First Attempt making a wig

So, I am participating in a 3 month protective styling challenge here. I tried using a regular wig but I started to get a headache after 12 pm. So I looked into how to create a wig using a stocking cap. I used a 10" bump hair to get this look.

Finished wig

So I wasn't too sure if I liked it but you know I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and figured that when I curled it that it would look better.

Tried to curl the hair out of my face

Done with my old flat iron

I like it and it turned out better than I thought. However now I want to cut it and add some color to the wig but it isn't sewn on. I decided to use glue so I am not too sure how it will turn out. May re-vamp it in the coming weeks.

However do you know what is the funniest part about this... People got offended that I am wearing a wig. So far I have heard things like:

1. Why don't you wear your hair out?
2. Aren't you supposed to be representing for natural hair?
3. I don't like it
4. Just wear your hair... You don't need a wig

Now I understand that people may be concerned however while I am an advocate for team natural I see nothing wrong with wearing a wig as a protective style. The funniest part is that my friends who have known me for years when my hair was permed have seen me with bobs, pixie cuts and seen my hair in just about every color of the rainbow never batted an eye at this wig. I love to change my look and have been known to known to cut my own hair 2 times a year just because I felt like it.

Do you know what is even funnier these are the same people that hated my natural hair when I started to wear it natural and encouraged me to perm it and get a texturizer. So what does this teach us???

You have to remember why you are going/ went natural and don't expect everyone to like it but your FRIENDS that know you (even if they don't understand you) will be as encouraging as they can and won't be so quick to judge

Split Ends!!???!!

So a little after I took out my braids I had some growth and I loved it. Then I tried to comb my hair ... and I really didn't know what to do with it. So as usual I said well let me seek out some split ends which seems to be code for hack off over 2 inches of hair because I'm not ready for this hair length.

Has this type of thing happened to me before? You bet yah.... Back in February I went with a golf ball amount of hair. However this month I decided to up my game and it was tennis ball sized :D.

 So why am I posting this. Well so that I never forget that I tend to have weird moments and that yes my hair will grow back. Because in all honesty was it all split ends...No!! However I did it regardless because the thought of combing all of that deterred me and it was either do that or color it. I'm the type of person that I tend to express myself with my hair from my styles to my hair color to my accessories it normally reflects what  I am going through or how I feel at the moment.

/bye