Hairstyle for hot summer day

I did my usual braid out style and put on some makeup. I enjoy this hairstyle. The front dried well, the back wasn't dry enough. 

I wish I could just put on makeup and it be naturally beautiful, but sometimes it just feels like I'm covering something up. Humph. I'm still working on this journey of really feeling and looking beautiful. 

So insecure still. 

I do see some major improvements in my hair since January. The texture is softer again and it has more movement. There is some space in between strands but that will surely take time. The ends are wayyyy happier. 

My scalp is still irritable-- I'll be working on new methods to get a healthier scalp.