Hair Update |11 months post Relaxer

The last time I wrote a post on my blog I was a day shy of being 9 month post relaxer. I am currently 11 months post and counting down to my 1 year post relaxer day in the New Year (10th Jan).

The time has gone by very quickly, it's surreal.

Here are a few styles I have had in the last 2 months.

It has been a huge learning curve with my new hair, if I am completely honest I had lost the spike with my hair in the last 4-2 months, it is too short to bun and it got me missing my longer relaxed hair, also as am getting more and more natural hair my hair is shrinking more and more, I can't tell the difference between my texlaxed and natural hair, not sure if I have anymore texlaxed hair, I have been cutting my hair every fortnight. My last trim was getting all texlaxed ends I could see. So, as far as I know, I don't have any more texlaxed ends, though I can't say my hair has grown this long in 11 months, so am convinced I still have relaxed ends which I need a stylist to sort out.

My hope for 2016 is to fall back in love with my hair and get more length to get able to quickly tuck my hair up quickly.

My general weekly wash days have not changed, am happy this hasn't changed, as it has been helpful for me to have a standard routine as I have been going through a love hate relationship with my hair....but now its all but love....

Best wishes for the 2016 and Merry Xmas

Happy Hair Journey Ladies! :o)

.....Those ends though

My hair routine is pretty constant at the moment. The only major change to my routine is taking out shampoo.

A few weeks ago, I asked for advice regarding my stringy frizzed up ends, and most of you said to try subbing out the shampoo for a co-wash ( I had been using shampoo every single wash day and some (most ) times without prepooing my hair....yikes) 

I took you up on your advice and tada!

My ends are yummier than ever!!! Minus the excess hair product :p

Thanks all!! 

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o) 

8 months | Wedding Edition

The weekend just gone I was torn in the middle, as I had 2 weddings in 2 cities starting an hour apart.

Yes, I could have just declined one wedding, but what do you do if they are all your childhood friends!!

So after weeks of thinking, I opted to go to the church in Leceister (just over an hour away from London each way) and finish off with the London wedding.

So this is how I styled my hair. This was from a wash and go.

Side puff with a cute accessory.

Cute message in the ladies bathrooms 

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Wash Day | Colour edition

So let me start by thanking you all for the great advise and suggestions you left me on my last post. I have left my shampoo on the top shelf and have been toying around with some conditioners for my co-washes!!

This week I washed my hair twice, once to add colour to my hair, and the other time for a real wash day, pre-poo and all!

The colour that I used was Dark & Lovely Magic Plum

I didn't want to be too daring, it was either this one (Magic Plum) or Henna, but the Henna I got had 'Saffron' all over it, the idea of an intense red colour scared me off.....this time.

I followed the instructions and this is the colour that came out 

It was really hard to get the colour on camera. When I look into the mirror the colour is more intense than this, but when I grab the camera to capture it, it all goes into hiding. But can't complain I love the colour.

For my wash day I prepooed with coconut oil and wheat germ oil (hate the smell), co-washed with Tresemme Naturals conditioner and DCed with Aunt Jackie's conditioner and more wheat germ oil.

The style of the day was a wash a go, loved it!

 

There you have it my wash day diaries, from last week!

How was your last wash day?

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

7 month | Transition Update

I have now officially passed my 7 month mark in my hair transition. ***confetti***

The good points

My hair has not been very difficult to handle. I wash my hair once a week, using method shown below:

Shampoo >>> DC >>> Detangle hair with Leave in >> Twist hair >> Air Dry

I have completely cut off the prepoo stage in my wash days. I do moisturise my hair at least every other day, and as I generally re-twist my hair the night before, I can sometimes moisturises my hair every day. Another step I have cut off is sealing my hair with an oil.

Over 2 weeks ago, I did notice my hair was dull and dry, and for this wash day I did prepoo my hair:

1. Prepooed with coconut oil
2. Shampooed with ORS HaiRepair Shampoo
3. DC with ORS Replenshing Conditioner, with coconut oil
4. Leave in, detangled and twist.

My hair felt clean and moisturised that week, so I know prepooing is really beneficial to stop the shampoo from stripping my hair dry.

The reason I have cut off pre-pooing and sealing steps in my regimen is due to laziness.

Last wash day I also measured my new growth, I can now tell where my texlaxed hair ends and my new growth begin. My NG is measuring at 7cm. ***more confetti** I was excited as I now know the rate at which my hair grows >> 1cm each month.

The not so good side

 I have been getting frustrated with the state of my texlaxed hair especially when I have a braid out or I wear my hair in twists, the ends are frizzy and ‘straight’ (see picture below) I am continuously trimming the ends to get more of a curly end, it’s ok for a while, then goes back to its frizzy ‘straight’ self…..I hope when am fully natural this will not be an issue, as I will constantly be trimming my hair….

You can see the state of my ends

I have really been feeling like cutting off my texlaxed hair due to the issues above, but let me not kid myself, 7cm is too short for my liking **vanity**. Also the longer I transition the more likely I will retain the majority of my growth, as the split ends affect my texlaxed hair.

Am dying for your suggestions for my dry fizzy texlaxed ends?

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

Week 27 | Protective Styling

This week I had a quick protective style that I fixed up after my weekend wash day. I have had it for 3 days now and it is still going strong!

 

The original style was inspired by Denise Zakiya (video)

This is my attempt of the style.

 

 

Why protective styles have you been spotting this summer?

 

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

25 weeks | oh so simple styles

Here are a few styles that have kept me going through to my 6 month post relaxer mark. This was the look I had for ‘dinner with the girls’

 

This was my attempt for a ponytail, but my hair is too short for such. So, I twisted up the front and managed to fit the rest into an incredible small ponytail.

I have been doing a lot of twist outs, which I feel look great in person, but as soon as my twisted out hair sees a camera....yikes….. it's far from cute lol.

I can now see more and more of my new growth, but a clear division still fails me, I wonder how the ‘big chop’ will work out.
 
 
Happy hair journeys ladies