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Speaking of braids/braidouts, does it make sense to blow out your hair before getting braids installed?
 
ckisland said:
I had similar experiences with regular braidouts. My hair would come out super scraggily. I think a part of that came from doing too many braids. With the braid n'curl, I only did 16-20 braids total (4-5 braids per quadrant), and braided less than half way down before adding the perm rod.
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Looking forward to seeing it one day. :yep:
 
My finger is better :yay: I can retwist tonight or tomorrow. Took my twist out and will wear a twist out today. My hair made it 7 days in twist, but I think 6 days with the 7th day as a twist out is better. I also think it would help if I remembered to wear my sleep cap every night. :lol: I think I forgot 2 or 3 times.

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faithVA said:
My finger is better :yay: I can retwist tonight or tomorrow. Took my twist out and will wear a twist out today. My hair made it 7 days in twist, but I think 6 days with the 7th day as a twist out is better. I also think it would help if I remembered to wear my sleep cap every night. :lol: I think I forgot 2 or 3 times.

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Your hair looks so good!!!!
 
I got my hair braided yesterday, I will be wearing them in until July. This week I have come to realize that the Demi hair color and developer have been breaking and damaging my d@mn hair. I have been using it for about 2 freaking years, WTF. If it not one thing, it's another.. When I got home, I threw that sh!t in the trash.. Ugh..
 
TLC1020 said:
I got my hair braided yesterday, I will be wearing them in until July. This week I have come to realize that the Demi hair color and developer have been breaking and damaging my d@mn hair. I have been using it for about 2 freaking years, WTF. If it not one thing, it's another.. When I got home, I threw that sh!t in the trash.. Ugh..
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:bighug: Sorry to hear that.
 
faithVA said:
My finger is better :yay: I can retwist tonight or tomorrow. Took my twist out and will wear a twist out today. My hair made it 7 days in twist, but I think 6 days with the 7th day as a twist out is better. I also think it would help if I remembered to wear my sleep cap every night. :lol: I think I forgot 2 or 3 times.

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You twist out looks amazing!! how many twists did you do?
 
faithVA said:
Thank You. :blush: :lol: I have no idea. I did mini twists for the week and then I just took them out. I didn't really twist for a twist out. So, I'm guessing 2 hours worth was probably 100 to 150 mini twists.
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TLC1020 said:
I got my hair braided yesterday, I will be wearing them in until July. This week I have come to realize that the Demi hair color and developer have been breaking and damaging my d@mn hair. I have been using it for about 2 freaking years, WTF. If it not one thing, it's another.. When I got home, I threw that sh!t in the trash.. Ugh..
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Oh no, that sucks butt. I glad you finally figured it out.
 
TLC1020 said:
I got my hair braided yesterday, I will be wearing them in until July. This week I have come to realize that the Demi hair color and developer have been breaking and damaging my d@mn hair. I have been using it for about 2 freaking years, WTF. If it not one thing, it's another.. When I got home, I threw that sh!t in the trash.. Ugh..
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Oh boo!! That sucks so much! It's a good thing that your giving yourself a break and time to decide what to do next.
 
TLC1020 said:
I got my hair braided yesterday, I will be wearing them in until July. This week I have come to realize that the Demi hair color and developer have been breaking and damaging my d@mn hair. I have been using it for about 2 freaking years, WTF. If it not one thing, it's another.. When I got home, I threw that sh!t in the trash.. Ugh..
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Sorry to hear about your setback. What brand were you using?
 
I tried to take pictures but honestly it wasn’t working this time and I didn’t even realize my mirror was that dirty :spinning: :lachen: Of course I took this picture before I accidentally cut some hair B8456565-2E01-473C-B3ED-AB405DEADE7D.jpeg720C4AA4-3195-43AB-AED0-EA0B0627845C.jpeg
Do these pictures count? If not I’ll work on it lol
 
TLC1020 said:
Wella Charm from Sallys
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I don't know why, but I never trusted Wella Charms. They always seemed to be sold out of the developer too. I've been using the Ion Demi permanent color and it's pretty good.

sunnieb said:
Pic from Mother's Day while I was getting ready. So glad to see my thickness has returned!

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So pretty. Looks super shiny as well.
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
I tried to take pictures but honestly it wasn’t working this time and I didn’t even realize my mirror was that dirty :spinning: :lachen: Of course I took this picture before I accidentally cut some hair View attachment 472057View attachment 472051
Do these pictures count? If not I’ll work on it lol
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I'm sorry you cut some hair. I hope it wasn't too much.

These pictures are just fine. They are just a starting point so you have a comparison photo to acknowledge your great progress at the end of the year.
 
I have to go all the way back to the drawing board. Matter of fact, let's burn this drawing board down and get a new one with a shiny new pen. I have enough to make a decent ponytail, so from now on, it's nothing but headband wigs, headwraps, buns/ponytails (with or without added hair), or crochet braids. My post in Random Thoughts explains it:lachen:
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
I have to go all the way back to the drawing board. Matter of fact, let's burn this drawing board down and get a new one with a shiny new pen. I have enough to make a decent ponytail, so from now on, it's nothing but headband wigs, headwraps, buns/ponytails (with or without added hair), or crochet braids. My post in Random Thoughts explains it:lachen:
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And no people doing my hair aside from an occasional silk press. Maaybe once every 3 months.
 
Took my crochet braids out on Friday. Just did a clarifying wash and DC. Hair feel a tiny bit dry but looks good. Currently aidrying in some chunky twist. Will flat iron and maybe do a pair of cornrows tomorrow.
 
GettingKinky said:
Periodically, every 5-6 months, I measure my hair. The bang area is definitely growing but the back and nape seem to be stuck. The nape at 13 inches and the back at 15 inches. :-(
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Oh boo!!! My nape is shorter too, and I think it's from the hair catching on my clothes :confused: . I'm thinking about wearing my hair up more to keep my nape semi-protected. That might be something to consider :ohwell:.
 
@ItsMeLilLucky I swear you keep me laughing even when things don't go your way! :lachen: I appreciate all your kind words to me when my hair was at it's worst.

@GettingKinky ugh! I'm mad for you. Hope your next measurement is better. :yep:

As for me, my hair it's still doing pretty good. I just have to stay consistent with my routine. Think I'll be able to claim SL when we do our July check in. :)
 
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