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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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Day 17: My biggest mistake relaxing my hair

The biggest mistake I have made in the past is stretching my relaxer too long.

My hair tangles and starts matting so easily going longer than two weeks without detangling is a gamble. When I stretch too long it means the detangling sessions are also going to be very long. So sometimes things would come up and I would not be able to keep my hair detangled. 

To add on top of that I would also sometimes wash my hair and put it up without detangling it. At about four weeks of not detangling there's sections of hair that I know will need to be cut out because no amount of patience is going to get it undone. 

Part of what led me to stretch for too long was that I couldn't find a good hairdresser. Even now some places open and shut down so quickly. You go there first time to check them out and maybe get an oil treatment and blow out. When you go back it's now a bakery. Like I was here a couple of weeks ago what happened? Is this business card I am holding a lie?

I had always thought let's leave it to the professionals. Then I couldn't find them and the "ones" I found could not deal with my hair. The d.i.y path was just waiting. Now I just have to stock up on products. I have my routine down, I can do things in my own time and not wait too long before getting my relaxer touch up.

I have been keeping an eye out on how my hair feels as I stretch. Also been mindful of how long it takes me to get it done. This helps me move things around if I need to. 

What's a mistake you've had with your hair and what have you learned from it?

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  1. Pam31/05/2021, 19:08

    My greatest mistake has been micro-twists. The detangling process after that is like my hair is out to get me. Never again I say.

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    1. Petra02/06/2021, 21:09

      I learned early on anything micro is not for me. I would end up missing some and it would not be pretty!

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