Keepin’ trim with me ;)

April 9, 2012 in Hair care, My Journey

Hey Ladies!

So I recently had the honour of being a bridesmaid (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay) and as part of the role I was weaved up.  A few weeks before getting my hair done, I realised it was the greatest opportunity for me to treat my hair :) I was doing my hair with my hairdresser, who originally advised me to go natural (I’ve not visited him since I went natural though  :-S ). In any case I thought I’d share my experience with you :)

I wanted to get my hair trimmed (more like cut!) because my hair was in a terrible state. My hair was tethering (see below)and in terms of growth, it had stayed the same length for a few months. Why? ….

Here I am before my trim and hair treatment.

Here I am trimmed and ready to start afresh  :grin:

My hair was washed, conditioned, put in the steamer…

blow dried…

…and weaved up!

 

Here’s before and after the trim:

 

 

My hair felt great after and I felt abfab because I knew it was a fresh start and now I could really make room for some growth!

Will definitely keep you posted on my progress and I’ll probably be doing a review on the weave so watch out for that :)

What changes have any of you made or feel you need to make at the moment?

 

xo-NHB-xo

 

 

Protective Hairstyle #4

July 24, 2011 in Hair care, My Journey, Protective

My latest protective hairstyle:

*****Chunky Cainrows XD ******

PS. Details of hairdresser available on request!

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Q&As – Trimming Hair Without Heat

July 14, 2011 in Hair care, Questions & Answers


How Can You Trim Natural Hair Without Straightening It?

This is a very good question!! One that I still found myself asking even up until a few months ago… You can either go to a good hairdresser (who knows how to take care of natural hair) to trim it for you or….DIY.

Now I’m no expert on natural hair care or trimming etc. but I do what works for me. So the way I trim is:

  • Wash hair (either shampoo or cowash)
  • Deep condition and put in twists
  • Trim each twist.

This may seem silly to some but that’s the way I do it for now. I did it at first when I still had relaxed ends so it was easy to differentiate the relaxed from the natural when my hair was wet and I’d just snip off the relaxed bits. Now all my hair is natural, there’s no demarcation, so I literally just trim as I feel LOL. Admittedly I don’t take off too much but that’s because I haven’t experienced split ends etc.I shy away from hairdressers because they can get a bit scissors happy!! *Hides face*

If anyone has a better way, do let us all know!! :D

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How To Combat Dry Hair

June 27, 2011 in Hair care

So probably one of the first challenges you’ll come across when you first go natural is:

……..DRY HAIR!!!! :(

One of the most unattractive things EVER! Personally I love hair to be nice and soft. Dry hair feels unkept to me. I’m sure most (if not all) of you probably feel the same way! Apart from that, it is of course a lot more prone to breakage and much harder to manage.

So how do I combat dry hair then??

Three simple tips

  • Deep condition
  • Use hair moisturiser
  • Spray hair with water

I also avoid products with certain ingredients in them. I will be posting on this shortly so watch out for that!

To deep condition I use the organic root stimulator and I use Cantu Shea Butter to moisturise at night and either pure Shea Butter or my Olive Oil Cream Therapy moisturiser in the morning (or both!). I don’t use the Cantu in the morning because I find it shrinks my hair since it is water based!

I also carry a small spray bottle with water (you can get this from hair shops for like a pound or even Boots etc.) around in my bag in case my hair gets dry and I spray whenever necessary!

So there you have it. A few simple tips on how to combat dry hair :D Have any of you had similar experiences or do you have suggestions of products you use? Feel free to leave comments and suggestions ;)

Q&As – Dry Shampoo

June 23, 2011 in Hair care, Questions & Answers


What Dry Shampoo Do You Use?

 

At the moment I use the one by organics. I really like it and it smells good too. Kind of reminds me of antibacterial in the sense that you don’t need to use water to wash your hair. Instructions on how to use it are on the bottle so look at that first before you use it! heehee :D

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