I love boards like this because they offer a lot of encouragment.  I have always hated my hair because its wavy and brown.  I always thought it wasn't wavy enough to be curly and too wavy to be straight so it just looks messy.  Recently though I have grown to like my hair and have found ways to bring out the waviness.  I kind of like my color too in the sunlight its a really nice brown with some warm natural highlights.  I still have my bad hair days where I want to go dye it blond or something but I am not going to give in.  I want to keep my hair healthy. 

 

Take care,

Julia

I think you have beautiful hair! I know what you mean about  the waviness. I have really wavy hair that is almost curly.I used to really disllike it, but have come to really love it. It might seem wierd, but the better condition it is in, the more ringlets I get. Layers also help to bring out waves.

I love having my natural hair color. I actually feel unique. I go through times were I also think about coloring it, but then I remember how long it took me to get it unprocessed and natural. I have one grey hair that is almost my total length,( I have tons of layers) so I know that my color is natural.

 

SpecialKitty,  to bring out the waves I have found that mousse and spraygel are my favorite products.  Recently though I have found the way to get it the most wavy that I have gotten it so far is to treat it like permed hair.  By that I mean when its dry and starts losing its wave spray it with water, then spraygel, and scrunch it then let dry. Usually what I do is wash it at night then by morning it is dry then I do the water, spraygel, scrunch and it looks good.  For some reason I always get better results if I start with dry hair then if I try scrunching wet hair after my shower.  Hope this helps.

 

 

 

Gorgeous hair!!! It looks very similar to mine and after all these years, I've just come to finally appreciate my hair last fall. My routine is very similar to yours. I wash at night and scrunch with spray conditioner and styling product in the morning (or just wear it up). I've fought with it for years. Who knew? I wish I had figured it out years ago!!!

Julia, I love the color. It looks very pretty, and rich.

 

I also wish I would have learned to appreciate my hair years ago, instead of wishing I had something different.  I would have saved me from so much damage.

 

You know, I think this is the main reason why so many women do such crazy things to their hair, always hate it, never satisfied........  They've never been shown how to properly care for it and bring out the best in their natural hair.  I was the same way!  I always hated my hair because it was a frizzy staticy mess.