Monday, August 12, 2013

The Hair Journey is Never Ending...

So, since I've been totally preoccupied with kids and other people's makeup, I haven't done any blog post or photo worthy makeup on myself... Poop on that!!!
Anyhoo, I also found myself neglecting my hair's health and it paid me back with a billion split ends, tons of breakage and a straw-like feel and appearance. So, since I'm looking forward to taking my blonde up a notch and going lighter, I figured I may wanna get my hair's life and stop acting like my head is invincible. So... I got a haircut! Just a trim of the dead ends, but since they were so bad, it's a major difference. I had started using the Wen cleansing conditioner and... Yea... It's not bad,but... I'm not paying $30 for results that are not phenomenal. I'll finish the bottles and be done with that. I want to try the Carol's Daughter Moi set from hsn next. Anyhoo, I got a haircut and as we speak am deep conditioning with coconut milk, honey and olive oil!
I can't wait to feel and see the difference in this maine of mine!

Fast forward to later in the evening.....
So... Ok, I had planned on washing my hair with Wen and seeing what I was working with... But my dad got some shampoos and whatnot from a friend of his who had recently begun and endeavor in selling hair care products for black ppl. The brand is Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals. So, like  an awesome person, I try the shampoo meant for moisturizing curls, then I user the Wen cleansing conditioner, rinse that out, add 1 pump of the Wen to leave in, then I use the Curl Sealer from the TW brand which is said to define curls, dry soft, and moisturize.... POOP ON ME FOR TRYING NEW THINGS!!!  UGH!!! After my hair air dried (because I don't blow dry my hair) parts of it are kinda hard (like I used some sort of gel) and it feels totally dry! POOP! POOP ON THIS BRAND AND THEIR PRODUCTS!!! Needless to say, I'm rather pissed and I am very fond of saying poop instead of my usual foul language. Lol!
Anyhoo, my hair is dumb and I am seriously contemplating throwing my deep conditioning concauction back in and leaving it overnight.... I think I'll just load it with olive oil, throw on a shower cap and call in a night.... *sigh* it truly is a journey.

So... Google is My Middle Name Right?....

I've been blonde for, what feels like, my whole life. And, as a self-proclaimed wishy-washy individual, I decide that I will not re-dye my hair on a daily basis. i'll see a Ciara or Rihanna video or i'll notice this ombe trend going on and i'll think to myself "i'm gonna just let my hair grow out...".... then my roots get an inch or 2 long and i'll start wondering if I just look plain ol' lazy. lol! This prompts a nostalgic scroll through my photos and all the freshly dued photos of me remind me of how much I love being on #teamblonde (yes, I just hash tagged in the middle of a blog... BOOYAHKAHSHA!) Anyhoo, what is a repeat offender in this cycle of "to blonde or not to blonde" is a feeling of dissatisfaction and fear... I almost always feel like I want my hair to be a brighter, whiter blonde... but I fear change and can't seem to stop buying the damn Dark and Lovely "Luminous Blonde".... On my frequent visits to Target. I've seen a dye by Clairol called Born Blonde and another, more intriguing color called Super Blonde... for whatever reason, as soon as I think to myself "that's what I need!!!" I get afraid that it's gonna be too strong and I hurry myself to the makeup isles...      
 So, on we go to the reason for this post's title... Everytime I doubt something I hear/read, can't think of the answer to something, wanna figure out how to do nonsense... I turn to my dear friend.. Google! So I literally Googled "going from dyed blonde to platinum blonde" and I read a few articles, blogs, etc. and.... dun dun nuh naaaah! Clairol Born Blonde was the answer!!!




 





 Well, I found a blog about using box brands (which i'm all about using) to get platinum hair and I was SOLD..... on the Super Blonde












 hahahahahahaha! It just sounds far more official! I'm GOING to use this next time and, if my hair doesn't paye back by fleeing the scene, I will be posting an ass-load of photos in my blog post entitled "Platinums Dreams"... or something of that effect. I haven't put much thought into it and now that I read that back, it sounds pretty lame. lol!
 Until next time lovers! Stay Dazzling.... (also, that will be my sign off on these