Hope you all had a great weekend. I have been loving my TWA ever since i BCed. I have been trying different hair styles and have also recieved quite a few compliments from colleagues as yesterday was my first day back at work with my short do. here is how ive been wearing my TWA.
1. First Blow Out/Pick Out
on sunday for church, i tried blowing out my hair but didnt come out as i wanted it, probably cos of my hairdryer. before blow drying, i used an afro pik to pick out the hair (wet hair, never dry)before hand didnt see much difference, still had some curls in it. here is the finished look
2. First Wash and Go
This is how my wash and go came out with the help of, coconut oil conditioner, s curl moisturizer and ic fantasia gel
Just so you know, this is going to be a very very long Post. The reason behind this post is, i was scouting around on Youtube for some natural hair videos and i came across "What Is Good Hair" :Tyra Banks Series, they are in 5 parts. Check them out and let me know what y'all think.
lemme tell you all, i got soo angry and sad from watching these videos, especially some mothers relaxing their daugthers hair at a very tender age. I dont mind relaxers, cos i used to get my hair relaxed and for me it was the only way forward as i didnt know any better. But now that i do, uh huh, i aint going back to that creamy crack. Never. Again.!!! Its really sad to know, kids at that age have not been taught how to embrace natural beauty. really sad.
To me what does the term 'Good Hair' Means??? Before i made the journey to embrace my natural hair, i have never heard the term GOOD HAIR. i mean never in the sense of having smooth, sleek and straight means Good Hair. only time i heard this was from the Chris Rock's movie that i am wanting to see.
for me, i have never had the urge to have long locks, yes i wont mind if i had long hair right now and i mean my REAL hair that is long. I have been always happy with my hair in whatever state it was in. I used to wear weaves and believe me i have seen my really nice ones on some people and some that were just a hot mess. (wonder why these people couldnt see, lol). Anyways, i wore my hair out most of the time and only wore weaves and braids for protection and also to give my hair a break form daily styling not because i didnt have good hair.
whatever type of hair you have is beautiful and can only stay so if you take CARE of your hair. How do you expect to have shiny and healthy hair when your hair is neglected?? i dont believe that even healthy can make you beautiful??? Cos beauty comes from within, right? im sure you have heard this before over and over again, and guess what it is true. hair doesnt make you beautiful. PERIOD!!!!! It's just hair to me. You can be beautiful with or without HAIR. It's just hair!!
i find it heartbreaking that most african-american THINK that they can only be beautiful if they had Good Hair. well think again. you'll never get the good hair that you desire, because it is not your hair. no matter how many relaxers you put in it, how much money you spend grooming that kinky hair you've got and trying to make it better. you're just wasting your money and someone is making money from you. you'll never be beautiful until you start embracing what you already have rather than what you dont have. i rather spend money on my NAPPYand get it healthy and long (if i want to)than spend them on relaxers and weaves which with a 100% chance will result in damage to my actual hair. Trust me, i know what im talking about, Been there, done that! Never knew, my dandruff problem was because of relaxers, found out when i stopped relaxing my hair!!! its been 8 months and not single flake in sight.
I hope with this post/blog along with other natural hair blogs out there, the message of embracing natural hair will get out there and save other black women from this.
i have nothing against women with relaxed or weaves or even alter their hair in a way to get a different look, but what im aginst it thinking that all of these make you beautiful and that kinky hair does not.
I. D.O.N.T T.H.I.N.K.S.O !!!
I know you are entitled to your opinions, so am i and this is my opinion, so if you dont like what you read, well, Go Figure.
I know by just reading the title of this post, you must be wondering, WHAT??? Another Big Chop??? Don't Fret y'all, i only went to the barbers to get the fro in a nice shape as i still had some relaxed hair on the ends and it wasnt't CUTE. Here is a before and after pic, its a few inches shorter but im officially 100% natural and i have healthy beautiful kinky coily curly hair. You get what I mean ;-). LOL
Before Barber's Shape Up
Barber's Shape Up
Thursday was the first time the British Public saw me with my uber short hair LOL, i didn't really style up my TWA as i was only heading to the barbers for a trim and there was no need for gels etc. I only mist the hair with my Leave-in Mist and the used an afro pik to pick out the hair. (see pic on the left). Instead of styling the hair, i focused on accessories instead, i wore my big studs and my sunnies(sunglasses) and was ready to step out and show off my new hair :-). Let this pic speak for itself. LOL
What do you think?
FIRST TWIST OUT
So after i came back from the barber, i co-washed my hair with Inecto Coconut Oil Instant Repair Treatment Conditioner, my hair didnt like it (maybe cos its a DC- Deep Conditoner) so i used my normal one which is the Inecto Coocnut Oil Moisture Infusing Conditioner (smells like coconut heaven). Just before puting twisting the hair, i sprayed a little bit of water on the hair and then applied the Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Repair Cream and then did two strand twists all over. it wasnt really perfect twists but who cares about perfection? it took just over an hour with the help of my lil sis to twist all the hair.
Just before bedtime, i sprayed my leave in mist and tied a scarf and slept in a satin bonnet. In the morning, i applied Castor Oil and Tea Tree Oil to my scalp, massaged it in and the moisturised with my Whipped Shea Butter Cream and then sealed with Hot Six Oil. Before i unravelled the twist, i used the Hot Six oil to coat each twist before opening them up, I cant remember where i read it from, but it makes the hair less frizzy and seal the ends at the same time. I didnt know what to expect from the twist out but i like how they turned out in the end. Perfect for Church . See for yourself.
I am soo soo happy because i finally did the deed and Big Chopped yesterday (4-08-2010). I have no regret whatsoever but quite relieved to be totally 100% natural- well about time!!! Here's of pic of my new hair :-)
Now I can say my journey to Natural Freedom has really began and i'm looking forward to see progress with my new hair. I've learnt soo much about natural hair care ever since i made that decision to go natural about 4 months ago. Although i transitioned for 8 months, the first 4 months, i was strecthing my relaxer .
Hours before i big chopped, i went to town to stock up on some accessories for my soon-to-be uber short hair to add to my collection, as if i didn't have enough already. This is what i bought:
2 braided strech bands, 2 feather clips, grips and chain band- all
from PRIMARK ;-)
One may ask, was i scared, nervous, anxious, worried to cut off all my relaxed hair off? The answer is
N O P E!!!!
I was really happy to see those hairs on the floor rather than on my head. sounds weird huh??? i just couldnt wait to be natural and i'm soo glad i did it. the only thing i was worried about was length, which in the end wasn't such a big issue for me, as long as i could grab on some hair, that was all i was looking for. its at the perfect length for some TWA styles that i want to try so please stay tuned for some afrotatsic hairstyles lol.
I have a love and hate thing with Mondays. Lemme tell you why?!?
LOVE: well first thing every monday morning, is my swimming lesson, which is the main reason im going natural
HATE: after swimming i only have about 1hr 30min before i start work, and since Mondays are washdays, I always have to rush, hence i never have a good hair day on Mondays but today of all Mondays....well don't know what to say apart from; what a great Monday today has been especially as I'm cutting my hair Tomorrow.
Maybe this is a sign i shouldn't cut my hair, oh to heck with it. I'VE MADE UP MY MIND!!!!!!!
Today, started off really well, managed to swim a few lengths all by myself (learner) and after that went off for my wash regimen. Here's how and what i used to get my hair into shape in less than 2hrs.
Products I used.
Part 1: Swimming
Pre-pooed with Inecto Swim and Shine Hair Protector Spray and Inecto Swin and Shine Intensive Conditioner- both applied on wet hair
Went off to Swin for 1 hour
Rinsed out hair and applied Pantene Pro-V Clarifying Shampoo since today is my hair clarifying day. I usually use Ion Swimmers Shampoo to use wash hair after swimming.
I then applied Aphogee Keratin 2 min Reconstructor
Towel dried hair and sprayed Ion Swimmer's Leave -In Conditioner
Part 2: Home
By the time i got home, hair was a liitle dry, so i applied my own Leave In Conditioner Mist which is made up with Infusium 23 leave in Treatment, Glycerin and Rosewater
Applied S Curl as moisturer
did about 8 bantu knots
let hair air dry for about an hour
PS: I will write a Product Review (PR) on these products soon.
This is how my hair came out, much better than when i leave the bantu knots over night plus with styling gel. I didnt use any gels this time as i didnt have much time for drying.
This is my hair after when its dried, the
creamy carck has made my hair so
straight that i dont need to blow dry
or straighten!
Bantu Knots Out, came out exactly how
i want them to be
Side view
Had to Pin it up for work
(Uniform Rules )
Back View with a my fave Bow Clip :-)
Happy Hair Day or What??????
Well i hope you had a lovely (Mon) Day with your hair.
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