missty1029
New Member
Hello and good night everyone!!! My name is Michelle and I am so glad I found you guys!!!!!! My hair has been how can I say my friend and my enemy for most of my life!!!
Just a little bit of history, my mother is Italian and my father is black but I only grew up with my mom. She had no clue whats so ever what to do with my hair. To add to that, I grew up in a large latin community so Ii tried to do what my friends were doing and lets just say it didnt work. One day I told my dad on our weekend visit , daddy I want the wet look like my friends. And yall know what they wet look is in the 80's in a black salon.
Yes ladies a jerri curl. And worse who knew how to take care of that!!!!!
Well over the years my texture has changed to where I am not sure what it is. Im hoping you guys can check out my pics and help me. Im thinking its in the 3 family. I have the hair that I put a relaxer in and it just tames the thickness really but it remains curly. But it will set or blow out straight. and I usually only relax every 4-6 months depending how broke I am.
But now I am here because I have length which shrinks so much!! And I have thickness but its so dry with no shine and when I make it to a stylist I usually have to chop my ends because they are horrible. It was so bad once I flat ironed my hair and my ends refused I am mean refused to get straight. It was bad.
My routine, I wash usually with Pantene because I love the scent. The moisturizing line. then I put some infusion 23 in as a comb could not see me with out it. and then some frizz serum. Sometimes some grease or gel to slick back. Oh and you want to talk about low manipulation. I sometimes go three weeks without combing my hair. I slick it back in a half bun and call it a day.
So I am hoping you guys can lead my to a path of healthy hair!!!! And thank you so much because seeing you guys dispels the myth that woman cant or wont help each other to be beautiful.
The first picture is right after i washed it and the second is with nothing on it and air dryed after a day out.
Just a little bit of history, my mother is Italian and my father is black but I only grew up with my mom. She had no clue whats so ever what to do with my hair. To add to that, I grew up in a large latin community so Ii tried to do what my friends were doing and lets just say it didnt work. One day I told my dad on our weekend visit , daddy I want the wet look like my friends. And yall know what they wet look is in the 80's in a black salon.
Yes ladies a jerri curl. And worse who knew how to take care of that!!!!!
Well over the years my texture has changed to where I am not sure what it is. Im hoping you guys can check out my pics and help me. Im thinking its in the 3 family. I have the hair that I put a relaxer in and it just tames the thickness really but it remains curly. But it will set or blow out straight. and I usually only relax every 4-6 months depending how broke I am.
But now I am here because I have length which shrinks so much!! And I have thickness but its so dry with no shine and when I make it to a stylist I usually have to chop my ends because they are horrible. It was so bad once I flat ironed my hair and my ends refused I am mean refused to get straight. It was bad.
My routine, I wash usually with Pantene because I love the scent. The moisturizing line. then I put some infusion 23 in as a comb could not see me with out it. and then some frizz serum. Sometimes some grease or gel to slick back. Oh and you want to talk about low manipulation. I sometimes go three weeks without combing my hair. I slick it back in a half bun and call it a day.
So I am hoping you guys can lead my to a path of healthy hair!!!! And thank you so much because seeing you guys dispels the myth that woman cant or wont help each other to be beautiful.
The first picture is right after i washed it and the second is with nothing on it and air dryed after a day out.
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