I caved...

Ok...I said I wasn't gonna do it. But, I straightened my mother's hair last Saturday for an event she went to. She wanted to try something new and got the idea to flat iron it. Cool. I looked at those irons not thinking I would even dare bring them close to my tresses. As you may recall, I suffered so pretty bad heat damage in the front of my hair so I have not used heat since...that was 2 years ago. Well....I guess curiosity got the best of me and...um... this is what happened next
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And this was the final result...not too bad. Clearly this is not the time of year to try to wear a straight style considering the always looming threat of NC humidity. But it has been ok the past few days. By the time I took these two shots a few hours later, though, I could already see some moisture creeping in.


I think I was pretty careful as I did it so hopefully everything returns to normal when I wash it later. I also trimmed about an inch from my ends, eliminating some of those nasty little single-strand knots. I realized in the process that I had not removed all the tangles at my roots where the twist extensions had been. I think if it had its way, my hair would really like to lock since it takes any chance it gets to begin the process. I also got a got a good look at my length which I have not done in the two years since I cut it. So in a way, getting my hair completely straight had its advantages.

So.. although I won't be straightening again any time soon, and by soon I mean within a year's time at least, I did gain something from it.