Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

I went back to my edge control from eden's bodywork. only thing from them that i like lol. it gives a pretty good hold on blow dried hair, adds shine, doesn't harden or leave flakes or get greasy. i tried to switch to the elasta qp edge control, that thing is almost useless on my hair. the last straw was when it melted in my hair and oil was dripping down.
 
trueheartofgold said:
Anything over $100 for a haircut to me is expensive. But it is NYC so it's expected. I know Deva Senior Stylists are more expensive than the other stylists. I also know that they are skilled at what they do and "you get what you pay for" so the end result looks good. Do they shampoo your hair? I don't cowash so that's why I'm asking.
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They use their products which is a cowash type of product.
If you are interested, I recommend you look for their Instagrams to see their work. Contact them from there. That is what I did.

I won't let anyone else color my hair now. Cut.... I'm open to another senior stylist cutting.......
 
All4Tris said:
This is week 3 of being natural and the struggle is real. I don't know this hair and it doesn't know me.
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Give it time. You will get the hang of it. It took me about nine months of trial and error before I felt comfortable styling my natural hair and I had no hair doing experience. Natural, permed or otherwise. What are you having issues with? What have you tried so far? How do you want to wear your hair ultimately?
 
Coilystep said:
Give it time. You will get the hang of it. It took me about nine months of trial and error before I felt comfortable styling my natural hair and I had no hair doing experience. Natural, permed or otherwise. What are you having issues with? What have you tried so far? How do you want to wear your hair ultimately?
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Thanks for the encouragement.

The trial and error part is frustrating because it's not just the styles, it's the products too and I'm trying not to become a product junkie. I've had success with flat twist outs (My third flat twist out was perfect) and I've been wearing a puff the last 3 days... it's not my favorite style but, it's easy.

I've tried finger coils, a rod set and a braid out... all fails. I will try the braid out again because it would have been ok with the right product combo and time to dry.

I'm pretty good with doing hair so, I know I'll eventually get it. Hopefully, I'll still have some hair left considering all the manipulation (this is part of the reason why I've been in a puff the last 3 days).
 
@All4Tris I'm sure you'll get it. I still can't do a braid out or twist out. The next time you try finger coils do very small sections that way you don't have to uncoil them. They use to be my go to style I got the best results with any gel, but cream works as well.
Working in sections helped me immensely even when my hair was shorter. Sections and shingling are my main rule for success.
 
Coilystep said:
@All4Tris I'm sure you'll get it. I still can't do a braid out or twist out. The next time you try finger coils do very small sections that way you don't have to uncoil them. They use to be my go to style I got the best results with any gel, but cream works as well.
Working in sections helped me immensely even when my hair was shorter. Sections and shingling are my main rule for success.
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Thanks for the tip on finger coils... the disaster happened when I attempted to uncoil them and I had somewhere to go that day!
 
All4Tris said:
Thanks for the tip on finger coils... the disaster happened when I attempted to uncoil them and I had somewhere to go that day!
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That's what I figured. Just coil pieces as small as you want your end result to be. It would take me about 45 minutes to do when my hair was shorter. When it started to take an hour and a half to do I stopped wearing them. I miss wearing them. This is how they looked IMG_3550.JPG
 
trueheartofgold said:
Anything over $100 for a haircut to me is expensive. But it is NYC so it's expected. I know Deva Senior Stylists are more expensive than the other stylists. I also know that they are skilled at what they do and "you get what you pay for" so the end result looks good. Do they shampoo your hair? I don't cowash so that's why I'm asking.
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I believe they also use olaplex with dye jobs. Unfortunately, from people I know, they are worth the money.
 
Does anybody's head get itch when they eat anything remotely spicy? I had a tiny bit of hot sauce on my eggs and I darn near beat my head like a drum. This sucks:look:
 
I've been being consistent with my nightly pin curls. I will apply some coconut oil to my scalp tomorrow and continue. No appointment until the 2nd.

OAN: I am definitely going to protective style all summer. Crochet first then probably a sew in bob. I have had some bundles of hair for a while now that I still have not done anything with. I want to color them and install.
 
Well, I won't be using Cantu Shea Butter repairing leave-in conditioner anymore. The last time I bought a jar of it was maybe a year ago and I just ran out of it. When I went to go pick up another jar from Target today I noticed that isopropyl alcohol was kind of high on the ingredient list. I didn't see isopropyl alcohol on the ingredient list at all on the older jar, so I guess they changed the formula. I picked up some Almond Jai twisting butter instead.
 
Noelle01 said:
Well, I won't be using Cantu Shea Butter repairing leave-in conditioner anymore. The last time I bought a jar of it was maybe a year ago and I just ran out of it. When I went to go pick up another jar from Target today I noticed that isopropyl alcohol was kind of high on the ingredient list. I didn't see isopropyl alcohol on the ingredient list at all on the older jar, so I guess they changed the formula. I picked up some Almond Jai twisting butter instead.
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I love the Almond Jai and its smells delicious. Seems like so many lines are constantly changing their ingredients to cut costs for themselves but not for their consumer or in the bet interest of the consumer or product they are selling. SMH.
 
I bought a couple new wigs since I decided to protective style long term this year. I am loving not having to get up and do my hair in the mornings. I will wash and deep condition weekly when I go to work at the salon and keep my hair in two braids underneath my wigs. I was able to retain length before in the past with this method. School, work, and business doesn't leave a lot of time for me to do my hair these days.
 
Miss Kane said:
I bought a couple new wigs since I decided to protective style long term this year. I am loving not having to get up and do my hair in the mornings. I will wash and deep condition weekly when I go to work at the salon and keep my hair in two braids underneath my wigs. I was able to retain length before in the past with this method. School, work, and business doesn't leave a lot of time for me to do my hair these days.
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I told myself I would protective style this year also. Long term for the summer, April to October. I will do a combination of crochet twists and braids and sew ins.
 
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