Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Yyy’aaaaalllll I finally FINALLY found a store near me that carries all the natural hair care products of my dreams - even some I thought were smaller brands like urban hydration’s. You can’t tell me nothing!!!! I bought the protein free conditioner by mielle organics - going to try it this weekend.

(I was so happy I *almost* didn’t notice the owner following me smh )

Ugh, the CVS pharmacy (it’s like a drug store)I used to go to every other day did that to me. I’m in here, almost every other day BUYING stuff. Y’all really think I’m gonna f@$%* steal? You may as well just stand in the freakin aisle with me.

 

[GettingKinky]

I’ve beem searching for pictures of haircuts I like so that when I find a stylist I can show them to her. All the styles I like are about shoulder length curly, but my hair shrinks to chin length. I’m starting to think I’ll never find a style I like that will work with my shrinkage.

 

[FadingDelilah]

I got the Garnier Fructis line to try (shampoo, conditioner and leave-in) because my hair is too dirty to use my normal diy shampoo this time. I hope this goes well.

 

[cocosweet]

Practiced cornrows on my mom today. They are starting to look more cornrowy. Put some flat twists in my hair so I can attempt a crochet style but I’m kind of intimidated. Maybe I’ll do it tonight.

Bah. I didn’t install them last night. I think I should wait until after the weekend is over. I have a Girl Scouts event at a campsite tomorrow and if I go swimming, I don’t know how the hair would hold up. Argh.

 

[faithVA]

@belleama @faithVA @getmoore @UniqueCopy_v2

Thank You @shawnyblazes

 

[blazingbeauty]

Ugh, the CVS pharmacy (it’s like a drug store)I used to go to every other day did that to me. I’m in here, almost every other day BUYING stuff. Y’all really think I’m gonna f@$%* steal? You may as well just stand in the freakin aisle with me.

Thats one hundred percent messed up. And I hate when I feel like I HAVE to patronize a business BECAUSE they’re following me around (it’s not logical).

I live near few CVS’s, but the problem I run into is that they’ll carry a line I like but notthe specific product I’m looking for (it’s so much better than even just a few years ago tho so I can’t complain). I go to them for the basics.

 

[water_n_oil]

I'm glad I decided to be active on here vs continuing to lurk. I feel like I stay more grounded with hair care vs with youtube and IG. The latter is more tempting to buy, try, and stray from things that work or will/could work.

 

[Aggie]

Before it got REAL. see that one at the top? That's the one.

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Oh my goodness it's clear that I don't know what I'm doing. A roller got stuck and tangled in my head so bad that I had to ask someone to take it out and it took them 10 minutes to get it out without ripping my hair. I almost had a set back. When I saw that roller SEVERELY tangled I did panic at first and said "Jesus you got this". Thank God I didn't have to cut the roller out. I can laugh now, but initially I was like . I thought I was going to have a set back post.

The person taking the roller out was panicking like "oh nooo, oh what did you do?!!" That did NOT help.

@I Am So Blessed

Good Morning Lady. Just stopped by to wish you a very Happy Birthday today. Enjoy!

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@AMJMJR @CombatBarbie @I Am So Blessed

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I need a EAP flat iron.

 

[rileypak]

 

[ckisland]

Anyone else tried the Curly Kids line at Walmart? No? Just me . I was searching high and low for a potential creamy leave-in for my SM gel, and stumbled across a lone bottle of Curly Chic Your Mane Moisturizer. I absolutely hate that it says Mixed Hair Hair care in big ole letters, but I went with it anyway because it has coconut oil high on the list and no butters.
I used it to refresh my wash n'go and it gave me very very good results . I had used the Curly Kids Custard before and loved it! I totally forgot about it though. I would have taken this $12 SM gel right back to the store if I did!

 

[Napp]

I need a EAP flat iron.

As someone who has had many professional irons, hair art irons are the best for natural hair imo...

 

[Napp]

Anyone else tried the Curly Kids line at Walmart? No? Just me . I was searching high and low for a potential creamy leave-in for my SM gel, and stumbled across a lone bottle of Curly Chic Your Mane Moisturizer. I absolutely hate that it says Mixed Hair Hair care in big ole letters, but I went with it anyway because it has coconut oil high on the list and no butters.
I used it to refresh my wash n'go and it gave me very very good results . I had used the Curly Kids Custard before and loved it! I totally forgot about it though. I would have taken this $12 SM gel right back to the store if I did!

I bought the gel for the adult line because of good reviews. It was good but not as good as the Salerm gel. After using Salerm I find it very difficult to go back to regular gel

 

[ClassyJSP]

I called my normal stylist to see if I could get an appt and he informed me of the price increase. $95 for a relaxer NOPE I personally feel like that's too much especially since I've been a loyal customer for 10+ years. Looks like i'll be picking up two box relaxers and having my mother put my relaxer in hopefully sometime this weekend.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

@AMJMJR @CombatBarbie @I Am So Blessed

Thqnk you!!

 

[Aggie]

Thank you Aggie! Look, they gave me a cake today at work. How did they know that my whole life is the color pink and roses? I thank the good Lord that I'm alive for another year! View attachment 446205

How thoughtful of your coworkers to do this for you and pretty cake by the way.

 

[GettingKinky]

I’m getting a Deva Cut on 5/11!!! I’m so excited and nervous.

The woman doing it is Latina with straight hair, but she assures me that she has lots of experience with tightly curly hair and she has excellent reviews on yelp.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I’m getting a Deva Cut on 5/11!!! I’m so excited and nervous.

The woman doing it is Latina with straight hair, but she assures me that she has lots of experience with tightly curly hair and she has excellent reviews on yelp.

I hope you'll absolutely love it.

 

[blazingbeauty]

I think for some protective styles, i’ll need to wash and redo them once a week vs every 2 weeks. My twists never seem to last longer than once a week before looking old and no amount of retwisting makes them look any better for longer than a day or two. Does anybody have this problem?

 

[Royalq]

Odd. Had a lot of gel in my hair so I decided to wash this morning. Shampoo was fine, DC was fine, before rinsing out the DC tho I added some more of a different conditioner (tresemme) well when I washed it out there were a bunch of little rubber white balls in my hair! I kept rinsing and rinsing and it wouldn’t budge. I shampooed a section again but it still wouldn’t come out. I got annoyed and got out the shower. Now my hair is airdrying and the balls have turned solid! And are stuck to my hair. I’m so annoyed idk what to do

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Odd. Had a lot of gel in my hair so I decided to wash this morning. Shampoo was fine, DC was fine, before rinsing out the DC tho I added some more of a different conditioner (tresemme) well when I washed it out there were a bunch of little rubber white balls in my hair! I kept rinsing and rinsing and it wouldn’t budge. I shampooed a section again but it still wouldn’t come out. I got annoyed and got out the shower. Now my hair is airdrying and the balls have turned solid! And are stuck to my hair. I’m so annoyed idk what to do

odd... what gel did u use? Maybe oiling ur hair and finger detangling after letting it sit for a while might work

 

[nerdography]

I don’t feel like dealing with my hair. So, I think next Saturday I’m going to wash and deep condition and blow my hair out. And then on Sunday I’m going to install some rope twist using my own hair. I’m hoping they last the month of May.

After washing I’ll redo the first two rows each each week since my hair will probably get frizzy.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Doonie319 @Nia430 @sarumoki

 

[Napp]

Odd. Had a lot of gel in my hair so I decided to wash this morning. Shampoo was fine, DC was fine, before rinsing out the DC tho I added some more of a different conditioner (tresemme) well when I washed it out there were a bunch of little rubber white balls in my hair! I kept rinsing and rinsing and it wouldn’t budge. I shampooed a section again but it still wouldn’t come out. I got annoyed and got out the shower. Now my hair is airdrying and the balls have turned solid! And are stuck to my hair. I’m so annoyed idk what to do

You needed a stronger shampoo

 

[curlyTisME]

Protective styling will be my forever best friend!

 

[Prettymetty]

I’m thinking about doing a bleach bath to strip this dark toner and lighten my roots a bit. I have ombré balayage. I had it done about 6 months ago. It was super expensive, but not nearly as light as I wanted. I just bought some cheapie vo5 shampoo, developer and bleach. I just gotta find the time to do it. I have plans every night this week. It’ll probably be Monday at the earliest. I’ll be sure to dc afterwards and post pics.

 

[waff]

I feel like I am transitioning all over again. Since I stopped straightening my hair, and I started wearing wash n gos as my mane style months ago, my new growth is so much more tightly coiled. It does not look crazy, but it still bothers me and makes detangling a pain in the butt. Because I am working out regularly, my styles do not last nearly as long and I have to do the dreaded mid week wash/style. I have finals this week, and I do not know when I am going to have time to wash my hair. I will probably wash-condition-bun it away until the exams are over.

 

[blazingbeauty]

Sorry you are going through this! The bun plan sounds solid.

I feel like I am transitioning all over again. Since I stopped straightening my hair, and I started wearing wash n gos as my mane style months ago, my new growth is so much more tightly coiled. It does not look crazy, but it still bothers me and makes detangling a pain in the butt. Because I am working out regularly, my styles do not last nearly as long and I have to do the dreaded mid week wash/style. I have finals this week, and I do not know when I am going to have time to wash my hair. I will probably wash-condition-bun it away until the exams are over.

 

[MzSwift]

Odd. Had a lot of gel in my hair so I decided to wash this morning. Shampoo was fine, DC was fine, before rinsing out the DC tho I added some more of a different conditioner (tresemme) well when I washed it out there were a bunch of little rubber white balls in my hair! I kept rinsing and rinsing and it wouldn’t budge. I shampooed a section again but it still wouldn’t come out. I got annoyed and got out the shower. Now my hair is airdrying and the balls have turned solid! And are stuck to my hair. I’m so annoyed idk what to do

Maybe a clarifying poo can help?