Hip Length 2011!! Let's do this!!

Mz.MoMo5235 said:
lol i think it happens every summer and every winter.

in the summer people wear their hair down more causing more damage, noticing little imperfections and the heat on top of things lol.

then come winter people start to get worried that they're not going to make they're goal and start chopping or they've met their goal and want blunt ends.

its a never ending cycle lol
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LOL so very true!! I'm feeling the blunt ends itch too!
 
Traycee said:
Hey Girl.. I missed you guys..The kids are out of school so I have more time to hang out on my favorite hair sites
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Hmph! The kids are out of school so I have LESS time to hang out on my favorite hair sites.
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a_ caribbean_dream said:
LOL so very true!! I'm feeling the blunt ends itch too!
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I'm looking forward to trimming my ends in the next couple days. I did a small trim a month or so ago but, only spot trimming to make sure my hair didn't split where I ripped my braids apart. Now I want "fresh ends" all over. Is that making me want to cut? Hayl to the nizzaw. But, the whole the whole "fresh ends" things gets addictive for me. And I know I'll start trimming monthly throughout the summer in the name of "fresh ends". Is that terrible?
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Hayl to the nizzaw. :lol:
 
FoxxyLocs said:
I sprayed it on my wet hair before I rolled it. I didn't use a lot.
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@ FoxxyLocs That is probably why it didn't come out right. Next time just apply a leave-in and nothing else. Oh and I make sure my hair is very wet while I'm rollersetting. Apply the heat protectant after your rollerset hair is completely dry.


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I thought the heat protectant was to protect your hair before you used heat? I'm not using any other heat after I dry. I'm confused. Maybe I should have read the instructions first.
 
Hello :wave:

Ladies I need to lose some weight, I am so ready. I worked out and my hair looks like (WTF) LOL
I am tired of moping and whining; time for ACTION.

I might just get an unexpected growth spurt since I don't in the summer. :)
 
Janet' I am I am I am and I am not even upset.
I am excited, My hair though felt real rough or should I say RUFF RUFF when I washed it today. I think it was due to my sweating :grin: HOllah :woohoo:
 
Janet' said:
@JJamiah...maybe some deep conditioning in order...I'm so excited for your exercise routine!!!! Go You!!!
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Janet' I am sitting with DC that I have had on for about 3 hours LOL
When I say RUFF it was like :look: tough meat.

:grin: I am I am I am SOOOOO excited. EVEN THOUGH Zumba gets me winded. I collect myself and back up I go. LOL

Dont' LAUGH I check in with My Wii Fit. LOL No lying to that darn Scale it will tell you how it is. LOL

Thanks Janet your always so supportive. You are Such a great person!
 
Ugh. It took all yesterday to get my hair done. I didn't finish flat ironing until after midnight. What the?! I put it in a bun and fell asleep. Now I have a faux bun ontop since I had to take my daughter to the airport this morning. About to trim a bit and then take pics. My hair was pretty oily from the heat protectant. I have no flat ironing skills. Hoping the oilyness is gone. Hot date tonight! :grin:
 
Yeah. My hair's a wrap. :ohwell: Way too oily. Sooooo.... obviously I don't know how to flat iron with heat protectant. I used CHI and also argan oil (thinking argan oil adds shine without weighing the hair down) :nono:.

I added both to my hair before airdrying and then added more during flat ironing. Somebody he'p a sista out and tell me HOW to flat iron with heat protectant so that the hair isn't all oily. I'm not happy that I spent all that time and now it's all greasy-looking.
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NJoy
Nice update Your hairs longer I see HL in the near future
Maybe try much less than you think you need and dont use oil before wait until after and use a tiny bit of oil on the ends
I don't use heat protectants cause it weighs my hair down and I love the big bouncy hair look.
 
Lucia said:
@NJoy
Nice update Your hairs longer I see HL in the near future
Maybe try much less than you think you need and dont use oil before wait until after and use a tiny bit of oil on the ends
I don't use heat protectants cause it weighs my hair down and I love the big bouncy hair look.
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Yeah, I like big bouncy curls. I'm back in a bun for now. Hoping my Caruso rollers will redeem my hair and give me big bouncy curls tonight. I have friends in town and want my hair to be fab. But for the record, my makeup is flawless!!! :grin:
 
NJoy use one or the other not both. I HAD (I was about to say I have super thick natural hair but I forgot I relaxed :lol:) super thick natural hair and all my stylist used was a pea sized amount of CHI slk and i got super sleek weightless hair with every press. If anything add more after ur done flat ironing because you can see what you're working with and get the shine you want.

Your hair is in great condition and you rarely flat iron, so to go overboard with trying to protect your hair with all the oils and serums is uneccesary :yep:
 
BillsBackerz67 said:
@NJoy use one or the other not both. I HAD (I was about to say I have super thick natural hair but I forgot I relaxed :lol:) super thick natural hair and all my stylist used was a pea sized amount of CHI slk and i got super sleek weightless hair with every press. If anything add more after ur done flat ironing because you can see what you're working with and get the shine you want.

Your hair is in great condition and you rarely flat iron, so to go overboard with trying to protect your hair with all the oils and serums is uneccesary :yep:
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Makes sense. Thanks, girl!
 
NJoy if the oilness doesnt calm down and you feel like trying something new, give Oscar Blondi Dry shampoo a try. Its sold at Ulta and Sephora. This product was one of the reasons why I was able to extend my presses. My hair was an oil slick by week 3, so I always used the dry shampoo if I had an event to go to but wasnt ready to schedule a salon visit. it always looked like I had a fresh press because it soaked up all the oils, gave volume, and gave great shine.
 
Goodbye HL. Hello again WSL! I cut back from 32-28". I'm thinking I may be back at HL by the end of December or the beginning of January.
I used argan oil and Ion heat protectant. My ends feel so good, I'll be roller setting full time again and wearing my hair out more often, it's time to give airdrying in buns/twist a rest.
ETA: I used the Jilbere 2-1/2" flat iron only needed 1 pass. I'm 14 weeks post too and trying to figure out if I want to start texlaxing by adding Argan oil to my Vitale Life & Body and letting it process 1/2 the time. Decisions, decisions ..
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JJamiah good luck on getting fit! I know it can get hard sometimes to just get up and do it. I struggle with that from time to time.

NJoy your hair is growing great. I feel you on the greasy issue. If I put anything on my hair after washing, it's a small bit of chi silk infusion. I put a little oil on my ends every other day since I have kinda light(weightless) hair.

shopaholic looking good. Now I don't feel so bad for cutting my hair back to waist the first time I reached hip last year lol.

I think I have made the decision to stop at HL and start maintaining the length so my ends can thicken up. I wonder how long that would take. Hopefully It will be a bit fuller by December. I am so excited that I am finally at a point where I can start thickening up my ends. I did my first micromini trim two weeks ago. I'm kind of worried that I might have reached terminal length. I have no reason for this thought, my hair is growing well. It's just hard to believe I guess. Trying to stay positive. After my ends reach my desired fullness I may grow to tbl. But I'm trying to focus on one goal at a time.
 
Currently frustrated because the weather has been so humid of late and I straighten and my hair will puff up so soon. My 2 Sedu irons are BOTH broken so I had to ask my mom to send me my CHI from back home and I don't like how it works plus it kind of snags my hair as most flat irons do except the Sedu. I just ordered the Hana Elite iron but I don't have high hopes. I also tried a Rusk plus a Cortex iron in the past week and they were both a fail because they were not smooth enough :(. I guess I should just be doing braidouts. I did one last week and kept it for 2 days till I flat ironed again lol.

Anyway, I'm very frustrated because I feel I've done some unnecessary heat torment to my poor hair trying to touch up the puffiness from the humidity and I don't want it to harm my retention :(. Luckily I bought a HUGE bottle of Joico Moisture Recovery and my hair LOVES that stuff. I decided it's time to dig into my pockets again for my hair and stop using cheap stuff for a while since I have a goal again now...
 
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