Monthly Review #14

Month 14! yeah. A guy guessed my hair had been growing for "a year and a half" the other day so I'm KILLING IT, BROS.

This month was exciting - I can finally use a ponytail holder for my ponytail instead of bobbypin illusions. Thrilling, I know.

Actually it really is. Ponytails are fucking awesome. The front still falls out a little but I love the ease and having the band around my wrist.

This month I got 6-7 days between hair washing -booooyaaaaa. Think of all the minutes I have saved this past year+ from not being in the shower every night. Probably negated by the longer showers and the googling of how to make rye flour shampoo....oh well...learning! (though maybe I'll be abandoning that method in the future...more learning!) But, I captured a small diet coke bottle (empty) from my roommate and have been using it to make shampoo - the mixing is still a pain but not nearly as large. Hooray. The rye gets in everything and I think dries out my hair a bit much?

For styles I am mainly wearing it down and pinning the front back. People think it's much longer than it is - quite the versatile length. Still not super attractive in my book - but soon?

PS: you can track the progress of two zits on my face in the pictures below - another thrilling part of this blog.

 

Monthly Review #13

It's all starting to feel like a dream - cutting all my hair off.

Does it really only take a year to let the past slip into a far away place?

As a short preview into the future (since I'm writing 5 days late) I think I might finally be over the hill of really short hair - It's looking good again! Knock on wood, of course.

This month started out in morocco. The dry heat dried my hair after the pool quite nicely but I swear the whole time my hair felt gross to the touch. TMI? Ugh. Their water has a lot more mineral density than ours. It took two washes stateside to make it feel non-gummy anymore. But all in all I really had to give up on having it look good this month. Just not a great one. That's why there are so few pictures this month. Oops!

The main issue is that the hair around my ears curls about them in such a way that does not flatter my face and refuses to be pinned for long. once it gets a little more weight or less humidity I'm sure it'll be fine. but this month was not wonderful for that reason. I am pinning the sides back so it looks like a loose ponytail. I quite like that look but it hasn't elicited any super compliments yet. You'll see it in monthly review 14!