pressncurl
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Okay, ladies . . . here goes:
I have had my hair in twists since July. Since that time, I have been washing and redoing them faithfully ~ every two weeks. I washed my hair with the twists in, and then would take them down one by one and redo them afterwards.
Well, Tuesday, I decided to take them all down to wash. That is when the nightmare started! Thank goodness I didn't have to be anywhere that I couldn't reschedule that day (or the next--yes, it was that bad /images/graemlins/crazy.gif).
I started taking my twists down Tuesday around noon. There were tangles and locking hair all over! I had planned to take them down and wash on Tuesday, but I did't finish removing them until 11pm Tuesday NIGHT! I did take several breaks though because my arms were tired. I was trying to work out the tangles as I took them down. I was in no mood for a comb out after washing so I decided to wait until the next morning--btw, I don't think this had anything to do with how bad things turned out. /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif
Jump to Wednesday morning 11am when I wash. I divided my hair into 6 sections. Then, I deep conditioned for an hour after washing with a plastic cap. I used PLENTY of conditioner hoping to work out more tangles. I didn't use a comb at this point--just my fingers, but there was absolutely no slip. My hair felt matted. I had my Giovanni direct leave-in ready because I already suspected I would have to deal with even more tangles during the comb out. But, I could not possibly have imagined the mess I would have to deal with. /images/graemlins/nono.gif
I didn't finish combing out my hair until 5am this morning--yes, you might as well say I stayed up all night. I had an important meeting today at 11am, so I took very few breaks. I had hoped to finish the comb out yesterday and get up at 7am this morning to press. Can anyone imagine how frustrated I was? /images/graemlins/wallbash.gif I had the scissors out and everything. I lost so much hair. /images/graemlins/cry3.gif I don't know if it was shed hair that had begun to lock or what. Up until these past few days I thought twists were the best style ever.
Okay, it gets worse . . .
Even after going to bed at 5, I still planned to get up at 7. But, I didn't wake up until 10 o'clock. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif I don't know what happened! At first, I panicked and was trying to figure out how I could get out of the meeting or how I could press my hair in 30 minutes (yeah, I didn't dwell on that one very long). It was such short notice, I thought it would be very bad form for me to cancel the meeting. I had to think fast! Thank goodness I had put my hair in big twists that were decent looking. I pulled them back into a ponytail. Then I pulled out a pair of my nicer glasses and applied more makeup than usual. These were all to draw attention away from my hair. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Fortunately, my day was still a success.
So I learned a few lessons from all of this:
1. Never leave twists in my hair for that long. (I think I was supposed to learn this same lesson a couple of years ago, but I forgot. /images/graemlins/look.gif)
2. Never go to bed with hair in a style that you cannot quickly (less than 5 minutes) pull together in a style to be worn to work, school or other important places -- if you will need to be there the next day.
I'm sure there are a few more in there, but I'll add them tomorrow. Right now, I need to go to bed. Good night, ladies.
I have had my hair in twists since July. Since that time, I have been washing and redoing them faithfully ~ every two weeks. I washed my hair with the twists in, and then would take them down one by one and redo them afterwards.
Well, Tuesday, I decided to take them all down to wash. That is when the nightmare started! Thank goodness I didn't have to be anywhere that I couldn't reschedule that day (or the next--yes, it was that bad /images/graemlins/crazy.gif).
I started taking my twists down Tuesday around noon. There were tangles and locking hair all over! I had planned to take them down and wash on Tuesday, but I did't finish removing them until 11pm Tuesday NIGHT! I did take several breaks though because my arms were tired. I was trying to work out the tangles as I took them down. I was in no mood for a comb out after washing so I decided to wait until the next morning--btw, I don't think this had anything to do with how bad things turned out. /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif
Jump to Wednesday morning 11am when I wash. I divided my hair into 6 sections. Then, I deep conditioned for an hour after washing with a plastic cap. I used PLENTY of conditioner hoping to work out more tangles. I didn't use a comb at this point--just my fingers, but there was absolutely no slip. My hair felt matted. I had my Giovanni direct leave-in ready because I already suspected I would have to deal with even more tangles during the comb out. But, I could not possibly have imagined the mess I would have to deal with. /images/graemlins/nono.gif
I didn't finish combing out my hair until 5am this morning--yes, you might as well say I stayed up all night. I had an important meeting today at 11am, so I took very few breaks. I had hoped to finish the comb out yesterday and get up at 7am this morning to press. Can anyone imagine how frustrated I was? /images/graemlins/wallbash.gif I had the scissors out and everything. I lost so much hair. /images/graemlins/cry3.gif I don't know if it was shed hair that had begun to lock or what. Up until these past few days I thought twists were the best style ever.
Okay, it gets worse . . .
Even after going to bed at 5, I still planned to get up at 7. But, I didn't wake up until 10 o'clock. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif I don't know what happened! At first, I panicked and was trying to figure out how I could get out of the meeting or how I could press my hair in 30 minutes (yeah, I didn't dwell on that one very long). It was such short notice, I thought it would be very bad form for me to cancel the meeting. I had to think fast! Thank goodness I had put my hair in big twists that were decent looking. I pulled them back into a ponytail. Then I pulled out a pair of my nicer glasses and applied more makeup than usual. These were all to draw attention away from my hair. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Fortunately, my day was still a success.
So I learned a few lessons from all of this:
1. Never leave twists in my hair for that long. (I think I was supposed to learn this same lesson a couple of years ago, but I forgot. /images/graemlins/look.gif)
2. Never go to bed with hair in a style that you cannot quickly (less than 5 minutes) pull together in a style to be worn to work, school or other important places -- if you will need to be there the next day.
I'm sure there are a few more in there, but I'll add them tomorrow. Right now, I need to go to bed. Good night, ladies.
