2024 has been a wild ride gone in a flash. Managed to do a small trim and ended the year on a high hair note. Work, health and life have kept me from writing more. I also kept my hair routine to a bare minimum. I managed to wash about once a week and kept it in a bun most of the time. This worked quite well and am going to continue keeping things simple. Before taking this photo I had been asked if it's my real hair a few times when I had it down. In 2025 I would like to be more regular with my trims. I barely managed to do it twice this year. The soft v shape and layers are a bit more forgiving and don't let my hair look scraggly too much which helps. I am hoping as I take better care of my health I'll have more energy for my hair. My current wash and blow dry routine takes me about an hour and a half and that's been the most I could do this year. I will try take better pictures in the coming year. I might also dig to see if I have any others from this year to share m...
I love seeing people show off their straight hair. Be it those blunt ends or flowy layers. When it comes to me though having straight hair lasts only a couple of hours before it's up. I don't like wearing my hair down.
This could be one of the factors why I can retain length. There's less friction to my hair and ends are usually tucked away. In the past when I would go to a stylist to get my relaxer done that would be the only time I used heat on my hair. Once in a while I would get it straight but generally I would sit under the dryer with rollers, take them out and not have my hair styled in any way and be on my way.
When I think about straight hair I see less tangles and knots. The comb just glides through the hair. I love that feeling. So I have been thinking about adding back heat to my relaxer routine and see how I go. I would still like my routine to not take all day. I can finish in two hours at the moment and would like to keep it at that or even less.
I will start with blow drying my hair. Once I get my blow drying technique down and can get it done in a reasonable time I might get to using a flat iron. After assessing the results I get from blow drying there might be no need to flat iron.
I did consider roller setting and at the moment it doesn't fit with my schedule. I don't have a hooded dryer so getting my hair to dry in rollers would be an all day or all night affair. Even with a hooded dryer it will still take some time sitting under the dryer on top of the time it takes to put rollers in.
Not sure yet when my next relaxer will be at the moment. The plan is to start experimenting with this idea at the next relaxer. Since I like to keep my hair up I am on the lookout for updos to try. As my hair grows out will try out as many as I can but my trusted go to will be the no fuss bun.
Do you like wearing your hair down? What is your go to hair style?
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