aloof one
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I'm tired of doing my hair. This happens to me every so often (typically in the winter) when its too cold to air dry and too dry and windy to even think about straightening every week. I know it will pass, but lately I have just felt like I spend more time on my hair than anything else.. I called a woman I found in the yellow pages in Bryan-College Station to do some micros, but I need advice before I go through with it. Does anyone know or recommend anyone in this area who does really good braids? The name of the salon is Absolute Images. The person who answered the phone sounded ghetto, so I'm not sure if that's a plus, but then he handed the phone to the braider, who was Nigerian. I remember the woman who did my micros when I was 15 was African and she did an excellent job, and the man told me this woman was outstanding and fast at it too, but I'm still nervous about some things:
- What should I do to take care of my braids?
- How long should I expect it to last (the braiding)?
- How long should I keep them in (what is the longest)?
- Should I use real hair or fake (and is fake a definite no-no)?
- The longest part of my hair is about an inch above APL, and almost all of it is past shoulder length, is microbraids at this length reasonable?
- How do I take care of braids (i.e. washing and conditioning, etc)
- How do I take care of my scalp (I don't remember if I itched when I had braids even though I had them for YEARS as a kid...)?
- I have been transitioning for 6 months (as of yesterday), is my hair in danger of breaking off if I have 3 inches of NG?