Skip to main content

My Mane Memoirs

If these strands could talk, boy would they have some stories to tell. I’m sure they’d speak of the adventures they experienced since my childhood: the signature four plaits my mother gave me for most of my childhood (three on picture day at school); the kitchen perms that had to be done by two people (because my hair was so thick it was the only way to get through with it before my head caught on fire); the two times I lost hair from burns (once by my hand with a  blow dryer and once by a “professional hairdresser” and a crimping iron ); finally finding a good hairdresser that made my tresses healthy and  luxurious; then off to college I went, sans my trusty hairdresser,  trying new things and new styles and not really knowing how to take good care of my hair (i.e. more hair loss); and the hair color, Oh the hair color! I really do love the hair color (it was my real addiction). It was easy to keep offending my hair because, each time I did horrible things to take it out, it kept coming back for more. My stylist always told everyone that I had “Can’t Kill Hair”. I wore that badge with pride and continued to use and abuse my locks in every which way imaginable. I even attempted to go natural once before about 5 years ago, though I only made it about 3 months before I caved and relaxed my hair. Fast forward… 

Comments

  1. I have just one compound word for this entry...Sun-in. lol! Congratulations on being kind to your hair!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How To: Big Curly Fro

What you'll need Afro Pick Steps 1 Start on an old wash and go, twist out or braid out. 2 Part hair into sections for maximum fluffing. 3 Insert Afro pick at the roots of your hair and move in an outward motion. 4 Move to next section and repeat inserting pick at roots and pulling outward. 5 Do not take pick all the way to the end of your curls. You want the ends to remain curly 6 Once you have picked out all sections, separate curl strands for even more volume. 7 Finish by shaping your humongous fro and admire your work!!😁 Check out my other content @ naturallyhooked on Jumprope.

How to: DIY a Length Check Shirt

So I cut my hair about a month ago and immediately wanted it back 😩. So I decided to that since I was going to focus on my hair growth the best way to do it would be to track it. This easy DIY shirt will help to monitor the progress. Thought I would share in case you are working on growing out your hair as well. (Nice social distancing project). What you'll need White T-shirt Permanent Marker A Ruler Cardboard Steps 1 Gather materials. Place T-shirt onto cardboard so that marker doesn’t bleed through. 2 Place ruler vertically on T-shirt. Take your marker and place dots on shirt 1 inch apart. 3 Using the dots as spacing guides, draw horizontal lines down the shirt one inch apart. 4 Number each line. This will be helpful in monitoring your growth. 5 Your shirt is finished now it’s time to do a length check. 6 You will now take 3 pictures. Pic #1: is your wet hair. Stand straight with head f...

Better than good Hair: A Must Read for anyone considering going natural.

HOME Better Than Good Hair  is the fresh new handbook on how to achieve and maintain stylish, natural hair, from the savviest and most revered expert on coils and curls: Nikki Walton of  CurlyNikki.com , the natural hair blogger and online hair therapy expert. Combining Walton’s expansive knowledge with tips from other experts and bloggers in the field,  BTGH  includes: - A Product Guide and recommendations - Advice for parents on how to manage their children’s natural hair - Tips for using henna in your hair care regimen - Practical guidance on ‘going natural’ with tips on dealing with the psychological distress - Step-by-step illustrated directions for nearly two dozen styles, from frohawks to twist-outs Full of indispensable information, as empowering as it is accessible,  Better Than Good Hair  is a must-have natural hair care bible that will help women of all ages and styles achieve their natural beauty.