macherieamour
New Member
Hi all,
Just wanted to introduce myself! Im a 4a/b from philadelphia and soooooo glad to have found LHCF. I will include pics soon but I have thick, long (mid-back), healthy relaxed hair and have been soo happy to learn about different products and techniques (ive been lurking for a while now
).
I lived in New York and went to the Dominicans for years. I must warn you guys tho. I used to get my hair roller setted and just the roots blown out until I noticed that I had breakage all around the edges of my hair from the hot blowdryers, eventhough they used emergencee on me every two weeks. And I have extremely strong hair which does not usually break off from hair styling stress.
Also, my hair was extremely dry even though they used a lot of Dominican conditioners. It was really disappointing becuase I used to go to Olives in Boston when I was in undergrad and my hair was soooo healthy. So, if you go to a salon, just make sure you go to a good salon.
Or try doing your hair yourself. When I moved to philadelphia, I had a tough time finding salons that roller setted at all. So, I bit the bullet and bought some magnectic rollers and a 30$ dryer and started to roller set my hair myself. First time, It took 1 1/2 hours to set it but Im getting better and my hair is shiny, healthy and growing! It may sound like a pain but I have saved sooo much money ( and Im the biggest PJ of the all- will show you guys pics of my closet too
) And now Im not enslaved to the saturday morning salon routine. I can do my hair at midnight or before I go out on a date- its great!
Just wanted to introduce myself! Im a 4a/b from philadelphia and soooooo glad to have found LHCF. I will include pics soon but I have thick, long (mid-back), healthy relaxed hair and have been soo happy to learn about different products and techniques (ive been lurking for a while now
). I lived in New York and went to the Dominicans for years. I must warn you guys tho. I used to get my hair roller setted and just the roots blown out until I noticed that I had breakage all around the edges of my hair from the hot blowdryers, eventhough they used emergencee on me every two weeks. And I have extremely strong hair which does not usually break off from hair styling stress.
Also, my hair was extremely dry even though they used a lot of Dominican conditioners. It was really disappointing becuase I used to go to Olives in Boston when I was in undergrad and my hair was soooo healthy. So, if you go to a salon, just make sure you go to a good salon.
Or try doing your hair yourself. When I moved to philadelphia, I had a tough time finding salons that roller setted at all. So, I bit the bullet and bought some magnectic rollers and a 30$ dryer and started to roller set my hair myself. First time, It took 1 1/2 hours to set it but Im getting better and my hair is shiny, healthy and growing! It may sound like a pain but I have saved sooo much money ( and Im the biggest PJ of the all- will show you guys pics of my closet too
) And now Im not enslaved to the saturday morning salon routine. I can do my hair at midnight or before I go out on a date- its great!
You have nice hair.
