I now have my very own bonnet and am eagerly awaiting my rice water shampoo to come in the mail!

When that happens I’ll have gotten paid for the next month so I’ll be purchasing some curly girl routine stuff for my hair, like (other) shampoo and conditioner specifically for wavy hair, some leave-in conditioner, hair gel, and a hair mask if necessary. I know for a fact that I want the shampoo, conditioner, and gel. The rest will probably come with whatever package I get because I am for the most part going to leave this to the experts sparing some advice that friends with similar if not identical hair types have given me over the course of the last few weeks. I may or may not take pictures when I’ve gotten every — oh, of course I will.

Growing up I was never taught how to take care of wavy or curly hair other than the aggressive brushing my mom spent my entire childhood doing because she had 1A hair and was jealous my hair is very much 2B/2C. I was taught nothing of curly hair care (the colloquial “curly girl routine”, even for those with a lot of wavy hair) because my mother was a neglectful drug addict whom I am very glad remains gone. That said, I am going to have one of these in my hands very soon and am also anxiously awaiting rice water shampoo and conditioner to give a try. I am also going to be getting various gels and holds customized for my hair as well.

My hair is a really solid 2B/2C and I want to emphasize my curls more over the course of this year!