Monday, July 26, 2010
Week 1
Well it's been a week since my Big Chop and needless to say...I'm still loving my hair :-)
I posted on Facebook recently that havingg natural hair can be high maintenance and someone told me basically, I was crazy....WELL...I beg to differ. So I've tried many differnt ways to maintain my hair this week and well the best way for me is to twist my hair every night with a mix of Mizani H2O and Kids ORganics Shea Butter Lotion....Can we say AWESOME COMBINATION!! Yes I can!!!!
I think I'm figuring out my products. I'm excited, I don't have to waste 6 months of my life figuring it out. I think I realized too that just because it's a high price bottle doesn't mean it works for your hair. I figure it like this what can be better for my hair than something a child uses. Their hair is so fragile and well, so is mine. The mixture of the two products works well for me and it keeps my hair moisturized. My hair sucks up moisture and these products keeps me hydrated.
So needless to say I am loving, I mean loving this whole natural process and I can't wait until my hair grows out even more. Until next time...CIAO!!!!
I posted on Facebook recently that havingg natural hair can be high maintenance and someone told me basically, I was crazy....WELL...I beg to differ. So I've tried many differnt ways to maintain my hair this week and well the best way for me is to twist my hair every night with a mix of Mizani H2O and Kids ORganics Shea Butter Lotion....Can we say AWESOME COMBINATION!! Yes I can!!!!
I think I'm figuring out my products. I'm excited, I don't have to waste 6 months of my life figuring it out. I think I realized too that just because it's a high price bottle doesn't mean it works for your hair. I figure it like this what can be better for my hair than something a child uses. Their hair is so fragile and well, so is mine. The mixture of the two products works well for me and it keeps my hair moisturized. My hair sucks up moisture and these products keeps me hydrated.
So needless to say I am loving, I mean loving this whole natural process and I can't wait until my hair grows out even more. Until next time...CIAO!!!!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
My Transition Friends :-)
Mizani: I love their products, until the no longer work for me, I'm holding on to them :-)
Yellow Bird....Bone straight blow out friend!!
My favorite of them all....GVP!!! Cheaper than a Chi and you get the same results, but mine are in hiding for a year or more :-(
Yellow Bird....Bone straight blow out friend!!
My favorite of them all....GVP!!! Cheaper than a Chi and you get the same results, but mine are in hiding for a year or more :-(
In the beginning....
Hello!!! This is my first blog, I'm so excited :-)
I decided to blog after reading two blogs from two very inspiring ladies. One is about love and life, (thanks Kisha) and the other about natural hair transition (thanks Marge) and both made a lot of sense to me and pulled me in.
I recently made a huge change in my life, mainly my hair. I decided to go natural!! Yep I did the BIG CHOP on Tuesday morning (7/20/2010). I had my last relaxer in November 2009 and at that point I was getting a relaxer every three months, so when the three months came up I decided to go another three months and then the eighth month and the month of no return. I've read so many blogs about going natural because of unhealthy hair, well I had pretty healthy hair, thanks to my wonderful stylist, Ciera; she nursed my hair back to health in the last 2 to 3 years. I used to be the person who got a relaxer every 6-8 weeks, well at the time I didn't know any better but my hair was so unhealthy but looked BEAUTIFUL every time I stepped out of the shop.
So let's flash forward to February 2010, I went to the shop and I said no relaxer just wash, treatment and flat iron. I will admit, I HATE, I mean HATE sitting under the dryer, so when I went in to the shop I got my hair blown out and flat ironed. My stylist, oh did I mention she's one of my favorite cousins as well, knows me very well, I told her I wanted to go natural and I promise you she didn't believe me...I didn't believe myself. I loved the creamy hair drug...RELAXER!!
My Transition
During my transition phase, I almost abused my flat iron, I made a trip to Sally's one day and spent a little money on GVP flat iron and a Yellow Bird. This was the best purchase I think I ever made in my entire life. I used my flat iron maybe every other day and washed my hair once a week. I lived and still live by Mizani for my hair. I love the way it makes my hair feel when I wash it and the Rose H2O was and still is wonderful for my hair. I know many people don't like Mizani but I think I'll stick with what works for now and maybe later on I'll try something else. So yes I flat ironed my hair a lot, I decided to transition as the weather was changing and it was humid, here came my problem, my roots didn't like to stay flat for long, even when I went to te shop. I PRAYED FOR COOL DAYS!!! No I didn't have any damage or breakage from the almost constant flat ironing and blow drying I did to my hair. I made sure I went in and still had my ends trimmed and I had my treatments, which turned into one trim and one treatment because I kept with my relaxer schedule. Another reason I didn't have a lot of damage was because of my products, I used a good products.
My decision to do the BIG CHOP!
Okay so last friday 7/16, was my cousin's birthday and my best friend's birthday was 7/15, so it was decided we were going to go clubbing. Did I have a ball? Yes!! Did my hair? No :-/ I came out of the club looking like side show bob, yes I had swollen wavy hair and it was sitting up. I decided at that moment, although I began the begging process earlier that day, that it was time to get rid of the two different textures. It was a little hard to keep my roots straight and well I've never been a weave and braid person. I had a sew-in during my transition only because I went on vacation. Well it took me all weekend but Ciera broke and chopped my hair. I think my new growth surprised both of us. My stylist I think was a little more nervous than I was, I had boosted myself up to cut my hair, and may I remind you, I don't like to cut my hair unless I'm having a daring moment. Tuesday was my double dog dare day and when I looked at myself in the mirror, I LOVED WHAT I SAW!!! I was all natural!
My decision to "Crossover"
I decided to go natural because well I wanted to see my natural curls and texture. I hadn't seen my natural hair since oh maybe 3rd grade. That's a long time. I had long thick hair as a little girl and it tangled and did it's own thing. Well I guess I was a glutton for punishment, because I wanted that 3rd grade hair again. My mom was excited when she saw my hair blown out because she just knew her little girl was coming back...hahahahahaha her face was priceless when she saw my natural hair. Another reason I wanted to go natural was because of the versatility I could have in natural hair. I could wear it curly or straight and my hair would grow so much faster and would be just a little thicker.
So that's my choice and decision to go natural...I guess you are trying to figure out what my blog is all about huh?
Well it's not about my natural hair process by itsself, but it is about my journey, my journey that I am about to take. I decided before I cut my hair that I was going to change my outlook on a lot of aspects in my life. So the title of my blog Naturally Jocey, the name comes from my hair but it's about me the natural me, the no holds Jocey!!!
Now it's time for bed ZUMBA in the morning!!! I'll update you in the morning and let you know how my hair turns out, I used a kiddie product instead of my Mizani Rose H2O to twist my hair tonight...so until tomorrow....Ciao!!!
I decided to blog after reading two blogs from two very inspiring ladies. One is about love and life, (thanks Kisha) and the other about natural hair transition (thanks Marge) and both made a lot of sense to me and pulled me in.
I recently made a huge change in my life, mainly my hair. I decided to go natural!! Yep I did the BIG CHOP on Tuesday morning (7/20/2010). I had my last relaxer in November 2009 and at that point I was getting a relaxer every three months, so when the three months came up I decided to go another three months and then the eighth month and the month of no return. I've read so many blogs about going natural because of unhealthy hair, well I had pretty healthy hair, thanks to my wonderful stylist, Ciera; she nursed my hair back to health in the last 2 to 3 years. I used to be the person who got a relaxer every 6-8 weeks, well at the time I didn't know any better but my hair was so unhealthy but looked BEAUTIFUL every time I stepped out of the shop.
So let's flash forward to February 2010, I went to the shop and I said no relaxer just wash, treatment and flat iron. I will admit, I HATE, I mean HATE sitting under the dryer, so when I went in to the shop I got my hair blown out and flat ironed. My stylist, oh did I mention she's one of my favorite cousins as well, knows me very well, I told her I wanted to go natural and I promise you she didn't believe me...I didn't believe myself. I loved the creamy hair drug...RELAXER!!
My Transition
During my transition phase, I almost abused my flat iron, I made a trip to Sally's one day and spent a little money on GVP flat iron and a Yellow Bird. This was the best purchase I think I ever made in my entire life. I used my flat iron maybe every other day and washed my hair once a week. I lived and still live by Mizani for my hair. I love the way it makes my hair feel when I wash it and the Rose H2O was and still is wonderful for my hair. I know many people don't like Mizani but I think I'll stick with what works for now and maybe later on I'll try something else. So yes I flat ironed my hair a lot, I decided to transition as the weather was changing and it was humid, here came my problem, my roots didn't like to stay flat for long, even when I went to te shop. I PRAYED FOR COOL DAYS!!! No I didn't have any damage or breakage from the almost constant flat ironing and blow drying I did to my hair. I made sure I went in and still had my ends trimmed and I had my treatments, which turned into one trim and one treatment because I kept with my relaxer schedule. Another reason I didn't have a lot of damage was because of my products, I used a good products.
My decision to do the BIG CHOP!
Okay so last friday 7/16, was my cousin's birthday and my best friend's birthday was 7/15, so it was decided we were going to go clubbing. Did I have a ball? Yes!! Did my hair? No :-/ I came out of the club looking like side show bob, yes I had swollen wavy hair and it was sitting up. I decided at that moment, although I began the begging process earlier that day, that it was time to get rid of the two different textures. It was a little hard to keep my roots straight and well I've never been a weave and braid person. I had a sew-in during my transition only because I went on vacation. Well it took me all weekend but Ciera broke and chopped my hair. I think my new growth surprised both of us. My stylist I think was a little more nervous than I was, I had boosted myself up to cut my hair, and may I remind you, I don't like to cut my hair unless I'm having a daring moment. Tuesday was my double dog dare day and when I looked at myself in the mirror, I LOVED WHAT I SAW!!! I was all natural!
My decision to "Crossover"
I decided to go natural because well I wanted to see my natural curls and texture. I hadn't seen my natural hair since oh maybe 3rd grade. That's a long time. I had long thick hair as a little girl and it tangled and did it's own thing. Well I guess I was a glutton for punishment, because I wanted that 3rd grade hair again. My mom was excited when she saw my hair blown out because she just knew her little girl was coming back...hahahahahaha her face was priceless when she saw my natural hair. Another reason I wanted to go natural was because of the versatility I could have in natural hair. I could wear it curly or straight and my hair would grow so much faster and would be just a little thicker.
So that's my choice and decision to go natural...I guess you are trying to figure out what my blog is all about huh?
Well it's not about my natural hair process by itsself, but it is about my journey, my journey that I am about to take. I decided before I cut my hair that I was going to change my outlook on a lot of aspects in my life. So the title of my blog Naturally Jocey, the name comes from my hair but it's about me the natural me, the no holds Jocey!!!
Now it's time for bed ZUMBA in the morning!!! I'll update you in the morning and let you know how my hair turns out, I used a kiddie product instead of my Mizani Rose H2O to twist my hair tonight...so until tomorrow....Ciao!!!
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