I'm Back! (Wash Day)

After a much needed spring break I am back feeling refreshed and motivated! I have officially rededicated myself to my hair journey. 

I washed my hair on Monday and it was a much needed TLC session with my hair! I have not had the opportunity to enjoy my wash day in a about a month. I've really been doing quick wash days. Monday I decided to take my time. I pre-pooed overnight with EVCO. I initially wanted to use honey, but my new growth is not hard to manage at all. I will be 9 weeks post on Friday and my hair has been a breeze to manage. I don't think I will have much trouble doing long stretches. After pre-pooing I gave my scalp a great massage/shampoo session. I will definitely be clarifying on Friday when I wash my hair. I DC'ed without heat for about 3 hours. I then air-dried my hair using the scarf method. Since then I've been wearing my hair in a pony-tail or bun. I plan on doing a flexi rod set tonight on dry hair. 

It feels really great to be back and motivated. I know that I need to practice, practice, practice when it comes to styling my hair!! I realized that I become easily frustrated when my hair does not turn out the way I envisioned it. I'm so hyped up and motivated when it comes to doing a style, but after execution that excitement goes out the window. This is partially why my March goes include at least 3 flexi-rod sets. I'm determined to perfect this style. 

I See a Slacker!

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I have fell completely off the wagon! Yes, I've been neglecting my hair. Lately I have stretched my wash days to every two weeks due to time, stress, a heavy workload, and lack of motivation. I told you in a previous post or two that I am in my last semester of nursing school and it has been overwhelming to say the least. I'm just getting off a much needed spring break and I took full advantage of that time. I probably should have been blogging a little more while I had a free moment, but I've been spending the time with my family. I know my son really appreciated that.

I need to really get back on dedicating myself to washing my hair weekly and trying more new styles. I've seen my hair thrive since starting my HHJ and I would hate to loose that progress. I've seen several bloggers post about monthly goals and I think I should really commit to making them and sticking to them. So I'm recommitting myself to my HHJ AND ECP's Roller-setting challenge. I think this will help me with perfecting new styles. So here are my March Goals:

1.At least least 3 Flexi-Rod Sets
2. Wash Day Weekly (Sunday is wash Day)
3. Stick to Regimen
4. M&S every night
4. Oil Scalp at least 3 times per week
5. No direct heat

Very basic and attainable goals! I hope that you are having a better time with you than me! HHG Ladies!

Blog Update

So I finally finished updating my blog by completing the "My Hair Section". Check it out by clicking on the tab above or following this link! Hope u all enjoy your weekend!

Hooded Dryer Talk/Babble

I planned to purchase my hooded dryer this week. After months of research I decided to purchase the LCL  Salon Hair Dryer on Wheels. I was very disappointed to find out it is out of stock and there is no expected date of when it will be back in. The representative estimated another 4 or 5 weeks. I was really looking forward roller-setting more. I actually planned to do a flexi-rod up do for a Black Tie Affair I will attending in a few weeks.

I actually thought about purchasing another dryer, but could not find one I love that is in my budget for this month. So basically my plan is to wait until next month to see if the dryer is back in stock and purchase or just purchase another dryer all together. I'm leaning toward the 2000 Watt Pebco Hooded Dryer. Not necessarily that dryer, but definitely that brand. In the mean time I will be using my SIL's trusty tabletop for my flexi-rod up do. I will just plan to be under the dryer about two hours. -__-

Oh and I will definitely be having a post dedicated to the Black Tie Affair Event I will be attending.

Hair Plans

I just wanted to share with you my hair plans for the next 2 months. I've been doing tons of research and prepping to reach my hair goals this year. Just to refresh your memory on my hair goals this year I added the list below.


1. Retain length
2. Stick to regimen
3. Aim for thickness
4. Learn and perfect 5 new styles
5. APL by Feb 2013


Well what I have planned will hopefully help me reach several goals. First I plan on stretching my relaxers for 16 weeks. Stretching a relaxer means increasing the amount of time between relaxing your hair. It has several benefits which I will share in a later post. I graduate from college in May and I plan on relaxing around that time. To stretch I have been creating a list of tips I will use during my stretch. I again will share this in a future post. The purpose of this post is to give you very basic layout of my plans. I promise to elaborate in future posts.


My second plan is to transition to texlax hair. My hair is pretty fine so when I relax bone straight it makes my hair look limp and thin! I have cut layers in my hair in the past to increase thickness, but I have now grown them out. I want my hair to be thick, not just appear thick. I will have several long stretches where I will transition. I will slowly trim off the relaxed ends when I have either grown tired of taking care of three textures, or have grown my texlax hair to a length I am satisfied with.


Piggy backing off my last point, I plan to self relax. I'm not afraid to self relax. I have done it for YEARS and I have never had a problem. I have also relaxed others' hair so I'm very confident in my ability. Right now the plan is to stick with the Mizani Butter Blends line, That is what I have been using for the pass 5 years or so and my hair loves it. I'm thinking of using the mild relaxer instead of the normal.


Lastly I will be making a YouTube channel in the future. I'm not sure how soon this will be, but it is definitely a goal of mine. Don't worry, you all will be one of the first to know.


So this is my layout for reaching my hair goals this year! If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments leave them below! HHG!!

Wash Day with Clear Rinse

For those of you who follow me on Twitter you know that I tried my first clear rinse last Friday. I will be sharing my experience and results with you. First let me tell you about my wash day and the products I use.

I did an pre-poo with EVCO with a cap for about 30 minutes. I had just come off a 12.5 hour clinical rotation and I was extremely tired, but still did a pre-poo. I feel as if a pre-poo is a vital step in my wash day. I then shampooed with L'oreal Paris EverPure Sulfate-free shampoo. Truthfully I am very satisfied with this shampoo and my be adding it to my regimen permanently. I don't have to use a lot of the product and it doesn't dry out my hair. I DCed overnight with NTM Daily Conditioner. I do NOT like his stuff. I've used it 2 or 3 times already and I'm not impressed. It does not moisturize my hair the way it should. I think this is why I was experiencing breakage after my protein treatment. I will not be repurchasing this conditioner.

I didn't get a chance to wash the conditioner out until about 2pm. I rinsed then I tried my clear rinse. I used the the Jazzing brand from Sally's BSS. I sectioned my hair in four parts and added the product to every section thoroughly. I kept it on for 10 minutes and then I rinsed. I did not see an immediate change as others had. Well I did notice a little shine, but nothing that wowed me. I used Hawaiian Silky 14-N-1 as a leave-in. This was my first time using the product and I'm not sure how I feel about this product yet.

I air-dried overnight using my scarf and ponytail method. Saturday I went to visit in my-laws and Alabama. I was quite surprised and pleased with my Love's Aunt's hair product stash. I used her IC Fantasia Heat Protectant to flat iron my hair. I didn't use much at all. I was pleased with this product and will be purchasing this product for myself in the near future.

My hair turned out great! My hair had so much body and swang!!!! It had a shine out of this word. I could tell my cuticles were closed because my hair was soft, smooth, and light. But of course I didn't get to enjoy my hair out for long b/c it rained cats and dogs ll weekend. My hair got wet the first day. Surprisingly my hair didn't frizz the way of normally does. Now without further delay here are pics of my results.

Random Hair Babble

I think my hair has grown! Yeah!!! Even though I have not done an official length check I can tell my hair has grown since the start of my HHJ.

Yesterday while doing my precept at the hospital my patient told me my hair was long. I almost laughed because using consider my hair even close to being long. But if did help me feel good. Even though I did a very long and hard 12.5 hour shift I came home washed my hair and DCed my hair overnight.

For the first time since my HHJ I went two weeks without washing my hair. I just did not have the time. I like air drying my hair and I did not want to go to class or clinical with wet hair. This was not going to happen especially with it being cold in South Carolina.

I purchased 2 new hair goodies. I needed a liquid moisturizer/leave in. I wanted one without protein, but that is soooo hard for find. I decided to try the Hawaiian Silky 14-n-1 in the green. and white bottle. I also picked up a clear rinse that I'm debating on trying. I think gonna try it tonight since I want to flat iron my hair.

I'm purchasing my hair dryer next month. It will really help me. Reduce the urge to use heat and I can finally try some wet roller sets.

I have decided I do not like HE LTR. While it smells great, its not a great moisturizer. I'm gonna use this bottle up and I will not e repurchasing.

I'm hungry. Time to go eat and finish my hair. I'm still DCing.

Have a happy and blessed weekend!