Style Post: My Protective Styles August till Date

Hi darlings,

I decided to do this post because I have not been putting up wash day or style posts. You might not really know what I've been upto with my after my unravelled crochet braids and texlax update. I get bored easily with my hairstyles, so I tend to change them pretty often if I can. Here is a recap of my protective styles between August and now.

DIY Full Fringe Wig

Single Cornrow Updo

Pigtails 

Simple cornrows

Crochet twists (used 3 packs of X-pression Nike)

Frohawk in the making

Frohawk (My current protective style)

That's it guys! Any particular style you fancy?

xx,
Bee

I got featured on Bella Naija #BNFroFriday Series

Hello ladies,

I'm excited to let you know that I got featured on Bella Naija's #BNFroFriday series.

I answered various questions about my motivation for starting my hhj, my favorite hair styles, products and so on. Read more here.

I'm particularly happy about this interview/feature opportunity, because it's a bigger platform to let more people know relaxed/texlaxed hair can be healthy too.  Good hair is healthy hair. It is also really wonderful that healthy hair consciousness/awareness is increasing in Nigeria.


P.S.: I've got some post lined up. stay tuned

xx,
Bee

My Hair Length Progress So Far....

Hi guys, I didn't take a length check picture persay after my last texlax touch-up. This is because I'm waiting till December before straightening my hair. However, I've been doing "measurement length checks" and recording in my hair diary. I stretch out my hair in sections, record with a tape measure and record.

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Check out the trend!

I retained roughly 2 inches from my 16-week stretch. I had less than in some sections though. Unfortunately, I lost a lot 0f the retained length because I didn't like the way my ends looked. My hair tends to grow into a "V" shape but I prefer U shape. I might just keep trimming my hair to maintaong it's current length. Nothing is set in stone yet though... fingers-crossed.

2 weeks before touch-up

Post-trim Hair

That's all for now guys. How is your hair doing? Catch y'all soon


xx,
Bee

Texlax/Relaxer Update #3

I texlaxed on Monday, 30/08/16 at 17 weeks and 3 days post. I prepared my hair the usual way, using aphogee two step protein treatment. See here, to read how I prepare my hair for texlax touch-up.

For the first time on my hhj, someone else did my texlax for me!!! I had my texlax touch done at HairvolutionbyBee Lounge by one of our stylists. And she did a very good job following all my prompts and instructions. Felt good really. Finally, a texlax day without the stress and arm-ache.

Steps followed:                                  

• My hair was parted into 4 and detangled.
• Petroleum jelly was applied to my previously relaxed hair to prevent over-processing from relaxer runoff during wash. Petroleum jelly was also applied to my hairline and top of my ears
• About one-third of the jar of ORS lye relaxer was mixed with two tablespoons oof vegetable oil. Lol? yea, you read that right. I was out of olive oil which use normally. So i used good ol' vegetable oil from my kitchen.
• The diluted relaxed was applied to my hair. Application and smoothing time (fingers only) was 12 minutes. I left it on for another 4 minutes. Making a total of 16 minutes.
• The relaxer was rinsed out, and shampooed thrice with Vitale Olive Oil Neutralising Shampoo. The shampoo was left on for 4 minutes the third time before rinsing out.     
• Deep conditioned for 15 minutes with heat, with a mix of ORS Replenishing Conditioner, Roux Porosity Control, and Motions Moisture Plus Conditioner.
• Megagrowth Profectiv Daily Leave-in Strengthener was applied and sealed with HairvolutionbyBee Whipped Shea Butter.

My hair was then rolled with large rollers, I sat under the hooded dryer for a while but I didn't have the patience to sit till my hairgot dry. I simply combed out the curls and I was left with fairly straight hair.

This texlax was a very successful one, the vegetable oil was a good call after all. I love the texture I was left with.

Post-trim Hair

However, I observed I'm having an unusual amount of breakage. I'm trying not to freak out. I noticed about two weeks before my texlax touch-up but I believed the Aphogee two step protein treatment would keep it in check. Alas! I was wrong. I ended up trimming so much, I trimmed twice on texlax day, and once the following day. My plan is to give my hair some TLC and do a henna treatment which is long overdue.

I don't think I retained much length this stretch due to the thin ends which I had to trim (1.5 - 2 inches). I didn't really do a length check or comparison pictures because I didn't flat iron. However, I measured for my hair diary before trimming. I will do an update on that in another post.

xx,
Bee

Big Announcement: HairvolutionbyBee Lounge Opening Soon

I'm so excited to let you all know that HairvolutionbyBee Lounge will be officially open for business on Monday, 29/08/2016. Since the start of healthy hair journey ( 2 years plus), I have been to a salon just once and it was not a fun experience. I did not like the way my hair was handled. Anyone on a hair journey around here would agree with me that most salons don't have much knowledge of healthy hair dos and don'ts. Most of them are only all about the lovely, gorgeous hair styles. Thankfully, great salons are springing up especially natural hair salons. Sadly, only ladies in cities like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt are enjoying this "luxury".

I started considering owning a healthy haircare salon about a year ago, because there wasn't any around me. I mentioned it briefly as one of my goals for this year, bit I was not super sure then. I finally took the plunge around March and got a place. Six months after, we are good to go and set for business. It has not exactly been an easy feat. Infact I have been super busy, more busy than I expected. And, that is why I haven't been posting so much. Apologies and I promise to catch up on that. It's been quite a journey and I've learnt a lot. There were times I wanted to quit, but my passion for healthy hair kept me going, I'm also not a quitter. Family and friends that believe in my cause also provided a great support system.

MEET HAIRVOLUTIONBYBEE LOUNGE
HairvolutionbyBee Lounge is a Hair/Beauty salon specialised in healthy hair care, styling and products for both natural and relaxed hair.

Mission: To help everyone achieve their goals of having thick, long and healthy hair and scalp by nuturing damaged hair to health and maintaining healthy hair, while also giving necessary advice and guidance.

Vision: To be one of the leading healthy hair care providers in Nigeria.

Our stylists that have been tutored on healthy hair care practices in addition to their professional skills.

Services offered include:

• Hair & Scalp treatments 
• Protective styling (Crochet Braids, Braids, Ghana weaving, faux locs etc)
• Cut/trim
• Chemical services (Relaxer touch-up, colour)
• Blow out, Straightening & Silk press
• Natural hair styling  (Up dos, Two strand twists, Bantu knots, Finger/Comb coils) 
• Ayurveda treatments  (Henna, Amla, Bentonite clay etc)
• Sale of hair care products, tools and accessories

Contact Details
Address: Shop 6, Block 19, Shop 6, New Central Market, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife. Osun state.
Facebook: HairvolutionbyBee Lounge
Instagram: @hairvolutionbybeelounge
Twitter: @hairvolutionbyB

I believe this is great news for hairlistas inIle-Ife and its environs. Hopefully, the salon will also help a whole lot of people aware tIle-Ife and its environs. Hopefully, the salon will also help make a lot of people aware that, Nigerian hair can also be very long and healthy.

Wish me luck guys and hope to see you soon if you are in Ile-Ife.

xx,
Bee.