October 2010 Hair Update

This is my hair straightened. I got it done yesterday at the Dominicans. It's a little past arm pit length.  November, December, January and February are my wig months. I ordered this synthetic wig by Outre called Tammy and its cute.  It's sooo Beyonce(ish) and i cant wait to get it. I will post pics of my new half wig once received. 

okay here is my updated hair for October.

YouTube - Willow Smith vs. Sesame Street - Whip My Hair (Fraggle Roc Nation Remix)

YouTube - Willow Smith vs. Sesame Street - Whip My Hair (Fraggle Roc Nation Remix)

9 months Comparison photo.

The before pic was taken sometime in February 2010 and the after was taken last night after moisturizing and sealing my hair.

I can finally claim arm pit length...next stop is Bra Strap Length. Again the longest my hair has ever been is bra strap length and that was during my college years and afer cuts, colors and weaves and braids it just never went back.

My hair has never grown this fast.. I hope to be bra strap length again sometime this summer and midback length fall of 2011 and then my ultimate goal of waist length early 2012.

Wish me luck :-)

This is Raspberry Beret and i'm signing off...laters

Hair Charts for the virgins...hair vocab virgins that is *giggle*

Bioluxe: My love affair with a conditioner...

I found the best new conditioner an its inexpensive.  I'm sorry to say that I'm one of those people that typically believe that the more expensive the product the better it is...except when it comes to food (the hole in the wall spots are always betters then the fiffi foofoo spots). Anyways back to hair...I will do a food blog after i accomplish this hair goal of mine.  I''m way too random even while blogging.

A few weeks ago I was down Cape Cod, and decided to do a CVS  run; I went straight to the hair aisle (hair addict here) and for some reason BIOLUXE hydrating conditioner  popped out at me so I held it up and read the ingredients. This conditioner had everything that worked well with my particular hair type. Pathenol for thickening, and all the other hydrating goodies my 4a hair need to achieve this goal of mine and the best part...itwas only 9.99 which made me question it at first lol! Anyways, I went back to the hotel room excited to use this and airdried my hair and of course use my other leave in products which are listed below in my regimen post.

I must say I was amazed at how sexy my hair looked lol! YES MY HURR LOOKED SEXY DAMMIT! it had a nice s-curl pattern through out the hair and not the typical s in some region zig zag in the other. LOL! i was pleased but i wasn't completely floored to make this product part of my regimen just yet.  Fast forward to a month and i must say i've been using this product in place of my dear Hairveda. 

I'm not gonna drop Hairveda competely but i'm gonna start rotating between Bioluxe and Hairveda moving forward.  December is APL month so i gots to do this. I'm excited because i think i might reach that goal before December which will make me that much closer to my goal length of Waist Length. lol! YIPPEE!!!!

I was balding...yup i was balding... (-_-)

I had a terrible secret....i was balding at least it felt like i was (my hairline was receding terribly on one side). I had no idea if it were related to stress. If you know me well you probably know that i have endured a couple pains in my life and if u don't know me you would never be able to tell apart from the baldie. At first i had more important things to worry about then the state of my hair line. fuck it! i had i hats! i had wigs! i had cover ups! but honestly i got tired of that...i wanted to rock my real hair...i don't like the idea of hiding behind fake hair all my life (unless your are Beyonce) it aint cute #truestory.

Anyways here is a before and after picture of my  baldie aka receding hair line and its just getting better and better.

I did something to help grow it back but i'm not going to post what i did to it. I would rather interact with my followers. If you want to know please ask me personally and i will let you know in a private message.  i will not post it on this blog and i didnot post it on my regimen. It is not JBCO....my scalp was in such crisis that at one point JBCO did not work for me... and it probably won't work for you either if you are like me.  

Well here are the pics please comment:

My first blog!!!!

Me: Hi my name is Lovely Locks and i am a hair junkie.

The followers: Hello Lovely Locks!

Welcome to my blog were i will be discussing hair er'thing. ha ha! This blog was created to basically showcase my hair journey. I am currently past shoulder length and will be reaching Arm pit Length possibly by December 2010. I plan on being full waist length by June 2012.  Please know that i have never had my hair past bra strap length EVER.  i have 4b hair...my hair is nappy to the extreme.  i love it! i am relaxed...more like texlaxed. I relax every 10-12 weeks with mild affirm.  i love my hair! i love it! i love what it will be! i can already foresee it! 

This is my current hair regimen:

Saturdays :
→ Prepoo with a light protein (joico or hair vital) for 20mins with heat
→ wash with Hairone for dry scalp
→ DC with a moisturizing conditioner (hairveda/silk elements or Nexxus Humectress) for 35 mins with heat, rinse
→ Apply Leave ins and lightly comb through
→ Air dry
→ Once my hair is dry (2-3hrs later), I moisturize with wave nouveau and seal with coconut oil then I apply JBCO to my scalp in sections

Tuesdays:
→ DC with a moisturizing treatment for 35 minutes with heat, rinse
→ Co-wash with a moisturizing conditioner
→ Apply Leave-ins and lightly comb through
→ Once my hair is dry (2-3hrs later), I moisturize and seal then I apply JBCO to my scalp in sections

Thursdays :
→ Prepoo with a Moisturizing Conditioner and/or Oil for 1hr w/ plastic cap
→ Co-wash with a moisturizing conditioner
→ Apply leave-ins
→ Moisturize and seal then I apply JBCO to my scalp in sections

Daily:
Moisturize with Wave Nouveau and seal in sections twice a day


Relaxer Prep:
→ Apply Coconut oil to scalp, hair and ends the day before and day of relaxer for protection
→ Relax every 10 -12  weeks with Affirm Lye Relaxer Mild Strength
→ Do a protein treatment 1 week before and after relaxer *will implement*

Winter Hair Care Update:
I don't wear my real hair outside. i wear a lace front wig when going out so i braid my hair in two plaits after moisturizing and seal pin up and put stocking cap and put my lace front to go about my business.

Bonus: I clarify once a month or every three weeks with John Masters Apple Cider Rinse. I also spritz the crown with diluted apple cider rinse and leave in over night after a relaxer ONLY if the scalp feels funny but that doesn't seem to happen anymore.


My Goals:
- Decrease manipulation
- Massage scalp every wash day
- Hit Arm Pit Length by December 2010
- Hit Full Bra Strap Length by Spring 2011
- Reach MBL by Fall 2011
- Reach FULL Waist Length by Fall 2012
- Simplify my regimen & products even more
- Keep breakage to a minimum
- Increase thickness of ends & hair
- Trim every other relaxer or every 4 -6 months
- Increase protein
- Start taking Biotin
- CONSISTENTLY Apply JBCO to scalp 3x/week - Maintain thickness (hair & ends)
- Drink 6 glasses of water daily