Don't laught when you see this...I need help

[**Jade**]

Ok ladies so I know I look busted but I REALLY need help. This is today and it's day three of a pretty good flat iron.

it was one of those you left the house looking ok but mid day you caught your reflection and you're busted days... help me I have to go to work tomorrow and I can't be busted... Videos would be great but at this point I"ll take ANYTHING. I"m thinking some kind of updo .... my hair was longer this morningerplexed

 

[lilsparkle825]

explain the "my hair was longer this morning" part.

 

[**Jade**]

explain the "my hair was longer this morning" part.

It shrunk... prob b/c it's been so moist the past couple of days here...

LOL you thought it broke off didn't you.... thank GOD it didn't b/c then I"d be crying. It's not that long to begin with

 

[Irresistible]

nobody can help with reversion! mine would be worse!

I think the best suggestion your gonna get for flat ironing here is Sabino MB, I have yet to try it-but need to

but I would give up trying to wear flat ironed hair in winter months, so yeah the updo sounds like a good idea

 

[NYAmicas]

Def updo, or pin the sides for a half up half down look.

 

[**Jade**]

But I need a style to do tonight... should I rewash it? My twist outs look busted (because of the stupid relaxed ends) I don't want to put any more heat on it for at least a couple of weeks....I was thinking that I could try some kind of up do but it's too short for anything my limited imagination can come up with.... I may have to end up rocking the head wrap again today but that just "puts a bandaid" on the situation... girls I don't know if I can do this transition at this length... I"m about to go to walmart and get me a perm..

 

[Allandra]

I say give Sabino Moisture Block (SMB) a try. It's dream product for naturals and those that are transitioning (like me).

 

[lilsparkle825]

It shrunk... prob b/c it's been so moist the past couple of days here...

LOL you thought it broke off didn't you.... thank GOD it didn't b/c then I"d be crying. It's not that long to begin with

oh no, i thought you cut it out of frustration or something.

when i was transitioning i did dominican blowouts the first 9-10 months straight...i started probably shorter than where you are. i dont know how you feel about all that heat though. as a short term fix i would wear a scarf (i have a big black scarf i tied up on my head when it was half straight, half curly) or rewash and bun it if you can...long term i would suggest braids, or buying some SMB if you wanna keep at the straightening thing. don't relax it out of frustration!!!

 

[1babydimple]

My hair is in trasition and a bantu knot twist out hides the permed ends plus if it shrinks it still looks like a curly fro. This was done last month on 9 months of new growth. http://public.fotki.com/1babydimple/tochopornottochop/bantutwist08.html Love them because they hide everything.

 

[**Jade**]

Babydimple... thanks but I've tried those and I come out looking like I've got dreads (not cute ones either) thanks though.... I"m really thinking about going to get a relaxer tonight.... and maybe just leaving it on long enough to loosen the curl a little bit

 

[Chicoro]

Your hair looks really thick and healthy. The sheen is great too.

One thing that makes a difference for me is to remove the moisturizing product out of my hair before I straighten. If I am using glycerin and water and oil daily on my natural hair, I clarify to get that out. I will have a better press, one that gets straighter and holds longer, if I remove the moisturizing product. For me, I use two differnt kinds of moisturizing processes. I use wet, heavy stuff for my natural hair and light oil based stuff for my straightened hair.

 

[EMJazzy]

Two strand twist your hair while damp then pincurl the twists. It should be dry in the morning then **carefully** take down the pincurls, unravel the "curly twists", plop with your fingers. Your hair WILL be really curly. No heat involved.

 

[Tallone]

Have you thought of using the scarf method with a good leave in conditioner by tying it down for a few hours? You can then bun it. That usually comes out right for me. IN fact, thats my daily when I'm no-heating