Hair Journey - Zara

Here again we have another one of my amazing friends Zara, the one who came up with the idea of featuring many different hair textures on my blog. I'll leave the rest of the talking and explanations to her, enjoy!
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HEYYYYYY.

Okay so Kia has asked me to feature on her blog which is uber cute (and quite exciting). So yeah, as you can see in the images attached I have big, thick, mixed (Half English half Ghanaian) curly hair - which I adore. Only in recent years have I begun to love my hair and leave it out and natural.  As it’s spring/summer I now use my “hot seasons” routine, which differs from my winter one, and I follow it every day, and takes only 10 minutes (excluding drying time) 

Firstly, when I’m in the shower I wet my hair with cold water – as cold as I can handle in order to seal in any moisture thus preventing frizziness throughout the day. I then get out of the shower and wrap my hair in a turban using a cotton scarf - using a cotton scarf rather than a towel prevents frizziness which makes my curls stand out more (it makes the biggest difference trust me).

I keep the scarf on for as long as I can, upon taking it off I separate my hair into two and I apply “Soft textures Curl Pudding”; using my hands I rake it through the two hair sections trying to cover every strand. Then using “Soft Textures Curl Moisture Crème” I repeat this step - however I focus this cream more on the ends of my hair to prevent them from looking frizzy throughout the day. Following this, I just style my hair as I wish (usually I just do a side parting) and then I do my make up, then walk outside and leave my hair to dry naturally in the sunshine throughout the day, although this usually only takes roughly 45 minutes. When I’m out and my hair has dried, I use my fingers to ruffle my roots and separate my curls in order to add some extra volume, as the hair creams tend to make my hair dry without volume, which makes it look flat and boringggggg.

So there you have it, my daily hair routine. Its very simple and doesn’t take long, the Soft Textures hair products can be found in any black hair shop – I cant find it online for some strange reason, which probably should worry me but I don’t care because its affordable, has made my hair healthier, and actually works unlike all of the million other product brands I have tried so…

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this lols x

PS. No. I do not brush my hair. And no my hair doesn't get ‘knotty’ so to say, the curls interlock when they dry but it doesn't get matted or tangled. If I did brush my hair it would ruin the curl pattern and give me an Afro rather than curls – which I have no problem with but it’s much harder to handle that way.

If you have any questions feel free to find me on twitter and ask @ZaraJane_ x

Just want to thank Zara again for her amazing contribution, hope that helps and gives you guys some tips!