The Hump Hairstyle

I have been sick at home for a couple of days and when I have the energy, I have been amusing myself by watching hair videos on YouTube.  I decided to wash my hair this morning and try a new style.  Must be feeling better huh? It is a quick and easy style and the instructions were given by Pecadora99 and can be found on YouTube at this link The Hump Hairstyle

It is amazing how a nice shower and clean hair can make you feel so much better when you are not well.

Two Years and Nine Months

My locks seem to be growing really fast at the moment.  It's funny how sometimes it seems to take forever to grow, and at other times like now, it grows fast.  Here is a picture of my last Caruso Roller set.

My hair was looking flat and somewhat blah.  So I did a quick Caruso Steam set which perked my hair up quite a bit. The Caruso rollers do not make well defined, long lasting curls, but they are adequate for giving your hair a little oomph.

Baby Lock Survival

Remember how I had a few baby locks installed at the front of my head a few months ago?  Well, there is one survivor.  Of the four or five new locks, this is the only one that "took".

Not bad huh?  It is the only one of the new locks that did not unravel completely.  And not only has it survived, but it is growing.










It has been raining almost continuously for the past 4 days.  The rainy season is upon us now.  I did a pipe cleaner set last night, and this is the result.  Because of the high humidity, the curls didn't last more than just a few hours.  But it still looks OK.

Growing by Leaps and Bounds

It seems that once I passed the two-year anniversary of lock-dom, my hair has just been growing really, really fast.  There was a time during the first year when it seemed as if it wasn't really growing all that much.  But that has changed now.  The growth rate is very surprising to me.  My locks are now 2 years and 5 months old.

Here's a picture of me and my hubby at a friend's birthday party earlier this month.  This is a soft spike set, which didn't dry properly, and so the curls are very loose.

Braid Out

I braided my hair on Saturday morning after I washed it.  I wanted a cute hairstyle for an event in the afternoon.  It was a damp, cool day, so air drying was out of the question.  I used the hairdryer, but it still didn't dry completely.  Anyway, for the event, the crinkles were there, but they flopped by the next day. This is what it looks like 2 days after.  My hair has really grown fast over the last three weeks since I had it re-tightened.  There is a lot of new growth, and I am not sure I can wait until my next scheduled re-ti in  another 3 weeks. I may have to do it myself in the interim.

Pipe Cleaner Set Part 2

So here are the pictures of the Pipe Cleaner Set.  These pictures were taken after the curls had several hours to relax.  When I took out the pipe cleaners this morning, I can only describe the curls as "frantic"
or "angst ridden".  They were TIGHT.  So the next time I try this set, I will put more locks on each pipe cleaner, so that the curls will be more relaxed.  I am quite happy with the result.

By the way, I am now down to one last remaining baby lock.  I just lost another one during the washing and setting process.

Pipe Cleaner Set

This evening I decided to try setting my hair with pipe cleaners.  It was quite easy.  I bent the pipe cleaner in half.  At the "fold" end I made a little loop.  This loop will prevent the hair from slipping off the end.

Then I started rolling the hair from the loop end, making sure that I covered the ends of my locks with the rest of the hair while rolling.  Then I secured the roll by bending the ends of the pipe cleaner. I am looking forward to seeing the result tomorrow.  It certainly feels much more comfortable than the soft spikes that I usually use.  I am anticipating a good night's sleep.

You can see from the photo that I couldn't get all the ends tucked under properly.  I'm not going to sweat this however.  I will post pictures when I take out the pipe cleaners tomorrow.

Happy Friday!!

I am so happy it is Friday!!

It has been a rough week and I didn't feel particularly energetic this morning.  But it is a good feeling to get up, pull your hair up in a pony tail and get going, knowing that if nothing else, at least your hair won't let you down. Here's at picture taken at the end of the day.

Pony Tail

Well, as predicted, it was an uncomfortable night sleeping on those hard Chiney Bumps.  But I persevered and did not pull them out during the night.  Unfortunately after I unraveled the Bumps, the resulting hairstyle was rather unflattering.  The curls were wild and were going in every direction you can imagine. Not a pretty sight.  Anyway, my hair tie came to the rescue.  I put it up in a pony tail.

 

Here is a picture showing the curls after a day.  They have significantly relaxed, and don't look quite so frantic.

22 Months

Today is my 22 month anniversary of lockdom.  I am still happy with my decision to get locks and so far I have had no regrets. In fact, I think that I am now more or less over the more difficult, early part of the lock journey. Getting through this tough stage was a learning experience for me and I think I am a stronger, more confident person for having gone through it.


For a couple of months I have been feeling like my hair has not been growing much.  Maybe I am mistaken, or maybe not.  Perhaps the rate of growth has slowed down a bit. On the other hand, my hair has become immensely annoying at night, when it gets in my face while I sleep. Ha! I didn't think I would ever live long enough to say that!  One thing that pleases me is that I can now do an up-do using a hair band.

 The up-do looks nicer when my hair is curled, but it works out just fine even when my hair is not curled.  Finally, some versatility!!

Here is a picture of just-curled hair. This was taken just before my re-tightening. You can see lots of new growth at the front.

Right now I have a dry, scaly patch of scalp at the front of my head.  I am not quite sure why this is happening, and I am not sure what to do about it.  Maybe I will try some dandruff shampoo. Can anyone recommend anything will be easy to wash out and that wont get stuck in my locks?

Flat Twists

The front of my hair has grown long enough now, that it flops into my eyes.  I usually pin it up or wear a head band to keep it out of my way.  This morning I decided to try flat twisting the front.  It is not exactly "pretty", but it will do. I am sure I will get better with practice. I just realized that the parts that my consultant made are not very straight........Hmmmmm.

Braid Out at 18 Months

Last night I decided to do something different with my hair. I wanted to try another braid out, since my hair has grown, since the last time I tried this style.  I dampened my hair with my water-glycerin-lavender oil mixture and plaited it in sections.  It dried overnight.  Well, it did not air dry as thoroughly as I had hoped, because it rained all night long.  Anyway here are some fuzzy pictures to show for my efforts.
By the way, it is my 18 month anniversary with locks. The time has really flown by fast.

A Pony Tail

At long last I got my hair in a ponytail!!  My hair is pulled back so tightly, I am pretty sure this must be what a face lift feels like.

Free Styling

We had friends coming over last night at about 7pm, and I got home from work at 6pm. I showered and washed my hair, but there was no time to set it up as I usually do. I just pinned up the sides with some pretty hairpins, and was good to go.



I have noticed recently that my hair has been shedding a lot. Lots of hair balls are lost when I wash my hair. I think this may be normal, but I am not sure. Some of my locks are sealed on the ends, but many of them are not. The locks that are not sealed are really curly on the ends. I guess this is just another phase of lock maturation that I am going through.