Natural Hair Update: Braid out Pin up

Hello Luvs! I have so much to discuss in today. I will touching on the status of my NATURAL hair being COLOR TREATED, Hair School, and one of my most recent styled that I posted on YOUTUBE.

HAIR SCHOOL

As of the end of this month, I will be beginning classes at John Amico Beauty School. I had to home and take a break from school at ISU due to extenuating circumstances, and I decided in the mean while I might as well get my license.

COLOR TREATED NATURAL HAIR

 So as I discussed in my previous post, I colored my hair about 2 months ago. I did a copper color in the top. Not the whole front just the crown and a brown on the remainder. Prior to the color, I would say that my hair was a mixture of a 3c and a 4c. After washing my hair I did notice that my edges at the nape area, became completely loose, to the point where if I bushes it up or do a blow up it looks completely straight. For the most part, I like it because curls on rest of my head, is really pretty, but the texture definitely changed.

ONE OF MY MOST RECENT HAIR STYLES:

So I have just fallen in love with braid outs! I did a funky pin up and I loved it sooo much that I recreated in and did a video on it (below). What I did is co-washed it and did individual braids. Once they were dry, I pined up one side and the back and fluffed, and spiked the bangs. In this vid, I also did sort of a product review of the John Amico products that I received on my visits to the school. Check it out and see what I had to say about it!

Hair Update: Cut, Color, STRAIGHT!!!!!!

A couple of weeks of ago, I got bored with my hair (again) and I decided to do something different, so I went to Harmony Salon and Day Spa here in Bloomington and I got my hair colored and I got a "silk" flat iron.

I got my hair colored with a cooper red in the top and chocolate brown on the bottom.

But, of course that didn't last too long. A couple of days later my hair got puffy and I remember the one thing I hated about my hair when it was relaxed, It wouldn't behave and I would have to flat iron it. I'm not real big on putting a lot of heat on my hair so I just washed it.

I think it looks great and a lot more interesting with the color!!!



Seven Months Natural (Update)

Hey loves! I just wanted to update you on my hair growth. Like I said before, I just took down my yarn braids a couple of weeks ago. I've been rocking my natural hair, until I decide, what protective style I want to put in next. As of the 11/17/10, I have been natural for 7 months and my hair is growing ya'll! (YAY!!!!) Soooooo happy with my progress but I gotta keep going until I reach my goal length!

Starting Point: A couple of weeks after the BC

Now.....

Stretched - After yarn braid take down

Shrinkage - After washing

1st Blow-out

Double strand Twist

Twist-out Pin-up

Twist-out Fro with Bangs

These are some of my natural hair role models

Traci Ellis Ross

Leela James (my goal length)

 Jill Scott

Erykah Badu

The Best Moisturizer EVER!

Ever since I've gone natural I have been trying to use natural, organic products in my hair. I have discovered from reading numerous blogs and watching countless YouTube videos that raw shea butter is a great moisturizer. I used it before when I was younger on my skin and it is amazing! But it is also great for trapping in moisture and preserving elasticity in your hair. There are various things you can mix with the shea butter to create homemade products. I will post videos of different shea butter recipes and create a page for recipes that I find. Also if you would like to purchase some raw shea butter, you can purchase it right here at my new DIVA SHOP.

Homemade Recipes

Embracing My Kinky Coils

For the past month and a half I have had my yarn braids in (and I'm still going on to post and upload my video on those as promised, just have to find the time to work on it, but it's coming soon I promise), well I was getting tired of those because, my hair was growing rapidly and I got tired of redoing my edges so took them out and dyed my hair and I am loving it! Now if I could just find out what products would be the best for my hair that would be great. I'll admit I'm a product junkie. I'm always trying out something new. But times are hard and saving money is a HUGE priority right now, so I'm try to figure out a regimen that works best with what I already have. I'll post later in a different post what tips I've already found that have worked for me. But I just want to update you my hair journey.

I used Garnier Nutrisse Rich Alburn

After I rinsed out the color

Nappturality.com

Here is a social networking site that serves as a support for my sistas that going natural. Nappturality.com This site allows you to chat, blog, get hair styling and care tips from other natural sistas so please go check it out.