I lightened the top half of my hair last April. I was ready for a change, I'd thought. And though, I didn't get my hair as light as I wanted due to using a semi-permanent black hair dye months back, I was pretty happy with the red shade I'd gotten. Well now, 4 months later, I'm bored again. lol This time, I decided to make the change temporary because I know that I have a pretty short attention span and will probably want to return to the lighter hair eventually.
What I used is Jazzings by Clairol. I used two shades that I had been stashed in one of my beauty drawers for a while. The colors were Red Hot and Ebony. I decided to mix the two, which I assumed would make a dark brownish red shade. I may even use the Ebony by itself next. I've used Jazzings for many years, and they wash out pretty quickly. So, using it to get a darker shade will probably wash out over the course of a month, but the subtle return to my original color will give me a gradual change in color that should keep my short attention span satisfied. haha
I finished off with giving myself a braidout. The products I used are coconut oil, which I apply immediately out of the shower. Then as I take sections to braid, I apply a shea butter/olive oil blend and then EcoStyling Gel (olive oil).
This time I chose to do cornrow braids instead of box braids. I do tend to do box braids more often, however.
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Braids for braidout
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Braids - rear view
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Results
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Also, the finished results are after sleeping on the braids overnight, taking them down and then stretching the hair with a warm blowdryer. I didn't take pictures of my hair straight out of the braidout before stretching. I realized that after the fact. Oh well, next time. Hopefully, I'll be able to show you my method soon on video. Stay tuned!
P.S. Hair rinses give great shine!
