Pics of my chunky twistout!!

My hair was not 100% dry in the morning, but NAPPYHAIRDONTCARE!!! I rocked my twistout all week. It was frizzing up in certain places, most likely because it was not 100% dry when I took it down; I redid some of the twists Tuesday evening and kept on rocking thru to Friday.

Finally tried my Kinky Curly Custard

After 2 weeks of twists, it was time to shampoo & DC....sometimes I really just don't want to take the time to do my hair. Of course this is nothing new for me, when I was relaxed, I didn't want to be bothered with my hair that much either....

This week I used:

• Giovanni 50/50 shampoo
• DC with Lustrasilk's Shea Butter Cholesterol Plus with heat for 30 minutes
• Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Restructizer Spray
• Giovanni direct leave in, sealed with Castor oil
• Sectioned into 8 chunky twists to separate & detangle

Pondered what to do with my hair next, blow dry & twist, twist into smaller sections to leave in for a week or just wear a twistout for the rest of the week.....Natural hair has so many options :)

So I decided to try out my KC Custard today! I spritzed with water, split each chunky twist into 2, applied the KCC & twisted and then put them on large rollers. I sat under a dryer for 45 minutes to speed along the drying process, let it dry the remainder of the way overnight & plan to wear a twistout all week.

I must say I do like the KCC effects on my hair, it enhanced my curl pattern quite a bit. When it gets warmer, I can't wait to wear a wash & go with some KCC!

Sadly, my hair was still not 100% dry in the morning, but I took it down anyway. Here are the results, it still came out decent right?

More comfortable with hair & myself

It has been a ongoing struggle for me to deal with my shrunken hair, I was just used long hair and how I looked with long hair, preferably big & curly too. It is what I knew & what I was most comfortable in. What I initially started transitioning, for me personally I was completely against wearing twists as a style, I liked it on others...but just couldn't see myself rocking twists outside the house. Yes, I am vain, I thought you knew!

However, I have become more accepting of my hair and in the process, myself too. I now wear my twists for weeks at a time(however, I do feel the need to glam up more while in twists). I receive many compliments on my hair, my twists have largely been well received, much to my astonishment.

Now don't get me wrong, I still love some long hair, or I guess hair that appears it's true length! I just am getting more & more comfortable with my shrunken crazy thick kinky hair as time passes! And I can straighten anytime I feel like it anyways....or just throw on a half-cap!

Twists on semi-straightened hair

Having big hair all week has been nice, but I need to get back to my twists....So today, I twisted my hair in semi small sections. I spritzed with my custom tea & aloe vera gel concoction & sealed with Castor oil. When I do it over the course of the day, it is much better for me than trying to do it one sitting.
I used large magnetic rollers to bump the ends, as I plan on wearing my hair in a ponytail style or just loose during the week.
It is really something have when my hair is wet, it doesn't appear to be growing or getting any length. Once I started twisting it today, I can definitely tell the difference in length! My twists reach past my collarbone! YEA!

My hair today

My hair shrunk up some already, I guess partly since it was not really straight, just blowdried.

Blowdried my hair

Due to this winter coldness, I am so tired of having a wet/damp head. I decided I would blowdry my hair before twisting this time, to take of wet head & stretch my hair at the same time.

• I washed with Giovanni 50/50 shampoo.
• Followed with a DC combo of ORS packet, Giovanni Smooth as Silk Conditioner & 1/2 tsp salt with heat for 30 minutes.
• Sectioned my hair into 1/2 palm size sections and did 2 strand twists to section off until blown dry.

• For my leave-in, I used Giovanni Direct Leave-in & a touch of Alba Botanica Leave-in http://www.iherb.com/Leave-in-Conditioner-Fragrance-Free-7-oz-198-g/9497?at=0 & sealed with Castor oil. This was my first time trying the Alba, I just love the all natural ingredient list. Since I was planning to blowdry I used a light touch on everything, I didn't want to use a bunch of heavy stuff on my hair.
• After completing the twists, I said to myself, Why should I blow it dry? I could just leave these chunky twists in until Monday morning & wear a twistout this week....BUT THEN MY HEAD STARTED FEELING COLD!
• So back to my original plan of blowdrying my hair...
• I got out my new Remington gemstone ceramic ionic blowdryer http://www.tag8.com/373-d2004adt.html and started my task....
• 1/3 complete...Isn't shrinkage amazing?

• Over 1/2 done....


• Finished! I gotta say natural unpermed hair is amazing! I am quite happy with my growing progress also & on the way to APL this summer!

Got weave checked today!

So today was second day with the knot out. I wore a scarf that coordinated with my outfit.

Two of my co-workers came by & said my hair looked so nice & full. One of them(always in a wig) said that's not your hair. I said yes it is, she said again no it is not, I should pull it to see and PROCEEDED TO LIGHTLY TUG AT MY HAIR....then she apologizes Oh I am so sorry, I really did not believe that it was your hair. I really could not believe she did that! If she wasn't an older lady, I suppose I would have have handled differently, even though at her age she really knows better than to tug at someones hair....

The other co-worker said she wanted to get rid of her perm, but always failed after a few months due to excessive breaking. She then began asking for transition tips once I told her I was perm free and how I had transitioned for a year before doing my BC, so I was supportive to her.

Here is my hair today:

I am so happy to have another style besides twists!!