The Perfect Hair Cut…

I have always desired full thick luscious ends all my life and to an extent I had it, but my length remained at my shoulder to maintain it. Before my big chop I was thinking about a pixie cut but I quickly talked myself out of it, plus you guys may never forgive me. 

Why I Cut 6 Inches Of My Hair…

'Gasp', on average our hair grows at a rate of ½ inch per month, which totals 6 inches of growth in 1 year and it disappeared in a blink of an eye.  My entire experience of my big chop can be found here, if you haven’t read it yet.  I have been thinking about a major cut for a while but didn't realize my hair needed much more than that.

Is a Hair Trim The Same As A Hair Cut….

Do you think a trim is the same as a hair cut? I ask because I want to get my ends trimmed but that falls under the bracket of "cut" here in Canada.  I remember when I called my stylist in Barbados last year and my hair was trimmed how I like it and it was very affordable. My mind was totally blown by the price and the classification from trim to cut. 

Both pics were taken in 2015 (Year error)

A Trip To The Salon: My Hair Was Trimmed | Cut…

If you haven’t seen my relaxer prep post, go check it out now here.  I have been holding on to those thin ends for a while now, but I was slowly trimming them off. I finally took the plunge to get my stylist to do a much needed trim by her assessment.

My professional hair trim/cut

Relaxer Day Results…

I relaxed my hair myself at 18 weeks post relaxer and it was a lot tedious than I imagined.  I’m officially a DIY relaxer girl *throws confetti*. The night before my relaxer I put my hair in four sections and sprayed my new growth with Mane n Tail detangler and combed with my wide width comb followed by a smaller teeth comb to get all the tangles or knots out. I did this because I wanted to be able to part through my hair while applying the relaxer to my new growth only. I applied Vaseline on my scalp, tied down my hair and went to sleep.  I was hoping for some texture and not bone straight results.

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On the morning of my relaxer I applied Extra Virgin Olive Oil on my strands, then Roux 

NEW VIDEO: Relaxer Results from September 2013...

I can finally show you the results of my relaxer done in September 2013 where I cut 3 inches straggly ends that needed to go. To see the full post click here.

Hope you enjoyed the video.

Be Inspired…

Relaxer Day Results & I CUT 3 Inches off…

The night before my relaxer, I parted my hair in 4 sections and sprayed my new growth with the Mane n Tail detangler, then combed with my wide width comb followed by smaller teeth comb to make sure all my coils were combed out properly so it’s easier when the relaxer is applied. Then I applied Vaseline on my scalp.  It took me 1 hour & 30mins to carefully detangle.

The morning of my relaxer I applied Extra Virgin Olive Oil on my ends first followed by Roux Porosity Control Corrector Conditioner on my ends to protect it from relaxer run off.

My relaxer process was exactly the same as the June relaxer day results seen (here) (same process and products used) except the total time of application and smoothing took 12mins. As usual, my hair was fully wrapped and I left the salon with my hair the same way after sitting under the dryer for 1hr & 15mins and my hair was still damp at the top.  The back of my hair came out bone straight but the top has alil texture to it. I got one burn and suffered some breakage during the relaxer process.

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A couple hours later I took down the wrap and I realized that my nape doesn't grow not nearly 

NEW VIDEO: My One Year Healthy Hair Journey & Relaxer Results Demo

Let me apologize for how late this video took me to get it up and running.  I’m just taking you down memory lane of how my journey has been over the last year. I’m also showing the entire relaxer day process from my June 2013 relaxer when I was in the salon from my all time favorite hairdresser. Her information is in the video for those of you in Barbados that want to find an alternative hairdresser.

 

I hope you enjoyed the video.

Be Inspired…

I Trimmed My Hair…

I brought out the scissors and got a light trim.  Remember my (last wash day)post when I told you guys that I suffered from a lot of breakage, well the before trim pic below shows you exactly. As you can see 1 inch was trimmed off and I wanted more cut but mom insisted that it was enough. I must admit I'm scared to trim my own hair. 

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My ends looks on the thin side but that's because my hair was product heavy after moisturizing and sealing for 4 days before I decided to trim.  This was probably a bad idea and I should have trimmed right after my relaxer.