Giving Up!

Remember when I said I'd do protective styles for a year? Well, I'm not even 3 months in and I'm giving up! I have realized that I am not disciplined enough to do so. I've come to the conclusion that when I have protective styles, I do not take care of my hair, leaving nasty product build up. This defeats my purpose of protective styles. While it is low-manipulation, my hair is not being nourished. In fact, the product buildup due to the protective style is stunting my growth. However I have 2 main concerns going forward -  California and co-workers:

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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