My hair is GROWING! YaAaAaAaAaY!!!!! I just took a picture of my bun(on my phone since I don't have a digital camera yet) and uploaded it. When I started bunning, they were really small and I had to use one ponytail holder. Now I am starting to see growth! My hair is at shoulder length now and I can use two scrunchies instead of one. I wonder how long its gonna take before I'm fully natural...
I've stopped using the wrap foam. Now I'm just wrapping it really good and tight to my head so my hair isn't flying and lays down flat when it's dry...
Well I am getting very sleepy, so I ges Im gonna go..
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Attempting to Reconstruct my hair care regimen...
In my quest to eliminate heat use, I've quit rollersetting my hair... (tear... it was cute even though it came out wrong...). Im trying buns now to revive my ends and help grow my hair. I'm also gonna try co-washing. I have heard a lot about it and it sounds really good, so... yea...
Old regimen: washing hair about once a week, w/ shampoo and conditioner, wrapping, and sitting under the dryer forEVER... comb down hair, oil scalp(sometimes), and flat iron every little bit of hair(no kind of protection)
New Regimen(so far): co-washing almost nightly. shampoo & deep condition once a week. hot oil treatment once a week. After co-washing, or reg. washing, oil scalp. pull back in my small(my hair is only mid neck/shoulder length) trusty bun. Apply wrapping foam and brush in with my very soft-bristled brush to tame edges. Wrap with scarf to further tame edges. Put on silk bonnet and get ready for bed =).
Current Products:
* Esencia (by Samy) Hydrating Shampoo
* Esencia (by Samy) Hydrating Conditioner
* Smooth As Silk Deep Moisture Shampoo (by Giovanni)
* Smooth As Silk Deep Moisture Conditioner (by Giovanni)
* T- Tree Scalp Oil
* Africa's Best Ultimate Herbal Oil With Ginseng
* Nairobi Wrap-It Shine Foaming Lotion
Lol, yea, as you can see, I'm sorta turning into an all natural freak. Oh, and speaking of all natural, I just HAVE to reccommend the Burt's Bees Line to everyone. In my all natural rave, I bought the daily facial cleanser. I have combination skin. My skin gets really dry after I wash it, but throughout the day, gets really oily. I have to wipe my face constantly. This is the first cleanser that says it won't dry my face out, and actually lives up to its word. And the best part... its 100% natural! Yay!
But back on my hair. I co-wash with the conditioners listed above. I've just started using them all (except the foam) not too long ago. I think these are the products that are gonna end my days as a PJ (which I unfortunately got from my beautiful mother). My mom says my hair has been smelling really fresh since I'm washing every night (she and my g-ma think that my hair is gonna fall out from all the washing, lol). She's starting to be a little more supportive now that she sees I'm really serious about going natural. I can't wait until I'm done with all this transitioning. I wanna see what my hair looks like! Oh yea, and after i had co-washed last night, I was trying to find out what my natural hair type was when I was parting it to oil my scalp. and I saw a few really loopy/wavy/curly hairs. That made me really happy and seeing the progress has given me more inspiration to keep going! I don't know when I'll BC... I was thinking maybe in March or April of next year... It depends on my length...
Well I guess I'll go now. The computer room is about to close.
Adios chicas!
Lady Rae
Monday, May 4, 2009
New Style
I'm trying to learn how to take care of my own hair/do hair. So I tried to roller-set my own hair. Now let me tell you- my mom's hair-doing genes kinda skipped me. So, yea, it didn't come out right... But somehow whenever certain things I try with my hair don't come out right, they still do! Lol let me explain...
So anyway, after I washed and conditioned and everything, I used my wrapping foam-slash-setting lotion for my hair. It took forever (I wouldn't say exactly FOREVER b/c I'm kinda lazy...) and my hair started to dry as I finished. I had a little spray bottle of water beside me, though, so don't worry. for a lot of peices of my hair, I just put a little wrapping foam directly on the hair I was about to roll and combed it in. After I finally got all of my hair rolled up to the best of my abilities and sat under the dryer already semi dry kind of... When I got out and took the rollers out, it did NOT look right. So i got kinda mad and started to ruffle out the curls... and voila! It was so cute! I've been wearing my hair in this wild curly- looking look for a week now... But I'm not gonna get to used to this... Im trying to cut out my heat usage.
I'm gonna go now. If anyone knows how to do cute buns for hair somewhere between short-medium hair, or know any other styles, help a sister out, please! I'm really interested in learning the southern girl tease bun.
Lady Rae
So anyway, after I washed and conditioned and everything, I used my wrapping foam-slash-setting lotion for my hair. It took forever (I wouldn't say exactly FOREVER b/c I'm kinda lazy...) and my hair started to dry as I finished. I had a little spray bottle of water beside me, though, so don't worry. for a lot of peices of my hair, I just put a little wrapping foam directly on the hair I was about to roll and combed it in. After I finally got all of my hair rolled up to the best of my abilities and sat under the dryer already semi dry kind of... When I got out and took the rollers out, it did NOT look right. So i got kinda mad and started to ruffle out the curls... and voila! It was so cute! I've been wearing my hair in this wild curly- looking look for a week now... But I'm not gonna get to used to this... Im trying to cut out my heat usage.
I'm gonna go now. If anyone knows how to do cute buns for hair somewhere between short-medium hair, or know any other styles, help a sister out, please! I'm really interested in learning the southern girl tease bun.
Lady Rae
Thursday, April 30, 2009
My 1st Post: It's Time To Go Back To My Roots
Well, everyone. I think its about that time... Time for me to go back to my roots, to go back to what I was originally made with and lost so many years ago... I have a confession to make: I've been covering up something about myself for years... For so many years, in fact, that it's been forgotten about and isn't even a part of me anymore. But, deep down, it is and always will be as long as I have breath in my body. And now, this secret is about to come out for the whole world to see....
LoL, I bet you're like, 'what the hell is this chick talking about???'. I'm talking about my hair. Sorry I made it sound so serious . But, I am going to grow out my natural hair. I don't have the guts to BC yet, b/c short hair wouldn't work with me. So I'm just growing out my natural hair and cutting off the relaxed hair as it grows out or when i trim my ends. Pray for me: I have no clue what to do. I'm not going to a salon. I've been wanting to learn how to do my own hair, anyway. That's another reason why I say pray for me. My hair is probably gonna look so uneven at times since I'm trimming my own ends. Support, tips, and suggestions would be really appreciated. The only support I have around me is myself. My mom and grandma, the two most important people in my life, think I'm crazy... But Im not giving in.
WHY I CHOSE TO TRANSITION BACK TO MY NATURAL HAIR
I want my hair to be healthier. I know relaxers arent horrible when done right, but it's even healthier to just avoid them. I started getting perms at an early age (like 5 or 6 I think, maybe younger). No matter what I do, now, my hair grows a little past my shoulders, but thats it. I want my hair longer, and also healthier.
I'm also just really bored with relaxers. I hate how my hair looks after a fresh one, too: flat to my head, limp, bone straight, dead... Not downing straight hair, though, don't misunderstand me ( I'm just talking about on ME). But I don't want straight hair all the time, and I can barely do anything to it... I'll have more versatility with my natural hair, in my opinion.
Reason number 3: I've developed an affinity for big, curly, natural (or even messy-looking), hair. I love it! And I want my own, so I won't obsess about other people's hair as much anymore. I know my hair may not look exactly like that; but idk my natural hair; I've never seen it. No, the times when I was little don't count because I don't even remember those.
Reason number 4: I want to be different. I love being different, unique. You don't see much of that in Mississippi. And I stay in a small town, so you really don't see it here. My outside personality is kinda on the verge of a little/terribly shy. I'm trying to come out of it. I believe transitioning will help me become more comfortable in my skin and when I become completely natural, I believe it will help my more inner, outgoing personality come out a little better. I will feel like myself. Less awkward; more confident; me. My inner self comes out mostly on the internet and a few of my close friends. I want this great, sparkling me to be shown to everyone. I'm even terribly shy around my mom. I know the saying that no matter how much you change on the outside, you're not fixed until you've changed on the inside as well. But the main reason I have such low self-esteem is because sometimes I just feel out of place, or like things just don't fit. I think my hiar is one of the missing puzzle peices. It will help fix the inner me, because my hair now is making the inside feel like something isn't right; and something's not.
Final Reason: I'll admit it- I'm kinda lazy, hehe ! When I'm completely natural, I wont have to deal with all the stuff that I deal with now with permed hair: touch-ups, wrapping at night, styling, heat( blowdryers, curling irons, etc.). I can flat-iron when i feel like it and not worry if I don't. I can have a messy look and it'll be cute. I won't have to worry about what to do all the time. I wont have to worry about getting my hair wet and looking like i stuck my finger in a light socket, lol! One of the pics I look at for inspiration is the picture of the girl at the top of the site maneandchic.com. I love it. Hehe i even printed it!
I'll add pics of my transition as soon as I get around a camera. I sort of decided to do this in between perms, so I don't really know how far along I am. I know I've had one perm this year. Either in January or February, so I'm probably about 2-3 months in.
Well, yall, I'm outies. If you have any, I'd love support, tips, sites, and suggestions. Thx!
LaDy RaE
LoL, I bet you're like, 'what the hell is this chick talking about???'. I'm talking about my hair. Sorry I made it sound so serious . But, I am going to grow out my natural hair. I don't have the guts to BC yet, b/c short hair wouldn't work with me. So I'm just growing out my natural hair and cutting off the relaxed hair as it grows out or when i trim my ends. Pray for me: I have no clue what to do. I'm not going to a salon. I've been wanting to learn how to do my own hair, anyway. That's another reason why I say pray for me. My hair is probably gonna look so uneven at times since I'm trimming my own ends. Support, tips, and suggestions would be really appreciated. The only support I have around me is myself. My mom and grandma, the two most important people in my life, think I'm crazy... But Im not giving in.
WHY I CHOSE TO TRANSITION BACK TO MY NATURAL HAIR
I want my hair to be healthier. I know relaxers arent horrible when done right, but it's even healthier to just avoid them. I started getting perms at an early age (like 5 or 6 I think, maybe younger). No matter what I do, now, my hair grows a little past my shoulders, but thats it. I want my hair longer, and also healthier.
I'm also just really bored with relaxers. I hate how my hair looks after a fresh one, too: flat to my head, limp, bone straight, dead... Not downing straight hair, though, don't misunderstand me ( I'm just talking about on ME). But I don't want straight hair all the time, and I can barely do anything to it... I'll have more versatility with my natural hair, in my opinion.
Reason number 3: I've developed an affinity for big, curly, natural (or even messy-looking), hair. I love it! And I want my own, so I won't obsess about other people's hair as much anymore. I know my hair may not look exactly like that; but idk my natural hair; I've never seen it. No, the times when I was little don't count because I don't even remember those.
Reason number 4: I want to be different. I love being different, unique. You don't see much of that in Mississippi. And I stay in a small town, so you really don't see it here. My outside personality is kinda on the verge of a little/terribly shy. I'm trying to come out of it. I believe transitioning will help me become more comfortable in my skin and when I become completely natural, I believe it will help my more inner, outgoing personality come out a little better. I will feel like myself. Less awkward; more confident; me. My inner self comes out mostly on the internet and a few of my close friends. I want this great, sparkling me to be shown to everyone. I'm even terribly shy around my mom. I know the saying that no matter how much you change on the outside, you're not fixed until you've changed on the inside as well. But the main reason I have such low self-esteem is because sometimes I just feel out of place, or like things just don't fit. I think my hiar is one of the missing puzzle peices. It will help fix the inner me, because my hair now is making the inside feel like something isn't right; and something's not.
Final Reason: I'll admit it- I'm kinda lazy, hehe ! When I'm completely natural, I wont have to deal with all the stuff that I deal with now with permed hair: touch-ups, wrapping at night, styling, heat( blowdryers, curling irons, etc.). I can flat-iron when i feel like it and not worry if I don't. I can have a messy look and it'll be cute. I won't have to worry about what to do all the time. I wont have to worry about getting my hair wet and looking like i stuck my finger in a light socket, lol! One of the pics I look at for inspiration is the picture of the girl at the top of the site maneandchic.com. I love it. Hehe i even printed it!
I'll add pics of my transition as soon as I get around a camera. I sort of decided to do this in between perms, so I don't really know how far along I am. I know I've had one perm this year. Either in January or February, so I'm probably about 2-3 months in.
Well, yall, I'm outies. If you have any, I'd love support, tips, sites, and suggestions. Thx!
LaDy RaE
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