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...
Over on Instagram Val (@hairlicious) was hosting a castor oil challenge from October for 3 months and this has just finished. I was so excited to join the challenge, I signed up so fast! Then I had to dig through my cupboards to see if I had any castor oil. I found some Sunny Isle Jamaican Black Castor Oil from a while back and was relieved I could participate. The reason for the excitement was that I was rebuilding my routine and trying to be consistent. This challenge would help me stay on track and be accountable with the weekly check ins. I joined the basic level for a few reasons. One of the reasons was that I hadn't used castor oil for a while and I couldn't remember the reason I stopped. I didn't want to join at a higher level with higher usage without knowing how my hair will react. The other reason was also to not overwhelm myself so the requirement to apply castor oil 1-2 times a week was just perfect for me. First I incorporated the castor oil by applying it to...