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BOO-YOW!!!!!! I am now 6 mos into my transition. I have pretty much new growth, maybe after another 6 mos i will do the Big C. But I am hoping to be able to cope without chopping, but the 2 textures is getting me some crazy. Does anyone know of a salon in houston that caters to natural or transitioning hair?
 
MummysGirl said:
I'm right behind you (32.5 weeks post)... KUTGW :-)
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:sweet: Good luck to u!!!
Chameleonchick said:
Suhweet! I just hit 35 weeks today! HHG!
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That is great! How long are u transitioning?

Hysi said:
BOO-YOW!!!!!! I am now 6 mos into my transition. I have pretty much new growth, maybe after another 6 mos i will do the Big C. But I am hoping to be able to cope without chopping, but the 2 textures is getting me some crazy. Does anyone know of a salon in houston that caters to natural or transitioning hair?
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This made me think of the movie BAPS for some reason!:lachen:
 
MummysGirl said:
Same here, initial goal is 1 year but I'd love to go longer :-)
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We can make it if we keep our goal in our mind. I got a little distracted with all the bcs that were going on so I trimmed 1 to 2 inches and put kinky twists in. That should keep me going for a while. My last trim/cut was in march.
 
:yep: December's just round the corner. I'll be keeping track of yours and SouthernBeauty's transition progress.
You are exactly 2 weeks ahead of me.

I dusted my ends earlier in the year but I haven't trimmed (i.e. up to an inch) yet. I plan to do so in December if I decide to continue transitioning.
Chameleonchick said:
We can make it if we keep our goal in our mind. I got a little distracted with all the bcs that were going on so I trimmed 1 to 2 inches and put kinky twists in. That should keep me going for a while. My last trim/cut was in march.
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MummysGirl said:
:yep: December's just round the corner. I'll be keeping track of yours and SouthernBeauty's transition progress.
You are exactly 2 weeks ahead of me.

I dusted my ends earlier in the year but I haven't trimmed (i.e. up to an inch) yet. I plan to do so in December if I decide to continue transitioning.
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It is..... the closer it gets the more excited I am! :bouncegre I haven't trimmed yet b/c I am afraid that I will do something stupid.... like the bc.
 
Congrats on all the milestones! Stay encouraged ladies! I MAY be re-opening my Fotki, I still havemt decided. Haven't really been taking pics either because there are only so many buns and twistouts one can look at :laugh:

Anyway, let's keep it going! I know it gets frustrating but on those days, just throw your hair in a messy bun w/a cute headband and call it a day!
 
I don't think transitioning will be that difficult for me because I am used to looking a hot mess with my hair :lachen:. Seriously though each stretch has gotten easier and I learn more & more about my hair. Of course I'm od'ing on transitioning & natural stuff (joining boards, stalking fotkis, subscribing to you tube channels, looking at books to purchase). That's just me though--go hard or go home. Shoot I'm even thinking of buying a shirt and I won't even be fully natural til probably 2011 :look:.
 
Shay72 said:
I don't think transitioning will be that difficult for me because I am used to looking a hot mess with my hair :lachen:. Seriously though each stretch has gotten easier and I learn more & more about my hair. Of course I'm od'ing on transitioning & natural stuff (joining boards, stalking fotkis, subscribing to you tube channels, looking at books to purchase). That's just me though--go hard or go home. Shoot I'm even thinking of buying a shirt and I won't even be fully natural til probably 2011 :look:.
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Eisani said:
^^ Only Shay :laugh:
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Shay isn't the only one. I've been doing that too.:sekret: I'm so excited about going natural. I wish I could have thought to do more research last year. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten discouraged and continued relaxing.:sad: I agree with Shay, I think it's going to be much easier this time.:yep:
 
I'm still going strong 44 weeks, still bunning/pony twist out have not turn out yet. I've trim twice so far and my ends are stringy but Oct will be a year since I'm working on length no more trimming.
 
for some reason i have been shampooing at every wash. maybe i should start cowashing again and see if my hair does a turn around.​
 
it's so dead in here. 9 months and 2 weeks and counting. I am REALLY getting the itch to relax. please pray to the hair gods that I stay strong. I am tired of the poofy look. Was going for 2 years but i will reassess in december...
 
ZeeOl'Lady said:
it's so dead in here.
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There are a bunch of us new transitioners.

Anyone with tips for really resistant edges. QP Mango butter is laughed @ by my hair maybe I should try it with water spritzed hair. My edges don't curl up or anything they just look like frizzy hair and for some reason I have a hard time smoothing them. I am reading through this thread but it is taking me a while so any tips to help me get my frizzpoof into a decent pony would be greatly appreciated.
 
kayex said:
There are a bunch of us new transitioners.

Anyone with tips for really resistant edges. QP Mango butter is laughed @ by my hair maybe I should try it with water spritzed hair. My edges don't curl up or anything they just look like frizzy hair and for some reason I have a hard time smoothing them. I am reading through this thread but it is taking me a while so any tips to help me get my frizzpoof into a decent pony would be greatly appreciated.
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I don't know how far you are but in the beginning of my transistion Water wax by Redken would work perfectly. Its like a pomade you only need a little bit.
 
kayex said:
There are a bunch of us new transitioners.

Anyone with tips for really resistant edges. QP Mango butter is laughed @ by my hair maybe I should try it with water spritzed hair. My edges don't curl up or anything they just look like frizzy hair and for some reason I have a hard time smoothing them. I am reading through this thread but it is taking me a while so any tips to help me get my frizzpoof into a decent pony would be greatly appreciated.
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I only try to lay the natural down if it is wet. So, after a cowash and detangle in the direction of the ponytail... I apply VO5, coconut oil and a small amount of aloe vera gel, go over with a soft boar bristle, pony and cover with a satin scarf for a little bit...then rock it. If it isn't a cowash day I just dampen and continue as descriped.
 
Welcome all new transitioners :-)

If I need my edges to lay flat, I lay them down with a scarf especially when my hair is damp (leave in + moisturiser applied). Also, I use head bands and scarves to laydown my new growth (see middle siggy picture).

kayex said:
There are a bunch of us new transitioners.

Anyone with tips for really resistant edges. QP Mango butter is laughed @ by my hair maybe I should try it with water spritzed hair. My edges don't curl up or anything they just look like frizzy hair and for some reason I have a hard time smoothing them. I am reading through this thread but it is taking me a while so any tips to help me get my frizzpoof into a decent pony would be greatly appreciated.
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You are sooo far into transition!!! You can do it :yep:

How long is your hair? Mine's between SL and APL and I use a scarf or headband to reduce the poofy look from the front.
I also recently tried braiding my hair with no extensions (see siggy pic on the right) and I'm so glad I tried it out. I had them in for 2 weeks and cowashed a total of 4-5 times. I redid the edges during the 1st weekend.
My plan is to leave my hair out for 2 weeks and do the braids again for 2 weeks. Definitely going to make my transition easier.

ZeeOl'Lady said:
it's so dead in here. 9 months and 2 weeks and counting. I am REALLY getting the itch to relax. please pray to the hair gods that I stay strong. I am tired of the poofy look. Was going for 2 years but i will reassess in december...
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Thanks for the tips going to dampen these edges and put some moisturizer on and tie on my headband while I go do my 5 mile walk. When I get in I will check them out and see how they act.
 
Why does it feel like I have been transitioning for a long time? The longer I transition the more unsure I am about chopping my hair. I am really gaining length.
 
Checking in: It's been a few months and I'm back in extensions. It's getting more and more obvious that my hair is not the same texture as my extensions, though. When I first got them, they were a perfect match for my 4b relaxed hair. Now, my roots are one thing and rest...is different, haha. Anyway, I can already tell that my natural hair is stronger. I'm so happy about that. I relaxed my hair bone-straight for many years. Overprocessing was a perpetual way of life for me because my hair was so resistant to relaxing. If I ever go back to relaxers, at least I will know better than to do that again.

All that said, I am not really sure I look good rocking a fro. Is that a bad thing to say? I guess I'm just nervous about it all...seeing I haven't rocked a fro since I was a toddler, lol.

I wonder if I should buy some curlier hair for my next install so my hair will blend better...

Anyway, how is everyone doing? :)
 
diva24 said:
Why does it feel like I have been transitioning for a long time? The longer I transition the more unsure I am about chopping my hair. I am really gaining length.
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When I straightened in June and saw how long my hair had gotten I had doubts too. If I'd resisted the urge to chop, I could've made BSL by this fall. Ultimately though, my desire to see my nature hair won over and I know that with everything I learned the length will be back in no time. :yep:
 
I'm mostly a lurker but I wanted share my progress!!:grin:


As of this week I am exactly 17 months post relaxer. I haven't had a trim since December of 08 and that was only an inch. I haven't seen my hair since June 15, 2009 and that was only to wash and do an Aphogee treatment. I am in dire need of some new hairstyles. But if I don't keep my hair in protective styles it will give me the urge to cut it. At the moment I don't want to cut it at all period end of story.

Maybe in February, when I am 24 months I'll cut some more off. It has to be a gradual thing for me because I went to so many stylist in the past that were scissor happy and I am ecstatic with the length that I have now.

My ultimate transition goal is 3 years. The crazy thing about my transition is that I only had a relaxer for 19 months in my entire life and it did so much damage that it is taking me 3 years to repair:ohwell:
 
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