tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388725742024-02-19T08:41:01.874-05:00AFRICAN CHEETAH: one little brown girl's hair-storymy journey to natural, chemical-free hair...and beyond.Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-44283575582791982162007-11-12T06:50:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:57:04.224-05:00one big, huge, supersize updateI am a lazy blogger. It's true. Partially that's because I'm a lazy blogger. But additionally, it's because I have been trying to figure out the easiest, most seamless way to update the look & feel and navigate-a-bility of the blog. Any suggestions? I had looked into Wordpress a while ago, but I'm not sure.<br /><br />[Back on topic]<br /><br />Here is everything that has happened since my last post.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN0AQWm3Hx8Hz0uIiTmLLljn6_TMbB7f12LaPsTsZUhp26mkDjYZx3gTun0giI8vUVyK3qNV5oGWtZSTCu3N26RERBfVWg9oyDHXz2ZI32naijVLFdbFMGJ1Lf1sAe4_dShDmWw/s1600-h/2007-11-04DSCN1139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143231529898527970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN0AQWm3Hx8Hz0uIiTmLLljn6_TMbB7f12LaPsTsZUhp26mkDjYZx3gTun0giI8vUVyK3qNV5oGWtZSTCu3N26RERBfVWg9oyDHXz2ZI32naijVLFdbFMGJ1Lf1sAe4_dShDmWw/s400/2007-11-04DSCN1139.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This is from late October...</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpvNbHSUBUtHl53v00KUQMtJlJt0ZL1wG3wh38PivOVU_mc_Emx65RjBtU4VvCgXgHOUOhPi2JYpkjZXXbDsxMyBUq6PXkiwnGjIqiN2U2PjCopC1kqg3tupW5TnJJQfzPhGvBw/s1600-h/2007-11-04DSCN1142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143231538488462578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpvNbHSUBUtHl53v00KUQMtJlJt0ZL1wG3wh38PivOVU_mc_Emx65RjBtU4VvCgXgHOUOhPi2JYpkjZXXbDsxMyBUq6PXkiwnGjIqiN2U2PjCopC1kqg3tupW5TnJJQfzPhGvBw/s400/2007-11-04DSCN1142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Opj9C2wc-Sv0zcViC6Q8ueGoM2sVM99HZHe7BfUFtu1Bd8oTkXaiwt8aKiqhjevLy-dLAYY_hS3QF0m3stLsoCttANqh69dlWWuF6x0SarVD2mNJGPHnwRDUsGkS2tyvn01xQ/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143231547078397186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Opj9C2wc-Sv0zcViC6Q8ueGoM2sVM99HZHe7BfUFtu1Bd8oTkXaiwt8aKiqhjevLy-dLAYY_hS3QF0m3stLsoCttANqh69dlWWuF6x0SarVD2mNJGPHnwRDUsGkS2tyvn01xQ/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1161.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>...after the co-wash & deep condition I detangled (using Qhemet Biologics Olive & Honey Hydrating Balm and my Denman D3) and put my hair in 5 mini-puffs.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkDaULM72zLsmp1ha-PzsKrbH7rRvnLGPslyKmOPnQ8EdGJpnZi3XRvHMXcklofYtr7zbV9mbu6zQy-l9FbzR0XjePQhUiZIB3iw7J7EHd7cGeFvwoKZqa6eh-tOCnvlfDrpQqA/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143231551373364498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkDaULM72zLsmp1ha-PzsKrbH7rRvnLGPslyKmOPnQ8EdGJpnZi3XRvHMXcklofYtr7zbV9mbu6zQy-l9FbzR0XjePQhUiZIB3iw7J7EHd7cGeFvwoKZqa6eh-tOCnvlfDrpQqA/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1166.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This time I braided the roots and THEN did the 2-strand twists. It prevented them from being puffy at the roots, but it made the take-down time super long!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Fh3r8Lo8TH8Cb53PyjQc4uoWjkqiM29tC3Ow-JVG_HRNpum4h6j-kS22jsgcQ_ZVxjsxI0Q4I2szYed6rtzTekKmkbDbONiD-SLgrjrklY2X9bOl49DSLbmzfl-_UOf53ImfZQ/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143231572848200994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Fh3r8Lo8TH8Cb53PyjQc4uoWjkqiM29tC3Ow-JVG_HRNpum4h6j-kS22jsgcQ_ZVxjsxI0Q4I2szYed6rtzTekKmkbDbONiD-SLgrjrklY2X9bOl49DSLbmzfl-_UOf53ImfZQ/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1179.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN0AQWm3Hx8Hz0uIiTmLLljn6_TMbB7f12LaPsTsZUhp26mkDjYZx3gTun0giI8vUVyK3qNV5oGWtZSTCu3N26RERBfVWg9oyDHXz2ZI32naijVLFdbFMGJ1Lf1sAe4_dShDmWw/s1600-h/2007-11-04DSCN1139.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpvNbHSUBUtHl53v00KUQMtJlJt0ZL1wG3wh38PivOVU_mc_Emx65RjBtU4VvCgXgHOUOhPi2JYpkjZXXbDsxMyBUq6PXkiwnGjIqiN2U2PjCopC1kqg3tupW5TnJJQfzPhGvBw/s1600-h/2007-11-04DSCN1142.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Opj9C2wc-Sv0zcViC6Q8ueGoM2sVM99HZHe7BfUFtu1Bd8oTkXaiwt8aKiqhjevLy-dLAYY_hS3QF0m3stLsoCttANqh69dlWWuF6x0SarVD2mNJGPHnwRDUsGkS2tyvn01xQ/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1161.JPG"></a>I twisted using Qhemet Biologic's Amla & Olive Heavy Cream (YUMM!!!) and QB's Hairbush Tea (which is basically a very light gel). This stuff is like Manna from Heaven, y'all...I'm telling you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2suRoT78V0E-Ufo-oVmHF-GiuLkO2rBcuAY-xiCzuS0feLliIkFtXVKv0cQWZQq6BqrwxlxFjkkVeXI4Op8KSgBl3e-rfEuLH5jVO1HI-quBjs8H7nMqHcHS09w8heLQyeC3sQg/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143237826320583986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2suRoT78V0E-Ufo-oVmHF-GiuLkO2rBcuAY-xiCzuS0feLliIkFtXVKv0cQWZQq6BqrwxlxFjkkVeXI4Op8KSgBl3e-rfEuLH5jVO1HI-quBjs8H7nMqHcHS09w8heLQyeC3sQg/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Wex9dxPeN3Eu-Yq7Uq8RdBUg5sypTDIuQ0ZTq_CrIaqwsnLaoNn1CjSO-ndvJGf5wsyJttD3_gZswh1R94buRvmimPBn6ngGFtdTNlQZBCZfXjb1_NzcUfSlNwo9DvXMz5yZA/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143237830615551298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Wex9dxPeN3Eu-Yq7Uq8RdBUg5sypTDIuQ0ZTq_CrIaqwsnLaoNn1CjSO-ndvJGf5wsyJttD3_gZswh1R94buRvmimPBn6ngGFtdTNlQZBCZfXjb1_NzcUfSlNwo9DvXMz5yZA/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1191.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>...I thought I was <em>really</em> doing something! (CLICK on the pic above to see the detail.) It took 7 hours this time and I think that's because of the braided roots. It took a while for me to get the hang of that and I never did really get into a groove like when I just do straight twists. Oh well, better luck next time...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTEeIJsIsszYYII9bOOQnTJI-c2z4iif2M8MRdXMlPvtW4Dk0LyPW0ityuUkeBhGPf3bMNTXaCrRhXvT-Rfwam2XwcxTUyn-V5-uyneEuWnVtaGwyE76_CEKt4kKhcqBsdRFdyg/s1600-h/2007-11-10DSCN1190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143237839205485906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTEeIJsIsszYYII9bOOQnTJI-c2z4iif2M8MRdXMlPvtW4Dk0LyPW0ityuUkeBhGPf3bMNTXaCrRhXvT-Rfwam2XwcxTUyn-V5-uyneEuWnVtaGwyE76_CEKt4kKhcqBsdRFdyg/s400/2007-11-10DSCN1190.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>(CLICK on the pic above to see the detail.)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVOzvdyLF6DMM-wH0Ys0YSTyf5q-cTIdMDmzptVaYUfZtyewB0Y8R4DbxKpe3uvOhY5Iy6PxDO5mGmFXk7nVxfbSjOeYJqROdQfrrtm-RHf-obVGY5bfPiyiGgtI7RlR0KoD1YQ/s1600-h/2007-11-11DSCN1197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143237843500453218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVOzvdyLF6DMM-wH0Ys0YSTyf5q-cTIdMDmzptVaYUfZtyewB0Y8R4DbxKpe3uvOhY5Iy6PxDO5mGmFXk7nVxfbSjOeYJqROdQfrrtm-RHf-obVGY5bfPiyiGgtI7RlR0KoD1YQ/s400/2007-11-11DSCN1197.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>...the hot roller experiment (it wasn't terribly successful)...I went out and got some of those mesh rollers instead & they worked much better. because of my length, the hot rollers just made the twists stick up a little. the mesh ones made it do more of a spiral-y thing and it was much cuter. I'll have to get more so I can jazz up my future twist styles...</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v9UkmcbHTSETw-uEG6qwL5AK33sYmF1vQJYq1i1ohLHMjD4aRiAwWhYVUn0uiI3SHrSQ-EbQj44DpRS_ko5zKl38lSCMgPyDMJeYayngvZJgnmAaPBXCN1KWisoqBrC_t4FPFA/s1600-h/2007-11-12DSCN1198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143237847795420530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v9UkmcbHTSETw-uEG6qwL5AK33sYmF1vQJYq1i1ohLHMjD4aRiAwWhYVUn0uiI3SHrSQ-EbQj44DpRS_ko5zKl38lSCMgPyDMJeYayngvZJgnmAaPBXCN1KWisoqBrC_t4FPFA/s400/2007-11-12DSCN1198.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoUO_59ac1UHcryXM7BSBwBLv-VFhwJt6gIjt5jXcJesBRhFpIld5Wfr_u4VJH6U4aGYAAMWsKFtPYynA8FlZ5epe-w4xAjiKgzE71MtCYr4dGO19AkG_aMJuxcrJrBkwYACHgQ/s1600-h/2007-11-17DSCN1210.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143240660998999426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoUO_59ac1UHcryXM7BSBwBLv-VFhwJt6gIjt5jXcJesBRhFpIld5Wfr_u4VJH6U4aGYAAMWsKFtPYynA8FlZ5epe-w4xAjiKgzE71MtCYr4dGO19AkG_aMJuxcrJrBkwYACHgQ/s400/2007-11-17DSCN1210.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>That's some pretty serious shrinkage!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgJXnWTtEFaGrxGDq1Rgt8Mi5PhiG5We4TfiirPDgW0q3mGDpz8nujkAOKlQLJ7V1Jwr3PhChgJ-gtn4zVzNm9GY659oECtOSL5wb1HwuwJfsht25XFoKZdTwkyYsoFLaW07KHw/s1600-h/2007-11-23DSCN1245.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143240669588934034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgJXnWTtEFaGrxGDq1Rgt8Mi5PhiG5We4TfiirPDgW0q3mGDpz8nujkAOKlQLJ7V1Jwr3PhChgJ-gtn4zVzNm9GY659oECtOSL5wb1HwuwJfsht25XFoKZdTwkyYsoFLaW07KHw/s400/2007-11-23DSCN1245.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BAM!!! Now you can't tell me that twist-out ain't hot like fire!<br /><br /></p><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1122072111.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1122072112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1125070825-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1125070824-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1130071345.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a labor of love, I swear. I used those same Qhemet Biologics products...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z7Eg9LD0_ihYNGp8nr2fBvxpYXbyf9oj-W-h3by-qX533rfktpfxUiTLwfBK0VvJhqKRa_BlK96Ru_fG-3nphkaHHqEFbPkia-KORyayWRurqZU_ZHmV2ldUaX9YHiMf67ZLYQ/s1600-h/2007-11-29DSCN1261.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOO5xaONbaKgUAYroyJhvDP01gDuY_6f2QJU2b8QlBUV5-4PJQyzGEzVSsrntrCcnb4z3mAhdsddElzi1eZ8Ot1IprVR7w0tue4PHyf6eORaeNknYQVE9sPA3QJ3seqOiN9qG6g/s1600-h/2007-11-29DSCN1263.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143244775577669042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOO5xaONbaKgUAYroyJhvDP01gDuY_6f2QJU2b8QlBUV5-4PJQyzGEzVSsrntrCcnb4z3mAhdsddElzi1eZ8Ot1IprVR7w0tue4PHyf6eORaeNknYQVE9sPA3QJ3seqOiN9qG6g/s400/2007-11-29DSCN1263.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpckuCjLtaKu5G483uX-fMNOnCpGU9H3KU6nwOpUoFQGxA6zxscVG1T2hf3KV0o6r9FVRREApIIRIBMTTrGlFmkDaWQre-7GIXdvxouUMbL-8bimwtwSZ8uY9UzP22FN091RFNjw/s1600-h/2007-11-29DSCN1265.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143244788462570946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpckuCjLtaKu5G483uX-fMNOnCpGU9H3KU6nwOpUoFQGxA6zxscVG1T2hf3KV0o6r9FVRREApIIRIBMTTrGlFmkDaWQre-7GIXdvxouUMbL-8bimwtwSZ8uY9UzP22FN091RFNjw/s400/2007-11-29DSCN1265.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>...not exactly my original plan for how the back would look, but OH WELL! By the time I got done with the front I really didn't care WHAT happened back there!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNaBIorPNvu8LNRN94-KxkqD2bagKp1wR1_CafS4UjxdTuLJHJiCFWPPSMp_gHXNgVGTiIg7P7lnMXW0VAoP_o-EJNhr_m_3X4ghfCMAVIxPgaOgSyjVbexB04YDKIGSZ-OStNw/s1600-h/2007-11-29DSCN1266.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143244797052505554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNaBIorPNvu8LNRN94-KxkqD2bagKp1wR1_CafS4UjxdTuLJHJiCFWPPSMp_gHXNgVGTiIg7P7lnMXW0VAoP_o-EJNhr_m_3X4ghfCMAVIxPgaOgSyjVbexB04YDKIGSZ-OStNw/s400/2007-11-29DSCN1266.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I held on to this style for 2 weeks. Surprisingly it held up fairly well.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt3iQjfYFNjujH4h8J1vbV369BbcV5dUwiq3jexxE9tveBhRVtUV4aFHqtVm-a-x4901qYk6Mxpe1HIEWgti5Ndj0VwDc-mWCtkDB_J9TLawdh9Tz07q7E44ZaHWXJ9l-Gu3EhA/s1600-h/2007-12-08DSCN1283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143247167874452962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt3iQjfYFNjujH4h8J1vbV369BbcV5dUwiq3jexxE9tveBhRVtUV4aFHqtVm-a-x4901qYk6Mxpe1HIEWgti5Ndj0VwDc-mWCtkDB_J9TLawdh9Tz07q7E44ZaHWXJ9l-Gu3EhA/s400/2007-12-08DSCN1283.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmZ9nwi57f9cyvqqB-IU2c2I-_1R3yBXwBD0ztFvatehOa4G1JYbleypXPIHcQi_gx5aAvLaV-DQYk2yf3DbEvJLyEAlAKAPBdV6ZCfbSrst9H_2G8swjZHxtQZt7VLN8JmZGcQ/s1600-h/2007-12-08DSCN1284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143247176464387570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmZ9nwi57f9cyvqqB-IU2c2I-_1R3yBXwBD0ztFvatehOa4G1JYbleypXPIHcQi_gx5aAvLaV-DQYk2yf3DbEvJLyEAlAKAPBdV6ZCfbSrst9H_2G8swjZHxtQZt7VLN8JmZGcQ/s400/2007-12-08DSCN1284.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Those flat twists unravel very nicely. I like how they maintain the length, unlike the 2 strand twists...</p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxYLOFuvOY-i-N18LR_FSG75rcxIX7aYiocn83aD_DDENtRsq88cETT3xokZLGjFxmxAXmkDf2X2gHtsw1hu1xGrNxLKQesL50nwfQyPpmROu76FPSRsSa56X82eUhYRWpO3OHA/s1600-h/2007-12-09DSCN1287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143247185054322178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxYLOFuvOY-i-N18LR_FSG75rcxIX7aYiocn83aD_DDENtRsq88cETT3xokZLGjFxmxAXmkDf2X2gHtsw1hu1xGrNxLKQesL50nwfQyPpmROu76FPSRsSa56X82eUhYRWpO3OHA/s400/2007-12-09DSCN1287.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was the next last-minute-emergency-my-hair-is-staaaaank project. I'm getting pretty creative, huh? :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3rRmHOHkhDCXNKN0R1gZSO03LZevWhafAUIBEFCkXBumZV0bABstmDKzZSFgXnPBsQ9cjZzAnOYEQYVfJWHAlxIy3D4UZ7wDQ_hszwGpEgRQjiiAtwQ7OvJxtidj9vW15uA5TQ/s1600-h/2007-12-09DSCN1288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143247197939224082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3rRmHOHkhDCXNKN0R1gZSO03LZevWhafAUIBEFCkXBumZV0bABstmDKzZSFgXnPBsQ9cjZzAnOYEQYVfJWHAlxIy3D4UZ7wDQ_hszwGpEgRQjiiAtwQ7OvJxtidj9vW15uA5TQ/s400/2007-12-09DSCN1288.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODg41_QDSXbIz7h6K57gErAI8_sV5S52lntv9_U3Xvtd9UGJTTF8_B3CJnNZm6cyoE1lHPwfdWNQ2a_OywcAu_Ey1aRhVxcTD9Rf4p8V-IXqWP-k9Cf8-UsmeRZrgOws5gbAamQ/s1600-h/2007-12-09DSCN1292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143247206529158690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODg41_QDSXbIz7h6K57gErAI8_sV5S52lntv9_U3Xvtd9UGJTTF8_B3CJnNZm6cyoE1lHPwfdWNQ2a_OywcAu_Ey1aRhVxcTD9Rf4p8V-IXqWP-k9Cf8-UsmeRZrgOws5gbAamQ/s400/2007-12-09DSCN1292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I didn't love it. The only reason is because of the back. Now how pissed off was I: I have like 4+ inches in the back. But when I did this style, those twists barely came up off the back of my head! It was ridiculous!! So it was reasonably cute in the front and in the back I looked like a 1 year old boy. So, since I had a holiday function to go to & I couldn't possibly go looking like a baldheaded hoe (well, I guess I didn't exactly look like a hoe...I wonder what hoes look like exactly...is there a look, per se?.......)</p><p></p><p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRqOa0XeohAKfNgiJu9Y2Upn6ro4jDw1JiM9VUx7TH87bWt6ZVPiGeQgO-txlgFrZF87_dKpLzgdOjgewV15D0LEbx6dZElrRcSJrmigCO_xBNMRMbzTPgzTj5dBEg1oWWhxq0A/s1600-h/2007-12-11DSCN1293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143249581646073394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRqOa0XeohAKfNgiJu9Y2Upn6ro4jDw1JiM9VUx7TH87bWt6ZVPiGeQgO-txlgFrZF87_dKpLzgdOjgewV15D0LEbx6dZElrRcSJrmigCO_xBNMRMbzTPgzTj5dBEg1oWWhxq0A/s400/2007-12-11DSCN1293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcen2AbrCDx130l80lCBEg8mvF18QGa409DNCo4wRm6sRdQOWPhup5VDdTKHa2BTXbZ8IdCH9LATcqyEBlLz0CdPaYUYCsf_skNkuCe_alN2nl3GHipFTyy1tU3oW3SBB22yh4AQ/s1600-h/2007-12-11DSCN1296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143249585941040706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcen2AbrCDx130l80lCBEg8mvF18QGa409DNCo4wRm6sRdQOWPhup5VDdTKHa2BTXbZ8IdCH9LATcqyEBlLz0CdPaYUYCsf_skNkuCe_alN2nl3GHipFTyy1tU3oW3SBB22yh4AQ/s400/2007-12-11DSCN1296.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>So this was the resulting twist-out. Cute, huh?</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV-38UDwfRhmstOKgvvi9om0OKjTcIqMLKrn6IHenzLtmvVcIOYdCEP70nc-KoLtL-qYt65GR-jwIGzeavipQvymOIXECRazDeIK4wPhFjn1xM3jb1jtKvh1VhYQK1HAecr7tVQ/s1600-h/2007-12-11DSCN1298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143249598825942610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV-38UDwfRhmstOKgvvi9om0OKjTcIqMLKrn6IHenzLtmvVcIOYdCEP70nc-KoLtL-qYt65GR-jwIGzeavipQvymOIXECRazDeIK4wPhFjn1xM3jb1jtKvh1VhYQK1HAecr7tVQ/s400/2007-12-11DSCN1298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALVsJnfn1bW4l8xY9ZdRg3yI-ejMEhlxyO13mXkWRu_OAubG4sNH7fbjN0Npilqm1_QXtUCAan4O4hHFL5ikpNOYGRurKLruIo54SD9S7ttW9aBpnsUWXBApG78MvUgkkUPOw9Q/s1600-h/2007-12-11DSCN1300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143249607415877218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALVsJnfn1bW4l8xY9ZdRg3yI-ejMEhlxyO13mXkWRu_OAubG4sNH7fbjN0Npilqm1_QXtUCAan4O4hHFL5ikpNOYGRurKLruIo54SD9S7ttW9aBpnsUWXBApG78MvUgkkUPOw9Q/s400/2007-12-11DSCN1300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/kym4639/1211071753.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><br /><br />I was knocking 'em dead at that holiday party!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHWbIRmMIe2wbufsYhlejlFkN8AuWULtUJwCMo5FdiPDUCtkMvSJIxd6TtIUsHVmx2MG_MZMtZVZPXBMTuuN5-sfA_gO04erYDPjgyYRVuNEZvNqoVaI3v7cviscNfInt64qFlA/s1600-h/2007-12-12DSCN1340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143251110654430834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHWbIRmMIe2wbufsYhlejlFkN8AuWULtUJwCMo5FdiPDUCtkMvSJIxd6TtIUsHVmx2MG_MZMtZVZPXBMTuuN5-sfA_gO04erYDPjgyYRVuNEZvNqoVaI3v7cviscNfInt64qFlA/s400/2007-12-12DSCN1340.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>I was so impressed with my hair that after 3 very big, very strong drinks, and a long night of bowling, chatting, and generally being cute, I re-twisted about 80% of it, so it would still have some definition today. Not bad...not bad atall!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJadIZadNU2lmSI1dUzrjCDts1_XsmwI58b00qtrsOS_l5LDk6dIwl8JtII_IRN7yYVYt8D-rpYYp0DdpzVg8qr2QEgO4eGcyHL1n2lcnsiJNFsNy3tzLgvD6FSBQ42f0AwZOJg/s1600-h/2007-12-12DSCN1341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143251114949398146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJadIZadNU2lmSI1dUzrjCDts1_XsmwI58b00qtrsOS_l5LDk6dIwl8JtII_IRN7yYVYt8D-rpYYp0DdpzVg8qr2QEgO4eGcyHL1n2lcnsiJNFsNy3tzLgvD6FSBQ42f0AwZOJg/s400/2007-12-12DSCN1341.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftKlwPH6GlSwiayg_E7ifAVoRlqAZZp63oUa3jM16gDkGOFMFHyIAhzjNjAa5H4YmZiz83gjVTdwAwgXyRqq9zd0aaJNHVxlZu7YKDh7aBLSf8xv3KD8s5NPYWpNAcYXWG1bWnQ/s1600-h/2007-12-12DSCN1342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143251123539332754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftKlwPH6GlSwiayg_E7ifAVoRlqAZZp63oUa3jM16gDkGOFMFHyIAhzjNjAa5H4YmZiz83gjVTdwAwgXyRqq9zd0aaJNHVxlZu7YKDh7aBLSf8xv3KD8s5NPYWpNAcYXWG1bWnQ/s400/2007-12-12DSCN1342.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gd7W52HBAXgZDa-Fa4fSL6cPc0oQSJ_1nYgCLX5qqU7b9B2KDBw63nLryf8nsqPnqRzyi0PwN4CSSOWVM-OSUjjIYgrIYU8CqotiDYqN6aT1fMbfn5lG4s5n79tj6tk0_yU_jQ/s1600-h/2007-12-12DSCN1343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143251136424234658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gd7W52HBAXgZDa-Fa4fSL6cPc0oQSJ_1nYgCLX5qqU7b9B2KDBw63nLryf8nsqPnqRzyi0PwN4CSSOWVM-OSUjjIYgrIYU8CqotiDYqN6aT1fMbfn5lG4s5n79tj6tk0_yU_jQ/s400/2007-12-12DSCN1343.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>I can't believe how much my hair has grown sometimes. </p><p></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbot9K76rn8jE5Toxe0ukkpAcvUV5pzr9kHU8HxEoHlAiT8GzkxvHb82CkGSNVZCYhY1-wCcKMOR-pe6CLScvHnht0R7IHhsjJ5uqsM_SCX0cdnlegJO_jDsPFCiiNdaenAFdzrA/s1600-h/2007-05-28DSCN0110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143252570943311538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbot9K76rn8jE5Toxe0ukkpAcvUV5pzr9kHU8HxEoHlAiT8GzkxvHb82CkGSNVZCYhY1-wCcKMOR-pe6CLScvHnht0R7IHhsjJ5uqsM_SCX0cdnlegJO_jDsPFCiiNdaenAFdzrA/s400/2007-05-28DSCN0110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was my very first twist-out, back in May of this year...the 28th, to be exact. All I can say is WOW! What a difference a few months makes.Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-75269674801525070692007-10-22T17:21:00.000-05:002007-10-22T18:43:56.731-05:00new skillzHey y'all!!<br /><br /><br /><strong>FLAT TWISTS</strong><br /><br />I finally took the time to try some flat twists...and they seem to have worked.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoIHKdrx9peOXapLrZKzO9rCmJzdHraGkQTDHIUUf0hUbhYuGZVog9e-FTEVBeoxRqAgNhjXtLshwLP1NO-Aopkc7pfPPYOt5S8CG5fHgldRvzJuvmle7AYCjD7X4kZcAPBZolg/s1600-h/2007-10-12DSCN1050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124292402815980994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoIHKdrx9peOXapLrZKzO9rCmJzdHraGkQTDHIUUf0hUbhYuGZVog9e-FTEVBeoxRqAgNhjXtLshwLP1NO-Aopkc7pfPPYOt5S8CG5fHgldRvzJuvmle7AYCjD7X4kZcAPBZolg/s400/2007-10-12DSCN1050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(now, you know you gotta click on 'em to make 'em bigger...)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOoip7bEGCPZ5gX3KFNndxn-ClqR112JmGRiar5nerEx9v5wdfBPyqAEhndycNLgUSiyAXu2i5SYKmrCU2KH35TrrTQavoArzNmouqcm7FuTJTT9XwO5TEvr5zTsLQORBZgeYrA/s1600-h/2007-10-12DSCN1052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124292411405915602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOoip7bEGCPZ5gX3KFNndxn-ClqR112JmGRiar5nerEx9v5wdfBPyqAEhndycNLgUSiyAXu2i5SYKmrCU2KH35TrrTQavoArzNmouqcm7FuTJTT9XwO5TEvr5zTsLQORBZgeYrA/s400/2007-10-12DSCN1052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_pUaDAkZ6eHQYJKGN7DqBHm2D7-XfUq58uW2162rmBaXeDs1GNP4s61dxhFTxaUaBr5Is2m-p2H0q1GMsm2MeqC8scSP8CfzX3x6F9cPrUTuRBZE5BR7VtAxS8UUE4zyHd4wtQ/s1600-h/2007-10-12DSCN1053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124292419995850210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_pUaDAkZ6eHQYJKGN7DqBHm2D7-XfUq58uW2162rmBaXeDs1GNP4s61dxhFTxaUaBr5Is2m-p2H0q1GMsm2MeqC8scSP8CfzX3x6F9cPrUTuRBZE5BR7VtAxS8UUE4zyHd4wtQ/s400/2007-10-12DSCN1053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(I know, I know, it's not the neatest)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-FtB9Mal33_DKcXkSwvSdZlEDQi9_YJ-RQsZLGwDNU3kP6YQ3xnsnDmhyfXOlnpkX8MGWybOq1LYzWam3V-nJiHDWnD83tnibocCfoPTw4yfBnQpjIhkSfcWKGyvgdPGwYiNA/s1600-h/2007-10-12DSCN1056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124292432880752114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-FtB9Mal33_DKcXkSwvSdZlEDQi9_YJ-RQsZLGwDNU3kP6YQ3xnsnDmhyfXOlnpkX8MGWybOq1LYzWam3V-nJiHDWnD83tnibocCfoPTw4yfBnQpjIhkSfcWKGyvgdPGwYiNA/s400/2007-10-12DSCN1056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSaX8rYd5dQ2v_DNeOHltLzgbCyty0UdzoqglEFRCEO56KBsWZ-yQg9eBo2HOgmhTLwkU_A480x3wwb644DiF5-H_854wNrQx_jS-6UzKMBNFR5IRrnhNmvjMf9R2stoZdE84rA/s1600-h/2007-10-13DSCN1062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124292441470686722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSaX8rYd5dQ2v_DNeOHltLzgbCyty0UdzoqglEFRCEO56KBsWZ-yQg9eBo2HOgmhTLwkU_A480x3wwb644DiF5-H_854wNrQx_jS-6UzKMBNFR5IRrnhNmvjMf9R2stoZdE84rA/s400/2007-10-13DSCN1062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>TRIMMED ENDS</strong><br /><br />After a long & futile search for someone to trim my ends, I decided to do it myself. I used to cut my hair way back in the day when I was a permie & it was all good. So I took the plunge...<br /><br />I co-washed my hair and parted it into small, bite-sized sections. I detangled each section with my Denman D3 brush and pulled the hair straight, bringing thumb & forefinger all the way to the end & snipped in a straight line. So I cut probably less than half a centimeter from each little section. It took about an hour, & I'm pleased with the results.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY5gYeHLB9NAqJG7S2DYnS2ATJAHg_u3XocxsosDBrxhWDDxs0G9tu23C2O1fTPoIJ9VA7hgG8Z3DMpT1QUrfe3Ja4vm0FTaSTqhaJgQMnK04XltYmuZGfZETSZxxPpUrVSm3vA/s1600-h/2007-10-20DSCN1072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124299347778098706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY5gYeHLB9NAqJG7S2DYnS2ATJAHg_u3XocxsosDBrxhWDDxs0G9tu23C2O1fTPoIJ9VA7hgG8Z3DMpT1QUrfe3Ja4vm0FTaSTqhaJgQMnK04XltYmuZGfZETSZxxPpUrVSm3vA/s400/2007-10-20DSCN1072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksIFYePdn0MRuFIuQRClKA_bKA9ODu0E7F0mkA4vZnaBrhftV-Dqo1ooTcRbSJtDD5HBE-SoGN0hqMbCGsr9ul7p1Xb5Kw6hei1dZLwxD2e-rgPqq-Hj0slx2Z3vj-1ZNbXzXxA/s1600-h/2007-10-20DSCN1073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124299356368033314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksIFYePdn0MRuFIuQRClKA_bKA9ODu0E7F0mkA4vZnaBrhftV-Dqo1ooTcRbSJtDD5HBE-SoGN0hqMbCGsr9ul7p1Xb5Kw6hei1dZLwxD2e-rgPqq-Hj0slx2Z3vj-1ZNbXzXxA/s400/2007-10-20DSCN1073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKGWMWb6mpKiWUM44QeGzcTYwQlJnoxHHUTv96S2dO36YfZ07JiXbIMT9mpcvlLL6N_KltD7cJ64r7jaQF9Rhxntz6uMalQBmCx3lrPXdsMbHt4xa60-Q6wza8cuPBTFnIxivmQ/s1600-h/2007-10-20DSCN1074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124299364957967922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKGWMWb6mpKiWUM44QeGzcTYwQlJnoxHHUTv96S2dO36YfZ07JiXbIMT9mpcvlLL6N_KltD7cJ64r7jaQF9Rhxntz6uMalQBmCx3lrPXdsMbHt4xa60-Q6wza8cuPBTFnIxivmQ/s400/2007-10-20DSCN1074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(it's all puffy in the front!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvPPyTGdNa5fXUBpp-k96EPCw_aRhrB1NQ2ghfl4JMoAEKGgsW5aDK_GCK01krb2XQJ0Ndmu6-0J6r3Gqr1IO6tr0Mfsfa8k7dHeozoEWnxbWSPTagwgFpafWmL2-i4s7Gup_iA/s1600-h/2007-10-20DSCN1076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124299369252935234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvPPyTGdNa5fXUBpp-k96EPCw_aRhrB1NQ2ghfl4JMoAEKGgsW5aDK_GCK01krb2XQJ0Ndmu6-0J6r3Gqr1IO6tr0Mfsfa8k7dHeozoEWnxbWSPTagwgFpafWmL2-i4s7Gup_iA/s400/2007-10-20DSCN1076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(this style reminds me of Vanessa's boyfriend Robert on the Cosby Show)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogL7dz-Xurz4_7DGTtkpsoj5AjjhKiyimXaksCi1PNhrPvs7sfOKTo-5DzXC3-Uxi_4SaAammRSfwGU2pJyajauMTjP86hNrWT9PtL7C22xph2SivGdnKurvcsYAKLVtQnaY6Yw/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124310716556531346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogL7dz-Xurz4_7DGTtkpsoj5AjjhKiyimXaksCi1PNhrPvs7sfOKTo-5DzXC3-Uxi_4SaAammRSfwGU2pJyajauMTjP86hNrWT9PtL7C22xph2SivGdnKurvcsYAKLVtQnaY6Yw/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>MORE FLAT TWISTS</strong><br /><br />So, hanging around on <a href="http://www.nappturality.com/">Nappturality</a>, I got inspired, thinking I could get creative with the flat twists. I did ok, considering I was super crazy rushing, didn't even finish and wasn't looking in the mirror (lazy, just plain ole' lazy). It's still not finished, but I'm sure I'll get 'er done sooner or later. It was a great idea, in theory...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJnYGUiA5fZGztssgdwgSW-fnY9h2GAYKSVzRWwKSxV2TWpRHcfGYVyjP_SaU6nJ6CbUSKbc2W7xOeSqUViEhcbk6pri6b4uAhMA9BlHTLULDekbPl8N1Ple5a_EOrVemDFBJRw/s1600-h/2007-10-22DSCN1081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124307040064525906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJnYGUiA5fZGztssgdwgSW-fnY9h2GAYKSVzRWwKSxV2TWpRHcfGYVyjP_SaU6nJ6CbUSKbc2W7xOeSqUViEhcbk6pri6b4uAhMA9BlHTLULDekbPl8N1Ple5a_EOrVemDFBJRw/s400/2007-10-22DSCN1081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeAtZUfwLNOkEV-CgiKU-P3xcd2zXpB6vor-IiqANDNi1IDYTCN_riBhaEAvYMLsAC4HwXya8-KG26hM17fXLX6O3bsmEMyaI_CDJ2Jho-44YKRKxRhhnzkpcMvKZYOvJp2CIdg/s1600-h/2007-10-22DSCN1083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124307044359493218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeAtZUfwLNOkEV-CgiKU-P3xcd2zXpB6vor-IiqANDNi1IDYTCN_riBhaEAvYMLsAC4HwXya8-KG26hM17fXLX6O3bsmEMyaI_CDJ2Jho-44YKRKxRhhnzkpcMvKZYOvJp2CIdg/s400/2007-10-22DSCN1083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3FDyo6bkhI73WismgzplO9XJ8bwNcsFSGqudNCLrPBMroWOFYYLMoLhq2mY9GoeAMcUkSb4THOM_CxVlUIAINzp4BQhGMpe6RbUeWX-KDL-ugWuNNi2UlGIMT5HsRs3i1AkA6g/s1600-h/2007-10-22DSCN1088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124307057244395122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3FDyo6bkhI73WismgzplO9XJ8bwNcsFSGqudNCLrPBMroWOFYYLMoLhq2mY9GoeAMcUkSb4THOM_CxVlUIAINzp4BQhGMpe6RbUeWX-KDL-ugWuNNi2UlGIMT5HsRs3i1AkA6g/s400/2007-10-22DSCN1088.JPG" border="0" /></a>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-42147696852623189552007-10-09T05:10:00.000-05:002007-10-11T08:06:45.795-05:00here and there and everywhereI don't have much to say. Just a few things here & there to keep you in the loop.<br /><br /><strong>ROUTINE</strong><br /><br />My routine has pretty much stayed the same as the last time we spoke. At a minimum I wet my hair every day. At least every other day, I put in a reasonable amount of MotownGirl's L-IC.<br /><br />Lately I have also added a small amount of Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey to my fingertips also, for some additional moisture & sheen. If I don't use a ton of it (like no more than a dime sized scoop) I don't have the allergic & acne reaction to the stuff that I did when I first got it. I definitely can't use it every day, though. It's way too heavy for that and it does drip down my face if there's too much on there. The rule of thumb has become, one dime-sized application of CD MHH between each co-wash. Anything more is a recipe for disaster. The results have been nice though.<br /><br />The Clairol Herbal Essences None Of Your Frizziness is working so well, I added it to my latest batch of MotownGirl's L-IC. It is still doing amazing things to my curls!<br /><br /><strong>HAIR STYLES</strong><br /><br />My hair style has been fairly consistent since we last spoke, but here's a few pix anyway...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfNPiOohkBI2_75WcGPO-KROhsuNWjp30aoDwv8mxlGSDohPY072b3QDzhx8T67w1lh9AC3S6ct8oVuA-Sk_W9djln3AnXQeXUOWf7T1WELrygkqn34p_bGRSUr4Itz0AyoeJ6Q/s1600-h/2007-10-03DSCN1025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119282422249444610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfNPiOohkBI2_75WcGPO-KROhsuNWjp30aoDwv8mxlGSDohPY072b3QDzhx8T67w1lh9AC3S6ct8oVuA-Sk_W9djln3AnXQeXUOWf7T1WELrygkqn34p_bGRSUr4Itz0AyoeJ6Q/s400/2007-10-03DSCN1025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />(this one above is a good texture shot to click on, if you're not sick of looking at my curls!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGDEtOOf55FWwPn5rXahVayxpdHXMXmvOtC4N_g5XUnZEcFRfaVjmETbDyEgI4qeUvWjEf6mWnZljzqrrroVzLqxEwTB4cL9RGiuqTjcU45IWlOPB1UXy7ZAcGiL5REJ924LgUQ/s1600-h/2007-10-03DSCN1032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119282435134346514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGDEtOOf55FWwPn5rXahVayxpdHXMXmvOtC4N_g5XUnZEcFRfaVjmETbDyEgI4qeUvWjEf6mWnZljzqrrroVzLqxEwTB4cL9RGiuqTjcU45IWlOPB1UXy7ZAcGiL5REJ924LgUQ/s400/2007-10-03DSCN1032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCMDirftF0cd8HqOLR8LLPCNrTVHZZLGdWZ7kxVkWIP7USwWjSr4ymd8OkLH-_Z_U5YLCBy__yxa7tTNYPwS662ll8ptakYF2CJ9GYMeSL7ZRpU91OEPaEFqWGn4ZqiPUO1RCYQ/s1600-h/2007-10-03DSCN1038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119282439429313826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCMDirftF0cd8HqOLR8LLPCNrTVHZZLGdWZ7kxVkWIP7USwWjSr4ymd8OkLH-_Z_U5YLCBy__yxa7tTNYPwS662ll8ptakYF2CJ9GYMeSL7ZRpU91OEPaEFqWGn4ZqiPUO1RCYQ/s400/2007-10-03DSCN1038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwND9y7L6vM9FBb-NgyLBOR8eTiabAfJ-e-zuY2BlHrh5M3b69sbgw-kNCKKB6LfQAYz0aFSqHeggWt3oUBF_CfuHztEp4siz2sLQjQZaCV1be3visdVZyMJREh5_7R9uW6N1LA/s1600-h/2007-10-04DSCN1040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119282443724281138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwND9y7L6vM9FBb-NgyLBOR8eTiabAfJ-e-zuY2BlHrh5M3b69sbgw-kNCKKB6LfQAYz0aFSqHeggWt3oUBF_CfuHztEp4siz2sLQjQZaCV1be3visdVZyMJREh5_7R9uW6N1LA/s400/2007-10-04DSCN1040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Those twist-y things in the front take me between 10 and 15 minutes to do, but I am so lazy, once I put them in, there's no taking them out. It's really kinda sad. But oh well...<br /><br /><br /><strong>RESOURCES</strong><br /><br />I have to take a moment to acknowledge that I have given in and started reading the Nappturality forums. When I initially BCed, I had folks tell me about <a href="http://www.nappturality.com/">Nappturality.com</a>. I went & checked it out but didn't care for the format (not to mention it runs slow as molasses on my home computer). But I have been going there recently and it would be wrong for me not to at least give a shout out to that community. Those ladies have been extremely helpful, inspiring and entertaining. It is a fantastic resource and I'm glad to have re-discovered it.<br /><br />So if you haven't already, check it out.<br /><br />.....and last but not least.....<br /><br /><strong>GROWTH!!</strong><br /><br />(can you tell I'm excited??)<br /><br />I have decided that every now & then I will do a growth check in these same spots on my head. Unfortunately I don't have much of a comparison. I have done the front on 2 separate videos (the first time was on "<a href="http://african-cheetah.blogspot.com/2007/07/im-parched-and-wordyand-possibly-drunk.html">i'm parched (& wordy...and possibly drunk)</a>" and the second time was on "<a href="http://african-cheetah.blogspot.com/2007/09/catch-up.html">catch up</a>"). But I don't think I have any pix of the side length or the top length, except the ones below. I'll do better...swear!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNLj5lkYSL2SNWBlgT5O_1ECwA6k_RHvwIBVcxvFMJfhwqBL51ZthfUyNjOUSYxw0JsSu9ClERrNxw0RguMBWjMkMMMLvh_s7ZxTY5uNvN3dSIOCUIfJkVI2rt0-R3IX-nFBbIg/s1600-h/2007-09-30DSCN1021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNLj5lkYSL2SNWBlgT5O_1ECwA6k_RHvwIBVcxvFMJfhwqBL51ZthfUyNjOUSYxw0JsSu9ClERrNxw0RguMBWjMkMMMLvh_s7ZxTY5uNvN3dSIOCUIfJkVI2rt0-R3IX-nFBbIg/s400/2007-09-30DSCN1021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119287146713470274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyycTYcRzplYIaF5H7jtHs5qd_Vl1CIVdQ2ywds4gYly8_mWxPCidebXv8_9Vf5FOg4SjaBAADbhXkhyphenhyphenSVw06DRS4_9gjyIU3usnP6oAj5zZ5Pz3Y8CTPYSm0GJKXYcEAXiRYRg/s1600-h/2007-09-30DSCN1022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyycTYcRzplYIaF5H7jtHs5qd_Vl1CIVdQ2ywds4gYly8_mWxPCidebXv8_9Vf5FOg4SjaBAADbhXkhyphenhyphenSVw06DRS4_9gjyIU3usnP6oAj5zZ5Pz3Y8CTPYSm0GJKXYcEAXiRYRg/s400/2007-09-30DSCN1022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119287151008437586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMRkPoVExE9Lnf7ApnBhYAbuN29WNXiBclcdT3Sc7Z0Sq67JTjsryvtgSJfkmoBbtXITlepbEsT2BxzPDXdz6KSH9X5gI7Rvj304UTRigMSBKalQ0VAGIhxq9GQlLVIIhcC8xow/s1600-h/2007-10-04DSCN1045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMRkPoVExE9Lnf7ApnBhYAbuN29WNXiBclcdT3Sc7Z0Sq67JTjsryvtgSJfkmoBbtXITlepbEsT2BxzPDXdz6KSH9X5gI7Rvj304UTRigMSBKalQ0VAGIhxq9GQlLVIIhcC8xow/s400/2007-10-04DSCN1045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119287159598372194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iHJymWRv2SuQgDcOf6C1Zj1EPzWpx0dns5QeK0vH9pd97N5imF2cacIedF0Vf57JPvv4ASnPgfWg_rPaOtt1So3Nt0TLtISy7y4Xkm1SuX-V8OlxexCCsLe6BJBtXSVViq4sNA/s1600-h/2007-10-04DSCN1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iHJymWRv2SuQgDcOf6C1Zj1EPzWpx0dns5QeK0vH9pd97N5imF2cacIedF0Vf57JPvv4ASnPgfWg_rPaOtt1So3Nt0TLtISy7y4Xkm1SuX-V8OlxexCCsLe6BJBtXSVViq4sNA/s400/2007-10-04DSCN1044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119287163893339506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E59cuVngXxtG_4ElzthgvaFiBomjAmxSuMk7J_L061E4SNBCmYaG15mU2N0MMaRUfZeELVmfUnxYc6NPDSpvpQqtBiBek_dfzUnCMlhO_ksSd8b8gAzo3RWb9cX0nvOVodfsWg/s1600-h/2007-10-04DSCN1042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E59cuVngXxtG_4ElzthgvaFiBomjAmxSuMk7J_L061E4SNBCmYaG15mU2N0MMaRUfZeELVmfUnxYc6NPDSpvpQqtBiBek_dfzUnCMlhO_ksSd8b8gAzo3RWb9cX0nvOVodfsWg/s400/2007-10-04DSCN1042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119287193958110594" /></a><br /><br />After 8 months that's how long my hair is! And this (below) is all I've got for comparison (from week 1 and 2):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iPKyNuJ3FqwszUn6QV6D8zHSil-Jf698TTRrsTbVf2GrqKknUsRpsF8VGLNEoKY7ILLIe8LOcgtEC6K8U1LwkGBp8T42sxqiXX1g26i28Ke67jPfI3dJYzNIXSTsJMNhS6c8gQ/s1600-h/week+1+twists+length.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iPKyNuJ3FqwszUn6QV6D8zHSil-Jf698TTRrsTbVf2GrqKknUsRpsF8VGLNEoKY7ILLIe8LOcgtEC6K8U1LwkGBp8T42sxqiXX1g26i28Ke67jPfI3dJYzNIXSTsJMNhS6c8gQ/s400/week+1+twists+length.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119288345009345938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklYGaw8OrLseBSwd_rdSjBQrMqkqEEoeAhb613_-6X2WbfSVtLVUw0PkM2gIvErLm4t4aWjT31lUcR1M3UYnAgoAoYXZrJg1-hdXOvxWFjcBgs3YiwPauPg7sLuN-MmFP_IUSfw/s1600-h/week+2+-+length.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklYGaw8OrLseBSwd_rdSjBQrMqkqEEoeAhb613_-6X2WbfSVtLVUw0PkM2gIvErLm4t4aWjT31lUcR1M3UYnAgoAoYXZrJg1-hdXOvxWFjcBgs3YiwPauPg7sLuN-MmFP_IUSfw/s400/week+2+-+length.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119288345009345954" /></a><br /><br /><br />[EDIT]<br /><br />and scrolling through old posts, I found this pic from July<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy30ROUSJn-S-1vIzOvvZUKgOPSda_TztTzxxbFDZ-nJ8L25Ua2II3rJ_9FtVZozTGTjKUp1gIzWN4z9XtcYAiSeuDWgGXazKjcxPbhMb0OGvuVcDPjrTeTGPsW6jIZtQlbgXs6g/s1600-h/2007-07-17DSCN0335.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy30ROUSJn-S-1vIzOvvZUKgOPSda_TztTzxxbFDZ-nJ8L25Ua2II3rJ_9FtVZozTGTjKUp1gIzWN4z9XtcYAiSeuDWgGXazKjcxPbhMb0OGvuVcDPjrTeTGPsW6jIZtQlbgXs6g/s400/2007-07-17DSCN0335.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120064780607182258" /></a><br /><br /><br />That GNC UltraNourishHair is doing it's thang!Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-57434189443505427332007-09-26T19:11:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:50:09.304-05:00the Gerber baby is back!The last few days have been quite exciting...remember when my hair was shorter & I used to always talk about my curls this, my curl pattern that, oh my cute spirals/springs/coils? It's been a long time since I've seen any of that and I wondered if it would ever be my circumstance again.<br /><br />Lo and behold.....the curls have returned!<br /><br />This is what I'm doing these days:<br /><br />I am limiting co-washes to once or twice a week now. Instead, when I need to cleanse my hair and scalp, I'm doing the baking soda rinse (<em>see below for recipe</em>). It gets everything clean & rinses out the product without being harsh or drying, with the added bonus of making my curls go *POP*!<br /><br />I have FINALLY figured out that I don't need handfuls of product in my hair. So I have gone back to using MotownGirl's L-IC (<em>see below for recipe</em>). Turns out using a nickel or quarter sized portion goes a long way. And it also doesn't result in the white-head that was happening when I was slathering goo-gobs of the stuff all over myself every day.<br /><br />I apply the L-IC differently now too. Instead of the aforementioned slathering, I work it around in my hands and only put on what's on my fingertips. Of course what's there doesn't stay for long so then I rub my hands together again to redistribute and go for again, gently, with my fingertips. It helps to control how much product goes on as well as where it goes. It also helps me to touch & manipulate the hair less while it's wet, so that I don't end up with a funky looking fro.<br /><br />If I feel like I need some additional product or moisture or whatever during the initial styling process, I've been occasionally using either a finger full of the Cantu Shea Butter L-IC or a dab of Herbal Essences None of Your Frizziness Conditioner. If moisture is needed during the day, I spritz with (a lot of) water or (a few squirts of) water/glycerin mix (15:1).<br /><br />My hair has been full and moist and soft and I really hope it lasts. Oh, and I got this style idea from one of my YouTube girls (Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nappygungun">nappygungun's</a> "Going To School" vid). I know there's nothing innovative or new about it, necessarily. I just always seem to draw a blank on what to do when I take the twists down.<br /><br />So here's my most recent pix. All of them should be clicked on and looked at in the giant size so you can really see those curls. Even my "massa" part is starting to curl up a bit!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-KHMXplcLebf72imq5Qh3rNXMAL1tl0xiFfMSTdSp78LSJG2z5vQZHJCA-uT805Rrq9YCvHVo5ViWnlLYkB1Yj_h4eIrVyTgJr3ojbAP-pzvPKjV3xqUHEWyVKzc4VsfsZIB3Q/s1600-h/2007-09-26DSCN1003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114677287968409650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-KHMXplcLebf72imq5Qh3rNXMAL1tl0xiFfMSTdSp78LSJG2z5vQZHJCA-uT805Rrq9YCvHVo5ViWnlLYkB1Yj_h4eIrVyTgJr3ojbAP-pzvPKjV3xqUHEWyVKzc4VsfsZIB3Q/s400/2007-09-26DSCN1003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVX5MB56qfThyphenhyphencbvSgbSr075dsOD_msMBHgAbwJKGrbgPoLWRxoIeQ7G5DFnojHTv9Pa3xHnQ_NfBAAo6oC3UGbn-iGk9gYQCIYsgEX2KvFjGG8Gy3MCEUd8v-OgpO9u342iWrA/s1600-h/2007-09-26DSCN1005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114677300853311554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVX5MB56qfThyphenhyphencbvSgbSr075dsOD_msMBHgAbwJKGrbgPoLWRxoIeQ7G5DFnojHTv9Pa3xHnQ_NfBAAo6oC3UGbn-iGk9gYQCIYsgEX2KvFjGG8Gy3MCEUd8v-OgpO9u342iWrA/s400/2007-09-26DSCN1005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjmiIMTBKv47_YjC5Mu5dIxO4tSYibKFbtvuTFgOYTxJhjAvzms5yJd5ahg_SmQWT3Jxv2JlRqa1Jd2FRxNFybPwRkplsJlk2dvcrnjqxLzDINI7xrkOssTywvfV1E7L1WPH62w/s1600-h/2007-09-26DSCN1011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114677309443246162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjmiIMTBKv47_YjC5Mu5dIxO4tSYibKFbtvuTFgOYTxJhjAvzms5yJd5ahg_SmQWT3Jxv2JlRqa1Jd2FRxNFybPwRkplsJlk2dvcrnjqxLzDINI7xrkOssTywvfV1E7L1WPH62w/s400/2007-09-26DSCN1011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQczmQCOcwaJJFnQWXScIzfjNO5RZeJLygEnvPFQWPYKBW1x8qpbivqsBVM02NO7PCz1naVRycCqeB3ZzlY06IMxWJsxu9Jt0T_4Zt01jevfvSWklmvWoOO2k9Q0MYlahrjfKtbg/s1600-h/2007-09-26DSCN1015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114677322328148066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQczmQCOcwaJJFnQWXScIzfjNO5RZeJLygEnvPFQWPYKBW1x8qpbivqsBVM02NO7PCz1naVRycCqeB3ZzlY06IMxWJsxu9Jt0T_4Zt01jevfvSWklmvWoOO2k9Q0MYlahrjfKtbg/s400/2007-09-26DSCN1015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42ATmTs9KOVXEM-Td6QdO9GbIBJUFtuDtcKD4TV8oWHN-EOLczxXhThoyyD-8jadZLbRhdJnIQ9oEwo_HmjpiMRg42XcR3_oWadD1CY-OKblLmssYrUbtOiwKrQc2ESQ1tKsa7g/s1600-h/2007-09-26DSCN1016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114677335213049970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42ATmTs9KOVXEM-Td6QdO9GbIBJUFtuDtcKD4TV8oWHN-EOLczxXhThoyyD-8jadZLbRhdJnIQ9oEwo_HmjpiMRg42XcR3_oWadD1CY-OKblLmssYrUbtOiwKrQc2ESQ1tKsa7g/s400/2007-09-26DSCN1016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>BAKING SODA RINSE</strong><br /><br />1 tablespoon Baking Soda<br />2 cups Warm Water<br /><br /><br /><strong>MOTOWNGIRL'S LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER</strong><br /><br />1 cup thick, heavy conditioner<br />1/8 cup oil (I used mostly coconut, then a splash of olive)<br />1 tblsp Vegetable Glycerin<br />1 tblsp Silk Peptide PowderPiscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-36111743842845991252007-09-12T05:48:00.000-05:002007-09-12T18:56:46.704-05:00catch upDid you miss me?<br /><br />Child, child, honey child....I have been a busy little bee these last 5 weeks or so. I have a few pics, and a few things to say. Hopefully I'll get back onto a more regular schedule soon, so y'all don't forget I'm over here!<br /><br /><strong>JAMAICA</strong><br /><br />So, I had a week in Jamaica. Before I went, I co-washed, deep conditioned & detangled and in the hours after all that, I got to playing around. Ended up with a modified mohawk.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMlAFlp8s18RcsYJQkhz_HG1z0Hy3H1hgVLzdrR6e-SCVtukpYrplBg_BWCrcJ-MxFqdbsU9vbV5JcMrncgO7XjdKkUudGBuYqG8YT2l7M2UOdzGuqPTAX5U8y_37P9YkJMzhyQ/s1600-h/2007-07-30DSCN0381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109272850038073714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMlAFlp8s18RcsYJQkhz_HG1z0Hy3H1hgVLzdrR6e-SCVtukpYrplBg_BWCrcJ-MxFqdbsU9vbV5JcMrncgO7XjdKkUudGBuYqG8YT2l7M2UOdzGuqPTAX5U8y_37P9YkJMzhyQ/s400/2007-07-30DSCN0381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Uy_nSWzTMu18U0XcnR3lhJaGKBw2FtknhtnqSckgnobHBONZo5fzl-FHpi2XeBNnH3GDYIqmQiOZ10LDRz_usyTRh_LqBXXOTDzZzxZXitc1B8inxR4ThW72vVoqSfA41obuA/s1600-h/2007-07-30DSCN0382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109272858628008322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Uy_nSWzTMu18U0XcnR3lhJaGKBw2FtknhtnqSckgnobHBONZo5fzl-FHpi2XeBNnH3GDYIqmQiOZ10LDRz_usyTRh_LqBXXOTDzZzxZXitc1B8inxR4ThW72vVoqSfA41obuA/s400/2007-07-30DSCN0382.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, extreme laziness (and business, honestly) set in and I didn't have a chance to start my vacation twists until late the night before departure. Two & a half hours in...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbPwLrgLSisAYJQEEHHTYJBERLlzoFozoDJngLZ4a2bAdn62P1EV1nSu7paDsrjcHnwISDBLge-eUyVzdZKez9j7hCxejbLTWWeaeHD4q9RNYqUE-eptIk6Yg252uz6TLQj7lFA/s1600-h/2007-08-09DSCN0407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109277162185238962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbPwLrgLSisAYJQEEHHTYJBERLlzoFozoDJngLZ4a2bAdn62P1EV1nSu7paDsrjcHnwISDBLge-eUyVzdZKez9j7hCxejbLTWWeaeHD4q9RNYqUE-eptIk6Yg252uz6TLQj7lFA/s400/2007-08-09DSCN0407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />...four hours in...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6sXj7iBEllD6O1LKBV8QSWYYTqtikbRx-9djuJv-hh-XJI9-n2b6RbXZ6wwHnZf8hhG8SY0qMHVthoZ-0YVvXGFVgduXmo1uq_y2oZ9dkXzb8UtcnfrWLlCG5q7j6jIo2asV7w/s1600-h/2007-08-09DSCN0414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109277170775173570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6sXj7iBEllD6O1LKBV8QSWYYTqtikbRx-9djuJv-hh-XJI9-n2b6RbXZ6wwHnZf8hhG8SY0qMHVthoZ-0YVvXGFVgduXmo1uq_y2oZ9dkXzb8UtcnfrWLlCG5q7j6jIo2asV7w/s400/2007-08-09DSCN0414.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I was delighted to discover that instead of 8, these twists only took me 5 hours! So I'm getting better at this, thank goodness. I also discovered that you can't take gel on the airplane. Technically I knew that, but the thought didn't cross my mind until we were about to get in the take your shoes off & get groped line. Obviously they threw it away, all while politely turning down my pleading request to "just let me put some in my hands".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgCXnn6FRaj37_JD-ngHOuBqYVUSNmjdNHhxh4zOXfeW5ln9JcW7Ps7OpEspx3ZHDHPv_QIiAtEszyCOaFI68Kn1cLttKU3UdebDLw890fcB383Nsm-WSN99RQ9w_SiH08HvMwA/s1600-h/2007-08-12DSCN0839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109460488569301474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgCXnn6FRaj37_JD-ngHOuBqYVUSNmjdNHhxh4zOXfeW5ln9JcW7Ps7OpEspx3ZHDHPv_QIiAtEszyCOaFI68Kn1cLttKU3UdebDLw890fcB383Nsm-WSN99RQ9w_SiH08HvMwA/s400/2007-08-12DSCN0839.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I ended up doing the front (my softest part! the part that needs the gel the most!! [groan]) with some honey that I acquired from the Starbucks at the Charlotte airport. I mixed a tiny amount of honey with some water and made a makeshift gel. It was a little bit stuck to my bandana after a few hours but that didn't last. Lucky for me the twists DID last and looked great! They held up well through all kinds of swimming and other random water play (it was a few days prior to the hurricane, so there was lots of rain) and because I was in chlorine and salt water, I did 3 baking soda rinses without the protection of a stocking cap. And I did the Sea Breeze thing on my scalp a few times too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCfeiviuwTBl2ZAYHzPyA4fCiT-TR0QX1z0Ne6kaQxyOCKuBwskUnEssUK8w6896jO4IV14BXm3XDizCl6r2NAijQM9b4HXJUM8qIu4ijd6k3U84MDOe9PTmavhimYN6NXqjInA/s1600-h/2007-01-01DSCF9329.JPG.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109460505749170690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCfeiviuwTBl2ZAYHzPyA4fCiT-TR0QX1z0Ne6kaQxyOCKuBwskUnEssUK8w6896jO4IV14BXm3XDizCl6r2NAijQM9b4HXJUM8qIu4ijd6k3U84MDOe9PTmavhimYN6NXqjInA/s400/2007-01-01DSCF9329.JPG.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The twists held on for 4 weeks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdoc2Xg_OzDUsUCbKkPxDioByBwrBAqmiutibr7NJdmCQGWaBGpbSGsScXBB9aedE4SGMlCvAmPH-ru1VWHEqjUKCEpSDf7_K5O4GYojIIePPaUviiEuTnq9SqP_hlb88On1MlQ/s1600-h/2007-08-13DSCN0912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109460501454203378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdoc2Xg_OzDUsUCbKkPxDioByBwrBAqmiutibr7NJdmCQGWaBGpbSGsScXBB9aedE4SGMlCvAmPH-ru1VWHEqjUKCEpSDf7_K5O4GYojIIePPaUviiEuTnq9SqP_hlb88On1MlQ/s400/2007-08-13DSCN0912.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Last Jamaica comment.....I thought it was very nice that the "Children Crossing" sign clearly shows people of color.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1cAlKy_whPMMHqMF_wEnSDYMCGiNxRXg85tTXbWh2g-z4lmMFciZkCkZqi-b_mBCL3BRMUOjH3fDPe13z_S0X_wTDaggjRVwi-hRS7Ly1TeqLcWOfMM86C9-Jr4_2Pqz99AzqA/s1600-h/2007-08-12DSCN0780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109460471389432274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1cAlKy_whPMMHqMF_wEnSDYMCGiNxRXg85tTXbWh2g-z4lmMFciZkCkZqi-b_mBCL3BRMUOjH3fDPe13z_S0X_wTDaggjRVwi-hRS7Ly1TeqLcWOfMM86C9-Jr4_2Pqz99AzqA/s400/2007-08-12DSCN0780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>TWIST OUT</strong><br /><br />As always, the twist out was super cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWFMjXVA1E_7w2swc4Sr1MqXoNoC7WG6wwurK-9YgjKRYnoDMwQdHG2bs2JDuPIk4BUOydd0a3kLLPV6MfVUasZRQobLwoAe_q9VrEm3kUyudgrLPt5VOqQS9pLk-4xwi9k1SMQ/s1600-h/2007-09-06DSCN0945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109460518634072594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWFMjXVA1E_7w2swc4Sr1MqXoNoC7WG6wwurK-9YgjKRYnoDMwQdHG2bs2JDuPIk4BUOydd0a3kLLPV6MfVUasZRQobLwoAe_q9VrEm3kUyudgrLPt5VOqQS9pLk-4xwi9k1SMQ/s400/2007-09-06DSCN0945.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RXN-MaUmop0cEHRwH9d_9jktuNQ9HUNqnX6nxXFXGkN45-vAx2CxJRYsAgJ_KIw-bdFjJwubZpZQ7wlzTzXfAkE2DKJ-rBWHGsFm4jy2VwujEvTB7AW0829q0_i9XY38s9wPpw/s1600-h/2007-09-06DSCN0949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109464195126077986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RXN-MaUmop0cEHRwH9d_9jktuNQ9HUNqnX6nxXFXGkN45-vAx2CxJRYsAgJ_KIw-bdFjJwubZpZQ7wlzTzXfAkE2DKJ-rBWHGsFm4jy2VwujEvTB7AW0829q0_i9XY38s9wPpw/s400/2007-09-06DSCN0949.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYgvmJvPpvXqj043KfjZAkY3MZs7cXY8gX8z4-KLd_TN1Ldy2BBqPY6N6lOvZZcSfRHpp0oq1yJky3tFlEmt_b-KSuvkHYfnDmTKliW7PV3AbmBjm43NnN3AD8iD2a1MQHxtlFA/s1600-h/2007-09-09DSCN0958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109464208010979890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYgvmJvPpvXqj043KfjZAkY3MZs7cXY8gX8z4-KLd_TN1Ldy2BBqPY6N6lOvZZcSfRHpp0oq1yJky3tFlEmt_b-KSuvkHYfnDmTKliW7PV3AbmBjm43NnN3AD8iD2a1MQHxtlFA/s400/2007-09-09DSCN0958.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULvSPk9C6hUUOaZG8Xil-ejOka-kywCwhFZDMmIGx-7EVKdI0MpPSSpAOkNuqwBUqeYhp61dYoCU0YW5ccw7Ay9KwAgVrKtc2ltXPSx52gQwpib9UW-CvlMseFI86pO0ilXgiYg/s1600-h/2007-09-09DSCN0959.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109464212305947202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULvSPk9C6hUUOaZG8Xil-ejOka-kywCwhFZDMmIGx-7EVKdI0MpPSSpAOkNuqwBUqeYhp61dYoCU0YW5ccw7Ay9KwAgVrKtc2ltXPSx52gQwpib9UW-CvlMseFI86pO0ilXgiYg/s400/2007-09-09DSCN0959.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THE WASH & CONDISH<br /><br />A week later & it's time to wash my hair. I used 2 new products....Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and None of Your Frizziness for my co-wash and was happy with the results. I used so much, I actually got a pretty good lather going! I needed it - my hair was a mess after 5 weeks of no combing or detangling and only cleansing the hair/scalp a few times. Surprisingly though, the detangling process was very simple and quick. I mean don't get me wrong, in 5 weeks I had shed enough hair to cover several small children....but the comb through was not problematic. My only issue is my perpetually clogged shower drain.<br /><br />And boy is it growing!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6HsNRN6jwRuymUrsfpmhginLrCiGH2BPEbePKJF1taLqbblibfJYmLNz7FuKwnZK35FpV4kGH5KMWfXZ1Vhd6YCGXEQPm8mMnNtIDb6gmx3k7PdE59TTNRmJnURO6XkPX7KrdQ/s1600-h/2007-09-11DSCN0964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109464220895881810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6HsNRN6jwRuymUrsfpmhginLrCiGH2BPEbePKJF1taLqbblibfJYmLNz7FuKwnZK35FpV4kGH5KMWfXZ1Vhd6YCGXEQPm8mMnNtIDb6gmx3k7PdE59TTNRmJnURO6XkPX7KrdQ/s400/2007-09-11DSCN0964.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yl03_tf64KBmolomJx1JJw3swAC4HBiCTAmMT2tf2JwToadw51vA9LPCDWfY7bfw1c1wpDkMQaY0iFQH57wZu8sxrRiLhZgXQGxMztCpeiiGluxd7VL9k00OZ7xxHNsWNBoh2Q/s1600-h/2007-09-11DSCN0960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109464229485816418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yl03_tf64KBmolomJx1JJw3swAC4HBiCTAmMT2tf2JwToadw51vA9LPCDWfY7bfw1c1wpDkMQaY0iFQH57wZu8sxrRiLhZgXQGxMztCpeiiGluxd7VL9k00OZ7xxHNsWNBoh2Q/s400/2007-09-11DSCN0960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ68oyw-87lhlRVUAqjX3IC_Cz99va6X_6s9189fx5Zl3cpbwYKkeHXyGyprjZaFKwGtSTunuSIMW72dMLZC41bHVlyQH7OWK-V73T7xbYPn_nFriN5mJGgWxj1bs23KLnhpzCQ/s1600-h/2007-09-11DSCN0962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109467059869264498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ68oyw-87lhlRVUAqjX3IC_Cz99va6X_6s9189fx5Zl3cpbwYKkeHXyGyprjZaFKwGtSTunuSIMW72dMLZC41bHVlyQH7OWK-V73T7xbYPn_nFriN5mJGgWxj1bs23KLnhpzCQ/s400/2007-09-11DSCN0962.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>THE VIDEO</strong><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ym7wcDHMg_E" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-90382742491056432542007-08-03T16:48:00.000-05:002007-08-08T07:57:00.447-05:00quickie braid - outIn an effort to bring back the moisture and loveliness to my hair, I had an idea.....how about instead of waiting to do the long drawn out twist & twist out, I just do a right-quick thing that I can rock for a few days. That right quick thing ended up being a quickie braid out. I randomly braided the front & sides and in the morning I removed said braids so I should have some texture.<br /><br />Results....<br /><br />...the first time I tried this, I was shocked to discover that my hair is way too short to make big chunky braids and I am way too lazy to deal with making a bunch of braids. So I ended up with a cornrow single/combinations...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf_Ic0iheUn9qcaSbVrFa1xetDCn-qa6pbycFtyfVnRQzXcHD5YZ9iT_gHgjz1CV__PKQaiCSJC9Qv5bChRzx9Bk8pEarQkeiVNOBxJSX7uNq-dLN1aKl0mc4L20FAXfRUnr1uQ/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094597480224787522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf_Ic0iheUn9qcaSbVrFa1xetDCn-qa6pbycFtyfVnRQzXcHD5YZ9iT_gHgjz1CV__PKQaiCSJC9Qv5bChRzx9Bk8pEarQkeiVNOBxJSX7uNq-dLN1aKl0mc4L20FAXfRUnr1uQ/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gkjguq3Em7jjzmZVhP-MHS9k3kZ8jCDN1XBxCjNJ691fA_qbliU20h1ANV262-p0QSEAkTWK8ggydhsWkYtoejpd5BYTRvFD8qyELwb8DtEfNW3NQQHOsm2IWBcsB8QCBLsN-A/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094597488814722130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gkjguq3Em7jjzmZVhP-MHS9k3kZ8jCDN1XBxCjNJ691fA_qbliU20h1ANV262-p0QSEAkTWK8ggydhsWkYtoejpd5BYTRvFD8qyELwb8DtEfNW3NQQHOsm2IWBcsB8QCBLsN-A/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0341.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0RCbsTV5Cx_AYMrYNuZMQyOJKI0RA2XoxbH1bJ3N7m-WMayGSLK6dF5veAjpT-3CvUPp6E2nqakiOhbsSsdIab3tauFhaXu-kzKyQdTyvpdqqVKdiZkjtVuiFFcBgveTr_aQhA/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094597497404656738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0RCbsTV5Cx_AYMrYNuZMQyOJKI0RA2XoxbH1bJ3N7m-WMayGSLK6dF5veAjpT-3CvUPp6E2nqakiOhbsSsdIab3tauFhaXu-kzKyQdTyvpdqqVKdiZkjtVuiFFcBgveTr_aQhA/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0342.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb9zUfn_Pv7DMIK9NPLu4daWW5uS7rYxiGvDrQDNm2wAfppHsjO58-25zm9E1TmGfwWV5tXkupZPcl4_GZAc51OSh3sNH1O9LqdDjQE_3FdzFE2Fueh1Bg4-Ww76EDPD7H1sZGg/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094597505994591346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb9zUfn_Pv7DMIK9NPLu4daWW5uS7rYxiGvDrQDNm2wAfppHsjO58-25zm9E1TmGfwWV5tXkupZPcl4_GZAc51OSh3sNH1O9LqdDjQE_3FdzFE2Fueh1Bg4-Ww76EDPD7H1sZGg/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0343.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRozH5rlqdkKUuKBxlO2Sn7rFzhlnOlgZsC593sdbC9qqWYCcn2SJ4OxCpqLK2vkFjNzNdzEKYtGSluVn8B1Y4fhT7KLZ6iQ8ud8MKaiobAUp4i1Agzl2kCONy6bXLzYJ8G9rSMA/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094597514584525954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRozH5rlqdkKUuKBxlO2Sn7rFzhlnOlgZsC593sdbC9qqWYCcn2SJ4OxCpqLK2vkFjNzNdzEKYtGSluVn8B1Y4fhT7KLZ6iQ8ud8MKaiobAUp4i1Agzl2kCONy6bXLzYJ8G9rSMA/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0344.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To get some hold in the braids I used a combination of the Organic Root Stimulator Loc & Twist Gel and the Giovanni Sunset Styling Lotion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhehhGVjpM38F2dIDe0QIOq1Bs6e6_eP2QYGbvag1i48e_O3fyIMQXkMjrRwVo1WJVdxenf1MFWZNkzjlW43UviZb-qPrUJk1NRJX7P-vbj9eHq-2E0r2iHRmx1QDaqHZe3umPg/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094598072930274450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhehhGVjpM38F2dIDe0QIOq1Bs6e6_eP2QYGbvag1i48e_O3fyIMQXkMjrRwVo1WJVdxenf1MFWZNkzjlW43UviZb-qPrUJk1NRJX7P-vbj9eHq-2E0r2iHRmx1QDaqHZe3umPg/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They were still a little damp in the morning, but it was all good. I took down the braids & sprayed in just a bit of water and the Aldrea's L-IC, and VOILA!...a new hairstyle is born!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKDxomjRbcn4JEBrRtw4OrJU12_ynkS_vbjoErfqbxVRB_1u4DKUbHCSsOzdY2nMYwMKSoRIZEbH2l2kkZDh-i2uXJ6WTPAbEBKvVaPcVhM_dTxO1l2BnSPTL0k_q3JERJXmksQ/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKDxomjRbcn4JEBrRtw4OrJU12_ynkS_vbjoErfqbxVRB_1u4DKUbHCSsOzdY2nMYwMKSoRIZEbH2l2kkZDh-i2uXJ6WTPAbEBKvVaPcVhM_dTxO1l2BnSPTL0k_q3JERJXmksQ/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094838999120743586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q_7pq0mwnuDRXgIzRCH5p_bI0WPJ78QWzpQFoKrAdorDuyrtQ0LLqQBmuaPAK30kA9sOAu2OAU5dhpNOB4EFjU_QvXQhDKyQH1TrNYgJcjdud7kGBMH695Oe85sUEzLzK2kbQQ/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q_7pq0mwnuDRXgIzRCH5p_bI0WPJ78QWzpQFoKrAdorDuyrtQ0LLqQBmuaPAK30kA9sOAu2OAU5dhpNOB4EFjU_QvXQhDKyQH1TrNYgJcjdud7kGBMH695Oe85sUEzLzK2kbQQ/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094839012005645490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjXTY2p3Dl89wPepsmnun8q0jO87cjUUF1HLrOeYM6pi_vn9TgxZ5gc3ByKMYY8mzWgOeLA4TkpD7hCU_ZiZBrehyphenhyphenPno10XOBSMaoGlz3VOJIfoyK9REps7Vc4zt7Rozt0oo0cA/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjXTY2p3Dl89wPepsmnun8q0jO87cjUUF1HLrOeYM6pi_vn9TgxZ5gc3ByKMYY8mzWgOeLA4TkpD7hCU_ZiZBrehyphenhyphenPno10XOBSMaoGlz3VOJIfoyK9REps7Vc4zt7Rozt0oo0cA/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094839020595580098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vWaUyfV7vxhQpkK_PGoRN0CddF0J5fNsLT7hknGpSTTmUl_afQBCNUvZxGtq02YNPlClT29sTqfRenJg2Ju0FC6M06yFkzangUNVgqTMwkWjlWFEACWZ6txe9iUq3XI5aIKP0g/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vWaUyfV7vxhQpkK_PGoRN0CddF0J5fNsLT7hknGpSTTmUl_afQBCNUvZxGtq02YNPlClT29sTqfRenJg2Ju0FC6M06yFkzangUNVgqTMwkWjlWFEACWZ6txe9iUq3XI5aIKP0g/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094839033480482002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXzdWUi2bJejYzVpICqy4Koj7mS8rmQEpZ9vWvJIFSp6ApfCn7WN7J4mM5pClO0_oxqbMJC5Wvmy0tjvHKiLTGJhppNLWlMiNc4ZDcC5xSUG9JYti4c4mgojXWxYSJIf9WIpZtQ/s1600-h/2007-07-20DSCN0359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXzdWUi2bJejYzVpICqy4Koj7mS8rmQEpZ9vWvJIFSp6ApfCn7WN7J4mM5pClO0_oxqbMJC5Wvmy0tjvHKiLTGJhppNLWlMiNc4ZDcC5xSUG9JYti4c4mgojXWxYSJIf9WIpZtQ/s400/2007-07-20DSCN0359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094839042070416610" /></a><br /><br />Kinda cute, huh?<br /><br />That braid-out lasted about a week, and my hair was a little nicer for it. It wasn't nearly as soft and luxurious as with the previous twist & twist-out. But much better than after I used that shampoo. I'm definitely feeling like I need to co-wash less, and find a milder shampoo to use when I do co-wash. I'm beginning to think that because it's summer time, my product mix needs to change to account for all my hours in the sun.<br /><br />I did it again a few days later, made the braids much neater and had good results again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReiPIk26FDHw4OUjeb8l2NO3WF3Xh_tE6Frr-RKDPrS-OkdCkh_gi30nv1sHEcv7CjMtvpbPDXp5fHCjWYEMEuq41VQ68P12X83PoPyk_DnTCI3b0JVE6XVysYjRcfdWdHZ6aow/s1600-h/2007-07-25DSCN0365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReiPIk26FDHw4OUjeb8l2NO3WF3Xh_tE6Frr-RKDPrS-OkdCkh_gi30nv1sHEcv7CjMtvpbPDXp5fHCjWYEMEuq41VQ68P12X83PoPyk_DnTCI3b0JVE6XVysYjRcfdWdHZ6aow/s400/2007-07-25DSCN0365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094841546036350194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8p3Tx-7JvxCTxgCtooaXzvwGHLvzZ8uI0Hfb6JPZ_9U8QIeYFCEV4lrw7uAHMTrpdXHTUO1X1TBucR27tTWGmLpXZGFEqosO8FERhfQvedPZNwn2iupYr2fQn4yT8SsETD9k0w/s1600-h/2007-07-25DSCN0366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8p3Tx-7JvxCTxgCtooaXzvwGHLvzZ8uI0Hfb6JPZ_9U8QIeYFCEV4lrw7uAHMTrpdXHTUO1X1TBucR27tTWGmLpXZGFEqosO8FERhfQvedPZNwn2iupYr2fQn4yT8SsETD9k0w/s400/2007-07-25DSCN0366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094841558921252098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiAmX4aa5ay8rOHKx9B1hpQYDv9glCrzFMsLn0hdPBDRqh8N-JozxYqsxgWjbLb-uHEeCF0Ox5iYjdKFngqiM1TMmWAugbPlA2dqQdLjp6I0Phzfuha7uJOjAlIox3RH8C-mzhw/s1600-h/2007-07-25DSCN0367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiAmX4aa5ay8rOHKx9B1hpQYDv9glCrzFMsLn0hdPBDRqh8N-JozxYqsxgWjbLb-uHEeCF0Ox5iYjdKFngqiM1TMmWAugbPlA2dqQdLjp6I0Phzfuha7uJOjAlIox3RH8C-mzhw/s400/2007-07-25DSCN0367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094841580396088594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflEulreBuWsR544M8PJJ34Yavidgilg8cxp7fVwCCw3NugJw4K6qD86f5PM_sfSD44xd08hfH6ADNZ_XzbV6Rp9gY-WWIvZ11ezU5hSc8TRvw4JWAHpxxdzEX_iRSgbpB15neZQ/s1600-h/2007-07-26DSCN0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflEulreBuWsR544M8PJJ34Yavidgilg8cxp7fVwCCw3NugJw4K6qD86f5PM_sfSD44xd08hfH6ADNZ_XzbV6Rp9gY-WWIvZ11ezU5hSc8TRvw4JWAHpxxdzEX_iRSgbpB15neZQ/s400/2007-07-26DSCN0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094842070022360354" /></a>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-9364436171466423782007-07-31T20:34:00.000-05:002007-07-31T21:49:53.765-05:00i'm parched (and wordy...and possibly drunk)FINALLY!<br /><br />I have managed to upload the video that was supposed to accompany the last post. After asking every computer person I know, contemplating making a $30 video editing software purchase, and going through many many additional changes...I have a 2 part video that I hope you will enjoy.<br /><br />It's extremely long (which is the reason for all of the nonsense) so I won't bore you with tons more commentary. I just gotta say that one of the things I had to do was download a free trial of a software that would convert the video format from .MOV to .WMV....so there's a pesky thing that covers the screen throughout the video. It couldn't be helped.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">PART 1</span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wYV2YOnLpEg" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">PART 2</span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Usc5U_1qiCY" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-76104248856565835382007-07-18T21:31:00.000-05:002007-07-20T08:36:31.597-05:00i'm parched<div>This here is my post-shampoo & detangle puff. I got a few compliments at Whole Foods that day...much to my delight!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-QhtpjM7129f_9vvOs7u6y4ULIqN7Z6jeyLBbC7fqPFcdNtZUK49BFlRTPimKpblYHcANfHxYTv4L4Tgrm42ZK7pnwSVNQeuODMvZyMO5XB6hRnYZbi-NUG3w62KghnqpYsTMg/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088732119909070930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-QhtpjM7129f_9vvOs7u6y4ULIqN7Z6jeyLBbC7fqPFcdNtZUK49BFlRTPimKpblYHcANfHxYTv4L4Tgrm42ZK7pnwSVNQeuODMvZyMO5XB6hRnYZbi-NUG3w62KghnqpYsTMg/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0290.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA344Xde_qqK4FxOo_7DSBIgwy3N2ky2ZwSDFOfjsXIx-s8IZVFfP38x_mrW8VMSD_Z757wbAN4XYm-_SoAGqBPTTIqWuNyyohM7c3Xsug_AlHczXE_89n9RTt0GiSKNRPJ6pBQ/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088732128499005538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA344Xde_qqK4FxOo_7DSBIgwy3N2ky2ZwSDFOfjsXIx-s8IZVFfP38x_mrW8VMSD_Z757wbAN4XYm-_SoAGqBPTTIqWuNyyohM7c3Xsug_AlHczXE_89n9RTt0GiSKNRPJ6pBQ/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0294.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p>Here is what happens when I put that Cantu stuff on the "...massa" part in the back. (This is a good one to click on to get a larger, more close-up view.)</p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVKVcGdT_YMN1OE3yaM9IKE1eYoh9F2SJNTe2pAUMAvYtcVo6Rznbkntui5PB7DWdfNShfDJsJhRfXcH49bYmTMlszhglRxf3ReMAKl9oA2wHowWLjzGI7IH29UHHAC8cmOdzMA/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088732132793972850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVKVcGdT_YMN1OE3yaM9IKE1eYoh9F2SJNTe2pAUMAvYtcVo6Rznbkntui5PB7DWdfNShfDJsJhRfXcH49bYmTMlszhglRxf3ReMAKl9oA2wHowWLjzGI7IH29UHHAC8cmOdzMA/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0301.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p>And here I am w/ that Cantu stuff all over my head. </p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05zfDKb0oil_DkafYfJoRk0OUHQi8PWUIJfT0hBNb6Fdv5mfyaz7fZNta14JHFWGELn7qTgdTPQ4Ba0VAVUi2DJijVd67gM2c61BxcH5IOq7u1iIO54R6eQgI6WlA_NcP6tinwg/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088732137088940162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05zfDKb0oil_DkafYfJoRk0OUHQi8PWUIJfT0hBNb6Fdv5mfyaz7fZNta14JHFWGELn7qTgdTPQ4Ba0VAVUi2DJijVd67gM2c61BxcH5IOq7u1iIO54R6eQgI6WlA_NcP6tinwg/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0304.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6UiPzcC7YHGHcXngzVtOTlfGH2-zCmZHPk67NIuO5m7le0M8RZCGm6xaGRux3HwV98GUwJch_suiBi1jrD3P-DmIoZAxmAUo7-rj06BRoW-J7TW-OGXIr3i4NAGW4gti19VzmA/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088732141383907474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6UiPzcC7YHGHcXngzVtOTlfGH2-zCmZHPk67NIuO5m7le0M8RZCGm6xaGRux3HwV98GUwJch_suiBi1jrD3P-DmIoZAxmAUo7-rj06BRoW-J7TW-OGXIr3i4NAGW4gti19VzmA/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0309.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><div><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTHzIbvDAMDFMsnj71R7L742tzI6k5zum_iq1UYqrdNOdHmOxvcP1DtiJg8eKnFoDdo9XRSk1-tkm5MeAOydUQ9dwfmAaLqmgmYk2HNF8EsU2r7qrvhXre2C7wm5aQ28_6tCQgA/s1600-h/2007-07-13DSCN0314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088735186515720354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTHzIbvDAMDFMsnj71R7L742tzI6k5zum_iq1UYqrdNOdHmOxvcP1DtiJg8eKnFoDdo9XRSk1-tkm5MeAOydUQ9dwfmAaLqmgmYk2HNF8EsU2r7qrvhXre2C7wm5aQ28_6tCQgA/s400/2007-07-13DSCN0314.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8tSq3bt_MrVf5CG8ghsnwLLUSdfzsk3aQsCEprDdHR4LxRpP2PBygsPrCVWgNPuIOsS2O2yx4LnIJLQxJSTnEig42Zjb8Y3pRAfpv47VhHDfy8NZNap1GgQekyka5IBcDARN4g/s1600-h/2007-07-15DSCN0320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088735190810687666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8tSq3bt_MrVf5CG8ghsnwLLUSdfzsk3aQsCEprDdHR4LxRpP2PBygsPrCVWgNPuIOsS2O2yx4LnIJLQxJSTnEig42Zjb8Y3pRAfpv47VhHDfy8NZNap1GgQekyka5IBcDARN4g/s400/2007-07-15DSCN0320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKoMSvy27B_bjCitPKmPLQPH5GGt9ZBkD1ETOCC9okdsuvUZ-n60O43s-wtMhp1k3dwLdOpWTXr7P8TLIPvpCQdxhwLJHNL2R7ytNe93hdPzY4QZqZ6TZMGnygEc7ZUP2f39E2w/s1600-h/2007-07-15DSCN0322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088735195105654978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKoMSvy27B_bjCitPKmPLQPH5GGt9ZBkD1ETOCC9okdsuvUZ-n60O43s-wtMhp1k3dwLdOpWTXr7P8TLIPvpCQdxhwLJHNL2R7ytNe93hdPzY4QZqZ6TZMGnygEc7ZUP2f39E2w/s400/2007-07-15DSCN0322.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I was hoping for a better shot of the shoes, but oh well. It was their debut...but it was also the debut of the dress, so I guess that compensates for you not being able to get the full effect of the shoes. Not really, though. I guess I'll just have to wear them some more...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjSyX-qdeYLJHoXGAewx05HDjLdAQp3eDiUeix5PuDD5Iau_qijfksna805c1za6yrvbgDumn-qM7KLj9dC95Xhi7kdqvQGXk10KxCxzbxrM_qAvwg1LMTbIn5sqy4Id5FImaGg/s1600-h/2007-07-15DSCN0323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088735199400622290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjSyX-qdeYLJHoXGAewx05HDjLdAQp3eDiUeix5PuDD5Iau_qijfksna805c1za6yrvbgDumn-qM7KLj9dC95Xhi7kdqvQGXk10KxCxzbxrM_qAvwg1LMTbIn5sqy4Id5FImaGg/s400/2007-07-15DSCN0323.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdFEJhZhyphenhyphendoy0BD14rtMgPAX3DLEBDjT6Lf5K7ZBqJy14ez42NvJrKJoFr6CPQZF0OXELN64FfffoB3KLG-aP_ju1zPFSnFvgXaAjOv44sLPLJloRATCeLSvWeo2Nb3ZC1u2dMg/s1600-h/2007-07-15DSCN0324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088735207990556898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdFEJhZhyphenhyphendoy0BD14rtMgPAX3DLEBDjT6Lf5K7ZBqJy14ez42NvJrKJoFr6CPQZF0OXELN64FfffoB3KLG-aP_ju1zPFSnFvgXaAjOv44sLPLJloRATCeLSvWeo2Nb3ZC1u2dMg/s400/2007-07-15DSCN0324.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's time for the montly deep conditioning process...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0iu-ezdJrBgcHmf-1mjqL_eJh3twZuMkwczRMLwOLL28f_bIrj_tPWwFyO1Y3FNO9CQEzWBuQBr5-EWWSQd_Lu9G7dz78xUJzmgGij58rwi-h9UosWsbL-9d-GsgKyniAR_3wQ/s1600-h/2007-07-16DSCN0325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088742298981562722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0iu-ezdJrBgcHmf-1mjqL_eJh3twZuMkwczRMLwOLL28f_bIrj_tPWwFyO1Y3FNO9CQEzWBuQBr5-EWWSQd_Lu9G7dz78xUJzmgGij58rwi-h9UosWsbL-9d-GsgKyniAR_3wQ/s400/2007-07-16DSCN0325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH8JUS-4KPOgpcfWf17YEsE_19g1PpXygVfahUqWTwQF_QI2ZuydEzIiE-dRcPo2TjwTVRCduZEIZH9m6Bc210jMuj6KZJv_1OX-HVE4G31GlJwVHklZEhWZcw0-O7-YxVBRnlQ/s1600-h/2007-07-16DSCN0326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088742303276530034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH8JUS-4KPOgpcfWf17YEsE_19g1PpXygVfahUqWTwQF_QI2ZuydEzIiE-dRcPo2TjwTVRCduZEIZH9m6Bc210jMuj6KZJv_1OX-HVE4G31GlJwVHklZEhWZcw0-O7-YxVBRnlQ/s400/2007-07-16DSCN0326.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />...length check...</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqly9mG8XmTXBdfQGDuS3oj3g5CufVwuhWF4tqiOKFL3CQH-9xz2-MnbSvq8WUfapVoBtbP3M5trTs0XOTtenncIbt3kalv0W_KePspAuKPKcHfqGTXMby0Ksv8MAFW_3L6ACguQ/s1600-h/2007-07-17DSCN0335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088745116480108962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqly9mG8XmTXBdfQGDuS3oj3g5CufVwuhWF4tqiOKFL3CQH-9xz2-MnbSvq8WUfapVoBtbP3M5trTs0XOTtenncIbt3kalv0W_KePspAuKPKcHfqGTXMby0Ksv8MAFW_3L6ACguQ/s400/2007-07-17DSCN0335.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p>new hair style...</p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83Y_UaOSo373K7SJfMit9w4dNDN_ivroBhHOebP9w4KXxbJnEgJT43Aea9rz3815FZ8EfB2i2PJnPbdoX16zrJ8EnHTVTHmikAePhzrSr174ZiQSfblo6JkHVeub2cD8BLCrKlQ/s1600-h/2007-07-18DSCN0337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088745125070043570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83Y_UaOSo373K7SJfMit9w4dNDN_ivroBhHOebP9w4KXxbJnEgJT43Aea9rz3815FZ8EfB2i2PJnPbdoX16zrJ8EnHTVTHmikAePhzrSr174ZiQSfblo6JkHVeub2cD8BLCrKlQ/s400/2007-07-18DSCN0337.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySLynfB9pDGcfIh_0PacQFkHpN7tJLY0DOSO61Cmjp7feecfzVAfYZNfurm9t_xgX1Z6WBTFXo9AMpLcpSg1bFxXmbInTai9FZz6YuRtOyLcwWPaSn46BHZ8Yz6HZ6RYauAfMYg/s1600-h/2007-07-16DSCN0329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088742311866464642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySLynfB9pDGcfIh_0PacQFkHpN7tJLY0DOSO61Cmjp7feecfzVAfYZNfurm9t_xgX1Z6WBTFXo9AMpLcpSg1bFxXmbInTai9FZz6YuRtOyLcwWPaSn46BHZ8Yz6HZ6RYauAfMYg/s400/2007-07-16DSCN0329.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lVGI38oCagMm5-qa94nO1Y6LmpR_j5GidP6ZhnI9P7pIM9VhboofEGIwpvASc7EyBBsX4W9g-aJ95yDFda6xYVu4v0lXcpvVYz2P_40JpzyzTOEJGYLOtf6P8fUxkGq1xd6hQQ/s1600-h/2007-07-16DSCN0331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088745107890174354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lVGI38oCagMm5-qa94nO1Y6LmpR_j5GidP6ZhnI9P7pIM9VhboofEGIwpvASc7EyBBsX4W9g-aJ95yDFda6xYVu4v0lXcpvVYz2P_40JpzyzTOEJGYLOtf6P8fUxkGq1xd6hQQ/s400/2007-07-16DSCN0331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqK484lBLhsJluPl8ovqjqQDlBJIYdtZ6rCAWtlReYES72fB0NlX4b76_FaIHObz-cEJA0YwQ0WJ0WLNOM3dRSGjbzqwEUfMgnkYYQGpX_K87yTHkUJIz0pCIM880z-R5fUBm9LA/s1600-h/2007-07-18DSCN0338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088745129365010882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqK484lBLhsJluPl8ovqjqQDlBJIYdtZ6rCAWtlReYES72fB0NlX4b76_FaIHObz-cEJA0YwQ0WJ0WLNOM3dRSGjbzqwEUfMgnkYYQGpX_K87yTHkUJIz0pCIM880z-R5fUBm9LA/s400/2007-07-18DSCN0338.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><br />There is a video that is supposed to accompany this post. Sadly, I am terribly long winded after my 2nd glass of Shiraz...and YouTube won't accept videos over 10 minutes...and I'm having a hell of a time finding the program that will allow me to break the durn thing up into 2 or 3 separate videos.<br /><br />Hopefully I'll work it out soon.<br /><br />In the meantime, I have decided to fight back against this ongoing hair drama.<br /><br />Here's what I have noticed:<br /><br /><blockquote>* when my hair was twisted, I had Zero moisture issues<br />* when my hair was twisted, I wasn't washing it constantly<br />* when my hair was twisted, I didn't put any product on it</blockquote><br />SO........<br /><br />the new plan is to do quickie twist-outs & braid-outs for a while, wash my hair a lot less, and quit putting tons of L-IC in it every day.<br /><br />[fingers crossed]Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-44679827592092331352007-07-15T15:40:00.000-05:002007-07-17T08:11:26.235-05:00shampoo is badnow i remember why i stopped using shampoo.<br /><br />because it had been a month since my hair had been thoroughly cleansed, i decided (foolishly) to use my Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castille Soap instead of my usual no-poo method.<br /><br />and now my hair is extremely coarse & dry and my feelings are real hurt. :-(<br /><br />i will deep condition either later today or tomorrow and hopefully that will revive it. <br /><br />never again! (y'all hold me to that)Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-21172520046226819772007-07-06T18:13:00.000-05:002007-07-08T14:13:46.229-05:00wild 'n out3 weeks! 3 whole weeks! Sometime during this last week, I started worrying that I might not know or be able to recognize the signs of my hair beginning to loc.<br /><br />As I may have mentioned before, I started wearing them wild and free to work and all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQfAXYOVVOEV0icUV9BOgBwZsZU_aAZ9xgWVlxbPE1VQ0Y_bQ2fbxPqoRFrYtqCDrm8T94NJJmF4uUFjj7T7PEPglsuunTVvuTAZFaepPkTc6RUq2ZVoHnP6DcuU6Ai5CAvBw0w/s1600-h/2007-07-01DSCN0262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084227331457136290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQfAXYOVVOEV0icUV9BOgBwZsZU_aAZ9xgWVlxbPE1VQ0Y_bQ2fbxPqoRFrYtqCDrm8T94NJJmF4uUFjj7T7PEPglsuunTVvuTAZFaepPkTc6RUq2ZVoHnP6DcuU6Ai5CAvBw0w/s400/2007-07-01DSCN0262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Because it's the 1st of the month, the pressure was on for me to take the twists down so I can eventually (sooner, rather than later) do my monthly deep conditioning routine. So I started on my way home from work.<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/21924G5JwCc" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /><br />I know, I know...that was kinda boring. I swear I'll try to be more entertaining in future videos.<br /><br />So twist-out # 2...so far, so cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJR9jrpP4H3EePMeb_CuBMnhSK0tao613-awmdhsrp_1P1zH19N3pxkQL8lyfKkZy6F2dRrSsRkHSOviFv_zLB7NA_RLuu_EmnvcuYhf46NQVUdmoh3iFEoA9kLN50dg_tQilMg/s1600-h/2007-07-06DSCN0267.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084231845467764402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJR9jrpP4H3EePMeb_CuBMnhSK0tao613-awmdhsrp_1P1zH19N3pxkQL8lyfKkZy6F2dRrSsRkHSOviFv_zLB7NA_RLuu_EmnvcuYhf46NQVUdmoh3iFEoA9kLN50dg_tQilMg/s400/2007-07-06DSCN0267.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFaD9vSZ3ReoHq3zCWFdY2r5DEkO7e6XWaa-CR99rNHMQYb_YEtQHraZtr24JY86Jl32Mz3u7Q7V0daWVSeVPDFB9rJrZRGKL4izPpMOtWeQ_Ny1A9odrONe2OgxWpok5bUJmQ/s1600-h/2007-07-06DSCN0268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084231849762731714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFaD9vSZ3ReoHq3zCWFdY2r5DEkO7e6XWaa-CR99rNHMQYb_YEtQHraZtr24JY86Jl32Mz3u7Q7V0daWVSeVPDFB9rJrZRGKL4izPpMOtWeQ_Ny1A9odrONe2OgxWpok5bUJmQ/s400/2007-07-06DSCN0268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFiebNqMDlKN099a3LyLCgTNPS1U7iYYYypxfPA5Jn-CYdzvuXrmB7H3jQVlBMdB5-jWegw-BMoIyqywy2eOx1P4FUvOvd0VBmINz4mt0CrrEICuVQ4IvPLXMSNBxbNkYcO43sw/s1600-h/2007-07-06DSCN0274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084231854057699026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFiebNqMDlKN099a3LyLCgTNPS1U7iYYYypxfPA5Jn-CYdzvuXrmB7H3jQVlBMdB5-jWegw-BMoIyqywy2eOx1P4FUvOvd0VBmINz4mt0CrrEICuVQ4IvPLXMSNBxbNkYcO43sw/s400/2007-07-06DSCN0274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSskT9wyGTw28wwTFFQRYXubmhCcjqTeFhb0Hz7UXBlnLYqeCrBJNhphWFI-5qfj9XCMgU8XU1R8-GfuQ1jIVoWeNLx4V_J31a2n0bE6nadCIl1ozgAiB82NkR9GB2El54sLhcA/s1600-h/2007-07-06DSCN0275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084231862647633634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSskT9wyGTw28wwTFFQRYXubmhCcjqTeFhb0Hz7UXBlnLYqeCrBJNhphWFI-5qfj9XCMgU8XU1R8-GfuQ1jIVoWeNLx4V_J31a2n0bE6nadCIl1ozgAiB82NkR9GB2El54sLhcA/s400/2007-07-06DSCN0275.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am determined not to put any product on my hair so that it doesn't get gunky & gross while I'm rocking this style. It's so soft & shiny, right now, I don't see any reason to put anything on it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ScFQA6y82Ki6s3-O_RcvATW3Ox2cRgXVVfnTSZOLkxAzFnG26LfoZiCDVtn4GYOtC9pgX5AIaNNlUcSjaeRvT7UQ6LH3YpEoxpGvQKU16_DrJR57YrQXsjzL06jNJPRYTxddBA/s1600-h/2007-07-07DSCN0284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084812748384483058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ScFQA6y82Ki6s3-O_RcvATW3Ox2cRgXVVfnTSZOLkxAzFnG26LfoZiCDVtn4GYOtC9pgX5AIaNNlUcSjaeRvT7UQ6LH3YpEoxpGvQKU16_DrJR57YrQXsjzL06jNJPRYTxddBA/s400/2007-07-07DSCN0284.JPG" border="0" /></a>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-90315875490495398182007-06-30T18:36:00.000-05:002007-06-30T19:20:50.171-05:00for the long haulI said I was going to try to keep them in a little longer this time, and so far it has been a success. (Mostly because I haven't particularly felt like taking them out.)<br /><br />I did go back a re-twist many of the top/front twists using the ORS Loc & Twist Gel. That section of my hair is so puffy, I felt that the twists needed a little more definition. Plus, it helped them not be quite as frizzy right off the bat.<br /><br />The other thing I did was cleanse my scalp just about every day with Sea Breeze Sensitive Skin astringent. I feel that worked very well - my hair & scalp never felt or smelled dirty, which is quite a feat since I've been working out four times a week, sweating like a pig.<br /><br />The only product I put on my hair was my Coconut Oil/Water combo, that I spritzed on approximately every 2 or 3 days. My mixture this time was pretty heavy on the oil, so I haven't needed much - it makes my hair moist enough. I have occasionally sprayed some water on the twists and once or twice I have sprayed on my Glycerin/Water combo. But I've tried not to use anything other than water & the coconut oil so that my hair & scalp are not so gunky. I really think that has been a success.<br /><br />As of today it has been 14 days. I am on the fence about whether I'm going to take them down this weekend or let it ride. What do you think?<br /><br />DAY 2<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDcURnnlxtbAh5gAYz1He7bEhnPBY0KbW_vqAhNVLy1KeMakvuu8JLUZNCtWOvxXpBOgEJ8BRCh71ET8fn7kLpSMa75AhKDogsyHkaJ9je3qEOCJA4J9ua9CDyRONBRQIvi-sHA/s1600-h/2007-06-18DSCN0222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082010376713123282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDcURnnlxtbAh5gAYz1He7bEhnPBY0KbW_vqAhNVLy1KeMakvuu8JLUZNCtWOvxXpBOgEJ8BRCh71ET8fn7kLpSMa75AhKDogsyHkaJ9je3qEOCJA4J9ua9CDyRONBRQIvi-sHA/s400/2007-06-18DSCN0222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I re-twisted those sticking up ones in the front. They just would not sit down, no matter what I did to them. I think that because I was rushing the last few rows in the front, I probably wasn't as consistent with the direction that I was forcing the hair...hence the "at attention" direction of those few...<br /><br />DAY 4<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit28kNppcQ-Mhy2DwF1dhOeLxRKjmC51UNmjs0w8eJq94Pq09gNx1B0a3DtwMzjZL7WUtDhmJMj9tb1RMhMbyRcSco82_v5CIx2KWVDDbcpABNPKG2sjM5LVWWvyhfguJTzXnytw/s1600-h/2007-06-21DSCN0226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082010385303057890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit28kNppcQ-Mhy2DwF1dhOeLxRKjmC51UNmjs0w8eJq94Pq09gNx1B0a3DtwMzjZL7WUtDhmJMj9tb1RMhMbyRcSco82_v5CIx2KWVDDbcpABNPKG2sjM5LVWWvyhfguJTzXnytw/s400/2007-06-21DSCN0226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY3gyczOKqPit3rzbRDaGkNdvQ2EPNUBqULpORK4ZrjRkWkygDVHHbpPPDASs8gWZjv2uYScyROZun_eYLre-SqG5X_VT08wWjSTa7jqw0fmBIsBiKhsh5hRFoOArrQNI7vf-uA/s1600-h/2007-06-21DSCN0227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082010389598025202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY3gyczOKqPit3rzbRDaGkNdvQ2EPNUBqULpORK4ZrjRkWkygDVHHbpPPDASs8gWZjv2uYScyROZun_eYLre-SqG5X_VT08wWjSTa7jqw0fmBIsBiKhsh5hRFoOArrQNI7vf-uA/s400/2007-06-21DSCN0227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can see that they quickly started filling out as the days went on. Those "spaces" on the sides don't look so thin.<br /><br />DAY 6<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaZq5AXqXG8yeDnym6lsflAGsSr8SAgVK5zxIE9R9gfhgggiZ_tdt2UI31lTIJkotBKEbrJNgqeqMlFdWRZzp-ykflEKxX1kFN3OKZbcQXqTgb2wMsvNpKz0omDk1TAd0oGr8tg/s1600-h/2007-06-23DSCN0232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082010393892992514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaZq5AXqXG8yeDnym6lsflAGsSr8SAgVK5zxIE9R9gfhgggiZ_tdt2UI31lTIJkotBKEbrJNgqeqMlFdWRZzp-ykflEKxX1kFN3OKZbcQXqTgb2wMsvNpKz0omDk1TAd0oGr8tg/s400/2007-06-23DSCN0232.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoI7swV1eDUxITNK7zvf2oDgr6OdmTtnN1SJ1jaIGCHoLeWqlIhvHnrpBtw1wY7C_82-QRYcRNw42SfvY419bw5RuUq3dyva82RPg7iOFu0P0sMH-A8Yhf0xxKfUdm6vlrupOpw/s1600-h/2007-06-23DSCN0235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082010402482927122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoI7swV1eDUxITNK7zvf2oDgr6OdmTtnN1SJ1jaIGCHoLeWqlIhvHnrpBtw1wY7C_82-QRYcRNw42SfvY419bw5RuUq3dyva82RPg7iOFu0P0sMH-A8Yhf0xxKfUdm6vlrupOpw/s400/2007-06-23DSCN0235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote>- <em>Cute earrings.</em><br /><br />Well, thank you! Target...$7<br /><br />- <em>Do you <strong>ever</strong> have on a shirt?</em><br /><br />[thoughtful pause] I guess not. </blockquote><br /><br />DAY 8<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXJ7AyVQzUg33NRvttbfpSYaX_fOUhmIwEF__8b9GEd1iOkJEHVii8rxaOgw-xgrahTWqXGyzQYhTXeojwfH92xDILOokXsCv2T5n3ZnAc-19gzsyYfyPSSOsK_tckhKIC1m_dQ/s1600-h/2007-06-23DSCN0238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082012305153439266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXJ7AyVQzUg33NRvttbfpSYaX_fOUhmIwEF__8b9GEd1iOkJEHVii8rxaOgw-xgrahTWqXGyzQYhTXeojwfH92xDILOokXsCv2T5n3ZnAc-19gzsyYfyPSSOsK_tckhKIC1m_dQ/s400/2007-06-23DSCN0238.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMnb_0940Vc_dOq4TykPBfYncO85-JkvKW2UYvCV-i55OpvY08yPxnjG9WQvuxxG-ubX-XG_vkNqQRjmeUJyk13iIrNLI1rGFfDRIYMvnFXHOyWc-4RI67v-T18cLFVs4j-vpDw/s1600-h/2007-06-25DSCN0241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082012309448406578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMnb_0940Vc_dOq4TykPBfYncO85-JkvKW2UYvCV-i55OpvY08yPxnjG9WQvuxxG-ubX-XG_vkNqQRjmeUJyk13iIrNLI1rGFfDRIYMvnFXHOyWc-4RI67v-T18cLFVs4j-vpDw/s400/2007-06-25DSCN0241.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>- <em>Seriously, do you even wear a shirt to work?</em><br /><br />[another thoughtful pause] I think so.</blockquote><br /><br />DAY 14 (also known as today)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTbGJ9HroCn0s7JV2vwzYl_dP-uY2awjw9SWhl3UXkvv-n1WMZDepVHG_QAPdTthOzMXlAMfcJFTqJ7BfnfEhe2hcjVDjCXkaIr9393ZUEMa_k6rz2kEcLvQ0TIeLC7xnft_EVQ/s1600-h/2007-06-30DSCN0250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082014620140811858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTbGJ9HroCn0s7JV2vwzYl_dP-uY2awjw9SWhl3UXkvv-n1WMZDepVHG_QAPdTthOzMXlAMfcJFTqJ7BfnfEhe2hcjVDjCXkaIr9393ZUEMa_k6rz2kEcLvQ0TIeLC7xnft_EVQ/s400/2007-06-30DSCN0250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />does my pajama top count as a shirt?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YsrVr_RpnqSoyCVaGYVZB5neK6g3XhrIWT88wBch6sqQV2kxPkH-6Nh15AN7LCTnTnLqwEerJLM70gzhUVya1KBltziRkPXZeoPpjtV4NYGbKaP2u6QHtJqRDrI2kwh4i31cJQ/s1600-h/2007-06-30DSCN0252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082014628730746466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YsrVr_RpnqSoyCVaGYVZB5neK6g3XhrIWT88wBch6sqQV2kxPkH-6Nh15AN7LCTnTnLqwEerJLM70gzhUVya1KBltziRkPXZeoPpjtV4NYGbKaP2u6QHtJqRDrI2kwh4i31cJQ/s400/2007-06-30DSCN0252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEG-KuKNbBS4DP8QeR_QWWGiuEMHzU-d-0v1DQCgH8k33NPbwGzCYDVMeqhL22HK7Lvxxco4ngpNVUCadt0JBz5uwxzZL25VKT_Xdw4UFwSmgW30wMhbEgAL1ix-z-ZXdU94XPQ/s1600-h/2007-06-30DSCN0254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082014633025713778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEG-KuKNbBS4DP8QeR_QWWGiuEMHzU-d-0v1DQCgH8k33NPbwGzCYDVMeqhL22HK7Lvxxco4ngpNVUCadt0JBz5uwxzZL25VKT_Xdw4UFwSmgW30wMhbEgAL1ix-z-ZXdU94XPQ/s400/2007-06-30DSCN0254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPHoozfu-_Yhe5Evj12gDeBhMZUQqmVdbXK9ZQsUwdBvZ3qOM34T3SG-Ms1dGGc_IWABShl_I0a7GDk6glF08LO8VE8Ts8rKKCBcH14WhqgGgAGSwL5WR_uvVZVdmSrwquUwC-w/s1600-h/2007-06-30DSCN0256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082014637320681090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPHoozfu-_Yhe5Evj12gDeBhMZUQqmVdbXK9ZQsUwdBvZ3qOM34T3SG-Ms1dGGc_IWABShl_I0a7GDk6glF08LO8VE8Ts8rKKCBcH14WhqgGgAGSwL5WR_uvVZVdmSrwquUwC-w/s400/2007-06-30DSCN0256.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtvdfoxLhndfCiKj5LLamw9Z5jJCY3AqnXxBxeshQGG0-too861egYhLMvv3yRCj0Nt9_Upbk1rVg6zCo7EW5w02xyU3ZjJ-uMOC7s6uOc3A8qqudIXwnVq7bcv8xizKOXgg3rw/s1600-h/2007-06-30DSCN0259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082014645910615698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtvdfoxLhndfCiKj5LLamw9Z5jJCY3AqnXxBxeshQGG0-too861egYhLMvv3yRCj0Nt9_Upbk1rVg6zCo7EW5w02xyU3ZjJ-uMOC7s6uOc3A8qqudIXwnVq7bcv8xizKOXgg3rw/s400/2007-06-30DSCN0259.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shirt vs. no-shirt discussion aside, I think the twists are holding up pretty damn well at the 2 week point!! Stay tuned...Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-13421754846474095892007-06-17T14:16:00.000-05:002007-06-20T08:36:56.072-05:00got me twisteda month later & I'm back at it!<br /><br />this time, it took slightly less time than before and I (think) they're a little smaller. only time will tell...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zrcTrCH4Qko"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zrcTrCH4Qko" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />[clearing throat, again]...alrighty then. now that we've worked through <i>that</i><br /><br />here's where I was at 4 hours<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn1hUbc0cGsYtHTaH4J9UoSY0Br69KirgWQ6d0Cp_69Yk1zE0HudhMRoU2o30jF5WOBMUwuZYyuU-nNy54ptBuPvuY1QJrHF4zc7jsJmzy_BRMShtI7Te2uaA2hRroNyFuHEMew/s1600-h/2007-06-16DSCN0151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn1hUbc0cGsYtHTaH4J9UoSY0Br69KirgWQ6d0Cp_69Yk1zE0HudhMRoU2o30jF5WOBMUwuZYyuU-nNy54ptBuPvuY1QJrHF4zc7jsJmzy_BRMShtI7Te2uaA2hRroNyFuHEMew/s400/2007-06-16DSCN0151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077119113968206450" /></a><br /><br />and at about 8 (yes, eight!) hours, I was really excited about the growth<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4D5Ki0GGPZeiB5g7kh3ZH2bWoHm1aH6IPfeNUubWxeUzTTttxuieekr4DpGHmnqQz27zvmSAZ_959BJLEjDvlNcQxqLFgWj5BVBCFAsjGp9yYljpj6CrUGwxpAg8kS1pBWFEgw/s1600-h/2007-06-17DSCN0156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4D5Ki0GGPZeiB5g7kh3ZH2bWoHm1aH6IPfeNUubWxeUzTTttxuieekr4DpGHmnqQz27zvmSAZ_959BJLEjDvlNcQxqLFgWj5BVBCFAsjGp9yYljpj6CrUGwxpAg8kS1pBWFEgw/s400/2007-06-17DSCN0156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077120423933231746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Gp5VusVL4tNyXjD6WasDySNgi86h-MVLjWFOCKHK20MMNgwnXdXmT7pQdNwNAQT0Pg6_UpNLS-DRa1925lWW6f9H9WHgrFcHzIFxGRHi4n8mHbiloZEnBavt2oZZ6sw6XCCHw/s1600-h/2007-06-17DSCN0157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Gp5VusVL4tNyXjD6WasDySNgi86h-MVLjWFOCKHK20MMNgwnXdXmT7pQdNwNAQT0Pg6_UpNLS-DRa1925lWW6f9H9WHgrFcHzIFxGRHi4n8mHbiloZEnBavt2oZZ6sw6XCCHw/s400/2007-06-17DSCN0157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077120432523166354" /></a><br /><br />I finally finished. Since it's Sunday, they will be wild & free for the day<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo4KtuGGmObnQqKDvCfWPsDmSrnqib_GfO2hX65Iaxmbs34F9wurbovkX3mRafenr6tU6kOaOG2ove2V6KgKef_4CSGJXrMZfJpDWPFb6CJ5xHfxOJF4Cje_BgI8sTFbnvyeLZA/s1600-h/2007-06-17DSCN0166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo4KtuGGmObnQqKDvCfWPsDmSrnqib_GfO2hX65Iaxmbs34F9wurbovkX3mRafenr6tU6kOaOG2ove2V6KgKef_4CSGJXrMZfJpDWPFb6CJ5xHfxOJF4Cje_BgI8sTFbnvyeLZA/s400/2007-06-17DSCN0166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077143633936499362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpRwrPdhF02TXALC3-Gri9iU_zFw5TZniBr4CvrVS2N1yqkdgLI6HsofAVnsppCaaPwzwqwOSrjpe4fRNBz9afnqgP3SB-8QU6GJfgVlsINXHa6Ra7D6l986sTzwWwqns1aiugQ/s1600-h/2007-06-17DSCN0164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpRwrPdhF02TXALC3-Gri9iU_zFw5TZniBr4CvrVS2N1yqkdgLI6HsofAVnsppCaaPwzwqwOSrjpe4fRNBz9afnqgP3SB-8QU6GJfgVlsINXHa6Ra7D6l986sTzwWwqns1aiugQ/s400/2007-06-17DSCN0164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077143646821401282" /></a><br /><br />I have since gone back & re-twisted 2 or 3 of the front one's because they were super-frizzy. On the re-twist, I used the ORS Loc & Twist Gel and it made a big difference - the hair is much more contained, so to speak. I'm sure I'll re-do that whole top section over the course of the next few days, 'cause I really am trying to keep these in more than a week this time. <br /><br />I've been dabbing Sea Breeze on my scalp with a cotton square nightly because I have been working out every day. This weekend, I'll decide how I feel about the cleanliness of my hair and scalp and maybe I'll try to wash it. Maybe not. So far it feels pretty clean. The only other thing I've put on it so far has been my Water & Coconut Oil mixture. I spray a little of that on in the morning for moisture & sheen. And I'm sure that I will start with the Water & Glycerin mixture before long, to get some additional moisture going.<br /><br />So that's what's happening. I'll keep you posted.<br /><br />(Obviously)Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-37022606809949306552007-06-17T13:37:00.000-05:002007-06-17T14:00:13.683-05:00& stuffsince we last spoke, I have had a few more days of headband-mania<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmA1OmLVJSrSRVvpTdHBfpaNR2gP4cJ-1U56JJNCZjQC40zzXlLUDB7JnyYcKYHkj8Ux_4PZzgvjG0cUXkoHlnUVpiYniGxEhGaclsLOcapNFS3SYTqQE8YX7b5D_Isp34G4zwg/s1600-h/2007-06-13DSCN0140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmA1OmLVJSrSRVvpTdHBfpaNR2gP4cJ-1U56JJNCZjQC40zzXlLUDB7JnyYcKYHkj8Ux_4PZzgvjG0cUXkoHlnUVpiYniGxEhGaclsLOcapNFS3SYTqQE8YX7b5D_Isp34G4zwg/s400/2007-06-13DSCN0140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077107998592844338" /></a><br /><br />which made the front straighter than usual, so you can see the length a little better than before<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8TJVHVtpB8RZFDiiP9GKdGrtwOdzmZei-zkYSUgipEhziVGokSDz6VS6YRsgHECD-CQ75QV4wRJhhdKzkD3vFlIyvD-hh76hyphenhyphenmuclxFkbWtPtBwmM80jvW24XcH3-AyWLRdCaQ/s1600-h/2007-06-13DSCN0144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8TJVHVtpB8RZFDiiP9GKdGrtwOdzmZei-zkYSUgipEhziVGokSDz6VS6YRsgHECD-CQ75QV4wRJhhdKzkD3vFlIyvD-hh76hyphenhyphenmuclxFkbWtPtBwmM80jvW24XcH3-AyWLRdCaQ/s400/2007-06-13DSCN0144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077109106694406722" /></a><br /><br />and I started using a hair growth serum (details in a few weeks) to try to stimulate some growth on those temples <br />[note to self - no more micros - ever]<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA_D3H4lxYPTGddG6boqWm96nUY4eTj_Ti_VXlcLAVIE2fO887ZcMxsp933jBt-8o416dp4GiJm8mPcfnfxFyOMQoJb3jmF75oB9fPcGY8gXwrn85fZoCV8vPD7VbQ_t7BYdoHg/s1600-h/2007-06-13DSCN0147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA_D3H4lxYPTGddG6boqWm96nUY4eTj_Ti_VXlcLAVIE2fO887ZcMxsp933jBt-8o416dp4GiJm8mPcfnfxFyOMQoJb3jmF75oB9fPcGY8gXwrn85fZoCV8vPD7VbQ_t7BYdoHg/s400/2007-06-13DSCN0147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077109110989374034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh360w6ok53-n7q8NHZDfk4FT-2qsNDVfDY8wFBde2x3s_Uvmx1XeLETlfG1OiBUu3xVfVriL3CtJ7K-lDyRnRbNAQYUJ0V3onFy9q5krMdvP3nOky-HmiNKCiXwtXvX0dTiCNOA/s1600-h/2007-06-13DSCN0148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh360w6ok53-n7q8NHZDfk4FT-2qsNDVfDY8wFBde2x3s_Uvmx1XeLETlfG1OiBUu3xVfVriL3CtJ7K-lDyRnRbNAQYUJ0V3onFy9q5krMdvP3nOky-HmiNKCiXwtXvX0dTiCNOA/s400/2007-06-13DSCN0148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077109119579308642" /></a><br /><br />and I finally found time to do my twists...<br /><br />but that gets it's own post<br /><br />STAY TUNED!Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-21841434997458237362007-06-13T08:32:00.000-05:002007-06-13T08:56:50.407-05:00I keep forgettingI don't think I've ever mentioned my hair vitamin regime in this space. I'm not sure how in the world I overlooked that very important tidbit, especially since my last post was about growth. (duh!)<br /><br />But, there's no time like the present, so...<br /><br />...here's the skinny...<br /><br />Since June 7 of 2006, I have taken 2 <strong>GNC UltraNourishHair </strong>pills with lunch every weekday. Back then when I started, I still had a relaxer. The growth was very noticeable. I used to get touch ups every 5 weeks, and once I started with the pills my new growth would be outrageous by touch up time. And I think I started to see results after about a month.<br /><br />It's been a year now & it's not as easy to mark the growth since I'm not getting relaxers anymore. But I can certainly see the amount of growth at different times... like when I had the twists, it was easy to see the line where the color ended & my natural color began. In a lot of areas it was kind of like half & half. I can also tell when I wash my hair, because it totally lays down now when I'm washing it. The finger-combing process is a little more involved now than it was 2 months ago. And this past weekend, I went around different sections of my hair and just did a basic length check. Some parts measured slightly longer than my index finger, and others (mostly in the very back) were about as long as my pinky finger. One day I'll come up with a better way to mark the length.<br /><br />For now, suffice it to say that it's growing. Oh, and the pills help.Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-79312409097340827192007-06-07T22:09:00.000-05:002007-06-07T22:23:06.263-05:00(not so) T. W. A.I can see that my hair is growing! Can you?<br /><br />(February 25th)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBsk56uky8aGSNhpHOjU_BzkgYT4DYTE3lXZfxkdR_vZz-3jPrYM9Lgt4EHrfasPW9CpPBu5nV-WuFCpPysMRcK29Sr_WzAqbYNZI40vBqbaDNpJy7I1yF8qq85AxaipZGxeWJA/s1600-h/shopping3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBsk56uky8aGSNhpHOjU_BzkgYT4DYTE3lXZfxkdR_vZz-3jPrYM9Lgt4EHrfasPW9CpPBu5nV-WuFCpPysMRcK29Sr_WzAqbYNZI40vBqbaDNpJy7I1yF8qq85AxaipZGxeWJA/s400/shopping3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073526897811112386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWHQtLAcSbJhQtJ1-FJau1bjCR26DhjV7VM3J5_c29XrYD60-ukrjxLRNQ5UFZrdZzpQrD48AqNukwvjVYIIkt4oq4Fao_OJqLRHTA6Vj-YjgWjrRnoZ90qcsNiXMGlkZnWkRvQ/s1600-h/shopping.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWHQtLAcSbJhQtJ1-FJau1bjCR26DhjV7VM3J5_c29XrYD60-ukrjxLRNQ5UFZrdZzpQrD48AqNukwvjVYIIkt4oq4Fao_OJqLRHTA6Vj-YjgWjrRnoZ90qcsNiXMGlkZnWkRvQ/s400/shopping.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073526902106079698" /></a><br /><br />(Today)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt4bpgaIU9imR20cavFEytLH_wMVW2v-2jmREym2PhDRxVL6TnshUDV7j9anbpPWzUu27VvPpVLYtEAHEtQAHubLvimKEKdXqW-AF-Vpf8nrplc7gDbJRO25YBKZlB7GbuWb65Q/s1600-h/2007-06-07DSCN0125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt4bpgaIU9imR20cavFEytLH_wMVW2v-2jmREym2PhDRxVL6TnshUDV7j9anbpPWzUu27VvPpVLYtEAHEtQAHubLvimKEKdXqW-AF-Vpf8nrplc7gDbJRO25YBKZlB7GbuWb65Q/s400/2007-06-07DSCN0125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073528182006333922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw1HuUeoHsyiPRVXaP7jHHrgT8OA0CeoVATIwcNCYFkxAaitcLFMxLqEzek4hpOhoaIMmpWx_Nex69wVbv1smR6yyz4GiCfrqRJ5AFlK_QoAMJY6V87EOJNRIVhAqhrq0T-kbEw/s1600-h/2007-06-07DSCN0127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw1HuUeoHsyiPRVXaP7jHHrgT8OA0CeoVATIwcNCYFkxAaitcLFMxLqEzek4hpOhoaIMmpWx_Nex69wVbv1smR6yyz4GiCfrqRJ5AFlK_QoAMJY6V87EOJNRIVhAqhrq0T-kbEw/s400/2007-06-07DSCN0127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073528186301301234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YBl8KB0Bwr2WjXeDUh3P-GF4guik0mOu5ivnpwSQmZzDgDZ8LkejDurJvmuDlqtDzorwuaq-S1XAaJO48w6APkD1Dg_h5hl3TN-hwk6VC19THkmajz1WkR5x_bqkGIpbvhBEow/s1600-h/2007-06-07DSCN0128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YBl8KB0Bwr2WjXeDUh3P-GF4guik0mOu5ivnpwSQmZzDgDZ8LkejDurJvmuDlqtDzorwuaq-S1XAaJO48w6APkD1Dg_h5hl3TN-hwk6VC19THkmajz1WkR5x_bqkGIpbvhBEow/s400/2007-06-07DSCN0128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073528194891235842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrAfDFW-JncAuhWlv-4b5Mb8WNzaaDY_RqaJpUCMJY1AXGtmJezD9wDqex3C1iMisLy_XVWIQ1qwvEDRK0tnGSGgCXgDl37mGoRUGQPGWv3bsk1MeqvRBmtsqMavjc4u-pjnIwQ/s1600-h/2007-06-07DSCN0129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrAfDFW-JncAuhWlv-4b5Mb8WNzaaDY_RqaJpUCMJY1AXGtmJezD9wDqex3C1iMisLy_XVWIQ1qwvEDRK0tnGSGgCXgDl37mGoRUGQPGWv3bsk1MeqvRBmtsqMavjc4u-pjnIwQ/s400/2007-06-07DSCN0129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073528199186203154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGJKANAomXIyybuv1lQ_7Kghwdf3RtC8f6o8L5bwlG5lDwp4a9VNxF6-6giWsu2gDtMldthvUoawNynW3f_6qZ4zO5RJ88_VzJCOQH2iIlD8S1RYUMJ6vmsjE9aRAm4b_ghuAuw/s1600-h/2007-06-07DSCN0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGJKANAomXIyybuv1lQ_7Kghwdf3RtC8f6o8L5bwlG5lDwp4a9VNxF6-6giWsu2gDtMldthvUoawNynW3f_6qZ4zO5RJ88_VzJCOQH2iIlD8S1RYUMJ6vmsjE9aRAm4b_ghuAuw/s400/2007-06-07DSCN0130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073528207776137762" /></a><br /><br />Not so teeny weeny any more, huh?<br /><br />I'm liking the new headbands, but I've promised myself that I would seriously limit the amount of time that I am using them. I have finally acknowledged the thinning around my temples, so I know I should not stress that part of my hair any more than necessary.Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-83779710162648649302007-05-28T21:21:00.000-05:002007-05-28T21:49:27.747-05:00over and outI couldn't wait for a reply to my question in the last post (about how to wash my hair), so I put on a stocking cap & just went for it. It had been so long, and so many products that I don't normally use, I mixed up a 18:1 solution of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castille Soap, instead of conditioner-washing it. (I wasn't sure how that would work thru the stocking cap anyway.)<br /><br />The result was nothing special, lots of fly away hairs. Nothing I could salvage without some work. So, I took the twists out. This is the night I took them down. I took the pic, 'cause I had no idea what it was gonna look like after I had tied it down & slept on it all night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnJXeq4i3mherm4fwFW1t9PFrT5rSD0AHBIgxIzaCfiead5PhHufdEo5Q-Z0Bu6O0Po8OJ_10lTgBwbdzHWge4GPx-pV0mj0dqEHClj6a1BomtbC8_2D6sAES6fnIfK-TLfizA/s1600-h/2007-05-27DSCN0087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnJXeq4i3mherm4fwFW1t9PFrT5rSD0AHBIgxIzaCfiead5PhHufdEo5Q-Z0Bu6O0Po8OJ_10lTgBwbdzHWge4GPx-pV0mj0dqEHClj6a1BomtbC8_2D6sAES6fnIfK-TLfizA/s400/2007-05-27DSCN0087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069803493369884146" /></a><br /><br />Here's my very first, super cute twist out...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Hh0oX9QvtC91_yXjux7xZB36IaXcdG3iRNRAzpLKTnmUmSbw-w7tn_7V6-t4iZTUjN66nrcE8uSeCPQZi-KnH0-SVjDu-W4MTy96fObrz9W1Nd1sx-dGkSZXmJLzxrqmqFRSw/s1600-h/2007-05-28DSCN0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Hh0oX9QvtC91_yXjux7xZB36IaXcdG3iRNRAzpLKTnmUmSbw-w7tn_7V6-t4iZTUjN66nrcE8uSeCPQZi-KnH0-SVjDu-W4MTy96fObrz9W1Nd1sx-dGkSZXmJLzxrqmqFRSw/s400/2007-05-28DSCN0107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069804335183474178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8XVBFFQZDAIOSK9EgDvljkL-9rdVmy_VL54ttcAKFR9fR7vDGo0KdIDzJnmO6l8DcFBFa4XA9T54jfpveRWO0XPARyzztKCOkwc_DDidqg1T0AhnfyuVHRA4HlF0x9JpcMiT6A/s1600-h/2007-05-28DSCN0108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8XVBFFQZDAIOSK9EgDvljkL-9rdVmy_VL54ttcAKFR9fR7vDGo0KdIDzJnmO6l8DcFBFa4XA9T54jfpveRWO0XPARyzztKCOkwc_DDidqg1T0AhnfyuVHRA4HlF0x9JpcMiT6A/s400/2007-05-28DSCN0108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069804343773408786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO70pG__gFzhcNLse9vOrrK23_W4gzY2-e7vL7sbBFsMdJUje11YMYNJ9DKiMXVE3x6bK9Xq8t6D9FQQxa7vzdYiESn4dQfkD3FPC-pFFvFu8wsB2mfKqu3Va8x96jgNYh_kTcqg/s1600-h/2007-05-28DSCN0110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO70pG__gFzhcNLse9vOrrK23_W4gzY2-e7vL7sbBFsMdJUje11YMYNJ9DKiMXVE3x6bK9Xq8t6D9FQQxa7vzdYiESn4dQfkD3FPC-pFFvFu8wsB2mfKqu3Va8x96jgNYh_kTcqg/s400/2007-05-28DSCN0110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069804352363343394" /></a><br /><br />(This last picture is a really good one to click on. It's the best one to see the texture.)<br /><br />Again, I had no idea what to do, so I just sprayed a little of Aldrea's L-IC into it, and fingered in a teensy, tiny bit of MotownGirl's L-IC, and sprayed on a little of my 5:1 water/glycerin mix. Then I shook it around a bit with my hand and let it do what it do. I think that went well, don't you?<br /><br />I have to go to work tomorrow, so we'll see how it looks when I wake up. I may be taking Corporate America to a new level of nappy!Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-27721157966474332872007-05-21T20:16:00.000-05:002007-05-25T17:59:08.908-05:00holding onWell, the twists have gone over very well so far. Lots of compliments on them; how nice of a job I did (considering it was my first time and all), how flattering the style is, etc. I'm not in love with them, but I'm very pleased. Once I take them out & see how the twist-out looks, I'll be able to decide if I need to use products next time.<br /><br />I'm also hoping for a short break in my hectic schedule very soon 'cause I'd like to re-do those one's in the front & top. I need this style to last through the week. <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">And another thing, does anybody know how I should go about washing my hair with these things in?</span></strong><br /><br />I've thought about co-washing with a stocking cap on, doing just a baking soda rinse, obtaining some Sea Breeze. I'm having a hard time finding somebody to tell me what has worked for them, instead of just guessing.<br /><br />Well, enough of my blah, blah, blah. Here is how they looked Sunday. I sprayed them with a little water/glycerin mix (5:1).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ2qEiCsUiRKGp0ONLkCjjorHLKqjMBTFiLO_mndX42B58RO3lr4NfmPA17VvD6NWGdtJN6CLqvTHscivf1HJr0Pk6rID6GopXoX_Bq8DSo0iWihc2k06wuhSoo3uSe35UJWAQQ/s1600-h/2007-05-20DSCN0040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067342084990269138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ2qEiCsUiRKGp0ONLkCjjorHLKqjMBTFiLO_mndX42B58RO3lr4NfmPA17VvD6NWGdtJN6CLqvTHscivf1HJr0Pk6rID6GopXoX_Bq8DSo0iWihc2k06wuhSoo3uSe35UJWAQQ/s400/2007-05-20DSCN0040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz-1hSdnulyMSWMDWk5xOj7BKIhyp9vdo_NwsKY_ibIH2TxSTbDs4fxzEo40qhZqW25ELZSSm4RYHmo7mBJ7sQclyyqJibKEP1ANSFvqXhLb5TwDdjhlmY6SoPx7bjR2FLE6m1w/s1600-h/2007-05-20DSCN0043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067342231019157250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz-1hSdnulyMSWMDWk5xOj7BKIhyp9vdo_NwsKY_ibIH2TxSTbDs4fxzEo40qhZqW25ELZSSm4RYHmo7mBJ7sQclyyqJibKEP1ANSFvqXhLb5TwDdjhlmY6SoPx7bjR2FLE6m1w/s400/2007-05-20DSCN0043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8sBcGn_AXEUn1YlDtg-bhwSr5k-27OjG5ydhbALCprje1vQnwd5_8tVTSuCJcVhA4XbJgifiw7YgVpEHeSnvAcBbMpOBDaNL8Wlb_UmXwP_eaDuqDEq_Zsp4n6BH_tBGNz22gQ/s1600-h/2007-05-20DSCN0044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067344631905875746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8sBcGn_AXEUn1YlDtg-bhwSr5k-27OjG5ydhbALCprje1vQnwd5_8tVTSuCJcVhA4XbJgifiw7YgVpEHeSnvAcBbMpOBDaNL8Wlb_UmXwP_eaDuqDEq_Zsp4n6BH_tBGNz22gQ/s400/2007-05-20DSCN0044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wrapped them in satin Sunday night, and with the exception of that last row in the Massa part, they all stayed pretty well in tact. I spritzed a little water on Monday morning and slapped on some Coconut oil for sheen...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD3Y0If46HGAat7HFkNGHzXcPIVGhF7XoKsu1CWB2vtbs62BHvSINBmE5TOfC-zZKLCVsu5E8sjyfJ0_canxaXgMFOjlKaHlhjcVts8LRx7-eMPUUHtuvocBmIUXaCrga40oI4g/s1600-h/2007-05-21DSCN0045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067565754002143026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD3Y0If46HGAat7HFkNGHzXcPIVGhF7XoKsu1CWB2vtbs62BHvSINBmE5TOfC-zZKLCVsu5E8sjyfJ0_canxaXgMFOjlKaHlhjcVts8LRx7-eMPUUHtuvocBmIUXaCrga40oI4g/s400/2007-05-21DSCN0045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(click the picture to get a bigger, better view)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71MIc8uvbMyK1yXVKoYCo4aSSbQQR1bEu0hX_5-XRmk5Ce93txImg5oQfXzdIuxpFxJJM1KheRv8vo2rml5KsnPZaiD2m-hE3WaSI1YGdzOK-sCkSBo4LMg_wZaJy-6BI0_Lgqg/s1600-h/2007-05-21DSCN0047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067565784066914114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71MIc8uvbMyK1yXVKoYCo4aSSbQQR1bEu0hX_5-XRmk5Ce93txImg5oQfXzdIuxpFxJJM1KheRv8vo2rml5KsnPZaiD2m-hE3WaSI1YGdzOK-sCkSBo4LMg_wZaJy-6BI0_Lgqg/s400/2007-05-21DSCN0047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptixEraNEVEv3cqiQk8WWxPGxcdbQoRBaSgnD4Cf8Xo25h3NY4p27sgaH2Wy98JQCyZ-ROe4B7Brrr0N-uLZ_nn4Ph5wDs39_7cfyOGEb0jfzQilpQyO3Y-sxwON-7eimgbgWiA/s1600-h/2007-05-21DSCN0048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067565844196456274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptixEraNEVEv3cqiQk8WWxPGxcdbQoRBaSgnD4Cf8Xo25h3NY4p27sgaH2Wy98JQCyZ-ROe4B7Brrr0N-uLZ_nn4Ph5wDs39_7cfyOGEb0jfzQilpQyO3Y-sxwON-7eimgbgWiA/s400/2007-05-21DSCN0048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(stupid, dumb, stupid massa!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifutUXvKUo28bP1HX2z-irKAan57YJOEw4H1dLwo5plkQ7iv-b5FTAMUIXzghOj39GupRYJS6OuxriubGEr34PvPNvI5kyDJTaC-yPi4wXkHEusycyn86cDGKJ1VL96ppTzSR-Og/s1600-h/2007-05-21DSCN0050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067565878556194658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifutUXvKUo28bP1HX2z-irKAan57YJOEw4H1dLwo5plkQ7iv-b5FTAMUIXzghOj39GupRYJS6OuxriubGEr34PvPNvI5kyDJTaC-yPi4wXkHEusycyn86cDGKJ1VL96ppTzSR-Og/s400/2007-05-21DSCN0050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPSNd1VJu5rCiLiSbx73knZZSX9FtA0FdnvfXNKxzbwwnfdduRR2D0vPPpo7yY6gfhoitZfu870TMzJ2h47LeKVK-BmPmLQIZjcKO2U_QCfU59ULelVo3TMdN5qyNRqR_nbiXgw/s1600-h/2007-05-21DSCN0051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067565921505867634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPSNd1VJu5rCiLiSbx73knZZSX9FtA0FdnvfXNKxzbwwnfdduRR2D0vPPpo7yY6gfhoitZfu870TMzJ2h47LeKVK-BmPmLQIZjcKO2U_QCfU59ULelVo3TMdN5qyNRqR_nbiXgw/s400/2007-05-21DSCN0051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am still trying to get a feel for how much glycerin will make the curls pop without giving me jheri curl forehead & neck. And I still need to make time to re-twist the front/top ones. They're so puffy.<br /><br />I was super cute in my wrap dress on Tuesday, so naturally, there was a photo shoot...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJb3cmCiyAdmwN1hwO_aHJu-btGOZJU7JNwh40L6PUYDxlgeHY7vjXU5lg1OL4dWyF3AEknWM4Avy3SrPG4NgAsjL5pxJhgT9f6_VLaq8Nd_U8RahdV_xU0Iog6btjKywl5BIBg/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJb3cmCiyAdmwN1hwO_aHJu-btGOZJU7JNwh40L6PUYDxlgeHY7vjXU5lg1OL4dWyF3AEknWM4Avy3SrPG4NgAsjL5pxJhgT9f6_VLaq8Nd_U8RahdV_xU0Iog6btjKywl5BIBg/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068630244466587586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vcb5YZBdomTnjm09hxX5inQVUsdcBgl_uN817waHlZRHQjRTPx5r_Xvyf7sZBqBxgVTu0Er04hNO6wszkVO_55p7Uv5U7lYjSifILUYKuryZ3mUG_bP1TeKfyo0ScMJGmmhnEg/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vcb5YZBdomTnjm09hxX5inQVUsdcBgl_uN817waHlZRHQjRTPx5r_Xvyf7sZBqBxgVTu0Er04hNO6wszkVO_55p7Uv5U7lYjSifILUYKuryZ3mUG_bP1TeKfyo0ScMJGmmhnEg/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068630257351489490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTwNsPSdM4al5B4_ZrjI-dlF8S0eMjA-JW_2qP8F9M2f2AywdEcVUKvRW5zRAp907G6MMlIBv5vUJrNSLeChjqQXxNYfDeg7TAUcjxRi_zrP4pIxWf6SUst-hgR_aTl_gFDwx6Q/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTwNsPSdM4al5B4_ZrjI-dlF8S0eMjA-JW_2qP8F9M2f2AywdEcVUKvRW5zRAp907G6MMlIBv5vUJrNSLeChjqQXxNYfDeg7TAUcjxRi_zrP4pIxWf6SUst-hgR_aTl_gFDwx6Q/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068630274531358690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg760JWg5iQ39Apo69oW4t1C7u-jw8Bgv66G-bgUNqX_BHwKXodvH5bK_KAgBo6STMLcEGDudSpP6NYhI3gVo5n8Eob1AhC49XWaPuNVVWjz0_icCQj5-5Qw1_IP1HyuMr8jIGZjA/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg760JWg5iQ39Apo69oW4t1C7u-jw8Bgv66G-bgUNqX_BHwKXodvH5bK_KAgBo6STMLcEGDudSpP6NYhI3gVo5n8Eob1AhC49XWaPuNVVWjz0_icCQj5-5Qw1_IP1HyuMr8jIGZjA/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068630304596129778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKp7F6mTsOSTFaq4NKmWj4plrDPrED89hygUZwy3aohRReYx7yXQDE36WH4N1nn4hNrHZS9o7E_wu9Uf2lS568IgQIj3DSCD_CQlyF9MIN9wc76xndWEHfnoHVOKI-M18iFT2fQ/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKp7F6mTsOSTFaq4NKmWj4plrDPrED89hygUZwy3aohRReYx7yXQDE36WH4N1nn4hNrHZS9o7E_wu9Uf2lS568IgQIj3DSCD_CQlyF9MIN9wc76xndWEHfnoHVOKI-M18iFT2fQ/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068630317481031682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdR2mgxJmDVTwKcsLvneGPDlqrxTye9rf1N2W0BL-dE1OufFLDkyKT-ogY36nDj2v52T_3dM-q6rU8Cjx2Lm93vOcmEPSVv4klhCndfqBIB_Mm4oyPVpAiUKKxD7Jv2l7U6OErQ/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdR2mgxJmDVTwKcsLvneGPDlqrxTye9rf1N2W0BL-dE1OufFLDkyKT-ogY36nDj2v52T_3dM-q6rU8Cjx2Lm93vOcmEPSVv4klhCndfqBIB_Mm4oyPVpAiUKKxD7Jv2l7U6OErQ/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068636454989297746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrYHLxyTCNHEJlaAx6l8m-s5MXSDiUJRuLrt8egRWc1sjPDZfFjjUqCdbpcZqUkEzhKb87V5unW04a2IEzUBDO6GDucrZKKqD1M3Ecy7Ba8OGrATMJeRjKJb34CzUUsDAkcpJjw/s1600-h/2007-05-22DSCN0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrYHLxyTCNHEJlaAx6l8m-s5MXSDiUJRuLrt8egRWc1sjPDZfFjjUqCdbpcZqUkEzhKb87V5unW04a2IEzUBDO6GDucrZKKqD1M3Ecy7Ba8OGrATMJeRjKJb34CzUUsDAkcpJjw/s400/2007-05-22DSCN0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068636463579232354" /></a><br /><br /><br />By Thursday, though, I was a hot mess about the head. Talk about frizzy! Lawd ha' mercy...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XUxSBHt6WFnPpBNSRjrOpkjbTHb36n4ccg1XJB4BoJw7NZLxt5enEFWKyjncNDhFx2DfGQb7Fvw-K4uG6vTZPpfOQL9_06gSxPynuZxcJzHM-c-1Lpuo0RNiX_OlN1NBLHhSkA/s1600-h/2007-05-24DSCN0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XUxSBHt6WFnPpBNSRjrOpkjbTHb36n4ccg1XJB4BoJw7NZLxt5enEFWKyjncNDhFx2DfGQb7Fvw-K4uG6vTZPpfOQL9_06gSxPynuZxcJzHM-c-1Lpuo0RNiX_OlN1NBLHhSkA/s400/2007-05-24DSCN0077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068628522184701826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXZE6jIpxoZ3BHM39t4SW76QhK8y4Lje5hUKhyphenhyphenV5xE_Tfbf0axnkwlZ6kJr11YkL6tHE2SBj-oLqbnAnpOnMZrWy535o6tCgFq1q2CVqkDhvzag6WOGgRNQgS3KRRWZ-7O1SOgw/s1600-h/2007-05-24DSCN0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXZE6jIpxoZ3BHM39t4SW76QhK8y4Lje5hUKhyphenhyphenV5xE_Tfbf0axnkwlZ6kJr11YkL6tHE2SBj-oLqbnAnpOnMZrWy535o6tCgFq1q2CVqkDhvzag6WOGgRNQgS3KRRWZ-7O1SOgw/s400/2007-05-24DSCN0078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068628543659538322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcnv94glc-qGRdFmNJnYDKkwdDaCwH-EwJVX7if_3q9GBjU0K_xrOve7H3o30WpiEdr_-cr3Rh-Ff93Kv-oAa3aBbe4HzsHMX6MTZuJl3ADp2YBk5ycDNx_Mvv5pVVKnW2NAYxw/s1600-h/2007-05-24DSCN0079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcnv94glc-qGRdFmNJnYDKkwdDaCwH-EwJVX7if_3q9GBjU0K_xrOve7H3o30WpiEdr_-cr3Rh-Ff93Kv-oAa3aBbe4HzsHMX6MTZuJl3ADp2YBk5ycDNx_Mvv5pVVKnW2NAYxw/s400/2007-05-24DSCN0079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068628578019276706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilK4Nf8yndQoSPrxKgNsYhWy3K_XLC3GEhHpnTlnEIBfqfL67a8DI2QyS9qq1pLo0BK_-rcJnsvkhVXAai21rkXCF2NLt4E1-Ofi2nmy2yfV-_ba_8ZtcDe-T11WEsjidZiWgeaA/s1600-h/2007-05-24DSCN0081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilK4Nf8yndQoSPrxKgNsYhWy3K_XLC3GEhHpnTlnEIBfqfL67a8DI2QyS9qq1pLo0BK_-rcJnsvkhVXAai21rkXCF2NLt4E1-Ofi2nmy2yfV-_ba_8ZtcDe-T11WEsjidZiWgeaA/s400/2007-05-24DSCN0081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068628608084047794" /></a><br /><br />So, I grabbed some <strong>Organic Root Stimulator Loc & Twist Gel</strong> and freshened them up a bit. First I was trying to take them apart & re-do them, but that got old REAL quick, so after that I just took the gel and smushed it around on the existing twists. I propmtly put on my scarf & went to bed. When I woke up, they looked a lot less frizzy. Still puffy, especially at the roots, but better.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof_oiusYmF3ziKUDHhAZEpBf2UYqEgwVlY0aM-mRbzRQLmNAvKJk8-nD8IU-VKANkDJWI-oD6o4zau5u-K11Ku2C2VAczeBKJDa4QelsqueW7AxifvkoWy5vQP5ogOzgw_T3NHQ/s1600-h/2007-05-25DSCN0082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof_oiusYmF3ziKUDHhAZEpBf2UYqEgwVlY0aM-mRbzRQLmNAvKJk8-nD8IU-VKANkDJWI-oD6o4zau5u-K11Ku2C2VAczeBKJDa4QelsqueW7AxifvkoWy5vQP5ogOzgw_T3NHQ/s400/2007-05-25DSCN0082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068632735547619346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsPAp_-hZNvY2IGKMV3DhgP2ph_IGTnbCQE1fI8HuEHKxigwfggyBAyLUtbODij7bUJiJB4E6QRqGW_CHVP0kLgypI6XVOUvzOXsBoKk93sL5zi3Q8qZ9iJk_zQubzJbjDYw7rw/s1600-h/2007-05-25DSCN0083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsPAp_-hZNvY2IGKMV3DhgP2ph_IGTnbCQE1fI8HuEHKxigwfggyBAyLUtbODij7bUJiJB4E6QRqGW_CHVP0kLgypI6XVOUvzOXsBoKk93sL5zi3Q8qZ9iJk_zQubzJbjDYw7rw/s400/2007-05-25DSCN0083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068632752727488546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq7zvcvMm4p__REUjPn3bQt16NKQTAqhBexXfTXaOQZSrlSt6juL42FDkZ0fcwx3Q7WXeYVkNJviIaZ1Ur__ApCf72502WX2RDITzRodPIOFUNN7tgXOMFxA1hEx3I1pKasOz6A/s1600-h/2007-05-25DSCN0084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq7zvcvMm4p__REUjPn3bQt16NKQTAqhBexXfTXaOQZSrlSt6juL42FDkZ0fcwx3Q7WXeYVkNJviIaZ1Ur__ApCf72502WX2RDITzRodPIOFUNN7tgXOMFxA1hEx3I1pKasOz6A/s400/2007-05-25DSCN0084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068632769907357746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY_y6Fee8xybOROu64_NlFHXDYU0jPahuo37k3ALwNddtV1uwGWlBq0N6SsSAyOcmVNWkAqCFSe5QHCcB7pbM7hgTmzOtfq92ckGX4ltLzxK6FtXAx0s2GK3AACjmADUrt_vQBA/s1600-h/2007-05-25DSCN0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY_y6Fee8xybOROu64_NlFHXDYU0jPahuo37k3ALwNddtV1uwGWlBq0N6SsSAyOcmVNWkAqCFSe5QHCcB7pbM7hgTmzOtfq92ckGX4ltLzxK6FtXAx0s2GK3AACjmADUrt_vQBA/s400/2007-05-25DSCN0085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068632795677161538" /></a><br /><br />Voila! 7 days later....still holding on...Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-34823034095554827082007-05-19T22:20:00.000-05:002007-05-23T19:11:52.768-05:00new toy, new hairI may or may not have mentioned that I am seriously enjoying my new camera.<br /><br />I got myself a memory card, so now I can take zillions of pictures without stopping to upload them. Plus, I can also take hours of video! I got some lithium batteries, and I am cooking with gas now.<br /><br />Friday night my only plans included eating a salad and watching the Cav's play. So I decided to try to do some twists. I won't do a whole lot of typing on this post 'cause I think I have enough "footage" to speak for itself.<br /><br /><strong>Getting Started</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0GkUhyphenhyphenrdgLrWdQVFizt1VaKccH3ZQXe-sK4E2gImxT4KXRSAhbbF9cB4gUOz7vYAwStZElUBY1e4I6Pb-4vnliFrfbl_Y7VkpsyD4HrzqbK4jT0vmui2fUgWRdp04BlD29KSfQ/s1600-h/starting+them2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066482614789699042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0GkUhyphenhyphenrdgLrWdQVFizt1VaKccH3ZQXe-sK4E2gImxT4KXRSAhbbF9cB4gUOz7vYAwStZElUBY1e4I6Pb-4vnliFrfbl_Y7VkpsyD4HrzqbK4jT0vmui2fUgWRdp04BlD29KSfQ/s400/starting+them2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GOGAwlIri7CDuNWUYhh2vIpYVZlizIiJJjWQT_QGlWopTyTekdSoMUai5uBjftWtxQXDhn9YPag9l_YyRIK3-1vT3F9_DivMrHQc_oO0mMMNmrtq-By8HaZaHVteHHOnyp852w/s1600-h/starting+them.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066482619084666354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GOGAwlIri7CDuNWUYhh2vIpYVZlizIiJJjWQT_QGlWopTyTekdSoMUai5uBjftWtxQXDhn9YPag9l_YyRIK3-1vT3F9_DivMrHQc_oO0mMMNmrtq-By8HaZaHVteHHOnyp852w/s400/starting+them.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Almost Halfway Done</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_CZlmPtxTP6ZsxK6YCDVNyosXaTEvEh27WuhFZQIcFMhzevOUFnC-HpPBRsv9a2t6K0nr1uFEh3g7d23JbpK8R-JZY61zY9LLs6H2eRyhZdZ870rdZD2R6J3EyrrfB9OGipi2A/s1600-h/the+back.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066486935526798882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_CZlmPtxTP6ZsxK6YCDVNyosXaTEvEh27WuhFZQIcFMhzevOUFnC-HpPBRsv9a2t6K0nr1uFEh3g7d23JbpK8R-JZY61zY9LLs6H2eRyhZdZ870rdZD2R6J3EyrrfB9OGipi2A/s400/the+back.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujVHHH6c8t-KeXkiIsHLnfLJgJM9vQfO4IKl1N7NkZo3yKkv__Xik7ScoglSedhzzFL7UaRsBPktpWjKaCF-ejoiLPMms7rQ_2Hw3-c4XHgW6cK1MInz6dHZLIxEl9sgGurl-Iw/s1600-h/the+side.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066486944116733490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujVHHH6c8t-KeXkiIsHLnfLJgJM9vQfO4IKl1N7NkZo3yKkv__Xik7ScoglSedhzzFL7UaRsBPktpWjKaCF-ejoiLPMms7rQ_2Hw3-c4XHgW6cK1MInz6dHZLIxEl9sgGurl-Iw/s400/the+side.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjGrdypxsl3Qaeyst7pg4CGveqBxR3agEf0OaylGolJWDJK-sZHdJMbOxN4vyl2KNeRONEp0Dv5UCTCE_hufIQ9wWyOXKIGBWEDzQ1uhS6JcWZ19IQhUo6ND-cmD4gaAKNNGOSw/s1600-h/up+close+color+texture.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066486952706668098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjGrdypxsl3Qaeyst7pg4CGveqBxR3agEf0OaylGolJWDJK-sZHdJMbOxN4vyl2KNeRONEp0Dv5UCTCE_hufIQ9wWyOXKIGBWEDzQ1uhS6JcWZ19IQhUo6ND-cmD4gaAKNNGOSw/s400/up+close+color+texture.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>On Break</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_itXerZ9MGpCtf_59IeQUWBnyBAot88KbKhEZli_PuFTuRUD420178Krs9J-wVxgHGCFGS6p9BVFuJUwzNTKIoL8gO9WED5_RkhHR43H-TkRYG36_hv4NPilvmabRHJBAFaa0g/s1600-h/can"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066487635606468178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_itXerZ9MGpCtf_59IeQUWBnyBAot88KbKhEZli_PuFTuRUD420178Krs9J-wVxgHGCFGS6p9BVFuJUwzNTKIoL8gO9WED5_RkhHR43H-TkRYG36_hv4NPilvmabRHJBAFaa0g/s400/can't+take+no+more.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>The Next Morning; (still at it...)</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68lheFBnF1C3TruWmbyib-aGfSRh3jdvB8mXSE0euM0aGw8h_HmVkr-ZCcXjcCEHrogSkObuiWk_wRV0svycym9Ak5OWorD6vsvIXJzXyiONOw1kmD6Wv8Ag-bCCah6uRdbVxZw/s1600-h/next+morning.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68lheFBnF1C3TruWmbyib-aGfSRh3jdvB8mXSE0euM0aGw8h_HmVkr-ZCcXjcCEHrogSkObuiWk_wRV0svycym9Ak5OWorD6vsvIXJzXyiONOw1kmD6Wv8Ag-bCCah6uRdbVxZw/s400/next+morning.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490079442859618" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9V60M5nZWlI"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9V60M5nZWlI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Finally Done</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54_vJemW1GE96SIDNnwbdln11AVZWP77wYds2lQiOPL4u6kcFydES15lqHyJARTBFgYOV8ReY6wVZpcNSCCrA1pkvr7mX64Aj-zCGDL-buKlwskn0451HZwj2ViydTvfnHGJbqg/s1600-h/the+end+front+close+up.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-uhZX7Qwz_6G5Msg7MlOx46e6A-8lt-0u9ENppNkr4CdFN6tvmCKH8m8SvBpg8U46FoBa-7DJ5dSjEfAqYqluxOdsagiWcS65VvG4HsmhpLW9WWRhurEjxjH9_gFnSRIKwZ3AA/s400/the+end+front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492682193041042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYLHypAyL2WhcelobSKy6XgOc3H6L-gcG6zXUGnofxbTFoIEokcbnM9lNePoo1xoG60nAJ0eqre7u3iMgNmuuYBRio1JLBDB34UiZM1Upv9OPoKcCWOaciszs4k1UNi8-neQM1w/s1600-h/the+end+other+side.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYLHypAyL2WhcelobSKy6XgOc3H6L-gcG6zXUGnofxbTFoIEokcbnM9lNePoo1xoG60nAJ0eqre7u3iMgNmuuYBRio1JLBDB34UiZM1Upv9OPoKcCWOaciszs4k1UNi8-neQM1w/s400/the+end+other+side.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492690782975650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXW3BxRLOU4qH-96qpHycGJYan4t1HSAVjLF94Vroo_dERk0XCGRBcMD8cdSADY77z4o_vrUoBdDf7YXcYuFsRt_nVyRibZ8-cPfy46ila3YfxOF6FPHjE2gebnvWfhxM6Jec0g/s1600-h/the+end+side.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXW3BxRLOU4qH-96qpHycGJYan4t1HSAVjLF94Vroo_dERk0XCGRBcMD8cdSADY77z4o_vrUoBdDf7YXcYuFsRt_nVyRibZ8-cPfy46ila3YfxOF6FPHjE2gebnvWfhxM6Jec0g/s400/the+end+side.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492699372910258" /></a><br /><br /><br />When I got toward the front, I started noticing the twists getting puffier. I think that part of that was me getting tired, and part of it was because my hair texture kind of changes up there. So I pulled out my (as yet unused) Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter. I had problems with the Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey, because the smell was extremely irritating and it dripped down my face & caused a pretty gross breakout. (I have a buddy who had the same problem, only more so 'cause she kept using it. She has gross black marks all over her from that stuff.) The Healthy Hair Butter doesn't have nearly as strong a smell and I didn't use much - just enough to kind of weigh my hair down in the front. Hopefully it won't be a problem.<br /><br />So far I have spritzed it with a little water/coconut oil blend, and put on a little of some old gel from the first 2 weeks after the Big Chop (that seems like sooooo long ago now). And I tied it down, hopefully in a way that will be suitable in the morning. I'll keep you posted. I might even feel comfortable rocking this style at work. (I certainly hope so since it took up several hours of my life!)Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-72877522380008604282007-05-17T21:18:00.000-05:002007-05-17T21:53:35.558-05:00back to what worksI had to do a thing on public access television this evening, so in my hasty attempt at preparation this morning, I decided to go back to using only Aldrea's L-IC. I remembered how much I liked my hair when that's all I was doing, and I'm not really sure why I switched up and started using MotownGirl's thicker one.<br /><br />So I went bananas with it. That stuff was all over the place, damn near used the entire 8 oz. spray bottle. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwsGgmpcSUcROK5jPf5jNaeZJpsOELU9TkolOmdRgNK2gxii0Z2Op4zCbbU7sWaopc_7-X1wzKDZ75XRdUbUXQZHq6i90VqVXiBeTFy9X8TnoBD_YpOTWVkyV3p6y_XfqnIyXBw/s1600-h/morning+wet+front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwsGgmpcSUcROK5jPf5jNaeZJpsOELU9TkolOmdRgNK2gxii0Z2Op4zCbbU7sWaopc_7-X1wzKDZ75XRdUbUXQZHq6i90VqVXiBeTFy9X8TnoBD_YpOTWVkyV3p6y_XfqnIyXBw/s400/morning+wet+front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065722757765625218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9ye83WCvyYwMQO6-qQE1RUewAGtAvN1D7fUbxnCDWhNz6sPOYLjVnpGI236nltHxA-nugESsjRu4bcmRi-4yveZ-jRM1bG-GjgHQwiq7aN6IlxVvR4vBZr55uwVBERlri8rwEA/s1600-h/morning+wet.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9ye83WCvyYwMQO6-qQE1RUewAGtAvN1D7fUbxnCDWhNz6sPOYLjVnpGI236nltHxA-nugESsjRu4bcmRi-4yveZ-jRM1bG-GjgHQwiq7aN6IlxVvR4vBZr55uwVBERlri8rwEA/s400/morning+wet.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065722779240461714" /></a><br /><br /><br />But once I put on my morning drip uniform...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQZ4vfnyTemQiaEdNI7Y4wieJp6geQ8IsSc3fwiHf5F7KmMQWeDDjkFpyQybAVV0JsfhMuPYzGAL97js0DP_fPZQH-5ucAVcaXyyGUOllpdfDcI2JWTK6h0qRXRWMBfVGen9K6w/s1600-h/morning+getup.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQZ4vfnyTemQiaEdNI7Y4wieJp6geQ8IsSc3fwiHf5F7KmMQWeDDjkFpyQybAVV0JsfhMuPYzGAL97js0DP_fPZQH-5ucAVcaXyyGUOllpdfDcI2JWTK6h0qRXRWMBfVGen9K6w/s400/morning+getup.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065720803555505522" /></a><br /><br />...I was all good. There was crazy shrinkage...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvASN6gVYgK6HXGdl0xOgvXUOTfdseXK2iGC2AlyA-lveEeSj3lZuiNmnl_VwUGUJkjDlBQo7L9P2jOeA-VwgAnMG6x_Fy1UILJhlCp3CQMiak6hqy-hKdx____NufPVoql314w/s1600-h/DSCN0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvASN6gVYgK6HXGdl0xOgvXUOTfdseXK2iGC2AlyA-lveEeSj3lZuiNmnl_VwUGUJkjDlBQo7L9P2jOeA-VwgAnMG6x_Fy1UILJhlCp3CQMiak6hqy-hKdx____NufPVoql314w/s400/DSCN0071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065724681910973858" /></a><br /><br />...but the coils were back in full effect!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnr4vPkSkuLHjNv7qjLt7878civZIFWtCnpIu9a8XMgk6vuUnRGabeJNgUgnwId2QsP3vsk8eitXoglJWX_-KP6v4Xoo9Fs8hPWGvWwCtEWuk-ukR0IkEpGvjjHcHIxF2VcTxaA/s1600-h/DSCN0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnr4vPkSkuLHjNv7qjLt7878civZIFWtCnpIu9a8XMgk6vuUnRGabeJNgUgnwId2QsP3vsk8eitXoglJWX_-KP6v4Xoo9Fs8hPWGvWwCtEWuk-ukR0IkEpGvjjHcHIxF2VcTxaA/s400/DSCN0075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065725648278615474" /></a><br /><br />(CLICK the picture above to get up close & personal with the coils and see the texture!) (This camera is amazing.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILIlmyIhATPfiM3K6EJVS4RjsuIs032Tv5IBGitC_EWkdktUbchNJF7GscA7HiodivKjGuYOxg5HKf9tWC1nHwKwmS6VhAW2ihxe7S2PRHArU3KCMG_YntoGKd56w2nwLX5zMuA/s1600-h/DSCN0076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILIlmyIhATPfiM3K6EJVS4RjsuIs032Tv5IBGitC_EWkdktUbchNJF7GscA7HiodivKjGuYOxg5HKf9tWC1nHwKwmS6VhAW2ihxe7S2PRHArU3KCMG_YntoGKd56w2nwLX5zMuA/s400/DSCN0076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065725661163517378" /></a><br /><br />And I can see some growth (finally).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tNBk0YG5cCC-YMKgKDjdnbmBWz3omliOuacJa7-ASwxAYdf-1FAcYVT_62We6oog2OzaG61UCP0x65vlhxOgOJRBwKhl52ha01UjE-bekwmOqxrkLIQS0Qme-PuExhxzE55tXw/s1600-h/DSCN0086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tNBk0YG5cCC-YMKgKDjdnbmBWz3omliOuacJa7-ASwxAYdf-1FAcYVT_62We6oog2OzaG61UCP0x65vlhxOgOJRBwKhl52ha01UjE-bekwmOqxrkLIQS0Qme-PuExhxzE55tXw/s400/DSCN0086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065726240984102354" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and did I mention that my camera is AWESOME??!! <br /><br />If you wanna see the fa real, up close & serious version of anyof these pictures, just click on them. You'll be seeing more of my hair than you ever dreamed of (and probably way more than you were really interested in).Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-48034297328151387122007-05-15T19:05:00.000-05:002007-05-15T21:56:01.813-05:00updateTHE LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER FIASCO<br /><br />Well, the one I made turned out to be pretty underwhelming. I can't think of anything particularly bad to say about it & I can't think of anything specifically good to say about it. I can surely say that it will not be replacing the Aldrea/MotownGirl hybrid that is working so well.<br /><br />Speaking of the hybrid, it's working. I know I should just leave well enough alone & just use both, but that just seems like quitting or giving up, ya know? If I merge those 2 things then the L-ICs won, and we can't have that!<br /><br />So, I haven't done any new mixing. I'm trying to determine a few key things before I try a new formula.<br /><br /><blockquote> - how to get the thicker MotownGirl L-IC to <em>not</em> give me "whitehead"<br />- how to reduce the glycerin so that it doesn't make puddles on my neck, but still makes my coils pop<br />- what (if anything) is the Aloe Vera Gel doing for me? (I read on Nappturality.com today that AVG is a humectant, like glycerin. I definitely need a second opinion, but it's a start. Also, a lot of people use it instead of using commercial hair gels - I guess it has some hold properties to it.)</blockquote><br /><br />GROSS JHERI CURL NONSENSE<br /><br />I don't know if I've mentioned it here before, but when it's humid (which happens almost daily where I live) all glycerin concoctions drip down my face/neck/chin like crazy. People use curl activator because it has glycerin in it....remember how gross & drippy those things were. (Don't front like you didn't have one. I know I did, and I was a hot mess just like everybody else!)<br /><br />I have absolutely had it with trying to establish work-arounds for the grossness. Some days, I can get it under control by 10:30, 11:00 in the morning and then as soon as I step out the door for lunch I'm wiping my face for the next several hours. I leave the house with a trouser sock around my temples and a bandanna around my neck, to try to minimize the wiping that I have to do in the car on the way to work. It's unreasonable.<br /><br />Here is a photo that might show some of what I'm dealing with...this is what is happening about 15 minutes after I step out of the shower (notice the unnatural sheen on the neck):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzRN8BSGc8UG16lvz4Nqpi6zIUYlyX9L0mi0-r5dAikibH5l-SEXZI4JW5mtQsLSkQsvA1g_vFVIXDtb60ABJQPJqUjx_ejDLtpTBM9SmVAnijSMgQsCuRCDsW8pWN8MBwJaUBg/s1600-h/drip,+drip,+drip.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzRN8BSGc8UG16lvz4Nqpi6zIUYlyX9L0mi0-r5dAikibH5l-SEXZI4JW5mtQsLSkQsvA1g_vFVIXDtb60ABJQPJqUjx_ejDLtpTBM9SmVAnijSMgQsCuRCDsW8pWN8MBwJaUBg/s400/drip,+drip,+drip.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064967633795511602" /></a><br /><br /><br />PICTURES<br /><br />The good news is, I bought a digital camera (woo hoo!!). The bad news is, I didn't buy a memory card.<br /><br />So I've taken a few pictures - you know how it is when you get a new toy. And I think you can FINALLY see that back part of my head, that I have lovingly named "the-somebody-got-raped-by-the-massa" part 'cause it's so straight. Check it out...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekrUzw8FzTgc95k2qrZmiWF6Af8UEgsHEwBQYkdxafd3-G7jAWTGFP4-siReUVngJBz-SigzSm5qylV3u-PCsw1d4orPdroh66ZJfOBf-DlapZAoC33c1Jyrgu3ac_Dlj-9EsqQ/s1600-h/massa.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekrUzw8FzTgc95k2qrZmiWF6Af8UEgsHEwBQYkdxafd3-G7jAWTGFP4-siReUVngJBz-SigzSm5qylV3u-PCsw1d4orPdroh66ZJfOBf-DlapZAoC33c1Jyrgu3ac_Dlj-9EsqQ/s400/massa.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064958214932231442" /></a><br /><br />(click on the above picture for more definitive proof that the massa liked dark meat)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEx53-77pAP6VoNVIW2reqhPUzyJ-eAHX40iSGf2dbWkNpkSC0wtOL-w1S33Llx-aGJaoR1t79Iej17uInk_pAKsozRyOoukpuY-HyZpe-QaAZFMIBWluS15xJsWJbWWf4mPJ8g/s1600-h/texture.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEx53-77pAP6VoNVIW2reqhPUzyJ-eAHX40iSGf2dbWkNpkSC0wtOL-w1S33Llx-aGJaoR1t79Iej17uInk_pAKsozRyOoukpuY-HyZpe-QaAZFMIBWluS15xJsWJbWWf4mPJ8g/s400/texture.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064958227817133346" /></a><br /><br />So you can kinda see it, right? From this angle, this size, it just looks curly & thin. Trust, when you are up on it, especially when it's wet, it looks crazy compared to the rest of my hair. If you click on these 2 pictures (above) you can see the texture REALLY, REALLY well.<br /><br />Even though I don't have the ability to take more than a few pictures at a time, you will finally have a chance to see some photos that look different from the last one's for a change! I'm even taking a special night-time shower just so I can take some special pics for your viewing pleasure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpWwDLv1npGgim9K84_xSJkQvnSUwoAZ05X_3vUEC3s0pWoi-Spz_czpWeU64uGrPFxJb_fKKUyn1DSPZ3geHKByj-y90LKv1Ez-FTdIKOL9-COZ6X2Hl0UzUCEANTc5czwNzXw/s1600-h/side+view.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpWwDLv1npGgim9K84_xSJkQvnSUwoAZ05X_3vUEC3s0pWoi-Spz_czpWeU64uGrPFxJb_fKKUyn1DSPZ3geHKByj-y90LKv1Ez-FTdIKOL9-COZ6X2Hl0UzUCEANTc5czwNzXw/s400/side+view.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064983817232282946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjcsArRnxI3iYc3vzyEebwwhLHdOzdhN69eVAfRFiJbPUsMecGl_jDHbWHd6tUDqDbuOXtbVFM_JOz9nBUH7L-J05-T2X_wm9HUkYGcvhuNCtIBQ7oRNUST4MjnRH0DzGQKcJDw/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjcsArRnxI3iYc3vzyEebwwhLHdOzdhN69eVAfRFiJbPUsMecGl_jDHbWHd6tUDqDbuOXtbVFM_JOz9nBUH7L-J05-T2X_wm9HUkYGcvhuNCtIBQ7oRNUST4MjnRH0DzGQKcJDw/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064983821527250258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmYqPCQDY0URxwHBUxtgiDBprbFvsIQiuzBsqfvwwnWV86ZU2ZVqraXMg4-4a0snBclglzNJWYn9FI9H80DlS3tCaGeT7t2yiPjZ0EcuIE5AJ64QHI0_Q-cKn_Frmuuc0rhOqkw/s1600-h/front+close.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmYqPCQDY0URxwHBUxtgiDBprbFvsIQiuzBsqfvwwnWV86ZU2ZVqraXMg4-4a0snBclglzNJWYn9FI9H80DlS3tCaGeT7t2yiPjZ0EcuIE5AJ64QHI0_Q-cKn_Frmuuc0rhOqkw/s400/front+close.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064983830117184866" /></a>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-41341815115351952912007-05-05T15:53:00.000-05:002007-05-08T07:58:27.416-05:00mixing it up<p>I don't want to be a mixer. I don't want to be one of these people who sits around experimenting with new combinations of ingredients, always searching for that perfect mix. I don't want to have to go through all of that just to get and keep my hair the way I want it.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I have no choice but to mix it up.<br /><br />My decision to stop relaxing my hair was made, in part, because I want to reduce the number (and intensity/toxicity) of chemicals that I put in and on my body. Fortunately, I found <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MotownGirl</span> right around the time when I started thinking this way and she showed me that there are simple ways to maintain hair without using a lot of man made crap. The <a href="http://www.motowngirl.com/recipes.php">Homemade Hair Recipes</a> tab on her gem of a website is just chock full of alternatives to commercial products.<br /><br />Unfortunately, NO TWO PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME HAIR. She reiterates this constantly on her site. Of course, doing the extra work to find resources for and people who have my hair texture & length has proven to be even more of a help. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MotownGirl</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aldrea</span> have beautiful natural hair that is significantly longer than mine, and I suspect, a different overall texture. So I quickly discovered that what works for them may not always work for me in the same way.<br /><br />Last week, I started a <strong>Hybrid Leave-In Conditioner (L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">IC</span>) experiment</strong>, 'cause I liked certain things about both of the ones I had been using.<br /><br /><strong>RESULTS:</strong> </p><ul><li>I didn't feel compelled to use <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sooooo</span> much of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MotownGirl's</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">IC</span> since my hair was already moist and glycerin-y from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Aldrea's</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">IC</span></li><li>The first day, I still had some dripping. But it didn't last nearly as many hours through the day and it was slightly less gross than when I used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Aldrea's</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">IC</span> alone.</li><li>So, the second day I used less of both. I was very pleased with the results.</li></ul><p>But I would like to not need 2 products every day, ya know? I had been trying to mentally isolate what is good (product-wise) about each of the L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ICs</span>. We know my hair loves glycerin, but that I suspect that that is what's been sliding all down my neck and face throughout the day. I know that my scalp agrees with the olive oil. We have determined that the thicker conditioner (used in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">MotownGirl's</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">IC</span>) leaves a gross white residue that is hard to remove without compromising the shape of my fro. And we know that the thinner conditioner (used in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Aldrea's</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">IC</span>) doesn't do that. The last 2 times I've made that one, I have used Suave Green Apple Conditioner. It smells good, even though I am not wild about the fact that it's lime green. I try not to think about it, 'cause so far I've been happy with what it's doing for my hair. And lastly, I know that I like the thicker consistency of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">MotownGirl</span> L-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">IC</span>.<br /><br />So here's what I came up with, based on what works & what doesn't work:<br /><br /><strong>African Cheetah's Leave-In Conditioner (1st Draft)</strong><br /><br />1.5 oz / 3 tablespoons <strong>Vegetable Glycerin</strong><br />3.0 oz / 6 tablespoons <strong>Suave Green Apple Conditioner</strong><br />1.5 oz / 3 tablespoons <strong>Aloe Vera Gel</strong><br />4.5 oz / 9 tablespoons Water<br />.25 oz / .5 tablespoon <strong>Olive Oil</strong><br /><br />The consistency is thin and watery. It doesn't have a strong smell and it's not at all sticky to the touch. It also doesn't leave any kind of residue on the hands, except for a little of the oil. (But who can't use a little extra lotion on their hands every now and then?)<br /><br />I guess we'll see what happens...<br /><br />~<br /><br />Since it's the 1st weekend of the month, I'm changing the Easter fingertip towels to the Spring/Summer fingertip towels; I'm running vinegar through the coffee pot; I'm cleaning my jewelry; and (the part you care about) I'm doing the <strong>Deep Conditioning Routine</strong> that I ripped from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">MotownGirl</span> last month. Here's a re-cap...<br /><br /><strong>STEP ONE:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Baking Soda Rinse</strong><br /><br />1 tablespoon <strong>Baking Soda</strong><br />2 cups Warm Water<br /><br /><em>This cleans my hair and scalp in a way that my co-wash does not. I don't use many products on my hair so I don't have "product buildup". But I like the clean that comes from this rinse. It's not gritty like you might think and it makes my curls POP!</em><br /><br /><strong>STEP TWO:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Deep Conditioner</strong><br /><br />Giovanni 50:50<br /><strong>Olive Oil</strong><br /><br /><em>I really like the consistency & the ingredients in this conditioner (click <a href="http://african-cheetah.blogspot.com/2007/04/finally.html">here</a> to see ingredient list). I leave it in for at least an hour, wrapping my hair in Saran Wrap and covering that with a tight-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">ish</span> wool winter hat.</em><br /><br /><strong>STEP THREE:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse</strong><br /><br />1 tablespoon <strong>Organic Apple Cider Vinegar</strong><br />2 cups water<br />10 drops <strong>Essential Oil of Peppermint</strong><br /><br /><em>I follow this with a cold rinse of water. Apparently that helps seal the hair's cuticle. This rinse is supposed to help with shine/sheen. Adding the Peppermint <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">EO</span> is supposed to help cut the smell, but I'm told that the smell doesn't linger on your hair anyway.</em><br /><br />May is the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">nd</span> month of this routine and I'm still very pleased with it. As I said last month, it is not nearly as tedious or cumbersome as it sounds.</p>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-13709286158080120322007-05-02T16:39:00.000-05:002007-05-02T17:14:14.915-05:00new season, new thoughts<p>Ok, so I still want my twists. I mostly just don't want to pay anybody right now, and I can't commit to doing it myself. I've never been good at those long tedious processes.<br /><br />In other news, I have been feeling like Motown Girl's Leave In Conditioner wasn't packing the same punch as it was when I first started using it. I'm in the first few applications my second batch of the stuff and I just decided to revisit Aldrea's Leave In Conditioner.<br /><br />Here's the visual...<br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodMYF5OlIoHmWGThye55LonZpGZvxfmy-JizRwm5ABei9eK1jO4idonjRqCTQkQBTpfwrIhOXwcJjLPKFJu-ExmF6rzuWd5tctIJPzRtSz3dYVZf3jqwBH76J2ZTpP4nMwzhFPw/s1600-h/old+leave+in+back.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060083736730173970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodMYF5OlIoHmWGThye55LonZpGZvxfmy-JizRwm5ABei9eK1jO4idonjRqCTQkQBTpfwrIhOXwcJjLPKFJu-ExmF6rzuWd5tctIJPzRtSz3dYVZf3jqwBH76J2ZTpP4nMwzhFPw/s400/old+leave+in+back.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See, you can kind of see that back part of my hair for once. I just recently discovered that it is extremely straight back there. It won't even bend over good - it's just kind of straight. You know, like that allegedly good hair that all nappies wanted back in the 80's when that shit was in...<br /><br />Well now that I have a small patch of this so-called "good hair", I feel that I can safely say that it is a pain in the ass & I'm glad that texture is not consistent all over my head. I would never be able to mix it up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWXD7vfAG2xThDNqKsw_9uIh9_CKwYAuK_NYNvww8o2w7drK53w165SVCph_wD3I5Jyg_WV1BydKQJzyN57A07ouIY1Lvxgw9wNQ1CRAluRV9wLGjonR7SGenfXmkfKZROKwfew/s1600-h/old+leave+in+front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060083736730173986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWXD7vfAG2xThDNqKsw_9uIh9_CKwYAuK_NYNvww8o2w7drK53w165SVCph_wD3I5Jyg_WV1BydKQJzyN57A07ouIY1Lvxgw9wNQ1CRAluRV9wLGjonR7SGenfXmkfKZROKwfew/s400/old+leave+in+front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTbeubDD6VnbmpBR-bS7NQYisQB5zsEGQnfSL-Sp4kdmmXtEChj-1ayBBWc_8WP8Lnw9IRVhfs-Wlo7yqEu3jdEX16h-L_lr3RSNVQOi7wK45D_vmVU_1Jr3IDZWowvqO2vQJqg/s1600-h/old+leave+in+work+close+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060083741025141298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTbeubDD6VnbmpBR-bS7NQYisQB5zsEGQnfSL-Sp4kdmmXtEChj-1ayBBWc_8WP8Lnw9IRVhfs-Wlo7yqEu3jdEX16h-L_lr3RSNVQOi7wK45D_vmVU_1Jr3IDZWowvqO2vQJqg/s400/old+leave+in+work+close+up.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdKwWvN8kIWnzu3lrLn9lpfPLx_bjilACa4Yrd3OKY8eUpjaUOcoQf1jnMKiMQf0-5Ov2CcImZdASFCoJ2V6IrzWLt8NXJfrZSVnpByL7Xc7WF3w-sl4HYQu-lhCOnE_bydrFAw/s1600-h/old+leave+in+work+front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060083741025141314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdKwWvN8kIWnzu3lrLn9lpfPLx_bjilACa4Yrd3OKY8eUpjaUOcoQf1jnMKiMQf0-5Ov2CcImZdASFCoJ2V6IrzWLt8NXJfrZSVnpByL7Xc7WF3w-sl4HYQu-lhCOnE_bydrFAw/s400/old+leave+in+work+front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd88NoDQMelCKXJw73DjUnVw3o2XR7VfSsXe4QtKucmoPqjKTa85ktii27LR72N-ExWvzS60UHU2HQwwK0_IkgqOVsEKuOYPFN18nA1j8zyMQz6a2nRuEa4snuEVJjFGcdmfPKxg/s1600-h/old+leave+in+work+front2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060083741025141330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd88NoDQMelCKXJw73DjUnVw3o2XR7VfSsXe4QtKucmoPqjKTa85ktii27LR72N-ExWvzS60UHU2HQwwK0_IkgqOVsEKuOYPFN18nA1j8zyMQz6a2nRuEa4snuEVJjFGcdmfPKxg/s400/old+leave+in+work+front2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So here are my initial observations, after 2 or 3 days.<br /><br />The MotownGirl Leave-In </p><ul><li>It's so easy to use because it's super thick so it doesn't drip.</li><li>I don't like that it doesn't provide tons of moisture or sheen. </li><li>I really don't like that I have to use such a small amount to avoid my hair having white residue in it.</li><li>After a while, I wasn't feeling like it was giving me those cute, springy coils I adore so much. I'm not sure if that's because my hair got tired of responding to that formula...or because of the change in seasons (and presumed increase in humidity)...or because I just didn't use the same proportions this time.</li></ul><p>The Aldrea Leave-In</p><ul><li>It's easy to make & doesn't require measuring cups & spoons.</li><li>My hair seems to maintain it's shiny-ness for most of the day.</li><li>The water doesn't stop dripping down my neck & face for HOURS after I spray it in. This is an enormous problem. I can't be wiping my face & neck down all damn day. It's kind of gross!</li><li>The glycerin drips down my face & neck all day and all night. At least I'm assuming it's the glycerin. I don't think that it's the olive oil, because it makes me sticky. It also makes me shiny about the forehead, which is also pretty gross.</li><li>But it makes those adorable little spirals....[<em>if you can't tell, I'm whining at this point</em>]</li></ul><p>So my conclusion is that I'm going to use both for now & see what happens. I tried adding a bit more conditioner to Aldrea's version, but I didn't notice any remarkable results.</p><p></p><p>Here's a re-post of the 2 Leave-In's referenced above:</p><p><strong>ALDREA'S LEAVE-IN</strong></p><p>1 part <strong>glycerin</strong><br />1 part <strong>conditioner</strong><br />3 parts water</p><br /><strong>MOTOWNGIRL'S LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER</strong><br /><br />1 cup thick, heavy <strong>conditioner</strong><br />1/8 cup <strong>oil</strong> (I used mostly <strong>coconut</strong>, then a splash of <strong>olive</strong>)<br />1 tblsp <strong>Vegetable Glycerin</strong><br />1 tblsp Silk Peptide PowderPiscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-60701318237662590042007-04-27T10:08:00.000-05:002007-04-27T10:11:58.059-05:00smile...click!...smile...click!Who doesn't love an impromptu photo shoot on a day when you are looking good?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92xrKuUgVw9lxttIYPgpjHQXGcnDXPkba5xphwllgmjrRxcE-LDiDN-Mz3o3QhBcF6Fqk2zbV0VPE-Xdg-QmooVRRzPmD9UkITL-VT2heDDVuxvLmpLOnvJ0xBObNm_Ass_eJTQ/s1600-h/photo+shoot+5"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWmac0UPu8X5rPuRxZFb4jldtBnfi6m4SI5nbmT_GElug-oH6qJb6gF2QJr7X9cCh0p_4O1oj-naPKwC9qjwqd-IRm-S3ExjGJvxufSWGMc-EBnNtUu9cDDnM884eZZG3B-xuog/s400/photo+shoot3" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058125051254571426" /></a><br /><br />(I still want my twists, though.)Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-60780480179306308722007-04-25T17:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T17:25:58.983-05:00bored, but less lazyI want some twists!!! Dammit...<br /><br />And not flat twists, and not with any hair added...just some plain 'ole twists with my hair. Dammit....<br /><br />I have been told that wearing the bra strap headband makes me look like I'm "baldheaded" and that I should set my afro free, so...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLWw-jZ9lmLP3wTVGJAbm0wLVOz-nNxKky-LRhoiClDSNKNlWB1T8_YXGCD9jGqNbA1OSt-_xAz9TqkwoJ7GTnK_7Lh-ngWB2LE-ELbz3zH0NGv-4JDn-UJ_dtGL7ZdeyOCdp-A/s1600-h/afro1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLWw-jZ9lmLP3wTVGJAbm0wLVOz-nNxKky-LRhoiClDSNKNlWB1T8_YXGCD9jGqNbA1OSt-_xAz9TqkwoJ7GTnK_7Lh-ngWB2LE-ELbz3zH0NGv-4JDn-UJ_dtGL7ZdeyOCdp-A/s400/afro1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057491676722397458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9IufG13KaVh3QXT4ZMqLdo8bbmiHGoz7_das4FiswHNrgKlZ-nGsCvec-yqqo5dU1K-XsFMrFfqrM5p-sRUmTr0U-nh7XmynetGdC5oRZCQGdbSRDjDp37MLqB5z7F5S_WaKiA/s1600-h/afro2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcx4FY0_gsH4mHLW-UHw-6wRdQShrM7KL2hWXl_qwSbjINVrtxsBCLbsjOGW0OUr7_CLqKQFIiDXgUs8hEGjrc4x0DJZPMBMnTt_9n2yVvvFXXTpIejLFe472LR4PpsqKe2svGg/s400/afro8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057491981665075586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdf3lW-voazY3UxNWwoh6VgPe_ruJ8Jzz-mom8MzkcQ9FX9rrM5rWf3SrDpdKxxNc-HRFVUhytfq81rTmxdB2P4YVc4yZT3WN_N4kRG7vOSJT1X8N_GJK3KAAoFeq3usOi3Y0kA/s1600-h/afro9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdf3lW-voazY3UxNWwoh6VgPe_ruJ8Jzz-mom8MzkcQ9FX9rrM5rWf3SrDpdKxxNc-HRFVUhytfq81rTmxdB2P4YVc4yZT3WN_N4kRG7vOSJT1X8N_GJK3KAAoFeq3usOi3Y0kA/s400/afro9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057491985960042898" /></a><br /><br />I'm still using <strong>Motown Girl's Leave In Conditioner</strong>, but I wish I could figure out a way for it to not leave white conditioner on my hair. I have a stock supply of folded-up paper towels in my car so I can try to relieve myself from looking......I don't know...white (or something). I'm sure that I'm using too much. After all, excess is my middle name. But I'm saying..it never feels like there's enough of it in when I just use a little like she says on her site. [groan] I guess I'll try to follow the damn directions tomorrow.<br /><br />Dammit.<br /><br />Last week I went to the "<a href="http://www.rapsessions.org">Rap Sessions</a>" thing that is touring the country. I saw the screening of "<a href="http://www.bhurt.com/beyondbeatsandrhymes.php">Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes</a>" and did the Town Hall Meeting called "Does Hip Hop Hate Women?" and I was super duper inspired by all the sisters there with different natural styles. In particular, one young lady had twists. They were about 3 inches long and kinda curled, like maybe she put them on sponge rollers. And I haven't been able to stop thinking about that hairstyle ever since. I need to start brainstorming and making calls.<br /><br />'cause I'm bored.Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38872574.post-89499661019924902302007-04-18T10:36:00.000-05:002007-04-18T10:44:23.948-05:00l-a-z-yRight now I am a lazy blogger. <br /><br />Obviously.<br /><br />I wanted to get some flat twists last week, but my hair was too short on the sides. So I ended up with cornrows. <br /><br />Overall I'm fairly pleased with them. They're too tight, though. And he didn't do a great job getting my frizzy/curly/nappy ends into the braid, so I'm a little fluffy unless I put some gel on them & tie 'em up for an hour or so. <br /><br />And I miss my hair.<br /><br />But I'll keep them in until I don't feel like it anymore. Originally I was going to try for 2 weeks. We'll see. I've re-discovered the joy of <strong>not</strong> having to do my hair in the morning...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRXZafadVGvqwyCdYLq3GqXwhaACbKueH3NxTeaYzc3opUcLS__poUs69hwq2XFfZbVMtfaLZJNH-uFZiF3SEDYpUQb70GISKFKgVy0A76YORUwnPkHvnLo1h_29HpV2AFwvZ9A/s1600-h/cornrows+other+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRXZafadVGvqwyCdYLq3GqXwhaACbKueH3NxTeaYzc3opUcLS__poUs69hwq2XFfZbVMtfaLZJNH-uFZiF3SEDYpUQb70GISKFKgVy0A76YORUwnPkHvnLo1h_29HpV2AFwvZ9A/s400/cornrows+other+side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054794232013564354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVa4apZk00rLxmBTy6QCfr_zaU2L2qrYM5l8xCnaXraM3TxZP1BZFJjo8wf0kwn1L1vMwrNsa0G09lZoWslpfAQueTKenHMnaZnBub9B8PelquFS4GBUVS24HMKDfbWXHzCJwtQ/s1600-h/cornrows+other+side2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVa4apZk00rLxmBTy6QCfr_zaU2L2qrYM5l8xCnaXraM3TxZP1BZFJjo8wf0kwn1L1vMwrNsa0G09lZoWslpfAQueTKenHMnaZnBub9B8PelquFS4GBUVS24HMKDfbWXHzCJwtQ/s400/cornrows+other+side2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054794232013564370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlLjqjfT5_zw2ySjOxhemhYp6pbPQc2IFJbaqr5wmT51rIwfKBMAf2FnfyGG6sW5SXaStQz68mm7cszWWV17xG48cPwIbdAdXKx9EJ8X7fOW1h1cV1I1WSFcx21ZGwgDsnZGmQQ/s1600-h/cornrows+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlLjqjfT5_zw2ySjOxhemhYp6pbPQc2IFJbaqr5wmT51rIwfKBMAf2FnfyGG6sW5SXaStQz68mm7cszWWV17xG48cPwIbdAdXKx9EJ8X7fOW1h1cV1I1WSFcx21ZGwgDsnZGmQQ/s400/cornrows+side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054794236308531682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMICkWEzQ8o36srzJOgOGkcpQ6v7md5RD6p4wMZ60-IbtNeE3rCR4VBRAz23HBSOCI6lPOB1iLaPTTrhkF7vjCaKwxMPgh_LJDnfo5Z5czrbh5-j46JdhhbGKyhNGwFCqCbX0bKg/s1600-h/cornrows+top.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMICkWEzQ8o36srzJOgOGkcpQ6v7md5RD6p4wMZ60-IbtNeE3rCR4VBRAz23HBSOCI6lPOB1iLaPTTrhkF7vjCaKwxMPgh_LJDnfo5Z5czrbh5-j46JdhhbGKyhNGwFCqCbX0bKg/s400/cornrows+top.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054794240603498994" /></a>Piscean Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164273788212504172noreply@blogger.com5