The Time Has Come

I recently bought Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Leave In Conditioner, which I love by the way, and have been applying it to my hair often. The great thing about this leave in conditioner is it comes in a spray bottle as opposed to the thick cream that you get with the Curl Enhancing Smoothie. I can use it as a leave in and also a restyling aid, which is nice when I am feeling lazy. I find that if I use too much of it though, it can make my hair greasy. The past few days, I've gone back to just using the Curl Definer on my wet hair and using a t-shirt instead of a towel to dry it. I forgot how great this regimen is, it really makes my curls soft and defined. I can't say it enough, thank you Carol's Daughter for making my hair beautiful.  As of today, this is what my curls look like:

I took these pictures after I did the pineapple and the curls still held up quite well! After all of the products I've tried, I think I love the Curl Definer most. I find when I add it to my wet hair, I get the best results. 

So, onto a new decision. I've been going back and forth with this idea for the last couple of weeks: to straighten my hair, or not? I finally decided I will do it. I know it sounds silly, but I couldn't help thinking of who I may be letting down if I did straighten my hair, then I realized the whole point of this journey was to embrace MY roots, as they are mine and belong to no one else. One of the beautiful things about being biracial is I have the option of having beautiful, straight hair as well as gorgeous curls. Before, I didn't realize how important my curls were and how pretty I still was when wearing them. I feel as though I set out to accomplish what I wanted to do: love myself regardless of my hair style as well as embracing my hair when it's curly. I've decided not to straighten my hair as often as I was doing before because I have made great progress with the definition of my curls and I'd hate for it to go away entirely and have to start all over again. I've also realized that just because I am straightening my hair does not mean my journey ends here, I still have more to learn about who I am.  Honestly, let's face it, this blog was not dedicated to my hair alone. I'm very excited to see what my 140+ days of no heat has done to the healing process of my hair. Tonight, I'm going to use my TreSemme heat protector, but I plan on getting a heat protector from Carol's Daughter as soon as I get paid.  I'll post the pictures soon!Follow @AlexiaaBrooks