Hair Diary *9* - Braid Regimen & Growth Aids

I posted this video but forgot to put it on the blog so here it is.

Its been a few days now and the braids are holding up great!

This video goes over the basics of my braid regimen.

Every day in the morning I am spraying my scalp with brewed coffee. This helps wake me up in the morning and I am hoping that it will subside my shedding signifigantly. At night I apply my sulfur oil all over my scalp and spray the braids themselves with water and conditioner. 

Doing this keeps my scalp moisturized and dandruff free and my hair nice and moisturized. Taking care of the hair while protected is crucial. I made the mistake of neglecting my hair just because I was braided or sewn in and when I took them out my hair was very fragile.

I wont be making that mistake again. Especially not with my recent hair mishaps.

Growth Aids

Sulfur, for me has been a great growth aid. I dont think I have ever gotten an inch a month from it but I know for sure that it does help reduce my shedding and eliminates dandruff and itchies. 

Coffee has helped to reduce my shedding. It is too soon for me to know if it has actually boosted my growth rate but studies have shown that it is very effective in that way.

I am also taking vitamins.

Currently I am still taking Biotin, MSM, Iron, and a Prenatal as my multi. Next year I want to up the dose of the Biotin and MSM. I also want to add Ener-g and Marine Collagen as an added boost.

In Feb, I will judge the amount of growth by the length of all the baby hairs that are growing in and also by a length shot of my hair unstretched, just out of the shower.. Before I put the braids in, the very back had made it back to the top of my brastrap and I chopped a few small sections down in the middle where the shedding and breakage was really bad. My goal with the growth aids is to get back where I was and quickly re-make my goal of MBL before the year 2013 is over.

Will post more on this later. :)

Everyday Eyes - Copper Penny - Holiday Makeup

This look is very pretty and very simple. The only tricky part is the liner, but with a little practice and a steady hand anyone can pull this off and look Fabulous!!

Products Used
Eyes
MAC Indianwood
Wet & Wild Penny
MAC Coppering
MAC Saddle
MAC Smolder
Linear Intense
The Falsies

Lips
Hard Candy lipgloss - Piglet

Face
Laura Mercier cream foundation
La Femme blush

Thinking Out Loud Thursday - TOLT *9*

Thinking Out Loud

• Why oh why.... The Voice.. Need I say more?
• The bracelet I am wearing above is one of my favorites! As soon as I saw those pearls, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them and I think the execution of it is perfect! Very elegant.
• I absolutely LOVES my hair in braids! They are so easy and manageable!
• I'm curious to see if I can get an inch a month from the coffee and sulfur I'm using. I'm posting a video on that as soon as my iMovie stops tripping. :(
• I'm thinking it might be time to do another cleanse. Probably would be good to wait till after the holidays to do it. :)
• I want some olives...

Everyday Eyes - Sealed Parfait EOTD

Here is a quick eye look I did a little while ago that I never posted.

Products Used
Eyes
UDPP
MAC Forgery - inner corner & tear duct area
MAC Parfait Amour - lid color
MAC Signed Sealed - outer corner, crease, & lower lash line
MAC Rule - above crease
MAC Short Shorts - brow bone to highlight
MAC Smolder - upper lash line & water line
The Falsies mascara

New Set of Box Braids with a Twist! - Video

Here is a quick video showing the process I went through to achieve my latest hair style.

I sectioned the hair into 4. I like to start off the braids in the back and work my way up. I then did singles in half of the front section and french braids on the other side.

Then I took a break until I was ready to finish up that last section in the middle. I made each part very small.

For the singles I used a single strand and pulled the ends so that they would taper out at the ends. For the french braids I used my 3 strand method adding more hair at the ends so that they would be the same length as the rest of the singles.

When I was done I clipped the ends so they would not look as messy.

Because I cut the hair in half it is about the same length as my natural hair. I was going to dip the ends in hot water to make sure they dont unravel but havent yet. Maybe I will do that on video. :)