ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
Taking these braids down, but I'm so hot and drained. Good thing I started in the back
Sounds amazing! I definitely would like to participate, but I have to find a braider I can trust first. My hair is still recovering from breakage in 2021. I got jumbo knotless braids. They were beautiful, but my hair broke off about 10-12 inches in some places. It could’ve been the tension on my fine strands or the molding processHello Ladies,
This year my goal is MBL. I am currently relaxed but I may be transitioning not sure yet. I want to wear braids for six weeks. Daily spraying with water, scurl or braid spray ( choose what works for you). Weekly I will sit down and thoroughly moisturize my hair personally I will be using several products I really like a water based moisturizer. I will seal with EVOO or grease. If you want to wash your hair in braids occasionally you can. I do. Then after six weeks I will take down shampoo, condition and deep condition with a product like CHOLESTEROL. I may splurge for Olaplex products! I will also occasionally do a Aphogee two step. I am also going to wear my own hair out for one week to ten days. Then I will repeat this process throughout the year. We can share pics when our hair is out of braids. I plan to be very consistent in 2023! Let me know if you would like to join! Please explain your plan. HHG!
These are my braidssss, I am feeling myself
They're in a claw clip, ponytail or bun most of the time.
Thank you!It's very nice. How long did it take to put in? How long do you wear it? Does it get tangled from wearing and washing it? I'm worried about the take down since extensions are not added.
Hi Ladies,So, unfortunately I had a set back with the faux locs. I should have kept the weave in! Instead of doing them myself, I let someone else do them "professionally". Now I remember why I don't like to let other people do my hair. So, the front of my hair used to reach in the middle of my chest. After taking down the faux locs, it's now at the bottom of my chin and looks like it's thinned. The back of my hair went from BSB to APL. I just took them down the last week of May. I was very bummed out and down about this. But, I'm back being optimistic. This is not the first set back I have had and I know what to do to get my hair health back.
So now I've had my hair out wearing wet buns and I will do that until the end of the month. I'll be back doing the C&G in July. I'll get some box braids and wet my hair daily and seal with rice bran/jojoba/wheatgerm oil.
Hi Ladies,
I'm back from my hiatus. I just got my large knotless braids in and will keep them in for about 6 weeks. I'm going to be spraying my hair daily with aloe vera juice and rice bran/jojoba/wheatgerm oil (I put the oil inside the spray bottle with the aloe vera juice).
Glad to be back! How is everyone?
@Godsdaughter001 Welcome back darling! Braids are beautiful, and life is life
I'm currently stressing myself out taking these braids out cause they're so tiny. I do this to myself every time. Guess I'm a glutton for punishment lol.
That's the only reason why I'm taking them out because of my birthday lolLol! Ma'am, I hope you're only doing this for your upcoming birthday!
You've been seeing some good retention! Are you planning to go back to them after your birthday celebration?
I'm so late responding to this but ooh yes, do the cornrows! Then you can slowly convert them into mini braids when you're ready, row by row, using the same parts! That was my hair life for a few years, alternating between those two styles and throwing in a braidout here or there and I saw really good retention.That's the only reason why I'm taking them out because of my birthday lol
You're so totally right, I have been seeing some good retention, it's so easy to braid and put away. It's helpful for whenever I get the sads and don't feel like doing my hair. I was thinking about going back to them, but I need to hype myself up to do them lol. I might do cornrows in the meantime until I feel like doing them.
I have been braided up since august. I got spring twists and kept them for 6 weeks then converted them to minibraids with no added hair. I keep them in two flat twists pinned up. Idc how they look. I have no time for my hair anymore with my new job. So far they are two weeks old and I’ve washed them once and heavily moisturize them daily so they look old and some have fallen out. I plan on redoing this set and keeping these parts until November until my bday. Then I will straighten and trim. After that I will keep it straight for a while and then put in passion twists to lead to next year. Braids and twist really have been working for me while I work on my career and live my life
I'm so happy to hear that!
I don't remember why you stopped being a straight haired natural but it seemed to fit you so well when you were doing it. I used to love reading your posts and product recs bc I was considering using heat to stretch my relaxers. Did you suffer a setback?
Because I could totally see you rocking straight in the cool, dry weather and then Crown and Glory during cold and/or wet seasons!
I'm hear for some glueless wig recommendations! Need to correct this damage and broken hairs and braiding up until the summer hits.
I did the same - very strict on my regimen since Autumn 2022 and kept in flat twists back to back. I wash in slightly looser twists also, so I never let my hair fully shrink.
Went from BC with a thin patch on the crown to NL-SL, patch mostly filled in.
Planning to do the same next year.