3 Side Braids

You started preschool last week so I haven't really had time to post lately, but I love the style we did this week so I wanted to post it. Your first few days of school you wore your hair out and curly. So, all I did for this style was part out a square on the left side of your head. I then parted out 3 sections of hair and cornrowed up. I tied them off with rubber bands that I soaked in some EVOO and we were done. We left the rest of the hair curly.

The next day at school your teacher told you she loved your hair and that it was so cute and you said "I know"! Lol, we need to work on your manners!

This was the style on the 3rd day so the cornrows are a little fuzzy. But it's still cute. Luckily you only have one more day of school before the weekend and we can do a new style.

At night we detangle, spray with our water and conditioner mix and moisturize with EVOO. You sleep in a silk bonnet and in the morning we just fluff and go!

Length

I wanted to post a picture of your current length. On average our hair grows about 1/2 inch per month. Hopefully we can get a little more with our protective styles and proper care. So I will try to post a length check or growth check about every month or 6 weeks or so.

Here is our starting picture.

It's hitting almost to the bottom of your shoulder blade. My thumb is kind of in the way, but right under my thumb you can see a dark spot, that is the end of your hair.

So, we'll check back again next month. Sometimes it's hard to notice growth in kids because the child is growing at the same time the hair is growing, so it may look like the hair hasn't grown. But it is!

I Love My Hair (Original Version)

We saw this video on a few other blogs and you love it. You ask me to play it for you ALL the time! So, I thought I would post it on our blog too!

I hope you always Love Your Hair!

Braidout

You wore this the other day to go to your preschool orientation. I did a few braids the night before because I knew I wanted you to wear a braidout. First I washed and conditioned your hair and properly detangled it. Then I pulled the hair on top of your head back and braided it (kind of like how you would do a half up, half down style). Then I split the back of your hair into 2 sections and braided each one. I used Olive Oil Root Stimulator Loc & Twist Gel. You sleep on them and these were the results when I took them out and separated them in the morning.

I added the cute headband and we were good to go. You even got a complement from one of your teachers in front of everyone in your class! I've recently discovered that cornrowed braidouts are the best for you. They look so much better. I will post a picture of that the next time we do it.

HAIRbow

You told me this morning you wanted a hair bow just like Minnie Mouse & Daisy Duck. I didn't want to let you wear your hair out because I'm trying to do protective styles on you. You are starting pre-school in 11 days (I can't believe it) and I really want your hair to be healthy because I have a feeling you will be wearing your hair out a lot at school. I'm also trying to grow your hair. So, instead of letting you wear your hair out with a bow, I decided to make a bow out of your hair. This style is pretty popular right now, especially among celebrities, so I was easily able to learn how to do it on Youtube.

I pulled your hair on top of your head into a side ponytail. I wrapped the ouchless band around your hair 3 times. On the 4th time I didn't pull your hair all the way through. So you had like a little loop of hair and about 1 1/2 inches of hair left out.

So I split the 'loop' in half. Then I took the hair that was left out and smoothed it between the 2 sections of the 'loop'. Most people use bobby pins to hold the hair in place, but I didn't want to damage your hair while pinning it so I just tucked the hair back into the ponytail holder. I applied E.V.O.O to the ends before I tucked them in for some extra moisture.

Here are the pictures.

It's a little bitty bow but it's cute and you told me you loved it! In the second picture you were eating a popsicle and you had been playing so your hair was already getting fuzzy. This style lasted about 30 minutes.
We took it down and did something else. Maybe we'll try this again when your hair is a little longer and thicker!

REVIEW: Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deep Conditioner

I wanted to start incorporating a deep conditioner into your routine. I found the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deep Conditioner on sale at Rite Aid 2/$5. There has been an intense heat wave sweeping the South, so ANY time outside results in a sweaty head! So, I thought instead of doing a regular cowash, I would do a deep condition & you needed it!

The directions on the bottle say to leave it on for 3 minutes, rinse with warm water and then rinse with cold water.

I put a generous amount in your hair and put your shower cap on. I let it sit maybe 5 minutes only because your hair REALLY needed it and also because I knew I wouldn't be able to rinse your hair with cold water. And lets face it, you can never be too conditioned!

Rinsing hair with cold water seals the hair shaft making the hair smooth and reduces frizz. Since you were in the bath, I couldn't use cold water, that would just be mean lol!

So, when you got out I finger detangled and then used a wide toothed comb. I could immediately tell a difference. Your hair was so soft. I braided it because I wanted you to wear a braid out today.

This morning when I took your braids out your hair was still really soft. It also had a great shine to it.

Overall I really liked this product. I plan on using it once a week as your deep conditioner.