WIG DELIVERY UPDATE

I got a phonecall from a "Chris" on behalf of donnaquality wigs giving me an update on the delayed receipt of my exchange wig.

It has been over a week of waiting and I sent an email on Saturday evening informing them that I wanted an immediate update on what was going on. I received an email on Sunday saying the wig would arrive on Tuesday, plus an apology.

Tuesday came and at 12:59pm I got a call from 410-224-5877 and Chris explained that indeed the hair I received was a #1b and not a #2 and that he had to order new hair. He also mentioned that he'd run out of light lace and thus had to get some of that as well. He then apologized and said that the wig would arrive on Wednesday morning (tomorrow). I asked for a delivery notification number and he said he'd email it to my ebay account.

We shall see.

HAIR WASH

I washed my hair on Sunday. I put some oil in it as a prepoo in the morning.

When I finally washed later that day, I shampood with Suave coconut shampoo, then put keratin treatment for about 3-5 minutes. I later put the Silk Elements con in my hair and left it on for about an hour. When I rinsed it out, my hair felt a little too mushy so I applied the keratin treatment again and my hair felt better.

I then let it airdry. Once 90% dry, I applied my moisture mix, CHI silk infusion, CHI keratin spray and sealed.

My hair feels fine. I moisturized it after my run on Monday and I continue to moisturize my edges and ends. I am aiming to hide my ends this week and keep my hair moisturized, as winter is coming and the weather is getting cold/dry.

Will apply BT on my scalp today. I need to maintain a regular 2-3 times a week regimen with that. Hopefully, I will grow about an inch by my next touch up.

HAIR LENGTH CHART IN INCHES FOR WIGS

I'm considering buying a new wig and was trying to figure out what the lengths would mean for me. Looking at the pic above, a 16" wig would be just fine. I'm going to buy this wig -

 

I'm getting it in 16". It is a synthetic but is only $39 and is free shipping. The seller "donnaqualitywigs" has a feedback score of 99.3% on ebay and has at least 150 transactions as of today. So, I will place the order and hope for the best. My reasoning for buying this wig and not one of her human hair wigs is that:

1. price: very affordable what with free shipping being included
2. cost effective: I doubt I will wear the wig on a regular basis, so for price, it seems like a steal
3. Synthetic: I don't have to baby it like I would my own hair. And, given price, I can always buy another one if I like what I have and just want a back up.

Okay, off to purchase. Yipee!

UPDATE (Oct. 6): Purchased wig and it arrived in about a day. However, the hair came all the way down to just about 2" above my butt. I sent it back for a 16" and asked for the lace to be a light brown instead of a medium brown. I mailed it back on Saturday and it arrived in FL on Monday. Now waiting to receive the replacement wig.

HAIR PROCESS

Washed my hair last night. I started using my Suave Clarifying conditioner instead of shampoo, but with all the BT, tea tree oil and other products on my scalp, the cowash was a no go. I had a lot of gunk on my scalp and I know from experience that only causes problems.

So I went upstairs and got hubby's moisturizing shampoo. I put in my hair and went at my scalp. I then rinsed. After that, I applied the clarifying conditioner. Then I put Aphogee 2-min keratin con in my hair for about 5 minutes. After rinsing, my hair felt sooo good and I didn't want to do anything else.

Anyway, I applied the new Silk Elements Mayonaise and left it in for approximately 45 minutes. Once I rinsed, my hair felt very good. I then let it airdry for about an hour and a half. Once 95% dry, I sprayed my moisture mix, applied Chi silk infusion and then sealed. I also applied tea tree oil to my scalp. Hair feels good but we'll see what it looks like once completely dry.

=)

CHANGES TO HAIR REGIMEN

It seems that my hair has been at pause since at least January 2009. After months of trying to grow it out, it seems that I have lost length and remained at the same 'grazing APL' stage.

Thus, it is time to figure out what changes are necessary to improve my regimen and my hair growth journey.

MOISTURE: I think I need to include baggying into the routine. Maybe on Saturday nights, I can baggy my hair. I probably will baggy once a week until I know whether it makes sense or not. I also will pay special attention to my edges and my ends. I tend to do a good job keeping the length of my hair moisturized but need to step up the attention the rest of my hair and scalp receives.
GROWTH AIDS: I want to use BT 2-3 times a week as well. I know it works and will guarantee at least an inch of NG within an 8 week period which is what I need. I also want to use JBCO to thicken my hair and help it grow but will only purchase once my BT is finished.
DUSTING: I need to step this up and actually do it once a month. I dusted about 2 weeks ago and must keep it up.
DCs: I thought I was doing okay but maybe I need to step this up as well. I think heated DCs once a month at least, will be helpful to my end goal. I however do not like the way my scalp feels after sitting under a dryer so therein lies the irony. Nevertheless, I will do a heated DC once a month and will also have longer DCs of 45-60 minutes.

WIGGIN' IT TO GET TO APL

Looks like I have been grazing APL for a while. Since I want to get there, I think I will wig it up, again, as a protective style this winter. Here is the wig I will get



Malaysia* Light Yaki Synthetic Full Lace Wig
http://www.nassnig.org/nass/news.php?id=96

It is a synthetic wig though but it looks incredible. Also it is long enough so I can cut the hair when the ends start to go nutty.

HAIR PROGRESS PICS

JANUARY 2009




 JANUARY 2010


APRIL 6, 2010

JUNE 15, 2010

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

RELAXER & CORRECTIVE

Got a relaxer ans was left underprocessed!!!!


Thank goodness I adequately combed out my NG so that wasn't an excuse. My hair relaxed in the middle but not around the edges all over my head.

Two weeks later, (Friday, September 17th), I went for a corrective. Thankfully, I only had to pay for a wash and set. The relaxer was better but still have unprocessed hair. I also had burns because I didn't plan on getting a corrective =( I have been using tea tree oil on my scalp and moisturizing my hair as much as possible. My hair has been curly and I actually love it. It's different and I simply do pin curls at night and my hair comes out looking great.

Since I will only be stretching for approximately 10 weeks, my plan is to use BT for 8 weeks at least 2-3 times a week. Then I will get a relaxer from Ines in Dominica by God's grace. If she is as good as she was the last time, my whole head will be processed. I will evaluate my length at that point and see how close I am to APL/BSL. I aspire to get to BSL by summer 2011 God willing. After my next relaxer, I will use JBCO (Jamaican black Castor Oil) as a growth aid. Hopefully it will help make my hair a little thicker.

Up next: some hair length pics.

NEW PURCHASE: SILK ELEMENTS MEGASILK INTENSE CONDITIONING MAYONAISE

Just bought the above mentioned product at Sally's. Once opened it looks very different from the previous conditioner I used to buy and this has little bits of what look like herbs in it. Will see how it works.