Dear Sweet Baby Jesus,

It’s been a little over a month since my last blow out.  I’m trying really hard to stay away from all heat but man this is a struggle.  My ends are still straight and no matter what I do I don’t feel like the natural curl pattern is ever going to get to them.  Also, the middle of my head is consistently dry no matter what I use.  Anyone have any suggestions?

-DK

Since my “big unintentional chop” I’ve been on the hunt for a hairstyle that works for me without going for weekly blowouts since I’m working on training me hair. The two styles that I’ve taken to are the wondrous slick back and the chiney bump (aka two strand twist with knot). For me the slick back gets boring after a while and the chiney bump is a to labor intensive especially when doing EVERY SINGLE NIGHT (shoot and don’t let it be humid – all your hard work goes right out the window).

There needs to me something in the middle.  Soo after scouring several different hair sites, blogs and YouTube channels I’ve decided I’m going to try the dry flat twist.

This is the tutorial that I’m going to follow.

Wish me luck!

-DK

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Classic Slick Back

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"Chiney Bumps"

Hello my name is DK and it’s been NINE WHOLE MONTHS since my last relaxer…

As I’ve written before, the last time I was all-natural was when I was 11 years old.  As a result of training I’ve looked into a few new ways to maintain my hair for work and social purposes.  I’ve uncovered two new staples in my hair preservation.

1. Miss Jessies Curly Meringue
2. Clip-ins

I’ve always been blessed with thick hair and length has never been an issue however with this transition I’ve noticed a change.  My hair doesn’t feel the same from the root to the tip and no I’m not talking about curly vs straight.  Due to the new growth, my roots have become that much thicker resulting in my ends feeling that much thinner.  With the help of my lady friends, I was able to find a solution.  I’ve started to use clip-ins after my fresh blowouts.  I’m a virgin to adding anything extra to my hair.  No Brandy braids as a kid, no sew in’s, not glue in’s nada so I was extremely hesitant to do anything.

I had QUESTIONS!

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But I.AM.BORED.

6 months down… Eternity to go!

My curl pattern is developing quiet nicely and once it’s all said and done I think I’ll be happy but that’s going to take a year and a half at the very least. I’m not doing what most do when they go natural and chop off the relaxer once it hits a certain length. I’m just going to ride the wave and cut the ends as I go.
They say idle hands are the devils playground…these idle hands are no different. Yes that was a bit extreme but you know what I mean.

This weekend when I went for my usual wash & set I decided to color my hair. Now I’ve been through all types of hair changes. Dying and dying and re-dying my hair which resulted in me chopping it off and “starting” fresh right after graduating. So I took baby steps and dyed the back (semi-permanent coffee) to even out the blonde streaks and then dyed some of the front (permanent copper).  I’ve done my whole head copper before but I’m going to keep it basic. Hopefully this can hold me over to the summer.

-DK