Dread Head Life!

Ok, about a week ago, I wrote about my new obsession with synthetic dreads and how i'd be making the move to being a short-term dread head. Well, it took days after buying the hair to prepare it and then get it onto my head... but it was worth it!
So here's how it went....

I went to the beauty supply and bought few packs of kanekalon braid hair for $2/$3 per pack. The bottom color is called "velvet" and it looks to be a mixture of purple, black and pink... kinda looks like the color of eggplant. The bright clown hair at the top is... red... lol! Not sure what they called this color, but i like to call it clown hair.
I combined these 2 colors (some with more red, some with more velvet) to balance them out to at least kind of match my hair. I followed some instructions i found on youtube for preparing the hair to look like dreads and teased sections of the blended hair. after i was done, it looked like this.

A huge pile of... tarantula legs right?. Lol! Well, this was after hours of teasing and backcombing the hair and getting it to be fairly dense in it's... nappiness. Next i had to steam them. I laid a dry folded bath towel on the floor, then a thin baby towel over that. I secured the hair by setting... something heavy on top of it and began twisting it over the towel. After i got it twisted enough to where i wanted it, i draped the remainder of the baby towel over the hair and gently ran my iron (full of water and set to let out the highest level of steam possible) Over the towel to allow the steam to set the twist into the hair. When i was all done, it looked like this...

Now, what I did was, I made a bunch of "double-ended" dreads and a handful of "single-ended" dreads that I would use in the front of my head. Well, i made them all and i felt accomplished... But then i had to figure out when i'd actually put them in.

I got fed up last night and just decided y not start tonight and just see how it goes..

well that was a great idea! Because i was able to get a good amount done AND finish today!

The only thing is that, i didn't make enough to dread my whole head. Lol! And i was so tired that the thought of making more made me yawn. So I opted for rocking the look that had inspired going this route of dreading anyway... i left hair out in the front. 

At the moment, i haven't cut my bangs into the style necessary to rock them in my face, and opting for this look means i would need a scarf or bandana to feel like it's #ALOOK .. but i love it still.

Ugh! The bags under my eyes are serious!.. obviously i didn't get much sleep last night.. but oh well, such is life.

Please forgive my face... it's naked and i couldn't wait to post about this hair of mine. But this ^^^ is how i'm gonna wear my hair until i cut these bangs. 

Anyhoo... here is a look at the back of my hair...

Well there you have it... keep in mind that i know they aren't perfect.. but that's a part of what i like about them... they're just... me. So yea, i love them. Lol!

I'm Afraid of Commitment. ..

Ok, I know u see that title and think "really?... married with 6.7 million kids, and ur afraid of commitment?" But really am... when it comes to my appearance. I am always changing and growing mentally and so, I can't remain the same physically... I fall into a pit of feeling blah. So I went blonde for a long time, but with blonde came the journey of getting brighter and brighter. I'm always adjusting my daily makeup routine from super heavy to wearing nothing at all... and now i've gone red.. and pink, but let's concentrate on the fact that I can be classified as a chemically enduced ginger. Well... I think i've mentioned before that I really wanted to get dreads, but the commitment there is ultimate. So I got marley twists and i've had box braids, and i've looked up a little about fake dreads but the work involved is not really worth it (or feasible with my kiddies ruling my life.) And also, the dreads I was used to seeing didn't really look like real dreads to me.. my husband and two of my brothers have dreads so I know this...man!

I'm used to seeing ppl with their faux dreads looking like this...

Not bad looking by far. But i kinda want my hair to look a little more authentic.

Well, a discussion with a framily member (stole that term, but it fits) and he is so not about non-black people having dreads for cultural reasons. I, on the other hand, think it's dope when cultures and traditions and arts cross the color lines. This may be because i'm mixed with so many things and the sharing and embracing of cultures is what my family is made of.. but whatevs. The discussuion re-sparked my need for a head full of realistic yet removable dreads... like... i want my hair to look kinda cool and funky with a hint of earthiness... i want to look how i feel inside... and i really like the way i see punk girls freak their dreads... for example...

You see? It's stylish and fun and looks dressed up instead of being all the way earthy and dressed down... i like these because i feel like this is what i would look like if i could just commit to the dread head... but wait... is that top pic.. Sokolum?.. One of my fav girls to follow on ig because of her makeup looks?... And did i just see her post that her dreads are from icy dreads ? Wait... so... they look like real hair (colorful, but real) and... they're not growing from her head?... whaaaaaaat?!?!
So i checked them out and then, even better, learned how to make them myself... a bit time consuming, but worth it since the install is pretty simple and the materials are extra cheap. So... i had some leftover braid hair from my box braids and i tried the process out, just to see if i could do it and achieve a natural looking dread... SUCCESS!...

So, I'm going to refresh my red with my adore hair color, get some braid hair that matches, make a thousand dreads in my free time, and get it started! I'm beyond excited to look like this from behind....

So yea, next mission in this hair journey of mine is in full swing.. stay tuned...

Lady in Red!

Hey! You may have noticed that I took a little break... ok a big break. I'm pregnant.. AGAIN and I just haven't been.. feeling it. I haven't been wearing makeup or doing anything grand with myself for the last couple of months, but I have been keeping busy with prom clients, graduation clients, birthday girls and I even hosted a mini makeup class... should be doing more of those because it was so fun!
Well, I got fed up with how blah I looked and I desperately needed a change. But what? What could I alter that would change my whole look?... hmm... MY HAIR!!! Not that i'm not still madly in love with blonde, but it just got a bit mundane for me. It was too me, if that makes sense. So I decided that I wanted to go red.. not all the way red, red that would ombre into blonde at the ends.. sounds wondrous right?

So here's the deal, I found this dye that looked like my dream color. Tectures and Tones in Intense Red. Sold!.. but, although the ombre effect came out perfect, the red was NOT intense at all. I was a bit heartbroken. I was sure the color would be great since my hair was blonde and didn't need to be lifted.. I was wrong and I got a dull, brownish red. I did some research and found that a semi-permanent hair color could save the day. I found one that looked like it would do the job, got some protective gloves and ran home to fix this mess before the fourth of july weekend ensued.
I washed my hair, towel dried it, as instructed and allowed it to air dry a little... because I do have children that I have to tend to. Then I proceeded to section my hair into 5 sections, rubber banded the stopping point of the red, just as I had when I dyed it the first time, slathered Adore hair color in Crimson all over from roots to rubber bands, threw on a plastic cap and blow dried it for a few minutes. I let my hair sit in the cap for about 45 minutes, I think before washing the color out....
So as i'm washing the color out, I notice that the dye seems to be staining my blonde hair.. the hair that needed to stay blonde! I washed it a good three times before giving up... I have an amazing head of red hair... with pink ends instead of blonde. Can we say FAIL?! I wasn't sure how I felt about it so I let it dry.. and it wasn't bad. But I wasn't quite in love yet.

There you have it folks! My short, yet emotional journey to becoming a red head. I must admit, i never would have thought to try red with pink ends, but i do love it!
Once i curled it, and got some makeup on, i felt like a new woman and my old self at the same time. It was a great feeling. I'm standing out in a way i like and i don't feel like i look boring. I'm going to enjoy this red for a while, then i think i'll move on to purple.. yes, i said purple! I'll definitely will make my way back to blonde one day.. blonde will always have my heart.

Speaking of makeup... Let's do a quit makeup rundown...
i used a deep red lip liner from avon (that's a thousand years old) on my brows to make them match my new red doo. Foundation: Mary Kay Time Wise Matte Wear Liquid Foundation in Bronze 5 (i got a tan). On the lids, i used a few colors from my new Coastal Scents Revealed 2 pallet, a blue shimmer pigment at the inner corners, Wet n Wild gel eyeliner pot, and some random lashes that i can't recall the name of. I used my Coastal Scents Camoflage pallet to highlight and Black Opal pressed powder in... deepest espresso?... to contour, Mary Kay Mineral Cheek Color in Golden Copper and Cherry Blossom on my cheeks, Covergirl Mineral Loose powder bronzer in number... 425..? And i mixed a pale pink and nude lipstick from Wet n Wild on my lips... also.. i realize that i suck at knowing my product names off the top of my head... i apologize.

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