Monday, June 14, 2010

And the brewing begins

I thought it was time for me to write a new post as I keep getting questioned about how I am enjoying my hair. I guess I have been enjoying it so much that I hadn’t been writing about it to you all!!


Well first off I have been loving the new found relationship with my hair, I was talking with my friend Lucille and she told me that I was talking about my hair like it was a person!! But everyone that knows me knows that I did not fool with my “relaxed “hair that was what I went to the beauty shop for, that was my beautician’s domain. Well I have taken over that domain and have spent the past….hhmmm…. almost three weeks getting to know my hair. Of course we have our ups and downs, but what relationship doesn’t, right? 

So I have completely turned in to a natural hair junkie, I mean I am constantly reading about products, regimes, and anything else to do with natural hair. The more information I read the more confused I get, there is tons TONS of valuable information out there and it is just hard to find a starting point. I recently started using this conditioner by Giovanni called Smooth as Silk, it works really nicely on my hair and keeps my hair moisturized, which is really important for my hair. Well, today I ventured out and tried my hands with my first home concoctions. The first one was pretty simple as it was just adding freshly squeezed lemon juice to my normal conditioner. It says it is more clarifying and cleansing than any shampoo. It is supposed to add shine to your hair and remove buildup. It is good for very dry hair (which I have.) I used this in the shower and it made my hair soft and felt clean and stripped of buildup, but not of natural oils. I also mixed together an Avocado Wrap recipe which I got out of the “Curly Girl Handbook”, by Lorraine Massey ( actually I got both of these recipes from her book) ok so I mixed a ripe peeled and cored avocado with honey and *olive oil (*the original recipe calls for almond oil, but I substituted for olive oil.) I blended this in the blender and applied to wet hair. I wrapped my hair in plastic wrap. The recipe says to keep on hair for 20-30 minutes however I am going to keep it in overnight. I can see how the avocado can really help moisturize your hair because it was so oily and mushy to the touch. (Obviously I am not a guacamole eater or I would have probably known this all ready) Well, we shall see what that does for me. I am posting a picture of my concoction. It looks a little scary, but we shall see.



Nice chatting wit cha!!!!!

Tia

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Sooo...

I have spent the past week trying "STUFF" trying to figure out what my hair wants and needs. I have always known that my hair is really really dry as well as my scalp. Lately I have been putting coconut oil on my hair at night, sleeping with it in my hair, and washing it out in the morning. This has helped my scalp tremendously and has also made my hair softer. I highly recommend people with dry scalps to invest into 100% virgin coconut oil for your scalp. I purchased my oil from this site www.tropicaltraditions.com the product is called Virgin Coconut Oil Hair Treatment. Today marks an official week with my new hair and I am still happy with my decision. I think once I start to get some length I will be even happier, but I am NOT complaining!




Funny true story... It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, trees blowing in the wind, sun shining, when this lady asks me about my hair 1st: she ask me "Did you cut your hair" (which I think is the stupidest question ever, when you are looking at my hair!" but that is neither here nor there) So she continues to look at my hair, and ask me why did I do it. I tell her and then she ask me, "Do you like your hair like that?" REALLY!!!! What is wrong with people, why would she ask me something like that! Anyway I told her "yes I do!" and she left it alone, but I did find that whole conversation very humorous and a tad annoying. But it is all good though!! :) Some people just don't think before they talk.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Day 1:


First and foremost I would like to thank everyone for their love and support. I was unsure on how the people that are the closest to me would respond. I have to admit I was nervous on how people would view me, but I have received nothing, but love all day today and I am so grateful to you all. Today was very reassuring and a breath of fresh air.


Ok now on to my day… I have to say that today was a very amazing day. I absolutely loved every moment of it. From the moment I walked into work I received compliments on my hair. Everyone at work were in awe of my hair, (more so because I have had so many protective styles in the past few months that they never knew what to expect), when they saw my hair they were pretty amazed. I keep hearing people say “you are so brave and so bold to cut all of your hair off,” but honestly I don’t feel that way. I feel like it was the best thing for me to do, but I don’t think it was bravery... I WAS SCARED!!!! I just felt like it was the right thing for me to do, so I had faith that it will turn out ok.

Since I am going natural I want to use all natural products for my hair. I would also eventually like to create my own personal products. I was speaking with a few ladies at my job today that are on the same thing, and I must say it was such an energizing conversation. We are going to uplift each other by working together on creating our own natural products. This will be a pretty lengthy process, as I do not have a freakin idea about how to make all natural products, but Trust I will learn. LOL We are highly motivated and I am sure it will work out.

I am just now getting home, so I am a little tired and I still have homework to do, so I will just leave you with that. I just would like to reiterate how amazing today was and I thank you all for helping it turn out that way. Thanks for the motivation and all of the love!!!!

Oh yea I almost forgot… Danniell, today I went to the store and bought 6 pairs of BIG earrings!!!! LOL And Tynisa and Auntie Marva I totally think you two should join the band wagon!!!!

Well check out my new pictures, and please post comments and let me know what you think.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

My "Big Chop"

 











Ok... so today was the big day, today marked the day of my new "hair birthday!" I went to the barber shop to receive my big chop and it was an experience! I feel so liberated now that it is started. I wanted this for so long and now that it is complete, I am sooo excited! I was very nervous throughout the whole day, but was ready and anxious for the new change. Once my hair was cut, I was frightened to see my hair, but once I got the courage to look I was very pleased with the results! It looks so good, and I fell in love with it all over again once I got home, washed and doctored it up. The only thing that is somewhat bothersome is that I don’t think my hair was cut as low as I would like, as I still have some straight pieces in my hair. I am very intrigued about what people will think and say tomorrow at work. I am also interested to see how the people that are closet to me respond to the “new me.” What are people going to think, what are people going to say?? Do I care, not really, but a little piece of me does.
Well that is my feelings on my big chop, we shall see what tomorrow will bring. Right now, I am happy with the choice that I have made, and I do not regret it one bit. It was the best thing for me to do. This is the start to endless opportunities for me and my hair, so sit back and enjoy the ride…
Let me know what you think…
I will post more pictures probably tomorrow, and will update with my response to “work reactions”... :)