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I dyed my hair myself (burgundy)…as my hair started breaking I cut off some more hair(December 2007)
Styling my hair and dealing with the breakage became annoying so I started getting weaves (I always did love curly hair)
(November 2008)
I knew that putting heat in my hair everyday was damaging, but I hated how
limp and straight it was so I started wearing my hair in rod sets (September
2009)
But the curls only lasted for 2-3 days (I was a track athlete and no hairstyle was completely in tact by the end of the day). My friend recommended that I get a texturizer instead so my hair would be permanently curly/wavy. I would just have to wait until my relaxed hair grew out (It was only about 2-3inches it wouldn’t take too long) My last relaxer was October 30, 2009.
But then my hair grew…awkwardly (June 2010)
FACT: Texturizers make your curl pattern look dysfunctional
• But it just wasn’t cute to me anymore. I was also still getting texturizers, manipulating my hair everyday, not moisturizing properly, and doing whatever I felt like to be temporarily satisfied with my hair. I wasn’t happy with it (but I would never let anyone else know that I wasn’t happy with my decision) so I decided to just start wearing braids until it grew out some more.
• I realized how damaged my hair was getting after I got my hair straightened and the ends were crispy and rough while the roots (my unprocessed hair) was silky and smooth. I decided to work harder at improving the health of my hair. February 2, 2011 was my last texturizer, and I started cutting off the bleached ends.
I read something about heat training my hair…that didn’t work out too well for me (November 2011)
[Notice the heat damaged ends]
I gradually cut off all the heat damage and I was left with hair that finally made me happy everyday…
without all the extra (April 2012)
I started to love my hair so much that I wanted to protect it and make it even healthier, prettier, and longer. So I started being more gentle with my hair, deep conditioning every week, drinking more water, and wearing only protective styles for 6 months.
Having healthy hair has given me a genuine confidence boost. One that I never had when I was “experimenting” (Although I still do experiment from time to time)
Dyed (not bleached) brown (December 2012)