Ready for my Close Up, Mr. Deville!!!

Me and my friends went to do a photo shoot today! We are about to start our own blog called D.O.L.L.S. (Dreams of Love, Life, and Success) so we are very excited! Anywho...I am soooooooooooo not the person who likes to take pics, but from what I saw they actually look kinda good...LOL! Me and my friends were goofin' off on the ride back and here's a blurry pic we took with a camera phone...lol! My weave still holdin up! :)

 

P.S. ---I'm...to the LEFT...to the LEFT! Also, I did not do my makeup...I suck at make-up...my friends DOLLED ME UP BIG TIME!

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Bald Spot? WTF? REALLY???

Yes, ladies...I found a bald spot...a shiny, non-follicle having bald spot! OMG...I have been wondering why that area was looking thin for dare I say it...more than two years! I know that's a long time not to notice a bald spot...but I never part my hair straight down the center! I prefer the side bang! About two years ago, though, my hair was a tangled nightmare in the making. I had individual braids done and they ripped out my edges. I mean those things did some DAMAGE! If my hair was a car...it would've been totaled and they have never recovered! :( Well, my hair was looking mighty thin near the center of my forehead, but I just assumed that the braids thinned that area out some, too. Little did I know that when I parted my sew-in earlier this week that a greasy bald spot was waiting to surprise me! Any ideas on how I can stimulate some growth or is it a lost cause?!?! Man...oh...man...WTF! I'm thinking that I'm going to see if aloe works wonders like those articles said it does....a month from now...we'll see if there's a difference...God, I hope so!

In other news, the sew-in is great besides the fact that I have the itchies! I'm out!


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Dye-namic Decisions

Ok...I just dyed my hair jet black! It's not permanent! Thank Heavens!!! It's only a rinse...I have yet another sew-in. I just did it yesterday, and I will continue to do my aloe rinses just not as often as I would have liked to do them. That is all...lol I'm out! HHG! Here's a pic of my style!

And here is a tutorial video about applying a color rinse! I had no idea how to do this at all...so a BIG THANK YOU goes to MissLaShonda on YT!

Growing Pains!!!

I keep looking at my hair and wondering what in the world I'm going to do with it. I started my transitioning journey with a very short assymetrical cut. My relaxed hair has already popped off in some areas in the back. I am supposed to be going to a Trey Songz concert and after party this weekend. What the world am I gonna do. I have halfwigs, but even they are starting not to blend in with my natural new growth, and I don't want to spend anymore money!!!


What's a Transitioner to do??? If you have any ideas...Comment....HELP MEEEEE!

I started off with a cut very similar to this....

I don't want to BC right now either. :(

April Aloe Vera Challenge!

I must admit that my hair has been dry dull and limp lately, and I have been lookin high and low for a solution. I also have been looking for something that would promote hair growth at the same time. I do realize that there is no magic potion that takes me from one inch of unstretched new growth to a BAA or a Foxy Cleopatra Afro Puff...but a girl can dream, can't I?!?! :)

I did stumble upon Nature's Miracle Worker--Aloe Vera, though! I have heard of other Naturals using Aloe Vera Gel for curl definition and slicking down their hair into buns, but when I walked past an endcap in Walmart and saw a HUGE container of Aloe Vera Juice for $7.98, I had to do a double take so...I did some research!

Aloe Vera Juice or Aloe Vera Gel can actually be used to:

• Relieve stress (which we all know is great for the hair)
• Increase blood circulation to the scalp
• Give hair shine
• Moisturize and Condition the scalp and hair shaft
• Prevent Hair Loss
• Promote Hair Growth

Some people even use Aloe Vera Juice as a daily hair treatment by massaging it into their scalp, covering it with a plastic cap, and letting it sit for 30 minutes. Then they rinse their hair and reap all the rewards of using Aloe Vera Juice, and starting today I will be one of those people!!!!

I will be doing this treatment as much as possible from April 5th to May 5th, and hopefully, my hair will thank me for it! I'll update you on my progress from time to time, but be sure to subscribe and follow me on my journey! Feel free to comment on this post if you have done this treatment before or would like to join this challenge with me!

Happy Hair Reading and Growing,

Mane.Attraction

Style Profile...

Okay...since my last post (which was soooooooo long ago), I have been wearing a halfwig that's styled into a shoulder length bob. It's driving me crazy, though. I prefer sew-ins because I don't want to deal with my hair at all right now! I'm so...BUSY! Anywho, I will be doing a sew-in next week, and this time I hope it will last me 8 to 9 weeks. The curly weave I had before did not cut it for me. Better luck next time--I suppose. I will post pictures assuming that I actually like the way my hair looks! This is what I'm going for:

* I don't want it to be so bluntly cut, though. We'll see how it turns out!*

I'm planning to do protective styles until December 29! I'm excited because I'm going to BC on that day as well. I hope this personal challenge brings me lots of healthy new growth!

In other news, I'm still trying to figure out how to regrow my edges so if anyone has any ideas, I'm all EARS. I've been using Profectiv's products designed to regrow hair every day and TWICE a day...I'm going to use it faithfully until I don't have any more left so hopefully, I'll see some growth. Until then I'll be extremely careful with my fragile edges!

Update: Moisturizing my Situation!

Ok...I admit...I haven't posted anything this week, but in my defense I just got a new puppy. I've been working round the clock getting him straight and all that jazz!

Anywho...I'm pretty much sick of doing my hair so I went back to my old trusty halfwig! I just bought some V05 conditioner so I plan to begin co-washing next week! Hopefully, this will help moisturize my situation since my hair has been awfully dry lately.

Today, I'm going to wash my hair and deep condition with ORS Mayo and follow it up with Joico's Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm!

Hopefully, my hair will grow to new lengths as I keep it protected w/ my half-wig and moisturized with my co-washes and leave-ins!

Until next time....

Happy Hair Growing and Reading,

Mane.Attraction

UPDATE: The Edge of No Return

Ok, so every weekend I try to give random updates about my hair growth journey. I'm a very impatient person so...if I don't focus on little challenges along the way and chart my growth, I get frustrated and say...OH WELL, real quick-like. Lol.

Anyway, with that being said, I wanted to talk about my edges or what's left of them. I've been inconsiderate to my hairline for years and years--getting micro after micro and so many too-tight ponytails. I think it's about time I step back, evaluate my mistakes, and give my edges some good ole TLC! This could very well be the best time for me to focus on them since the rest of my hair is still in a protective style. I have been using a new product from Profectiv called Growth Renew Root Recovery Temple Stimulant. I can't say for certain if it is working, but I've been consistant this week, and hopefully, i'll keep it up AND see some progress. From what I see so far, it is keeping my hairline VERY moisturized so i'm hopeful!

While I'm weaved up, hopefully my edges will get the break they need! I'll be sure to update because this is a BIG goal for me this year. I always forget about this challenge, but my goal for 2010 is to get my edges grown in...lol!

Happy Hair Growing and Reading,

Mane.Attraction

My Textured Tresses

Okay, so...It's been a week since I put my sew-in in, and my hair's doing alright from what I can tell. I'm still undecided on what my mane regimen will be, but I know that I'll be using sew-ins as a protective style to help me transition no matter what. This is actually my first time using curly weave so we'll see how this goes. I wanted to try something different, and hopefully it will last me 8 weeks. I used Brandy's Hair line with Outre Pro10. The style is Bohemian Curl. What do you think? I thought the curly texture would let me blend my new growth better and help me get used to my natural hair at the same time.

Happy Hair Growing and Hair Reading,

Mane.Attraction

Update: Have I crossed the Line?

India.Arie said it best when she sang, “I am not my hair,” but I can’t help but feel frustrated with these follicles from time to time. My hair was healthy and relaxed about four months ago, but I had the audacity to get a cut and some COLOR. Now this may be alright for some people, but my hair was sucked dry and just plain exhausted after this salon session.

I should have known better, though. It took so much maintenance just to keep my hair healthy with a relaxer, and then I went on and threw a Permanent Color—not a rinse—its way. I was asking for trouble. So now—four months and two relaxers later—I’m sitting here staring at a line that I just have to cross—my line of demarcation.

This line separates the old from the new—the chemically processed hair from the virgin hair steadily growing from my scalp…so what do I do now? To transition or not to transition, that is the age old question. I don’t think I have the gumption to just chop my relaxed ends clean off, but it is tempting considering I had cut my hair relatively short and with my new growth, I have the potential to look like a porcupine any day now…lol!

Oh well! I suppose I will transition, but I must be careful when styling my hair. In fact, I think I’m going to wash it tonight and sew in some hair to keep me from manipulating my hair too much. Hopefully during the summer, I will be ready to chop off my relaxed ends.



Happy Hair Reading,

Mane.Attraction