Banana clip? What a fun name for a fun toy . This one I have has to be placed well in order to hold- it curves, and if the curve doesn't fit the shape of head the do becomes too loose. Otherwise it is fairly secure in my hair.

Styg...as always, your hair sounds absolutely gorgeous.

Yesterday I gave my hair a "full treatment": wash, ACV, deep conditioner + normal leave-in conditioner + jojoba.

Now my hair feels super soft and shiny (and super slippery too...but I'm expecting it to be perfect tomorrow).

But split ends are STILL bothering me. I spent yesterday over an hour trimming them, and continued today, and I have got just a few parts of my hair checked. There seem to be so much of them. I have no idea of what causes them...I think that I'm really treating my hair gently. Really annoying. 

My previous LL order has been shipped- three pairs of hairsticks are on their way home again.  But even that wasn't enough...I just needed to order Romantic Interlude BridalStix. The design was too interesting. Funny, I've thought that I'm lampwork bead gal, but lately I've ordered mainly hairsticks with crystals. Gorgeous crystals that have looked just perfect in gorgeous designs... *happy, dreamy sigh*

And big news for the last: We finally got the digicam! I'm trying to get some pictures of my hair soon.

Weehee! I'm a Diamond NOW!

My hair is finally dirty enough to make a lasting Chinese bun, and that's what I'm wearing.

I ordered hairsticks AGAIN...I've admired for long hairsticks with twisted ribbon lampwork beads, and my waiting finally paid off, I'm sure that Zircon d'Or sticks will suit perfectly with those blue clothes I mentioned a while ago. I'm so happy of Euro/Dollar conversion rate and wish that situation stays the same until I become really rich.

A shiny diamond! 

Lecturing is OK, but or some reason I feel still totally drained and in need of pampering. My hair looked dirty when I unraveled the night braid, so I decided to experiment a bit. I took a fair amount (a teaspoonful, maybe a little more) of jojoba oil, and applied it to my length (ponytail). Then I wrapped my hair into a loose bun, misted it with rose water and then completed my scarf bun like usual. The oils will get to work where they are needed most for the whole day before I wash it in the evening, and outside it looks like an ordinary scarf bun. See what happens! 

My Olive oil shampoo bottle is almost empty, and I decided that it's time to test a new shampoo. I wanted to find something cheap from a local supermarket. First minutes at shampoo shelf were disappointing. Head and shoulders...cones...Pantene...until at last I found in lowest shelf something interesting. LV shampoo is a Finnish brand, and meant for sensitive skin. Recommended by Allergy and Asthma Alliance of Finland. Doesn't have parfum or colors...or much of anything else either, at least if compared to my Body Shop shampoo. It was adverticed as extra gentle, and at least compared to other brands it seems such. Price was reasonable, and it is also available in bigger bottle size.

Ingredient list: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycereth-2 Cocoate, PEG-4, Rapeseedamide, Sodium Laureth-11, Carboxylate, Laureth-10, Sodium Chloride, Polyquarternium-10, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate.

I'm going to test this stuff tonight, with otherwise completely normal routine. I wash a bit early of schedule- but tomorrow is our first engagement anniversary (might be last too, if our wedding plans proceed as intended ) and we go to a fine restaurant. No place for dirty hair!

Hair has spent today happily inside a scarf bun. It's really cold outside, so it's great to know an extra protective hairstyle.
   Our dinner yesterday was wonderful, the food was excellent and mood very happy. I wore my Raspberry Swirl hairsticks- they were perfect for romantic evening. I noticed that the silver plating has started to darken a bit. I'm going to try silver polish carefully to darkened parts, right as I'm polishing my other silver stuff.

March is here, and so is my growth poll...and the best of all, good growth in my own hair.   I've gained 2 cm in a month!  After months of no real progress, I couldn't be more pleased!

Upgrade on my routine

Washing: CWC with Body Shop olive oil shampoo or LV shampoo &  honey conditioner. Body Shop Amlika leave in-conditioner. XZ deep conditioner. Good results from deep treatment with jojoba oil.

Oiling: I've used jojoba oil. Started to hesitate about that fake monoi after all.

Styling: Rose water and jojoba. I have used little hairspray only once in February. Still happy about it.

Combing: My celluloid comb for wet combing, otherwise Body Shop's wooden comb.

Styles: I've mostly worn cinnabuns with hair sticks and scarf buns. Chinese bun is nice, but cannot be done when my hair is clean, same goes for braided styles. For nights, French braid still rules.

Toys: LL&MT hairsticks, bandana scarves, cheap plastic hairstick for wet bunning.  EDIT: Forgot my banana clip! That's a great toy, but a bit difficult in cold days when I need to cover my head with layers of wool and deal with resulting static.

It's amazing how there seems to be changes in my routine from month to month.

What I learned yesterday: Though chiffon scarves are pretty, they aren't nearly as good as bandanas in making scarf buns. They seem to unravel easily and have to be readjusted many times a day. Not to mention, that they don't feel very secure or support hair like a bandana does. Have to find some other use for those scarves. Maybe they are still good used as triangles or something...