Winding Down

So this Protective Style Challenge is winding down. It hasn't been as hard as I though it'd be. 1 month of twist outs, 1 month of kinky twists, and 1 month of Ms. Jackson aka my curly fro wig. When I had the KT, people thought I had dreads and with Ms. Jackson, people think it's my real hair. Now I just need to go the store and pick up my November hair (lol). I was just joking around that I need to find a hoodrat to put some cheap tracks in my hair but we shall see. That might be the December hairstyle.

It's also funny to me that I've begun planning monthly hairstyles like I'm planning to prepare a meal :)

Product of Products

SO I must first state that the right hair products make a world of difference! My hair is easier to comb through and my curls are oh-so-defined. I feel like restarting this Protective Style Challenge because I've been doing it wrong for about 2 months! Ah wells.. check the pic.

All products are listed in a previous post. So first I used the creme of nature shampoo followed by garnier conditioner and the mixed chicks

leave-in. This combo was okay but when I switched out the garnier for the aphogee reconstructor, I was in LOVE.

oh yea, and I keep trimming my split ends but now the back of my hair is about 2 inches longer than the rest. ANd tips on how to make the front/middle of my hair catch up to the back, length-wise? Because cutting it seems like the opposite of what I want to happen..just sayin.

Day One

So I've decided to take part in Alex's Protective Style Challenge. This blog will serve as a place to document frustrations, slip-ups, protective styles - whatever. So let's get to it!

Yesterday I took out my kinky twists and now my twist out looks amazing! However I know it won't last all week. I haven't even washed my hair since I put them in on July 3rd! (way overdue, I know). Currently I have between 8.25 and 8.5 inches of length.. will probably give myself a light trim on Thursday when I wash it...

Anywho I went to the beauty supply store around the corner today. The fact that it was brand new should have been a warning. It was a little pricey and the "customer service" representative seemed like she didn't want to be there, but I did get this wig for about 17 bucks (20% off). Looks natural right?

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