mangojuice33
New Member
Hey ladies!
I just joined today and thought I would introduce myself properly.
My Hair Story
Then
As i child, I had hair . It was average, very curly, african hair. What type? Hmmm its difficult to say as i don’t really have round coils, its more of a double u shape that changes direction every couple of inches. It wasn’t long, and stubbornly refused to grow in any direction except UP! My hair was always canerowed (inverted cornrows) with my own hair.
As i got older, my mum wouldn’t let me relax my hair. At the time i was mad cos i had to put up with all the ‘I know a good hairdresser’ and ‘Are you to poor to do your hair?’ comments at school. Yeh it wasn’t fun at all. I bugged my mum to braid my hair wit extensions until eventually she went on strike and stopped braiding my hair altogether! So, I was forced to wear it OUT. And i mean OUT lol. Afro with a headband. No joke. It was met with horror at first but people eventually came round ... and I got some good free hair do’s from girls just wanting to practice their cornrow skills.
Once Uni came round, i took my first student loan cheque and went straight to the nearest salon to get micros lol. I must admit i thought i was hot... my signature look was 18 inch human hair micros, (before the recession when the prices went SKY HIGH) braided half way down. Black hair with streaks of copper. I kept those in for FOUR months at a time... im surprised i had a hairline! Washed every 2-3 weeks. After a couple of years i noticed that braiding time was going up and up, they were taking about 12 hours to put in! I realised my had got quite long and thick.... and thats when my hair obsession began. Early 2009, I took out my last set of micros and relaxed in febuary.
Right Now
I relax with Mizani Butter Blends regular every 10-12 weeks. Thanks to you lovely ladies I started stretching from the start!. As far as i can tell i think i will be APL when i relax 2 week of October. HOWEVER I am also due a trim (its been 8mnths) so who know how much will be hacked off?!?!?
To come
I would looooove to have healthy shiny bouncy BSL relaxed hair. Because of my fine texture, i would like to be able to wear wavy braid outs at a decent length. I have a huge head i need coverage!!
I would just like to thank you all for the wealth of knowledge that you take the time to share. Although im a newbie I already feel like I know some of you! You guys have inspiried me to be the best I can in all areas of my life, whether its my hair, health or spirit.
Whew!
I just joined today and thought I would introduce myself properly.
My Hair Story
Then
As i child, I had hair . It was average, very curly, african hair. What type? Hmmm its difficult to say as i don’t really have round coils, its more of a double u shape that changes direction every couple of inches. It wasn’t long, and stubbornly refused to grow in any direction except UP! My hair was always canerowed (inverted cornrows) with my own hair.
As i got older, my mum wouldn’t let me relax my hair. At the time i was mad cos i had to put up with all the ‘I know a good hairdresser’ and ‘Are you to poor to do your hair?’ comments at school. Yeh it wasn’t fun at all. I bugged my mum to braid my hair wit extensions until eventually she went on strike and stopped braiding my hair altogether! So, I was forced to wear it OUT. And i mean OUT lol. Afro with a headband. No joke. It was met with horror at first but people eventually came round ... and I got some good free hair do’s from girls just wanting to practice their cornrow skills.
Once Uni came round, i took my first student loan cheque and went straight to the nearest salon to get micros lol. I must admit i thought i was hot... my signature look was 18 inch human hair micros, (before the recession when the prices went SKY HIGH) braided half way down. Black hair with streaks of copper. I kept those in for FOUR months at a time... im surprised i had a hairline! Washed every 2-3 weeks. After a couple of years i noticed that braiding time was going up and up, they were taking about 12 hours to put in! I realised my had got quite long and thick.... and thats when my hair obsession began. Early 2009, I took out my last set of micros and relaxed in febuary.
Right Now
I relax with Mizani Butter Blends regular every 10-12 weeks. Thanks to you lovely ladies I started stretching from the start!. As far as i can tell i think i will be APL when i relax 2 week of October. HOWEVER I am also due a trim (its been 8mnths) so who know how much will be hacked off?!?!?
To come
I would looooove to have healthy shiny bouncy BSL relaxed hair. Because of my fine texture, i would like to be able to wear wavy braid outs at a decent length. I have a huge head i need coverage!!
I would just like to thank you all for the wealth of knowledge that you take the time to share. Although im a newbie I already feel like I know some of you! You guys have inspiried me to be the best I can in all areas of my life, whether its my hair, health or spirit.
Whew!
. Now that you've got the knowledge necessary to keep it healthy, I can't see why you wouldn't be able to reach your goal, and soon at that! HHG 
to the forum.
Your hair looks fine. You're on the right track.
The juice, the fruit, its what keeps me sweet!
