I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG) . She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair ! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out. Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time . I brushed it several times a day . I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b...
That was so cool to see you featured on Happy Girl Hair a couple of days ago!
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is I completely missed it! A friend on Facebook congratulated me on my personal page--I just saw it! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI want you to know I'm hooked on your blog. I saw you featured on HGH and came right on over. I read your blog from start to finish and it's wonderful. I'm mommy to 5 year old MG, soon to be 3 year old MB and 7 month old twin MBB. I love doing my MGs hair and I'm in transition with my own hair but I feel like I run into snags. Thanks to Katie at HGH, I've found ways to let her know how beautiful her crown is and she loves her hair. We are still having issues with length as her length has been the same for over a year now. We use Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner and Taliah Waahid leave in conditioner along with coconut, olive and shea butter. Is there anything you would recommend? Thanks so much for all the hard work you do!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lara--I'm glad you're here! Sounds like you're already on the right track. Length retention is all about keeping what you've got as new hair comes in. I recommend protective styling, gentle handling and lots of patience. Throw in a healthy dose of realistic expectations and you won't be disappointed.
ReplyDeleteOh and Lara--someone pointed out to me that when looking at our growing girls we should consider their bodies are getting bigger as their hair grows longer. Sometimes it can seem like their hair hasn't gone anywhere, but it's because the proportions of their body has changed. It may be easier to determine progress by measuring the hair with a tape measure. In the interim, I'm glad to hear you are celebrating where she is.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that tip Natacha. I'll keep that in mind. I took a page from your book and when I styled my daughter's hair last night, I did the braid/twists. She loves the faux hawk and wanted to whip her hair back and forth while she endlessly admired her new do in the mirror!
ReplyDeleteHello, could you tell me what happened to Happy Girl Hair? I can't find it, and I heavily depend on her site for learning and inspirations. Please help!
ReplyDeletei really don't know. I'm sorry.
DeleteHappy Girl Hair: if you go to her blog there's a letter saying why she's gone. But why did she have to take down her gallery?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought as well. I understand not wanting to continue but to no longer allow folks to learn from her past is really disappointing.
DeleteShe will definitely be missed.
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