Playing around with mixing Taliah Waajid Mist Bodifier with AVG. It seems to work better than the Giovanni Direct. Misted my hair, put it on and now sitting under my heat cap to let it absorb. Hoping I get better moisture with this.
@faithVA do you think think the TW mist works well on its own? It isnt sold locally so when I was out of town I went to like 5 different walgreens looking for it, but I was only able to find the TW curly curl cream. It was pretty good, but then I discovered shea moisture smoothie mixed with eco and that has been my go to styler since then. I hope to run across the mist eventually. Have you tried the shea moisture mist and if so how do you compare it to TW? Im interested in TW mist and Oyin juices and berries as a light moisture boost/style refresher.
Ok, so I finally did my length check and I'm glad to say that I'm making progess, GOOD PROGRESS! (*Freaking Finally*).
What I did: I Clarified and Chelated, Did a Reconstructive Treatment, DC'ed with Steam, Air dried to about 80% using the banding method, Blow dried very lightly on low/cool air, and then Flat ironed at 400 (only one temp. setting on the iron) with my Sedu Revolution mini and 340 on my length/ends using my full size Sedu Revolution iron. THATS IT!
...AND I LOVED MY RESULTS. I'm pretty shocked because last time I straighten my hair (about 2 months ago) I was not. My hair was a bit of a crunchy munch due to my overuse of the Carols Daughter Macadamia Heat Styling Hairspray. I usually only use a small bit to curl my hair after straightening with EXCELLENT results (its gives a very light sticky-less hold and holds my curls for days), however last time I tried to make sure my feather look stayed in place and OD'ed on it and it resulted in beautiful yet CRUNCHY curls . However, this time I opted for a slight bump, so I could see my actual length. Anywho, these are my starting pics and currently I'm about a inch away from BSL and LAWD IM READY TO GET THERE!
O and don't go making fun of my 'Swang' pics I wanted to show the "flow" of it. Also please excuse the toothpaste splatter on the mirror. I took this about a hour ago after preparing for bed.....things tend to get a bit 'rachet' around this time...
I've just moved to a new country and I admit, I've ning.
I used AOGPB today for the first time today. Anyone else using this? If so, do u follow up with a mositurizing DC?
I've always wanted to try the GPB! Is it not very moisturizing? I've only used AOHSR before.
Had my first success today with a leave-in mix. I mixed Taliah Waajid Mist Bodifier with equal parts of AVG and saturated my hair with it while wet. I sat under my heat cap for about 15 minutes and reapplied. Then I twisted my hair and applied some to each section. I didn't take my twist out yesterday. Yesterday evening I put more mix on my hands and moisturized the twists again and baggied for an hour. Then I did the GHE method overnight. Today my hair is soft and moisturized. I will have to see if this last all day.
I know getting this leave-in right, is going to help with my retention. I didn't see any breakage this morning