Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[imaginary]

The ends of my hair are still so straight. Gotta prepare myself if there's heat damage. Honestly though, if the very tips stay straight and SSK-free

 

[nothidden]

I really don't like the vibe I get once they see me in person. I remember I went to this small salon after talking to them on the phone. They were really eager and called me several times after I had missed their call. Then wanted to interview me that day. Since I was all dolled up that day I decided to make the trip to see them. When I got there they smiled and looked at each other. He said I need someone for the weekend I will call you back. Never heard from them again.

Weird. Wonder what's up with that. But I would stalk the school job postings.

Do you have a portfolio of work done in school?

 

[nothidden]

I saw this young lady in dunkin donuts with waist length hair. I want that to be a goal of mine. If I can achieve waist length hair in 2 years, I'd be very happy with myself.

I would like to know if my hair would grow that long...then I'd cut it the heck off. Wash days would have me depressed. Shoulder blade length is more than enough for me.

 

[Saludable84]

Maybe one day I will be the Reneice of New York LOL I will keep on looking

New York???? Where?

 

[Napp]

New York???? Where?

Well I live in LI but I want something in queens. I'm thinking cambria heights, laurelton, st Albans area. Farthest I'll go is Jamaica. But there is a lot of competition there.

Weird. Wonder what's up with that. But I would stalk the school job postings.

Do you have a portfolio of work done in school?

I have an instagram and plenty of pictures. I just never put them up.

 

[Saludable84]

Well I live in LI but I want something in queens. I'm thinking cambria heights, laurelton, st Albans area. Farthest I'll go is Jamaica. But there is a lot of competition there.



I have an instagram and plenty of pictures. I just never put them up.

Your not even near the Whitestone. At buses go over the bridge. I know natural hair salons by me. One, I know she usually has students. The other, might just rent a chair and need a following. If you could rent a chair in an ethnic neighborhood, that might work. That may also be hard.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

In the middle of full wash day right now, so I have a lot of random hair thoughts at the moment.

1. I'm currently "plopping" for the first time. I think this technique is mis-named. "Plopping" sounds like a repetitive action.
   
2. DevaCurl Decadence One Condition has holy grail status. I didn't even realize it until today, and I've been using it for a couple of months or so.
   
3. I had a few really rough, high-up tangles. I was going to clip them, but hubby yelled, "Don't you clip those inches! I'll get those knots out." And he did! I don't know how he does it.
4. Giovanni products don't penetrate my hair. I wonder why?
5. Instead of LCO-ing, I'm LOC-ing. And I'm replacing my C with curl activator. We'll see how this goes.
6. I use one of two favorite DCs as my detangler. The other favorite DC I use as a cowash. I need an actual favorite DC.
7. Hubby listened to me explain how I want to give some money to PerfectBlends, and he gave me an extra buying pass. Yeah, boi!

 

[Nightingale]

My hair is blinging tonight. It took what felt like forever to color, wash, trim, and twist my hair but, it was well worth it.

 

[Napp]

Your not even near the Whitestone. At buses go over the bridge. I know natural hair salons by me. One, I know she usually has students. The other, might just rent a chair and need a following. If you could rent a chair in an ethnic neighborhood, that might work. That may also be hard.

I don't want to travel too far away since I don't have a car yet. I might be open to going farther if I had some wheels.

@Saludable84 you just have me an idea! Maybe I should try visiting a few natural hair salons

 

[KinksAndInk]

I twisted my hair and set the ends on perm rods last night but I haven't taken the twists down yet. All I really want to do is slap on a wig and carry on with life.

 

[Sharpened]

On Etsy, looking for headbands...
On eBay, looking for oil samples...
And me, dreading oily coilies for the next two months...

 

[nothidden]

I don't want to travel too far away since I don't have a car yet. I might be open to going farther if I had some wheels.

@Saludable84 you just have me an idea! Maybe I should try visiting a few natural hair salons

Oh wow, you haven't tried natural salons? Not sure why I assumed that's where you'd been applying.

Any particular reason why not?

 

[MileHighDiva]

@Napp, I thought you started at JCP Salon, already. Am I having false memories?

 

[Saludable84]

I don't want to travel too far away since I don't have a car yet. I might be open to going farther if I had some wheels.

@Saludable84 you just have me an idea! Maybe I should try visiting a few natural hair salons

It's only logical lol. No, seriously, try a few natural ones. You never know, it may work out better for you. Some of them allow you to rent a chair. A gamble but it can work in your favor. Anyone I've ever know to work in a salon rents a chair. I only ever knew one junior stylist (blk) in a white salon and she was just a wash and cutter.

 

[Napp]

Oh wow, you haven't tried natural salons? Not sure why I assumed that's where you'd been applying.

Any particular reason why not?

I have been applying to salons that are near by me and there aren't natural salons around where I live (ironically since I live in a predominately black area) but there are quite a few in Jamaica which is the farthest I'll travel at this point. Up until now I've been looking east and now I will be looking west too.

 

[Napp]

@Napp, I thought you started at JCP Salon, already. Am I having false memories?

Ughhh. I had an issue at JC Penney. I'll pm you

 

[Napp]

It's only logical lol. No, seriously, try a few natural ones. You never know, it may work out better for you. Some of them allow you to rent a chair. A gamble but it can work in your favor. Anyone I've ever know to work in a salon rents a chair. I only ever knew one junior stylist (blk) in a white salon and she was just a wash and cutter.

The salons I have been applying at do natural hair but only straightening and relaxers. I did not think to try a salon that actually does natural hair without heat or chems. But I am not the best braider and I know I need more skills before I go into a natural salon.

 

[KinksAndInk]

Someone stole the pick that I keep in my car. Had to be my mom or my brother. Now I have flat hair since I was rushing and couldn't pick my roots before I left for work. Wait til I see them later I hate flat hair

 

[MzSwift]

Going back to what works: cornrows under wigs and alternating with mini braids when I want to wear my hair out.

Both allow for daily rinsing or cleansing and low/no manipulation. WL, I'm coming back!

 

[overtherainbow]

Im soooo bored with my hair

I know I should be grateful for my length but I'm so over dealing with this much hair. I really want to grow it to BCL first before I cut it.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

After reading about which oils penetrate versus sit on top of the hair strand here at the Science-y Hair Blog http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/oils-which-ones-soak-in-vs-coat-hair.html, I invested in some jojoba oil for sealing.

I looooooooooooove it! It wooooooooooorks! My hair feels greaaaaaaaaaaat!

 

[nothidden]

The salons I have been applying at do natural hair but only straightening and relaxers. I did not think to try a salon that actually does natural hair without heat or chems. But I am not the best braider and I know I need more skills before I go into a natural salon.

Hey don't you sell yourself short DevaChan is a thriving natural hair business, and I doubt any of them can braid...at least not the stylists at the one I went to in Soho.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

The salons I have been applying at do natural hair but only straightening and relaxers. I did not think to try a salon that actually does natural hair without heat or chems. But I am not the best braider and I know I need more skills before I go into a natural salon.

@Napp, I just wanted to send wonderful and strong job-obtaining vibes your way. My old stylist used to work half the time in JC Penny's and half the time in someone else's personal salon. My old stylist has been doing hair for decades and could go no treat-right from JC Penny's. She COULD NOT STAND that JC Penny's salon, its "stank" policies (as she put it IIRC), and the folks working there. It might just be a blessing in DISGUISE that the JC Penny thing didn't go well at the moment. Perhaps that is making room for a much better situation. Maybe you are blessed that JC Penny's doesn't know who it let walk away.

While you are job searching and interviewing, can you get one of those natural hair mannequins on which to practice braiding? I bet your braiding skills are of the nature where they will improve REAL FAST with a moderate amount of practice.

I, on the other hand, need serious intervention in that department . . . but I digress . . .

If you want, I'll text my natural hair stylist (she's kind of "famous" as far as that goes) and see if she'll talk with you to give you pointers. She is the sweetest person on the planet!!! She takes time for people. She is now being courted to provide natural hair seminars. She's been doing this for a long while, and she started off -- of course -- just like you: at school with little experience. Now she's big time. I see this for you, totally. 100 % .

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

DIY Flaxseed gel styler:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Flaxseed-Hair-Gel-for-Curly-Frizzy-Hair/

 

[kanozas]

Kinda sad this morning. I had wanted to simplify my routine and I guess I can't. Now that I have a ****load of indigo, I dunno. Might sell it on Ebay. I just can't do it. Didn't want the red tones. Henna doesn't bother my hair, it's the indigo. Wonder if I can swap it tho, I'd feel bad people are using something they think is 100% natural and they have possibly mixed some iron ores in it. I just don't want the RED because my hair will turn red in a min. since I was a sandy-red as a kid. But I have to go back to the box/Sally dye.

1. Color Oops today for the final strip
2. Ash toned color afterwards to cut the brassiness

Sigh.... Well, at least it won't take HOURS to cover the front strip of greys. Think I'm going to amla that are anyway because it starts growing back in darkish.

Thanks to @Sharpened and some other ladies who caught my post and got me thinking.

 

[kanozas]

The salons I have been applying at do natural hair but only straightening and relaxers. I did not think to try a salon that actually does natural hair without heat or chems. But I am not the best braider and I know I need more skills before I go into a natural salon.

Breanna Rutter had videos and so does this World of Braiding lady in England. They do workshops here sometimes. Supposedly, you can get certified by the latter.

 

[Anaisin]

Fighting urge to buy...

 

[MileHighDiva]

Kinda sad this morning. I had wanted to simplify my routine and I guess I can't. Now that I have a ****load of indigo, I dunno. Might sell it on Ebay. I just can't do it. Didn't want the red tones. Henna doesn't bother my hair, it's the indigo. Wonder if I can swap it tho, I'd feel bad people are using something they think is 100% natural and they have possibly mixed some iron ores in it. I just don't want the RED because my hair will turn red in a min. since I was a sandy-red as a kid. But I have to go back to the box/Sally dye.

1. Color Oops today for the final strip
2. Ash toned color afterwards to cut the brassiness

Sigh.... Well, at least it won't take HOURS to cover the front strip of greys. Think I'm going to amla that are anyway because it starts growing back in darkish.

Thanks to @Sharpened and some other ladies who caught my post and got me thinking.

I can mail you some 100% indigo from Henna Sooq on Tuesday, if you need it. No charge.

 

[Napp]

@Napp, I just wanted to send wonderful and strong job-obtaining vibes your way. My old stylist used to work half the time in JC Penny's and half the time in someone else's personal salon. My old stylist has been doing hair for decades and could go no treat-right from JC Penny's. She COULD NOT STAND that JC Penny's salon, its "stank" policies (as she put it IIRC), and the folks working there. It might just be a blessing in DISGUISE that the JC Penny thing didn't go well at the moment. Perhaps that is making room for a much better situation. Maybe you are blessed that JC Penny's doesn't know who it let walk away.

While you are job searching and interviewing, can you get one of those natural hair mannequins on which to practice braiding? I bet your braiding skills are of the nature where they will improve REAL FAST with a moderate amount of practice.

I, on the other hand, need serious intervention in that department . . . but I digress . . .

If you want, I'll text my natural hair stylist (she's kind of "famous" as far as that goes) and see if she'll talk with you to give you pointers. She is the sweetest person on the planet!!! She takes time for people. She is now being courted to provide natural hair seminars. She's been doing this for a long while, and she started off -- of course -- just like you: at school with little experience. Now she's big time. I see this for you, totally. 100 % .

Thank you so much! I actually have an afro hair mannequin but I havent practiced braiding in a while. I think I'll do a set of basic cornrows every day to help better my skills. The pointers would be very helpful to me.

 

[kanozas]

I can mail you some 100% indigo from Henna Sooq on Tuesday, if you need it. No charge.

Aw, thank you but I'm just going the dye route and pass. Maybe someone else needs it on here? Ladies??? Thank you for offering.