A Hard C & G challenge. Don't join if you can't hang.

Need some guidance and regimen please:look: How often am I to use the spray to keep in moisturised, shampoo, deep condition?
 
I was in braids for most of '06. Now I was told to take a break by my hairdresser. I plan on going back into it later this fall for 4 months. I know you can wear them for a longer time but I am too afraid of breakage. Hmmm we'll see. Maybe I'll change my mind...
 
Update: I finished my braids today and ended up starting to put micro's of sorts in as I took the previous braids out. They were took big for me and my DH cut them too short. I was so happy that he helped me dip them in hot water and all that I don't mind redoing them. So I am still in, today I actually thought about just jumping ship, just don't have a pic of my hair completed yet because its not done yet! But its still all braided....darn it I wish I wasn't such a perfectionist:perplexed
 
Ladies, I have come a long way!!!!!:spinning:
Ok, I told y'all I had an appointment with the girl that will braid my hair on Sat. Well not surprising, she flaked out on me!!!!!!! I mean I stood outside her store for like an hour and she never showed up, she called me like twice to tell me she was on the way and being the patient person I am, I waited and waited and waited........ Oh I tried not to be so mad, I literally saw my whole sat being wasted :ohwell:. So I called her again after like a zillion times and she said she wasn't feeling too well, can we re-schedule for 1pm blah blah blah........ I gave her the benefit of doubt and went back home to do other things. Come some mins past 1:30pm she calls and asks if I really need to do my hair. I'm like ok this nonsense has gone on for too long already, gave her a piece of my mind in a christian way and hung up. Needless to say, I was really mad but somehow, I chanelled that into putting the braids in myself.
This is my first attempt of ever doing this and it took me all of 19hrs to do during which I had to cater to my daughter and husband. My darling hubby was helpful in his own way-cheering me along the process and dipping the hair in hot water for me. I have pics in my fotki, so you are welcome to take a peek and tell me what you think.
Oh I am sooooooo tired already:drunk:
 
I would never pay anyone again if my hair looked that like that when I was done braiding it! It looks great!

I have heard some bad things about braiding with synthetic hair but I was wondering...I am putting some smaller braids in and not braiding them down all the way and using synthetic hair..is this going to be bad for my hair!?!?!
 
Wow 19 hrs is a hard grind I always forget to count but your speed gets faster and faster, you did really well:grin: I like the wavy effect too

You know what they say, if you want something doing do it yourself:look:
 
wow....very nice job Deola....i commend all the ladies tryna braid their own hair...it is a very good feeling of accomplishment when u get that 1st set done all by urself...i was in the same boat Oct/nov of last year...tired of dishing out all the cash and tired of having to rely on the braider's schedule....lol ...well...my initial plan was to braid the perimeter of my hair and have my lil sis weave in the center...about 1/2 way thru' i figured..i might as well braid the whole head...here is a link of my 1st micros done by me albeit not too tight...and that album contains pics of kinky twists done by urs truly....needless to say...i havent been to my braider ever since....im about to start a new set this evening...will post pics when im done...http://public.fotki.com/scarcity21-2/octobernovember-braids/1002201.html
 
Dang Deola you did a great job!

Did you use the method from the video on the C&G site?

Also did you have a hard time making sure the hair was near the roots and not slipping down the length of your hair?
 
Thanks ladies!!!!!!!!:blush3:
That is the end of letting any braider do my hair, I feel so accomplished!:grin::grin:
OAHQ, I used Robin Wood's method from her website. She really has a great video-thanks Miss Woods!
The hair was not slipping out cos of the way I learnt how to twist the braid around my hair. It's pretty easy when you get the hang of it.

However I :cry3: for all the cash and time I formerly spent on braiders.
 
deola said:
Ladies, I have come a long way!!!!!:spinning:

Needless to say, I was really mad but somehow, I chanelled that into putting the braids in myself.
This is my first attempt of ever doing this and it took me all of 19hrs to do during which I had to cater to my daughter and husband. My darling hubby was helpful in his own way-cheering me along the process and dipping the hair in hot water for me. I have pics in my fotki, so you are welcome to take a peek and tell me what you think.
Oh I am sooooooo tired already:drunk:
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:clapping::clapping::clapping: You did a Great job. I wouldn't have known it's your first time braiding your hair if you hadn't said so.:yep:
 
Deola you did a great job and doesn't it feel great to know anytime you want your hair braided you can do it yourself.

I'm going to update the list, my fotki and put up my braids pic as soon as I find my camera. This is the longest it has ever taken me to do my braids. They are not even true micros but it still took a long time for me to finish them.

:spinning:

I'm not playing with y'all no one will drop out of this challenge. I will advice y'all to consentrat on product for y'all braids and don't even look at other products until you are almost at the very end of the your challenge. Put all those other products in a bag and keep it somewhere where you can't see it or think about it.
 
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shynessqueen said:
Deola you did a great job and doesn't it feel great to know anytime you want your hair braided you can do it yourself.

I'm going to update the list, my fotki and put up my braids pic as soon as I find my camera. This is the longest it has ever taken me to do my braids. They are not even true micros but it still took a long time for me to finish them.

:spinning:

I'm not playing with y'all no one will drop out of this challenge. I will advice y'all to consentrat on product for y'all braids and don't even look at other products until you are almost at the very end of the your challenge. Put all those other products in a bag and keep it somewhere where you can't see it or think about it.
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Thanks and it does feel good!
Thanks MJ. No one's taking my money anymore:grin:
 
Count me in for the one year challenge. I am already in braids. This is one way I think I can stay in them.
 
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Add me to the mini list! I'll pray hard that I can make it 6 months. I usually start freaking out about 1.5 months :ohwell:.
 
I don't know if this is proper but I like coming to this thread and giving updates. Today I completed another 8 1/2 hours of braiding. I really need to get a job LOL But since the ones that I did previously over the weekend were cut too short and I really didn't like them, I decided to use the remaining hair that I had and put in some micro's of sorts. These braids are a lot smaller than my first set and they are not braided down all the way, I put a slip knot at the end of braided hair to keep it from unraveling. My only concern was that the hair that I am using is synthetic and I hear that its very drying. So I will probably keep these in for a few weeks and then go on to my kinky twist that I plan on wearing for a while longer. I still have not finished a small section in the front but other than that this set is done. I have been braiding for a total of 20 hours give or take and I am telling you my arms are killing me. Has anyone else experienced that pain in your arms from braiding? I am more confident now in my ability to take care of my own hair and do my own hair than ever. I didn't pay hardly any attention to parting because I know that this set is going to be in buns and ponytails most of the time but I know that is something that I am going to have to work on. I am glad that I took part in this challenge! It is working out wonderfully...pics to come tomorrow in the fotki.....
 
I'm doing C&G challege except I'm doing wigs for breaks instead of leaving my hair out.


My hair has grown but I havnt also had to cut off like two inchs aswell:nono: Braids are rough on my ends.
 
I'm in! I'll do the 6 month Mini Challange.
I have a sewin in----I'll be wearing these and Cornrolls until Feb. (and further b/c my hair is NOT gonna be out in the middle of winter:nono:--but this is a start)

This is my second time wearing sewins and cornrolls for months at a time--wore them from Jan 07-June 07 and this got me close to APL.

Goal:
To be at or past APL!!
 
Hidden_Angel said:
I'm doing C&G challege except I'm doing wigs for breaks instead of leaving my hair out.


My hair has grown but I havnt also had to cut off like two inchs aswell:nono: Braids are rough on my ends.
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Really?? Why do you say that? Please advise what to do or not to do from your experience with braids so I won't have to cutt of 2 inches when I remove these braids.:look:
 
shynessqueen said:
Deola you did a great job and doesn't it feel great to know anytime you want your hair braided you can do it yourself.

I'm going to update the list, my fotki and put up my braids pic as soon as I find my camera. This is the longest it has ever taken me to do my braids. They are not even true micros but it still took a long time for me to finish them.

:spinning:

I'm not playing with y'all no one will drop out of this challenge. I will advice y'all to consentrat on product for y'all braids and don't even look at other products until you are almost at the very end of the your challenge. Put all those other products in a bag and keep it somewhere where you can't see it or think about it.
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yessa massa yessa yessa massa:lachen::lachen::lachen:
 
shynessqueen said:
Deola you did a great job and doesn't it feel great to know anytime you want your hair braided you can do it yourself.

I'm going to update the list, my fotki and put up my braids pic as soon as I find my camera. This is the longest it has ever taken me to do my braids. They are not even true micros but it still took a long time for me to finish them.

:spinning:

I'm not playing with y'all no one will drop out of this challenge. I will advice y'all to consentrat on product for y'all braids and don't even look at other products until you are almost at the very end of the your challenge. Put all those other products in a bag and keep it somewhere where you can't see it or think about it.
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Doing this right now...I have actually started looking for hair that I can order for my kinky twists and saving for human hair to use for my next set of micro's.....
 
Question for all those who relax their hair: Will you do a touch up during this time? I ask b/c I fear breakage.
 
Count me in ladies!!I just redid my first set of braids since finding out about c& g. I emphasise this because i have always wore braids in the past,but have never been able to retain my length because i never took proper care of them. That being said i am officially in this challenge for six months,as i want to get a relaxer for my birthday,Jan. 2.Since i redid my first set within a few days(before i found this challenge) i hope that i haven't violated the terms already:blush:. I did put them right back up though! I co-wash daily or every other day(depending on how i feel).I moisturize with infusium 23(original)or mane and tail leave in spray;then I spray my braids with african royal braid spray;apply some bt(every other day) and i'm pretty much done.My braids stay really moisturized like this and i have never had an easier time taking down sigle braids as when i took down my first C & G set.Like i already said i'm trying to go for the six month challenge...so here i am:grin:
 
okay so I am about ready to take this synthetic hair out of my hair and get some kanekalon hair and redo my braids AGAIN :perplexed I believe that I have researched and learned some things that are going to make my braids a lot neater and better this time around. The first being that if I am going to wear individual box braids I need to blow dry my hair. So this weekend I plan on doing that and maybe my ends won't curl out of the braids so fast, 2nd the way that I am grabbing my hair with the extension might be wrong. I watched the video on the crown and glory website today and believe that I can achieve those braids....so I will be unbraided for a day about and then the process starts again....
 
Done with the third set and they are a lot better than the previous two that I have done. I am going to be taking pictures of them tomorrow and I promise that I won't be taking them out. I still have the curl at the end of my hair but I figure that in time I will figure out how to get rid of that. The braids aren't as nice as I would like them to be but they are going to stay for 2 months. I am going to be following the crown and glory method and washing them tomorrow to "seal" them and then use my strengthener and braid spray, wash them with diluted shampoo once a week and use my strengthener and braid spray on my scalp on that day only and spray my braids daily with braid spray. Also I will be redoing the edges every 2 weeks to keep them from getting too much build up, another great piece of advice that was offered. It took me about 11 hours in 2 days to do these braids...and an add'l hour to take out the ones that I had in before. This hair is alot easier to braid with and I parted somewhat so they are a little better looking....
 
I did my twists a wee bit too big. I did that on purpose so it would be easier for me to retouch them, but after a couple days of being sprayed they got realllll puffy. I had that Miss Celie look going on. :nono:

So I started with the front and little bit by little making them smaller.
 
Ok, this is the 11th day and my braids are a mess!!!:perplexed
Actually the edges are. I'm not sure if it's becos my hair is growing(I use MTG almost everyday) or becos I had my 1st wash last saturday ( I tried to be gentle while washing)
Right now, I'm sporting a scarf on my braids to hide the edges. I definitely will have to redo them this saturday so they can look nice.
Anybody with updates yet?
HHG!:spinning:
 
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