I did it....

Look at what I did.....

I flat ironed my hair!  I bought a blow dryer and a new flat iron.  I thought it was about time that I flat iron my hair just to see how much growth I have.  I used Silk Elements MegaSilk Olive Oil Heat Protection Spray before I used the blow dryer and before I used the flat iron (just to be safe).  

I was impressed with the growth!  Afterwards I wrapped it and went to bed.  The next morning I'm like "what am I suppose to do with this hair?"  My hair was straight but was also curly at the ends which made it kind of difficult to comb through.  So I decided to go back to what I know best, my curls.  I shampooed my hair and applied my leave in conditioner.   

To my surprise the curls did not snap right back!  So decided to shingle my hair with my trusty Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel.  Slowly the curls began to reappear.  I love the results I got!  My curls are not as tight as they usually are.  My hair is hanging to the side instead of puffing up into an afro.

I don't plan on flat ironing again anytime soon.  

Until next time.... 

Results of Twist Out

The twist out was a success!!!  I have attempted a twist out on several occassions but this is the first one that I would go out of the house with.  The curls were really defined but I did take some out to early (last night) and that's why it's frizzy on the top otherwise I loved it.  I will be using the Jamaican Mango & Lime Locking Creme Wax again.

Well......

Well the wig thing lasted for about a week, lol.  I got tired of all of that hair and the pressure that it was putting on my head.  But it wasn't all the hot under the wig because I wore it mostly at work and it's always so cold in the office.

Last Saturday I did a great little style and work it for the full week.  I braided the front and did little plaits in the back.  It was cute but it was a pain to take them out.  You have to be very careful when removing plaits.  It took about 2 hours to put them in and about 3 hours to take them out so I won't be doing that again anytime soon.

I went to the store today to but some more Elastra QP Olive Oil and Mango Butter Moisturizer and I saw the Jamaican Mango & Lime Locking Creme Wax and I though hummm, why don't you give this a try?  So I bought it. 

I came home shampooed and conditioned my hair and put big braids in to stretch it.  After about 2 hours I took out the big braids and did a few smaller braids in the front and put some 2 strand twists in the back.  I applied the wax to each section of my hair and started twisting.  After I finished I knew I had used too much.  Well you live and learn!

The first few ingredents are no no's in the natural community.  The first one is Petrolatum, the second is mineral oil and then Microcrystaline wax, D&S yellow#11, (and then the good stuff) Mango Butter, Lime Extract, Virgin Coconut Oil, Chlorophyll, Green Tea Extract and Fragrance.

I think I'm going to have a great twist out tomorrow.  I will post pictures tomorrow if its successful.  Next time I will not put as much product on my twists. 

Until then.....