I really want Keisha Knight Pulliam's reggie!

[bludaydreamr]

4a natural hair + a good flatiron + some heat protectant = silky, healthy looking straight hair

I second this!

 

[ajoyfuljoy]

well I am 4a and trying to transition so this is encouraging

some of my hair in my crown and nape is silky. The rest is more course but very soft and easy to pull straight/slick back straight. It is encouraging that her beautiful straight hair is natural. Wonder if she lurks here by chance? If so I hope she finds out that she is raved about on this board.

 

[fluffylocks]

4a natural hair + a good flatiron + some heat protectant = silky, healthy looking straight hair

I agree w/that too, I was just in a thread and natural hair pressed IMO looks excellent 99% of the time. Top of the line.

But I do think she has smoother or finer hair oppose to coarse.

 

[*5+5]

But I do think she has smoother or finer hair oppose to coarse.

SO and I were seated next to her table at Justin's Restaurant this summer and it took me awhile to figure out it was Rudy. Her hair looked more 3b/c to me. It looked really soft and had waves from the crown of her head to her ponytail.

 

[Deja9]

Exactly. . .

I agree. I am 4A natural and ppl think I have a relaxer after I straighten my hair.

 

[camilla]

Girl....you ain't the only one!
Me & Lauren 450 are both seeking that Rudy hair.
Rudy Huckleberry, Rudy Huckleberry!

^^^^^

 

[SouthernTease]

4a natural hair + a good flatiron + some heat protectant = silky, healthy looking straight hair

I think we get that part...


she uses heat A LOT...
every time I see her... her hair is straight
what WE want to know is what she does
on a daily basis to maintain the length and health of her hair.
Her hair is long and natural 4A... that's pretty remarkable...
anybody can flat iron and make it look good temporarily...
we want to know how often she straightens
what she uses ... her secrets...
so I'm bumping this thread
hopefully someone has the inside scoop...
Atlanta is a big city, but not that big...
someone has to know...

 

[chicacanella]

I'm not sure what her regi is, but it wouldn't be hard at all to get a silky press from her hair.

She looks like a fine 3d from the waves in the first pic. With fine hair, it is easy to look silky after a press moreso than thick stranded people.

 

[malachi74]

I think we get that part...
someone has to know...

The whole point is that whatever she's doing can't be far from what anyone else on this board is doing with healthy, fabulously pressed natural hair. That on top of the face that her hair is very thick she's bound to have her natural hair look as beautiful as it does when it's straightened. There's no mystery in my eyes...KISS

 

[chicacanella]

The whole point is that whatever she's doing can't be far from what anyone else on this board is doing with healthy, fabulously pressed natural hair. That on top of the face that her hair is very thick she's bound to have her natural hair look as beautiful as it does when it's straightened. There's no mystery in my eyes...KISS

Yeah, I agree but I think that the OP is looking at the finess of the strands and wanting to get that "look" or movement which is hard to get if you don't have find strands. Fine strands move totally different and LOOK different from people who have thick strands. So even if you have the same curl formation and used the same products, it won't behave exactly like Keisha's hair if you have thick strands cause' she has fine strands.

 

[Shiloh]

Well my friend did wardrobe on a movie that Keisha was in and the main wardrobe lady apparently knew Keisha well. She said that she has been pressing her hair for so long that it is trained. I took that to mean that she has heat damage. Apparently her hair holds really well even in humidity.

 

[LivingDoll]

She looks like a fine 3d from the waves in the first pic. With fine hair, it is easy to look silky after a press moreso than thick stranded people.

3d? I thought after 3c the 4's start...

 

[Britt]

It actually wasn't that coarse. I watch TCS reruns every day, and her hair was very soft and smooth even back then. Before they started blowing it out, it was thick and silky. It just looked coarse when they blew it out into a big bush. But even then, it had a ton of movement. When I blow mine out, it doesn't move nearly as much.

I think so to, it's b/c her hair was blown out which I guess gave it a 'coarse' appearance. But you can tell her hair is silky... the pics below are exactly what I thought her natural hair looked like.

You can tell how soft and silky her hair is in this pic. I'm trying to find a better one.

4a natural hair + a good flatiron + some heat protectant = silky, healthy looking straight hair

DITTTTTTO !
If she gets her hair pressed all the time, doesn't that damage it after a while? Whenever I see her hair in movies / pics it looks so healthy.

 

[malachi74]

Yeah, I agree but I think that the OP is looking at the finess of the strands and wanting to get that "look" or movement which is hard to get if you don't have find strands. Fine strands move totally different and LOOK different from people who have thick strands. So even if you have the same curl formation and used the same products, it won't behave exactly like Keisha's hair if you have thick strands cause' she has fine strands.

I understand what you mean. She has fine strands, but LOTS of them...I mean zillions! I would call her hair thick, with fine strands. I don't think knowing her exact regimen will allow the OP to sprout additional strands out of her head to get that look. you have to be born with it, have a good flatiron, and a good heat protectant...

 

[chicacanella]

3d? I thought after 3c the 4's start...

Well, she doesn't look 4a to me so I just said 3d. I think there should be a 3d category. Andre is not the end-all in hair typing, he just gave a place to start!

 

[chicacanella]

I think so to, it's b/c her hair was blown out which I guess gave it a 'coarse' appearance. But you can tell her hair is silky... the pics below are exactly what I thought her natural hair looked like.







DITTTTTTO !
If she gets her hair pressed all the time, doesn't that damage it after a while? Whenever I see her hair in movies / pics it looks so healthy.

See, to me I feel as a person can grow their hair if it is "heat trained" but I don't see it as being any different than a person that gets a relaxer. To me, both a relaxed head and a "natural" trained head will have the same effect when the rain or humidity hits it. you know how even when it rains and relaxed hair drys it is the same texture or straightness after a rollerset or flat iron? Well, a heat-trained head does the same thing that's why it is funny to me when people claim natural who have their hair or cortex stomped into submission using heat to the point where their natural curl pattern is no longer visible when there hair is wet.

 

[TaurusAngel]

Well my friend did wardrobe on a movie that Keisha was in and the main wardrobe lady apparently knew Keisha well. She said that she has been pressing her hair for so long that it is trained. I took that to mean that she has heat damage. Apparently her hair holds really well even in humidity.

My sister's hair is this way. She's a natural with BSL hair and her hair never reverts. Its trained, but its the thickest silkiest hair. Is that considered damage though?

 

[chicacanella]

I understand what you mean. She has fine strands, but LOTS of them...I mean zillions! I would call her hair thick, with fine strands. I don't think knowing her exact regimen will allow the OP to sprout additional strands out of her head to get that look. you have to be born with it, have a good flatiron, and a good heat protectant...

To me, it looks like the OP has thick hair and thick strands. The only way someone with thick strands and hair can get it whispy like IMO is to have a great product that will take the frizz or straighten it well and use a higher amount of heat or get a "good press," or flat iron. Even then, it won't be whispy or fly away silky looking like Keisha's.

I like thick strands and high density better anyway but that is just me. *shrugs*

 

[chicacanella]

My sister's hair is this way. She's a natural with BSL hair and her hair never reverts. Its trained, but its the thickest silkiest hair. Is that considered damage though?

I think it would be considered damaged just like most relaxed heads are considered damaged because of the breaking down of the curl bonds in the cortex of the hair. That is the same thing that happens when someone relaxed which is why when I was little with BSL hair, it never reverted. Many hair dresses have used heat to train and grow someone's hair but I don't see it as being any healthier than getting a relaxer.

My hair was heat trained and fabolous but where was the curl pattern if I did want to wear it curly. What was the use of claming natural when I couldn't really wear it natural?

 

[glamazon386]

I am so in love with her hair. I think she is natural but how does she get it soooo straight and silky! It's killing me, is anyone friends with her or know her well? She lives in ATL so this can't be hard lol. We must find out her reggie!

With a good stylist, blow drier and flat iron I would presume. I think it's more about technique than anything. My stylist gets my hair silky straight. It's really not rocket science.

 

[ClassicBeauty]

With a good stylist, blow drier and flat iron I would presume. I think it's more about technique than anything. My stylist gets my hair silky straight. It's really not rocket science.

It's probably because you have more of a silky texture. My hair has NO silk to it. It's always been an ugly brown with no sheen. I flat iron it really straight, and it looks nice- BUT it doesn't have the sheen that Keisha has (and you probably have too). Maybe I need more product, but maybe I just don't have that kind of hair.

To the contrary, my younger cousin's hair is so silky and black. It always has been.

 

[glamazon386]

It's probably because you have more of a silky texture. My hair has NO silk to it. It's always been an ugly brown with no sheen. I flat iron it really straight, and it looks nice- BUT it doesn't have the sheen that Keisha has (and you probably have too). Maybe I need more product, but maybe I just don't have that kind of hair.

To the contrary, my younger cousin's hair is so silky and black. It always has been.

You're right that could be it. To the bolded - Really? That's interesting. For some reason I thought your hair was silky since it was in the 3 range. Maybe that's not necessarily true for all 3s? If your hair isn't a silky texture how would you describe it? Would you describe it as coarse or kinky? Do you think it's because of your color since darker hair tends to look shinier? My hair is off black/dark brown but it looked a dusty brown when it was relaxed.

 

[Southernbella.]

I agree with you about her being more like 3d.

See, to me I feel as a person can grow their hair if it is "heat trained" but I don't see it as being any different than a person that gets a relaxer. To me, both a relaxed head and a "natural" trained head will have the same effect when the rain or humidity hits it. you know how even when it rains and relaxed hair drys it is the same texture or straightness after a rollerset or flat iron? Well, a heat-trained head does the same thing that's why it is funny to me when people claim natural who have their hair or cortex stomped into submission using heat to the point where their natural curl pattern is no longer visible when there hair is wet.

When she had her hair in that bun, her waves looked almost the same as that picture of her when she was little. I know, cuz I was staring hard.I don't doubt that her hair is heat trained and doesn't revert as easily, but I don't think everyone loses their curl pattern. She definitely still has one. Maybe not AS tight as her youthful hair, but probably a 3c texture now.

 

[glamazon386]

I agree with you about her being more like 3d.



When she had her hair in that bun, her waves looked almost the same as that picture of her when she was little. I know, cuz I was staring hard.I don't doubt that her hair is heat trained and doesn't revert as easily, but I don't think everyone loses their curl pattern. She definitely still has one. Maybe not AS tight as her youthful hair, but probably a 3c texture now.

This is true and a lot of naturals have a looser texture in the very front. When my hair is pulled back it gives the illusion of a looser texture more like waves vs. curls. So that could be it too.

 

[Britt]

See, to me I feel as a person can grow their hair if it is "heat trained" but I don't see it as being any different than a person that gets a relaxer. To me, both a relaxed head and a "natural" trained head will have the same effect when the rain or humidity hits it. you know how even when it rains and relaxed hair drys it is the same texture or straightness after a rollerset or flat iron? Well, a heat-trained head does the same thing that's why it is funny to me when people claim natural who have their hair or cortex stomped into submission using heat to the point where their natural curl pattern is no longer visible when there hair is wet.

Thanks, that is kinda what I was thinking, how different is it from having relaxed hair if it's heat trained? There must be some level of damage. Either way, her hair is still fly

I think it would be considered damaged just like most relaxed heads are considered damaged because of the breaking down of the curl bonds in the cortex of the hair. That is the same thing that happens when someone relaxed which is why when I was little with BSL hair, it never reverted. Many hair dresses have used heat to train and grow someone's hair but I don't see it as being any healthier than getting a relaxer.

My hair was heat trained and fabolous but where was the curl pattern if I did want to wear it curly. What was the use of claming natural when I couldn't really wear it natural?

 

[Serenity_Peace]

I am so in love with her hair. I think she is natural but how does she get it soooo straight and silky! It's killing me, is anyone friends with her or know her well? She lives in ATL so this can't be hard lol. We must find out her reggie!

I am so in love with YOUR hair!!

 

[Mook's hair]

I agree with you about her being more like 3d.

When she had her hair in that bun, her waves looked almost the same as that picture of her when she was little. I know, cuz I was staring hard.I don't doubt that her hair is heat trained and doesn't revert as easily, but I don't think everyone loses their curl pattern. She definitely still has one. Maybe not AS tight as her youthful hair, but probably a 3c texture now.

See ya'll I told you Lauren was on it!

 

[gorgeoushair]

How can you tell if your strands are fine or not?

 

[clever]

How can you tell if your strands are fine or not?

I've been confused on this since I started.I still don't know if my hair is fine or thick?

 

[BeetleBug]

How can you tell if your strands are fine or not?

I remember reading something that if your individual strands are thinner than a piece of thread then it is fine. If it is the same diameter....then it is medium. If it's larger in diameter....then it is coarse.