guess this hair type.....BEWARE, serious slobbing may occur

[iri9109]

not necessarily true at the bolded. I have seen many a type 3 with afro looking hair annd once it's wet or has product (condish, gel, etc) then u see the curl pattern. For example, look at a lot of kids (usually the ones with moms who don't know what to do with their hair). Unless the hair is REALLY loose, their hair when they are small is usually a big, puffy fro. It's usually not until these kids get bigger that u will see big defined curly fros. Many of us on here in kid pics have big, fluffy 4b looking hair. It wasn't until we got to LHCF or late adolescence that many discovered they had "curly" hair. If most typed their hair based on nakedness, there would be a whole lot more type 4's.

I just notice in every hair typing thread, the stringent, totally naked hair thing only applies to type 4 looking hair.

i think that has more to do with combing/brushing...when i comb/ brush my dry hair out, it looks like a 4a/4b poofy fro...when i was younger my hair was always puffy because my mom always combed/brushed/ blowdried my hair and/or braided it up...it never dryed naked and/or shrunken so i never knew i had curls...most curly kids with the big puffy fros is a result of combing/brushing hair in attempts to tame it or style it, which seperates the curls and causes poof.

 

[BostonMaria]

I voted 3C
My goodness its so lush and thick!

I sometimes wonder if my hair is 4A too because of the way it act sometimes. I think her hair is similar to mine - course, 3C, hair that is on the dry side, not silky and mostly wavy

Who knows...
Anyway her hair is fierce! I asked her for a DNA sample LOL Hope she approves my comment

 

[Kurlee]

i think that has more to do with combing/brushing...when i comb/ brush my dry hair out, it looks like a 4a/4b poofy fro...when i was younger my hair was always puffy because my mom always combed/brushed/ blowdried my hair and/or braided it up...it never dryed naked and/or shrunken so i never knew i had curls...most curly kids with the big puffy fros is a result of combing/brushing hair in attempts to tame it or style it, which seperates the curls and causes poof.

I dunno. I think we have to agree to disagree. Naked hair doesn't tell the whole story and I think it's inaccurate.

 

[Embyra]

I think wet and naked is the most accurate. Nobody wears their hair naked and most people never see it or keep it in that state except for type 1's

not necessarily true at the bolded. I have seen many a type 3 with afro looking hair annd once it's wet or has product (condish, gel, etc) then u see the curl pattern. For example, look at a lot of kids (usually the ones with moms who don't know what to do with their hair). Unless the hair is REALLY loose, their hair when they are small is usually a big, puffy fro. It's usually not until these kids get bigger that u will see big defined curly fros. Many of us on here in kid pics have big, fluffy 4b looking hair. It wasn't until we got to LHCF or late adolescence that many discovered they had "curly" hair. If most typed their hair based on nakedness, there would be a whole lot more type 4's.

I just notice in every hair typing thread, the stringent, totally naked hair thing only applies to type 4 looking hair.

looking at chimes hair here it does look very similar to mine big and poofy however my wash and gos look EXACTLY like Sheena284 just denser i dont believe some conditioner/gel is going to move a true 4b into a 3 and higher all product does is define what is already there imo (unless you setting your hair on rollers or something)

 

[knt1229]

I still say 4a/b. I don't see all these loose curls everyone else is seeing. Plus if she wears twist outs all the time her hair will hold the shape of the twists even thru a wash. My hair does.

 

[MariposaSexyGirl]

I don't know but it's gorgeous and so is she.

 

[BrownSkin2]

I will say 3 b/c with coarse texture.. When she flips her head over and turns around I could see waves in the top and back of her head. 4 a/b doesn't do that.

 

[SheenaVee]

looking at chimes hair here it does look very similar to mine big and poofy however my wash and gos look EXACTLY like Sheena284 just denser i dont believe some conditioner/gel is going to move a true 4b into a 3 and higher all product does is define what is already there imo (unless you setting your hair on rollers or something)

Completely agree with the bolded.

I can understand typing hair when it's dry because water can weigh fine hair down and make a curl look looser or whatever, but I don't see the difference in typing hair without product.

All product does is highlight what's already there. So if someone is a 4b, and they put gel in their hair, IMO their hair will STILL look 4b, as in, it will still have the smaller, tighter curls, no? The gel will only define those smaller and tighter curls.

 

[Vintagecoilylocks]

Her hair is beautiful. Wish I had that weight. Mine only hangs down in braids. I voted 4a/4b medium strand and thick volume. Its seems that 4's have a small curl pattern but her medium strand weight prevents the curl to develope. Also I noticed that wearing hair in a manipulated straight style can alter the pattern to be straighter. Mine does. It looks like Longhairdon'tcare just heavier.

But it is the hair I always wanted.

 

[Rei]

if i have to see this chick's hair in respect to hairtyping one more time

 

[Vintagecoilylocks]

I still say 4a/b. I don't see all these loose curls everyone else is seeing. Plus if she wears twist outs all the time her hair will hold the shape of the twists even thru a wash. My hair does.

I agree. My daughter is like a 3c/4a but she wears braids always and now multi braids and lately after washing she looks like a 3a/b. Her curl pattern has really smoothed out.

 

[SND411]

OP, I notice you always make hair typing threads. Why?

 

[Vshanell]

I guess it can go both ways but it's certainly not what I observed in that thread for the most part.

I agree. What I observed in the other thread was curiosity....I didn't see any hint of jealousy or "hating", lol. She has a beautiful and unique hair type...what's not to be intrigued about? We observe everything about hair here lol.

 

[Vshanell]

Completely agree with the bolded.

I can understand typing hair when it's dry because water can weigh fine hair down and make a curl look looser or whatever, but I don't see the difference in typing hair without product.

All product does is highlight what's already there. So if someone is a 4b, and they put gel in their hair, IMO their hair will STILL look 4b, as in, it will still have the smaller, tighter curls, no? The gel will only define those smaller and tighter curls.

I agree. My hair looks totally different w/product but you can still determine the size of the curls w/ product and w/o as long as it's not manipulated.

 

[Meritamen]

No curl pattern when dry but there are waves and maybe a coil or two when wet... looks like a type 4 to me.

I wonder how long it took her to detangle all that afterward?

 

[EssenceOfBeauty]

*sigh* Afro textured hair is TOO diverse to be categorized into 10 or 9 or whatever sub categories (depending on who you ask).

IMO no two heads are the same hence the best hair advice I ever got was to master one's OWN hair.

The proof is clear, especially here on LHCF. Products and methods that work wonders on your so called "hair twin" may have the opposite effect on your hair. My DD has visually identical hair to mine and absolutely embraces shea butter while my hair goes into a rebellion when I apply it.

That hair is gorgeous though, absolutely, positively gorgeous

 

[jerseygurl]

Just came in to say her hair is absolutely beautiful and so is she.

 

[SheenaVee]

And just to add to what I was saying before.

When someone comes in here and starts complaining about how a certain curl defining product didn't work for them and didn't define, people are always quick to say things like, "It will only define what's already there," and "It doesn't CREATE curls, just enhances them." and stuff like that.

But when someone shows a picture of their hair with a curl defining product in it and asks to be typed it's like, "Oh, you have to take a pic of your hair freshly washed with no product." and "We can't accurately type you if you've got product in your hair."

Lol... so... which is it?

And, in fact, I think (and hair typing to me, like I said in the other thread, is only useful when it comes to styling so this is not that serious) that it is EASIER to type someone when their curl pattern is defined with product, because when without product, a lot of people's curl pattern's are frizzy, and the curl pattern is hidden in the frizz, therefore making it harder to see.

And in regards to what @iri9109 and @Kurlee were saying, I agree with both of your points. With @iri9109 I agree that dry hair should be the most accurate way to type hair, but I also agree with @Kurlee that the problem with dry hair typing is it's harder to see the curl pattern.

So, the solution to both of these?

Type hair dry, and WITH curl defining products! The hair will be dry so it is not being weighed down by water, and the hair will retain the curl pattern that shows up when it's wet. win/win

(sorry for the long post )

 

[curlyninjagirl]

3c/4a with 1b hang time???!!! No fair!!

 

[Nonie]

Let's get an expert in here @Nonie

@mwedzi, and @Solitude I guess you missed where I handed my typing license to @tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT. Once everyone became 3C/4A and then folks decided 3B was wavy not curly, I was clearly not trained for the job coz I disagreed wholly with their opinions and was clearly standing alone.

Not sure what type this girl is. Looks like a braid-out to me on stretched hair, but then again, I'm no typing pro so what do I know.

See, I didn't even know we now are telling types from just one style/look. Where are the other faces of this hair? What does it look like wet? What does it look like if air-dried w/o products? What did it look like short? There are so many factors that can affect how hair looks that I don't know how folks can just tell from one look what type of hair someone has. If you saw my hair the way I have it on a daily basis, you'd think I either had wavy hair or had hair w/o a pattern.

Anyway, I'll let the typing pros debate this one out. I'm not one.

 

[Napp]

And just to add to what I was saying before.

When someone comes in here and starts complaining about how a certain curl defining product didn't work for them and didn't define, people are always quick to say things like, "It will only define what's already there," and "It doesn't CREATE curls, just enhances them." and stuff like that.

But when someone shows a picture of their hair with a curl defining product in it and asks to be typed it's like, "Oh, you have to take a pic of your hair freshly washed with no product." and "We can't accurately type you if you've got product in your hair."

Lol... so... which is it?

And, in fact, I think (and hair typing to me, like I said in the other thread, is only useful when it comes to styling so this is not that serious) that it is EASIER to type someone when their curl pattern is defined with product, because when without product, a lot of people's curl pattern's are frizzy, and the curl pattern is hidden in the frizz, therefore making it harder to see.

And in regards to what @iri9109 and @Kurlee were saying, I agree with both of your points. With @iri9109 I agree that dry hair should be the most accurate way to type hair, but I also agree with @Kurlee that the problem with dry hair typing is it's harder to see the curl pattern.

So, the solution to both of these?

Type hair dry, and WITH curl defining products! The hair will be dry so it is not being weighed down by water, and the hair will retain the curl pattern that shows up when it's wet. win/win

(sorry for the long post )

i think thats a good idea especialyh for people like me who have frizzy hair when wet even with no manipulation but dry with product have defined curls.

In think the issue with wet hairtyping is that it always is hair wet with product which looks very different from dry hair with or without product.

 

[wavezncurlz]

*sigh* Afro textured hair is TOO diverse to be categorized into 10 or 9 or whatever sub categories (depending on who you ask).

IMO no two heads are the same hence the best hair advice I ever got was to master one's OWN hair.

The proof is clear, especially here on LHCF. Products and methods that work wonders on your so called "hair twin" may have the opposite effect on your hair.

Quoted for emphasis! THIS IS THE TRUF!
And I stopped trying to copy my hair twins' regimen. My hair might "look" like someone else's but I have to find what works for me and my unique hair.

 

[EllePixie]

I agree. What I observed in the other thread was curiosity....I didn't see any hint of jealousy or "hating", lol. She has a beautiful and unique hair type...what's not to be intrigued about? We observe everything about hair here lol.

I don't agree with the bolded 100% but let me not start anything in this thread!!

I do agree her hair is unique and beautiful.

 

[theAlist]

Pics from other thread

 

[McQuay30]

If she is a 4a/b, would she have shrinkage? It did not seem like she had shrinkage therefore I believe or feel she is somewhere in the 3 category.

 

[theAlist]

And I don't know what to to type it. But if I had to I would say like someone already stated she's either a kinky 2c or a straight 4a/b. I'm leaning more towards a 4 though. Either way it's very unique and beautiful.

 

[Vshanell]

I don't agree with the bolded 100% but let me not start anything in this thread!!

I do agree her hair is unique and beautiful.

It's ok, I know that there's plenty that won't agree with that because I saw so many posts saying that there was hating but I really didn't see it. Most people seemed totally in love lol.

 

[theAlist]

If she is a 4a/b, would she have shrinkage? It did not seem like she had shrinkage therefore I believe or feel she is somewhere in the 3 category.

But 3's have shrinkage as well and very curly hair. If she's not a 4 for shrinkage then she's not a 3 from Shrinkage either. If we go by that logic she's a kinky 1 or 2.

 

[theAlist]

I would also love to see her hair at the beginning. She's done nothing but braidouts and twist outs since the first day of her transition. That's years and years of stretching her hair. That could be the answer as to why she appears to not have much shrinkage.

 

[davisbr88]

hair isn't supposed to be typed on wet hair though...water weighs it down, in addition to the fact that she washes her stretched hair in braids/twists. her hair throughout the recent video is what people should type her by because its unmanipulated, product free, unstretched, and dry.

ITA.
And she said he hair dries super fast, which means she probably has porous hair. Porous hair gets soaked reallllly fast and water most definitely weighs it down.
Idk her hair type or even care anymore but it's not a true measure of hair type on wet hair if your hair is really porous.