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[Nonie]

SweetNic, why don't I remember you BCing? I hardly recognized you. You looked HAWT w/o hair. Please shave again.

J/K you've always been a beauty which is how I recognized the profile pic--suddenly this beauty looked familiar and I scrolled up to see who the poster is.

But w/o hair, dayummmmmmm, your looks stand the hayle OUUUUUT!

 

[SweetNic_JA]

SweetNic, why don't I remember you BCing? I hardly recognized you. You looked HAWT w/o hair. Please shave again.

J/K you've always been a beauty which is how I recognized the profile pic--suddenly this beauty looked familiar and I scrolled up to see who the poster is.

But w/o hair, dayummmmmmm, you looks stand the hayle OUUUUUT!

Thanks Nonie! I prefer it short - it's so much easier. I just wished my FH was on the same page. I may cut again in a few years -- or months. hehehe

 

[Chameleonchick]

Off Topic but I justed wanted to say you're incredibly beautiful and your natural hair suits you wonderfully.
Carry on =)

*goes back to admiring pictures*

Thank you Cosmic!

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

NICE BLOG...click to Read stolen from Boujoichic


Im currently doing some research on hair typing because I had previously gotten so much mixed information. I knew that it should be much simpler than some make it seem. I have since searched around the hair boards and the internet and found some information that made typing easy. First off I found that hair typing Andre's system is based purely on curl size it does not take into account texture, density, or porosity. I also have found some curl size comparisons that make finding your type easy.
3A are very large curls like sidewalk chalk. 3B would be like chalk (regular chalkboard chalk) to sharpie marker sized.
3C curls tend to be pencil size (or a little larger) to drinking straw sized.
4A would be around chopstick to coffee stirrer size (can also show as tight S shaped waves).
4B coils are very small and will not clump without product or manipulation in most cases Can look like cloud of little pin spring coils.
Also typing is best done dry hair with no product no manipulation with wet hair the curls are looser and stretched out by the water.
I will be adding to this as I find more information

 

[Imani]

NICE BLOG...click to Read stolen from Boujoichic


Im currently doing some research on hair typing because I had previously gotten so much mixed information. I knew that it should be much simpler than some make it seem. I have since searched around the hair boards and the internet and found some information that made typing easy. First off I found that hair typing Andre's system is based purely on curl size it does not take into account texture, density, or porosity. I also have found some curl size comparisons that make finding your type easy.
3A are very large curls like sidewalk chalk. 3B would be like chalk (regular chalkboard chalk) to sharpie marker sized.
3C curls tend to be pencil size (or a little larger) to drinking straw sized.
4A would be around chopstick to coffee stirrer size (can also show as tight S shaped waves).
4B coils are very small and will not clump without product or manipulation in most cases Can look like cloud of little pin spring coils.
Also typing is best done dry hair with no product no manipulation with wet hair the curls are looser and stretched out by the water.
I will be adding to this as I find more information

See, all my texture shots, my hair is soaking wet. I am too scared to let it dry and be all tangled. maybe one day.

 

[br0wney3z]

Oh I love this thread!!!

 

[yaya24]

BC June 2009

July 2010 (after taking out month old cornrows)

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

so freakin beautiful yaya!!!
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MORE PICS PLEASE​

 

[Nonie]

^^I totally agree!

OT, @tHeHaIRLaB, I'm missed you for some reason. And no, I refuse to type a mixture of cases today. (You younguns will drive me to an early grave.)

ETA: I see it fixed it for me.
For the record, LHCF did that^^ case mix. I didn't.

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

mixed case posts rock!!!!

I missed u most nonie bear!

god bless ladies

 

[pookaloo83]

BC June 2009

July 2010 (after taking out month old cornrows)

Great progress! What's your regimen girl!

 

[miss cosmic]

bump! i'm transitioning, but i'm soooo happy i found this thread....

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

PLEASE LEAVE PICS IN ONLY ONE THREAD​

3A or 3A/3B HAIR TYPING THREAD

3B ONLY HAIR TYPING THREAD

3B/3C MIXED HAIR TYPING THREAD

3C ONLY HAIR TYPING THREAD

3C/4A MIXED HAIR TYPING THREAD

4A ONLY HAIR TYPING THREAD

4A/4B MIXED HAIR TYPING THREAD

4B ONLY HAIR TYPING THREAD

4C/4Cnapp HAIR TYPING THREAD

 

[tina33]

So.....

I have a couple of pictures from before I experimented with henna (which actually straightened my natural hair and caused some breakage for me.)

But, this was my twist out. It did really well in the Miami weather.

 

[Nonie]

Tina33, I love your hair!!!

 

[Carisa]

I am loving this thread!!! Very pretty hair ladies! I wanna see more

 

[Foxglove]

Some more pics

 

[Nonie]

Foxglove!!! Be still my heart! Gorgeous. Love that thick mane of lusciousness!

 

[Foxglove]

Foxglove!!! Be still my heart! Gorgeous. Love that thick mane of lusciousness!

Thanks Nonie!

 

[bride91501]

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Shrinkage is a mutha!

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DEC 2010- Mostly Shrunken

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DEC 2010 Slightly Stretched

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[Nonie]

@bride91501 Your hair is thick! What do you use to stretch it?

You are brave to work out with your hair loose. I'd be all dreading having to deal with it later.

 

[bride91501]

@bride91501 Your hair is thick! What do you use to stretch it?

You are brave to work out with your hair loose. I'd be all dreading having to deal with it later.

Thank God for LHCF lol.....calling my hair "thick" a year ago would have made me run straight to Mr "Bantu" for a touch up . I now consider it a compliment

I don't normally wear my hair out, especially to the gym, but I'd just taken out my PS cornrows and was already running late to kickboxing, so into a puff it went.

I'm experimenting with stretching now, so mainly I just braid it while it's wet to stretch it Stretching via braids only takes my shrinkage from about 80% to about 40%, so I'm looking into other options. Banding is next on my list to try out.

 

[wednesday]

I think i'm a mix of 4b 4c. The last pic is a twist out...i don't like it

 

[Nonie]

^^ To me you're 100% 4B. How long did you have the twists in for?

 

[tina33]

Thanks Nonie.

 

[bride91501]

@ Wednesday- your hair is beautiful.

And I know this is somewhat controversial, but the 4c category does not exist. You're definitely a 4b, with cloud-like gorgeous hair that just sort of halos lol. My hair, which is 4b, would look exactly like yours if it was fluffed out a bit.

 

[wednesday]

^^ To me you're 100% 4B. How long did you have the twists in for?

2/3 days. My twist out always look kinda funky It actually feels kinda good to have someone confirm my "hair type", its a little confusing. Sometimes i really feel like i have such a strange head of hair.lol It's almost like none of the products other 4b folk recommend work so i put myself with the 4cs

 

[Foxglove]

@bride91501 Your hair is thick! What do you use to stretch it?

You are brave to work out with your hair loose. I'd be all dreading having to deal with it later.

I braid or twist it up every night. It keeps the tangling at bay

 

[mostamaziing]

iwas told im 4a/b someone feel free to correct mee

 

[Nonie]

2/3 days. My twist out always look kinda funky It actually feels kinda good to have someone confirm my "hair type", its a little confusing. Sometimes i really feel like i have such a strange head of hair.lol It's almost like none of the products other 4b folk recommend work so i put myself with the 4cs

I don't think there's really a regimen for a type. There are many of us whose hair doesn't like a lot of products that other 4B's hair likes, so no need to make up a category for po' li'l got-no-family-lonely you.

@Mostamazing, you probably are 4a/b. I don't really know much about 4a/b. Your hair looks stretched too so that does make it hard to say. More photos showing your hair unmanipulated, bare, after a wash would help.