Sooo....

Apparently I've made a decision, as I did a two hour wild goose chase for hair combs tonight despite being in the midst of tear inducing cramps. In the process, I found some knockoff GHD's by Scunci in a nice dark tortoise shell color, plus two bottle of J/A/S/O/N Tea Tree Conditioner on the clearance rack for 2.09 each. I've never tried them before (because they were way too expensive), but I've heard good things about them, so I figured I'd give them a try.

I finally found hair combs at K-mart, where they seemed a little steep - 4.19 for two combs - though they do have a 'wiggly' tine in the middle of the wider 'straight' tines - I'm thinking that not only will that reduce breakage as I put the comb in, it'll also help the style be more stable. I got some smaller combs too, possibly for accents or support or something. The ones I currently have (all of which have at least one tine missing) are going to be put into permanent duty as DC'ing combs.

Speaking of DC'ing, when I did my hair yesterday, it actually seemed easier to comb. There were some pretty 'big' knots on the end in a couple of sections that I had to puzzle through by hand, but otherwise, it went pretty well - and it seemed to go faster, too. Most interesting.

I actually applied castor oil to my braids this go around, and I think I might use a little of my leave-in on my hair before I do it - which means I'm going to have to get up icky early tomorrow morning, but at least I have the hang of the style now, so it should be a bit easier/faster.