Month 1 Check-in

Around about the first of the month I'll straighten and measure - dang it I should have used my length check tee. I'll be sure to do that going forward. May even re-do these.

Like most people, my hair grows to a point in back. The center back outgrows the sides quite a bit. Now, I'm going to pick on black stylists for a moment...

They're obsessed with blunt ends.

Now that I'm back following 'hair journeys' (back in the day it was LHCF, Fotki and blogs -HA!) on IG, I am seeing photos where stylists "complain" (maybe not the right word), about ends.  See-through ends we all know and cringe when we see them. Girl, let that mess go!  But otherwise, what they're calling ends needing trimming is often just uneven growth. Which is OKAY!

I've tried to explain, when actively growing my hair out, that I normally wear it up (or in a bun/ponytail/braid) and don't need it even. Trim any split ends, sure. Clean up scraggly see-through ends, but I don't need you to even things out. It's okay! But they seem unable.

My middle back was longer and she showed me in the mirror where it needed trimming. Yep, there were a few scragglers. Go ahead. And then I have to admit I wondered why, after drying my hair flat she chose to style it in what was pretty tight curls.

The last two times I washed I did roller sets. Yesterday I went under the dryer and flat ironed and saw this:

Good grief woman. No it isn't horrible but I don't know how the heck she managed that but I'm sure it originated from an attempt to even it out. Good thing she didn't chop the sides after noticing the error.

Sigh. So yeah....over salon visits for now.

Looking at old photos again, I found this one from mid-November 2015, just days before getting a relaxer

 

Uneven growth but not horrible ends!!!! There are some scragglers for sure, but it was in pretty good shape. But I obviously ended up with a haircut at that visit because mid-December 2015:

Sigh. Again. LOL!