Eleven Months and counting...

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NEXT MONTH IS MY NAPPIVERSARY!! ONE YEAR NATURAL!!!
I have been loving watching the growth over the past 11 Months. My hair is so healthy and growing wonderfully. I plan on trimming my hair next month. I am having fun trying to find styles on the internet for my hair length. And by fun, what I mean is trouble. I have seen photos of locs, and afro's but I dont want either. I have been wearing wash and go styles and twist outs. Here is my wash and go from today.





Here is a length check.



Here is a twistout FroHawk


And here is my hair flat ironed.




Not bad for 11 months huh?

NEXT MONTH IS MY NAPPIVERSARY!! ONE YEAR NATURAL!!!
I have been loving watching the growth over the past 11 Months. My hair is so healthy and growing wonderfully. I plan on trimming my hair next month. I am having fun trying to find styles on the internet for my hair length. And by fun, what I mean is trouble. I have seen photos of locs, and afro's but I dont want either. I have been wearing wash and go styles and twist outs. Here is my wash and go from today.

6 1/2 Months Natural

I’m 6 ½ Months natural. Sorry I have not kept up with the updates.
I love the freedom I have with my hair. It’s so incredibly easy to style. I have found a very easy style that I wear each day. In the morning I just spray my hair with water. (Sometimes a mix of water and conditioner in the spray bottle) and I rub rub rub. My curls start popping out. Then I take 2 side combs and put one on each side of my hair. Its a very easy fro hawk. Later this month I have a ceremony that I am in. I will be on stage in a business suit and then an evening gown. My friend is doing my hair for that occasion. I’m not sure what style I will have but I will try to post photos.

What I love most about my natural hair is...

I love that my natural hair has a personality all its own. I am so happy that I am no longer FORCING my hair to do things that it does not naturally want to do. I love that some days my hair looks amazing and other days it shows me that not everyday is going to be perfect. I also love that I am not damaging it by frying it with blowfryers and curling irons anymore. I feel like my hair is as unique as I am. Even my sisters and I do not have the same hair. There are 3 of us and Each of us have a completly different hair type.

I have had tremendous growth over the past few months. My hair is healthy happy and thriving. Each day I am learning new things that my hair likes and dislikes. It really is an intense relationship that I have with my hair. I am loving every moment. I even have a favorite hairstyle!! I am loving the Frohawk!! I may post some photos soon.

What is the CG or Curly Girl method?

The Curly Girl method is the method based on the book “Curly Girl” by Lorraine Massey. In the book, Lorraine talks about the use of conditioners to cleanse the hair in place of shampoos. Many shampoos contain Sulfates which are very drying to your already dry hair. The types of conditioners used for cleansing are any conditioners that do not have ingredients ending in “cone”. Silicones are not good for curly hair and therefore should be avoided. For washing your hair you can use a cheap conditioner such as VO5, White Rain or Suave. You may then follow with any conditioner of your choice or you can stick to the cheap ones. This method is often called Conditioner Only method or CO method

My TWA style

So now you have a TWA and your wondering what you can do with it. If your hair is extremly short you can adorn your hair with pretty clips and scarves. I am finally at a point where I can start styling. I have enough hair now to braid and twist. Here is a photo of my style with flat twists in the front. I picked the back of the hair out into a fro. In this picture I am on day ten of wearing this style.