Like Me ...

It's been a while ...

I've been thinking a lot recently about a thought I had when I began my natural hair journey how there aren't a lot of "girls" with curls like mine ... And I understand that  EVERYONES curls are VERY different .. BUT ... most "popular page" curls are the looser 3b, 2c type of pattern ...

Now let me back up for a second ... I have a 4b/4c hair type if you will ... my curls look like the spring inside of a mechanical pencil ... and the shrinkage ... GIRL ... I can't even begin on that ... you know how most people's wash n go's get bigger as the days go on ... well, mine get smaller ... shrinkages is real life in these streets for me!

But any-who ... after much debating and creating excuses about life taking over .. etc. ... I have decided to start this blog for real. Like most of the hair gurus I follow it is a good way to document your progress. My main goal was to always have healthy hair .. I never really had any length retaining goals as I prefer shorter hair. But now I would like to challenge myself to grow my hair to certain lengths over time... I believe that this will challenge me to keep a routine and regimen for my hair therefore keeping it the healthiest it can be.

My regimen will consist of the following yes's and no's ...

No ...
combs or brushes
poos (shampoo)
cones (silicones)
or drying alcohols ...

Yes ...
cowashing
finger detagling
moisturizing
and protective styling

Modifications
low heat
- hair steamer
- hooded dryer
- blow dryer on low settings

I will be following the Curly Girl method as my foundation but will adjust it and tweak it to fit my hair and my goals (as we all should). I will also be following suggestions and styles from many of the hair gurus I follow and I hope this will be helpful. I will attempt to tag and post as much as possible.

Following this post will be an updated list of the products I use and the sources of information I will pull from ... I will update this periodically via various posts when things change due to my hair, my schedule, my life, etc. ...

Here is typical hair regimen that I will attempt to follow:

Sunday

WASH/DEEP CONDITION DAY

Monday

REST DAY


Tuesday

PREP DAY

Wednesday

STYLE DAY


Thursday

PREP DAY


Friday

STYLE DAY


Saturday

PREP DAY

• Wash/Deep Condition Day = co-washing and deep conditioning (with a hair steamer especially in the fall/winter)
• Prep Day = overnight conditioning on dry hair
• Style Day = washing out the overnight conditioning and twisting, bantu knotting, etc the next morning or afternoon (whenever I get around to it)

I hope you enjoy this blog and this is helpful for someone as I know the people before me were/are extremely helpful and inspiring for my journey.

see the Information Station, REEEEEMIXX page to see where I find my inspiration

xoxo,
Coco Michelle

The Search for the Perfect Curl ...

Let me ask you a question ...

Have you ever found yourself flipping through magazines and being excited to see a curly head of hair?

Then you start thinking to yourself, "I wish my curls looked like that ...", "I wonder what products she uses ..." or "Why doesn't my hair look like that ..."?

But for some reason your mind never says, "she's a model, they pay someone to spend time on her hair so it will look like that!" duh!

But even if that thought did cross your mind, you still are convinced that your curls aren't good enough and if you maybe find the right product your hair will magically become the perfect curl. So you google, and blog, and scour the aisles for those products you read and heard about from the magazine and that girl only to drive yourself crazy and waste tons of money.

I call this, "Searching For the Perfect Curl"

Instead of searching for the perfect curl, you need to embrace the curl you have. Everyone's curl is different and everyone's curls change based on the amount of heat used on the curl, amount of the moisture the curl has, the length of the curl, or he amount/type of product you may have put in it.

You have to learn your hair and it's needs. You have to discover how to listen to it because trust me, it talks to you.

Over the past three years, I have listened to what my hair has been saying to me. I am hoping I can take what I've learned and put it to good use here by making some of those lessons universal.

YOU need to keep YOU happy with YOUR curls regardless of how many other curls you may see.

This is a blog of my hair diary. You should start one too! If you see progress you'll be happy and a happy person makes for happy hair.

Enjoy :)
Coco Michelle