Natural Hair Twist- Out

Hey Guys,


Just a quick post on how I achieved my first legit twist-out..
I finally took out my kinky twists that I had in for about 7 weeks.

Somehow, I succeeded in chopping off parts of my hair, while taking out the braids.. :( Whomp! Whomp! Whomp !!!! but it's alright, I like to think I was chopping off split ends... lol

I detangled my hair as I took down the braids, because the last time I didn't I spent hours trying to detangle after I washed it. 

Freshly Detangled Hair

I got a little camera happy  at my 1 year hair growth.....

I pre-pood my hair over night with grape-seed oil, and then washed my hair in sections using my Herbal Essence Hello Hydration Shampoo with orchid and coconut milk. I deep conditioned with my Bella Joya Deep Conditioning Goodness for about 8 hours. The result as always, was soft, yummy-licious hair..

I know I look crazy..

I rinsed out my deep conditioner and then twisted my hair up in sections for my twist out... using one of my favorite youtuber's Naptural 85's twist method... Twist Out 101.

The result...... ulltra defined twist-out that was super cute...

I pulled back the front, and dressed it up with a flower...

I am soo excited about all my growth, and I cannot wait to try out different hairstyles.

Please comments on hairstyles you have tried, or look forward to trying out.

XOXO

Bella Joya

My One Year Nappiversary

Hey Guys,

Today April 17, 2010 is my 1 year Nappiversary and I am soo excited. I cant believe that a full year has passed since I did my Big Chop (BC).

I transitioned for all of maybe 3 and a half months ....

Then I just grew really impatient and got it all cut off !!!!

Picking up my permed ends right after my BC

Month 3

I loved wearing my hair short!!!!! I was convinced that I was a lot of hot stuff.. lol

Month 5

Month 8

Month 12

Month 5

Month 7

Month 9

Month 12

My hair can fit in a ponytail now...

My Teeny Weeny Afro!!!

I can't believe that my hair has grown so much.... It has not always been easy though. I remember once during this past year , I had kinky twists in my hair for about a month, and a half, by the time I took them out, my hair had started to lock at the roots...!!! (Insert my panic face here). 3 hours, 2 bucket full of tears and 2 fist full of hair later I was headed to the store to buy a box of perm. I eventually calmed myself down by looking at pictures of natural haired women, and I decided to give it another go. It has been a wonderful year with its ups and lots of downs but I am grateful that 1 year later it has definitely payed off and my hair is healthy, thick,  and growing strong.... Looking forward to the next year of my natural hair journey... :)

XOXO 

Bella Joya