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Farewell 2024

2024 has been a wild ride gone in a flash. Managed to do a small trim and ended the year on a high hair note. Work, health and life have kept me from writing more. I also kept my hair routine to a bare minimum. I managed to wash about once a week and kept it in a bun most of the time.  This worked quite well and am going to continue keeping things simple. Before taking this photo I had been asked if it's my real hair a few times when I had it down. In 2025 I would like to be more regular with my trims. I barely managed to do it twice this year. The soft v shape and layers are a bit more forgiving and don't let my hair look scraggly too much which helps. I am hoping as I take better care of my health I'll have more energy for my hair. My current wash and blow dry routine takes me about an hour and a half and that's been the most I could do this year. I will try take better pictures in the coming year. I might also dig to see if I have any others from this year to share m...
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Relaxer Update: January 2021

 

First ever roller set!

 

We welcomed the new year and I started preparing for my relaxer. For the first time in a while I could now part my hair into 4 sections! This really showed the progress as last time I struggled to section it.

A new thing that I added to my relaxer routine was to twist my hair in those sections. I did this a few days prior. It wasn't a precise job by any means but it really helped on the day. I was able to go through applying the relaxer in a good amount of time and managed to smooth my hair out a few times before rinsing the relaxer out. I have seen this method from a few ladies on YouTube and it certainly makes the process much smoother.

I was going to do a comparison with pictures of my last relaxer and this one but I didn't feel like flat ironing my hair so that will have to be for some other time. After relaxer my hair is soft and easier to comb and run my fingers through. However my hair is still curly and still has texture. I would like to get it to wavy at least if I can't get it straight. I am already leaving the relaxer for about 30minutes smoothing with a comb and don't want to go any longer than this. I will have to research a bit on how I can get the outcome I want.

 As I was not flat ironing my hair I decided to try roller setting my hair for the first time ever. The picture above is the result. I used bendy rollers also known as flexi rods. It ended up better than I thought it would. It was such an arm workout though at the end I didn't go back to fix a few crooked spots, I was so over it. I covered it with my scarf and did not check when it got dry and just slept with the rollers in and took them out next morning.

What are your best tips for relaxer day to go smoothly?



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