I'M BACK!

Hello to the beautiful you!

I haven't been here in a min! Yea, I know I've been gone and completely neglected updating my hair blog on the regular, but motherhood is a FULL TIME job and I find myself having absolutely no time to keep you guys on the know. So first things first, an apology is in order for my prolonged absence. Sorry my dear natural hair readers. I'll try my best to do a regular update!

I have some hair styles that I have tried these past couple of months, some I loved, some I liked and some I hated. Let me show you em'...


This was a twist out that went terribly wrong, I didn't like how it looked so I opted for a side twist out fro hawk...below.

A side twist out fro hawk

Bantu knot outs
I have a love hate relationship with bantu knot outs. Sometimes they look great on my hair, but sometimes not so much. I think much of it have to do with the type of products I'm using. I've only been using shea moisture enhancing smoothie for styling and truthfully there are days me and shea do not see eye to eye. I hate it then i love it, then I hate it...like when I get such results

Absolutely NOT impressed. 

I need to go back on research mode and find styling products that can give me great definition. I haven't bought hair products in a while so I think I'm about to go on a product junkie drive...will let you know what I purchase and how they test out.

Later,

Roots4LiA.

Protective Designs: BANTU KNOTS.

I've been experimenting a lot lately with different protective styles that I can actually do myself. When I was pregnant and couldn't do my own hair, I spent too much ca$h getting my hair braided at the salon, and the thought of spending more than $150 was so painful that I swore to do my own hair once I was done with the pregnancy business. Although I barely get the time to do my hair now that am a mommy, I try my best to find time, sometimes its impossible, but I make sure it's darn possible! For example, the other day I woke up at 4 in the AM to wash my hair, cause this was the time my baby was sound asleep and i knew once he woke up, I could kiss free hot shower and hair washing time goodbye. So you know, I don't mind a little sleep sacrifice for a clean hair! Anyways, I digress. Bantu knots, oh i love em'! They are so simple to do and take me less than half an hour! And the added bonus is: they make my hair look so fly when I take them out! Take a look:

I'm never keen on parting my hair because it stresses me out and I can never get the lines straight. #partitionanxiety
Sometime when I'm just in the house I throw on a scarf and call it a day, but when I have some errands to run, of course the knots come apart! 

I see length! This was after cutting a good inch off because my hair was a split ends circus.   

Later,

Roots4LiA.

5Months: Comforting Reassurance

Hello Beautiful.

June marked my 5th month since my BC. I have to say, June was my comforting reassurance month, going natural is the best decision I ever made. I realized that since my BC, i hadn't trimmed my hair and i had some seriously damaging split ends. I haven't gotten into the habit of doing length checks every month, but I can tell that my hair has definitely gotten thicker and healthier. So this month I trimmed my hair and perfected my bantu knots style.

Check out the hairvidence below...


Split ends, dead ends, whatever you wanna call them.  Yup, I cut a lot off.

Bantu Knots, my second favorite style!

As you can see, my edges are still recovering from abuse during my parallel universe of wigs and weaves. 

4Months: Admissible Evidence

Hello Beautiful[S].

The month of May definitely revealed some admissible evidence!

During this month I experienced growth that made me dispel some natural hair myths that I had in my parallel universe of wigs and weaves. I realized the importance of co-washing, and how much my hair loves moisture and craves it. I did my first bantu knots in this month! Turned out great! I also did my first 'banding'.


The Myths:                                                

#1. Black hair doesn't grow--NONSENSE,  IT DOES!

#2. Only Mixed people can have beautiful natural hair---Well in my parallel universe, my lack of knowledge and ignorance about natural hair brought about this myth, which is simply not true. Everybody can have beautiful natural hair, it doesn't matter if you're white, black, mixed, green, purple, blue or yellow. The key to having beautiful healthy hair is CARE!

#3. Black hair is tough, rough, can't be tamed---From a personal experience, the hair gets dry, tough and rough only when it is not cared for. When I don't put enough moisture on my hair due to laziness, of course it's going to be thirsty, and by thirsty I mean dry. When black hair gets dry, it breaks and BREAKS. When hair breaks, you don't get length, and when you don't get length, you wonder why your hair isn't growing. It's like a domino effect, A leads to B which leads to C. You can't get to C without A or B. I have learned that the best way to keep hair soft and manageable is to give it what it deserves, and this brings me to myth # 4.

#4. Black hair hates water-- In my parallel universe of wigs and weaves, my relaxed hair hated water. I washed it twice a month, which is every two weeks. Natural hair thrives on WATER! WATER! I can't stress enough the importance of water. For a newly natural like me, I can't go two days without washing my hair. And by washing I simply mean co-wash. Conditioner +Water.  Even with my protective style, I moisturize my hair every morning when I wake up and every night before I sleep. There are many products out there that you can buy for moisturizing, but all I use is water. I add some coconut oil in the water, mix it, and spritz away.

#5. Guys don't like girls with natural hair---This is Absurd. Again, in my parallel universe of...(ok you should know it by now WIGS AND WEAVES), i used to think that guys only liked women with straight wavy hair, and that only weirdos/lazy people wore their hair natural. It's quite ironic really, but I have to say that since going natural, I have received more compliments from men than before. Not that it matters really, since I'm already spoken for, but I'm simply mentioning it to convey a point. Some men love natural hair, some hate it, some just don't care about hair because it's simply not that important to them. So my advice, do you beautiful. Wear you hair the way it makes you feel fierce!


Hairvidence Month 4:

My first time wearing my hair out, I stretched it out using the 'banding' method. 

My first bantu Knots, I was so super excited to try this one out! It took me a while to master the technique, but finally got how to do it. 

My hair has definitely grown, which definitely nulls myth # 1 above, black hair DOES GROW!