Looking For Something New and Fun

While in Louisiana, I went to one of my old stylists. I love her dearly. I chose her because she still does hair "old school". I figured getting my hair rodded would be the easiest route to go and since she still has clients who have Jheri Curls who best to go to do that. I brought my Taliah Wahjiid shampoo and conditioner so I could still "know" how my hair would react. Well, she did use my products but she felt the need to use "her" conditioner which felt good because it seemed to have tea tree oil in it. I thought nothing of it because I sometimes use tea tree oil, on top of that, she put some concoction in my hair and used a heated cap....hot oil treatment I suppose. When I took my rods out, my hair did not react the way I was accustomed to reacting when rodded which totally changed my game plan of how to style my hair for the wedding. She even oiled my scalp. Anyway, long story short, my hair feels dry and brittle and it was only a week Friday. I will to baby my mane to get it back to normal. However, I won't to do some fun things with my hair this summer. I do not have any idea what I want to do. I want to get highlights, I think. What I want most is for my hair to have more curl pattern in the front. I plan to play with more hair adornments and just playing with styles. I guess I will be on You Tube a lot. I cannot wait to see a new stylist for ideas. Please give me some style ideas that are fun for the summer! I really want to have many options this summer!