Return of the Updo

**UPDATED: 11/7/10 (I got my pics off the camera hard drive)

[To the tune of chorus from Outkast's "Return of the G"]

Updo!

(It's the return. It's the return-turn-turn)

Do!

(It's the return, it's the return, it's the return)

Updo!

(It's the return)

I think my point has been made.

I like twists. They are faster than braids (I actually cannot be bothered with three strand activities anymore), they hold up well during sleep and they allow me to have several quick, spritz and go mornings. Yet, between the weather and my attempt to keep stuff moisturized, my twists can get pretty fuzzy in a few days. Sometimes, my twists look like beginner dreads (which they may well become one day) and that annoys me a bit when I need to go into the office. Also, I don't like the idea of always having my ends hanging out, North Florida weather can get pretty random and in those cases my ends need some protection to avoid getting fried/dried out.

Therefore, lately I have developed a renewed interest in updos. First, I feel like updos look classier than twists, they put more emphasis on my face and create a more pulled together look. Second, I can control the fuzz by smoothing down portions of the updo (and if all else fails I can clip/pin down sections). Third, in the styles I'm looking at I'll be able to tuck away my ends to prevent breakage and unnecessary knots.

There are some downsides to updos:

- I'll probably have to style my hair everyday

- The length/thickness of my hair does not offer a lot of versatility in styling, for example the style at the beginning of the post was originally intended to be this funky (in a positive way) dinosaur look but my hair is too short and fine for that, so I opted to style off this look.

D.C.

**NOTE: In the seemingly dormant past month, I started a few posts but never had the time to really sit/think/finish them. This post originally started on October 4th but was posted on October 16.

A couple of weeks ago, I deep conditioned my hair for the first time. It was an interesting experience, I used this method and it took me about 4 hours (yeah, 1-2-3-4 hours). While my hair did in fact feel moisturized this week, I don't think I'll do this every week...twice-a-month is a possibility but with my schedule once a month seems more realistic.

A few words about detangling:

I am pretty sure that detangling took up most of the time because I have fine hair that likes to knot at the ends. Overall, my hair is not tangled, after it's finger combed MOST of it can pass through a wide toothed comb with no problems. Unfortunately, my ends are another story because about 3/4ths down a section I get resistance. Usually the resistance comes in the form of a few small knots, literally bottom of one strand knotted with another. Sometimes I can work through these knots with my fingers but other times thy just need to be snipped out. Eventually, I can get the comb through a previously tangled section of hair but it could take 15 minutes for one fistful of hair. So, unlike the lady in the video I have not found a way to easily run a wide toothed comb all the way through my hair (slowly or carefully). In short, detangling is a project for me with or without conditioner coating my hair. [/end]

Post D.C. rocking twists that unintentionally became my "style" for the (very hectic) week, I originally put them in simply to stretch my hair.