I haven't blogged in such a while, but I'm just sitting around looking for something to do today, so why not?!
I love my curls more and more each day. Not only has this been a journey to take control of my hair, it has been a journey to love myself unconditionally and without always having society's acceptance of my outward appearance. I've been going through that struggle forEVER, but before May I was conforming by always and only wearing my hair straightened, among other things.
But anyway, my hair has a really really funny growth patten. So the front of my hair grows the fastest, then the back of my hair (around the nape of my neck) grows a little bit slower than that. There is this strip of hair about an inch above my ear lobes, that stretches from ear to ear that is the slowest part of my hair. I think it's partially because of how rough I am with my hair when I take out my two strand twists, but that can't be it. It also might be due to the fact that I have trouble retaining moisture in my hair. Either way it's the shortest spot and I got sick of the back of my hair being longer than that. So one night this past week I cut the back of my hair. I just took some scissors and snip, snip snipped it away. That had to be the first time in my life I cut my hair with no worries, cares or regrets. Now I know it isn't completely even, but I'm satisfied, even though the front of my hair is still much longer. I think as it grows out, that is just going to give it the opportunity to be more even.
I also started back using SheaMoisture's Curl and Style Milk this week. I don't know why I ever stopped because it helps keep my hair moisturized and soft like no other! When I washed my hair last weekend and put the curl milk on my wet hair and topped it off with shea butter, it held moisture all week. All I had to do was use coconut oil in the mornings to unravel my twists, and then set with a little bit of milk at night and it was good! There were a couple nights that I didn't even reapply the milk and I still woke up the next morning with moisturized curls.
I'm also still on the hunt for a conditioner and deep conditioner that I swear by, so this weekend I went on the hunt. There is this new website, hipapotheca.com, that was recently launched. One of the youtube bloggers that I subscribe to recommended them because of their amazing coconut oils (they are also fragranced), so I checked it out and bought some products so I could get my "free" coconut oil. If you want the opportunity, check out the website and type in the code ADARA with your purchase. Your purchase must be $29 before taxes and they'll send you the free coconut oil. They're a pretty expensive website, so I probably won't be going back. Then I ordered some Giovanni products. I've been looking around town for them and I can't find them in any hair salon or store, so I went to the website. I've heard good things about their deep conditioner, and they had a Tea Tree Conditioner that is supposed to be good for your scalp. So I ordered them, and I'm excited for them to arrive so I can try them out.
My roommate went and got her hair done this week at a shop out here and the lady gave her a deep treatment before her sew in. She raved about it, so I might have to check her out. That would be exciting to find someone out here to consult about my hair because as easy as everyone makes this seem, it is incredibly hard and long and tedious, and I'm ready for some results!!
It's been a minute since I've posted so there was a lot on my mind :)
Thanks for reading!
I love my curls more and more each day. Not only has this been a journey to take control of my hair, it has been a journey to love myself unconditionally and without always having society's acceptance of my outward appearance. I've been going through that struggle forEVER, but before May I was conforming by always and only wearing my hair straightened, among other things.
But anyway, my hair has a really really funny growth patten. So the front of my hair grows the fastest, then the back of my hair (around the nape of my neck) grows a little bit slower than that. There is this strip of hair about an inch above my ear lobes, that stretches from ear to ear that is the slowest part of my hair. I think it's partially because of how rough I am with my hair when I take out my two strand twists, but that can't be it. It also might be due to the fact that I have trouble retaining moisture in my hair. Either way it's the shortest spot and I got sick of the back of my hair being longer than that. So one night this past week I cut the back of my hair. I just took some scissors and snip, snip snipped it away. That had to be the first time in my life I cut my hair with no worries, cares or regrets. Now I know it isn't completely even, but I'm satisfied, even though the front of my hair is still much longer. I think as it grows out, that is just going to give it the opportunity to be more even.
I also started back using SheaMoisture's Curl and Style Milk this week. I don't know why I ever stopped because it helps keep my hair moisturized and soft like no other! When I washed my hair last weekend and put the curl milk on my wet hair and topped it off with shea butter, it held moisture all week. All I had to do was use coconut oil in the mornings to unravel my twists, and then set with a little bit of milk at night and it was good! There were a couple nights that I didn't even reapply the milk and I still woke up the next morning with moisturized curls.
I'm also still on the hunt for a conditioner and deep conditioner that I swear by, so this weekend I went on the hunt. There is this new website, hipapotheca.com, that was recently launched. One of the youtube bloggers that I subscribe to recommended them because of their amazing coconut oils (they are also fragranced), so I checked it out and bought some products so I could get my "free" coconut oil. If you want the opportunity, check out the website and type in the code ADARA with your purchase. Your purchase must be $29 before taxes and they'll send you the free coconut oil. They're a pretty expensive website, so I probably won't be going back. Then I ordered some Giovanni products. I've been looking around town for them and I can't find them in any hair salon or store, so I went to the website. I've heard good things about their deep conditioner, and they had a Tea Tree Conditioner that is supposed to be good for your scalp. So I ordered them, and I'm excited for them to arrive so I can try them out.
My roommate went and got her hair done this week at a shop out here and the lady gave her a deep treatment before her sew in. She raved about it, so I might have to check her out. That would be exciting to find someone out here to consult about my hair because as easy as everyone makes this seem, it is incredibly hard and long and tedious, and I'm ready for some results!!
It's been a minute since I've posted so there was a lot on my mind :)
Thanks for reading!
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