I Thought My Hair Was Gone With… And Then It Became My Power
- By someone who truly gets it
There was a time I truly believed my hair and I were just destined to battle each other forever.
You know the type - coarse, dry, rough. A single strand felt like it could slice toast. People would politely say things like, “Wow, your hair has… texture.” And eventually, I stopped hoping. I stopped trying.
I told myself it was just genetics. That this was “my type of hair.” That soft, shiny, bouncy hair just wasn’t written in my stars. So I stopped investing. I'd slap on the cheapest supermarket shampoo. That was the extent of my ‘routine.’ Well not entirely true…when I wanted to treat myself I would go bleach my hair (great idea).
But then something (or should I say someone) changed everything.
Enter Rudi du Plessis - owner of Conditioned Hairdressing. Rudi looked me dead in the eye and said, “You're using your hair type as an excuse not to even try.” Oof. That one hit hard.
So, I did something radical - I actually started caring. Not in a “buy-every-product-under-the-sun” way, but in a way that meant choosing products that respected my hair. That worked with it, not against it. I treated it like it deserved love… because, well, it does.
🪄And then the magic happened…
For the first time in my entire life (and yes, that includes baby photos), my hair was soft. Shiny. Manageable. Dare I say… breath-taking? I couldn't stop touching it. Flipping it. Staring at it in windows. But the best part? The confidence. That unshakable, "yes-I-woke-up-like-this" feeling.
This is my hair BEFORE and AFTER ONLY 1 treatment
No filters, no trims - just one Botox treatment. These results are 100% real, and yes, my ends were left untouched.
Carla tells her story:
1. What was your worst hair day ever?
“This is a tough one 😂 I’ve got very curly hair, so some days it’s just mildly chaotic… and other days it’s a full-blown situation. If you’ve got curls, you know - we don’t brush our hair daily. It’s a sacred wash-day ritual.
This week, I skipped wash day and tossed my hair into an extreme messy bun - for two days straight 🫣 When I finally took it down… yikes. One giant, matted knot. No amount of conditioner could save it - I had to cut a chunk out.
Curly hair will humble you real quick. Lesson learned (the hard way) 😂”
Kerastase Elixir Oil
2. What’s your number one tip for shiny, healthy hair?
“For shiny curls, my golden rule is: minimal heat, maximum protection. On the rare occasion I do style with heat, I never go without a seriously strong heat protectant - like, 230°C-level strong.
And the real game-changer? Consistent moisture. A regular at-home treatment keeps my curls happy, hydrated, and way more manageable.”
