Happy New Year and Happy New Do!

Happy New Year all!! I hope 2011 brings all your hopes and dreams to light this year! It's been awhile since I posted and that's because there has been a lot going on in my life and I have not gotten around to updating you. So let's see...........I have decided to do a protective style for the winter. For those of you that don't know what that means, when the weather gets too cold, it's not a Curlies best friend. :-( The air dries out our hair so much and it can become quite brittle and VERY dry. That is not the business! So I have decided to do braids for the next several weeks.

I went to Sister Sister African Braiding and I was a little thrown off when I walked in. I saw a swarm of women surrounding one woman...........I was kinda scared, but I managed to say "I would like Micro-Braids." First they looked at me like I was crazy (maybe because I was looking at them like they were crazy) and asked me to repeat myself. I did as asked and then someone came up to be and offered her assistance. Once she looked at my hair and determined that Micro-Braids were not in my best interest (that is basically for people with relaxed or naturally straight hair), she told me to get Kinky Twist. Now I have heard of these braids before, but I was kind of skeptical because they looked too bulky for me. I decided to trust her opinion and go for it.

As I sat in her chair, I glanced around the room and there were 4 other women in the salon getting their hair braided. They were all surrounded by a swarm of women, it was then that I realized that these women surrounding the customers were actually all braiding their hair. There were 4 women to one head of hair! So that's how they braid so fast!!! Once I realized this, I was then surrounded by 3 women and each took a section of my hair and started to go to work!!! First let me just say....................I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO CRY SO BAD FROM MY HEAD BEING PULLED IN EVERY DIRECTION!!!!!!!!!! Those women don't play!! I felt like I was in my grandmother's kitchen back in the day getting my hair done. That mess hurt!!!

When I initially came in to the salon the stylist told me the braids would take 3 -4 hours to do. I thought that was pretty fast. Well my hair was braided and styled in 1 hour and 45 minutes!!! That was insane!!!!! I looked in the mirror and guess what............she was right! I loved the braids!!!! So I will be rocking this protective style for the next several cold weeks and I am too excited to see the growth!! Unfortunately, I will not be posting and update for my 3 month anniversary. My hair will be in braids. Maybe by 2/23, it will be warmer weather and I can most my 4 month anniversary. We will see. Check out my Kinky Twist below!

Protective Style for Winter (yes, always representing the Cowboys!)