Braids

One thing I have noticed since going natural is that my hair and I have TOTALLY different plans for it! So, my hair was tired of being in those twists. I braided my hair and washed the product out with JohnsonJohnson baby shampoo, put a bit of conditioner on the braids before rinsing, rinsed my hair, applied more conditioner, and rinsed with warm water after my shower was done. I took out the braids one by one and applied my Taliah Waajid leave in and sealed with my shea mix.
Took out the braids this morning. Didn't seperate a lot. I want a defined look for my friend's 21st birthday celebration at Mirage Nightclub in Richmond, VA!
XOXO, D

Update! (Long Post)

Greetings all!
I know I haven't been updating much as of late and that's because my laptop has broken yet AGAIN! *grrr* I am also taking summer classes at my University, and the schedule is pretty hectic being in class for as long as FOUR and a HALF hours! I get breaks, but boy is it draining. It also had me too busy to notice I just passed my 7month mark on May 25th! (How rude?)
I've also found myself in a rut as of late with the styling attempts. However, I have found a way to do a single twist on both sides of my hair this morning! I had used Naptural85's Twist Out Method after washing my hair with JohnsonJohnson's Baby Shampoo (the orange color one), DT with Shea Moisture Raw Shea Masque, CoWash w/ HEHH, and used Taliah Waajid's The Great Detangler as a leavein and twisted, sealing with my new oil =}
The result is above, and it is really defined. I followed her method exactly w/the exception of products used and actually washing my hair (it was MUCH needed). Oh yeah, I prepooed for at least an hour with my Coconut/Rosemary EO mix as well.
I also recently bought some grapeseed oil (which I sealed with), and am currently testing to see how my hair likes it. Personally, I'm loving it so far, but we'll see what Fro-meo thinks!
That's all for now guys, gotta get back to this paper about the history of the Euro in France, oh what fun. Later!
XOXO, D

Twist Set

I used my shea mix and curling custard. I cowashed this morning and wore a faux hawk for the day using Taliah Waajid The Great Detangler that I purchased the other day. Wet my hair in the shower tonight and started twisting.
XOXO, D

Variation of my Normal Twist Out

Got lots of compliments on the Hair of the Day today (2/7/11).
This look was achieved by spritzing my hair with my spray bottle mix of cold water, 2 drops of HEHH conditioner, olive oil, and a few drops of Rosemary Essential Oil.
I then combed my hair starting from the ends with my conair denman like brush.
I added a little Olive Oil Eco Styler Gel to the hair, then two strand twisted and went to bed. The next morning, I re-spritzed with my water mix, and sealed my ends with safflower oil before twisting in the opposite direction to unravel and voila! This is how it came out!
I then added my black satin bow headband with white polka dots to complete my look.
No fluffing. No seperating.
I was in love with how it looked! I’m going to start doing this more often. It will also be easier to retwist at night as well as elongate the amount of days before a cowash.

Eureka Moment =}

2011 Healthy Hair Challenge

Hello all! Happy New Year :-)
The Moptop Maven has a Healthy Hair Challenge for 2011 that I'm participating in. Today I dry detangled with a conditioner mix she recommends: water in your spray bottle and 2-3 squirts of conditioner. I used my Herbal Essences Hello Hydration (HEHH) for my mix and dry detangled. I pre-pood with a mixture of safflower oil, coconut oil, and olive oil. I'm about to wash the mixture out in sections as she suggests. I am following the regimen for wearing your hair loose during the challenge, at least for now because of the length of my hair. I am about to go through with the rest of the my regimen, and I will post the pictures I have taken throughout the process in another post. My current length is a small afro, un-stretched, and my hair goal for the first part of the challenge (Jan-June) is chin length.
Are you prepared for the challenge?
Ciao for now!
xoxo
-D