September Blowout

Yesterday (9/17/2011) I had the joy of going to the salon for another Dominican blowout !!!

I did my prepoo that morning with some Nexxus Humectress and Hot Six Oil on my dry hair, then I headed out to the salon.

Once I got there, I was shampooed, deep conditioned under a Pibbs dryer, and asked if I wanted my hair set on rollers or just blown out. For time's sake, I opted for a blowout [[ I know what you're thinking, but hey, we all take shortcuts at one time or another right?!?]]

My hair was blown out with a roundbush and dryer, and then I was asked if I wanted a trim. I definitely wanted one !!! My stylist (Elita) cut about 1/4 in some areas, 1/2 in others, and possibly even a whole inch in the front where the ends needed some help. I LOVE MY RESULTS!!! My hair is so even and smooth. I love my layers once again. I probably will get one blowout a month, if even that. I currently have my eyes set on 2 lace front wigs that look exactly like my own hair textures [one curly, the other a yaki straight]. I hope to be able to purchase them ASAP so that I can give my hair another much needed break for maximum length retention.

Here is my new length after the trim!! Mid-Back/Waist Length hair, I'm coming for you !!!!

2 Years Natural !!!

Wow, I've been gone for so long !!!

Well on July 29th, 2011, I celebrated my second Big Chop-iversary !!! I went to the salon the next day for a Domincan blowout.

I haven't had much of anything going on in my HJ, besides getting my hair colored professionally !! It came out as brown/copper like color.

I also started playing around with braidouts on reverted flat ironed hair. I LOVE THEM !!!

That's all that's going on in my world right now. I will be back with some more updates later :)

May 2011 Sew-In with Mongolian Kinky Curly Hair:






June 2011-Length Check, Blowout, & New Color!!!






July 2011- Ponytails, Blowouts, and Braidouts !










August 2011-Length After Trim and My Color Growing Out !!

Photo Updates

Man, it feel like I've just completely abandoned my blog and fotki ! Well I want you all to know that is NOT the case. Life has picked up, but I'll discuss that in my next blog for you =)

For those of you who may not be on the hair boards, I decided to give you some photo updates so that you aren't out of the loop :)

Lately, I've been wearing my hair in rollerset/flat ironed styles. I Love them !!! My hair is the longest it's been in a LONNNNNNNNNNNNG time ( I think I was 11 or 12 the last time it was this long) so I really enjoy seeing it this length.

It's funny, when I wear my hair in my fro, it looks the EXACT same length as it did about 8 months ago. I don't see much difference from the back of my head, nor do I see it when I style the front of my hair. Here is a comparison from August 2010 and April 2011 ( left and right respectively):



When I straighten my hair, it clearly has grown and I'm happy about that. August 2010 on the left and April 2011 on the right again:



Rollerset hair was easier to deal with this past winter since I didn't have to wash or style my hair at all. I enjoyed wearing my real hair and not having to worry about it each day. I would wear it straight for a week or 2, and then touch it up by putting flexirods in it to kind of "disguise" the reversion I experienced. Here are some pics of that....





I still rep #teamnatural though !!! Make no mistake :) Always and forever ...

February Flat Iron

Hey Everyone !!! Nothing new has been going on in my HJ, so that's why you haven't seen any recent posts. I did flat iron and dust my hair on my birthday last month and I'm really pleased with the results !!









and here is my hair after dusting. I'm so pleased at the ends looking more healthy!!

I Flat Ironed Again....

I Love my results !! I rollerset my hair on HUGE 3 inch rollers like these in the back:



I know that pic doesn't do a descrption must justice, but the 3" rollers are big enough for you to slide on your wrist like a bracelet. I also used my normal gray rollers for the front, and some 2" rollers in the middle and top.



I did a POOR job in rolling....I did NOT comb my hair well or smooth it onto the rollers flatly. Instead I just kind of sectioned and plopped my hair on the rollers. My hair was still pretty kinky when I took the rollers out, but I was okay with that. I mainly wanted to get my hair stretched and straightened w/o using a blowdryer. I knew my flat iron would fix any "patches" in my hair, which it did!

My Mom bought me an FHI platform for Christmas, I used it for the first time today and I LOVE it... It's AMAZING you guys. I only used it once, but I think I would recommend this flat iron for other natural ladies too !! I've used a CHI before, ughhh HATED IT !! FHI is my baby now <3

Just as an FYI, I prepoo-ed overnight with a moisturizing deep conditioner, then shampooed the next morning, applied some ApHogee 2 Minute Reconstructor as my protein treatment, then followed behind that with a moisturizing deep conditioning treatment. Then I applied my leave-in cream, my foam wrap lotion, and a dab of heat protectant serum. Rolled my hair, dryed, and then applied a little bit more serum. That's sooo many steps, but that's the method that works for me :)

Here is a comparison from last year to now :



This is from February 2010, and today. I'm getting a trim because the ends can look MUCH better.

HHJ everyone =)

Better Late Than Never...

Here are just some quick updates from the time I was gone. I did make sure to update my fotki in my absence, so you can check that out for a bunch of pics !!!

1. I did a blowout on my hair in November:





2. I did another rollerset & flat iron in November :





3. I did a flexirod set using Miss Jessie's Curly Meringue in early December. I rolled with Annie brand rods, the 5/8 diameter rods.







4.I finally decided to purchase a length check shirt. That's a big one, now I don't have to take anymore pics in my bra.



That's pretty much everything in a nutshell :) I'll be back later on today with more updates for everyone. Thank you as always for reading !!!

Back to Gray Rollers !!! * Happy Dance Again*

My hair can fit on gray rollers !!!I haven't used them since I was relaxed. Do you have any idea how excited I was to see that ?!?!?!?! TOO EXCITED !! hehehehehehehe !!

I hadn't done a rollerset on large rollers since March or April of 2009. I had a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when they were in. After more than a year of waiting, I'm able to pick back up where I left off.

Let me tell you, I would have never known that my hair could fit because whenever my hair is wet, there is alot of shrinkage. I started off saying to myself, "let's try and get a gray one in to see how much longer of a wait I have...." I put the roller in the very center front of my forehead. Well to my surprise, it worked !! I could wrap the hair around 1 and half times LOL... that was enough though !! The front of my hair is the shortest, I constantly dust my hair there because of the difference in textures. I need to stop though because there aren't any problems such as breakage or splits. I don't know why I like to snip so much.


Once I saw that first roller could fit securely, it was a WRAP... I knew I could do the rest of my hair too !!



I rolled my hair up and sat under the dryer. My boss called me in and so I had to cut my dry session short. I was upset, but money trumps a rollerset for right now!!!! lol... Here was the results after taking the rollers out too soon...(they didn't look that bad though)




I just wrapped my hair and wore a wig to work. The whole time I was at work, I kept thinking how excited I was to get home and finish though !!!

The next morning I did a saran wrap treatment under my hood dryer....



.... and then I asked my grandmom to press my hair out. Here are my results !!! I was super happy by them. Please check out the youtube video I made!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gql7l-FdWV0


Oh and before I forget, here is a quick comparison again.




This is a 7 month time period. I'm very pleased !! You can reference the blog on the February flat iron by clicking here

THANK YOU AS ALWAYS LADIES !!

Braidout on Stretched Hair

I did a braidout on my previously blow dried hair !!



I only used some of my leftover Mango Butter by Elasta QP to do it =). I did a side to side cornrow pattern in the back of my head, and in the front I used some straight back cornrows. I was pleased with my results ! The youtube videos I made do this style better justice than what you see in this video though. I am on the hunt for some more curling products to experiment with over time. For now I'm still in love with my vanilla mint serum & green tea shea butter combo for great braidouts that are very moisturized !!

Here are some pics of it :





Here is the braid pattern that I did and the link to the youtube video on it :




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzIZlvtVdJM

Thank you so much for reading ladies !!!