kbragg
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My hair is retaining more length
I really wish I was better about length checks
I just put in a set of cornrows I'm pretty proud of They are a lot tighter (but not too tight) and the parts are looking better. My wig fits very nicely over them and they look decent enough to not be totally mortified if someone saw me with them in. I think these could last at least 2 weeks but I'd love it if i could push it to 4 weeks
I've been testing out Supergirl's Silk Dreams line and I don't mean to sound hypey but this was my best DMM (LadyP's Deep Moisture Method) ever! I used her Prepoo treatment overnight (Hair braided into 4 sections) and then washed with the cleansing cream (unbraided a section, wet it, applied the cleansing cream, rinsed and rebraided - this is how I do all my poo and condish). I was skeptical because I've never used a sulfate free or natural type shampoo before and there wasn't very much lather but my hair came out super clean without feeling stripped at all. Actually my scalp felt really really nice which I haven't experienced before.
Then I applied the Rinse out conditioner and washed my booooooody lol. I Rinsed it out rebraided and allowed it to partially air dry. It felt so soft! Then I had to choose which DC to DMM with. I went with the Vanilla Silk Cream because I would be sealing with Shea butter anyway.
I parted a section to cornrow, spritzed with water and applied the conditioner
My hair felt drenched in moisture. The only similar experience I've had with my hair feeling this moist is with cone based conditioners (which we know is just a fake feeling due to the cones) It has lots of slip. I then sealed with Shea butter, combed and braided.
After I finished braiding I used the leave in on my edges, nape, and ran some over my cornrows. I applied my sulfur mix and put on a stocking cap. My hair has lots of bling and feels really nice. I'm trying to keep these in for at least 2 weeks to a month so I'll report back how my hair feels on take down but so far so good
Everything smells divine! My hubby is usually not a big fan of scents but he really likes the smell of these products.
Ok so for my edges update as you can see, my edges are progressing really well. Still short but recovering nicely. The left side is the worst.
Here are some old egde pics to give you an idea of how much progress I've made:
Here's where they were at their worst (postpartum shedding is the devil!)
Here they are recently:
The cornrow pics are from today Tying my hair down so that the curls of my edges lay flat really make a difference in their appearance. They are getting longer too.
Scuze the disorganized nature of this post lol.
I really wish I was better about length checks I just put in a set of cornrows I'm pretty proud of
They are a lot tighter (but not too tight) and the parts are looking better. My wig fits very nicely over them and they look decent enough to not be totally mortified if someone saw me with them in. I think these could last at least 2 weeks but I'd love it if i could push it to 4 weeks
I've been testing out Supergirl's Silk Dreams line and I don't mean to sound hypey but this was my best DMM (LadyP's Deep Moisture Method) ever! I used her Prepoo treatment overnight (Hair braided into 4 sections) and then washed with the cleansing cream (unbraided a section, wet it, applied the cleansing cream, rinsed and rebraided - this is how I do all my poo and condish). I was skeptical because I've never used a sulfate free or natural type shampoo before and there wasn't very much lather but my hair came out super clean without feeling stripped at all. Actually my scalp felt really really nice which I haven't experienced before.
Then I applied the Rinse out conditioner and washed my booooooody lol. I Rinsed it out rebraided and allowed it to partially air dry. It felt so soft! Then I had to choose which DC to DMM with. I went with the Vanilla Silk Cream because I would be sealing with Shea butter anyway.
I parted a section to cornrow, spritzed with water and applied the conditioner
My hair felt drenched in moisture. The only similar experience I've had with my hair feeling this moist is with cone based conditioners (which we know is just a fake feeling due to the cones) It has lots of slip. I then sealed with Shea butter, combed and braided. After I finished braiding I used the leave in on my edges, nape, and ran some over my cornrows. I applied my sulfur mix and put on a stocking cap. My hair has lots of bling and feels really nice. I'm trying to keep these in for at least 2 weeks to a month so I'll report back how my hair feels on take down but so far so good
Everything smells divine! My hubby is usually not a big fan of scents but he really likes the smell of these products.
Ok so for my edges update as you can see, my edges are progressing really well. Still short but recovering nicely. The left side is the worst.
Here are some old egde pics to give you an idea of how much progress I've made:
Here's where they were at their worst (postpartum shedding is the devil!)
Here they are recently:
The cornrow pics are from today
Tying my hair down so that the curls of my edges lay flat really make a difference in their appearance. They are getting longer too.Scuze the disorganized nature of this post lol.
It takes a LOT for my hair to feel moist and man my hair just soaked it up. I mean it felt like silk....oh duh maybe that's why it's called Silk Dreams
You really braid nice and neat. Just keep doing what you're doing, and those edges will fill in.
I should've listened to the little voice in my head that said "sit under the dryer") I didn't and come bed time my hair was still damp
I could tell it would've been really cute too
