Two things:
1. I forgot to charge my camera becfore heading to Charlotte so I have no hair pics aside from this pic I took of a "my braidout is failing me so now's a good time as any to try my first updo" on my Blackberry (which means the pic quality sucks)
and
2. My kinky twists are back because it's no-hassle and it's time to give my hair a protective style time-out
Tomorrow has become two days later.
Here's how my hair turned out after wrapping it up.
My hair was on its absolute last day of the braid out and screaming to be washed but I had to go one more day.
That day was today! I had to work a puff today, nothing else would do. As soon as I got home from work, I hit the sink (yeah I wash in the sink, it's easier for me and my shower drain)
Currently my hair is braided up on blow-dried hair. The dryer was on cool. I just wanted to stretch my hair out a little more than usual because I'm headed to Charlotte on Friday and I wanna skip the "small" hair. Wish me luck because last time I used a blow dryer and did a twistout my hair looked the same. If I gain a little length from this, I'm satisfied.
I'll keep you updated on how it all turns out.
Anyway, back to what I was originally writing about...
Before I head to bed I wanted to demonstrate what I do with my hair at night. So for the sake of being a (decent) blogger, I'm putting up pictures of me looking a Hot Ass Mess. Ugh this better not come back to bite me in the ass. I mini-pineapple my hair. In other words, I grab sections of hair, tie them up loosely in hair bands and then throw my scarf on. Now it's not the sexiest look in the world (thank goodness I don't live with the bf) but it works. I untie, moisturize, steam, fluff and go. It keeps my hair from matting and shrinking up.
I'm gonna warn you. What you're about to see is not pretty. My hair is looking a little rough because 1. it's the end of the night 2. my braidout is about 7 days old and I need to push it out for another few days because I wanna wash right before I head to Charlotte this weekend for CIAA.
It starts out like:
After tying up each section it ends up looking like this:
Tomorrow I'll put up pics of how I end up styling my hair for work. Something tells me it's gonna be pulled back and puff-like because I'm pushing it and I don't want to rebraid.
I have to explain my initial hesitation to it. One word: PROTEIN. Early on I had tried a protein leave-in just to make sure I had the right balance of moisture/protein because it's essential for healthy hair. Too much of either isn't good and trust I was all about the moisture. That leave-in was an utter #FAIL. My hair was hard, dull, and just mad at me. Since then I stayed far away from anything that had protein written on the bottle. I even doubted using henna because I heard too many horror stories about brittle straw-like hair. I love experimenting with different things, I gradually introduced my hair to protein by doing the henna gloss (henna & conditioner.) My hair has been responding well to henna so I decided to throw another protein product in the mix because henna is a time-consuming process and I wanted another alternative.
Best decision ever. The brand name does not lie. SOFnFREE. My hair feels amazing and it MOVES. Wait let me say that again... it MOVES. As successful as I thought I was with my hair, it didn't really blow in the wind or have any bounce to it. But now, even when my hair is braided up, I shake my head and feel the braids hit me in the face. I love every minute of it. It's creamy but lightweight which is great because I don't need the buildup. Because I have so much hair on my head I thought I needed something super thick to ensure moisture and softness, not the case. This does the job without weighing my hair down. I've learned that I can use the thick stuff immediately after washing but if I use it any day after my hair looks white and ashy. Even if your hair is relaxed, this would probably be a great moisturizer to use regularly without giving that "weighed down by product greasy, stringy" look
Using it is super simple, I run some through my hair before I hop in the shower, let the steam work with it for a little like the Steam & Style post shows then play around styling my hair after I get dressed, rub some KBB Butter Love afterwards then head out. I've been using this for about 2 weeks now and since I'm so impressed I plan to incorporate the rest of their products and see whether or not "she" likes them.
I won this product in a giveaway and have no obligation to give a positive review of the product. This is my honest opinion.
My Verdict: 5/5
This is gonna be a short one but on Friday night I made my way to Karen's Body Beautiful for a #naturalhair meet up that I found out about via Twitter. I came towards the end so I don't have too many pictures but it was crowded with beautiful, friendly women with beautiful hair. Everyone was so nice and welcoming especially Karen, how gorgoeus is that hair by the way?! I was able to finally meet some of the ladies that I keep talk to on Twitter and Facebook while sharing some hair stories and secrets. I'm really looking forward to the next meet up.
There were some giveaways and I happened to win another jar of Butter Love, which I've reviewed in the past. Now that I know just how to get the grit to melt away, it's a God send. In addition to my win, everyone walked away with sample of two of the many KBB products that are in the works: Super Duper and Hair Blossom, a natural hairspray! I can't wait to try them out and give my opinions. Be on the look out for them, because Karen's is gonna be doing big things in the coming year.
