Hit # 1 Protective Styling
While the beginning of the year started off kind of ruff for me, protective styling saved my life this year! Whether you're a rocking a wig, buns, up-do's, or low manipulation styles protective styling is always beneficial in a healthy hair journey!
Hit # 2 Trimming/Hair cuts
As you all know I cut my hair back in June about 3-4 inches! IKR, Crazy! While cutting your hair can be scary, it is a necessary evil! Holding on to damaged ends can cause more damage in the long run, then a good trim or hair cut can ever do. So if you hair need to be trimmed or cut take it from me don't wait, or you may end up cutting more than you wanted!
Hit # 3 Great Detangler!
Man if y'all know like I know this a MUST! As you may know in the last part of 2014 I discovered the Design Essentials HCO Leave-in Conditioner and Blow Drying Lotion. Man y'all this leave-in was the BOMB!! This has been a life saver while it is suppose to be a leave-in it works wonders on my hair as a detangler! This stuff turns my new growth into butter and make the detangling process for me that much easier!
Miss # 1 Inconsistent Hair Journey
The first half of 2015 was a total miss for me. I was being down right lazying and inconsistent with taking care of my hair. I lost my motivation and passion to take care of my hair and that lead to my first set-back on my hair journey. I found that I wanted to do to much and one time and it caused be to become burned out and bored with my hair, so this lead to my inconsistent.
Miss # 2 Using too much heat
One of my goal for 2015 was to use less heat. That was an Epic fail on my part. I found that by stretching for a year as the time went on my hair was more manageable when it was blow dried or flat-ironed. This caused me to use more heat then I wanted to, but I was too lazy to stretch my hair using another no heat method.
Miss # 3 Comparing my hair growth/journey to others
While many people do this and not to say it a bad thing, it can be harmful to you and your hair journey. This first half of 2015, I noticed that I was comparing my hair and hair journey to other amazing hair channels and blogs. While it is ok to compare yourself to other it is not ok to downplay your success or feel inferior about how far you have come on your own hair journey. I have come to realize that I can admire those other women an use them as motivation for my own journey, but I should never expect to get the exact same results as them.
Ok ladies so those were my 2015 Hair Journey Hits & Misses! Did you agree with my hits & misses? What were some of yours leave a comment below!
Talk to y'all later
Keoshia
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Your ends looks amazing now and I agree let the dead ends go. I too was lazy in 2015 and vow to do better for 2016. Happy New Year
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, I was too, no to laziness in 2016, lol! Happy New Year to you as well!!
DeleteYour flexi rod curls are everything 🙌🏽 cheers to a happy new year 2016, I also want to be as consistent and disciplined as possible, it's harder than it seems...
ReplyDeleteThank you Becca! Happy New Year!It is harder than it seems!
DeleteThanks for sharing your hits and misses! This year I plan on being more consistent with my natural hair regimen and also get trims as needed. Here's to a year full of healthy hair!
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Happy New Year! Yes a year full of healthy hair!
DeleteThat Design Essentials HCO Leave-in Conditioner has been on my must try list for a few months now. I'm pretty sure I'll be buying it the next time I go to the beauty supply store now that I see how much you love it. Happy New Year, Keoshia!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Kim!! Yes I love it. I hope it works well for you also!
DeleteI used to compare my hair to other people too, but now I'm so quick to trim. The dry ends was a miss for me. I love your wigs a lot.
ReplyDeleteYes, I had to learn to stop that! Thank you!
DeleteI really appreciate your effort on sharing this real honest journey about you hair styles. You are looking pretty in every hair styles.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad you like my post and my hairstyles!
DeleteI love your styles! You are so right about no heat. When I was relaxed I didn't even think about it and could never get my hair last shoulder length. I'm much more aware now that I'm natural and stopped using heat.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes I had the same problem I could never grow my hair past shoulder length and I finally found out is was all the heat I was using.
DeleteYASSSSSSSSSSSs! For those ends honey! Ditching heat was the hardest thing that I had to learn to do in my hhj. But once you do---I promise that you won't regret it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your Best of 2015!
KLP @ www.savingourstrands.com
You are so right, I never regretted not using heat on my hair it was the best thing for me and my hair!
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