Finally a ponytail!!

As a runner, I have been very frustrated about not being able to slap my hair in a ponytail and get it off my neck and out of my face.  I put headbands on, but the neck was still being slapped with sweaty hair that was doing nothing but making me hotter.  


But today!!! Today I found a great YouTube video that showed me how to put these rowdy teenage locks into a ponytail.  Check sistergirl out!  She has some good videos with clear instruction.





Here are some pictures of my attempt to mimic it - it's not awesome, but it definitely serves the purpose for which it was sought.  All you need is a ponytail holder (elastic) and some hair pins!

I decided not to twist the entire front just to see how it looked - I liked!! A lot!  Wearing it out tomorrow :)

Wish I could show you a better photo of the twists but they're just flat twists, lol.

If you're worrying, I'm on my 18th month of being locked and I'm still LOVING IT!  The athlete in me loves the ease and flexibility of the style.  The fashionista in my loves the versatility and the stylishness.  Definitely a winner with me.  And I'm not going back to the shaved head any time soon.  Thanks for those who read my blog (especially my boyfriend...hi, baby!)

Vacation! Was Mexico ready for my SLs?!

Yes, Mexico was! LOL Hello, dolls!! A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I went on a cruise to celebrate spring break 2011.  This was my first time going anywhere but home for that week off so it was very exciting to really get to travel.

The SLs travelled well, as always - and handled the sweat, water, and etc. very well too.  Feb 18 was my last reti so it had been 2 weeks.  I'm actually trying to go 6 weeks between reti's now.  Why? Because I'm not a DIYer (though my consultant is really trying to get me to take the class so I can at least know how) AND because it's getting expensive.  Besides, I went to my consultant at 4 weeks and we decided that I didn't have enough new growth and I should try to push it til 6 weeks.

Now for some pics!  Girlfriend has HANG! And I've also seen the fullness increase since I'm also letting new growth get a little more "out of control" before getting a reti.  One of my "loc mentors" actually gave me a compliment on my hair so I'm so proud to present these pictures. (wink, smile, wave, lol)

In the bed, talking to my sweetie and I wanted to check out my new camera.  Pretty nice!

First day on the ship! 

More boo-loving, lol

In my BFs hat - he said I looked like Wale!  Go Wale! LOL

Very vacation-y lol

I love this bottle.  I felt like a hip undergrad spring breaker haha.  Check the hair - it's got so much hang now

 This was before the last dinner on the ship.  We had a great time.  (Look at me wearing lipstick instead of lipgloss, lol, I'm grown up!)

SPRING BREAK!  We kept seeing these shirts on the undergrads and thought they had them screen printed.  I was like "These chicks have a major screen printing budget!" Apparently, you could buy them anywhere :p

Well now that you've seen a bunch of pics of me and him on our vacation now onto the new horizons and decisions.  Coloring!  I want to get my hair colored.  The tips have grown out and they're looking kind of brassy now.  For the summer, I'd like to have a dark base color with lighter highlights (maybe an auburn hue??).  So I need to find a good colorist or learn how to do it on my own.  Decisions, decisions.

I'm also on the lookout for a new do.  This shaggy-chic thing isn't really progressing.  I've done the pipe cleaner curls but not much else.  What can I do?? I'll let you know when I come up with something good.  :)

Until later!
The Lioness

What's new, boo??

Hello out there!  Guess what?  I learned to cornrow...well I think I did - sort of.  Let me tell you how this happened.  I was trying to figure out what to do with my hair to go work out - and I was curious if this was possible for me to do. So I sat in my bed, watching old episodes of Oz, and gave it a try.  It took a little bit of effort but hurray!  Before I knew it, I had this uneven, yet masterful (lol) do...

After enjoying this style for half a day, I decided to take it out.  I got to the point where I thought it would be cool to look in the mirror because its been one of my finest dreams to look like Method Man in the Tical video. This is what it looked like:

Ignore that random piece on the top that seems to be doing it's own thing, lol. 


This is me just sharing in the life and times of my hair :) Hope you all enjoy your week!!  Happy Sunday!


Next up on the styles list: Curls by pipe cleaner...