Results were great! 
Only problem with my hair right now while wearing it curly is that the front parts (what used to be my bangs) have grown to about chin length but are not long enough to get curly... so instead they just curl under or OUT... and it gives me a headache

To be completely honest, overall I think my hair is in

okay

condition.
Its not really good, but its not really bad either.

The condition/cut could be better. I plan to keep my layers once I reach my goal length (So I can continue to style and wear my hair curly.. my hair is very thick!) but i am certain all the layers are not growing at the same rate... also a headache!
At this point I'm only using mane & tail, for my washes and days where I only condition. Results are still good, but I've been warned that using this product for a long period of time can lead to massive build-up! At that point I have decided that I will probably switch over to Aveda's Shampure products.

2 short term goals I have added in the past day:
1. Sit-ups every day. I have been doing this for 3 or 4 days now,. I start on my back with my legs straight up and then do 50 crunches holding my legs up, 50 crunches twisting to each side (still with legs up) , 50 "bicycle" crunches, 50 regular crunches, and then I lay on each side and do 50 crunches for my waistline. (the goal is to build this routine up and hopefully repeat! But for now, afterwards.. I cant move 


2. DRINK LOTS & LOTS OF WATER all day, everyday. I've noticed my hair/body is dehydrated.. I drink coffee all day to stay awake during class, and in general I just don't drink enough water. Hopefully this will take my hair up a notch from just "okay".

Thanks Sakina, thats a GREAT idea! I've tried heat & scrunching  on my former bangs but the curl doesn't hold.. your tip has given me so many styling ideas.. I can't wait to get started!! 

My Mane & Tail conditioner is running out 

so that means I'm going to have to start thinking about what I'm going to use next....

I will probably freshen up my color with a permanent black dye (but an Aveda dye so it will be all natural) and then begin using Aveda's Shampure Shampoo & Conditioner. I'm kind of scared about the BLACK though, I've tried to go back to my natural color before and had a blue-black result that was very difficult to fade! I'm hoping for more of a brown black or a soft black. Nervous though, more thoughts on that later... will DEFINITELY post-pone this until after I go see my mom this weekend. 

Anyways, here is the info on Shampure from the Aveda site:


Our pure, gentle daily shampoo—with MorikueTM protein—cleanses and fortifies any type of hair. Infusing it with one of Aveda's original aromas: a calming mix of 25 pure flower and plant essences.

•      Soothing aroma
•      For all hair types

ShampureTM Conditioner provides daily protection from environmental stress and damage. Our formula—with MorikueTM protein—leaves hair healthy-looking, infusing it with a calming mix of 25 pure flower and plant essences.

•      Soothing aroma
•      leaves hair soft and shiny
•      for all hair types


I wash about every 3rd of 4th day but I condition daily so I think this will work nicely.
ITS AMAZING!!!! 

I had to take a break from my hair up commitment today

I didn't style it or anything, but since I shampooed today and it felt so soft when it air-dried, I decided to just throw a baseball cap on.

It's so odd how when u don't see your length for ONLY a week or so, the moment you wear it down it feels MUCH longer!!

I have 2 more weeks of wearing my hair up, and then at that point I will freshen up my color, and change shampoo/conditioner (as mentioned before)

I have LOVED the results of Mane&Tail. I am very, very pleased. I recommend this for multi-cultural hair, curly hair, EXTREMELY damaged hair, and thick hair.
And I think that the results work best if you use Mane&Tail as a treatment... that is, only use it for a certain period of time to regain strength to the hair.

I haven't really been keeping up on my vitamins as much. I've only been taking 1 vitamin a day as opposed to the suggested 3 a day  Since I'm on a mission to grow long hair though, I better start working on that!

Well thats all for right now.

Could there be another convert here?   I just did my henna and indigo yesterday with amla and love,love,love the results!  Have been using henna/indigo probably since 06.  Would never go back to chemical coloring after this!  Do tell your results and pics if possible!

I've been feeling my hair lately and it is getting SO STRONG!!

It must've been the combination of vitamins and mane&tail! My ends feel thick, and look as if they were cut yesterday.. it's hard to imagine that my hair was fried, broken, and over-worked not that long ago! 

What is killing me though is these BANGS (or what used to be bangs). They are still at chin length, and really just make my cut look like a mullet, LOL.


Today I did a mane&tail CO and then slathered my hair with leave-in and threw on a hat to air-dry. That's pretty much it for now.

waiting, waiting, waiting 

yay! curls are starting to come back as you can see in the pic

Now if I only had more length... 


I haven't been doing much to my hair lately. I had a goal of wearing my hair up until the 14th which I have accomplished, but now I don't feel like doing my hair and wearing it down anymore!  oops


As you can also see in the pic... my color has faded A LOT! mostly at the ends 
Too lazy really to do anything about it, and since I don't mind it that much, I will probably hold out a little bit longer.

Your hair is sooo pretty!  I really like the color, makes me think of dark chocolate brownies.  Yum!  I think I'm hungry!!

Keep up the good work!!! 

Your hair is looking fantastic!  Love the color and the curls.  Keep up the good work.