Kea::Curls

I am anxious to see the pics of the new do...wait it's that cold in Fl??

I cant wait to see the pics!!

Happy First Day Of The New Semester...You're going to be busy, busy, busy! (Like you don't know that ).

Hi Ladies,

Sooo it's still cold here...but its getting better &&& closer to normal. Since I'm in North Florida, we do get a few weeks of winter but if there's anything lower than 50 degrees, i freak out. lol. Well, its 43 degrees outside this morning and I've been figuring out a way to keep my ears/head warm.

Here's what I've come up with so far...

1. my "protective style" = flat twists in front and bantu knots in the back (to the best of my ability)



I tied my silk scarf over it and wore a wool "scully" cap over it for one day (no pictures, sorry). but didn't really like the look too much. The next day, i took my hair out & did a puff...i wanted to be "cute" for classes:
BUT with all the wind, my ears & scalp were F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G!!!

So this morning, I was determined to figure out a warm look that didn't copromise my "look".

First, I tried a modified puff: I tied a silk scarf around the perimeter of my head, then covered this up with a wool scarf (that was also pulled over my ears) and left the top of my puff exposed.


For some reason, this felt a little to Ms. Cleo/fortune teller for me, so i kept going...

I tied my hair down under a do-rag (sp?), wrapped my wool winter scarf around my entire head + ears....and put on my hat over that. Then I tied the remained of the scarf around my neck. I have a lab class outside for two hours today, so hopefully this will keep me warm

I'm loving the puffs, give me a few more months and it's on!!!

all those styles look really cute! I like your curly puff, you've inspired me to wear my hair like that this weekend!

I'm really late on the fro-hawk and bro comments (sry) but I loved how shiny and healthy it looked. Unfortunately for your brothers, it goes to show how ignorant people can be (without much fault to their own) I'm glad your brother apologized. I have light skinned siblings, particularly my brothers and my dad is somewhat light. I hope that since my brothers are little they will learn from an early age what beauty really is...

anyway, happy new year!

beautiful!! I love it, love it, LOVE IT!! each picture was nice, you really showed your creativity!!

Your hair is beautiful. You did look like you could predict the future. I love the wool hat!! You stay warm and protect those precious curls.

wow your hair looks very nice . love the third pic

Love the hair. JUST BEAUTIFUL.

I'm pretty late but it's so unfortunate you had to deal with the whole "good hair" saga with your family. On a positive note, your father prefers natural hair! That should send a message to the rest of the family...especially your STEPMOTHER!

---Reese

Hello Ladies,

GOOD NEWS

i finally did it!!! i put in some (( chunky )) two strand twists....and :: they :: actually :: stayed!!!

I mean, they're not coming "undone"

and

there's only minimal "unraveling"

I almost don't even care how the twist out turns out, i'm just so happy that they're in

well....maybe that's going a little too far. lol. I DO care how the twist out will look. Here's to crossing my fingers for tomorrow morning

small leap for man, but a giant leap for Kea & my curls!!!

Your twists look like they will make for a great twist out. What did you use to twist with? Do you know why your ends did not unravel?

Giant leap for kea and her curls, YAY... I would like to know how you got the ends to hold (not unravel). I need to work on that . Can't wait for the twistout.

Congratulations Kea!! I cant wait to see the twist out!

Awww Kea! I missed ur and ur hair! I loved all three styles! that second pic was cute girl! i feel u on the cleo lol..but def rock it at least once cause it was soooooo adorable ..but u def reminded me of the college days in the 3rd one..u could always count on me to be wearing a do-rag and hat! lmao!! cant wait to see the chunky twist out!

Awaiting twist out pics

Hi everyone

Sorry I ran off without dishing the :: juicy :: details. lol.

I used Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In for my twists. I have TONS of it, which I haven't been using (I'm wary of it containing dimethicone). But so far, so good! In the long run, I still will be looking for a more natural alternative...

I've been racking my brain over and over again...about why my twists were unraveling & my conclusion is that it's all related to the healthiness of my ends.

1. For as long as I could remember, I have ALWAYS had problems with dry, poofy, ends. Not necessarily split ends...but just FRIZZY & bigger than the rest of my hair. Since my BC, EVOO and shea butter have been improving this some.

However, when Sweetdrk brought up the topic about " sealing" on her BNB page...it made me realize that I have not been doing it correctly!!! I usually just slather the EVOO all over, followed quickly by shea butter. So, this previous week, I very intentionally parted off my hair into sections and scrunched A LOT of shea butter onto my ends. I found out that my hair loves it & needs A LOT of it! For the first time in years...my ends are actually smooth & moist !!!

2. Ok, for the second contributing factor:

*** Chrs and Lynnie got me thinking about my hair's need for protein, so I did a treatment this past weekend. I used Bioinfusion Organics Strengthen & Repair Conditioner (from Walgreens), which contains Wheat Protein, Wheat Amino Acids & Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein. I also added one raw egg to it, and left it in my hair (without heat for 1 hour). I thought about using Mayo, too...but the idea of the smell freaked me out.

Soooo overall, I think that both of these helped to allow my ends to curl up on themselves more smoothly = the twists did not unravel

That is all for now
I will be revealing the 1st & 2nd day hair pics tomorrow sometime...

Adios!

Thanks for dishing the "juicy" details and I cant wait to see the pics!

Woo hoo those twist are workin Kea!!!!

TWIST OUT RESULTS ARE IN:

Day One



Day Two! (i pinned back the sides just a bit)





its not what i expected (i didn't really know what to expect, lol) but i like it!

YAY!!!!! It looks super cute, how long are you going to wear it?

Cute!! Love the last pic!