Trying Something New - Wash 'n Go Buns

Last week I was tired. I worked the weekend and had just come off of my 25th Birthday celebration.

Did I want to spend hours twisting my hair? Absolutely not.

Did I want to try my new cache of Kinky-Curly products? Most certainly.

Although not all of my relaxed hair has been trimmed or grown out, I decided to try a Wash 'n Go.

The Kinky-Curly Come Clean worked pretty well and it didn't take long for it to lather in my hair. The smell was light, with a Caribbean flavor, and using a sizeable dollop on each side of my head twice managed to do the job.
I used my favorite condish (Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle conditioner) to help detangle. Once I was done detangling/washing/conditioning, I patted my hair down, split it into six sections and applied the Kinky-Curly Knot Today to each section. I detangled a tad bit more and then proceeded to push my hair into a ponytail.

There's two points here I should make. (1) As much as I've grown to have a love-hate relationship with Kinky-Curly Curling Custard, the Knot Today worked like magic, smelled amazing and got the job done without having to apply too much product. It was simply amazing. (2) This is the firs time, in a long time, that I allowed my hair to dry without being in some form of twist.

Fast-forward two days: I hadn't taken my hair down. As it dried, it only thickened around the band, so much so that by day 2 I had to take it down in order for my scalp to breath. The first thing I noticed was that the middle of my hair was still wet. The second thing I noticed was just how thick and curly my strands are. It took me 30 minutes to put another ponytail together, simply because I couldn't get my hand wrapped around the hair while applying the band. I decided to mix some filtered water, Knot Today and Peppermint Oil in a spritz bottle to get my hair to shrink back and finally get the ponytail together.

Rewind two days: Because the ends are still relaxed, I then created a bun style (in celebration of the 1960s-70s??) and have been wearing the style all week.

I should also note that I also applied the Curls pomade to my edges, which worked really nicely to lay down and smooth out my curls.

I'll post pic soon.