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adokowa good job on your 1st YouTube video! I found it very helpful for someone like me who is just at shoulder length its like I am stuck between where my hair was and where I really want it to be :spinning: braided protective styles like this one are fun to do and now easy thanks to your tutorial

I like your byline too - "5 minute tutorials" - this could be your signature something like 5 minutes with adokowa or 5 minutes with esi :wink2:

I will try the braided bun soon as Spring begins in March!

*here's the YouTube link for everyone who would like to view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT_z5nMxqes
 
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Fyne said:
Please, you ought to see the furballs my hair throws at me weekly :lachen:

P.S I asked about stretching because your hair looks thick and lush :yep: I tried stretching before and got good results and now I dont know when to stop, curently 23 weeks in.

Kerryann - Whats up?
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Fyne
aww thank you! i have fine hair, but it appears to be thick. it took me a long time to flat iron my hair that day too! :lol:

i got my hair in my bun. still haven't ordered WEN Fig yet, and i am thinking about ordering one more thing from Shescentit.

i asked my mom to braid my hair in a beehive for me this weekend, so i can wear my wig. if she braids good and not tight, i will try to hold on to it for a month.
 
Is there still room to join? Im a little past SL now. I have a hectic job so my reggie is a little sporadic.
Wrap hair (mostly) daily
Just started MN every other day
NTM for daily styling
Wash once a week with sulfate free shampoo (derm organic argan oil or S factor diamond dreams) then condition with NTM
Apply mizani thermastrength and blow dry or Roller set then flat iron with alterna bamboo kendi oil
Go to stylist every 2-3 weeks for wash and set with mizani moisture fuse
Relax every 6-8 weeks with mizani bb
Any suggestions? Also I need help with protective styles I am in a conservative field am am the only Black professional at my work so weaves and braids are not an option. I try to do a lot of bunning but it starts looking crazy at the edges around relaxer time!
TIA ladies!

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cns26 Hi there Welcome,
this is an open challenge there is always room for more :yep:!!!!

cns26 said:
Is there still room to join? Im a little past SL now. I have a hectic job so my reggie is a little sporadic.
Wrap hair (mostly) daily
Just started MN every other day
NTM for daily styling
Wash once a week with sulfate free shampoo (derm organic argan oil or S factor diamond dreams) then condition with NTM
Apply mizani thermastrength and blow dry or Roller set then flat iron with alterna bamboo kendi oil
Go to stylist every 2-3 weeks for wash and set with mizani moisture fuse
Relax every 6-8 weeks with mizani bb
Any suggestions? Also I need help with protective styles I am in a conservative field am am the only Black professional at my work so weaves and braids are not an option. I try to do a lot of bunning but it starts looking crazy at the edges around relaxer time!
TIA ladies!

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Hello Ladies,

I have been super busy and super lazy with my hair. I did p/u some moisturizing products last night because this crazy weather we have been having in NC is doing a number on my locks. I plan on deep conditioning this weekend before I get a sew in next week. I am about 8 weeks post relaxer and moving right along. I hope to relax second weekend in March.
 
choctaw said:
TheNDofUO

I do henna gloss every 2 weeks so these twists are on their last days ... might last a week if they make it to Friday :lol:

I miss my celie braid ... but I aint feeling taking these twists down ... I keep spraying them with tea and home made juice then rinsing in shower. Why don't they just unravel and free themselves? why they gotta play Amistad with me?
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I have to take them out on Monday, now. My friend was like "Your taking them out after two weeks after all those hours you spent putting them in? No, you're not" but im not wearing them for Valentine's Day (Ive got a date with a box of chocolates) plus I'm getting baptized on Saturday and i cannot deal with waistlong soaking twists in the winter with a flu. nuh uh.
 
cns26 said:
Is there still room to join? Im a little past SL now. I have a hectic job so my reggie is a little sporadic.
Wrap hair (mostly) daily
Just started MN every other day
NTM for daily styling
Wash once a week with sulfate free shampoo (derm organic argan oil or S factor diamond dreams) then condition with NTM
Apply mizani thermastrength and blow dry or Roller set then flat iron with alterna bamboo kendi oil
Go to stylist every 2-3 weeks for wash and set with mizani moisture fuse
Relax every 6-8 weeks with mizani bb
Any suggestions? Also I need help with protective styles I am in a conservative field am am the only Black professional at my work so weaves and braids are not an option. I try to do a lot of bunning but it starts looking crazy at the edges around relaxer time!
TIA ladies!

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For me wet Bunning overnight with a scarf always results in a perfectly flat bun without heat or styling products. Also, WELCOME!

BTW in my experience, its usually easier to wear weaves around non-black people as their usually very innocent/naive. They'll probably still think its your hair.
 
I just left Sallys and of course the pj in me bought ish i didn't need but to hell with it....i think i might drop out of one of my challenges which is the no heat challenge because i think this is the reason I've been miserable

Now lets get on the growing
 
Kerryann said:
I just left Sallys and of course the pj in me bought ish i didn't need but to hell with it....i think i might drop out of one of my challenges which is the no heat challenge because i think this is the reason I've been miserable

Now lets get on the growing
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As long as its not this challenge.....or :mob:
IMHO everything in moderation :yep: (low heat maybe?)
 
i wanna wash my hair today. i got this baggy thing on the ends of my ponytail/bun and i went crazy with product. yeah i am going to need to hide my hair from myself for a tad.
 
For my naturals 4b... Does out hair ever hang down? Like without twist outs or other styling options? just like out of the shower?
 
Poutchi said:
For my naturals 4b... Does out hair ever hang down? Like without twist outs or other styling options? just like out of the shower?
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It will hard to get the hair to hang down as long but I find that if I twist my hair after a wash and then comb and retwist once its dry it strecthes pretty well
 
I'm starting to despise my hair. Agh why won't the day for sew in come faster!

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I purchased Spirulina and Chlorella supplements from Vitacost.com after finding a thread all about that stuff on the forum. I was unaware that I was getting trying supplements anyway because they are in that Naked juice called Green Machine. :lick: I haven't tried the supplements in my fruit juice yet but I will and report back when I do. I have been reading that for some folks it is delish and for others they can't bring themselves to drink it. Being the optimist I am, I am sure it will be the beez-kneez ... the thing I like about it is that I won't have to take all of these vitamins that I am taking (Zinc, Vitamin C/E, Biotin) cause I get it all covered in the S&C ... I will continue taking a multi-vitamin though.

I plan on retwisting the hair around my edges cause they are looking a little angry chile ... :censored:


That's all I got, I just had to say something because I missed y'all. :yep:
 
I knew I missed this thread, i was down to page 5 and I was like um...no I must have missed it,...and came back to one and here it is!!!
Good morning APL class of 2012 !!! :)
 
Good morning and happy weekend eve ladies!!! I'm still debating on these damn Celies. They're still holding on lol. I might rock a braid out tomorrow morning to my bestie's 4D ultrasound and then do an overnight DC since I have a promo tomorrow night. Braid it back up on Sunday. Plus I miss playing with my little curlies. Can't wait til my hair is long enough to have some hang time with my wash n gos.
 
Despise is the right word. It's getting on my nerves. Fuzzy, ignoring my deep conditioners. My ends are getting on my nerves again. I'm sick of it.

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kupenda you wanna throw your regimen at us? See if we can help? Hair responds better when you love it. But you'll love it if it responds more. Catch 22 :P
 
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