Review of December Goals…Setting January Goals

December Goals

1.     1 litre of water – 30 day challenge - FAIL

2.    Scalp massages while moisturising hair and scalp – scalp massage –FAIL, moisturising hair and scalp -Pass

3.    2 new braid styles – Pass

January Goals

1.     Get back to my regular blogging pattern

2.    Moisturise and cover away ends

3.    Start exercising once a week.

4.    Check-up monthly goals every week

 

How were your December goals, I am not utilising my full potential with my monthly goals anymore, I will be reviewing them every week to make sure am on track.

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :0)

‘Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.’ – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Braids take down & Wash Day

So I have finally removed my braids over the weekend. I was planning on removing them in 2 weeks’ time but I noticed with my new growth my hair was twisting on itself, so I quickly removed them before I get any damage.

The take down was not too painful, and the detangling process was not as bad as I was expecting it to be. My hair was moisturised as I was un-braiding it so it was really easy to detangle.

After removing my braids I washed my hair and protein treated it.

1.     Prepooed with walnut oil for 3 hours in a heat cap

2.    Shampooed my hair with Herbal Essence Hello Hydration Shampoo, I believe this is a milder sulphate shampoo to my usual clarifying ORS shampoo

3.    Protein treated my hair with ORS Hair Mayo with a heat cap for 1 hour.

4.    Rinsed hair and T-shirt dried it for 45 mins

5.    Sprayed Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance leave in conditioner and Herbal Essence Raspberry No Split Ends leave in

6.    Detangled my hair

7.    Flat 2 strand twisted my hair in 6 sections and let my hair air dry

 

My new growth was super soft and the detangling process at 16 weeks post having just taken down braids was not bad at all.

This protein treatment has prepped my hair up for my relaxer this coming weekend. I can hardly wait for a touch up. I will be ending my stretch at 17 weeks post instead of 19 weeks post

‘If a man does not keep pace with his companions perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away’ – Henry David Thoreau

Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year

Hello ladies 

Wanted to wish everyone and amazing festive season and a happy new year!

Happy holidays with the family and friends.

Hoping everyone achieves their hair goals in the new year !

'You must live Iin the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of oppurtunities andlook towards another land; there is no other land; there is no other life but this' - Henry David Thoreau

Wash day (1week late)

I washed up my braids last weekend in pretty much the same way as I have been doing every fortnight 

1. In sections and with diluted shampoo, I wash my roots, I carry out this process twice.

2. Rinse my braids thoroughly and apply instant conditioner to the roots and length of my braids and leave it there for 5 mins

3. I rinse out the conditioner and towel dry my hair

4. This time round I used the drier to help speed up the hair drying process, I thinkn before I gave up my hair was 30% dry and I opted to air dry the rest.

5. I moistured my scalp with a mixed of grapeseed oil and aussie leave in conditioner, to the length of my hair I used the aussie leave in conditioners. 

I am currently 15 weeks post, the longest I have been post with the help of braids.

I will wash my braids one more time and undo them in January, ready for my protein treatement and relaxer a week later.

My braids have really done well, and am hoping I get maximum length retention this stretch. 

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :-)

'Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficultly I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many peopke who led difficult lives and led them well' - Theodore Rooseveltthor

After the wash

Styling my braids

Mid high bun on my braids, the pictures doing do the style justice. But it was very cute.

Happy Hair Journey's Ladies! :)

'“ Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. ” - Andre Maurios

Wash Day - 12 weeks post

Due to my hair being in braids I have not been doing much to it, just moisturising my scalp and spritzing my extensions and washing them even 2 weeks. I do miss my hair, but due to work being super busy, it really helps to be in braids, I have started researching on wigs and weaves to take me through the rest of winter.

Back to wash day, it was very simple

1.     Washed my scalp with diluted Shampoo a mixture of Elasta QP crème and conditioning shampoo and ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo, I let the shampoo run through the ends, I did this twice

2.    I applied Herbal Essences Bee Strong to the roots and the length of my hair and left it on my hair for 10 mins.

3.    I rinsed out the conditioner and wrapped my braids in a towel and after 2 hours I left it to air dry.

4.    I massaged a blend of oils on my scalp and sprayed Aussie Hair Miracle Insurance Leave in Conditioner to the length of my hair.

 

My hair is feeling clean! Recently, I have been feeling tendered head which is so weird because my braids are over 5 weeks old!

I am now 12 weeks post and would normally be getting the protein out to get ready for my relaxer, however, as I have my braids installed I think I will push it through the month of December and look at relaxing my hair in January.

In the meantime as I prep for the time when my hair is out, I have been search for the perfect conditioner, has anyone tried the Redken All Soft Heavy Cream Super Treatment?

I have been following all you ladies progress, you all keep me so motivated.

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :-)

‘It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.’ - Confucius

Review of monthly goals

I had 3 goals for the month just gone.

1.     Drink 1 litre of water a day – FAILED

2.    Moisture my scalp every other day – Semi pass

3.    Go to 2 work socials – PASS

 

My goals for this month

1.     1 litre of water – 30 day challenge

2.    Scalp massages while moisturising hair and scalp

3.    2 new braid styles

How did you do in you November goals?

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :-)

‘Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.’ – Edward Eggleston