Well, Hello There!!! Long time, no talk!! I noticed the last time I wrote here was March 18th! Whoa! I think it's safe to say that the end of the school year followed by a cross country move took up a lot of my time! I have been planning this post for a while because I not only wanted it documented, but I wanted it online as a place for women to come to see pictures of my hair growth over the course of a little over a year! When I lost my hair to chemo, I poured over Pinterest blogs that dealt with hair growth and wanted to see the progression of hairstyles over the course of a year. Because obviously, when you have NO hair, the thought of it even getting to a pixie style seems like foooorrrrrreeeevvveeeeerrrr away!
I created
this Pinterest board while going through chemo and have gradually added to it as my hair has grown, or as I needed creative ideas of what to do with those
awesome unruly bangs!! I also thought
Maybe Matilda had great picture blogs of her 12-15 month hair grow out from a pixie style-
here and
here.
As my hair started growing, I did have a vision for it. I knew that it would be a pixie for a while, but when it finally started getting some length to it, I had this (see below) end picture in mind. I'd say at this point in time that my hair is pretty much at this length and close to what she has. It may be a little more "bob-ish" if you will because I got cuts that weren't as angled as she kept her hair in the back. I ended up not getting many haircuts, so the back grew longer and it was just easier to get that bob look. I REALLY like this length, and I'm surprised that I say that. I get TONS of compliments on the cut and people tell me that it's the best length that they have ever seen on me! It's makes me feel good because going from having long hair since 2nd grade to the unknown of growing it out was a little lot intimidating. I want the front to grow just a little longer because putting it into a pony tail, or even half up, is not super easy- hence lots and lots of bobby pins.
SO.... finally, here are my "hairs" to a year (okay, 14 months) of growth pictures!
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| June 3, 2014- the G.I. Lane look |
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| June 27, 2014 |
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| July 6, 2014 |
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| July 12, 2014 |
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| July 16, 2014 |
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| July 25, 2014- the day I let the Facebook world see my new hair |
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| July 28, 2014 |
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| August 9, 2014 |
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| August 23, 2014 |
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| September 1, 2014 |
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| September 21, 2014 |
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| October 8, 2014- and the mullet was starting..... the awkward phase! |
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| October 18, 2014- starting to get really curly, I called this my Peter Pan look |
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| October 25, 2014 |
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| October 21, 2014- those bangs getting their curl on! |
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| November 22, 2014 |
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| November 26, 2014- after my first official haircut |
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| December 2, 2014- curls, curls, curls... |
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| December 6, 2014- yes, that's the same baby from above, isn't he adorable! |
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| December 20, 2014 |
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| December 25, 2014 |
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| January 4, 2015 |
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| January 8, 2015 |
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| January 16, 2015- one of the only shots I have of the back of my head |
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| January 31, 2015 |
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| February 5, 2015- first twist of the bangs |
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| February 21, 2015- very first braid! |
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| February 26, 2015 |
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| March, 13, 2015 |
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| March, 18, 2015- ONE year post stem cell transplant |
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| April 27, 2015- my mom called these "Sexy Bangs" |
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| April 23, 2015- getting the "curl" of it |
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| May 3, 2015- my first ponytail! |
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| May 3, 2015- curled with a wand finally |
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| May 4, 2015- loving the curly |
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| May 12, 2015 |
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| May 16, 2015 |
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| June 4, 2015- ONE year after very first picture in this blog! |
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| June 26, 2015 |
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| June 28, 2015 |
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| July 9, 2015 |
Here are some questions I had when learning to style my hair, and I'll answer them here so that this blog can serve as a reference for anyone who needs it.
1. What products do you use?
Like Maybe Matilda talks about, I have been a big fan of Kate from
The Small Things Blog for a couple years now. I love all of her awesome hair tutorials, but I also love how she talks about her favorite products and which ones to use or not to use. She was a big inspiration for me when I only had make up to make me feel feminine, and her hair tutorials are now becoming more useful since I have hair to play with! I've always been a drugstore brand kind of gal, and never splurged on professional salon quality products until now. Since I had no idea, I pretty much just followed what Kate recommends as her faves-
Kenra Volume 25 Hairspray and
Aquage Uplifting Foam. I was lucky to find the Kenra Hairspray on clearance at Target, and I ordered Aquage from Amazon. I will say that I noticed a HUGE difference after using the uplifting foam, and could tell that "you get what you pay for." So that helped with some body if you know what I mean. I really like Kenra hairspray- it has a great scent and I feel like it does a really good job holding against humidity and throughout the day! These two products will be daily staples as a continue to style my hair! Here is a
list of Kate's favorite products.
2. How do you style your hair?
I don't really know how to answer because sometimes I don't know how I style it- haha- but I wash, put uplifting foam in, dry my hair upside down, sometimes with a brush, and either flat iron or curl depending on my mood for the day. And of course, time permitting and what all I have going on.
3. How often do you wash it?
I tend to wash my hair every other day, but I can even go as many as 3 days if I use some dry shampoo. I do notice that with short hair, I don't play with it as much, so the front of my hair stays less oily than when it was long. I also have a braid or twist on the daily because of those bangs that I'm trying to grow out! I also find that when I curl it one day, I can get a good 1-2 more days on the same curl-- just recurl a few sections, spray, and go!
