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I like how my lazy style - french twist bun - both flatters my face and serves as a protective style. Couldn't ask for anything more :)


Napp said:
as i read through the board and surf on youtube i get this feeling that i made a "wrong" decision to relax.everyone seems so happy and content with their natural hair and i wonder why could i never get that feeling. since making the switch, i haven't missed my natural hair at all and i have no feeling of relaxer regret like i have had before. perhaps its because just like natural hair is a new thing to many, relaxing is a new process to me.

i wonder if a few months,years or decades from now if i will go back to spreading nappy haired gospel LOL
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@Napp I hear you. Hair boards and YouTube can make you feel like enjoying relaxers is wrong - like you need to speak kinda low when you talk about it :lol:. But at that point it's usually time to back away from the computer for a bit (at least for me). I wouldn't say everyone's super happy with their natural hair, or any hair for that matter.. just that those who participate the most in hair communities tend to be the most gung-ho. Plus posting on a hair board or YouTube about frustration with your natural hair can cause too much drama, not worth it for most people. When making the decision to relax again I did my research but didn't discuss it online.

I don't regret my decision to relax either, and while I liked my loose natural hair and locs (even loved them at various times) I don't particularly miss either. However, it's unlikely I'll be relaxed the rest of my life, things change. Right now my hair decisions are about looks and ease of styling; if the time comes that my current choice stops working in those areas then I'll switch it up accordingly.

Regardless, I doubt I'll be spreading any kind of hair gospel besides one of cute and healthy, no matter how you choose to wear it. I'm kind of over hair identity and politics.
 
i guess i will be washing and rolling my hair Saturday. i guess my schedule will be Saturday and Tues for wash and setting days.
 
I am sad that school starts next week because I will have to be away from home during the week but I am happy school starts because I will be that much closer to being home permanently:grin:
 
Bought some veg. glycerin :) Hopefully it works for me.

My next products to get are some new shears (for trimming), a denman brush, and more conditioner (and not necessarily in that order).
 
Still not sure about using crisco to seal my ends.. My castor oil mix works great... Why try to fix what isn't broken??
 
Maybe I shouldn't have oiled my scalp with castor oil, and then prepoo overnight with EVCO.. hair feels stiffer than usual after wash....
 
the very lowest layer of my hair touches my collar bone... meh

meanwhile I wanna tell this ***** I have grown more hair three different times in my life than she ever had on her head... why you gonna act like I must take advice from you....
 
I used up little tub of fenugreek infused coconut oil that I carry in my bag. I added some neem oil but the drips are annoying while oiling my scalp. I plopped some Crisco in there to stop the drips. My doctor asked me if I had been eating Indian food :look:
 
Now that I've been in twists for a while, I can't imagine spending 3-4 hours on wash days twice a week.... but I used to do it! I would: prepoo, shampoo, reconstructor treatment, steam treatment, airdry/blowdry, style (usually flexirods) and then let dry. Got.Dang. I used to spend allll that time on my hair, twice a week. Now that I'm in twists its sooo much more simple for me... I love these things.

Now. If only I can be patient for this whole year, and stick with my twists, I'll be at WSL at the end of Dec. I hope. lol.
 
Visited family in OKC this firstweek of January.
When I saw a USED UP jar of Blue Magic...ya'll know I just about passed out!!
My little cousin (16) doesn't use any products in her hair--she thinks it'll make it more healthy. As a result, she uses NO OILS, and her scalp flakes like those Pilsbury biscuits...honey I was OUTDONE!

I didn't wanna sound preachy (with my top-knot, lmao), so I left them with a small bottle of safflower oil, and promised to send healthy hair info their way. It takes time to break those old, mineral-oil laced habits, but I'm GONNA do it!

The youngest one, 10, has had relaxer(s) already, and her hair is broken off at the top/ in the front from having braids put in too tight and incorrectly.

Mmmhmm! Not a good look. I'm working, though! I'll put together little natural hair kits for them, and remind them that hair comes and goes--they have the rest of their lives to cut their hair, style it, etc., and it grows back!!!

<3 bn
 
I officially used my Oyin sample products today and so far so good. I didn't like the shampoo but the conditioners. I need to re-up on my devacurl conditioner though. Love that stuff:lick:
 
Aahhh a case of the lazies is coming on:) Next week I will be wiggin it over these braids until friday:)
 
*I MUST keep up on my cowashing...come h@ll or high water

*Want to buy some shears for search and destroys

*If I want a cry free hair session with dd I better be prepared to give her twists:ohwell:

*My hair loves when I give it a lot of various types of protein...I need to remember that:yep:

*Steaming in my oils is a keeper...lurking in discussions is a good thing:giggle:

I think that's all I have to say:look:
 
The elastic on this cap is wayyy too tight but i'm just going to deal with it because i've had too many henna and pillow accidents
 
I have 7 inches until waist length. Once I hit BSL I think I will continue trimming until all my hair is "post LHCF now I finally figured out what the heck I am doing phase"
 
Ugh...I started taking my braids down 3 days ago and I'm still not done. I've not been feeling well and I really need to get this done because my hair is going to the ishts. Ha. I will finish this today.
 
youwillrise said:
Ugh...I started taking my braids down 3 days ago and I'm still not done. I've not been feeling well and I really need to get this done because my hair is going to the ishts. Ha. I will finish this today.
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I had braids once! Never again because it took forever to take down. I hate it! I vowed no more braids. My sister asked me to help her take down her 3000 braids I said no. Just thinking about it stresses me out. I hate when you are half done and tired and it has been days.


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Did the kinky hair version of 3 comb smooth method with Hercules Sagemann combs (Magic Star Jumbo Rake and Contour Comb). I combed under running water in shower after saturating hair with oil and conditioner. I like the contour comb because you can flip it to medium teeth side to work out tangle and then flip back to fine teeth side.

I used a modified denman brush to distribute leave-in and remove shed hairs. I dried my hair in a braid. Later, I took down braid and combed a small section with Contour comb (fine teeth side) and the comb glided through my hair. :yahoo:
 
Sometimes I just feel like doing the BC again and just starting over. I can't figure out where I'm going wrong :cry:
 
Reminder to self: When setting hair do no do a middle part. I keep doing this even though I know its now how I want to wear my hair.

Right now I'm trying to decide if I should reset my hair for the week even though my hair doesn't look bad.
 
Just did 2 flat twists in the shower. I'm really sick of doing a bunch of twists and braids...so this will be my style for a while. Fast, easy and still protective. Besides...its the only other style I can do lol
 
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