Coils, Coils and More Coils

Wow I have not been updating like I should be. Haven't really done many styles on my hair, just been rocking a puff or a wash and go eventually pulled back into a puff. But today I decided enough was enough. I sectioned off my hair spritzed it with some water and applied Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding section by section. I did some flat twists on each side and left the front middle undone. I finger coiled the rest of my hair and then finger coiled the front middle towards the front. I think my hair came out really nice and, I even got a few compliments on it. My hair kind of looks like I have dred locks or like I'm starting the lock process, who knows maybe I will leave my hair like this and keep tightening them and go ahead and lock my hair. Did I mention I am 3 months post BC, and I have no regrets I love the versatility of my hair in its natural state.

Two strand twists and on my TWA

I have been dying to see if I had enough hair after my big chop to do two strand twists.So tonight I decided to give it a try. I co-washed my hair with Suave's Professional Humectant applied my shea butter mix then sealed it with Africa's Best Herbal Oil. OMG I heard so many things about this oil and so far I'm loving it , it even smells good. Anyway back the matter at hand. I separated my hair into four sections, three little ones in the front and one big puff in the back. The two small sections on the sides I did in five flat twists and the middle section I did in two strand twists towards the front.  

Before I forget I got this style idea from: Quick TWA Twist-N-Style

I can't believe even with my TWA it still took three hours to finish my hair. My fingers hurt and I am tired of hair. For once I think I might stay out of my hair for more than a day. I have developed a severe case of HIMH disease. Final pictures:

I'm loving it

So if you are following my hair blog you know that I straw set my hair last night. I had plans on taking out the straws later tonight but because I had to go out to the store and didn't want to walk around with a million straws in my hair I took them out this afternoon. Here is the end result. I m really feeling this hairstyle and will definitely redo it again. I am going to attempt a mohawk for New Year's Eve but we shall see. I am still undecided about doing the big chop and I might just wait a couple more months before I chop off the rest of these permed ends. So far I just snip the ends off every once in a while and try to keep the ends moisturized and make sure not to add any undo stress on the point at which my new growth meets up with my permed ends. Here are some more pictures of my completed straw set. I'm liking the highlights on my ends and I am going to look into a natural means of coloring/highlighting my hair when I am completely natural.

Other hair products I used to achieve this hairstyle:

Ecco Styler Olive oil gel
Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Moisturizing mix: Water, Honey, EVOO, Peppermint Oil
My Shea Butter Mixture

I need to stay out of my hair, but I love it

So this morning I took down my Bantu Knots out and did a Bantu Knot out puff, if was cute and was looking nice for a couple of hours then I got bored with the simplicity of the style and decided to put my hair in the first hairstyle I planned to do in the first place. I spritzed my hair with my conditioning mix that I made.

Conditioning Mix Ingredients:

VO5 Moisture Milks- Passion Fruit Smoothie

Honey

Peppermint Oil

Water

I spritzed all of my hair with my conditioning mix then divided my hair into two sections. The front half and the back half. I used duckbill clips to hold the back half in place while I worked on the top half. I divided the top half in to three sections then began flat twisting my hair. When I got to the end I put small Batu knots on the end of the twists and then began working on the back of my hair. The original plan was to two strand twist the back of my hair but since I still have a lot of permed ends and didn't want to sleep on perms rods I changed my mind. Instead I put in six french braids and put three perm rods on the ends. I also used IC Fantasia gel on my edges to keep them in the twists. This style should last me until Sunday when I will co-wash my hair and deep condition my hair. I'm going to wear my hair in a braid out for my trip home to Chicago.