Tuesday, March 29, 2011

In Full Sprout


It all started last night - when my body refused to tire, and, well, my eyes refused to turn away from Youtube and my favorite natural hair blogs - and when a ton of product buildup and good old fashioned balls of lint prevented me from playing in Emma's hair. She was not a willing participant in pre-shampoo detangling activities. Left with nothing but hair on the brain, I decided to finally carve out a little of that elusive "me time".
  • Spray bottle of water
  • Duck bill clips
  • Faux Denman brush (Goodie)
  • Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel
  • Annoyingly loud fan of bathroom light
  • 2am rush of adrenaline
I've been working up the courage to throw these finger coils in my hair for the longest time. I attempted once, and quickly changed my mind as my arms quickly gave out. I think it was just the thought of possibly spending hours on my feet, in front of a mirror, tackling the crop atop this head. Way too much hair, and way too little patience - says the woman who has the child with the Angela Davis 'fro. But as my birthday approaches, I'm getting that itch for something new. The need is pushing me.

I was brave enough to complete the front. Did I mention that it was now 4am, and I would be needing to get up for work, and get Emma up for school at 7am? And I made the executive decision to only complete the front!


Good thing I know how to make cute accessories. This half head of coils was the talk of the office. Everyone was all about it, wanting to know how I achieved my look, one compliment after another. Insomnia never looked or felt so good. So, what did I do? Came home and completed the rest of my head!

Coils as random as the urge to start them

Notice I left the front of my head in an untouched coil out

Mistake? We shall see...

9 comments:

  1. Cute hair! I will be getting me a "new" do on Thursday. My fingers are crossed because she's new to the head of Traci...we shall see :-)

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  2. Oooo, newness huh? Can't wait to see! Did I give you the info for my friend's go-to girl? She's a student and does some fab styles at student prices! Can't remember. I'm sure you are gonna have a positive experience, and you are gonna LOVE your new style, and you WILL LET ME SEE IT THIS TIME!!!!!!!

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  3. LOVE IT! Love seeing you smiling big on my screen too! How is everything??? I want the life update post too!

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  4. Very Cute! The coils look great on you.

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  5. @ Mama C: Thanks!! Things are good with us. The sun is shining! I can't appreciate this element enough right now! Life updates forthcoming :)

    @ Karen: Thanks! I'm really liking them.

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  6. Talk about beautiful:) You look fabulous, love the coils on you.

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  7. Thank you Kala! Good luck with coming to a style decision.

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  8. Aw shux! Someone has been twisting and styling! Wow, Barbara can I tell you how excited I am for you! Your first set looks 100 percent better than my first set did, lol. See how good it fells! Cause you are looking fab and I'm so impressed!!!

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  9. Thanks Kiianah! Believe it or not, I had you in mind as I worked. Thank you for being a source of inspiration. It was sooo NOT as much work as I originally was making myself believe, OR, I was straight hyped up, lol. Stay tuned for the dry results! Next time I wont be lazy and will retwist the front, lol.

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