Another day another wash, whooo hooooo!

Today is the day. My pony tail is on hiatus until the 16th of this month so I washed again to get rid of product build up. I used my Suave Milk & Honey condish on dry hair and let it sit under a plastic cap for about 5 or 10 minutes. I then rinsed, shampooed, and applied my light protein treatment ( let that sit for another 10 minutes) then rinsed. I really didn't like the way this treatment made my hair feel. It felt kind of rough. But anyway, I again applied my moisturizing condish, Sunsilk first, but because it didn't really have the slip that I crave, I added some more Suave and again donned a plastic cap for about an hour or so. I rinsed, ( didn't dry at all) and then applied my Garnier, Smooth and sleek leave-in and topped that off with my 24/7 creme. I'm in the process of letting my hair air dry which is a chore in itself, as my hair takes foreva to to dry. Not totally dry yet but getting there. I really like the way the back looks I guess you can call it a Wash-n- Go, kinda, sorta. I just wish that my front looked half as good and since it doesn't you won't be seeing any pics. Haha Well maybe just one of the back!




I happened upon a huge dollar store today. I mean this store was the biggest I have ever seen and so neat and clean too. (ya'll know how messy and picked over some dollar store can be) but I picked up 3 headbands that I thought were cute. Trying to jazz up my fro a bit haha. Take a gander and tell me what ya think? *Gold head band not shown*

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After today,

This is the last time that I will be able to post pics of my ponytail because I will be retiring it until the 16th, haha. It isn't actually a ponytail YET (keyword here is yet) but more like a pigtail but here are the pics along with some products that I am absolutely loving at the moment.

I'm absolutely loving these products right now!!




This is Soft Curl Cream by Garnier Fructis Style. This is what I use to slick back my ponytail and give it a nice shine. It seems to work rather well and gives my hair a nice hold. (I used to use Salon Selectives Control/d but I think they discontinued it because I can't find it anywhere.) This is a nice replacement. The only thing is that you have to use this very sparingly because it does tend to get a bit sticky!






This is 24/7 Creme w/ Aloe-E By Sunsilk (also knows as Seda, Sedal in other parts of the world)
This is my miracle creme. It is a leave-in creme and it really stretches out the hair leaving much less shrinkage when dry. It claims to tame your most beastly frizz, EVEN ON HUMID DAYS, (that's key ya'll). It's not a conditioner nor a gel but it combines the best of both (it really really does) I give this a definite thumbs up!! Even on the most humid day..my hair stays in place, frizz free!

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Yayyyy...no more itchies.Well not nearly as bad as it was.

I really tried to hold out for two more days before I decided to wash my hair. I planned to continue to wear a ponytail and then on Wednesday, do a twistout or something but my head was itching like crazy. I decided to do a CW(conditioner wash) and then put it back into another ponytail. I used my Suave Milk & Honey to wash with and my hair does feel better. The itchies haven't totally disappeared but they are wayyy more tolerable than before. I also went to Sally's today and bought a protein treatment(very light protein treatment) to put on my hair weekly in hopes that my hairline will continue to grow and catch up with the rest of my hair. I don't feel as if I have any more breakage than the usual amount that can be expected when combing out natural hair but I think the protein treatmens will work. On second thought, Maybe once a week will be too much protein. In any event, I will continue to CW and moisturize my hair. I'm going on a little vacay soon and since I really dont' feel like being bothered with my hair, I'm thinking about doing a curly weave or braids,(did I just say that as much complaining as I have been doing about them?) haven't really decided on which one yet.

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Breakage Culprit.

This was my favorite hair style and unfortunately, the one that caused my edges to break off. I guess from the constant daily brushing back with a rather hard brush, not to mention the fact that my hair is lightened with bleach (yes, I was in the process of growing the color out at the time) I guess instead of brushing the hair back I will just use some gel and my hands to do the job. I have also laid off of the color as you can see from my other photos.(click the lower right hand corner of the photo to see the back)

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What a beautiful day

It is gorgeous out today. I went to the track early this morning and did a 40 minute walk/run. I also plan to go to this festival a little later on today. Since my hair is already in a ponytail, I think I will leave it like this sans the phony pony puff on the back. I wear it because it gives my hair volume. My puff is so not the size that I'm wanting it to be just yet. Anyway, the pony is my work style as well. (have yet to wear my hair out at work). I'm just so ready for my hair to grow already. I found some new hair products on sale and me being the product junkie that I am just had to buy them and try them out. While I am a hair junkie, I am a bargain junkie. The most that I have spent on a hair product is $19 and some change and that was for Jane Carter Solutions Nourish and Shine. That shit is the bomb but it will be a good while before I purchase again. lol

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I have been trying to figure out what to do with my hair. I have been wearing it in a ponytail with a phony puff to work but since I have this long weekend I washed it and have been wearing it out. I went to this food festival yesterday and wore it in a 'fro with a headband. I loaded it up with product and while it was soft as heck...there wasn't nary a curl to be found.(Didn't really expect it to be as I am a 4B through and through lol) It's cool though, I'll take soft moisturized hair anyday. When I came home I put it in a few twists and today I am sporting a twistout. Here are a few pics.

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Finally!!! I can breathe

Okay, I finally took the braids out and now I haven't a clue what to do with my hair. I've been washing like crazy and lately I've just been wearing it in a ponytail to work. I still don't have the length that I want and it bothers me. My mom and I were just talking about it the other day. She said that her hair should be really long by now and it isn't. She also said that she hasn't had a hair cut in a while but it still seems that it isn't growing. I've been noticing the same thing with my hair. I see people who big chopped at the beginnig of this year or even last year and their hair is the same length as, if not longer than, mine. I even wear braids off and on for years at a time so there really isn't that much hair manipulation except when I am actually doing the braids, so I really don't know what the problem could be. I know that I didn't take care of my hair the way it should've been taken care of in braids (meaning I didn't moisturize as often as I should) but I still think I should be seeing some progress. My goal is an chin length bob. Same length all the way around, even with shrinkage.

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