As I comb through my hair, I can't help but laugh at the memories of salon trips. When it came to my hair and salons, I was a diva. I had an opinion about the way a beautician took my hair out of my ponytail, how she washed it, how she detangled it, how my hair was styled and if I was burnt by accident. I took everything she would do to my hair into account. But what would drive me crazy about salon trips is how a beautician always disregarded my requests. If I wanted my hair straight, she would curl it. If I repeatedly chanted, "do not put me under a hair dryer because my hair is thick and it will take forever," she would never listen and do it anyway. Back then, I hated my hair being curly and I hated when someone ignored my requests. I couldn't do my own hair though so I had to live with it. I found my hair to be difficult and unmanageable.
I would have never imagined that I'd be able to tame my own hair.
The summer of my junior year in high school, I became extremely fascinated with growing my hair to a length I thought was unobtainable (haha, it is obtainable). There were so many myths about relaxed black hair that I began to become discouraged. After thorough research, I knew I had to break some bad hair habits. Unfortunately, I didn't have the funds for it.
I slowly began to change things I did with my hair. Like the washing process and what chemicals I put into my hair. Overall (so i don't bore the mess out of you), I learned how to take care and style my own healthy hair. Its something I'm proud of. I haven't been to a beautician since August of 2012. The last time I got completely fed up with a beautician. So, this summer I will spend a lot of time trying different hairstyles and different straightening without heat methods. & if I don't like the end product, I'll simply put it into a hair bun and keep it pushing ;) I did my hair over the weekend and it looks so good that you'd think I had a fresh relaxer. Nope. There's still so much to learn about growing long, healthy hair and I'm so ready for it.
Sorry. I just wanted to remind myself of how I've grown out of my hair diva ways ^__^
