Outre Timeless All In One 4pc Human Hair Natural Blend Weave - Bohemian

I have really been enjoying the fun of making my own wigs lately. It is a satisfaction that I cannt get from buying a pre-made wig, not to mention I can customize the size, color, fit, cut just the way I want it. Check out my latest wig using Outre Timeless Hair in a color 4. Beautiful and perfect for spring. 

Senegalese Twists!

Senegalese Twists - Video Coming Soon

I will be posting a video on my YouTube channel (EverythingEbonee01) very soon about my new hairstyle. I am loving my Senagalese Twists. I will put all the details about how this look was achieved in the video. Look out for it. Should be up this weekend, and I will also post it here on my blog.

Bee Mine Black Friday Sale -- Huge Discount!

Bohemian Ricci Wig

Wash and Go Routine for my TWA

Hair Styling | From TWA to Curly Luscious Fro

2 Months Post Big Chop & Current Products (Hair Journey Update)

Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil & Tresemme Naturals Conditioner

So here was my old wish list...

1. Napa Valley Grapeseed Oil

2. Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil

3. Tresemme Naturals Conditioner

4. Bee Mine Deja’s Hair Milk

5. 100% Pure Unrefined Shea Butter

I actually purchased the Tresemme Naturals Conditioner and I LOVE IT!!! It works so well and makes my hair extremely soft. It is almost as if it melts my curls in the shower if I let it sit on my hair just for a short period of time, maybe 3-4 minutes. The smell is pleasant and the consistency is not too thick but not too watery and runny. I only spent $4.99 on a huge bottle at target but I feel like this conditioner is worth at least three times that. Seriously, it is good stuff! It's my new favorite conditioner.

I also purchased the Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil. This is also wonderful product. I did a review about it on my YouTube channel. That video is linked below. Please check it out and I definitely recommend purchasing this oil. Not to mention the packaging is very cute, but more than the packaging, the actual oil is excellent.

 

1 Month Post Big Chop

It has been one month since I big chopped. I have gained a little bit of growth, can you tell a difference?

Check out my update below on YouTube. Thanks for watching!

Current Hair Wish List

So I am trying not to run out and buy every product I hear people raving about but these are a few products I would love to try/repurchase in the near future (the first three I have never tried but am interested in, the last two are a couple of my favorites): 

1. Napa Valley Grapeseed Oil

2. Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil

3. Tresemme Naturals Conditioner

4. Bee Mine Deja’s Hair Milk

5. 100% Pure Unrefined Shea Butter

What’s on your wish list?

 

RPG SHOW PTS001

So, about a year ago, I watched one too many YouTube videos on this RPG show wig and gave in and spent my precious hard earned money on this wig. When I got the wig, it did not look as good as it did on the heads of the women on YouTube. I was not feeling it at all. It felt that the wig cap was too big (although I ordered the smaller size) and the wig just would not lay flat. It has adjustable straps in the back but it was not enough to get the wig to sit flat up against my head. 

So I put the wig back in its box and tucked it away in my closet and never wore it. Yes, I could have gotten in touch with the company and sent the wig back but by the time I realized that I was not going to be able to work with the wig, I had already cut the lace and therefore could not try to send it back.

Anyway, so I pulled the wig out again this weekend. It still had all the original issues with the wig not laying flat and being kind of bulky in near the roots but I threw a few curls in it, pinned one side back and made it work. This was a 14-inch wig in yaki texture, glueless cap construction. See pics below. I actually liked how it turned out. All is not lost with this wig, lol.

African Inspired Headwrap with Bright Colored Cloth

So I decided to spice up this TWA a bit with a decorative headwrap. After only a week of wearing short hair, I am already ready for something different. Here are a few pics of the looks that I came up with. Please check out my YouTube channel for videos on both how I tied my headwrap and this makeup look seen in the pictures below. Talk to you all very soon and as always, thanks for your continued support!!!

Restarting My Hair Journey | Current Concerns

Learning My Hair All Over Again

So after only these first few days of caring for my natural hair, even though there is only a little of it, I am realizing that I am going to have to learn what works for my hair all over again. The same products and methods I used for my relaxed hair will not work the same for my natural hair. That is where YouTube is proving to be sooo extremely helpful. I don’t think people really know the value and worth of their videos.

 

For example, when I was relaxed, I could care less about “cones.” After co-washing my hair for a few days with a particular conditioner, although my hair felt very soft when rinsing it in the shower, by the next day, my hair is extremely dry feeling. So I watched a few videos on YouTube and found that the conditioner I was using was filled with cones and cones create a barrier on your hair locking moisture out. The more you use it, the drier your hair will feel.

 

So, now I must start looking for cone free products. To be continued…

BIG CHOP 8.16.13

Big Chop Coming Soon...

So last night, after weeks of contemplating what I wanted to do with my hair, I got a intense urge to just cut it all off and go natural. I hesitantly asked my husband if he would shave my head. I hesitated because I was unsure of his response, I did not want him to think I was crazy or going through some kind of crisis. Unfortunately, he told me no, he would not do it. So I asked him can I borrow his clippers and shave my own head. He said no again. I did not explain to him my goal of going natural. He probably just thought I wanted a bald head like him, lol.

Although my husband declined to assist me, I am still ready to go back natural. This has been a struggle in my mind, which I have written about a little on this blog, not because I am afraid of going natural but because I have aspects of both natural and relaxed hair that I love so much. Although my decision does not have to be permanent, if I go natural, I have to start from scratch growing my hair back out. That is at least two years of growth to get to a decent length. Two years is a long time. Lot of parties, events, special occasions can happen in two years all requiring me to be able to do decent styles with my hair. If I stay relaxed, I am wasting time that I could be growing my hair out natural (if for some reason I decide to go natural later, I could have had a head start in gaining length).

Well, my mind is made. The thing that made be lean towards going back natural is the fact that natural hair is in its healthiest state, thus easier to thrive because it is not damaged from the start. Relaxed hair is damaged from the start because of the chemical process it goes through to remove the curl pattern. Can you have damaged natural hair? Of course. Can you have healthy relaxed hair? Of course. But a healthy head of relaxed hair will never be as healthy as a healthy head of natural hair….if that makes sense.

Don’t get me wrong, I will truly miss my relaxed hair. It has brought me much joy in styling over the past years. The only issue was the thinning and breakage I would get once it start getting long which would force me to cut it. Here was the process….grow it out, cut it to removed damage, grow it out, cut it to remove thinning, grow it out, etc.

Stay tuned. A big chop is coming….

Hair Styling | Phony Pony with Flat Twists

Operation Grow My Hair: Restarting My Hair Journey

So right now my hair is slapped is this ugly lopsided bun on the top of my head. My hair is extremely dry and I probably could not get a comb through it if I wanted to. Needless to say I have been neglecting my hair. I want to do better and I AM going to better. I will wash and deep condition my hair probably Wednesday. Then, since I am hosting a housewarming party this Saturday and don’t want to be bothered with styling my real hair, I will go to the beauty supply store and get a phony pony and hook that up. I have an idea for a style that I am going to call the basket weave ponytail. I will be sure to record it and post it on my YouTube channel. After I have worn that style for about a week or so, I am going to start what I will call “Operation Grow My Hair: Restarting My Hair Journey.”

 

I am still trying to figure out if this new hair journey will be natural or relaxed. In my opinion, natural hair is so much easier to grow. Not easier to maintain, style, wash, detangle, and all that but easier to grow because the hair bonds have not be broken down by chemicals, they hair is in its natural state so a bit stronger than relaxed hair. Relaxed hair is more fragile because it is already “damaged” to some extent by the chemicals. Oh decisions, decisions. You all are probably like make a decision already, are you going to stay relaxed or go natural! I know, I am feeling like that, too!

Talk to you all soon,

Ebonee

Beautiful Hair Everywhere

It's Saturday night and I am just laying in my bed surfing the internet. I was on the facebook page of a lady who I am subscribed to on YouTube. Unfortunately, she has been away from YouTube for quite a while, over a year, but she seems to update her facebook page regularly.

Anyway, she has what looked to be an Instagram picture on her FB page with her hair beautifully swept to one side cascading down in healthy looking layers. She doesn't have the longest hair, or the thickest hair, but boy was that picture beautiful. I wish I could post it here but since I don't have her permission I won't. To make a long story short, that simple picture renewed my passion for growing out my relaxed hair.

I told you all I have been battling between going back natural and keeping my relaxed hair. That picture made me remember all the things I love about relaxed hair. On the flip side, when I was in church this past Wednesday quickly glancing around the room, I noticed that half the women were natural. I saw some extremely beautiful heads of hair. Almost became jealous.....almost, lol. 

Still not sure what I should do as far as my hair....