PPGbubbles
Well-Known Member
So I just finished an install and Im sooooo happy with the results I had to share 
and I have pics too!
Okay, so I am a DIYer. I have been doing my own weaves, braids, kinky twists etc for the last 10 years... I have gotten pretty good but there is ALWAYS room for improvement. being a DIYer is all about trial and error so I wanted to show my error and then my success to encourage fellow DIYers not to give up!!!
Now to the point! This is my second go round with the same batch of hair. I used sensational goddess remi 1b 12''... Great hair and all but a little to silky for my texture...me being a 4xyz"andre didnt inclulde me" I was having some issues with the blend on this bad boy. You can see my texture in my avatar.
The first time I installed this hair was the thurs before my fri Bday celebration in early November. I envisioned my hair down is loose curls but that Fri night but I justpined it to the side and added the accessory to distract people from the two textures I have definately seen worst but
I am my worst critic!... heres my look that fri.
My friends said it was fine but needless to say as soon as I got back home I used the same hair cut off the weft to put the perimeter in micros... ( I have a small head and bought 2 packs I didnt even use all of the first one so I had plenty to spare)
I only kept that in another 2 weeks, I was over it because it wasnt the look I was going for
. I removed it and chalked the hair up to a loss But I did keep the foundation in and re-installed a kinky weave.
Here is a pic of my last install looks like... I do em' the same every time. It blends so well... I use model model dreamweaver indian hair in "Indi Afro curl" 12" I use 1 pack
So you can see... I know how to do a dog gone weave.... just that hair threw me for a loop. Here is another straight weave I did with standard BSS yaki. I usually leave a lil texture in my hair and its not perfect but not as big of a contrast as seen in the Bday photo
Soooo fast forward to fri....My new Sedu arrived in the mail and I wanted to use it soooooo bad.... I mean it took prayer and holy water y'all to keep it off my tresses!!! But im in two proctective stylin challenges and I wanted to be good! but I swear that flat iron was talkin to me! It wanted to be usedoke: So I did some thinking :scratchch and came to the conclusion I can test the flatiron out on that crappy hair, so I washed and airdried the hair and attempted to try again...
This is why I had to share! I so SUPERCALAFRAGALISTICEXPIALADOCIOULSY excited that I managed to work out a blend!!! :Copy of 2cool: Whooo hooo! I actually think this is my best straigh install yet....Here comes the pic heavy part (dont say I didnt warn ya!)....sorry guys I dunno how to resize yet tho
*OH and fyi I finished at 3am and took the photos....So yes those are bags lol.... dont judge me lmao this is about the hair. I dunno how yall do the fancy face cover ups.
I am in the 2010 weave challenge and im happy I found the first style to kick it off!
IF SOMEONE COULD PM ME ON HOW TO RESIZE THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! I USE PHOTOBUCKET TO UPLOAD
At the request of a member I added pics of the leave out hair and how I blend at night. The photos can be found in post #36... I think its on page 4
and I have pics too! Okay, so I am a DIYer. I have been doing my own weaves, braids, kinky twists etc for the last 10 years... I have gotten pretty good but there is ALWAYS room for improvement. being a DIYer is all about trial and error so I wanted to show my error and then my success to encourage fellow DIYers not to give up!!!
Now to the point! This is my second go round with the same batch of hair. I used sensational goddess remi 1b 12''... Great hair and all but a little to silky for my texture...me being a 4xyz"andre didnt inclulde me" I was having some issues with the blend on this bad boy. You can see my texture in my avatar.
The first time I installed this hair was the thurs before my fri Bday celebration in early November. I envisioned my hair down is loose curls but that Fri night but I justpined it to the side and added the accessory to distract people from the two textures I have definately seen worst but
I am my worst critic!... heres my look that fri.
My friends said it was fine but needless to say as soon as I got back home I used the same hair cut off the weft to put the perimeter in micros... ( I have a small head and bought 2 packs I didnt even use all of the first one so I had plenty to spare)
I only kept that in another 2 weeks, I was over it because it wasnt the look I was going for
. I removed it and chalked the hair up to a loss But I did keep the foundation in and re-installed a kinky weave. Here is a pic of my last install looks like... I do em' the same every time. It blends so well... I use model model dreamweaver indian hair in "Indi Afro curl" 12" I use 1 pack
So you can see... I know how to do a dog gone weave.... just that hair threw me for a loop. Here is another straight weave I did with standard BSS yaki. I usually leave a lil texture in my hair and its not perfect but not as big of a contrast as seen in the Bday photo
Soooo fast forward to fri....My new Sedu arrived in the mail and I wanted to use it soooooo bad.... I mean it took prayer and holy water y'all to keep it off my tresses!!! But im in two proctective stylin challenges and I wanted to be good! but I swear that flat iron was talkin to me! It wanted to be used
oke: So I did some thinking :scratchch and came to the conclusion I can test the flatiron out on that crappy hair, so I washed and airdried the hair and attempted to try again... This is why I had to share! I so SUPERCALAFRAGALISTICEXPIALADOCIOULSY excited that I managed to work out a blend!!! :Copy of 2cool: Whooo hooo! I actually think this is my best straigh install yet....Here comes the pic heavy part (dont say I didnt warn ya!)....sorry guys I dunno how to resize yet tho
*OH and fyi I finished at 3am and took the photos....So yes those are bags lol.... dont judge me lmao this is about the hair. I dunno how yall do the fancy face cover ups.
I am in the 2010 weave challenge and im happy I found the first style to kick it off!
IF SOMEONE COULD PM ME ON HOW TO RESIZE THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! I USE PHOTOBUCKET TO UPLOAD
At the request of a member I added pics of the leave out hair and how I blend at night. The photos can be found in post #36... I think its on page 4
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even that lil side piece is mostly weave....I had to work some magic to thin and style with my scissor....I wanted to leave out a lil hair a possible.... but one day I hope to grow like this, thats why im in a million PS challenges for this year 
because my edges look smoother after I used the scarf overnight. 
