A NEW WAVE OF LONG HAIRED VETS

Hey Luv, Cleo's looking gorgeous and love the versatility on the pictures!

Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see pics once you go back to the curls.

And lol@ people not being able to recognize you at the office.


Well ladies,
I haven't been doing much to my hair...just the usual, while contemplating far too much. It's like... I plan to do something, especially seeing pictures of nice hairstyles and then for some reason doing the usual to my hair seems to be the most suitable once it's time to get ready and then I end up sticking with the same old.

I do think that since it's getting colder I might have to give my hair a teenie bit more TLC, I've noticed that my ends tend to get a bit dryer now and overall my hair is a bit more dry, which makes sense since the weather is different and I did not really take that in account because quite honestly, I just wanted to. But on the other hand, it does grant me a moment to know what I can and can not do during this season.

Tonight I finally decided to see just how much gel I need now as to before I started going SLS free and needless to say I need much less gel to create a sleek(er) look.

I have made a discovery that I actually can use products with silicone as my shampoo does have a sulfate in there(don't know how I missed it), but just a milder version, so it is SLS(Sodium Laureth/Lauryl Sulfate) free, but just not sulfate free, apparently the cucumber line of the shampoo is fully sulfate free though, so now I am even more curious about it. However, since I might use some styling products with cones now and then I am glad I won't have to necessarily switch back to SLS shampoos to remove the non water soluble cones.

Low maintenance and low frizz do not go hand in hand at all, so I am going to have to invest some more time in my hair, because it's not very consistent. It is my own fault though, it needs some deep conditioning love... it's been needing it for quite some time, but my saran wrap went in to hiding when I needed it and once I found it I didn't have the time to deep condition and have been "avoiding" it for a while, or forgot to leave some Greek yogurt for my hair and figured I'd get it right next time around, only to repeat the same process....

Yes I know...

I have been missing my buns, but my hair is so unpredictable, so at times the bun just feels so small that I decide to just not even think about creating a bun, but then on other moments my hair swells in to this mass of hair that is a force to be reckoned with and refuses to conform to a ponytail, let alone a bun.

I guess my hair is trying to tell me something, which probably is something like "Don't think just eating protein is enough, deep-condition me!", awe well....


By the way I am still trying to get used to shrinkage, my hair likes to hide in itself, but it still refuses to give me a nicer profile or back view. My hair has this awkward mullet in the back and you'd think that while my hair is shrinking that it would at least stay fully true to the bob cut look, but no... my crown never blends in to the back no matter how moisturized it is.

Anyway, I think I am going to go for some sleeker looks for now, which also will darken the color of my hair.
That is an advantage since I am planning on going back to black anyway.

Time for a less playful(read:frizzy) look... at least till the weekend arrives.



Edited by Ritle - Nov 13 2013 at 10:15pm

Ritle -Skittle and Nay!! Hey y'all!! I'm glad y'all are good!

RS, we thank you for the luv! I may do some more flexirods this weekend. So, I'll post pics then.
Good to hear that you've pinpointed the sls issue or need for them. Girl, I so understand shrinkage and wanting to try different styles, but end up with ol faithful styles . It's just easier. I know I have to be in the mood to try new stuff with Cleo.

Nay, I expect (yes, expect) pics. I'm feening for ya styles !!!

Good morning, Hunnies! Nursing a bum hip/ leg right now. Have no clue how I hurt them. Thinking I may have pinched a nerve playing with the boy's action figures on the floor. But, I didn't feel any pain or anything getting up. It wasn't til much later-pain. Took some meds, propped my leg up and heating pad. Hopefully, pain will go away.

Since, pain woke me up early this am, I decided to give Cleo some tlc and put my flexirods in. Ladies, I really have to rave about Marc Anthony's Oil of Morocco Dry Styling Oil.

Initially, I was a lil apprehensive about using it bc it's a spray. So I assumed it had to have water in it, thus causing reversion. But, I was pleasantly surprised that there is none. It's packed with some good oils and smells divine. It touts that its 'ultra-lightweight, hydrates and repairs dry, damaged hair, and adds shine'. It's also 'infused with keratin'.

Well, for my Cleo, it truly does what it says! Even my coworker/ lil natchal sis noticed. She said that my hair looked sooo soft! It felt soft too. Here's a pic. We had a break in our boring training, so we took hair pics- lol


Here's a pic where I had used the dry styling oil. I don't know if you can see the effects well though:


I like this oil a lot bc the shine and moisturizing properties last all day. It's not greasy at all as Cleo drinks it right up. She is incredibly soft to the touch and I feel that the softness is noticeable. I really like how it makes my ends feel too! This colder weather this year has really dried my ends more compared to last year. I tend to use heavier oils or grease during the colder months. But, I'm pleasantly pleased that this oil actually has the same effect as the heavier products I usually use.

Here's a pic of my lil sis and I at Staff Training on Friday! Luv her hair!

Decided to see how my flexirods took after having them in for 3 days. Here's what I got:



Cleo is once again flexi rodded up for the night . Night all!