Curly Girl Method Update (Week 2)

I am loving this curly girl method!  Ok I have been doing the curly girl method for the past two weeks and the most important question I have for myself is:  Why haven't you tried this earlier?  I am loving this.  My curls are popping!!!  They were not popping this much before I tried this.

My hair is soft to the touch.  This has never happened before.  Have you noticed that when you hair is wet is looks SOOOO good, but once it's dry it looks and feels like a desert.  Well, the curly girl method will change all of that!

The main product I use is Tresemme Naturals conditioner.  It is a silcone free conditioner.  I was also using eco styler gel but I decided to mix it up and use As I Am curling jelly.  Big mistake!  Once the products dried my hair was a white mess.  The curls were beautiful and shiny but there was a white residue.  I have come to find out that Tresemme doesn't work well with others.

My new routine will include co-washing with Tresemme Naturals and styling with Burt's Bees conditioner and As I Am curling jelly.  I will start doing that tomorrow.  Hopefully, that combination will not cause a white residue.  The Burt's Bees smells so goooood.

I will keep you updated on my progress.

Curly Girl Method

Well it's time to jump on another band wagon, lol.  I have started doing the curly girl method.  The journey began on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

The curly girl method involves using conditioner as your shampoo and styler.  You are to do away with your comb, brush, hair dryer, etc.  You use your fingers to detangle your hair in the shower.  Well my hair didn't have much definition to it so I used some eco styler gel to get some curl definition.  I was really pleased with the results.

Some girls do wash and goes daily and others co-wash once a week or so and style their hair with conditioner and gel.  As for me, I have been doing wash and goes but that is going to get old real soon.  Next week I'm going to try and style my hair with the conditioner and gel.

The conditioner I have been using is Tresemme Naturals.  This conditioner is silicone free and has a very pleasant fragrance (sweet orange and lemongrass).  Immediately I notice some softening of the crown of my head.  This area has always been dry and rough regardless of the extra attention I have been paying to it.

I will post a picture on what my hair looks like on Saturday.  At that time I will be 4 days into my curly girl method journey. 

I will also try to do weekly post to keep you informed of the progress.

Thanks for looking.  If you have any questions, please ask.  ttyl

What Do I Do...

Ok, so I stretched my hair a few days ago.  Afterwards I didn't know what to do with it, so I did a dry braid out.  I left the braids in for 2 days.  Once I took the braids down my hair looked pretty good.  As I left home to go to work it was still looking good.  Once I arrived at work and looked in the mirror I almost screamed!!!  My hair had reverted and it looked like a bird's nest. 

I learned a valuable lesson that day, always have a back up plan.  Luckly I had a stretchy ban and I bunned my hair right there in my office. I believe the problem was moisture.  When I did the dry braid out I didn't dampen my hair with water and that was a crucial mistake. 

Soooo today, I did another dry braid out on stretched hair.  This time I dampened with water and also added a little more moisturizer.  Hopefully, tomorrow when I take it down it will turn out beautiful.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed. 

If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Son's Graduation from Delaware State University

Finally, I thought this day would never come.  It seems as though 4 1/2 years have just flown by.  When my son left home to go to college I wonder how in the world would I be able to afford to take care of my household and his, lol.  By the grace and mercy of God and help from my mother, we were able to take care of him and all of his needs.

He received a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management on May 20, 2012.  Currently he resides in Washington, DC and hopefully he will have a job within a couple weeks.  We (my mother, my daughter, 2 sisters and 2 neices) flew from Florida to Delaware to attend the services.  I snapped this great picture with him holding up his hands.  He was so excited as well as everyone else who was graduating. 

Natural Hair Update

I know it's been a while since I have blogged about my natural hair.  It has been about 1 1/2 years since I big chopped.  Currently, my hair is about 8 inches all around and it grows around 1/2 to 1 inch every month.  Lately I have been doing a lot of protective styles, such as two strand twists.  I'll leave them in for a week then take them down shampoo and condition and redo it. 

A few days ago I decided to blow dry my hair using the tension method and to my suprise I had quite a bit of growth since the last time I stretched my hair (see picture below).  I turned the corner to go into the kitchen and my husband did a double take look and said "wow".    I was cheesing from ear to ear (not at what he said but because of the growth).