::Soleil::

OMG! I feel like I've been away for years.

I have actually just been enjoying spending time with my hubby and son. I am done with school until the fall and I only work part time, so I have way more time to hang out with them!

Okay, quick update about my hair:

1. My twists didn't last a whole week. Or rather, I didn't leave them in for a whole week. They would have lasted for longer, I think. But I got so antsy to have my hair out! But, I did like them. I wore them pinned up for work and let them hang free when I was at home. Lol. However, I don't know when I will do twists again. It really did take me a loooong time to put them in. And while the pinned up styles were cute, they took a lot of work/manipulation because my hair is in a weird in-between stage where I need to use like a GAZILLION bobby pins to make it look right!

2. I am going to be posting an updated regimen w/pics of my hair because I may have found something that is working WONDERS for my hair. I don't want to jinx it though. I am going to try it out a few more times so I can get a real idea of how it is working. But, I will say that I am excited!

3. I can't believe I didn't make a post about it earlier, but on May 15th (the day after my birthday), Morena (my hair) turned 8 months old!!!! She's getting so big. I couldn't not be more proud!
I also can't believe that 8 months have already passed. It really is like watching a child grow up! (Trust me, I know! My little boy keeps getting bigger and it feels like I only just BLINKED between the day of his birth and now... four years later!) I will definitely have pictures posted soon!


See y'all around on Curl Street!!!!

Aisha Soleil

*sheepishly enters*
So... I've been sort of MIA! OMG, I can not believe how long it has been. I have continued to lurk on the main CN page and once in a while I will comment on some articles but I haven't been to the forums in forever. Partly because I couldn't remember my username! The other reason is due to the fact that I fell behind on documenting my hair journey. Honestly, I kind of got burnt out! I grew tired of putting so much thought and time into my hair. So, I took a break from thinking about it so much. But, now I am ready to start again.

I am currently on a personal challenge. What is it? Well, I have been wearing my hair out a lot more than is healthy. Nothing "bad" has happened yet, but I don't want to take any chances. So, I decided to do a protective style challenge. For 4 months I plan to wear my hair in twists. I'll clean/moisturize/seal my hair once a week and re-twist every two weeks. To keep myself from getting bored, I am going to try different twisting techniques and styles. Right now, I am sporting simple and smallish two strand twists. This is my second day with them in. The first day I just wore them down. Today, for work, I pulled the back into a pony with a banana clip and just clipped the front back with a Goody flex barrette. I took it down as soon I as got home, though!
The biggest problem I have with twists is that I tend to manipulate them too much by worrying too much about styling them. So, I am trying to stick with just two trusty styles: Down or in a pony. (My hair is not quite long enough to make a decent bun!)

Of course I am making sure to keep my hair nice and moisturized on a daily basis or at least every other day!

I figured that the winter season is a great time to start this challenge. I really want to work on retaining length and keeping my hair healthy.

Oh, by the way I am now 1 year and 3 months natural (well, tomorrow I will be. September 15 2009 is the date of my bc)! I will add some pictures in a separate post!


Thanks for reading!


Aisha Soleil