Monday, 23 December 2013

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

Sunday, 22 December 2013

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

Sunday, 8 December 2013

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

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

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

Monday, 2 December 2013

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