Week 1 Review

Hello all,

It's been a week since I got my braids. :)

I just finished my first shampoo.  I used Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle shampoo.  When I first did my big chop, I used to use their conditioner and it always worked nice, so I decided to give the shampoo a try. I think that bottle was $1.99.  

My curly ends

I've discovered that I love daily rinsing.  I started doing it on about Tuesday and once I saw that I didn't have unraveling problems, I went for it. Scalp feels great no problems.




  
Products: Spray bottle of water (several times a day), Spray of aloe vera gel & witch hazel for my scalp (when needed), dollar tree moisturizing spray (once a week).  I've now added a spray bottle of chamomile that I'll be using once a day. 

 That's it for now, I'll be back in a week with the next review.


*flips hair* Deuces!!

Keep Your Love Locked Down!!

Hey all,

I got my braidlocks started!!

They're a small to medium mix of sizes.  The braider made them tight.  Not like tight to my scalp, but like the weaving of the hair.  It is secure.  I am no longer worried about unraveling.  They are in there. LOL

It's been a weird and confusing journey so far, to be honest.  I like them, but I don't love them.  They don't look like what I had imagined, but I can't picture them any other way .  I thought I would have really tiny microlock parts.  That's not what I have, and I've realized it's not what I want, at least not right now. It's been a bit jarring to discover that.

I actually took down a row and split each braid into 2.  I liked the way they came out, but not really any more than I liked them previous to the splitting.  So it just seemed dumb to continue doing it. I may change my mind about later, but for now... I'm good.  I like them enough to wait and see what happens, instead of jumping to conclusions.

I sprayed my hair with a water bottle and spritzed my scalp with a mix of witch hazel and aloe vera gel.  So I added some moisture and battled the itchy scalp. After that, my ends curled up and I like the way those look.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to worry about the size for now.  I'm going to enjoy them and get to know them.  And I'm going to look DAMN CUTE doing it. :)

Until the next time, keep it nappy y'all.

*flips hair*     Deuces!!