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Here we go, the downward spiral. 1970s. The horrid phase. See me
morph... |
Yes. this is me again, in elementary school. I think first grade. |
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Oh, no. It's bad... |
Third freakin' grade. Second grade was too horrific to show you. |
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Fourth. No improvement. |
As you can see, I was tiring of this in fifth.. |
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Stop the madness. The hair is uncontrollable. |
More horror. My 7th grade shot. Removed for your safety. |
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to the fried, lyed period. |
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Not
sure when this one was taken. This was about as long as I ever let
my hair grow out, and boy was it punished with the relaxers, curlers
and curling irons. It started to feel like straw, even if it looked
good. |
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| Taken
around 1983, on MacDonough St in Brooklyn. In appreciation of the
"urban art." |
Later
in 1983. |
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Brooklyn, 1990. My hair is in two strand twists. It was about
half relaxed and half natural. I grew it out about another couple
of inches before cutting it again. I didn't let it loc.
[This is
the style I have again today (below). ] |
I'm
holding a cousin's baby. In Brooklyn, August 1999. I had this style,
a close natural, for about 6 years. |
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| As
of November, 2000 I let it grow to about 2 inches and started back
with two strand twists with the intention of loc'ing it. |
Both
February 2001. Sorry for the poor resolution. These were taken by
my PalmPix cam. |
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April 2001. Not a lot of change. I am washing it every day to combat
the pollen. |
You
can't really tell here, but it is quite a bit longer now than last
time and the "kitchen area" ones don't need retwisting
much, they are maturing nicely. |
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Update
(October 2001): It's
my one-year anniversary! My hair is totally locked.
This will be my first winter with them locked. See sidebar for
more details. |
| July
2001. At the beach. I have it pulled back in a headband. |
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| January
2002. Freedom from the lye continues. As you can see, I'm happy
with my hair. At last. |
I
took some more detailed pix this time around (below, still Jan '02)
so you can see the progress more closely below. |
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Dr.
Bronner's still rules! I still use no grooming products. Occasionally
I will dilute the conditioner that comes with the hair dye (10
parts water) and pour that over my hair during the rinse process.
I make sure it is all rinsed clear, since I don't want any buildup
in my hair.
Since it
is winter, I wash it about 3x a week. I still do the towel thing
to dry partially, then blow dry as I did before for about 10 minutes,
concentrating on getting the roots dry. If I have time, I usually
walk around and let them air dry for a half hour or so, then go
back and blow dry them more if they feel damp and I want to go
to bed, for instance.
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| The following four shots are from May
2002. |
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| I went to Hawaii in June 2002 (right).
Here is a pic of my hair - the intense sun bleached the Feria #84
even more. |
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| April
2003. It's getting long enough to easily ponytail. |
July
2004 |
