Hair Biz

After getting so many comments and emails with questions about my hair, I decided to do an entire post, with all of your questions answered. :)  I just finished my hair tonight so here we go!

First things first, I do my OWN hair.  And nope, I am not a hair stylist. 

I have been doing my hair now for 7+ years.  After paying tons of money to spend ALL day in a hair salon AND leaving dissatisfied, I decided to give it a try myself.  And after years of doing it, I now have it down to a science.  I can style it any way I want, making it longer, shorter, choppy, rocking a shorter bob in the summer or longer layers in the fall and winter.

The most commonly asked question re: my hair: YES, I do wear a weave.  I have natural, unprocessed hair underneath, that I wash, deep condition {I try to let conditioner sit in for at least an hour} and braid up before putting in the weave.  A weaving cap is sewn onto the braids {leaving my edges out around perimeter} and the tracks of weave are sewn onto the cap.

I do it once a month, washing it twice a month {mostly}.  The entire process takes about 2-3 hours.

The brand of hair I use is Outre', the Premium Collection.  Nothing too fancy, it's found at any beauty supply store.  :)

The length varies, depending on how long I want it. This time, I used 16 inches around the perimeter and the rest is 14 inches.

 

Here I am after sewing the hair in, not yet cut into layers. 

Here it is cut into the layers.  I didn't take much off at all, just trimmed it up to give it some shape. I am just about to start styling.

I use this Liquid Mousse by Fantasia to style it while curling.  It gives it a nice hold but doesn't make the hair stiff.  And it smells really good! :)

I use a 1 1/4 inch Hot Tools curling iron to curl my hair.  And yes, I curl it every day. It takes about 20 minutes. 10 minutes if I am in a hurry. :) 

I do want to try these hot rollers soon, we'll see how that goes.

I start at the bottom and work my way up when curling, spraying the liquid mousse on each section before rolling it around the barrel.

Here is the finished product.  Cut in long layers and curled.

Here I used a full 2 packs of hair.  I like it on the fuller side. :)  As it gets older, it loses some of the volume.

...and the back.

My signature 'swoop'.  I always say I will try blunt bangs or a lighter color.  Of course, I never do. 

Now here is the key to maintaining a soft, silky, natural looking weave, in my opinion: I wrap it every single night.  I don't care how tired I am, I will take the 5 minutes before bed to wrap my hair. 

Also, a CLEAN cotton or silk scarf is essential.

I do the infamous cylinder wrap.

I wrap it tight and tie it down with a scarf then off to bed I go.

And there you have it!  My hair...REVEALED. :)

xoxo, thanks for reading!