Up Do!

Loving the new cut!

Me rocking my new cut!

New cut flat ironed. Be careful with this one. I lost 7 locks because I got the irons too hot and I had just dyed my hair. I would not recommend this for everyone. The last 3 post were taken appoximately 2 months ago. My hair is just now getting back healthy. Although I love the color I will say that it changes my texture dramatically!!!! It was also very dry. I conditioned it with sisterlock moisture treatment under the dryer after washes and spritzed it with 1/2 moisturizer treatment and 1/2 water everyday at least twice a day to get it back to feeling softer. Althought this look gave me a little trouble it was slamming. My hair was swinging and swaying. Women were looking and asking what was it I had in my hair. I politely told them Sisterlocks, and then just giggled to myself. Good thing is after a wash I was back to something totally different. That is what I love about sister locks, they are so versatile

Curls with my new cut. I just sprayed it with a mix of water and oil and rolled it with sponge rollers and sat under the dryer for about an hour. Since the cut maintenance and styling has been so much quicker! :-)

Free Styling with my new cut! And new highlights!!

Hair Cut

Who dat dere done cut her har! Color is next.

My friends 10yr old locks

My locked friend. She has been growning her locks for 10 years. They are so soft and beautiful!!!

My Creation

I got tired of all my hair hanging on my back nad neck. So I grabbed a good portion of my hair and I twisted like I was wringing it out. I kept twisting until I reached the bottom. Then I twirled it around its self and pinned it with bobbie pins. It only took about 5-6 bobbie pins. I purposly put it to the side to give it some flare. After I was done I liked it. It took some of the hair off my back and it was cute! As you can see I still had quite a bit of hair still hanging down though. My Bun was huge but cute. LOL I created this in about 5 min. I do my best work when I don't think about it and just do it.

Braid-out

This is a braid out I did around October of 2011. I never braid my hair right after washing. I wait until it is completely dry then I spray it with water as I braid because it cuts down on the drying time. I only use water for braid outs. With this braid out I braided my hair fairly large to get a more wavy look

My daughter braided my hair for a crinkle style but she did such a good job I kept it in and wore it a couple of days. I would not have taken it down so quicklly but I wanted a more sophisticated style for Christmas day which is the photo with the red blouse on. Sorry that one is dark. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and my hope is also that everyone has a blessed and wonderful new years. :-)

This is the third day after the pipe cleaners were taken out. It really just kept getting better. I would definately do it again. I kept them in for about a week and an half. I could have went longer but I needed to wash my hair. The curls just kept falling and looking like waves. I really enjoyed the style. Thanks to the reader of my blog that suggested pipe cleaners. At this point I am not going to cut my locks. I seriously thought about it one day and it hit me as to what I would do with my hair if I did not have locks. Straight styles are out of the question. So I would definately still be natural. The fact that I would have to cut my hair back down to a teeny weeny afro was another reason I decided to wait. LOL One day I will but not right now. Stay blessed! :-)

First Day Sans Pipe Cleaners

These are pics of me on the first day I took the pipe cleancers out. Unfortunately I just have pics of me with people. the hair is not really show cased. But I picked the pics that show the hair the best. I really liked it!

These are pics of my hair the second day the pipe cleaners were taken out. Still in love with the style.

Pipe Cleaners

In a previous post I had mentioned that I was getting a little bored with the length of my hair and that I was considering cutting my locks out. Someone commented that I should try pipe cleaners as a sytle option. Well I did and these pics are the result. I wore the pipe cleaners for a couple of days and then I took them out. The pics really don't do the style justice. I really liked it and received a lot of compliments. In my next post I will show pics of what it looked like when I took them out.

Love my locks but....

Thinking of cutting them off. It will be five years this November and I am seriously considering it. Not sure yet, but maybe. I will never to go back straight but I will not have locks. Have not made my mind up yet though. It's just one of those things when it's time for a new beginning. IF and I do mean if I do, it will be one of the hardest things I've done in my life. My locks are a part of me. Decisions, decisions!!!?????

PS Does anyone know of a good natural stylist in the Detroit area?

My Bun

I put my hair in a high ponytail and tucked it under in the back securing it with bobby pins. It literally only takes about 5-10 minutes to do. And it only takes that long cause I like a smoothe bun. I like it. I can see me wearing this a lot this summer cause it is off my neck. I was all dolled up for a date with hubby.......












But this is how I usually wear my hair. I keep saying that after my re-tights I am going to give myself a wet set so that I can have a little style to my hair on a daily basis but it never happens. LOL

Me before locks

This is a pic of me when I was 29 and had a perm. I am going to post some more pics of me with a perm when I was about 38 and my hair was long right before the big chop, but for now have a look at this. LOL!

Up Do

This is me back in December of 2010. I had wet set my hair on sponge rollers and got under the dryer. Then I put it up in this up do. I literally just grabbed some hair and started pinning it up with bobbie pins. I liked the end result. More pics to come of my hair in 2011 As always stay blessed! :-)

Rocking my highlights! I love them and all but I will say that it changed the way my hair felt. It was harder! It is better now that I have been deep conditioning it and everything but at first I was thinking....."What have I done!" One thing that I stumbled on that REALLY helped was a steam suana. My hair loved it! And it really helped it get on the road to being back the way it was before the color. I wish I had access to one more often. Aahhh the pains of being beautiful! LOL! Stay blessed everyone! :-)

What change you say? Sista girl done went off and got hightlights! I like them but I guess I gotta get used to them. Sometimes I look at them and like them. Other times I look at them and think I need more in certain areas or wish they were all the same color. Like them or not here they are right?! LOL! BTW that is my mom in law peeking over my shoulder in the up do pic. LOL!