Here They Are!

As promised here are the picture of the braid out.  For right now please just take a look at the hair and not necessarily the face as it normally looks a lot better.  Since I am normally more put together, going forward I will make my best effort to do myself more justice in the photos :).  I will not say in what way, but you will see.  I dare say this may be my best braid out yet.  Take a look and tell me what you think.  The method for achieving this look is shown in my previous post.  Enjoy and I am open to questions regarding my hair regimen etc. As you can see there is no rhyme or reason to my parts and if this was to be worn out it would be covered in some beautiful head wrap (will show you sometime).  My skills are improving!

Don't Laugh!

So last night I decided that I would do a deep conditioner overnight since I have been wearing protective styles for the past few weeks.  Don't laugh, I forgot to shampoo my hair first and proceeded to put in the (Aloe Oil, Condensed Milk and Egg White) conditioner on dry hair.  Needless to say when I woke up this morning my hair smelled like something to eat but was incredibly hard and sticky if you can imagine.  I did not panic. I rinsed very well with water and then proceeded to shampoo with Creme of Nature Shampoo, Condition with my Favorite conditioner Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and after detangling with my denman which by the way was phenomenal, proceeded to do big braids using the Afro Detangler by Taikyel that I had completely forgotten about under my sink.  I have very thick hair so hours later it still has not yet air dried.  When it is completely air dried I will take the braids down and wear braid outs for a week and then maybe wash and go's for another week before washing.  Thanks for letting me rant.....much appreciated.
P.S. Tomorrow I will post the pic of the braids so you can see them before I go ahead with the braid out.

Never dwell on the past!

For a few days I have been beating myself up for how long I have not posted and wondering how I am going to show you all the pics from hairstyles you have missed. NEWAY I decided not to dwell and start where we are.  I have been wearing protective styles for the past two months as I was nine months pregnant and have two barely older children :) therefore no time to handle my hair.  The style I finally took down this past weekend is shown here and I will be washing my hair either today or tomorrow, using my Denman brush for the first time to detangle and I will post the results after.  Also, because I missed my length since the last traumatic cut in October 2010 I have been blow drying after cowashing, however I have decided to take a break from that and just let my hair air dry for a while.  Definitely more updates to come on that because my hair is the QUEEN of shrinkage!  Catcha Later!

Been A While......

Here we go! Finally starting to get back on track.  Added a new baby to the family on 3/29.  Charis Victoria is wonderful and she is a welcomed addition.  She has also been a wonder for my hair growth :)  This post will be short as I am working on some pics to post for tomorrow.  Happy Mothers Day!

I am still here!!

Hello all, it has been a while since I have posted, however finally starting to get some type of schedule that you will be able to see me more often.  I will be posting the latest pics later tonight and share a little of what has been going on. I am also now on facebook at Sunshine States Naturals if you would like to follow activities there.  So much has happened and God has been awesome!!!!!!  Will post pics later, ciao for now....

Not to fret my pets, lol

Here is the latest pic.  I just twisted my hair tonight after a co-wash, blow dry and two-strand twist.  Trust me you do not want to see it yet without blow dry, major shrinkage.  That all for tonight folks...........

Missed Me?

I know it has been a while since I have written but trust me the truth is stranger than fiction.  I have since found out that I am pregnant with my third (our fifth), travelled to Belize to see my parents for a week, asked my husband to "help even out my hair" which turned into another BC etc. etc.

Just to give you some background, I am sure someone can relate that besides the everyday thought of what to do with my natural hair today coupled with the first trimester not feeling pretty everyday blues I "thought" some change might be good.  As the old saying goes "if it ain't broke......", below are the pics of before and after.  Needless to say I regret it however it is only hair and it will grow back and I will NOT be cutting my hair again!!!!

The after is in the middle as if that is not obvious.  This blog has taken a turn that includes the emotional, physical and life process of being a black woman with natural hair.  There is way more that goes into this than anyone believes or understands unless one lives it.......more to come...........