Straight hair...WHAT?!?

Yea...so, for my bday I treated myself to a trim.  I went to the salon to get it done b/c I just didn't feel like spending all that time trying to blow dry & flat iron my hair (I really should have done it myself b/c I probably wouldn't have lost as much hair).  She really didn't cut much off...it was the torture my hair went through during the process.  Of course I used heat protectants and such, but just the rigorous brushing, blow drying & flat ironing was enough!  I love how my hair turned out and my color definately looks 10x better in the straight form, but don't get used to it :)  This is what it looked like day 1...when she first did it...

I actually made my hair last for about 4-5 days.  I touched it up with a flat iron once and decided I didn't want to keep putting heat to it; so then I used rollers.  Here is how it turned out...



Then, I started missing my curls and decided to bring them back!

Birthday Hair

One of my good friends hooked me up with a good look that lasted for 2 WEEKS!!!  That's an amazing accomplishment for me because I can't seem to keep styles long out of boredom and curiosity of trying new things.  Without further ado...

After 2 wks and a twist-out later, it's still hanging in there :)  Y'all know I had to cowash in between cause my scalp won't let me get away with it.  So, what I did was use a baking soda, water & a little bit of lemon juice mixture and cleansed my scalp using a toothbrush so I wouldn't disturb the braids too much.  I used AS I AM CLEANSING CONDITIONER to cowash the braids and twists themselves and LOVE that stuff.  My hair felt great...nice & moisturized!  I did have to retwist the front b/c of course they ended up frizzy, but here's the twist-out look after ~2 wks...