Hair Fanatic: Going Darker & Braidout

I lightened the top half of my hair last April.  I was ready for a change, I'd thought.  And though, I didn't get my hair as light as I wanted due to using a semi-permanent black hair dye months back, I was pretty happy with the red shade I'd gotten.  Well now, 4 months later, I'm bored again. lol  This time, I decided to make the change temporary because I know that I have a pretty short attention span and will probably want to return to the lighter hair eventually.

What I used is Jazzings by Clairol.  I used two shades that I had been stashed in one of my beauty drawers for a while.  The colors were Red Hot and Ebony.  I decided to mix the two, which I assumed would make a dark brownish red shade.  I may even use the Ebony by itself next.  I've used Jazzings for many years, and they wash out pretty quickly.  So, using it to get a darker shade will probably wash out over the course of a month, but the subtle return to my original color will give me a gradual change in color that should keep my short attention span satisfied. haha


I finished off with giving myself a braidout.  The products I used are coconut oil, which I apply immediately out of the shower.  Then as I take sections to braid, I apply a shea butter/olive oil blend and then EcoStyling Gel (olive oil).

This time I chose to do cornrow braids instead of box braids.  I do tend to do box braids more often, however.

Braids for braidout

Braids - rear view

Results

Side view

Also, the finished results are after sleeping on the braids overnight, taking them down and then stretching the hair with a warm blowdryer.  I didn't take pictures of my hair straight out of the braidout before stretching.  I realized that after the fact.  Oh well, next time.  Hopefully, I'll be able to show you my method soon on video. Stay tuned!

P.S. Hair rinses give great shine!