Alright ladies: please don't think that I am trying to chase down the cold weather; I am still enjoying my bikini and shorts, I swear. But I have been thinking about my hair this coming winter. Last year the cold was brutal on my hair, and this year I want to be prepared with a protective style, and that might need a bit of planning, starting now.

I'm sure that I don't have to stress the importance of protective styling in our regimens, apart from the length retention benefits. It also gives you a well earned break from the detangling sessions, which is always a good thing. It is crazy how these months just fly by, so I have made a list of a couple of protective styles that we can all choose from as the cold months approach check them out: