I can honestly say that I'm a bit bored by my hair regimen but it's working! Why am I getting bored? In the past, I used to enjoy buying new hair products that simply called my name from the shelves, and experimenting with new hair styles. However, I'm on a mission to grow my hair to mid back length by the end of the…

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Over the past month I've been recalculating my regimen and trying to figure out ways to take my hair regimen to the next level. Overall, my hair continues to be strong and healthy, but I want to make sure that I can guide it from partial bra strap length all the way to mid back length by the… Continue

One of the best things about keeping up with my online hair journal on Cafe Belle is the ability to look over the posts and the pictures over the year and see how my hair has progressed over a long period of time. In the…

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My hair as of April 18, 2011: 11 weeks post relaxer, APL (armpit length), and about 3 inches from bra-strap length 

 

I'm really happy about my hair progress, but I've learned a lot during this particular stretch: 

1) Stick with the same…

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December 29, 2010: 

I woke up this morning with my hair feeling really weighed down and stiff from the use of Wave Nouveau and KeraCare's Edge Tamer (another product that I put in my hair to just specifically smooth my edges). Wasn't thrilled at all. I was nervous about possible breakage, so I couldn't wait to wash my hair with Joico. This time, I didn't air dry it. I went through the process of carefully blow drying and flat ironing my hair (using…

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December 22, 2010: Bought Joico's Moisture Recovery Shampoo and Conditioner after doing a lot of research re: reviews on this particular line as well as the ingredients in the shampoo and conditioner. When I bought the products, I was thrilled that the products were marketed to intensely moisturize the hair and increase strength and elasticity in the hair. Not thrilled about the fact that the ingredients list included certain items (e.g., "Quadramine Complex") that…

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