iri9109
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happy 2nd nappiversary to me 
I cant believe its been 2 years!
For most of this past year I just wore wash n go’s but now I’m moving away from those b/c of a.) shrinkage which leads to b.) tangles, knots, & splits…c.) the different textures in my hair are more obvious now that my hair is getting longer and d.) my hair takes FOREVER to dry now, and i cant live my life looking like a wet cat by the head waiting for my hair to dry
My staples: Aloe Vera Juice/Gel, Coconut Oil, Honey & EVOO for mixing into my DC’s, Sheamoisture, CURLS line, CON Argan Oil Shampoo, Tresemme Naturals Condish, ORS Replenishing Pak, Aphogee 2 Min, Henna
I’m not a PJ anymore AT ALL…I seriously only have one bottle of regular/ daily/cowash conditioner in my house right now lol (Garnier Triple Nutrition)
Regimen:
Wash/DC weekly, cowash midweek if needed.
Use a light Protein weekly, except for when hennaing
Braidouts/Twistouts
Moisturize every night before bed
Occasional blowdry using tension method prepping for flat twistout for special ocassions
Henna 1-2x a month (I’ve only used henna 2x but I really love it…it makes my hair so shiny and I feel like since using it my hair is much stronger, softer, more clumpy, less frizzy and maintains moisture better)
If you’re anything like me, you didn’t read anything I wrote above, and just scrolled down for the pitchas…here you go :
BC:
Today:
Naked hair after rinsing out henna
DCing in twists:
after rinsing out DC:
2 flat twists…this is my go to for around the house or bed when I don’t have time to do my hair after washing it…I just didn’t want my hair to totally shrink before I had time to blow dry it
flat twistout on lightly blown out hair…my hair is usually mostly dry already and I comb out each section and then blowdry each section for about a minute using the tension method before I twist it w/ a lil curls crème brule and goddess curls, and let the twists set for atleast 4 hrs
I was on my way to a dinner and my mom said my hair didn’t look too hot so that killed my hair confidence and I just pinned it up
I just got home and took it down and it looked like this:
Then I just put it in a loose pony for bed:
Last yr I started experimenting w/ my hair (color, tangle teezer etc.) then got too comfortable and had setbacks that led to me trimming about 3 inches last yr.
Last fall I had an accident involving a straight weave and a flatiron that resulted in me burning a section of my hair near my edges straight off…that was the beginning of my struggle edges…between October & January, I managed to nurse them back to moderate health, and then I was involved in another freak accident involving a hard boar bristle brush, bobby pins & a too tight updo ( that I kept trying to redo in order to make it perfect for an event) that left me with struggle edges AGAIN…this time on BOTH sides 
…I got TWA edges yall 
So I’m trying to grow my edges back but I cant seem to leave the brushes alone
im stuck between a rock and a hard place b/c I don’t like wearing my hair out all the time, but when I put it in a bun or pony, I have to slick down my TWA edges so they don’t stick out , and the quickest/easiest way to do that is with a brush…but im working on it.
My hair focus for this year is strengthening my hair & regrowing my edges. Hopefully I make or atleast graze BSB by the end of the year.
If you haven’t noticed, I’m APL *jigs*
I’m so happy, ya’ll don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this lol I was stuck at SL/CBL FOREVER …& when I was relaxed my hair always hovered between SL & APL, my hair hasn’t been this long since the beginning of middle school lol…but I still have a long way to go.
ETA:http://youtu.be/buBFuWRS8oI
video w/ more pics of this past yrs journey
I cant believe its been 2 years!
For most of this past year I just wore wash n go’s but now I’m moving away from those b/c of a.) shrinkage which leads to b.) tangles, knots, & splits…c.) the different textures in my hair are more obvious now that my hair is getting longer and d.) my hair takes FOREVER to dry now, and i cant live my life looking like a wet cat by the head waiting for my hair to dry
My staples: Aloe Vera Juice/Gel, Coconut Oil, Honey & EVOO for mixing into my DC’s, Sheamoisture, CURLS line, CON Argan Oil Shampoo, Tresemme Naturals Condish, ORS Replenishing Pak, Aphogee 2 Min, Henna
I’m not a PJ anymore AT ALL…I seriously only have one bottle of regular/ daily/cowash conditioner in my house right now lol (Garnier Triple Nutrition)
Regimen:
Wash/DC weekly, cowash midweek if needed.
Use a light Protein weekly, except for when hennaing
Braidouts/Twistouts
Moisturize every night before bed
Occasional blowdry using tension method prepping for flat twistout for special ocassions
Henna 1-2x a month (I’ve only used henna 2x but I really love it…it makes my hair so shiny and I feel like since using it my hair is much stronger, softer, more clumpy, less frizzy and maintains moisture better)
If you’re anything like me, you didn’t read anything I wrote above, and just scrolled down for the pitchas…here you go
:BC:
Today:
Naked hair after rinsing out henna
DCing in twists:
after rinsing out DC:
2 flat twists…this is my go to for around the house or bed when I don’t have time to do my hair after washing it…I just didn’t want my hair to totally shrink before I had time to blow dry it
flat twistout on lightly blown out hair…my hair is usually mostly dry already and I comb out each section and then blowdry each section for about a minute using the tension method before I twist it w/ a lil curls crème brule and goddess curls, and let the twists set for atleast 4 hrs
I was on my way to a dinner and my mom said my hair didn’t look too hot
so that killed my hair confidence and I just pinned it up
I just got home and took it down and it looked like this:
Then I just put it in a loose pony for bed:
Last yr I started experimenting w/ my hair (color, tangle teezer etc.) then got too comfortable and had setbacks that led to me trimming about 3 inches last yr.
Last fall I had an accident involving a straight weave and a flatiron that resulted in me burning a section of my hair near my edges straight off
…that was the beginning of my struggle edges…between October & January, I managed to nurse them back to moderate health, and then I was involved in another freak accident involving a hard boar bristle brush, bobby pins & a too tight updo ( that I kept trying to redo in order to make it perfect for an event) that left me with struggle edges AGAIN…this time on BOTH sides …I got TWA edges yall
So I’m trying to grow my edges back but I cant seem to leave the brushes alone
im stuck between a rock and a hard place b/c I don’t like wearing my hair out all the time, but when I put it in a bun or pony, I have to slick down my TWA edges so they don’t stick out , and the quickest/easiest way to do that is with a brush…but im working on it.My hair focus for this year is strengthening my hair & regrowing my edges. Hopefully I make or atleast graze BSB by the end of the year.
If you haven’t noticed, I’m APL *jigs*
I’m so happy, ya’ll don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this lol I was stuck at SL/CBL FOREVER …& when I was relaxed my hair always hovered between SL & APL, my hair hasn’t been this long since the beginning of middle school lol…but I still have a long way to go.
ETA:http://youtu.be/buBFuWRS8oI
video w/ more pics of this past yrs journey
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You are my new hair inspiration. I've been transitioning for 81 weeks now. Maybe now I will go ahead and let those ends go and work with my curls. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations. 
