The battle begins...

I have curly hair. Like most women with curly hair, I have fought my fate. From as early as I can remember I wished that my hair would fall, straight out of the shower, over my shoulders in waves. Mine was more likely to poof out in all directions like a Brillo pad. I have done everything imaginable to my hair to get it straight, from ironing (with an actual iron) to relaxing, to putting perm solution in and combing it straight. Flat irons, curling irons, crimping irons, and every single serum and lotion out there. It has all gone on my head. Some have worked better than others, but always with an insane amount of work.

I started cosmetology school 7 months ago. In this time I've learned a whole new slew of information, found new (and more expensive) hair products, and waged an entirely new war on my hair, only this time with more high tech and damaging equipment.

I've decided I've had enough. No more irons. No more blow dryers. No more anything on my head except things that are going to keep it healthy and shiny. As a curly girl, I might as well be trying to recover from an addiction. I have tried before to give up the tools, and failed miserably.

It's time to try for real, and to chronicle it here. Along with photos the goal is to post products I'm using, products I'm trying, and things I'm learning are good for hair, bad for hair, and all the in between. My curls at the moment are a frizzy mess, which is thanks to the color and heat I've been putting on my head, and courtesy of mother nature and the weather lately. Hopefully with a lack of heat being applied daily to my head, and some help from certain prodcuts, the curls will slowly start coming back and I can begin to enjoy them.

Let the battle begin...