Products!!!

Ok!

So everyone has their opinion on what products are best for your hair and what products do what.... To all that, I say "It is best for your hair, but not for mine!"

Like I said before, the hair journey is all about trial and error!

I have tried many different products and some of them may have worked, but I don't usually stick around long enough to find out. I always end up buying a new one because someone told me it was great.

Well  now I have decided to stick with a few hair products for about 6 months, to see how it makes my hair feel. So far, it is the best decision I have made.

The products above are the only products I use now. Plus my wave nouveau moisturising lotion and finishing mist (N/A in this pic). Also, I use eggs and extra virgin olive oil to deep condition.

I hardly shampoo because my hair is thin and shampoos always make my hair feel soo dry. But I do it once every 3 weeks or so. I co-wash (washing my hair with conditioner) twice a week or once a week if I'm really busy.

After washing my hair, I apply quite a bit of wave nouveau moisturizing lotion and a bit of Olive Oil Shine Moisturizer (sometimes), oil my scalp with Jamaican Black Castor Oil (JBCO) and seal my hair with the JBCO. Then I style as I please. :)

P.S: that's just what I do. Your hair type may be different, so your regimen may be different too. 

STYLE OF THE DAY

(Well its really the style I wear the most).

It is easy and quick to do, low maintenance and helps with retaining length.

I section off the front part of my hair and push it to the side. The I put the rest of my hair in a pony tail close enough to the sectioned off hair. I fluff my hair to the side I want it on that day.

I wrap my hair in a silk scarf when going to bed. When I wake up in the morning, I just have to re-fluff the hair in front and reapply my Wave Nouveau Moisturizing Lotion and then spray my whole head with Wave Nouveau Finishing mist. I finish by brushing away stray hair, to neaten the pony tail. 

(This takes less than 5 minutes in the morning)

Because of the Wave Nouveau, my hair stays moisturised all day. Every now and then, I seal in the moisture with Jamaican Black Castor Oil. (Any other oil can be used).

These pictures were taken around 6:30 p.m. After 8 hours of work!

Why did I start a blog?????

I still can't believe that I have a blog. Just thinking about it feels weird, but oh wellz!

I started this blog because I get asked soooo many questions about hair and my boyfriend who happens to be around when people are asking me hair questions, suggested that I create a blog and just direct people to find the answers to their questions.
I am really not a blogger. I really prefer to answer specific questions pertaining to that person's hair as opposed to posting general info on hair. In reality, there is no real general rule for hair. Everyone's hair is different and not all rules or regimens work for everyone. I can usually answer questions about almost all hair types, but I cannot guarantee that my recommendations will work.
I have come to learn that with hair, its usually trial and error. You will never know what works for your hair unless you try it. I may have the same exact hair type as person B, but the products I use will not have the same effect on person B's hair.

At this point, my hair is far from where I want it. But I have decided to stick with it this time around and stay away from heat and from cutting it.

My goal is simple: HAPPY HEALTHY HAIR.
For me, that means retaining length, thickening my edges and keeping my curls intact.

That is all.

Your goals may be different from mine, but I may know a thing or 2 about how you can achieve your goals. So ask questions if you have any.

Thank you for reading :)

This is how/why I went back to my natural mane

For as long as I can remember, my hair has never really been difficult to take care of. I vaguely remember images of myself as a child, getting my hair braided every weekend for the school week. I hated getting my hair braided because of the pain it left from the tight pulls of each braid. But I loved how it looked with my naturally long and poofy, but coily soft hair. I loved the way it looked the day I get it done. The following day always looks like I've had it done for about 2 weeks. Nonetheless, I loved how my natural hair looked.

Fast forward to my 12th birthday. I was living with my aunt and she loved taking care of my hair. It was at armpit length when dry and neck length when wet. It was very coily when wet, but dries partially straight. My aunt tried to hot comb my hair once for an event. The end product was me looking like a wet rat with very long hair. My hair stretched to mid back, but was very thin and greasy. I hated it! To make it worse, as soon as I stepped outside, my hair reverted to its poofy nature and just looked a hot mess! My aunt decided she's had enough with my unruly hair and decided that the only solution would be to perm my hair. I don't remember being excited about this as I was not entirely familiar with perms. I got my first perm at age 12 and boy did I love it!! My hair was long and blew with the wind. I could style it however, and it wont change! It was just amazing.
I really do not remember how my hair went from that to being just above should length AFTER perm in about 3 years. My hair was thin, short and uncontrollable. I glued in tracks to make my hair look fuller, I braided my hair with extensions, it was just not happening for my hair. But I kept with my perm!


My hair stayed short throughout high school. I completely forgot about ever having had longer healthier hair. In 2007, a friend of mine decided she wanted to color my hair, since we were both into experimenting with our hair. At this time, I hadn't permed my hair in about 6 months (not by choice, but by brokeness. lol). So I decided then and there that I am going to get a fab cut to go with this new colour. I went to First Choice Hair Cutters (yes, a black girl went to first choice!). The lady that cut my hair had never touched black hair before, let alone cut one. But she did an amazing job on my hair! My friend did the coloring that same night and then flat ironed and styled my hair 

I loved my cut and rocked it until the end of summer the next year. The hair at the back of my head had absolutely no perm, so when I did my first wash after the colouring, I noticed how much fuller that part was. I also noticed how beautiful my coils were. Luckily, I was still too broke to perm my hair, but I continued with the almost daily flat ironing.

At the end of that summer, I went into second year University and as the colour and perm grew out, I noticed how much fuller my new growth was. I was still unaware of the "transitioning phase" I was apparently going through. For a full year after my first cut, I stayed off perm and just weaved and braided my hair or flat ironed it if it was out. After my first cut, I had gotten addicted to "trimming" my hair. So before I knew it, all my permed ends were gone and I was left the natural hair that has been through too many flat irons. Needless to say, my hair was still quite damaged.

One summer, I got too lazy to flat iron or blow dry my hair and my boyfriend and I were heading out for ice cream. My hair was in a small curly fro with straight ends (my ends do not go back curly after flat ironing.). He took one look at me and said "I love your hair like that".

That right there, was my inspiration to go natural! I have been natural since 2007, but have had so many hair cuts and flat ironing that I will say I have only really been natural since March 2012 (my last flat iron). I cut off all my straight ends just a month ago (July 2012). So I am now fully natural and starting almost from scratch!

the day after my cut and rinse out colour

right after my cut... as I leave the salon.