"Should You Heat Train?" Video

[EllePixie]

She can label her hair whatever she wants. Why people feel the need to "disagree" with something she identifies her hair as is kind of weird. You mad? Maybe it's not all that puzzling, but eh that's just how I feel about it. Curl pattern typing is all subjective anyway and it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I think the owner of the hair has the authority on the matter but I know things don't work that way.

Anyways, I agree with her general sentiments about heat training and that heat training is just...heat...damage . But I do think her delivery was a tad too dogmatic. What she says isn't law so if you don't agree then continue to do you.

I concur with everything you just said, especially the bolded. Her diction and manner were a bit strong for a public outlet, but I liken it to how a lot of us talk to our friends - more "matter of fact" and blunt.

And this is a 3b? Okay...I think it is a little sad that some people don't know what their hair could be capable of...but moving on.

 

[BostonMaria]

No comment yet... but WOW her hair is gorgeous!!
Prettiest heat trained hair I've ever seen. Normally its dry, fried and laid to side LOL

 

[Glamourstruckk]

I'm subscribed to her and that video was a bit...eh. I'm not into hair typing, but isn't her hair ALWAYS set and stretched with either braids, twists, or pincurls? That style in the video is not her naked texture.

 

[Wildchild453]

It kills me that every long haired natural gets shuffled up the hair type ladder.

Yes her opinion is strong and blunt but it's just that an opinion. You have LongHairDon'tCare on the other end of the spectrum so take that it how you will.

I think heat training is damage but that's my opinion.

 

[nappystorm]

I've seen her a couple of times in person before she started wearing twist-outs. She is definitely not a 3A or 3B. That texture on the YT videos came from the "out" styles and she says that she ties down her roots. She has a similar texture to Keisha Knight Pullium when she was on the Cosby show.

 

[me-T]

heat damaged ftw lol. i don't have breakage problems or dryness. nor do i have probs with my texture. i just don't wanna be kinky all the time. yet not straight all the time either. but i do understand why some people think its stupid. it technically is damage.

 

[BeautyGoesDutch]

heat damaged ftw lol. i don't have breakage problems or dryness. nor do i have probs with my texture. i just don't wanna be kinky all the time. yet not straight all the time either. but i do understand why some people think its stupid. it technically is damage.

I'm with you on that I don't like being kinky headed walking around. Heat training has been good to me lol

 

[Vshanell]

I love her hair but her shrinkage just confuses me. She's a 4a/b and gets like a few inches of shrinkage (she says 4" or less) and I get like shrinkage up to my armpit (or shorter) when my hair is hip-length.....*facepalm*

 

[BeautyGoesDutch]

No comment yet... but WOW her hair is gorgeous!!
Prettiest heat trained hair I've ever seen. Normally its dry, fried and laid to side LOL

I know this is changed the subject but you have beautiful hair. what is your type? and Hair Reggie?

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

she's mostly 4a...... w/ hair that's hella fly

 

[CrueltyFree]

No comment yet... but WOW her hair is gorgeous!!
Prettiest heat trained hair I've ever seen. Normally its dry, fried and laid to side LOL

Her hair isn't heat trained...

And to those that are skeptical of her shrinkage, it could be that the weight of her hair pulls the curl looser so it hangs more. Her hair does appear to be very thick. Some people's hair shrinks up fiercely despite long lengths though.

 

[likewtr4chklit]

I concur with everything you just said, especially the bolded. Her diction and manner were a bit strong for a public outlet, but I liken it to how a lot of us talk to our friends - more "matter of fact" and blunt.

And this is a 3b? Okay...I think it is a little sad that some people don't know what their hair could be capable of...but moving on.

When my hair dries stretched it looks like hers. I didn't go all up in her fotki but from the pics it seems she doesn't allow it to shrink up (which makes sense to avoid massive tangles and ssk's).

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

And this is a 3b? Okay...I think it is a little sad that some people don't know what their hair could be capable of...but moving on.

i completely agree

 

[30something]

I believe hair suppose to be fun and you are to wear it however you choose to regardless of the outcome, heat train or heat burnt. We are all grown we can accept what we are putting our hair through. I don't like how being natural and on a HHJ is turning into a exclusive club.

...and I'll have to say in her transitioning folder in her fotki, her new growth does look 4a/4b... but hey maybe it is.. I'm not her.

 

[CurlsBazillion]

Yeah I feel like its most definitely heat damage to "train" your hair but what may be good for you aint good for me. IMO I agree with a few of you ladies I think she is a thick 4a and that looks like a braid out or something in the video. At that end of the day she has some awesome beautiful thick hair! Long relaxed to long natural sounds like she just has a lot of hair knowledge.

 

[Napp]

And this is a 3b? Okay...I think it is a little sad that some people don't know what their hair could be capable of...but moving on.

her hair doesnt curl up like you would normally see...her ends dont even spiral up.



its not a hard strech to see that it doesnt look like your average 4a curl pattern which looks like this

 

[Embyra]

heat training is not real?


her hair is beautiful but the more YT videos she makes the more she is loosing me....

i loved her fotki way before her vids but her personality kinda to me

im convinced type 4 is seen as true BLACK hair so some people who clearly dont have it dont want to be seen as 3 anything
they want to be IN with the STRUGGLE of growing type 4 hair you know cus type 3 hair easy to grow and all i was being sarcastic by the way no need for pms

 

[Embyra]

her hair doesnt curl up like you would normally see...her ends dont even spiral up.



its not a hard strech to see that it doesnt look like your average 4a curl pattern which looks like this

i never thought she was 4a but that doesn't make her progress and hair health any-less of a achievement to me

the only thing that resembles type 4 is her hair texture not curl pattern IMO

 

[EllePixie]

Well for one, like I said before, she wears a lot of twist outs...when I wash my hair after I'm done with a twist out, my wet hair often still looks like the pattern of the twist out (similar to her picture above), but longer because it's been watered down - that's why I found a picture of her hair after it had dried - which is the "accurate" way to type hair.

But anyway, I'm not going sit in here and argue/discuss/etc with y'all about this chile's hair type - because I think hair typing is hogwash and a half. I just think it's slam hilarity that every SINGLE DARN TIME someone has long natural hair they get classified as above a 4. Hilarious, or sad. Depends on my mood.

**Moonwalks out of thread**

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

Yeah I feel like its most definitely heat damage to "train" your hair but what may be good for you aint good for me. IMO I agree with a few of you ladies I think she is a thick 4a and that looks like a braid out or something in the video. At that end of the day she has some awesome beautiful thick hair! Long relaxed to long natural sounds like she just has a lot of hair knowledge.

sho ya right.....

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

Well for one, like I said before, she wears a lot of twist outs...when I wash my hair after I'm done with a twist out, my wet hair often still looks like the pattern of the twist out (similar to her picture above), but longer because it's been watered down - that's why I found a picture of her hair after it had dried - which is the "accurate" way to type hair.

But anyway, I'm not going sit in here and argue/discuss/etc with y'all about this chile's hair type - because I think hair typing is hogwash and a half. I just think it's slam hilarity that every SINGLE DARN TIME someone has long natural hair they get classified as above a 4. Hilarious, or sad. Depends on my mood.

**Moonwalks out of thread**

despite the lhcf stats (polls) we did... the type 4 poll has the same trend length wise as the comprehensive lhcf poll

 

[LongLeggedLife]

I agree for the most part that permanently burning your hair straighter is damage, but I dont think there's anything wrong with heat styling in general, which does not yield that result when one knows what they are doing.
There are also ladies who have nice heat trained hair which is breakage free and grows nicely, so do what works for you to get the results you are satisfied with.

 

[MrsHouston]

Yep this is me...my bsl hair is a short neck length curly fro. Lol.

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[cmw45]

She looks like a coarse 3c.

What it is, is gorgeous!

 

[MrsHouston]

Sorry I was quoting this message.

Her hair isn't heat trained...

And to those that are skeptical of her shrinkage, it could be that the weight of her hair pulls the curl looser so it hangs more. Her hair does appear to be very thick. Some people's hair shrinks up fiercely despite long lengths though.

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[levette]

If you really want to be inspired .. checkout her fotk: http://public.fotki.com/lifesacatwalk/

She's one of my hair idols!

Thanks for posting- wow her hair is beautiful! I have prescribed to her youtube channel

 

[nappystorm]

Y'all know you can "wet-train" your hair too, right? The top half of my hair has hardly any shrinkage now.

 

[Embyra]

I just think it's slam hilarity that every SINGLE DARN TIME someone has long natural hair they get classified as above a 4. Hilarious, or sad. Depends on my mood.

**Moonwalks out of thread**

i see your point EllePixiebut i noticed your hair looking 3b anyway you wouldnt understand this a 4 thang....sorry i been at the red wine tonight

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

air snaps.......

 

[Your Cheeziness]

Chime's hair (and the debate around her pattern) just proves that hair typing is relative. "Her hair is curlier than mine, so she's (insert one level "up")."

No one head is exactly the same and there are 50-11 bajillion people in the world and only ...what..16 hair types. It's just not an inclusive system.