6 Months!!!!

It has officially been 6 months since I cut my hair! May 29th feels like forever ago, and I may as well be a different person from who I was then. I knew very little about taking care of curly hair. I only knew of flat irons, curling rods, and relaxers. Now I know so much about keeping my ends healthy and keeping the frizz to a low level. I will go through my yearly challenges to give an update.

1) No Heat.

This one has been the most pleasant surprise. I have not touched a flat iron or even a blow dryer in six months and my hair is singing because of it! It is also thick and strong and I know that has to do with the minimal heat usage.

2) No Relaxers

I can't believe I ever put them in my hair in the first place. The only thing it did was make my hair look longer but I will never use it again and compromise my pretty coils.

3) No Hair Dye

Very little urges with this one. I like my dark brown color now.

4) No tight ponytails or styles

Loose braids and buns have been my best friends.

5) No dry (bristle) brushing

Haven't done it at all and not missing it!


So far I have conquered my challenges and I will go into these last 6 months strong with the same energy I had on May 29th. Here we go!!!

My 6 months in photos:

May 29th day of cut

Another before picture with my straight and bleached ends

before and after!

Coils!

2 months later- getting longer!

4 months later

6 Months and Counting!!! :) 

HHJ Ladies xoxo

Funny

I had a dream the other night that I was blow drying and straightening my hair! Lol. After I freaked out that I was ruining my yearly challenge and started crying. I think it's safe to say I'm going crazy if this is considered to be a nightmare for me these days... Smh. 

I still can't believe I've gone 6 months without heat. My hair is certainly thanking me for it and I'm glad I made that decision. 

Work Shirt Update

Remember this?

6/12/13

7/10/13

<<--And then this happened??

Well Here are some updates 4 months later :)

11/15/13 Gonna have to start measuring it in terms of the Leopard!

Now my curly hair goes to the top of the A without even stretching!!

I love progress pictures- they inspire me to keep going at it and baby my hair so it can grow nice and long :) hope this gave you some inspiration too!! 

HHJ! xoxo

Monthly review!!

Wow, another month already!!! I can't believe it, in a few weeks it will be six months! Yay :)

I did pretty good with my goals for this month. I will review each one.

1) Try the inverted method for 7 days this month. Check! 

2) continue daily protective styling. Check!

3) maintain healthy scalp with tea tree oil and rinsing out all of my conditioner. Half check! 

So I completed all of my goals. The last one, I've maintained a healthy scalp but with my new shampoo rather than the methods I thought. 

My goals for this next month are:

1) continue with my 7 days of inverted method. 

2) birthday hair! I want to make my hair look really nice for my birthday :) no heat allowed though!

3) do a 6 month review and check up on my yearly challenges. 

The inverted method went really well last month and my hair feels longer than it was last month although I won't know for sure until February. I'm going to start off my months with a week of that because it makes my scalp feel really good. 

I also want to do a braid out and leave my hair down for my bday. I can't wait to see the healthy shiny curls shine for my 22nd :) 

Still can't believe that on the 29th it will have been 6 months! Looking forward to it :) 

Comparisons are Cool

I took this photo back in June and it was my infamous "healthy curls" pic. Now 5 months later and my hair has been growing like a weed!

#change #longerhairstilldontcare #weed 

5 Months!

It's a little past the exact 5 month mark but yay 5 months!!! Almost halfway through the year! Next month, I will do updates on my yearly challenges.

This past wash day, I decided to focus on clarifying. I purchased Head & Shoulders Clean Scalp formula and even though it has lauryl sulfates, I am sacrificing because I am tired of the dandruff. My scalp already feels cleaner so I will work this into my regimen at least once a month. Today I combed through my hair with my denman and then put some coconut oil on it to seal. It looks very thick and healthy so everything is doing well. My bangs are super short now which is weird but it was for the best. I usually just clip them out of my face since they look like puff balls.

I really can't wait to start seeing some real length. I'm getting better with patience; school is helping me keep my mind off of my hair. I can't fall back into the pattern of staring at the roots and willing it to grow. For now, I just gotta live day by day and continue on with my 3 month protective styling challenge. This week, I will keep my hair in two braids for the whole week. I will do this every time I clarify and brush with denman. Hopefully the tangles stay away!