Hair Inspiration 9.4.12 - Solange Knowles

Solange is definitely a hair-fashionista. She has always been on the scene with awesome hair. From rocking her own natural fro, to curly weaves, sleek strands, to waist length braids and the sky-high braided bun. Here's a few pics of my favorite styles Ms. Knowles has rocked.

I'm back!!

I know I've been MIA for over a month! A lot has happened! I went on a little family vacation to DC with my family, got sick with Tonsillitis, then shingles, and now I'm all better! During our DC vacation, I wore my hair straight (which went pretty good since it was hot & I'm transitioning).

While I was sick, taking care of my hair was put on the back burner and I had a little damage from not doing my nightly routine & not wrapping my hair up. So once I got well, I braided my hair up. I just finished my hair 9.19.11 and here's picture of it. It took me about 12 hours to do my hair & roughly 6 packs of hair. These braids are kind of heavy, so wearing them down is a must. I absolutely love the length!

I did it!!!

Flat ironed after relaxer

5.27.11, I relaxed my hair. And I totally love it!!! I honestly expected to miss my fro & curls, but I am in total love of my bouncy wrap.
I used a Organics Olive Oil No-Lye relaxer for girls. Then I blow dried & flat ironed it (With heat protectant). It didn't get as straight as I wanted to so I went back thru it 5/28 with my big 1 inch curling iron.
Here's the end results! The first pic is of it blow dried. The second is of it flat ironed.

Blow dried after relaxer

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I've decided......

To relax my hair. It took me a couple days & some serious consideration, but I'm doing it this weekend. My mother isn't too happy about it because she loves & would "kill for hair like yours".
I've been natural for about 9 years off & on and it's definitely time for a change. I haven't came up with a real regime for my relaxed hair but I know deep conditioning, roller sets, and low heat are going to be my top 3 on that list. I'm thinking about recording it, just so a virgin relaxer can be seen on Youtube. (After searching several times, there are none! Just hella touch-ups). But if I don't record it (with the help of my sister), I'll just do some before & after shots.
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