Anybody who knows me can attest to the fact that I don't really need a reason to take obscene amounts of photos of myself - any random excuse will do. And this whole "new hair" thing is providing me with lots of excuses.
So, I have modified my style options ever so slightly over the last week...
I'm still obsessed with the Leave In Conditioner recipe I got from Aldrea's website:
1 part glycerin
1 part conditioner
3 parts water
I use it every day. And about every other day, I spritz in a Rosemary Oil & water mixture.
I haven't combed my hair in I-don't-know-how-long...I've just been finger combing it in the shower. And the glycerin makes it so curly, I finger it most of the day too!
So, ever since last week, when I had no choice but to come to work in all my nappy glory, I haven't tried to smush all this hair down anymore. I alternated between my "flesh toned" knee high stocking and a black or white trouser sock. A girlfriend of mine who is in the process of loc-ing felt some pity on me and gave me her bra strap headband.
So I look a lot less tacky than before. Trust, trying to keep the knee part of the knee high tucked in was not easy.
But I started to be worried about breakage around the hairline. So I went out and got some of those itty bitty butterfly clips and...
I used the Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey...
...finally found a good reason to use this Organic Root Stimulator Loc & Twist Gel...
What I've Learned:
1. any twists or braids I do to the front are going to be fuzzy for a while, because my of initial haircut - she took down that front part for some reason
2. the fuzzy short part in the front is going to be even fuzzier if I don't take the time to do actual 2 strand twists, instead of just kind-of twisting my hair back (I was being lazy)
3. the Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey has a tendancy to drip down my face & neck and irritates me. the smell is soooo strong, it's a bit overwhelming and I keep feeling itchy, like I'm having a reaction to it.
4. even when I work a 12 hour day, I am still inspired to take pictures of my hair & post them on the blog.
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I did not like that Organic Twist gel. I thought it was too granular. It left a lot of gel residue in my hair and I ultimately had to find a good clarifying shampoo to get the stuff out. I finally figured out if you add warm water and stir the stuff has a better consistency.
Check out the Miss Jessie's butter cream site. I make my own version of the stuff and it makes my hair happy. For two days...
http://www.missjessies.com/products.htm
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