Trying a rod rollerset with...Lottabody Setting Lotion

So I want to try some new things with my hair this year.  It's longer now, so I have more styling options.
I decided to try a rod set on my already blowdried hair.  After sectioning my hair off, I started with spritzing with aloe vera gel, then some Castor oil on the ends to comb it out.  I diluted Lottabody Setting Lotion with water 1 part/4 part ratio and spritzed 4-5 times on each section, I used end papers & the purple 3/4 inch rod roller.  I made sure to bend the rod so that the roots were pretty straight.  My hair was not saturated, so I am hoping it will be dry in the morning without hours under the dryer.  I plan to sit under the dryer for 1 hour only.  I'll be posting the results...I hope it comes out OK!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all!  I wish everyone to have a safe & prosperous new year for 2011.

This time of year for me is a time for reflection of the previous year & contemplation of the upcoming years and all the possibilities offered.  I fell short of many of my goals for 2010, but that just allows more opportunity for success this year.  In retrospect overall, I learned quite a bit(not enough), shared some(not enough) & gained much(more than I hoped for). 

A couple of things I learned that I wanted to share:
You become what you think about, whether it be positive or negative.
Our intention definitely influences our reality.
Visualization exercises really do work.

One thing I learned & am truly starting to believe: 
Within each of us is the divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need or desire.

Blowout Twistout

These are some results from an after Christmas twistout.  I really like the way it turned out, I didn't do anything special, just blow dried my hair & did some chunky twists with some DevaCurl Set It Free to help set it.

In Twists for 2 Weeks

I am off work for the next two weeks, YEA!  I decided to have care-free hair and do some twists.  I wore them up in a bun most of the time. 

And I finally rocked my beret!

My Holiday Party Updo

My job had a dress-up holiday party this year Yea!  I had initally intended to straighten my hair, as I have been promising to straighten my hair since my July.  Well, it didn't happen; the day just got away fron me and before I knew it, it was 90 minutes before the time I had planned to leave with no solid outfit & no hair do!

I had been wearing a twistout all week and I wanted something a little more festive and glam.  My hair finally decided to cooperate with a high bun LOL!  I heavily misted with rosewater, put some avocado butter on for shine & smoothed it up into a bun.  I put a scarf on to smooth it out a bit while I figured out what to put on.
When I took the scarf off, it was cute....but not the look I had envisioned.  It needed more....more volume!  I pulled out some 4a/4b hair tracks from my hair stash for the solution.  I undid my bun and placed some in the middle of my hair for a filler & redid my bun, so that my hair was on the outside of the bun.  I sprinkled a few sparkle hair pins around and it looked much better. 

I would have liked to smoothed it back down, but it was time to fly! What do you think ladies?

Twistout results - Devacurl Set It Free

Devacurl Set It Free is winning me over.  I really like my twistout texture when I use it, it has sheen, it holds the pattern longer....& I like the smell. 
This week, after deep conditioning, I sealed with castor oil and I blowdried my hair in sections to about 75% dry.  I spritzed Set It Free on each section & twisted.  I did about 16 or so twists for my entire head.

Even with my hair almost dry before twisting, with these cool temperatures my hair hasn't been dry by morning so I decided to sit under the dryer for 30 minutes.  Yea! My hair was dry by morning.  I took down the twists and seperated the sections a bit.  Here are my results:

Protective Styling aka the Half Cap!

Ladies, adjusting to this Chicago cold weather really takes some getting used to when it first shows up!  I finally had my hair routine down, always washing on Sundays.  This was working out fine for the warmer months as my hair would be dry for work Monday morning.  Not now though :(    My hair is still damp in the mornings, I even tried doing it Sunday mornings instead, it was still damp. 
As my chunky twists intended for a twistout are really not acceptable for wearing to work; wearing a fab cap is not acceptable for the work dress code....my options are to take my twists down with some dampness & have horrible frizzing OR style a half cap.
So I have been wearing favorite half cap Nia Girl for the past two weeks to work.  She is just my fav, and yes some may say it is big....BUT I LOVE ME SOME BIG HAIR ANYWAYS!!!  I have a #2 & a #1B/30.  Sometimes I throw a headband or scarf with it, sometimes I just pin the front down in place in 4 places and go.
Half caps are MY protective styling lol...
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