Setbacks!!!!

Wellllll I don't really know WHAT happened, all I know is, I showered my hair got damp, I used a wide tooth comb and on the left side of my head hair was just pouring out....the comb was not pulling, there was no snapping hair pieces. It was like the hair ws already broken just sitting there waiting to be combed out. On the right and back of my head absolutely nothing came out, no breakage.




The only thing I could think of that would have caused this is, the other day I could not get bobby pins through my bun so i FORCED them in and even bit the lil ball ends off so it would be pointier...IDK if it is able to cut my hair like that, but whatever happened I was heart broken, truly heart broken.

SO no more manipulation styles for me. I will be wigging it up, I am even afraid to get box braids now :-(

Goals!!!

So for August, my goals:

1. Continue with regimen every week. done
2. Allow one heat pass
3. Buy Mizani Overnight Treatment
4. Lose 5 pounds.... FAIL!!! (not even 1!)
5. Purchase and use Biotin every day. Havent taken them in the last 4 days, but thats pretty good considering how bad I am with taking meds consistently.

September Goals.


1. Zumba 2-3xs a week
2. Take Biotin daily
3. Simply wash, massage scalp, air dry, M&S,
4. Wear wig all month, no manipulation to the hair.
5. Buy scalp massager & Silk Elements moisturizing Tx.
6. DRINK WATER ONLY!!! (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Update....

Soooooo Where do I begin...On Monday the 15, you guys know I relaxed, so then this past Monday (1 week post) after research I decided to make my own concoction; Molasses, 1 Egg, Yogurt, & Africa's best hair oil with a dab of my fav conditioner...so I DC'd with that, for about 30 minutes, rinsed...my hair felt SUPER UBER Hard so I dc'd with Hot Oil and a Moisturizing conditioner...I pulled it back and bunned it tho it still did not feel like itself but oh well it was bunned (in my faux bun) ALSO: Quick review on that thing, I had it for 4 days and the poor thing came apart!! WASTE:: Anywho so it came apart and I had to work so I attempted to flat iron my hair with my Instyler, I M&S'd, applied my protectant...even on the lowest setting my hair was burning, I had no idea WHY...usually the Instyler does me good...and my hair seemed to be breaking MORE!!!! Not like bad breakage, but just more broken pieces than there had been...so I just pulled my hair back and wore my own lil ponytail :-( LOL...and I was distraught by it acting up so for 2 days I just let it be. So today, I cowashed with Hair One...did the whole REGULAR regiman...and my hair has resumed to it's normal self :-))

Lesson Of The Day: KISS KEEP IT SIMPLE SISTAH!!! LOL I have learned that my hair is not complex...it wants moisture, cleansing, and protection...all that hoo-fla I'm leaving to those who NEED it...AND I will stick to store brought items...leave it to the professionals LOL...anywho I have resumed bunning...

(Check the breakage in my "bang" can't wait till thats grown out :-()

My plan is to bun for now... I SAID I would get box braids next month, but IDK I kinda wanna throw on a wig before I do the braids...we will see...but I HOPE to protective style all Fall & Winter until next Spring....I really don't go out much sooooo no real need to wear my hair down, except out of excitement to do length checks lol

Look Of the Week :-)

Well I told you all that I will be bunning until late September, mid October...so I am just playing with a few styles to keep it unique and fresh...


I just parted a middle section, and TRIED my best at a flat two strand twist.

(will post a pic of the twist tomorrow for, forgot to upload it, and no longer with my phone :-(


Then pulled the rest back and secured my premade "Masterpiece" braided bun :-)

Ya Like!?!?!?

Bunning Until September!!!!!!!!!

I have GOT to bun until the end of September (at least) My hair the front (or sides) have reached the length that it always gets (SL) and then "stops" growing, or I cut it...Soooo I am now bunning until the end of September or mid October (Bday and Anniversary is on the 18th :-) with NO length checks...I want to be surprised :-) So I will continue to M&S daily, Cowash weekly, ect...and see where this takes me...EXCITING!!!!!!

Is Mineral Oil Really All That Bad?

Is Mineral Oil Really All That Bad?

Relaxer & Growth Update

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Sooooooo this is my hair post relaxer!!! LOL I know not to impressive, but I was 20 weeks post, and it had begun to burn...I figured a healthy scalp was far more important than a successful relaxer...See that in itself is a milestone in this HHJ...lol I was always to to "grin and bear it", that "beauty was pain" Gosh I remember I used to pick scabs off of my scalp and the sores bleeding :-( I had some so bad once that my hair had gotten dried up in the blood, turned scab and I had to comb the scab out to get my hair from underneath it...ewww any way far from those days now lol.

I am about 6 weeks into my journey now, and my hair is already improving :-)

Beginning of HHJ




1 Month Later






I'd have to say my ultimate fav product right now is Glover's Growth Solution, it really moisturizes, and I LOOOOOVE the way that it makes my scalp tingle :-)




This is my hair flat ironed with the instyler at 18 weeks post relaxer..

This is the same side post relaxer (about 3 weeks after photo above)





This is my thinner and shorter side flat ironed at 18 weeks post.

This is the same side post relaxer:

Seeing that my hair started breaking at 20 weeks, I will no longer attempt to stretch that long, I will try to relaxer every 16 weeks or so, that should put me at about 4 relaxers per year...not to bad, considering what my hair is used to lol!!!