The Pixie Cut Quest for a Curly-Girl

Early one November morning I woke up and spontaneously decided I wanted to chop my chest length curls into a pixie cut.  And so that afternoon I went out to a tiny little salon and began my journey down a road that most curly-haired girls choose to forego.  After a month of my cute pixie cut I decided to search via the internet on how to gracefully grow out my pixie.  To my dismay, I found nobody out there who had curly hair.  I was alone, traveling down my own "pixie cut trial" so to speak.  This page is dedicated to all the curly-girls out there that feel like they are the only ones with this plight.  I am here with you and am working through the process currently!  Would you like to travel with me down this interesting little path? Well then...here we go!

Tips:
1) Avoid shampooing everyday, this will dry out curly hair and cause splitends.
2) Allow for your natural oils to stay as long as possible on your hair, if it starts to get greasy take a bit of baby powder and pat onto scalp.  This will help absorb excess oil.
3) For shampoo and conditioner, choose a non-sulfate type (this keeps your hair from drying out)  L'oreal carries a vegan/non-sulfate line called Everpure, around $5 at drugstores
4) Eat healthy and exercise when possible.  Also, prenatal vitamins are suppose to help hair growth (I don't know from personal experience)







Before THE CUT!


CHOP! CHOP! November 30, 2010




December 21, 2010 (I'm not really angry in these pics)  :)
3 weeks





Baby mullet beginning..


January 24, 2011
5 weeks



Back is trimmed ever so slightly, thanks to my husband!


 February 22, 2011
9 weeks

Sleepy/Workout hair...lovely yes?
 


Out of the shower, combed straight....not so lovely.


fluffed with fingers, unleashing the curls!!!!!!!!!!!


styled with medium hold hair goop, ready for work



March 6, 2011
11 weeks


sad attempt at a ponytail, this style did work but an excessive use of bobbypins was necessary.  Also you have to be ok being called a ninja. :)



June 9, 2011
24 weeks
(sorry for the huge jump between weeks.  We were moving from Texas back to the midwest during this time)

 Pretty from this view? yesh.


 Can anyone say mullet from hell? yesh. Hadn't been trimmed since December



Growing funny and free, curls are taking revenge for being chopped off.


bobbypinned "wings"


Mullet from Hell is pinned and undercontrol


June 11, 2011
almost 25 weeks
(I realized how much of a pain in the butt it was to not be able to walk out of the house without this "pinning procedure."  I asked my husband to assist me in abolishing the mullet and gradually start evening things out.


Wings are a bit crazy but we can handle that!



See how it gradually blends?



Wings are pinned back





keep posted for more updates and hair-do's!