Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Bad Natural Hair Days

So I know bad hair days are going to happen whether I'm relaxed or natural, but right now with my hair so short bad hair days seem a lot harder to fix without stepping in the shower and starting from scratch.

I had an idea for a hair style, based on some I've seen demonstrated on YouTube.  Last night I started braiding.  Once I started I couldn't stop.  When I was done I wasn't in love with it, but I convinced myself that in the morning with some fluffing it would be alright.

This morning, there wasn't enough fluffing in the world to counteract the weird shape my head appeared to be between the braids and the free hair.  Basically I'd braided too far back.  I refused to waste all that braiding time by just undoing everything this morning, plus if I had unbraided it I'd have had stretched braid out hair in the front and curly afro in the back...not cute.
So I partially unbraided the braids, did an abbreviated wash 'n go in the back and slapped on a head band.  I'm still not in love with it, but it was good enough to go to work.

What do you think?



Tuesday, August 7, 2012

My Big Chop


So I did it.  I got tired of dealing with two textures of hair and I was ready to cut it off myself.  Luckily my sister called and talked me down (Put down the scissors...now.).  My niece, fresh out of beauty school but not yet working, cut it for me for a reasonable price.  That was two weeks ago...and as scared as I was, I love it.  I almost don't want to grow it out.

Here are the best things about my TWA (teeny-weeny afro):

5.  Styling...while my options are somewhat limited, the things I can do are easy and low maintenance.  Afro, pushed back afro, pinned up afro, wash 'n go, twists, braids...

4.  Rain...no umbrella? no problem.  My hair can take it.

3.  Money...store bought products are a little pricey, but I don't have much hair so I don't use much product.

2.  Accessories...it's like I've got more room to explore now.  Hair accessories, jewelry, clothes, make-up...whatever I want!

1.  Driving...I can ride with the window down at 60 mph and my hair doesn't move!