Protective Styles.

I was never one to like protective styles. I was always a wash and go girl, and a puff was my trademark. By visiting different hair sites, i learned alot about the benefits of protecting my hair from the elements and how i can retain length and moisture by doing protective styles.
I tried twists and box braids on my natural hair...these were not styles for me. I LOVE how they look on others, but i didn't like how they looked on me. I guess the fact that i'm not too good at doing them is kind of the reason behind this as well.:/
I tried headwraps for awhile, but i got bored with it real quick since i only have a black fabric. Maybe if i had tons of colors it would have been different, but fabric is mucho expensive around here, so that just wasn't happening.:(
Then i got turned onto half wigs and phony ponies (which i loved when i was relaxed). I didn't think i could pull this off with natural hair, but so far i have been loving it! My hair has been so much softer and easier to detangle since doing these protective styles. I'm not going to keep it up forever, probably until December and then i will see how much my hair has grown!

Here are some of my favorite protective styles:

My half wig when it was brand new. Now it is a bit frizzy, but it looks more real.

My straight half wig.

A Bun made with braiding hair