New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

Here are the twists finally. I had to cut them bc they were waaaaay too long
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10 months posts!:grin::yay::superbanana::bouncy: Time flies! I can't believe it's been almost a year since I started transitioning. I wish I had made the decision to transition earlier, because I would probably have a BAA by now.:look: I don't plan to chop anytime soon.
 
Hey everyone!

I went to the salon yesterday and I thoroughly enjoyed someone else having to work with my hair while I sat back and relaxed! I have been maintaining 7 inches of length in the back with trims every 3 months, so last night I had my stylist cut off 2 inches.

The good news is that I now officially have more natural hair than relaxed (4.5 inches new of growth)...the bad news is that I have no idea what I am going to do with it after I wash it. I think I am going to try a braid-n-curl or get one of those phony natural textured buns.

HHG!
 
Alta Angel said:
Hey everyone!

I went to the salon yesterday and I thoroughly enjoyed someone else having to work with my hair while I sat back and relaxed! I have been maintaining 7 inches of length in the back with trims every 3 months, so last night I had my stylist cut off 2 inches.

The good news is that I now officially have more natural hair than relaxed (4.5 inches new of growth)...the bad news is that I have no idea what I am going to do with it after I wash it. I think I am going to try a braid-n-curl or get one of those phony natural textured buns.

HHG!
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Great job!!! @ the bolded --- I can't wait to report that to the group!
KUTGW! :grin:
 
Alta Angel said:
Hey everyone!

I went to the salon yesterday and I thoroughly enjoyed someone else having to work with my hair while I sat back and relaxed! I have been maintaining 7 inches of length in the back with trims every 3 months, so last night I had my stylist cut off 2 inches.

The good news is that I now officially have more natural hair than relaxed (4.5 inches new of growth)...the bad news is that I have no idea what I am going to do with it after I wash it. I think I am going to try a braid-n-curl or get one of those phony natural textured buns.

HHG!
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Nice! Congratulations. I have about 4 inches of relaxed hair now. I have about 4 more months until I can say I have 50/50 natural relaxed hair!
 
I'll be 72 weeks post tomorrow! I stopped counting my weeks a while ago, but I got curious. I can't believe it's been that long!
 
pulled the natural hair taught to check length. i put on a bra this time so i could see. for 23 months i got great growth! i am proud (the part i am pulling is ALL natural)

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NikkiGirl said:
I am a little ashamed to type this:

11 weeks post
Transitioning until whenever. LOL
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:lachen: at you saying you're ashamed.



I'm only 4 months post. I have been wearing a phony pony for the past couple days and just started co washing. So far so good. I'm starting to have alot of waves now, so I'm going to start looking into getting a curly one instead of the straight one I have now.
 
im tryna let these twists last 1-2 more weeks.. they don't look bad at all.. i wear one hairstyle o_0 but i miss my hair yet i don't want to do it loll

almost 8 months!
 
Black Hoya Chick said:
pulled the natural hair taught to check length. i put on a bra this time so i could see. for 23 months i got great growth! i am proud (the part i am pulling is ALL natural)

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You should be proud - that's some excellent growth! :yep:

NikkiGirl said:
I am a little ashamed to type this:

11 weeks post
Transitioning until whenever. LOL
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Why be ashamed? Keep on keeping on! :yep:

O/T: Is that illamasqua polish in your siggy? :sekret:

pookaloo83 said:
:lachen: at you saying you're ashamed.



I'm only 4 months post. I have been wearing a phony pony for the past couple days and just started co washing. So far so good. I'm starting to have alot of waves now, so I'm going to start looking into getting a curly one instead of the straight one I have now.
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Glad that's working out for you! :yep:
dorko said:
im tryna let these twists last 1-2 more weeks.. they don't look bad at all.. i wear one hairstyle o_0 but i miss my hair yet i don't want to do it loll

almost 8 months!
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Congrats on your progress! :yay:
 
Finishing up my overnight prepoo. Took out my cornrows last night after having them in for a month. Two things I've realized:

I have breakage along my front edges. :wallbash: I actually noticed a patch on the left side the other day. :ohwell: Gotta be better with moisturizing/sealing all of my hair evenly. Darn this dry winter air. :fistshake: I had even gone as far as whole head-baggying to avoid the drying the effects but the last week I went back to just baggying the ends. I'll change my braiding pattern by doing one braid across the front in addition to the cornrows I usually do going straight back. Hopefully this will reduce stress on the front of my hair.

I might have low-medium density hair. I actually realized this a few weeks ago. When I started my transition, I had memories of my thick childhood fro. Having been on LHCF and seeing all the beautiful heads here, I now realize that my hair was never incredibly thick (highly dense). I'll have to look at some pictures to confirm but I don't remember having "rudy huxtable" hair when I pressed it; the thickness was only apparent in its natural state. When I was a pre-teen/teen, I used to complain about the thickness not translating when it was pressed or permed. Granted, I had bad hair practices back then. I already know I have fine strands, which is why I've been hennaing. Now I'll definitely be stepping up my JBCO game. Gotta work with what I have.
 
andromeda said:
Finishing up my overnight prepoo. Took out my cornrows last night after having them in for a month. Two things I've realized:

I have breakage along my front edges. :wallbash: I actually noticed a patch on the left side the other day. :ohwell: Gotta be better with moisturizing/sealing all of my hair evenly. Darn this dry winter air. :fistshake: I had even gone as far as whole head-baggying to avoid the drying the effects but the last week I went back to just baggying the ends. I'll change my braiding pattern by doing one braid across the front in addition to the cornrows I usually do going straight back. Hopefully this will reduce stress on the front of my hair.

I might have low-medium density hair. I actually realized this a few weeks ago. When I started my transition, I had memories of my thick childhood fro. Having been on LHCF and seeing all the beautiful heads here, I now realize that my hair was never incredibly thick (highly dense). I'll have to look at some pictures to confirm but I don't remember having "rudy huxtable" hair when I pressed it; the thickness was only apparent in its natural state. When I was a pre-teen/teen, I used to complain about the thickness not translating when it was pressed or permed. Granted, I had bad hair practices back then. I already know I have fine strands, which is why I've been hennaing. Now I'll definitely be stepping up my JBCO game. Gotta work with what I have.
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This sounds like me. I do not have Rudy or Oprah hair at all. I wish I did. When my hair is straight it can start looking thin very easily.

I used to think I had thick hair back in the day bc people were always telling me I did. But I realize now, its just that in the town/neighborhood I grew up in, everyone else's hair was so tore up in comparison, mine seemed thick.

This is part of the reason I'm transitioning, I hated how thin my hair looked relaxed sometimes. The day after a relaxer, i used to want to go somewhere and hide out. Like seriously, I thought it looked so thin and ugly, I would not want to leave the house. And I would never schedule a touch up if I knew I had a event coming up bc i didn't want my hair looking all anorexic.

I'm 4b and I've noticed that alot of the 4b ladies on here (natural and relaxed) that have long hair have uber dense hair. It makes me wonder if its going to be harder for me to retain my hair bc it is not thick.
 
:yep: Yes!
Imani said:
This sounds like me. I do not have Rudy or Oprah hair at all. I wish I did. When my hair is straight it can start looking thin very easily.

I used to think I had thick hair back in the day bc people were always telling me I did. But I realize now, its just that in the town/neighborhood I grew up in, everyone else's hair was so tore up in comparison, mine seemed thick.

This is part of the reason I'm transitioning, I hated how thin my hair looked relaxed sometimes. The day after a relaxer, i used to want to go somewhere and hide out. Like seriously, I thought it looked so thin and ugly, I would not want to leave the house. And I would never schedule a touch up if I knew I had a event coming up bc i didn't want my hair looking all anorexic.
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Yep. For me, touch-ups were a crap shoot. I would sometimes have a helmet-hair look that wasn't at all flattering to my face. :nono:
I'm 4b and I've noticed that alot of the 4b ladies on here (natural and relaxed) that have long hair have uber dense hair. It makes me wonder if its going to be harder for me to retain my hair bc it is not thick.
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:yep: I've also noticed that a lot of the long-haired 4b naturals have coarse strands (often in addition to medium or high density). I think strand size also makes a world of difference in retention and apparent thickness (esp when straightened). There's actually a low-density support thread around here somewhere. I subscribed and have been keeping an eye on it.
 
Excuse the long rant.
Well I'm close to a year post.
Yesterday, I did a deep conditionning with ''Lekair Cholesterol'' for a couple of hours. then I washed with what's left of my Trememmé shampoo, put a mix of 'Tresemmé conditioner' and 'roux porosity control'. added a lil leave-in.
Now all hell broke loose when I wanted to put my hair in a bun, baggy the bun and put a california hump in front. well.... did not work. looked sloppy anyway I put it. My new growth is longer, stronger, more resilient...good thing I guess.

I made two pigtails in twists and called it a day. I might have to go to a braider. But it costs a lot for my budget.
Now I have a week (spring break) to figure out how to style my hair before going back to work. bantu knots out will be tested, trust me.
When I go through days like this, I just feel like cutting my relaxed ends (more than half my total length) go to the US and stack up on KCCC. But I'll see if I can wait another year.
I should be happy, my NG is growing and is healthy. oh well.

Thanks for letting me vent out.
 
I'm almost 7 months post! I'm struggling and would love to find some Fotkis from other 4a/4b girls who are or who have transitioned.

I've been steady wearing buns for most of my transition thus far but recognize that it's about time I tried some other styles. I think I'm waiting for the weather to get warmer because my hair does NOT love the Canadian cold :)
 
hair4romheaven said:
how are you ladies bunning at 6+ mnts post?
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I had to introduce gel into my life. My buns were just too sloppy without it
I do want to try bunning with just shea butter though after setting it with a scarf. I'll do it on an off day to see if it will last all day
 
wontonfm said:
I'm almost 7 months post! I'm struggling and would love to find some Fotkis from other 4a/4b girls who are or who have transitioned.

I've been steady wearing buns for most of my transition thus far but recognize that it's about time I tried some other styles. I think I'm waiting for the weather to get warmer because my hair does NOT love the Canadian cold :)
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Just off the top of my head I can think of mine (http://public.fotki.com/Ekaette/), mummysgirl, stephelise, platinum, Temilnd
I know I'm forgetting some people and some don't have fotkis.
I would go through from pg 1 of this thread and the 2009 one and go to profiles of members whose hair looks like yours. That's how I find fotkis of hair cousins
 
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