll wake up early Easter morning with joy in my heart to serve not anxiety because of the humidity and I’m gonna having to change my hair plan.

Protective Style Challenge Update

Hey loves!

I just wanted to update you on the one-year protective style challenge I started in May of 2013.

So far it is a major HIT!!!!

I am so please with how much my hair has grown and how healthy it is. My curl pattern did change, but that was expected.

The protective styles I did over the past few months were:

Marley Buns
Havana Twist
Box Braids
Goddess Twist
Crochet braids

All worked well for my hair except the crochet braids. They were easy to put in but my hair was very dry. They were also hard to maintain.

I plan on finishing the year strong! I will keep you posted!