Cultured in Media

Everything came out better than I expected. I looooove these braids. Had them in for a week now. Just posting to show you the finished result. It took me a total of 12 hours to complete considering I had to take care of a baby plus my grandfather just had triple bypass surgery. Now everybody is asking me to do theirs. Lol

As you recall from the previous post, I have decided to take the 90 day no heat challenge for myself. I have actually been doing well. Wearing nothing but cornrowed braided styles since I've started, it feels kind of good not having to do my hair everyday. For week one I had my hair braided like this ^. I tried to recreate the style but decided to do a little something different for back. I hate those little "naps" that will not stay up. Ugh! Week two, I tweaked the braids a little bit. I loved the outcome. This time around I left a large bang out and manipulated it with a plait or a twist to the side. And when I just took my braids out to wash, I simply wore a bun like below I am determined to not use heat until March 30th. That will be a complete 90 challenge.

This year I want to have the healthiest hair possible. I'm talking about me giving up the flat iron for 60 days. I know this is going to kill me but I have to be strong. Due to the breakage and split ends that I have been experiencing, this is a must. I also think that it is due to my lack of putting in heat protectant like I normally would. There are several styles I plan on using to help me with this 60 day challenge. I found that when I wet wrap my hair with wrapping lotion and some oil, it comes out pretty straight. For the first month, I am going to use braids as a means of protective styling. That way I do not have to use heat and do not have to constantly style. Currently I am wearing my hair like the images below. I will probably just wear a bun for the next month, something like I wore the day before the New Year so I did a length check for the beginning of this challenge. Good luck for those who chose to join me. Just remember to keep those ends seale...