What I've Been Upto (Hair Update)

Hi ladies,

Hope my Naija readers (especially those of us at the centre going up north) are enjoying the harmattan weather. The air is not really dry but we are getting there. 

As for me, I'm undergoing some changes o. As a natural hair blogger, I can go on and on about Natural hair but the funny thing is that my nonchalant attitude towards my hair would not allow me do anything with it apart from wash, deep condition and braid. After washday, its a turban from Monday to Saturday. Boring but simple...The picture to the right shows what my hair looks like (most of the time) under head wraps.

However, your girl is going for a change. Why? There is no Fro Representation in Bee-You-Jay! At the meet-up most ladies claimed to be natural under their weaves and when asked why, the common response was 'I don't have the time'. In my opinion, the problem is that Peruvian, Caribbean....or whatever they call synthetic hair these days is not only more accepted in these parts but is easier to maintain .

To encourage those of you who think  that styling natural hair is nothing but wahala  I have decided to wear my fro out more often. This move will also force me to come up with a regimen that will allow me stick to my lazy hair laid back lifestyle and still come up with simple  hair styles to share with you all.

So let's start with the following.

 

 After the meet-up I did a henna treatment using henna from Natural Nigerians Ahia Market. Pictures above were taken after the treatment...love my frizzy braid out! 

I decided to do a braid out because it is easier to keep a comb out of my hair when the hair strands are clumped together and  braid outs help reduce the dreaded knots at the ends of my hair.

STYLES OF CHOICE: A BUN

 I had my hair in a bun for the most part of the week. My regimen was to tie a satin scarf at night and smooth my edges in the morning.To help with styling, I bought ORS Edge Control which cost N750 at Shoprite. Unlike most gels, it helps keep my edges smooth for as long as possible without drying up the hair.

WEEK 2

 

 I washed my hair and braided it into 7 chunky braids/cornrrows. The next day, I took down the braids and styled my hair. I think I prefer doing cornrows on wet hair.Shrinkage was minimal and my hair got dry faster. I also spent less time unraveling the braids and fluffing the hair. I will try this out again and do a post on it.

 

 After work on Monday, my ends felt very dry. So I went through the products I had and found a bottle of ORS Hair Moisturizing Lotion that I had not used in a long time (fortunately, it was not expired). I applied it to my ends, detangled a bit and braided hair as seen in pic above. The next morning, my ends were soft and stretched out.

 Pictures above were taken after a long day at work... Still looking great if I may say so.

 Today, I decided to try something new as I have mastered the art of putting up a bun in less than 10 mins. *_^

 After taking down the chunky braids, I applied very little coconut oil, fluffed  and tucked my hair in using three bobbin pins. Thats right, 3 only! 

To get a sleek look, I used ORS Edge Control and there you have it...
Picture below was taken after work.

 

So I'm thinking....should i just tie a scarf, go to bed and refresh hair tomorrow morning  or should I braid and create another 5 mins. hair do?...

  

This is another of my go to styles. I can get my hair in two french braids and tuck in the ends in 10 mins. The only down side of this style is that my ends coil up tightly after take down, giving me detangling work *_*.

Lessons:
1. You don't need to spend too much time on your hair for it to look nice.
2. You don't need too much money and too many products to get good looking hair.
3. The major problem a lot of ladies have with natural hair is the difficulty they experience when trying to control/style it. If your hair is too full, try braid outs. I have found that it is easier to style my hair in buns, braids and other  styles when the strands are clumped together.
4.Visit blogs and sites for hair-inspiration and practice what you have learnt in your free time.

Next on my list is to try Geri's Classic Pomp.