Updates/ Relaxer

Sorry I haven't been on here for awhile. Been real busy with school and prom. Got a couple of updates for you guys.
I recently went to prom last weekend, I had tons of fun! It was my boyfriends prom since I am still a junior. I wore this pretty teal dress with one strap going across.. my hair was in a curly up-do with weave. I was looking very sexy but classy and elegant! :)

Next update is I got my hair relaxed that same Saturday at 15 weeks post relaxer. I really didn't get to do a length check but from the glimpse I had I could tell I gained some length :D !!! I will be taking this up-do out hopefully this weekend, if not than Monday after school. So I will posting pictures up than (of my hair and prom). There was really one thing I regretted was having my stylist use glue in my hair rather than sewn it in. Time wasn't on my side that day and I really needed a quick, cute, inexpensive up-do and glue-in was the only option at the time! I know when I take this out I will be doing some major making up for it... but after the prom I think it was worth it! It was a one time thing and surely won't happen again if I can prevent it.

So thats all I have for now. I will be posting some product reviews in the near future once I am fully sure about the products. Also look out soon for my blog about my relaxer pic and prom pics.

Bye :)

Just found this

I was going through my pics and forgot to put this one up yesterday.



This was a comic strip I had of my progress. As you can see I made ALOT of progress but its still not anything compare to some ladies.

So here are some of my goals for the rest of the year:
1.Get thicker hair
2.Shiner hair
3.Less breakage
4.Less shedding (There is a difference)
5.Manageable new growth
6.Simplified Regimen
7.Reach full APL or longer by August
8.Reach BSL or longer by December

Lets talk hair!

Since my favorite topic lately as been hair, lets talk about mine. As I said in a recent blog my hair is currently SL. When I started this journey my hair was NL and very dry and just needed HELP!! Well I decided I wanted to start my own hair journey, at this time my hair was natural. I was going to get it relaxed before school started and I did (also got it dyed, BIG mistake). But I thought to myself why relax it if I can't take care of it. So I looked up online everywhere and thats when I came upon Hairlista.com. I was a true blessing! It help me with every problem I was facing and gave me great techniques on how to fix them. It help me turn my hair around! I'm so happy I found hairlista and a hair care journey!
So here goes some pics of my hair:



This was my natural hair, braided into a Mohawk.


This was my hair first relaxed in July


This was my hair first dyed to a light brown in August


This was my hair while I was on my hair journey November 6, 2009. That was a fresh relaxer. As you may notice my hair did grow and look much healthier! :)


This is a most recent pic taken in March 2010 (Currently have in a sew-in). My hair had alot of new growth so you can see the true length. I had a minor set back with my last relaxer, it was my first self relax and it was underprocessed and still had new growth. Also my front of my hair broke off because I was wearing a wig with a comb (bad idea) prior to that relaxer without given my hair a proper protein treatment. (Lesson well learned)

My Regimen!!!

So here is a short, simple version of my hair regimen:

Shampoo 1x a week
Deep Condition at least 2x a week
Coconut oil treatment 1x a week
Cowash 2-3x a week
Moisturize and seal every night
Prepoo when needed
Tropical growth aid 3-4x a week
Relax hair between 12-16 weeks post
Clarify 1x a month
Protein treatment 1x a week
Dust hair every relaxer
Low manipulation

I also don't:
Use gel in my hair
Use glue
Use spritz
Comb hair with fine teeth comb
Sleep without a satin tie
Brush hair only edges
Relax hair under 10 weeks
Use grease on scalp

Thats pretty much it.. Nice and simple
I will make a blog showing some of the products I use in my regimen

Welcome :)

Hey guys and ladies! This is going to be my first blog and my first blog "site". I am so excited and I hope you are too. I want to share all my ups and downs with you guys... May it be with my hair or diet or just anything. I felt the best way to keep me on track was to start my own personal blog and try my hardest to go on everyday and post something... anything.

Well let me tell you about myself to get started:

My name is Natasha but I'm well known as Pashyn :)

I am currently 17 years old and a junior in high school (one more year!!! :D )

I live with my mom in Florida.

I started my hair journey back in August where I was Neck Length (NL) and felt as if my hair will never grow. Now couple months later my hair is beautiful Shoulder Length (SL).

Even though I learned alot through these past couple months I still feel there is alot more I can still learn about my hair. My hair goal is to reach Mid-Back Level (MBL). I know with patient and care I can reach that goal!

Well thats a lil info on me... as we go on through this journey, you will learn more about me, While we both learn more about how to take care of black hair and our bodies.

Thanks for Visiting, I will surely keep you updated