Hair Pics Dec 2010-Finally GROWING, the road is still long ahead!

How much my hair have grown since BC in July 2010

Its December 2010, the year is almost over in 27 days. I flat iron my hair and its grown alot! I still have parts of it short because of the way I sleep. Notice the texture is 3b/4a. wavy kinky. When fighting dryness or frizz this winter, try a concoction of olive oil (any brand), honey and a leave in condition oil (HydraTherma Growth Oil)mix it, place on head after a good shampoo or Co-po (shampooing hair with conditioner only) Apply cap, sit under hood dryer or leave on to create the heat for 30-45. Wash out. If you have split ends, I did mine last night to prevent breakage and splitting. When you see hair twisted together in one long continuous strand, this means you need your ends trimmed. I seen a hairdryer that adds moisture its called Hueiful, nothing but good steam. cost is 119.00. Little steep if on a budget but look like a great investment for black hair and styles.

So enjoy my accomplishment of my hair, cuz I am. I still got more to work on. Nothing but patience, hard work and tlc to get that beautiful hair and healthy. Enjoy your blessed blackness of your hair and yourself.
For now be blessed, stay beautiful and praise God!

Saturday night hair washing pt. 2

My hair taken down from the twist and new shampoo! See ladies, with TLC and understanding your hair can grow and actually healthy!

Saturday night hair washing.

I love to wash my hair but been looking for a shampoo that I can handle w/o sulfates. I found Loreal EverStrong Sulfate-Free shampoo. Now I can wash and feel better about not having the sulfur stripping down the natural oils in your hair. I'm trying this product out, I give you guys the thumbs up or down. Also my hair is just growing!!! I took out my two strand twist and geez getting longer and longer. Natural hair is the way to go!!! And I totally love it! :)

Keeshia

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Pictures of my natural hair from July- October 2010

The new look!

My new look is my lovely TWA (teeny weeny afro) and I love it! Yes I went natural back in July. I cut ALL of my relaxed ends while transitioning. My last relaxer was around the week of my birthday (March 8th) and sew-in weave two weeks after that.

You'll probably wondering why did she go back to "Nappy?"

I was sick and tired of my hair doing the same damn thing, grows past my ear and on some parts breaks off bad. go back and get it done and have to "reshape it' to look right. My hair can get long past my shoulder but I always had breakage and too much shedding. Went through process of elimination my problem: Scheduling relaxer 8-10 weeks instead of 4 weeks, sleeping with a satin scarf or pillow, using products that 'suppose' use natural blends, washing it once a week, deep conditioning, position my sleeping. The list goes on and on. What got my goat, is my weave. Look good (posted on here) but itched like crazy!!! Not even a good two weeks I've taking it out and looked at my hair. Lifeless, dull, breakage, extreme shedding and haven't grown a good inch in 2 months.

What did I do?

I researched natural hair styles and care. Though I was still in limbo about this, I still wasn't convinced. So I said "Take this step" I didn't relaxed in April and I got braids in May to grow my new growth. Okay now what? Find a product that will help your transition. I ordered a trial sizes of Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding and Supersweet Back d/c pudding. Good products but they made my hair slightly dry and crunchy. So I wasn't too convinced about these products until I found HealthyHairJourney.com. I read through the month of July. I cut my last relaxed ends and boy did I look funny! I've seen my natural curl pattern and I liked it. I haven't had my natural hair since 3rd grade (Jheri Curls was tha shit!) and I seen the "Old Keeshia" dimming out of my eyes. I knew this was gonna be the journey that I will never forget!

Now:
I'm extremeeeelllyyyy happy with my hair and loving myself more. I found a good product HydraTherma Naturals been using since September and smells wonderful. It's founded by a beautiful black woman, Saleemah Cartwright who like every black woman have too many problems and issues with their hair. Going natural was the best thing I did for myself. I take care of my hair better than I did when I got relaxers, weaves, braids and such. I have more pride in myself because I'm representing a small group of natural hair sistas in this area. Oh I found out my problem: I suffer from OCD and Trichotillomania, neurological disorder, meaning I'm a hair puller and been pulling since a toddler. Crazy, aye!

So if anyone have a question,tips,concerns or shout-out feel free!!

Thanks!

I'm back!

hey everyone! I'm back from Hell!!! LOL

Henderson newest stores

Henderson is growing in someway and not. But seeing a skateboard shop and jewelry store is awesome! Since the skate park on Fairpark is opened, children now have a place to skate other than the sidewalks of South and North Main Streets. I met the owner and very nice, she even knows Jeff former owner of Pulse in Tyler (he sold the business.) Small world as I say! Since then working alot and school I haven't had to chance to ride my board or look for neat affordable jewelry. Ms. English and her mother run the a jewelry store on South Main Street. Due to the repairs of the sidewalk, you can still go in and find a lot. They work at Henderson Quick Copy, such the sweetest people!!!! I love my ring I got from Olivia, HUGE, GAUDY and SPARKLY! Such a nice BIG RING, I wore it with my Alternative Apparel short black dress where I got from KarmaLoop ( Simple and Sexy way I like it!) Of course I got looks and compliments! The secret of dressing up simple is to have jewelry that gonna "Pop" for you. Whenever I have the time to go in I shall snatch up everything in their store! I love the skateboard shop, cute clothing, Reef, Roxy and others in little ol country Henderson, Texas. So if you feel for some good ol southern charm, neat finds at the antique shops at the square don't forget to get a good frappa, buy some Reef flip flops and a beautiful ring.

sleepy but still doing tha damn thing.

I went to sleep around 7pm. I have kids yeah but they can take care of themselves. So no lives lost. They do go to bed around 10:30pm so I don't worry about staying up late. Now its close to 5am, doing laundry, checking emal and such. I miss not working but I have bills. I miss being around the kids but I seriously need adult time. I hate have to do homework but much in progress and graduating in 2011, I can't give up. I want to be single but I do like being married.. don't get me wrong its hard than a mofo, but having a family have it perks. Single life, sleep late, no kids, you can break up with a boyfriend or have those crazy one night stands, going out with the girlfriends for anything. Do I miss it? Yes! Do I miss it where I just want to break up my marriage just because I want to go all GGW?? Hell NAW! I'm still young, 32 and a bit more wiser. And I still have more learning, failure, success and accomplishments to go before I die. So what my hips are bigger than high school? My kids gave them to me. FYI: You're more attractive when had kids and married. Its a fun game, to flirt with others but one thing about it; When you hold up your ring finger and look them in the eye " I'm married" coming out of your mouth AND DO MEAN IT WITH CONVICTION, the look is priceless. Sometimes the ugly ones come up and your like 'eewwww bitch I'm married!!!!" and roll your eyes. hehe, I shake my head with disgust and walk off. But then you have those who are married and want to take it further. Like having an extra-marital affairs and hook ups. Its bad enough to flirt while married but sometimes you have limitation. We are human but it the individual thought process that in check. My husband like its when I get oogled at but I'm not asking for numbers and secret hookups. For some men it turns them on when their girlfriend/wife is a hot number, a turn off is when the girlfriend/wife is making out with the guy that just called her hot. All I know when I have guys looking at me old, fugly, toothless, professional, gay (yes I said it gay men do look at me!) redneck or whatever. I know after 2 kids, a stomach that seems to have a mind of its own, size 8-10 figure that I still got it goin on! Let the Church say AAAAAAAMMENN!

Click here to visit apliiq.

I like Apliiq, simple clothing with just a little extra apliiqation to it. I'm wearing the Jolka dress, pretty short but I like it because you can dress it up. I got the belt from Forever 21. Beanie from Forever 21. Cardigan, Matix, from HauteLook.com.

Hairstyles

I'm going through a transition of laying off the chemical (relaxers & perms) to a natural curly style. Its been a month and three weeks, but I've been Super Sweetback treatment & Curly Pudding. That is some wonderful stuff! Also stimulating my scalp with Roots of Nature Oil with shea butter and green tea, the good stuff! But I'll get back to show pics of my transition at the moment its in Celie plaits! LOL. Usually I curl it with a smaller barrel iron to produce tight curls. I'm not ready for the "BC" big chop, because my husband is too terrified of having a wife with close crop to the scalp hair. Yeah he had a bad reaction to Solange Knowles, its funny how men react to a woman with short to non-existent hair. Does that mean a woman's worth is her hair? Suppose to make her feminine? I thought being a woman is nurturing, surviving, protecting family and herself from harm, strength, intuition, intelligence and always strive for the better. Not what's on top of her head, on her chest and between her legs. I think every woman is beautiful to the close cropped beauty to the long locks.

Hiya!

My first time blogging! I'm so sleepy and tired and it only 9am!!! Feel free to trip out or whatever! My name is Keeshia, married, 3 kids, into fashion and other things. Livin in a small town and it sucks but due to getting an education you can get out of this bitch! hahha!!! Not too much of a style going on ehhh.. if you like cowboy boots. I like cowboy boots but not wearing them in unison with everyone else. If you live in small towns, country, or big cities and have a great fashion trend or flare, you can post a pic.. I love seeing different styles from places. Yes I do travel but not at the moment. I shall put up pictures of me pretty soon!

Thanks
Keeshia!<3