Wash Day | Quick Flexi Rod Set

Now that I'm back in the groove of things this wash day went really well. Last week I bunned it up switched between pigtail buns, high buns, and low side swept buns. As I started this week's wash day I had no idea what I was going to do, but I knew I wanted no parts of a bun! Here's how it went:

 

• Detangled in sections using my rake comb and Mane N Tail Detangler
• Wash my hair using the Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo (diluted with water) to remove any buildup. This is the only sulfate shampoo that removes buildup without stripping my hair and turning it into a tangled mess!
• Did a second lather with my Keracare sulfate free detangling shampoo
• Applied a mix of Keracare Humecto DC and Mizani Moisture Fuse Conditioner
• DCed with heat for about 30 minutes.
• Rinsed and wrapped my hair in my turbie twist for about 40 minutes.
  
  
• Applied my usual leave ins (Chi Keratin Mist, Chi Silk Infusion, Kimmaytube Leave In mix).

Style: After I applied my leave ins I had no idea what I wanted to do with my hair but I knew that I wanted no parts of a bun. After staring in the mirror for about 5 minutes I decided to try my hand at a quick flexirod

set. I parted my hair and combed it straight down. I applied keracare wrap lotion only to my ends and used about 15 flex rods. I allowed my hair to dry overnight. It came out great the next day! I still haven't mastered pineappling or my hair just isn't long enough for it so I've worn it pined up everyday since then and put a few flexi rods in each night because with my intense workout my curls don't hold as well, but overall I've really enjoyed my bun break. Every other night I lightly moisturize and seal with Giovanni Direct Leave in and coconut oil. How was your wash day?

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Wash Day With Side Swept Curls

This wash day was awesome if I do say so myself. On Friday after work I felt my hair and knew that it was time to wash it. In the name of prevention I like to wash my hair when I can feel that it's becoming dry and heavy with product. Here's what I did:

• Detangled using Mane N Tail Detangler.
• Dampened hair with water and applied KeraCare Humecto conditioner.
• Sat under my Gold N Hot conditioning cap for about 30 minutes.
• Rinsed and shampooed with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo
• Rinsed and applied a small amount of the Generic Version of the Matrix Biolage Detangling Shampoo.
• Applied my usual leave ins (Kimmay tube leave in, GVP Smoothing Serum, & Chi Keratin Mist).
• T-shirt dried my hair for about 40 minutes.
• Air dried for an additional 20 and sat under the dryer for about 10.
• Moisturized & sealed using my Holy Grail product Giovanni Direct Leave in & coconut oil. 
• Applied JBCO to my scalp and sealed my ends with it. 

Style: I was so over my boring old bun. I needed some spice in my life and after being inspired by an Instagram post from a college classmate I decided to recreate the style with my own twist! This lovely lady is natural and have a side updo created from an old twist out. Well I haven't yet mastered twistouts or braidouts for that matter, but I have learned how to use the heck out of Flexi Rods! I twisted my hair around my head and used caruso steam rollers to create the curls. Throughout the week I just reset my hair by throwing a few flexi rods in it each night with a bit of Dark N Lovely Au Naturale Curl Moisturizing Souffle (Review coming soon!).

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Second Day Hair (Flexi Rod Set)

So my hair is finally long enough to make preserving my flexi rod sets easy! I used the pineapple method to maintain my curls and tucked everything under a satin bonnet. The next morning I was heading out to finish my Christmas shopping (yay for being done early!) and decided to pull my curls up. I ended up creating a big curly puff that sort of resembled a bun. I absolutely loved the look and the best part was that it was off of my clothing! The only products I used that morning were about a quarter size amount of my Giovanni Direct Leave In and a touch of coconut oil.

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15 Minute Flexi Rod Set!

Have you ever had somewhere to go and wanted a different hairstyle besides the traditional bun? Well that was definitely me on Friday! I had an Ugly Christmas Sweater party to attend and had been toying with different hairstyles all day. Finally I decided to do a flexi rod set on dry hair. Now with only 3 hours to spare between styling my hair and having to be at the party I was a bit nervous because well it kinda takes all of the fun out of a party when you HATE your hair! Here's what I did...

• I parted my hair using a comb and then sectioned my hair into four sections using my FINGERS (this is important because it allows you to style your flexi rod set with less manipulation, which means less frizz!)
• I then spritzed my section of hair with a mixture of water and aloe vera juice. I used just enough to get my hair slightly damp.
• Dusted off and applied approximately 1 pump of my lotta body foaming wrap lotion (to give my hair a slight hold) for each section.
• Next I rolled my hair using 4 flexi rods per section for a total of 16 rods.
• After this I sat under my hooded dryer for about 25 minutes to help my hair to set and to remove any dampness that may have remained. 

That's all I did! After sitting under the dryer I left the flexi rods in until about 40 minutes before it was time for me to head out the door. I gently removed each flexi rod and then using a bit of my Macadamia  Natural Healing oil separated my curls. Here's what my curls looked like before I began separating them.

I was quite impressed with how nice my set turned out considering I left the rollers in for about 2.5 hours max! I spritzed just a bit of my Mizani Humidity Resistant Mist to help give my hair an extra bit of hold in the elements and was out the door. Over all I was totally pleased with my results even though one small section didn't curl the way I wanted it too. I'm you guys see that one loose curl lurking around in the pictures, but for a 15 minute flexi rod set I wasn't mad one bit! 

Of course I had to include a few pictures from the Ugly Christmas Sweater party! And yes Rudolph's nose lights up! 

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