sonycmyst
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Ugh, I'm so upset right now!
So I've been growing my hair out from a baldie...it's about 4 inches now. I'm experimenting with some protective styles - mainly to hide my hair from myself so that I won't do anything drastic to it! So I got all pumped up last night while watching Youtube videos about crochet/latch hook braids. I decided I had to try this NOW. I went out to my (janky) local Sally's and even though they had a really limited inventory, I bought some (janky) perm straight yaki hair (which I knew wasn't the ideal texture of hair but I was overly determined to start THAT day). When I got home, I spent the entire night cornrowing my hair. I'd never done this before and was pleased with the result (for a 1st attempt). This morning, I started working with the hair. It was TERRIBLE. That hair felt like straw or sewing thread (Vienna Collection = que horrible). It wasn't gonna work (money down the drain, part 1)...
I decided to go out to another hair store and try to find something more curly to work with. When I got that back home with my deep wave hair (still not quite ideal), it didn't get that much better. I bought a latch hook also, because i couldn't make it work with the crochet hook (grrr). No matter what, the hair looked frizzy and uneven and just gross. I decided to be honest with myself and put the HOOK DOWN!!! (money down the drain, part 2).
Now I'm just discouraged, because I really want to try the style, and I'm proud of myself for getting these cornrows in...I don't want to just take them out in defeat! I truly think it was all poor hair choice. I'm such a spaz.
I guess I'll have to go on hairsisters and get the freetress bulk everyone seems to be using...and just be PATIENT while it ships. Until then, I'm feeling really beaten down by these last two days. I coulda flushed some money down the toilet, and it all would've been the same, you know?? What a waste.
I need a pat on the back, ya'll...
So I've been growing my hair out from a baldie...it's about 4 inches now. I'm experimenting with some protective styles - mainly to hide my hair from myself so that I won't do anything drastic to it! So I got all pumped up last night while watching Youtube videos about crochet/latch hook braids. I decided I had to try this NOW. I went out to my (janky) local Sally's and even though they had a really limited inventory, I bought some (janky) perm straight yaki hair (which I knew wasn't the ideal texture of hair but I was overly determined to start THAT day). When I got home, I spent the entire night cornrowing my hair. I'd never done this before and was pleased with the result (for a 1st attempt). This morning, I started working with the hair. It was TERRIBLE. That hair felt like straw or sewing thread (Vienna Collection = que horrible). It wasn't gonna work (money down the drain, part 1)...
I decided to go out to another hair store and try to find something more curly to work with. When I got that back home with my deep wave hair (still not quite ideal), it didn't get that much better. I bought a latch hook also, because i couldn't make it work with the crochet hook (grrr). No matter what, the hair looked frizzy and uneven and just gross. I decided to be honest with myself and put the HOOK DOWN!!! (money down the drain, part 2).
Now I'm just discouraged, because I really want to try the style, and I'm proud of myself for getting these cornrows in...I don't want to just take them out in defeat! I truly think it was all poor hair choice. I'm such a spaz.
I guess I'll have to go on hairsisters and get the freetress bulk everyone seems to be using...and just be PATIENT while it ships. Until then, I'm feeling really beaten down by these last two days. I coulda flushed some money down the toilet, and it all would've been the same, you know?? What a waste.
I need a pat on the back, ya'll...
