My journey

1st picture is November 2023 - when I had just stopped using permanent dye. 2nd picture is March 2024 3rd August 2024 4th is November 2024 5th is today January 2025

I do still dye my hair but I use a colour conditioner that is designed for brunettes and the strong purple bits are from where my hair has gone grey - no bleach used here.

I'm still working on growing it out as I like wearing my hair in a braid crown and I would like to be able to do a single braid wrapped around my head rather than starting with double braids. I'm not sure how much longer it needs to be but I think about 10 cm (when braided) would work for a single braid.

My hair is rarely out of dutch braids, and that is why it looks so crimped for today's picture.