Second Day Hair

I haven't posted anything about my hair regimen lately, or shown any photos of my curls. I was extremely lazy over winter break because I knew I had a stressful semester waiting for me in the spring.  I have been trying some new products, however, and the results are fantastic. As I mentioned in my last post, I have been revisiting some of the products I bought last year, such as the Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and the Cat Walk Curls Rock.

The results have been fabulous, to say in the least. Don't mind my face, I just woke up, but look at that volume!

Here it is after I styled it, please, don't mind my furr-ocious eyebrows, I am attempting to grow them out. I figure if I can live through my hair doing that straight/curly thing it did when I first started my hair journey, I can deal with looking like Oscar the Grouch.

I forgot to mention-I style my second day hair now. Before I would just roll out of bed and pat down my hair. Can you imagine?! I used to just walk around with me hair looking like that? Well, thanks to Sarah, my hair guru, I learned I can style my second day curls (it's actually encouraged.)

First, I take down the pineapple and place my hands on either side of my head to shake my curls out and distribute them evenly around my head. Then, I take my Carols Daughter Black Vanilla Leave-In Moisturizer and spray it all over my hair. Once that is done, I grab my hair and pull it back in my hands in a low ponytail to tame the Medusa look.

I take my spray bottle and spray all over my head, being careful not to make my hair too wet. Then I grab my Curl Definer, put a quarter size amount in my hand and run it through my hair, scrunching my curls back to life.

The last step is easy, I take a spray bottle and spray the front of my hair, right where my part is. I take a brush and comb the left side down a little, then scrunch the curls. For the right side, I take a bobby pin and pin the hair down.

I leave the pins in while I apply my makeup and eat breakfast, then take it out and do a final scrunch. It sounds like a lot of work, but I promise it take five minutes at the most.

On a side note, I got the iPhone 4S for Christmas, so I will be able to take better pictures of my hair, thanks to Face Time.

Its funny because when I started this journey, I didn't even want volume, I wanted to find a way to "tame my curls." Now, I look forward to second day hair because the curls are so much more defined than they are on the first day.



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