Hey guys! So I realized the other day that I haven't done a length check on the diva's natural hair in quite some time. I have trimmed her hair a little and also dusted the ends several times since our last length check. Here are the stats from the last length check Jan 2012 Front: 7.5 inches Top Middle: 11 inches Sides: 12 inches Back: 9 inches July 2012 Front: 10.5 inches Top Middle: 12 inches Sides: 11 inches (notice we lost an inch due to our trim) Back: 10.5 inches Here is a pic of her hair in July 2011, I should kick myself for not making her change into a lighter shirt so you can really see wear the braids fall, oh well next time :) Here is her hair now, this pic was taken today :) Enjoy! … [Read more...]

  Can we talk? (Joan Rivers voice) Okay so for all my readers that actually care/enjoy/or are interested in my hair talk, styles, tips, product reviews or what have you, you may have been wondering: "Why haven't I seen any hair stuff lately?" Or maybe you haven't anyhow I'll tell you why you haven't seen any hair posts lately, well for me I haven't been doing anything amazing with my hair as of late just a lot of buns and ponytails and then ponytails that turn into buns after a few days :) I did one braid out which will be a post soon yay! Okay maybe I'm the only one excited about that. As far as the diva goes her hair styles have been very basic nothing to write home about so to speak, but I will be doing a length check post on her hair soon as well as my own because we are a little overdue on that, however this time I won't be flat ironing our hair as in previous length posts but the numbers will be up for comparison :) I will also be talking about some new products … [Read more...]

I recently began focusing on the diva's ends more and "dusting" them more often. I would say I dust her ends at least once a week or once every two weeks. Her hair tends to split easily at the ends I've noticed and to help control this, dusting is a great method.Dusting your ends or sometimes called search & destroy involves grabbing a small section of hair and looking for split or damaged ends and cutting them using hair shears right before the point of the split and/or damage. I take a section of about 10-15 strands of hair and go through that section and look for the damaged ends.You will not lose any length by doing this method as you are merely cutting the split end, this method is great to catch split ends or damaged ends before they travel up the hair shaft and cause further damage to your hair. This is also a great alternative to cutting your hair and can help you in between trims. This method can be used on all hair types, curly, kinky, coily, wavy, or straight!I … [Read more...]

It's that time again for our length check!!!I am actually a little late on this, I should have done this in Dec. but time slipped by.Here is the link for our last length check, BUT in case you are too lazy to click (j/k he he he) here are her stats:Sept 2011:Front: 7 inches (bangs growing out)Top Middle: 10 1/2 inchesSides: 10 inchesBack: 7 inches And here are our stats now:Jan 2012Front: 7.5 inchesTop Middle: 11 inchesSides: 12 inchesBack: 9 inchesEnjoy! … [Read more...]

So after many answered questions and a lot of research and time I finally found a routine that works for us! I am so excited!Here is what our swim care / hair care routine looks like:Before Swimming:Spray the hair with my homemade conditioner mixMake sure all ends of hair is tucked away ie: a bunAfter Swimming: Wash hair with Ultra Swim onceApply deep conditioner to hairPut a plastic cap on hair and let sit for at least 15 minRinse wellThe diva's hair came out great! It was soft and moisturized, no dry or brittle hair feeling anywhere yay!I call it a success! … [Read more...]