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Anyone else EXTREMELY BORED with their hair? How do you overcome this? Transitioning hasn't been difficult, just boring. I need a spark in my hairlife, but I don't want to cut or color.
 
sipp100 said:
Anyone else EXTREMELY BORED with their hair? How do you overcome this? Transitioning hasn't been difficult, just boring. I need a spark in my hairlife, but I don't want to cut or color.
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How do you feel about wigs or half wigs??? It will change your look immediately to whatever you wanna look like from conservative to spicy, lol. Also you can think about braids, twists, or weave. HTH
 
sipp100 said:
Anyone else EXTREMELY BORED with their hair? How do you overcome this? Transitioning hasn't been difficult, just boring. I need a spark in my hairlife, but I don't want to cut or color.
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Wig or weave? Or a style you wouldn't normally do (rod set, braidout, something like that)
 
Neek-a-Nator said:
How do you feel about wigs or half wigs??? It will change your look immediately to whatever you wanna look like from conservative to spicy, lol. Also you can think about braids, twists, or weave. HTH
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Thanks Neek! Well, I guess that's my problem - I can't stand braids, twists or anything that doesn't allow me to cowash and comb through my hair every couple days. Wigs? I have a couple short ones, but I don't wear them. I'm a SAHM and I also homeschool my kids, so I rarely go anywhere other than the library and grocery store. I wear my hair like this around the house, and then I throw it in a pony or bun when I go out of the house. I know it looks silly, but I've retained at least 3 inches in the 4 months since I've been taking care of my hair, so I guess I should stop complaining.
 

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I just noticed the ring of dark hair around the crown. We vacationed in Vegas and Florida a couple months ago and my hair got sun-bleached! The dark ring is the growth after I got back - cool.
 
MummysGirl said:
Hair funk? You? :eek: We have to sort this out asap!

I DC on dry hair but I usually cowash after... On the days I shampoo wash, I prepoo with oils, shampoo wash and then DC... I don't dry DC, then shampoo. HTH.

Thanks Steph. I do the back first... this is a picture of me 3/4s of the way done:


I washed and DC'd in 6 braids and airdried in 5 ponytails (The braid at the back as one ponytail). I took down each ponytail and completely braided that section.

These seemed to take forever :pullhair: I usually do them in 3 hours but these are the smallest I've ever done them... At least 4 hours.
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Do you ever have issue with the braids becoming undone? I'd like to try this style to give my hair a break(especially in the winter), but I'm afraid the braids won't stay in. I'm getting tired of braiding my hair every night for braidouts. It's too much manipulation.
 
sipp100 said:
Thanks Neek! Well, I guess that's my problem - I can't stand braids, twists or anything that doesn't allow me to cowash and comb through my hair every couple days. Wigs? I have a couple short ones, but I don't wear them. I'm a SAHM and I also homeschool my kids, so I rarely go anywhere other than the library and grocery store. I wear my hair like this around the house, and then I throw it in a pony or bun when I go out of the house. I know it looks silly, but I've retained at least 3 inches in the 4 months since I've been taking care of my hair, so I guess I should stop complaining.
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Your lifestyle is even better for half wigs, stay like that in the ouse then throw on a fly wig to go out. Check out my half wig Tammy in my album, it's big hair so you can throw ALOT of hair under that thing and still have it look good. Congrats on the hair growth thats fantastic. KUTGW
 
Flat twists maybe? I think they are cute... you can even wear them out the house and when you want to have big curly hair, take them out.
Or half wigs as other ladies have suggested.
sipp100 said:
Thanks Neek! Well, I guess that's my problem - I can't stand braids, twists or anything that doesn't allow me to cowash and comb through my hair every couple days. Wigs? I have a couple short ones, but I don't wear them. I'm a SAHM and I also homeschool my kids, so I rarely go anywhere other than the library and grocery store. I wear my hair like this around the house, and then I throw it in a pony or bun when I go out of the house. I know it looks silly, but I've retained at least 3 inches in the 4 months since I've been taking care of my hair, so I guess I should stop complaining.
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I might have one or two start to come undone and I redo them but as a whole, they stay put. I cowash them at least 2ce a week.

I think you should try them out :yep:

chelleyrock said:
Do you ever have issue with the braids becoming undone? I'd like to try this style to give my hair a break(especially in the winter), but I'm afraid the braids won't stay in. I'm getting tired of braiding my hair every night for braidouts. It's too much manipulation.
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Thanks ladies! Do any of you feel self-conscious wearing wigs? I do, that's why I never wear mine. I bought them cuz I was feeling like cutting my hair super-short, but I knew I didn't want to do that. When I wear a wig, I feel like everyone is staring at me! I'm sure no one's paying any attention to my head, but I feel nervous - is it on straight? Is there hair sticking out? Do I look crazy?, etc, etc.
 
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sipp100 said:
Thanks ladies! Do any of you feel self-concious wearing wigs? I do, that's why I never wear mine. I bought them cuz I was feeling like cutting my hair super-short, but I knew I didn't want to do that. When I wear a wig, I feel like everyone is staring at me! I'm sure no one's paying any attention to my head, but I feel nervous - is it on straight? Is there hair sticking out? Do I look crazy?, etc, etc.
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That's me. No matter what wig I try on in the store, it looks funny on me. I don't think I have the head/face shape to wear most wigs. The same applies to certain hats as well.
 
Do you think it's just psychological chelleyrock, or maybe we really don't have the face/head shape for wigs? I go back and forth. People who don't know me think my wigs look nice, but my family says they like my own hair alot better. I think they're just anti-wigs in general. My mother wore a horrible, matted, dirty (add every other disgusting adjective) wig for DECADES - that's probably another reason why I'm nervous about them. Then, when she was 60, she started rocking her own hair and it looks great - go figure.
 
Neek-a-Nator said:
Your lifestyle is even better for half wigs, stay like that in the ouse then throw on a fly wig to go out. Check out my half wig Tammy in my album, it's big hair so you can throw ALOT of hair under that thing and still have it look good. Congrats on the hair growth thats fantastic. KUTGW
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Tammy's CUTE! Looks just like a braid-out. I don't have "slickable hair", at least I don't think so, so what would I do with the leave-out hair in the front? Do you think a HW would look good without the hair slicked back? TIA
 
sipp100 said:
Do you think it's just psychological chelleyrock, or maybe we really don't have the face/head shape for wigs? I go back and forth. People who don't know me think my wigs look nice, but my family says they like my own hair alot better. I think they're just anti-wigs in general. My mother wore a horrible, matted, dirty (add every other disgusting adjective) wig for DECADES - that's probably another reason why I'm nervous about them. Then, when she was 60, she started rocking her own hair and it looks great - go figure.
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It don't think it's psychological for me. I think the problem is choosing the right wig. For me, I have a high forehead (it takes one hand to cover it) and an oblong face shape. I think I need more practice or just bring a trusted friend with me before purchasing.

I think family may be against wigs because it's not what they're used to seeing you with.
 
chelleyrock said:
That's me. No matter what wig I try on in the store, it looks funny on me. I don't think I have the head/face shape to wear most wigs. The same applies to certain hats as well.
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sipp100 said:
Thanks ladies! Do any of you feel self-conscious wearing wigs? I do, that's why I never wear mine. I bought them cuz I was feeling like cutting my hair super-short, but I knew I didn't want to do that. When I wear a wig, I feel like everyone is staring at me! I'm sure no one's paying any attention to my head, but I feel nervous - is it on straight? Is there hair sticking out? Do I look crazy?, etc, etc.
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sipp100 said:
Thanks Neek! Well, I guess that's my problem - I can't stand braids, twists or anything that doesn't allow me to cowash and comb through my hair every couple days. Wigs? I have a couple short ones, but I don't wear them. I'm a SAHM and I also homeschool my kids, so I rarely go anywhere other than the library and grocery store. I wear my hair like this around the house, and then I throw it in a pony or bun when I go out of the house. I know it looks silly, but I've retained at least 3 inches in the 4 months since I've been taking care of my hair, so I guess I should stop complaining.
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Sipp, I feel you on the wigs can't do. I brought the fake pony to add to my hair at the beginning of my transition not me. Anyone want them let me know. I've had my hair cornrowed several times in my lifetime a waste of money, it make me itch and my hair frizz too much. So I just been sticking with bun/pony for my transition. Once you find something stick with it and save money:lachen: I wasted $120 on cornrows last year let them stay in a week:wallbash:
 
ltown said:
Sipp, I feel you on the wigs can't do. I brought the fake pony to add to my hair at the beginning of my transition not me. Anyone want them let me know. I've had my hair cornrowed several times in my lifetime a waste of money, it make me itch and my hair frizz too much. So I just been sticking with bun/pony for my transition. Once you find something stick with it and save money:lachen: I wasted $120 on cornrows last year let them stay in a week:wallbash:
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ltown, No thanks on the phony-ponies! I'm sure I'd be too scared that one of my kids might tug on it and pull it off in public. lol. I had my niece cornrow my hair a few years ago and she got mad when I took them out a couple days later - I had to comb my hair.
 
Checking in!

I'm still transitioning with weaves.

I'm not sure how far into it I am but if I had to guess I'd say 9 months.
I went from relaxed to texturized to natural.

U can get an idea from my siggy.
 
ltown said:
Sipp, I feel you on the wigs can't do. I brought the fake pony to add to my hair at the beginning of my transition not me. Anyone want them let me know. I've had my hair cornrowed several times in my lifetime a waste of money, it make me itch and my hair frizz too much. So I just been sticking with bun/pony for my transition. Once you find something stick with it and save money:lachen: I wasted $120 on cornrows last year let them stay in a week:wallbash:
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ITA about the wigs too. I just can't see myself getting into them. Not that I ever really tried one on to see. It's just that I'm just not interested. Wigs or weaves for me just don't turn me on. But that's just me. Braids I wouldn't mind so much, but they scare me. Tried getting them when I was relaxed and had a nightmare taking them out. Of course this was all before LHCF. I'm sure if I tried again, I would have better results. But I'm still weary and shellshocked I guess.
 
so far, 2 months post...I said I would never do it, but I think I can...

I plan to long-term transition (maybe 2 years), so I'm keeping an eye on the transitioning without BC thread...
 
Tentatively new transitioner here- last relaxer was 10/29/09, so I'm about 10 weeks post lol. Laughing because I'm not sure I'm committed to being natural this year yet. :perplexed
My hair thrives in its natural state best so I'd like to go back to that (was natural 2000-2005) but my fingers are itching to relax now- plan to wear weaves all this year to keep it away!
Need weaves/braids/wigs (and lots of gel for down-times- like now) to get me through! Planning to install weave by January 15th.
 
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