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Sunday, 1 November 2015

Hair Update

Hey everyone!
I know I should have posted this hair update a while back, but been busy. So sorry about that.
Anyway it's been 8 weeks since I big chopped; check out my hair between then and now.
I'm so pleased with my hair and its growth. My regimen has changed since going natural; it's much easier. Basically, I co-wash every 2-3 days (coz I exercise a lot and too much sweat on my scalp makes it itch terribly) and deep condition at the end of the week. I moisturise and seal daily (coz colored hair dries out easily). Everything is so easy since my hair is short. I'm currently wigging but I'm beginning to get bored of wigging. I'm thinking of installing box braids; haven't done that in a while.
Concerning my hair color, I had typed a long post detailing the process but somehow it got deleted from my Drafts. I used Creme of Nature Hair color in Caramel Brown. I really love the color; especially when I'm in sunlight.
Anyway, I've always been curious about my hair growth rate. Coloring my hair gives me an opportunity to see and keep track of my hair growth rate. It's been 6 weeks since I colored my hair and here's how much "new growth" I have:

Doesn't look much to me, but my hair grows slowest at the front. I'll continue to keep track as time goes by, and I'm hoping to find ways to boost my hair growth rate.
Right now, I'm just enjoying my TWA.
Cheers, Fatee 

Sunday, 4 October 2015

Versatile Blogger Award


Hi everyone! Wow, its been like forever! So so sorry I've been away for a while, honestly the last couple of weeks have been a blur. So much work and activities....Phew!!
So I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by two of my fave bloggers, Judith of Juditherese's hair care and Modupe of Hairlevation. Thanks girls!!
Here we go.
1. Thank the bloggers who nominated you- which I have.
2. Nominate 15 bloggers.
Hmm, all my fave bloggers have already been nominated. So, if you're a blogger reading this, I nominate YOU!
3. Tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.
- I'm crazy about JESUS CHRIST! He's the Centre of my life, the reason for my existence. He's my Lord and Savior. If you're close to me, you'll hear about Him a lot.
- I'm a vegetarian. Yes, African vegetarians do exist. No,  I wasn't brought up this way. No, I have no medical/religous condition that prohibits me from eating animal flesh.
- I'm an extremely disciplined person. Once I set my mind to do something, I do it.
- I love to read. If it's a book, I love it already.
- I dream of travelling the world someday. Or maybe just Europe.
- I'm addicted to tea. All kinds: green, black, white, camomile etc. I just love tea!!!
- I'm not a pet lover. I'm terrified of dogs; ever since I was bitten by one at age 7. And, I'm not superstitious, but cats really creep me out.
There you have it. I'll post a hair update once I wash my hair tomorrow.
Cheers, Fatee.

Friday, 4 September 2015

I'm back!!

Hi,
It's been like what... forever??? So sorry to be away for so long, been writing exams. But now exams are over, and my life is slowly returning to normal.
So, here's a recap of what's been happening to my hair while I was away
- I BIG CHOPPED!!!
- I coloured my hair!!!
Whilst you're recovering from shock, Here's the news in full.
So,  it happened one faithful day, I had an exam for which I stayed up all night preparing for. Afterwards, I was feeling tired and stressed then someone close to me pissed me off. As I was in that angry, moody state, one of my sisters (FYI, I've got 4) sent me a pic of her big chop. When I decided to go natural, I'd thought of soing the big chop and starting afresh but I  was scared I'd look awful (I've got a weirdly shaped head). So when I saw the pic with my sister looking so gorgeous with her low-cut,  I thought "I'd look good too!" since we look so much alike (Duh, we're sisters). So I grabbed my hair scissors and started snipping away. It took me over an hour, because after cutting off my texlaxed ends, I had to even my hair out. I'd have gone to the barber's, but I was scared they'd scrape off all my hair.
So enough talk. Time for some pics


The reactions have been PRICELESS!!! Everyone, and I mean everyone I know had something to say. The most common statement I received is "Why did you cut your hair? It was so long and healthy" I just shrug and say “it's just hair"
Do I miss my texlaxed hair? Hmm...sometimes. Do I regret doing rhe big chop? Absolutely Not!!! I love my short hair. Wash days are now easy brezzy.
I feel like like I'm starting my hhj afresh and it's exciting!! Looking forward to long, healthy NATURAL hair.
Cheers, Fatee 

Monday, 10 August 2015

I'M TRANSITIONING TO NATURAL

If you read my last post, then this is not news to you. So here's to answer all your questions.

MINI CHOP!!!

So, this happened. It's no joke. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet: I'VE DECIDED TO TRANSITION TO NATURAL HAIR!!!
Details on how and why I decided to transition will be in its own post (Click here for the deets) . Let's just focus on my mini chop for now.

Friday, 31 July 2015

July faves

Hey everyone!! So today's the last day in July. Thank God for His mercies and protection all through the month.
So I thought I'd share some new stuff I experienced this month that I've come to love with you guys. Here we go.

Monday, 27 July 2015

Wash day | 3 weeks post

Hi guys!! Long time no post.
So I'm now 3 weeks post and before I go into my washday details,  I'd like to ramble a bit om what's been happening to my hair for the past three weeks.
1) I HATE FLAT-IRONED HAIR!!! If you read my relaxer day post,  you'd know I flat-ironed my hair to do a length check.  Well, I really hated it. My hair was so limp n flat I was actually beginning to miss my many weeks post hair with lots of new growth. God really hears the cry of our hearts coz a few days afterwards, I got caught in heavy downpour on my way home and was drenched. First thing I did when I got home was look at the mirror. How happy I was to see my texlaxed kinks return!! Then I took the picture below

Monday, 6 July 2015

Relaxer Update

Hellooo!!!How is life treating you?? So I've finally relaxed my hair at 17.5 weeks post. Here's how it went down.
The day before relaxer
I detangled my hair thoroughly with my Easy Buddy Detangler. Took over an hour. I then put my hair into four sections and applied Vaseline to my scalp.

Thursday, 2 July 2015

I'm Baaaaaackkkk!!!!

Helloooooo!!! Who missed me???!!! I missed yall so much!!! So sorry I've been AWOL. Life's been hectic. But I'm here now!!
Quick Hair update: I'm 17 weeks post. I've been wigging for a couple of weeks coz I was too busy to take care of my hair. But I had a wash day last weekend and here's how it went
-Preepooed overnight with an oil mix of Amla oil, Olive oil and Castor oil. The next day, I detangled and put my hair in four sections.

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

My first Roller set ever

Helloooo!!!  So remember my crochet braids??  I'd planned to keep it for four weeks but two weeks in my edges were growing wild and It was taking loadsss of Egde control to tame them.  Then I was to attend my brother's graduation ceremony; most of my family were also to be in attendance and I didn't want them to see me with jacked up edges. So with a heavy heart,  I had to to take down the braids.
Taking down the braids was sooooo easy,  took me like 15 minutes. All I had to do was snip off the braids and pull out.
- Applied a hot oil mix of Amla oil and Coconut oil to the corn rows. Let it sit for a few minutes then proceeded to unravelling and Detangling. Detangling was easy but tedious. I then sat under my heating cap for 20 minutes.

Saturday, 30 May 2015

Be Inspired- Meet Juditherese

Holla hairlistas!!!  So I'm here with a very,  very juicy post. This is my first feature on the blog and It's about a very inspiring hairlista. I came across her blog recently and I'm not ashamed to say I stalk her blog now. Enough of me, Ladies and Gentlemen (If there be any) Meet Juditherese!!!

Friday, 22 May 2015

Wash day - Crochet braids

Hey hairlistas!! Hope we all good???
So I'm about 11 weeks post and my hair be giving me serious attitude and I'm like "Hey hair, I own you ooo!! So don't mess with me!!" That's when I decided to put my hair in a protective style.
So after a lot of deliberation (which style to do or not to do), I settled on crochet braids. I've always wanted to try it and after watching a few vids on Youtube on how it's done, I thought "heck, why not??" But I had to wash my hair first. Here's how that went:

Monday, 18 May 2015

Hair Update

Hey everyone!!! Hope we are all doing good?
So, So, So sorry i disappeared!!! Life has been pretty hectic. Then, all my electronic devices waged war against me and refused to work. After some frustrating few weeks, all is good now. And I'm back.

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Mini Setback| My experience with white vinegar

Source: Google Images

Hi hairlistas!!! This post describes a mini setback I’ve just experienced. I call it mini; you’ll see why.
So, shortly before Easter, I was grocery shopping and I spotted white vinegar while grabbing some ketchup. If you’re not new to the hair care world, you’ll probably heard (or read) about vinegar, particularly Apple cider vinegar (ACV) being used for hair (Google it). It is known to remove build-up, reduce itchy, flaky scalp and add shine and bounce to hair. You see, before I started my hair journey, I battled with dandruff and itchy scalp. When I began my hhj, the dandruff disappeared but the itchy scalp persisted, though not as bad as before. I read about ladies using ACV to get rid of itchiness and I longed to try it. Unfortunately, finding ACV is quite difficult in Naija. After reading that white vinegar is just as good, I decided it give it a whirl. So I mixed equal part vinegar with equal part water and used as a final rinse after rinsing off my DC. The itchiness reduced drastically!!! Boy was I pleased. But that’s not the end of the tale.

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Wash day | Bantu knots

Hey everyone!!! How we all doing????
This post is two weeks late and I apologise for that.
Here’s how my wash day went:
- DCed on dry hair with Profectiv Mega growth Detangling Conditioner for 20 minutes with heat. This conditioner’s slip is amazing and my pre-wash detangling session went smooth.
- Co washed with VO5 Kiwi and Lime squeeze Clarifying Conditioner.
- Wrapped a T-shirt around my hair to absorb the extra water.
- Applied my leave-ins: Motions CPR leave-in conditioner and ORS Humidity control serum, detangled and air-dried.

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

First Quarter Goal Review

Hey ladies!!! Welcome to the month of April!! Its April Fools day but go easy on the pranking!!! May you enjoy peace and bliss this month.
At the beginning of the year when I set my hair goals, i decided to do a goal review at the end of each quarter to monitor my progress and adjust if necessary. So since the first quarter of the year is over, it’s time for my first goal review. Here we go.
Length: To be APL by June 2015(which will mark one year since I began my hhj) and almost BSL by the end of the year (December 2015) [it is not June yet, but for the sake of this post I decided to do an unofficial length check. Here it is]

Saturday, 28 March 2015

I'm back | Hair Update

Hey everyone? What’s good?
So sorry I’ve been MIA, been super busy. But I’m back now. I really missed blogging and I was so happy to catch up on all my fave hair blogs.  Just wanted to stop by and give an update on what’s been happening to my hair.
I’ve been consistent with my regimen, which is great. On my last washday, I tried DCing on dry hair and I loved the results!! I’m definitely going to be doing this regularly. But my hair is thicker, so detangling is not quite easy.
I’m about 3 weeks post and I’m still wearing my hair out. Usually, I wear my hair for about 2 weeks after texlaxing; then under the wig it goes till the next touch-up.  But I’ve been enjoying my hair so much; it’s much thicker and so healthy. Now if only the length will catch up. You don’t have to wait for your hair to be long before you wear it out; you can still enjoy it in whatever length it is now. There are a lot of hairstyles you can rock with short hair, get creative!!!
I recently wore my hair in two flat twists. I love this style so much; I didn’t have to restyle daily. I just M&S each morning before I head out, then tie my satin scarf once I get home. It really helps my hand-in-hair syndrome. I’m working on incorporating what is called Hair of the Week (HOTW); hairstyles that I can wear for the entire week without restyling. If you have any ideas, please feel free to leave a comment.

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Wash day: Protein treatment gone wrong


Hey hairlistas!!!! Whats good? This week, I noticed some breakage. I realised it’s been 5 weeks since I did a hard protein treatment. It wasn’t wash day yet so I grabbed my Double Sheen Argan Oil Leave-in conditioner and sprayed on my hair. It contains hydrolysed Vegetable protein as the second ingredient on the list of ingredients. I sealed with coconut oil (FYI, coconut oil penetrates the hair shaft and helps to reduce protein loss. If you’re suffering from Protein Overload, it’s advisable to stay away from it). I noticed later that the breakage reduced greatly. I just bought this leave-in and I’m loving it!!! Wash day finally came around and here’s how it went:

Sunday, 15 March 2015

Water for hair growth

Source: Google images
Water.  Chemically known as H2O. It makes up about 70% of Earth’s surface and is essential for sustaining ALL life forms. And it is also essential for hair growth. Your hair needs moisture to survive. If you truly desire long, healthy hair, then water must be an important part of your regimen.
Ways to incorporate water into regimen
• Drink it
Source: Google Images
 Water is essential for many body functions, hair growth included. And scientifically, the human body is about 70% water. When you drink enough water, you get more energy and have healthy skin and hair. Many beauty queens and models have claimed water as their secret to looking young. Water also helps with weight loss as it boost metabolism (it also contains zero calories). The daily recommended intake is 8 glasses (about 2 L). Unfortunately, many don’t like water because of its bland taste. If you’re not used to drinking so much, start small and gradually increase your intake. Personally, I drink 3 L of water per day. And I love the benefits!!!I’ve lost a bit of weight since I started and my skin looks much better. There are a lot of water apps you can download and use to monitor and keep track of your intake. My favourite is the HydroCoach app. I love this app so much I sent an email to the developers telling them how much I love it. Water apps can be downloaded from Google Play store (android devices) or iTunes (iOS devices).
My water daily intake from HydroCoach water app
• Use it
Source: Google Images
Washing your hair with water is extremely important. It is important you maintain the moisture-protein balance of your hair. When there is an imbalance, you’ll suffer breakage. Washing hair, apart from cleaning, replenishes moisture.Try to wash your hair at least once a week. Our hair needs moisture to survive. Also, moisturise your hair with a water-based moisturiser (again, if water is not the number one in its list of ingredients, then it is not a moisturiser, no matter what it has been labelled). Make sure you seal with a natural oil after moisturising to retain the moisture longer.
Hope this was helpful!!!
Cheers, Fatee

Monday, 9 March 2015

Wash Day: Easy Breezy

Hey dearies!! How's everyone doing??
If you follow me on Instagram (IG name: fatee_haircademia), you’d have seen my faux bob. This was my protective style this week and I think I’m in love!!! I’ve tried to do a faux bob many times before, but it never came out right. I think it’s because my hair was shorter. Now that my hair is a bit longer, the faux bob came out perfect. I got a lot of compliments about it. I even posted the picture on my personal Facebook page and the compliments came flooding in!!! I think I’ve found a go-to protective style; I’m definitely going to be doing more of this in the future.

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Relaxer Day

Hey y'all!!! Hope we are all good.
So I relaxed my hair at exactly 16 weeks post. My stretch has been a breeze, but I was happy to finally relax my hair. Here’s how it went:
• I used ORS No-lye relaxer in normal strength. I love the lye relaxer but I thought I’d try this one.
Kit contents

Monday, 2 March 2015

The demon called Protein Overload

Hey ladies!!! How was your weekend? Mine was all about sleepless nights and loads of homework(grad school is HARD). Oh well.

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Pre Relaxer wash day


Hey dearies!!! Hope you had a fantastic week.
This week has been somehow for my hair. I did a braid out and it turned out ok, but it rained heavily a few days later and all the humidity just made the curls fall apart. I attempted to put my hair in a high bun but my 2 inches+ of new growth just made it look puffy. Seriously, my hair looks like I’m on a long-term transition. It was driving me crazy.  Frustrated, I decided to wig it till relaxer day. But I need to wash my hair first.

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Hairspeak


Hey everyone!! Hope we all good?
I decided to do a post on all the terms used in healthy hair care to help all the newbies in their hhj.
Who has read the book 1984 by George Orwell? (FYI, I love classic literature: Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen etc.). Anyway, in the book, the world is ruled by a dictator named Big Brother. So a new language is formed called NEWSPEAK, while the old language people spoke before Big Brother took over is called OLDSPEAK. So from this analogy comes HAIRSPEAK!!!
Hairspeak: all the words, terms and lingua used in healthy hair care.
Here we go!!!

Saturday, 21 February 2015

Wash day- 14 weeks post


Hey everyone!! Hope youre all having a great weekend!!
I had my hair in a sock bun all week( I am such a lazy stylist). It was an amazing protective style; I didn’t need to comb or even restyle my hair each day(though I got caught in rain once and had to let my hair down to dry). In the morning; I just applied some gel to my edges, brushed it with an old toothbrush and dashed out the door. Here’s how my wash day went:

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

The Dos of Healthy hair care-Part 1



There are two ways to achieving long hair: Hair growth and Length retention. Unless you have a medical condition that prevents hair from growing, your hair GROWS. It may be slow, but it surely grows!!  The fact that you need to relax your hair consistently proves it (if your hair is relaxed, that is). So you ask, if my hair grows, how come it isn’t, you know, like butt-length long? Well, my dear, the problem is two words: LENGTH RETENTION. The reason your hair is stuck on the same length month after month, year after year, is because you haven’t mastered the art of retaining the length you grow. But dear, look no further!! I’ll be doing a Healthy Hair care series to help you learn how to retain length. I’ll be dividing the series into parts (to prevent information overload) and it’s in two phases: The Dos of Healthy Hair care and the Don’ts of Healthy Hair care. So here is (drumroll)
The Dos of Healthy Hair care Part 1!!!

Monday, 16 February 2015

Product Stash


Hey ladies!!! Hope everyone is doing great.
I promised a post of my product stash. So, Here it is!! Now I don't think I'm a product junkie (yet). But Imma let you be the judge of that. Here we go.

Saturday, 14 February 2015

DIY Box braids takedown + Henna treatment


Hey everyone!!! Hope y’all good.Happy Valentine's day!!! Love yourself and others, now and always!! Hope we are all having a wonderful Valentine’s day.
So in my last post, I mentioned how I installed box braids on my hair. Well, I liked it at first, but later on it started to look….not good. So after 12 days, I decided I was time to take them out.
- I unravelled the braids (took forever) and finger combed to remove shed hair. Then applied coconut oil to my hair, divided into four sections and combed each section with a wide tooth comb.
- It was late (about 11 pm) so I just applied castor oil to my scalp and massaged for a few minutes. Covered my hair with a satin scarf and went to bed.
- The next morning, I had to go to school so I just moisturised and sealed and packed my hair in a low bun. When I got home, I wanted to wash my hair and decided on a henna treatment as well.
I bought the henna from a local market on my last trip to Abuja during the Christmas holidays.
Henna is a greenish-yellow powder that is commonly used as body paint (if you’re a Nigerian, henna is what Northern women call ‘lalle’ and use to decorate their hands and feet during special occasions such as weddings). Henna has been found to be a great hair strengthener. It also thickens the hair over time (my main reason for using it). It adds a reddish tint to hair, which fades over time. It also acts as a protein treatment. Here’s how I did it:
- I brewed two bags of lemon and lime tea in a cup of hot water.


- While I waited for the tea to cool, I sieved the henna using a flour sieve (during my last henna treatment which was also my first, I didn’t sieve the henna and it was a DISASTER. It took forever to wash it off and even then, I kept picking stalks out of my hair for days).

- Once the tea was cool, I poured it into the bowl of henna, stirring continuously until it had the consistency of yogurt.

- I parted my hair into four sections and finger detangled. Then, I applied the henna, as one would apply a relaxer. I applied in all four sections generously from root to tip. (WARNING: Please use a pair of gloves when applying henna. Else you end up with red stained palms and fingernails. Unless you’re OK with that, use a pair of gloves)


- Covered with two nylon bags (didn’t want to ruin my shower cap) and left for 3 hours.
- After 3 hours, I rinsed off (took a while to get all the henna out of my hair, but it was much easier and better than the last time).
- T-shirt dried for 20 minutes.
- Followed with a moisturising DC of Motions Moisture plus conditioner, Organics by Africa’s Best Cholesterol and Tea tree oil conditioner, added a spoonful of olive oil and a few drops of Eucalyptus oil. Covered with a nylon bag, wrapped a towel around my head and left for one hour.
- Rinsed off DC and T-shirt dried for 15 minutes.
- Air dried with my standing fan and applied my leave ins( a 50:50 mix of Motions leave-in conditioner and VO5 Moisture milks Conditioner) then finger-detangled. Applied ORS Humidity control serum and detangled with a wide tooth comb. Detangling was amazing, I lost very little hair. So happy!!
- I threaded my hair in eight sections using black yarn(wool). Covered with a satin scarf and went to bed.
- The next morning, I loosened the threads, moisturised with Carrot oil moisturiser and sealed with coconut oil.
Results


I love my hair. So thick!!! So soft yet strong!!! Henna is definitely going to be my regular monthly protein treatment. The pros outweigh the cons by far. One of my hair goals is thick hair, so this will definitely help.
I’m currently 13 weeks post aiming for 16 weeks and this stretch has been amazing!!!! I have about 2 inches of new growth and it’s been no bother!!! Still racking my brain on what I’m doing right.  If all continues well (Fingers crossed!!), I might extend my stretch to 20 weeks.
If you decide to do a henna treatment, please note the following
- Always follow a henna treatment (and any kind of protein treatment) with a moisturising deep conditioning as henna can leave your hair quite stiff.
- Henna can inhibit the relaxer process, so wait at least two weeks after a henna treatment before getting a relaxer else you might end up with under processed hair.
- Like I already stated, please wear gloves when applying henna.
Don't you just love those wash days when everything goes your way?? I know I do!!
My next post will be on my product stash, so stay tuned. Happy Valentine's day!!!
Cheers, Fatee

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

DIY box braids

Hey everyone!! Hope all is well at your ends.
Last post I promised a post on box braids I installed on my hair myself. Here it is.
I used Expression braids, just a pack I bought for 600 naira (about 4 dollars). I cut it into four equal parts and feathered the tips so it won't be blunt. Since I'd washed my hair n stretched it via threading the previous day (see my last post here), i just applied Shea butter to my hair and I was ready to begin.
- I made medium parts using my fingers only and braided with the extension. the extension was of medium size. it took me about 8 hours but here are the results
                        Half way....
                       All done
I wish it'd turned out better but I'm OK with it. Rocking this look for the next four weeks.
Cheers, Fatee...

2015 Hair goals

At the beginning of the year, I set goals for my hair I’d like to achieve by the end of the year.
Length: To be APL by June 2015(which will mark one year since I began my hhj) and almost BSL by the end of the year (December 2015)
Health: To increase the thickness of my hair and have healthy ends.
Goal setting is incomplete without a plan on how to achieve the set goals. Here’s my plan:
- Continue with my regimen (weekly washdays, moisturise and seal daily, massage scalp with castor oil daily)
- Stretch for at least 16 weeks and texlax no more than three times yearly. Since I began my hhj, I’ve only been able to stretch for 14 weeks max. I’m aiming for 16 weeks and hopefully, more.
- GHE at least  5 days a week and do inversion 7 days a month
- Trimming only when necessary. I’m kind of a scissor happy person so I need to put myself in check. No more than 3 trims this year.
- Low manipulation and Protective styling
Researching on methods to boost hair growth
- Drink at least 3L of water daily
- Take multivitamins
- Exercise and eat healthy
That’s it. I’m fully committed to this plan and hopefully I’ll be able to achieve my goals at the set deadline. I'll be doing quarterly reviews to see how far I've gone and to adjust if necessary. I’m currently SL, about 2 inches away from APL. Fingers crossed!!!
What are your 2015 hair goals and how are you planning to achieve them???
Cheers, Fatee

Monday, 2 February 2015

Wash day: threading..

Hey everyone!!!
Last week was quite eventful in terms of hair. My wash day was as follows:
- oiled my scalp with a warm oil mix of amla oil, carrot oil and castor oil infused with onions. Divided my hair into dour sections and drenched each section with coconut oil. Finger detangled and also followed through with a widetooth comb. Covered with a plastic bag and left for 2 hours.
- washed hair with Dudu Osun Black soap (My hair lurrrves dis :))
- tea rinsed with black tea and green mint tea.
- My hair was really dry during the week despite the fact that I moisturized and sealed 2x daily, so I went for a moisturizing DC. Deep conditioned with Motions moisture plus deep conditioner, Organics by Africa's best Cholesterol and tea tree oil, added some glycerine and honey. Covered with a plastic bag for 1.5 hours.
- applied VO5 Shea cashmere moisturising conditioner (smells heavenly!!!) over DC and left for 15 minutes.
- rinsed out and T-shirt dried for 30 minutes.
-Applied my leave-in mix of VO5 Moisture milks conditioner and Motions leave-in conditioner and detangled.
Now this is where the fun began.
I'm currently 11 weeks post and I've been using the banding method to stretch my new growth. However, I decided to try something else. I think its called threading (We African women be doing this). Its more commonly done with rubber threads, however I had some yarn (wool) and decided to use it instead. I had colors black and pink but decided to use the pink coz well.....feeling funky. I divided my hair into 8 sections and threaded each section.
 Here's the turn out:

OK, OK it could have been better, but its my first try. It was late so I just covered with my satin scarf and let it air dry overnight. The next morning, I unraveled a section, mosturised with Organics Carrot oil moisturizer and sealed with coconut oil before unraveling another.
Verdict
My hair was really stretched out (sorry didn't take any pics coz I was in a rush). The banding method only keeps my new growth stretched but this stretches my entire hair length. Its a keeper!!!!!
My next post is on how I installed box braids with extensions....by myself!!! I'll also be putting up a post on my hair stats :current hair length, regimen, products and 2015 hair goals. Stay tuned.
I'm still getting the hang of blogging so forgive the nature of the blog. Also working on opening social media accounts for the blog.
Thanks for reading. Stay blessed!!!
Cheers, Fatee...


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Wednesday, 28 January 2015

A Grand Welcome....

Hi everyone!! My name is Fatima but my loved ones call me Fatee. I have two obsessions: God and now Hair!!! I began my hair journey (officially) June 2014. And in less than a year, I'm amazed by the results!!! This blog is here to share all I know and plan to discover about my hair. Join the ride!!!
Cheers, Fatee...