I'M BACK, FOR REAL THIS TIME!!!

HELLO???!!! IS ANYONE HERE??!!
So, it's been over a year since I blogged in this space. Why? Well, you know, life, hustles and bustles, so many reasons. But I've decided to become a hair blogger again! For real this time, hopefully.
Anyway, so much has changed in the past year especially my hair!! I don't regret my decision to go natural, it's absolutely Amazing! My second year hairniversary is in a few weeks (2 years already? How time flies!!) and here's a collage to show my progress

Yay to growth!!! It's been so good even when I had to snip off like 3 inches because one side of my hair was wayyyyy longer than the others, its grown right back. I'm so excited about year 3 and can't wait to see my hair growth!!
My hair is currently armpit length and I'm chasing waist length. I do believe that it's possible for a 100% Nigerian woman to have waist length hair and I'm hoping to prove it. But now my short-term goal is Bra-strap length by February 2018 (6 months from now). I've found that setting short-term goals makes it easier to achieve my long-term goal of waist length. Fingers crossed, I make it!
So in the next few weeks, I'll be sharing my current hair regimen, new products and techniques I'm testing, and tips and tricks on how to grow your hair long. So, watch this space!
It's good to be back!
Cheers, Fatee. 

Fatee, where have you been?

Heyaaa!!!! Sorry I've been away for what... 3,4 months? I'm not even gonna bug you with why I stopped blogging. But I'm truly, truly sorry. Can yall forgive me? Pretty pleaseeeeee? *group hug*
So, what have I  been up to while I was away? Or specifically what has my hair been up to? Well, I'm about 6 months post BC and here's a pic for yall

BC vs 6 months after

My hair is currently 4 inches at the back and 3.5 in up front. Not bad for 6 months, eh? I'm happy with the growth, coz I had to trim off about 1/2 in in December due to single strand knots (blast those things!). I suffered from dryness for a while (probably due to color)  but its much better now. I'm totally happy and in love with my hair!!

Peep my gorgeous hair color!!!! 

Concerning my hair color, I've been getting amazing compliments about it. Seriously, its gorgeous. But will I re-color? Short answer, no. Long answer, I absolutely adore the color, but colored hair is MUCH more work than usual. Sure, I did my research before coloring so I was aware of this, but knowing something is way different than experience. So no more color for me,  thank you very much. But we all know how life works. I can see a gorgeous color somewhere (most likely Instagram),  fall head over heels in love with it and go out and get it done. Such is life.
I'm so happy to be back blogging!!! And I promise to be regular at it and keeps yall updated. So watch  this space coz a washday post will be up in a few days + some few juicy stuff!!!
And, with all of my heart, thank you all for not giving up on me. Kisses.

Cheers, Fatee 

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 

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.

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 

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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:

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.

Mini Setback| My experience with white vinegar

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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.

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.

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]

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.

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: