3 Year Hairniversary!!

Yaaaaay.....and I'm glad I started! After 3 years, I'm all smiley cos the whole journey has been worth it. I've not only grown longer and thicker hair, but I've made some awesome friends and started a business alongside. I dream of bigger and better things, all because of my hair journey. 

I texlaxed a few days ago and as usual had a lot of texture left in ...a little more than I wanted but there will be another relaxer day in the future and hopefully, I can stretch it out more. My focus has changed and I am more keen on thickness than growth; though having both will be awesome. Hheheehehhehe....makes me smile too wide each time I dream of thick, long, fabulous texlaxed tresses. 

It has been such an awesome hair journey. I've had my share of setbacks and challenges...I still have a lot of relaxed hair to get rid of as I began texlaxing last year and absolutely intend to be fully texlaxed by the end of my 4th year on my HHJ. 

I've learnt more each day as my hair gets longer to keep it in low to no manipulation styles to reduce breakage. I've discovered amazing products such as T444Z Hair Food, Manetabolism Vitamins, Groganics range of products and Vitamins, Afroriri range of products, Vitale and ORS range of products that I love and still use whenever I have the opportunity, just to mention a few; that grow, strengthen and maintain my strands and keep them healthy looking. 

To all ladies growing their hair along with me, Never Give Up!! And to you my awesome readers, each time I look at my pages views, I am so encouraged to keep going despite the frustrations because I have your support. Thanks you so much for your support and prayers, and well wishes......and let's keep growing together. Everything I do, I do for you!! 

THANK YOU!

MERCI BEAUCOUP!!

GRACIAS!!!

When did you start your hair journey? 

Cheers,

Star. 

VOTE NOW: Who Wins Pamper Your Hair Challenge Edition 1?

Finally! Finally! Finally!!

We are all so excited that the challenge has ended and now it's time for one lucky lady to win the Afroriri Starter Pack which contains 5 amazing product from Afroriri Haircare!! Whoever wins, your hair is going to be so glorious after using the Afroriri products for a few weeks!! Trust me!

All the contestants did very well. Most of those who submitted ending photos had made progress with their hair; either in length, thickness or health. The contestants who did not check in at least once a month by posting progress pictures with hashtag #ghpamperyourhair2015 were not considered in the final selection process.  

Please find below the final 3 contestants who were chosen based on their overall progress.

Whose hair has improved the most in the last 6 months?

Is it.............

MAAME AKOSUA

Is it.........

MERCY

Is it.........

MAYBEL

The TRIPLE M......their names all start with M....amazing! The time has come for us all to decide. Please look closely at each lady's before and after photo in the grids; and vote by typing out the NAME of the lady you think made the most progress in the COMMENT SECTION.

Voting ends at midnight on 20th July....means there are only 4 days of voting. Woooohooooooooo!! I can't help but feel excited for these ladies! There's no time to waste.

Every vote counts!! Let's vote wisely!


LET THE VOTING BEGIN AND MAY THE BEST HAIRSISTA WIN!! 



Cheers,
Star.

My Inspirations

Looking back at some pictures of myself when I was much younger, I realised my hair looked so TERRIBLE and totally LIFELESS!! I was dismayed as I realised I had been paying little or no attention to my hair over the past years. And geeeeeeeeeeeeez! Where did all that hair go?

I decided to find out more and starting searching the web for answers. I read, and read, and read and finally realised I was the cause of my own hair woes.....together with all the hairdressers I had been visiting over the years.

I looked back at the time I started relaxing my hair after secondary school since our schools insist we crop our hair....lol!! I used to do my OWN HAIR! I only went to the salon for relaxers. All else from washing, roller setting to styling was done by me!! I had healthy thick, black SL hair in one year...before I went to university where i started visiting salons and there....! Downhill went my hair!

I realised a lot of the search results I came up with featured mostly whites and african americans. Information was written or video recorded by them. They mostly took care of their own hair too; and clearly stated they didn't visit salons except for relaxer services.  Could I have hair like theirs? Maybe, maybe not! I started searching for Africans living in Africa who had long healthy hair everywhere from Facebook to Youtube and came across Africanhairblog, Kibibihair, Phrophro's Hair Challenge for starters. I was amazed at their progress in their hair journeys and decided to follow suit. But was I ready back then?.....February 2012 was when I decided to start, started or thought I had started my hair journey! Boy.......after 2 months, I realised I was still doing the same old stuff. I hadn't changed!!