Obviously I'm horrible at keeping this blog updated. FAIL. But, I
wanted to try to give you a hair update- because I know a lot of ladies out
there go through the awkward grow out phase and would like to see someone else’s
progress.
I officially started growing out my hair in February, and it is
now October. That’s 8 months of growth thus far. There are days I feel like
I've gained a good amount of length, and other days when I feel like I'm at a stand still. I've had some major hiccups along the way that kept my hair
from obtaining good growth (like trims that went to far and major breakage).
But, all in all- after looking at before and after photos- its obviously I'm
getting somewhere. I guess you just cant rush these things.
Starting point: February 2012 (Blonde and Orange)
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Present day: October 2012 (Dark Copper Red)
As you can see, I went red and I love it. I get bored easily, but a copper red is a perfect color to add some spice without going crazy! Red is hard upkeep, but it forces me to treat my hair better- which is what I needed from the get go.
One of the best things is I can now pull my hair into a pony tail- although
it looks a little silly. I can also braid my bangs and side pieces if I'm
feeling fancy. I can do it curly- although there are days where the curl ends
up looking more Golden Girls then Beachy goddess.
Beyond what I can do with my hair- the biggest difference is the
health of my hair between when I started and now. I have a long way to go, but it’s
SO much better than it was. I still suffer from mild breakage, but that will
happen until I'm able to cut off all of the hair that was tortured by bleach
(about 2 inches more). My hair is much more naturally shiny, manageable, and
soft. It basically feels like normal hair when its wet- and not like rubbery, spongy
disgustingness. Doing the Protein treatments (I'm using Color Professional Protein Filler- which you can buy in clear (for all hair colors) or in
your specific hair tone), and not bleaching has worked wonders to help the integrity of my hair. I'm hoping by the end of
the year I'll have all the damaged hair trimmed off, and be working with
totally healthy hair!
According to this grow out chart- I'm just about to #3. I guess that’s
pretty good considering I started right at #1!
I'm confident that at the end of the year, I'll be able to reach
my goal of this:
Another couple inches on my top layers, and I'm there (!!!)
I just read this wonderful blog about another lady who grew out her pixie cut and is now on the other side! Give it a look. I was really encouraged to keep pressing on!
