I went and got my hair colored, just the front. The stylist used to do my hair when I was relaxed and she was fine, but I'm natural now and she raked through my hair something vicious.
I was so afraid of the potential damage that three days later I washed and deep conditioned with Aveda intensive recovery treatment, that name is probably wrong tho, and put in some mini braids. My semester just started anyway and I don't have time to worry about my hair. The first picture is how I wore them to work. The color really adds to the braids.