Winterize Me

I know I don't do updates that often, and I apologize...school is kicking my butt right now...but I thought I needed to give a friendly reminder of the upcoming winter season. This is the time that we need to protect and baby our hair the most. Winter is when our hair seems to grow the slowest and the shedding is at an all time high! Therefore we must do everything in our power to retain our length...and if you live in a place with harsh winters, below freezing temps and blizzards, you know we have to do our best to keep our hair moisturized and protected. So wash n go's are a no-no for me at this point (unless I want to walk around looking like an icicle). So I'm turning to wigs as my winter protective style. I only wear the wigs out of the house, so my hair breathes regularly while I'm indoors. Also, I wash and deep condition at least once a week. Here are a few of the one's I've rocked in the past:

I just bought a new wig so the photo will be coming up shortly. By the way, I can't remember what these wigs are called unfortunately. I just know they are by Freetress because that's all I wear.

Detangling made Easy

Okay, I purchased my Denman brush along time ago, back when I was still relaxed and I liked it, but I didn't use it very often because as I transitioned, I found it to be too harsh where the natural and relaxed hair met. But now that I'm pretty much full natural (yeah, I finished chopping off the relaxed ends) and I wear my hair in a puff like everyday and I only detangle my hair once a week and each time I detangle its hell! Then I remembered my good ol' Denman, dusted it off and prepared to detangle. I saturated my hair in condition (Organic Root Salon Replenishing Conditioner) and detangling in sections and it was very easy. It completely seperated the tangles very effortlessly and what would normally take me at least 45 minutes only took 10 minutes. This is an absolutely necessary tool for natural hair in my opinion. I've very pleased with the results.

*Photo Courtesy of Folica.Com*

Achieve a Short Cut without Scissors

So I went to Caribana last year for the Caribbean fest and I wanted to switch up my hair a bit. It was burning up in Toronto and I had just gotten my hair flatironed and having hair on my neck at that time was driving me crazy. So I decided to try something different. I wanted to give myself a short cut without scissors. Here's what I did:

The Procedure:

• Pull back straightened hair as if you were going to place it back in a ponytail.
• Gather all the hair so that you don't have loose pieces that aren't in the style.
• Hold the hair securely at the ends and roll them under, basically hiding them.
• Secure with a few bobby pins by pinning the ends at the nape of your neck.
• Then just smooth the style out so that it looks natural and kind of lightly fluff so you give it a fuller apperance.

This is what it looks like when it's done correctly:

Guess Who's Back...For the Moment

Yep, I was missing in action for awhile....why, you might ask? Well because of school, work and stress. I had to break from my hair for awhile because I was becoming overly obsessed with my hair and was very concerned about length. So, I had to place myself on punishment lol. But, while I'm on punishment, here's my updates. Fourteen months natural (not full, I have a few relaxed ends somewhere in there) and I hope to grow, grow grow! Updates about current reggie: Currently taking MSM supplements, Hair Skin Nails from GNC and Flax Oil supplements. I co-wash my hair probably every 3 days and keep my hair in cornrows so that I can wear a wig on top. I wash with shampoo maybe every other week. Very Simple.

Beyonce's Hair

I found these pics of Beyonce's real hair. I'm not sure how old these pics are so her hair could be longer by now or thicker. I still think she looks great. The hair doesn't look the healthiest, but its nice to see a star rocking her own hair every once in awhile. Sometimes you see them with all that weave so often that its hard to imagine them without it.

It looks like her hair is just a little past shoulder length and fine. Her hair is also thin and its obvious that she is a real fan of blond. I'm not sure if her hair is pressed or relaxed in these photos (cause I know she's natural now). Notice the photo below. Thats how her hair used to look. It was very thick and long.