Wow, this was on the 3rd page. I'm not used to that
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I finally got my hair cut/shaped last Saturday. Thank goodness. It had grown but it was so many different lengths and it was hard to style. Its now back to be super short but at least it is shaped.
She took pictures and said she would send them to me but I'm still waiting
I wanted to post them here. When I color my hair this weekend, I will take pictures and post them.
Anywho
I went to a CutItKinky stylist in VA a little over an hour away. It was nice. The place was easy to find and I was her only customer, so there was no wait
They were wearing mask and social distancing, etc. I had a virtual salon visit with her in March so she was somewhat familiar with my hair.
I had cleansed, conditioned and styled my hair the Thursday prior so she could know what my day 3 hair was like. I had spritzed it that morning and let it dry on the way there. She said my hair was doing fine. And she said I had a lot of hair. She said it during my virtual visit and she said it again. She said when my hair gets longer, I would really understand I have a lot of hair. (take your word for it).
She rinsed and then did a hard water treatment. Then she cleansed and conditioned with Innersense. We talked about detangling but I told her when you put conditioner on my hair, tangles just drop out. It isn't really an issue with me. Shed hair is my issue. And as she conditioned she realized I was right.
She did 4 pumps of UFD on the front and 3 on the back. She let that sit for 5 minutes. Then she used 3 pumps of ICH all over. She put me under the dryer for 20 to 25 minutes. I love that she didn't put me under high heat or for super long.
She used way less conditioner than I do. And she used way less gel and less water. I'm probably using twice as much of everything as she did.
We talked about my cut. I told her I don't like the hard angle people have when they taper. I like a softer more gradual taper and she understood what I meant. She let me hold a mirror through the entire process so I could watch the cleanse, condition and style steps. And I watched as she cut.
Of course I was disappointed that I had to lose the little length I had gained in the past months. But there was nothing that could be done if I wanted a decent shape. I was glad to have the mask on because it hid my face
Fortunately, she let me see the back before asking me how I liked it and I really liked the back, which helped me deal with the front. The whole thing looked sooo much better because it was even and shaped.
The entire experience was good. Just miffed about the pictures
What I noticed though is my hair holds more moisture as it gets longer. With the extra 2 inches, I could keep my hair moisturized for 3 to 4 days. Now that it is back down to 2 inches, I can only hold moisture for a day and I'm back rinsing every other day. I tried using a small amount of gel but that doesn't hold water in my hair for the extra day. And I think using a dryer right now really dries my hair out.
But I learned a lot and have a nice cut. I think I know enough to grow my hair out. And I will just have to deal with the every other day rinsing until it grows out again.
!! I officially BC'd all to a TWA the beginning of April! Been doing wash n'gos ever since and I've definitely seen growth! My hair's different now. I only wash once every 7-10 days. I'm able to spritz and slap on product everyday without my hair flaking. My hair's looking good while be so low maintenance! I'm loving it 
