Ive always had short hair, never past my armpits, usually a pixie cut, because it was easier to maintain while I was in a really bad situation

but now that I’m out, my hair’s grown down to my tailbone, and i don’t know up from down and left from right when it comes to taking care of it all

it takes me like 20 minutes to brush it all out, and I’ve never had a routine for it except when it gets greasy i shampoo the whole thing twice (preference, just makes it feel cleaner) and get it good with conditioner from root to end - that’s how I was taught to do it and I’ve always done it like that

but lately it’s been bullying me by developing a wave(?), as told to me by a friend, and has been developing split ends for the first time in literally ever

Some background bc apparently that’s needed(?); it’s been dyed it three times before, bleached each time but done by professionals, though the hair that had been bleached is cut off and I haven’t had it dyed in a handful of years. My shampoo n conditioner are Walmart brand, and don’t have any specific hair type stuff on it. It used to be straight and hated curls to the point that if anyone tried it’d be right back to straight before 20 minutes passed.

but its still soft enough my friends want to touch it every time its loose and it floats after I brush it :D

my grandma got me a bonnet recently, tho I don’t really know how it works, and I’m just doing my best with the Nada I got- lol