If It Ain't Broke...Don't Try to Freakin' Fix It!!!

[NYLegalNewbie]

Well, that's my philosophy from now on...

I was strongly considering self relaxing. It sounded like such a great idea - completely having the care of my hair in my hands.

BUT, when I practiced with conditioner, it was seriously frustrating. My mirror in my bathroom doesn't offer as good of a freakin' visual as I thought I did.

So, last night, I stopped and thought for a bit. Ever since I've been going to the stylist that I had been seeing (I've gone to her twice since late June), my hair has been really nice, healthy and thick. She listens to every request that I make without question - not trimming my hair, no super hot flat irons, etc etc. She even lets me bring in some of my own favorite products. The only thing I was concerned about was overlapping...and even so, now that I think about it, I don't think she really overlapped all that badly.

Given that I have this kind of stylist (which everyone admits is SOOO hard to find), AND given that my hair is so healthy, why the heck should I go trying to change things now?

LHCF is a great source of information, and a wonderful way to find out new things to try for your hair to get better results. But remember ladies, if something already works, STICK WITH IT!

 

[locabouthair]

You are lucky to have a stylist like that. I would stick with her I never thought in a million years I'd even think about self relaxing but ends are getting thinner and thinner from stylists who overlap too much. And my ends are red, which is not a good sign.

But I agree, if you find something that works stick with it!

Wait, I see your in NY, where's your stylist

 

[localhost]

ITA!! I've had to learn the hard way a few times...but at the end of the day, I had to find a niche and hold on to it like it's going out of style!

 

[gymfreak336]

You are lucky to have a stylist like that. I would stick with her I never thought in a million years I'd even think about self relaxing but ends are getting thinner and thinner from stylists who overlap too much. And my ends are red, which is not a good sign.

But I agree, if you find something that works stick with it!

Wait, I see your in NY, where's your stylist

I agree, you are really lucky and I think that is great!!

I ask around here to see who goes to who in my area, I think that is a great way to avoid total salon disasters. I plan on seeing a LHCF certified stylist in December. I think it is important that we give the good stylist our business. When I see someone with beautiful hair, I ask. I saw a girl at a party with long (2 inches past bsl) relaxed and color treated hair and it looked really good. Her ends didn't look chewed and from looking at her newgrowth, she seemed to be the same hair type as me. Needless to say I have her stylist number.

 

[ladylibra]

I plan on seeing a LHCF certified stylist in December.

do you mean they live up to our LHCF "hair care focused" standards?