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I feel depressed so I need to buy some more hair and body stuff.

Five cars were broken into in the school parking lot where I teach and one of them was mine. An elementary school parking lot. What a shame. :nono:

:sad: That is so not cool! Hopefully nothing irreplaceable was taken from your car. :hug3:

You need to go to the Use 1 Buy 10 thread to plot your next therapeutic retail move, :yep: NaturallyATLPCH
 
My trim turned into a cut again. My longest layer was grazing waist, but my hair was so uneven & my ends were chewed. The four inches from my nape wasn't to tough to let go of, but the three to four inches from the front/sides has me pained.

The silver lining is I know precisely what I did to cause the damage & how to prevent it.
 
Day 17 of straight hair
It's dirty LOL but still looking gorgeous
I don't care!! I'm getting my $45 worth

BostonMaria, how do you maintain your straight hair for so long? I'm four days in & workouts have my roots fully reverted, but tips for future reference are appreciated.

I have gone as long as ten days (with the aid of flexi-rods) before my straight hair looks a hot mess.
 
I feel depressed so I need to buy some more hair and body stuff.

Five cars were broken into in the school parking lot where I teach and one of them was mine. An elementary school parking lot. What a shame. :nono:

I'm sorry honey. That has happened to me before and its not a good feeling. Glad you are ok.
 
detangling with a fresh relaxer was a breeze. i cowashed with v05 i don't know why i expected tangles. my hair looks super healthy. i added some medium protein today
 
Got good twist out results from rope twisting my hair last night. Going to touch up my hair with some new dye and then do a full twist out all over my head and just keep the twists in all day and take them out tomorrow morning. Doing a honey blonde, I'm redoing the same section so it till be pretty light without damaging my hair too much.
 
Was too sick to fully wash or detangle hair yesterday, so I cowashed and somewhat detangled with big twists. Cowashing never ever worked for me but desperate times...
My hair feels sooo greasy from the cowash and looks soo tired from traveling BUT when I unraveled the big twists, I found that I could easily wear my hair in a ponytail with hangtime. Happy to have my ponytail back after my BC :D
 
I have been such a lazy bum (and a busy bum) these past few weekends, I keep putting off my Henna application. The weekend I don't care what happens, I am doing my Henna. Now I see what Curly Nikki was talking about when she called herself a Henna Head...I seriously think I am becoming one. I am obsessed with that stuff and my hair thrives with it. I cant stop talking about it.

On another note, I was not a fan of the Shea Moisture line but that Purification Masque has won me over. I need to look out for when their having sales on them because I am stocking up! That stuff is amazing.
 
Sobbing at how expensive getting weave installs take. 250-350 dollars for 1.5 hours of service and that doesn't include hair which runs around 50-100 A PACK. Assuming you get the standard 2 packs of hair, you're still paying 400 to get your hair done. My darling bf is even willing to pay for it but that's still close to 200 dollars for hair. Doesn't seem worth it even if you can reuse it. I want to try it since it's all the rage but I have a line. May just go back to tried and true braids which includes the cost of hair and last the same amount of time while being 50% cheaper. Does anyone else want sew ins but don't get them due to costs?

Get a wig made with the hair you want and call it a day! That's what I'm doing. You can still take care of your hair and protect it and still have the good hair.

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Used the instyler on Saturday. Hair still straight with the exception of my edges...they curled up but nothing my ecco cant fix. This tool is a keeper. Worked out nicely. But if I am going to straighten my hair more often, I will have to add protein treatments to my regimen.
 
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Does anyone with lo-po hair have trouble using box dyes? Its never like the box at all, it lightens about 2 shades lighter (I used like a honey blonde) but its not as light as it should be. Last time I died twice and got the results I wanted but...should I just look into having a professional do it?
 
@divinenapps

I'm sorry to hear about your cut! What was your faux pas, so we can all learn from your experience?

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MileHighDiva,

Short version: Lack of adequate protein & mechanical damage coupled with little to no protective styling led to damage that compounded.

Long Version: I have dense hair with fine strands that absolutely require regular use of light and hardcore protein treatments. In November I ran out of my Aphogee 2 Step Treatment & my Nutress protein packs & decided to utilize homemade gelatin based protein treatments. I cycled the homemade treatment & my Aphogee Two Minute conditioner November & December && have skipped out on hardcore protein treatments this year out of sheer laziness & only did one light protein trmt. (despite having repurchased my staples at the top of the year) :perplexed.

p.s. The homemade gelatin treatment is not strong enough to be considered a hard core trmt imo, even though that what it was touted as.

My second major faux pas was wearing my hair out all fall & winter; I almost always go into a set of braids or twists come cold weather just to give my hair reprieve from manipulation & frigid temps for at least six weeks. This winter I've been doing so many other people's heads that I had no desire to fuss with mine so all I've done primarily are bun & flat iron.

Beyond that I have been straightening more often & not buffering the flat ironing with regular protein usage && I've been washing my hair too frequently.
 
MileHighDiva,

Short version: Lack of adequate protein & mechanical damage coupled with little to no protective styling led to damage that compounded.

Long Version: I have dense hair with fine strands that absolutely require regular use of light and hardcore protein treatments. In November I ran out of my Aphogee 2 Step Treatment & my Nutress protein packs & decided to utilize homemade gelatin based protein treatments. I cycled the homemade treatment & my Aphogee Two Minute conditioner November & December && have skipped out on hardcore protein treatments this year out of sheer laziness & only did one light protein trmt. (despite having repurchased my staples at the top of the year) :perplexed.

p.s. The homemade gelatin treatment is not strong enough to be considered a hard core trmt imo, even though that what it was touted as.

My second major faux pas was wearing my hair out all fall & winter; I almost always go into a set of braids or twists come cold weather just to give my hair reprieve from manipulation & frigid temps for at least six weeks. This winter I've been doing so many other people's heads that I had no desire to fuss with mine so all I've done primarily are bun & flat iron.

Beyond that I have been straightening more often & not buffering the flat ironing with regular protein usage && I've been washing my hair too frequently.

Are these people paying you? Your precious locks come first! You have to put yourself and your hair first. :yep:

I'm happy you already know what happened and how to reset your hair's health and retention. :yep:

You know that you're supposed to re-up when you only have 1/4th of a container/bottle left.

I'm jelly that you have high density hair. Also, now I know not to ever mess with any of those gelatin recipes. My hair's on a high protein diet as well.

divinenapps
 
MileHighDiva,

Short version: Lack of adequate protein & mechanical damage coupled with little to no protective styling led to damage that compounded.

Long Version: I have dense hair with fine strands that absolutely require regular use of light and hardcore protein treatments. In November I ran out of my Aphogee 2 Step Treatment & my Nutress protein packs & decided to utilize homemade gelatin based protein treatments. I cycled the homemade treatment & my Aphogee Two Minute conditioner November & December && have skipped out on hardcore protein treatments this year out of sheer laziness & only did one light protein trmt. (despite having repurchased my staples at the top of the year) :perplexed.

p.s. The homemade gelatin treatment is not strong enough to be considered a hard core trmt imo, even though that what it was touted as.

My second major faux pas was wearing my hair out all fall & winter; I almost always go into a set of braids or twists come cold weather just to give my hair reprieve from manipulation & frigid temps for at least six weeks. This winter I've been doing so many other people's heads that I had no desire to fuss with mine so all I've done primarily are bun & flat iron.

Beyond that I have been straightening more often & not buffering the flat ironing with regular protein usage && I've been washing my hair too frequently.

I was eyeing Knox gelatin yesterday. Thanks for sharing. I will not stray from the path.

I am sorry for your speed bump. You will bounce back quickly. :)

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I just did a wrap after taking out my four flexi rods, I hope it comes out right so I won't even have to do ponytail rollersets if though those are quick too but don't like putting in the rubber bands and them popping and I don't like struggling to take them out carefully. I think it will come out extra curly which won't be a problem a as long as it's not frizzy. I used plenty of oil to wrap my hair
 
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Are these people paying you? Your precious locks come first! You have to put yourself and your hair first. :yep:

I'm happy you already know what happened and how to reset your hair's health and retention. :yep:

You know that you're supposed to re-up when you only have 1/4th of a container/bottle left.

I'm jelly that you have high density hair. Also, now I know not to ever mess with any of those gelatin recipes. My hair's on a high protein diet as well.

divinenapps

divinenapps

I just love how you knew exactly what was wrong. That was crazy, you really broke it down. You know exactly what to do to grow your hair and that is amazing. I congratulate you and am staying tuned for your progress. You really educated me just now.
 
I can't wait to colour my hair this weekend! I'm getting so self-conscious about my greys, mostly because 90 percent of them are around my front hairline.
 
I do not recall when my last haircut was. I know it was 2013 but maybe Summer? Spring? Winter? I have to go back to my 2013 planner and see. IIRC it was about March 2013. Time for a hair cut, LOL!
 
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