I just had to do it! I noticed that my hair needed a trim – BAD! I don’t usually liken to cutting my own hair but I haven’t been back to the salon since last July and don’t plan on going any time soon (read about it here). For all intents and purposes, I’ve become a “do-it-yourselfer” in most hair related areas. Since July, I have only “dusted” my ends on a few occasions.Since my quest is for not only healthier but longer hair, it was bittersweet. I’m acquainted with how my hair should feel and look so I cut off what wasn’t quite right. This probably turned out to be about an inch but I’m glad I did it. It is best to manage and care for your hair without the splitting, breaking, tangled ends that tend to hinder the process.
My slight vent: I feel like I’ve been stuck in this “middle ground” for too long. My hair is too long to be a TWA but I don’t seem to be able to retain length either. At times I feel like starting all over and doing a big chop to give me a clean slate. I don’t know if I will get that drastic yet. I still hold hope that one day, my hair will really thrive.
Thanks for reading. Be blessed!
CallaLily
Posts
3 comments:
If you study long haired super curly naturals like Sera, Kemi, Maestradiva etc, you will see that all of them use twists or braids from their own hair 90% of the time. They hardly ever use extensions and most of them keep their braids or twists in for two weeks or more at a time.
I really think if you are stuck in the middle ground, try this for two months and see if you get an extra inch.
I can always tell when I need to trim. When I see those see-through ends....its time to get rid of them.
Thanks Jc. I am starting to think that is what I need to do also. I ended up putting in medium sized two-stand twists this weekend so I'll see how this goes. . . . always a learning process *sigh*
Post a Comment