The Big Chop: Why I Chose To Do It

I know it's been a while since I've posted about my hair...or anything in that matter. But a month ago, I decided to finally do something I had been wanting to do since late summer 2014. I chopped it all off!

I've been asked why, and I wish I had some cool spontaneous story about how I was just bored, and just went to the shop, and voila! But, that's not quite how my story went. It's true, I was bored with my hair. But I also was going through a growth rough patch. I didn't think my hair was growing anymore. I consulted with a couple people, my boyfriend being a persuading factor, decided I would give my hair a few more weeks and then think about it again.

Well January 2015 hit, and in pure "new year, new me" fashion, the need for this hair cut was just eating at me. I couldn't shake this feeling, that although, I've never cut my hair nearly as short as what I was going for, I need absolutely needed to this. 

Again, my hair wasn't growing. It was uneven due to infrequent trimmings, and just not straightening my hair at all. Also, my hair didn't feel clean. I wore wash -n- go's, as my scalp is really sensitive and builds up quickly, and no matter whether I cowashed or washed with purifying shampoo, it just didn't feel clean. It was nasty!

So I cut it....

And it's been a month long journey lol. I'm still getting used not being able to hide behind my hair. Not being able to try different styles. I will say, I'm so in love with the low maintenance of it so far. And oddly enough, I get a compliment almost every day. Listen to this, every day! I can't style it. I can only wear wash -n- go's, and somehow my confidence in this cut has gone up day by day.

Have you been contemplating getting the Big Chop? What's holding you back?

Product Review: Hairfinity

Morning! I know I've been neglecting you guys for the past couple of weeks. We're gonna blame this on my never ending work schedule. Now let's digress...

A little over a month ago, I ordered a bottle of Hairfinity that everyone has been gushing over. At first I was super excited to receive my new package of hair supplemental vitamins. Maybe a week after taking the pills, I straightened my hair, after a 6 month heat free hiatus, and needed my ends trimmed badly. I knew once I got the trim, I wasn't going to be able to do a length check. But I still figured I would see a difference in other ways, like less shedding and thickness.

My Trim after 6 month hiatus :(

Let's just say, I wasn't too happy about any of the results that I wasn't seeing. My hair is still shedding the same amount and my hair really doesn't feel any thicker. Now I know what you are all thinking, I have to give it more than a month. But fact of the matter is, I know my hair! My hair grows pretty quickly with supplements. My hair is very thick and definitely sheds more than I would like. But if you offer a 1 month trail, I expect to see some type of results after 1 month.

Needless to say, I won't be ordering another bottle.

Now please don't let this stray you away from ordering this product. As we all know in the natural hair world, what works for me might not work for you...and vice versa. If you've really been thinking about trying out this product, then I say try it for yourself and I really hope you all have better results than I did.

Back to Basics

Recently I decided I was going to go back to my basic hair regimen. A regimen that included going to back to black. So Sunday I dyed my hair back to black and used Flexi Rods to try to achieve heat less curls. Let's just say it was another FAIL. For some reasoning I cannot get my roots to smooth onto the rods. I'll be trying to figure that out soon, but I had to use some creative thinking use one of Mackenzie's head bands (completely too big for her head).

Reasoning for dying my hair: My hair seems to thrive when its black. In most of my older pics, my black hair was always rich, stayed moisturized, and was so healthy. Crazy thing is, black is not my natural hair color. I have a sandy brown mix and it does my hair no justice. Peep my old but new look below: