Growing Mane

Hi Ladies!

So as I stated in my last post, I am 9 months post relaxer and I have bad split ends. I decided that I wanted to go back to reduced heat but still be able to have my hair look presentable. I decided to rod my hair and see how it would turn out.

At first I was not pleased with the results because the rods I used were really small so my curls turned out really tight. Not the look I was going for. I decided to stretch m hair in a head band and that really helped to make my hair look more like how I wanted it to. Then, I decided to separate the curls a lot and I was able to achieve this look. That I call my faux puff.

The puff is very cute and can be worn for many occasions. It's also very low maintenance. I simply tie my hair at night and then my hair is ready to go the next day.

Here are some pictures of the finished results

Hey Ladies!


I know it has been a very long time since I have made a post. Things have been really busy this summer but now that I have a little free time I decided to make this post!

I am currently 9 months post relaxer and I am considering going natural. My graduation was last month and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my hair. I wasn't sure if I wanted to braid my hair, wear my wig or just do something with my own hair. I decided that I wanted to try flat ironing my natural roots since it had been 9 months since I last flat ironed my hair. This was a very risky decision because I had no idea how it would turn out. Sometimes when flat ironed, natural hair looks a bit poofy if the right tools or products are not used.

I decided that I would try to make the best of what I had so I flat ironed my hair and pinned it up.

The Good:

My hair got straight and I was able to pin it up and my hair became more manageable.

The Bad (perhaps even terrible):

I noticed I have a lot of split ends all the way up my hair shaft. Im not sure if they were there before I flat ironed my hair. But I definitely noticed them after I flat ironed my hair. So I'm basically back to square one of my healthy hair journey. Seeing all the split ends was definitely heartbreaking.

Final Thoughts

Here are some pictures:

Thank you for reading my post!

Do you have any suggestions for flat ironing natural hair?

- Sarah

Hi Ladies!

I have been wearing braids as a protective style for a while now and I decided that I wanted to try something different. I decided that I wanted to try a wig that looks natural but I didn't want to spend too much money.

Around December I order some human hair online and then around January I got to actually make my own wig. At first it was a bit difficult to make because I wasn't sure how much space to leave between each row so I found myself having to redo my wig a couple times. I bought Brazilian wavy hair and then straightened it once the wig was done.

I was a bit hesitant about wearing it because I wasn't sure how it would look on me so I didn't wear it until the end of April and I actually liked it.

Here are the results!

Hi Ladies!

I realized that I have not made a post in a very long time so this post is long over due. I have been wearing braids for the past few months and sometimes I don't have the time to rebraid my hair when it starts looking really bad. That's when I start to get creative! I have really only used 3 methods to conceal my new growth.

1. The use of gel or some form of edge control

As a demonstrated in this post I tend to put some gel on my edges to make the front of my hair look like it was freshly done. Here are the results.

2. The scarf

3. The "swoop"

Hello Ladies!

So a few weeks ago I did kinky twists for the first time. I really like them and I'm gonna compare kinky twists to box braids in this post. Keep in mind that I braid my hair myself so some of my pros and cons are more beneficial for someone who braids their own hair.

Kinky Twists

Pros
Cons

Box Braids

Overall

Do you prefer box braids or kinky twists?

Hi Ladies,

If you read my post about Shine 'n Jam you would have seen that I wasn't wearing my usual box braids. I went home to Toronto (I go away for school) a couple weeks ago and I decided that I wanted to try kinky twists. I really love how kinky twists look and I just wanted to change it up a little bit. I think it turned out well and I really love it!

I like braiding my hair because braids are a great, low maintenance protective style. This is 4th time I braided my own hair and I definitely see an improvement. The saying "practice makes perfect" is definitely true, although mine is far from perfect you get the idea. This style didn't take very long to install at all. You can compare this to the first time I braided my hair myself here.

Have you ever worn kinky twists? Did you like it?

Hi Ladies,

I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a while but school has been keeping me very busy.  I had a little break this weekend and I decided to rebraid my hair. I came home for the weekend I didn't think to bring my ecostyler with me. So I went to the beauty supply store and I didn't want to buy another tub of ecostyler since I already have one. I was looking for something cheap and that smelled good and stumbled upon Shine 'n Jam.

It was cheap, smelled really fresh and had a good hold without me having to tie my hair down. Usually when I use ecostyler, tying my hair down is a must. To see my ecostyler results click here. After I started using Shine 'n Jam, I realized that my hair really liked it. My hair felt soft and the hold was simply amazing and this product was "regular hold." It also didn't flake.

I read the back of the container and found out that the product was free of alcohol, parabens, wax, petroleum, and silicones. Basically, it doesn't have a lot of the bad stuff hair products usually have. Also, a little of this product goes a long way. Overall, all I really like it so far.

Have you ever used this gel before? What is your experience with it?

Hi Ladies!

I have been wearing my hair in braids for the past 5 weeks and my edges are really starting to grow out. Also, when I braid my hair, I try not to do the front very tight so sometimes I end up leaving some of my edges out.

I've tried doing the whole headband/scarf thing but sometimes it just doesn't look right and I don't have the perfect plain black scarf that would go with every outfit I choose to wear.

Here is a picture of what my edges look like at 5 weeks in braids, usually right after I wash my hair. Yea I know I have to take my braids out soon lol.

Do you have any tricks for extending how long you wear your braids for?

Hello Everyone!

Hello Ladies!

I know I am a bit late but I hope you have a great new year! I especially hope that this will be a great year for your hair!

About 3 weeks ago I did my own box braids for the first time and really loved it! You can read that post here. I decided to take out my braids because I did it big and it was starting to look untidy. Once I was done taking out my braids, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. To me, my hair looked like blow dried natural hair. It definitely had me thinking about going natural. It felt like natural hair and was very full like natural hair. It didn't feel or look like the traditional braid-out at all.

I was also happy that my hair still appeared to be even since my trim in October. That means that my hair hasn't really been breaking and I may be retaining length. When I took my braids out I had a lot of shed hair but my hair was relatively moisturized. When I took each braid out, I applied some shea butter and combed through each section to get out all the shed hair.

Here are some of the pictures I took after I took my braids out. Sorry about my messy mirror!