Committing to Curly Hair: Shaping, Regimen, Styling, and More

[Yvette 2.0]

Greetings!

I think I'm ready to wear my hair curly/kinky 80+% of the time. (I imagine I will straighten it on very special occasions, such as for weddings, Valentine's Day, etc.)

RosieCurlyCrown is my inspiration.

Has anyone else taken this step . . . moving from MAINLY wearing your natural hair straightened to committing to hardly ever flat ironing? (I will be wearing stretched styles such as twist outs, flexi rod sets, etc.)

What led you to make this choice?​

How is it going for you?​

Do you have tips to share?​

What do you like about this choice?​

What do you NOT like about this choice?​

Has the health of your hair improved? Has the length and/or density of your hair increased as a result?​

If you had to make this choice again, would you?​

If you had to make this choice again, what would you do differently?​

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Would anyone like to join me? Is there a thread that already exists for this? If so, I'll mosey on over there once I learn of it.

Blessings all around, all!

 

[Yvette 2.0]

Recently I've been a straight-haired natural.
Loved it! It was EASY, mechanical damage from detangling was virtually non-existent, and my hair grew and grew and grew . . .

The mechanical damage thing was IMPORTANT. I have (well, had) dense hair that was VERY FINE. That combo resulted in hair that tangled TONS. Detangling fine hair without damaging it is challenging. I think I now have a technique down that is as minimally damaging as I can get it, without abandoning a detangling brush. (I will never be a finger-detangle-only natural: It is not thorough enough for me.)

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As a straight-haired natural, for 6-8 weeks at a time, ALLLLLLL I would do with my hair was:

1. spend 10 minutes at night putting it up into 2 space buns​

2. spend 15 minutes in the morning releasing the space buns down into gorgeous spirally waves and spraying them with holding spray to lock in the style, and​

3. oil my scalp every now and then.​

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Loved everything about this. However, over time it has been damaging: My hair is DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANTLY less dense, and I feel like I'm maxing out at bra-strap-length to mid-back-length as a straight-haired natural.1

I am inspired to try to get to shoulder-length curly hair. That would be EXTREMELY LONG HAIR, I'm thinking! (Depending on the area of my head, my chin-length curly hair is down to my shoulder blades or longer when flat-ironed.) I've watched Rosie handle detangling very long natural hair, and *fingers crossed* I think I can handle it. LOL.

This week I have an appointment with Haiya of HERcurls to get my curly/kinky hair CUT. I'm excited AND nervous. My goal is to be able to wash and GO, literally. Haiya cut singer HER's hair. I've been watching Haiya on Instagram for years. I'm finally ready to commit!

I'm torn between saying, "Please preserve as much length as you can" and saying "Do whatever it takes to give me a cut where I can truly wash and GO . . . and that will grow it into my dream shape."

I'll aim to post pics after the appointment.

 

[Angel of the North]

I've recently been wearing my hair in it's curly state, and have had a full WAG for the first time a few weeks ago. I do enjoy my curly hair, I find it easy to maintain, except for the frizz

I'm thinking about sticking with it till autumn when there's not as much humidity, at which point, I will rollerset till winter. I intend to bun through winter, and then go back to WAGs for spring.

 

[keranikki]

Wash and Go Thread

I hope I inserted the link correctly. The above thread may be of assistance to you.

 

[Angel of the North]

Wash and Go Thread

I hope I inserted the link correctly. The above thread may be of assistance to you.

Thank you

ETA: I see there are over 200 pages..... That will give me some bedtime reading for days