Just a little update... & a little venting...

So Last post I said I was going to use Mega-Tek everyday. I am going to change that to every other day for now and increase it to daily after about a month. I am also going to use a sulfur oil mix as soon as I get a chance to whip one up along side. Maybe alternate Mega-Tek one day and sulfur oil the next day. I don't think I want to use it daily because sulfur gives me crazy sinus headaches when I use too much or too often....

Gonna have to do some experimenting...

I am taking my deodorized garlic capsules 500mg everyday so I can avoid shedding as much as possible for now. I will be starting back on my vitamin regimen in the future and I HOPE I can stick to it for more than a few weeks....

When I took my vits consistently I remember clear skin, moisturized & fast growing hair!! I need that back in my life cause I'm so stressed out right now. I cant wait for the day I can sit down & relax & not have to worry about anyone besides my kids!!

Its terrible that all the people who are supposed to support me & who call themselves my family, are the only ones causing problems in my life. Then don't take any ownership for the crap that they have done! Instead I am the blame for all of their problems! Lets forget about my own!

Hope everyone had a good holiday cause I really didn't... This is the first thanksgiving that I did not cook!! Now you know there is a problem if I'm not in the kitchen!! Hopefully everything or at least most of this will be settled by next month. Christmas and New Years is going to be fabulous!!! I hope....

Guess thats just how the world works... Try & live a happy & prosperous life & those around you just try to tear you down because their life is never going to amount to anything more than what it is now. Jealousy. Sad but true. :(

Mega-tek?? Again??!!!??!?

Ok, so I have had my hair in these kinky twists for a little over a month now & I have not used any growth aids what so ever. I was in my room and I spotted my huge gallon bottle of Mega-tek that I bought last year just staring me in the face!

Now I have not used this product for over a year because of all the shedding that I got when I first started on Mirena. I didn't know which one was causing my severe shedding. I later realized that the Mega-tek might have caused some of the shedding but the Mirena was the main culprit!

When I used Mega-tek I think I was using a bit too much. I am used to slathering conditioner all over my head so I kinda slathered it all over my scalp! The thinning that I got around my edges I attribute to that because I always made sure they got the most product. I started using very little of the product and noticed that this did indeed stop. After I stopped using Mega-Tek my edges began to grow back.

The shedding I got from Mirena continued until about last month. Now I have a TON of little short baby hairs growing from my scalp! The hairs that grew back from Mega-Tek are a few inches long and the rest are about 1.5".

This is the same thing that I dealt with a few years ago from transitioning and BC shedding. I won that round & I will win again this time.

My Mega-Tek regimen this round!:

• I will be using a very small amount and massaging it all over my head.
• I will be using it daily to every 2-3 days as I am forgetful sometimes.
• I will be getting back on my garlic supplements to curb any shedding I may get. Just have to keep track.

Hopefully this will all go well! I know that it does increase my growth to an 1" each month. I am over the BC shedding and just can't deal with anymore! I know that for some it does cause shedding initially but does subside... Hopefully I don't experience that too much!

If it still doesn't work for me I will be selling samples!!

This is how much I am going to be using daily....

This is a shot of my twists today. I didn't redo all of them so they are kinda fuzzy...

Can you see all the fuzzies at the roots?? OMG makes it look so old!! I'm soooo tempted to take them out now! But I'm going to wait.... Maybe in Dec. Also when I put them back in I am starting them all with the twist method!! :)

Mar<333

Blast from the past!!- Cult of cherry collection 2008

This collection had some lovely quads. There were 3 of them, Spiced Chocolate, Shadowy Lady, and Tempting. I skipped out on the tempting quad because I thought it was a little boring.
So yea here are a few tutorials that I did with the 2 quads from the collection...

My favorite look is the last one for sure! Although I love all 3! :P

Cult of Cherry 1


Cult of Cherry2


Cult of Cherry 3

Making plans

OK, So I decided to put in writing what I was going to be doing as far as my hair goes for the next few months. I decided a little while ago to do an ongoing personal protective style challenge. I plan on keeping it up at least until the summertime so that I can focus on growing back the hair that I lost.

Now my hair loss in my eyes is a HUGE setback because it is much thinner than it was and I haven't really had much growth for this year. I am still at BSL a year later and my ends are thinned out. I need a really good hair cut!

So this is my plan. I want to get my hair back to the way it was a year ago. I have a ton of hair growing back from the roots just as I had a few years ago. I will do comparison pictures as soon as I can to show you. Really short hairs all over my scalp. I don't like the way it looks, just as before thick roots & thin ends.... :( I like for my hair to be even thickness all over. So...

I am going to keep my hair in these kinky twists until mid Dec or mid Jan. I don't want to take them out too close to the holidays because then I wont have time to put it back up.
After I take them out I will be doing some serious deep conditioning for about 2-3 weeks while wearing a ponytail baggy. That way I can keep my ends nicely moisturized and conditioned at all times.
After that I will be putting my hair back up into a protective style, probably going to wear another set of kinky twists or a sew in. Those are my go to protective styles.

My goal for this year is to stay on track with my hair and let it grow out as much as possible. I might get back on my vits if I can seem to keep track of everything.

Personal challenges for 2010

• Protective styles for at least 6 months nonstop
• Full BSL sometime in 2010 - I dont know where I am exactly I may already be there :P Will know next month or so...
• MBL by the end of 2010!!! This has been my ultimate goal since I started out! I will have finally made it hopefully by next Dec. I hope...
• I hope to be WL and FULL MBL by the end of 2011 because I know my hair will have to even out all over... I hate thin ends!! Did I say that already??

So...
Do you think I can do it!!?!?!?!?

When I started out this blog I used to measure my hair every month. I think I will be incorporating that into my regimen again, just to make sure that I am making good progress.
When I take these twists out I am going to start off like a newbie with a real professional haircut and a hardcore protein treatment. I am going to dc really well and blowdry my hair well before I go into the salon. Love my hair for a day or two. Wash dc & aphogee it & put it up. :P Lets see how this goes.... :)

Mar<333

Attaching Kinky Twists

I did 2 quick videos on different ways of applying kinky twists. The first video I did a twist where I started it off with a braid at the base. In the second video I twisted the hair from the root.
Both methods are very simple to do and just require a little practice to master. I do like the second method more because I tend to get less slippage when the twist it started off that way.

Enjoy! :)

Part 1

Part 2