Naturally Flexible Support Thread

[TraciChanel]

Cattypus1 She rarely allows me time to straighten, so when I finished she was in awe. She kept asking me was it really long so i took the pictures. The happiness in her face said it all. It felt so good to see her so proud.

You did a great job. She is absolutely adorable.

 

[havilland]

You did a great job. She is absolutely adorable.

I agree! She is a cutie pie and her hair is beautiful. Sooooo nice to see these young women taking care of their hair at such a young age. Her face is full of pride. It's a beautiful thing to see.

 

[MileHighDiva]

EnExitStageLeft your niece and her hair are

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[havilland]

EnExitStageLeft your niece and her hair are

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You ain't neva lied^^^^^

 

[havilland]

i have been wearing my hair straight for 3 weeks and loving it. now that it isn't humid, it's a nice break. waking up with hair that is not "crazy" and "runaway" for lack of a better way of saying it is NICE!

Rae81 and anyone else who would like to view....

Here are some pics on how I trim my own hair. i do not have layers so it's easy for me to trim my hair this way. also my hair is longer than apl so it's easy to pull over my shoulder and trim. since my hair grows in a V shape, this method pretty much maintains that shape and i prefer my lil V to stay.

 

[havilland]

i have been in hair heaven lately....my hair is so shiny and strong and soft.....i am i am so happy i went natural.

(remind me i said that this summer when i look like a chia pet)

 

[EnExitStageLeft]

You did a great job. She is absolutely adorable.

I agree! She is a cutie pie and her hair is beautiful. Sooooo nice to see these young women taking care of their hair at such a young age. Her face is full of pride. It's a beautiful thing to see.

@EnExitStageLeft your niece and her hair are

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

You ain't neva lied^^^^^

@havilland, @TraciChanel and @MileHighDiva

I showed her your post and she smiled so hard that her face was about to break. She told me to tell you THANK YOU! Also, I showed her @havilland, @DoDo's, @MileHighDiva's and @Saludable84's hair. I had to pick the poor childs jaw up She was so amazed.

 

[blue_flower]

I'm going to assume that my hair has grown an inch since I had it cut two months ago. Getting highlights this week. Will post pics.

 

[hnntrr]

Wonder if my loosening curl pattern is due to the denman* not enough elasticity or just that my hair is now NL and it hangs more when wet. Shrinkage isn't a problem cause it only shrinks to about 60/70% its actual length, but now a lot of the curls in the back and around my crown are really loose. Did a protein treatment and nadda. Gonna go protein conditioners for the next few days to see if that helps...if not that may just be my hair coin whatever its doin. Cause it is NOT grownin up and out anymore. its like. growing sideways

 

[z3000zee]

Wonder if my loosening curl pattern is due to the denman* not enough elasticity or just that my hair is now NL and it hangs more when wet. Shrinkage isn't a problem cause it only shrinks to about 60/70% its actual length, but now a lot of the curls in the back and around my crown are really loose. Did a protein treatment and nadda. Gonna go protein conditioners for the next few days to see if that helps...if not that may just be my hair coin whatever its doin. Cause it is NOT grownin up and out anymore. its like. growing sideways

Your hair is probably doing what it is doing? My hair is looser at the nape. If you have been using the denman on your entire head, I don't see how why this area would react differently the rest of your head.

 

[Rae81]

I have to stop expecting my braid outs to look like it did when I was relaxed. I thought since I was natural my braid outs would keep the curl better but it doesn't. It looks good when I leave but by the time I get to work it's a poof ball imo. But then everybody at work says how good it looks

 

[havilland]

I have to stop expecting my braid outs to look like it did when I was relaxed. I thought since I was natural my braid outs would keep the curl better but it doesn't. It looks good when I leave but by the time I get to work it's a poof ball imo. But then everybody at work says how good it looks

i love when my hair looks like a cotton ball and i'm ready to kill it.....meanwhile people are like "OMG>>>>>you look so cute"

 

[Rae81]

Also my hair is so dry, no matter what I do it's dry. The only time it didn't feel dry was when I straightened it.

 

[Napp]

I have to stop expecting my braid outs to look like it did when I was relaxed. I thought since I was natural my braid outs would keep the curl better but it doesn't. It looks good when I leave but by the time I get to work it's a poof ball imo. But then everybody at work says how good it looks

Rae81 try using a little setting lotion to help the braid outs last a bit longer

 

[veesweets]

Here's where I'm at lengthwise at 14 months post. Goal for 2014: full healthy APL.
I figured out the bare basics of my new regimen. Styling is still.. a work in progress I would like to figure that out before I start flat ironing. I'm preferring braid outs and puffs over twist outs right now.

 

[Rae81]

I'm going to straighten my hair this weekend and get the rest of the damage end cut off. It may put me back to sl or a little bit pass it but that's my.fault because I didn't keep up with my trims. So I'm hoping that will reduce my bushy ends and the tangling issues I have at my ends. I was going to gradually cut them because of my shrinkage and I wanted to make sure I could put in a bun, but I'm ready to let them go...I think lol

 

[Rae81]

OMG!!! I washed my hair last night and put it in about 8-10 individual braids and planned to pull it back into a bun this morning. I took my braids out and had the best braid out ever since going natural. I love it . My hair is so soft, it does not look dry and crispy, it has a shine to it. Im so happy . So yesterday I used Aveeno nourish + moisture conditioner for my leave-in and I think that made all the difference. My hair looks exactly how i thought my braidouts should look being natural. Me and my hair are friends again lol.

 

[havilland]

OMG!!! I washed my hair last night and put it in about 8-10 individual braids and planned to pull it back into a bun this morning. I took my braids out and had the best braid out ever since going natural. I love it . My hair is so soft, it does not look dry and crispy, it has a shine to it. Im so happy . So yesterday I used Aveeno nourish + moisture conditioner for my leave-in and I think that made all the difference. My hair looks exactly how i thought my braidouts should look being natural. Me and my hair are friends again lol.

i am sooooooooooooooo glad to hear this. cus i feel your pain in every post! yay for a good hair day!!!

 

[hnntrr]

Bought some aloe vera gel tonight from whole foods. Just a small bottle. Going to see how it helps with the moisturizer that I have. Debating washing my hair tonight and doing a heatless blow out just to see how it looks. Worst case scenario is putting it under a hat.

 

[havilland]

me and almighty Isis are rocking the ponytail again after almost 6 weeks of straight hair....i have to say i missed her. and she is curling up right nicely after a trim.

 

[MileHighDiva]

havilland, Isis looks beautiful and healthy! Did you ever test out your edge stick? If so, please provide a review.

 

[havilland]

havilland, Isis looks beautiful and healthy! Did you ever test out your edge stick? If so, please provide a review.

thanks, Chica!


yes.... i LOVE MY EDGESTICK! it reminds me of an old school pressing comb...the little tiny one my mom used to use on my edges when i was a little girl. it is only good for edges and root touch ups. you can not flat iron your whole head with it. it works great though. i put a little pressing oil on my edges only. i was careful not to get it on the rest of my hair, but i find the mineral oil is great for repelling moisture and reversion. my edges were smooth and felt like freshly permed hair. i like the heat control. i like that i didn't burn myself. i like that it got precisely close to my scalp without burning me at all. way more precision than with a pressing comb. i didn't want to purchase it because of the price, but after a year of trying everything to achieve the look i want when my hair is flat ironed, i caved and bought it. it is worth EVERY PENNY! i def recommend it!

 

[blue_flower]

Here's a link to the pics I took after I went to the salon and had my highlights done:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=576111&page=2

I'm probably going to wash it on Wednesday. I don't like wearing my hair straight all the time because then I have to worry about it getting frizzy. I'm looking forward to seeing what my highlights look like after I wash my hair and do a braid out. Next spring I will get a couple blonde highlights.

 

[havilland]

blue_flower you make me want highlights.....your hair is beautiful!

 

[havilland]

my first wash n go that looked decent!@!!!!!!!!!

me sooooo happy!!!!!


this is on deep conditioned hair that i let dry in a pony tail, then i took it down and moisturized and shaped it.

first wash n go i felt like i could leave the house with in 6 years! ever since i went from bonelax to texlax to transitioning....i have not been able to achieve anything that looked reasonable from a WNG.

trimming those last ends off really made a difference but i am still glad i kept my length and did a long term transition.

 

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havilland

Your curls are so pretty!

 

[havilland]

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Thanks Chica! I see you leading the charge over on the long term transition thread! you go Ma! i'm so proud...

 

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havilland

Chile the blind can't lead the blind We all over there confused and trying to make do.

 

[Rae81]

Another successful braid out. This is going to be my go to style for the winter.

 

[havilland]

@havilland

Chile the blind can't lead the blind We all over there confused and trying to make do.

Girl, you cray cray!

Another successful braid out. This is going to be my go to style for the winter.

love good hair day!!!!