Today's Hair: 1/15/12

I finally pampered my tresses yesterday after 2 weeks of "lazydom". I straightened my hair on New Years Eve Eve and felt it was necessary to finally bathe Freedom. There was no heat damage, which is always a sigh of relief.

I washed with my normal products from Brendita's Body Works (Sulphate Free Shampoo and Restorative Deep Conditioner). I oil rinsed and put it in a pony puff until I was ready to actually do something with it.

After 2 hours passed, I finally had decided to braid it up. I re-wet each section, applied Jane Carter Solutions Replenishing Conditioner, and Beija Flor Naturals Creme Brûlée. On the end of each medium-sized braid, I put a small curling rod. I let my hair dry for 2.5 hours before becoming anxious and unbraiding to see the results.

My hair was incredibly soft and defined, but if course that meant extreme shrinkage. I was not ready for that! I've been blowing my hair out so I was used to seeing that length.

So I re-braided my hair in larger braids, in hopes that my hair would look larger.... I applied the Shea Moistire Curl Souffle to each section, re-riddled the ends and headed to bed.

The end result was ok, but the souffle took the juiciness out of my hair and replaced it with a crunch. Ugh.

Here's my hair before applying the Curl Souffle.

Here's the final look post-Souffle.