so1913
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The \"Wanakee\" Challenge-- And a LONG Introduction
Well, everyone else has one, one more won't kill anyone!
This is my first original post in a very long time...
Actually, this past weekend are started thinking back to the history of my hair. The different lengths, levels of health, different cuts...I thought back to the time I was most happy with my hair. I was able to trace back maybe 6 years ago going into my freshman year in college. During my Senior year in High School I started taking care of my hair. That summer after I graduated, I discovered Wanakee products. Like most people, I ordered the free guide and of course I begged my mom to invest, and so she did. Going into and during maybe my first half of freshman year in college, my hair continued to grow and maintain length. Doing my hair was an event, lol, but it did pay off. I received compliments left and right, I knew I was doing something right for once. But of course as a college student, Wanakee prices didn't fit well in the financial aid plan. I had to depart from the product line and start finding other more affordable products. The smart thing would have been to find comparable products and follow the same methodology. Well, once I strayed away from the Wanakee products, I strayed away from that regimine. I started looking around at all the products I've been accumulating, and it's honestly out of control. All the $'s I've put into products is rediculous. (some of you are already familiar with my PJ tendency from my past active involvement in the hair boards
Some things just don't change) I have yet to dedicate myself and stick to a serious plan for and extended period of time. My Biosynthesis phase may have been the only other time I stuck to something for a good amount of time, but still, the results weren't nearly the same. New products came into play, new styles, new ways of handling my hair, new hair cuts....everyday had it's own regimine. I joined various hair boards and used to be extremely active...(now I just lurke around and make a few comments here or there) The last 2 years have been my biggest challenge I think with my hair. I stopped relaxing in December 2002 due to a frightening experience at a salon. I kept putting of getting a retouch until I could find someone I trusted to put a chemical in my hair....well here it is July 14, 2004 and I guess you can say have did not find that special someone I am now pretty much relaxer free trying learn how to work with my hair. I was such an expert of wrapping, wet and dry, could do it with my eyes closed and my hands behind my back :-D I was the flat iron master...those aquired and mastered skills are not as useful to me now as they were back in the day. Now my journey is mastering new techniques in styling. These challenges have brought on a new surge and resurfacing of extreme PJs. I looked around the house and all I saw were products and I yelled "STOP!" What am I doing? 1. I'm spending way too much money on products I will only use once, 2. I'm manipulating my hair way too much to try out the way too many products I keep purchasing, 3. I'm creating way too much clutter 4.After all that buying I'm still no where near being happy with the state of my hair. So I concluded I'm pretty much just waisting my time and my money. I needto do something about it, I'm realizing I'm taking my hair way too seriously (when it costs more to take care of your hair than it does to eat each week/month or however you want to look at it, it's a problem...) I needed to keep it simple and effective. So I decided to use my own past achievements with my hair as motivation, and that brings us back to Wanakee a.k.a. Rueben's a.k.a Beverly Johnson a.k.a Verifen Complex products and strategy. I had to decide whether I was going to do it full force as I did in the past (or as much as a can, because I cut all the relaxer ends off, my hair is a little difficult to style in protective styles, however Ill take advantage as suggested of using night time covering of the hair as the time to protect shorter hair until it gains length)OR was I going to substitute with comparable products. I decided not to "mess around" and go ahead with what I already knew. I figured if I really stuck to just these products, in the long run because of how concentrated they are and how long they lasted, it really is not as expensive as it appears when you purchase the set. No, the ingredients aren't what many would call the best, but you know what, but I saw results, so I'll suck up my "that stuff WON'T touch my hair!" attitude for a couple a months to get through this personal challenge and see what happens. Monday I started the regimine. I will be doing the "Wanakee" treatment twice a week and maintaining throughout the week with the maintanence products as directed in the guides. This weekend I will be riding the house of the abundance of unused products.
What's the whole point of this long winded post??? I'm not sure...maybe because it's been so long since I really posted that It's just all coming out... I didn't want to just post "let's do a challenge" and leave it at that without sharing my motivation. If you actually read through the whole thing, God bless you! (cause I probably couldn't, lol) I'm not necessarily asking for any takers,or anyone to go along with me. This is a personal journey, but if anyone would like to take part, hey, let's have fun with it! If you choose to use other products, and just follow the regimine which is now completely available on line at http://www.hairoil.com under guides, go for it! Let others know what your substitutes are. Regardless what the product line is called now, I will continue to call it Wanakee and call my personal challenge the Wanakee challenge because it was her own hair journey that inspired my in the first place.
So on that note, I'm out of here, gotta get some work done in the next hour! Thanks for listening and happy hair groth to everyone!!!
Well, everyone else has one, one more won't kill anyone!
This is my first original post in a very long time...
Actually, this past weekend are started thinking back to the history of my hair. The different lengths, levels of health, different cuts...I thought back to the time I was most happy with my hair. I was able to trace back maybe 6 years ago going into my freshman year in college. During my Senior year in High School I started taking care of my hair. That summer after I graduated, I discovered Wanakee products. Like most people, I ordered the free guide and of course I begged my mom to invest, and so she did. Going into and during maybe my first half of freshman year in college, my hair continued to grow and maintain length. Doing my hair was an event, lol, but it did pay off. I received compliments left and right, I knew I was doing something right for once. But of course as a college student, Wanakee prices didn't fit well in the financial aid plan. I had to depart from the product line and start finding other more affordable products. The smart thing would have been to find comparable products and follow the same methodology. Well, once I strayed away from the Wanakee products, I strayed away from that regimine. I started looking around at all the products I've been accumulating, and it's honestly out of control. All the $'s I've put into products is rediculous. (some of you are already familiar with my PJ tendency from my past active involvement in the hair boards
Some things just don't change) I have yet to dedicate myself and stick to a serious plan for and extended period of time. My Biosynthesis phase may have been the only other time I stuck to something for a good amount of time, but still, the results weren't nearly the same. New products came into play, new styles, new ways of handling my hair, new hair cuts....everyday had it's own regimine. I joined various hair boards and used to be extremely active...(now I just lurke around and make a few comments here or there) The last 2 years have been my biggest challenge I think with my hair. I stopped relaxing in December 2002 due to a frightening experience at a salon. I kept putting of getting a retouch until I could find someone I trusted to put a chemical in my hair....well here it is July 14, 2004 and I guess you can say have did not find that special someone I am now pretty much relaxer free trying learn how to work with my hair. I was such an expert of wrapping, wet and dry, could do it with my eyes closed and my hands behind my back :-D I was the flat iron master...those aquired and mastered skills are not as useful to me now as they were back in the day. Now my journey is mastering new techniques in styling. These challenges have brought on a new surge and resurfacing of extreme PJs. I looked around the house and all I saw were products and I yelled "STOP!" What am I doing? 1. I'm spending way too much money on products I will only use once, 2. I'm manipulating my hair way too much to try out the way too many products I keep purchasing, 3. I'm creating way too much clutter 4.After all that buying I'm still no where near being happy with the state of my hair. So I concluded I'm pretty much just waisting my time and my money. I needto do something about it, I'm realizing I'm taking my hair way too seriously (when it costs more to take care of your hair than it does to eat each week/month or however you want to look at it, it's a problem...) I needed to keep it simple and effective. So I decided to use my own past achievements with my hair as motivation, and that brings us back to Wanakee a.k.a. Rueben's a.k.a Beverly Johnson a.k.a Verifen Complex products and strategy. I had to decide whether I was going to do it full force as I did in the past (or as much as a can, because I cut all the relaxer ends off, my hair is a little difficult to style in protective styles, however Ill take advantage as suggested of using night time covering of the hair as the time to protect shorter hair until it gains length)OR was I going to substitute with comparable products. I decided not to "mess around" and go ahead with what I already knew. I figured if I really stuck to just these products, in the long run because of how concentrated they are and how long they lasted, it really is not as expensive as it appears when you purchase the set. No, the ingredients aren't what many would call the best, but you know what, but I saw results, so I'll suck up my "that stuff WON'T touch my hair!" attitude for a couple a months to get through this personal challenge and see what happens. Monday I started the regimine. I will be doing the "Wanakee" treatment twice a week and maintaining throughout the week with the maintanence products as directed in the guides. This weekend I will be riding the house of the abundance of unused products.What's the whole point of this long winded post??? I'm not sure...maybe because it's been so long since I really posted that It's just all coming out... I didn't want to just post "let's do a challenge" and leave it at that without sharing my motivation. If you actually read through the whole thing, God bless you! (cause I probably couldn't, lol) I'm not necessarily asking for any takers,or anyone to go along with me. This is a personal journey, but if anyone would like to take part, hey, let's have fun with it! If you choose to use other products, and just follow the regimine which is now completely available on line at http://www.hairoil.com under guides, go for it! Let others know what your substitutes are. Regardless what the product line is called now, I will continue to call it Wanakee and call my personal challenge the Wanakee challenge because it was her own hair journey that inspired my in the first place.
So on that note, I'm out of here, gotta get some work done in the next hour! Thanks for listening and happy hair groth to everyone!!!
