ChrissyB
New Member
Hi ladies,
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on my hair. I am currently 11 months post (yay!) and I don't plan on chopping this year. Unless of course, I decide to chop on my bday in Dec. at 17 months post. I just want to get to at least 17 months, I really want to have something to work with so I have more styling options when I BC.
My new growth is coming in nicely, but my relaxed hair has been breaking off a bit so I'm no role model in terms of keeping both textures healthy, lol
At this point I am not using any heat on my hair, it's pointless b/c it takes hours to do and only lasts about a day, plus I don't want to get heat damage.
Anyhoo, I recently discovered half wigs which have been very helpful since late March, esp when I go to work and want to look a bit more jazzy than just wearing my hair in a raggedy bun (my buns look a mess but I prefer as little manipulation as possible) every day.
For the most part, I am alternating between a half wig and a bun every week. I have yet to master the art of a braidout/twistout/or any other "out", but once I do I will put that in my hairstyle rotation as well. I sometimes whole head baggy overnight just cuz I like the extra moisture my new growth gets as a result.
Here are a few pics I took the other day of my hair. I have been cowashing several times a week for the past 3 weeks. Since I typically cowash and bun immediately or cowash and half wig it immediately, I hadn't realized what my hair looked like when unmanipulated so these pics were news to me, lol!!
Front of my hair: Looser texture than the rest, has more of a wavy pattern.
Close up of texture at crown
The hair at my nape when wet:
Looks like this once dry: (Ignore the hairstyle, I wanted to leave that section out to see what it would look like, lol!!)
Another day of cowashing, parted hair a bit higher to see what it looked like:
I'm not as skilled as some of you ladies at getting good close up texture shots using the macro mode on the camera, this was the best I could get:
That's it for now, happy growing ladies!!
More pics: http://public.fotki.com/GaPeachinDC/
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on my hair. I am currently 11 months post (yay!) and I don't plan on chopping this year. Unless of course, I decide to chop on my bday in Dec. at 17 months post. I just want to get to at least 17 months, I really want to have something to work with so I have more styling options when I BC.
My new growth is coming in nicely, but my relaxed hair has been breaking off a bit so I'm no role model in terms of keeping both textures healthy, lol
At this point I am not using any heat on my hair, it's pointless b/c it takes hours to do and only lasts about a day, plus I don't want to get heat damage.
Anyhoo, I recently discovered half wigs which have been very helpful since late March, esp when I go to work and want to look a bit more jazzy than just wearing my hair in a raggedy bun (my buns look a mess but I prefer as little manipulation as possible) every day.
For the most part, I am alternating between a half wig and a bun every week. I have yet to master the art of a braidout/twistout/or any other "out", but once I do I will put that in my hairstyle rotation as well. I sometimes whole head baggy overnight just cuz I like the extra moisture my new growth gets as a result.
Here are a few pics I took the other day of my hair. I have been cowashing several times a week for the past 3 weeks. Since I typically cowash and bun immediately or cowash and half wig it immediately, I hadn't realized what my hair looked like when unmanipulated so these pics were news to me, lol!!
Front of my hair: Looser texture than the rest, has more of a wavy pattern.
Close up of texture at crown
The hair at my nape when wet:
Looks like this once dry: (Ignore the hairstyle, I wanted to leave that section out to see what it would look like, lol!!)
Another day of cowashing, parted hair a bit higher to see what it looked like:
I'm not as skilled as some of you ladies at getting good close up texture shots using the macro mode on the camera, this was the best I could get:
That's it for now, happy growing ladies!!
More pics: http://public.fotki.com/GaPeachinDC/
. Did you do any protective styling?
You have some excellent growth there! I am at 16 months and don't have that much growth from my transition!
