Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[GGsKin]

My hair is the same color, I hate it in the winter but once summer comes with the highlights, it's ok... unless of course I'm trynna match it to fake hair, then we got problems.

I wanted to wear my real hair out this summer but the way this length is set up ... Ionno.

I was in the dusty brown brigade. This is a real problem for me, even before the henna. Can't find a match for nuthin.

 

[Royalq]

So my sister in law cornrowed my hair so i can wear a wig. I didnt think she could do it with how ratchet my hair is. But she was able to. To my surprise i have a very nice shaped head lol. So i put the wig on and did a little tweaking and it looks so cute! This is my first time trying a wig. Ill do this for a month because i need a break from my hair. Heck, i might redo my cornrows every month and wear wigs. Im already shopping for another more everyday wig and some more dramatic ones.

 

[rileypak]

@YvetteWithJoy

The TGIN leave in is really nice but if it's still in the rounded bottle, be prepared for a fight getting it out when you get close to the half of it done (if you continue to use it). I like that leave in and had to let it go because of the packaging because I refuse to fight my hair products to get out of bottles.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

@YvetteWithJoy

The TGIN leave in is really nice but if it's still in the rounded bottle, be prepared for a fight getting it out when you get close to the half of it done (if you continue to use it). I like that leave in and had to let it go because of the packaging because I refuse to fight my hair products to get out of bottles.

@rileypak, oooooo, thanks for the info. I'm excited about the possible effectiveness of it even more now. at having to fight one's hair product!!! Oh-oh, noooo!

It's funny: The owner/creator is an old college mate. I feel like I should have tried something from this line before! I went into Target to smell the leave-in. Yum! That's one win over Oyin HD.

I feel silly, but I emailed Oyin to see if I could order an unscented version of the HD. It's a crime to have ID'ed a HG natural hair moisturizer that you can't repurchase due to an added and nonessential fragrance. A crime, I tell ya! I'd invest $179 in Oyin TODAY if it would get them to scent the Dew like Jakeala's marshmallow conditioner bar. I'd start a funding campaign for that. Totally serious.

 

[curlyTisME]

Hair is feeling good and is flowing nicely. My scalp is a bit itchy but I will solve that with some peppermint and eucalyptus.

 

[**SaSSy**]

I'm experiencing problems with keeping my long straight silky/yaki synthetic wigs (over 12 inches) last for daily use. The weather is very inconsistent here in NYC, which affects the way the wig look over time. I get really bad ratty ends and it tangles so badly. I've been using Aussie instant freeze hairstyle to help control the fly away and frizz, but I think that's causing it to tangle more, which ultimately decreases the life and overall look of the wig.

I have wore Outre natural yaki 18 daily for the past week and a half, and already I've had to co-wash/fabric softener wash it twice, and cut some of the ends a few times and the wig sheds every time I brush it.

What advice can anyone give?

 

[HappyMadison]

I just sheared all my hair off again. Last time I did it was when my aunt past away and my boyfriend went back to Iran in 2015.

My grandfather past away and I did it again. I am okay with it because I relaxed my hair last November and felt like it was a big mistake, but I don't want this to become "a habit." Everyone someone dies I am big chopping

 

[HaveSomeWine]

Does anyone just randomly open up their conditioners/hair products and smell them from time to time? I do this. I am so weird. Darn. I haven't slept yet and I have to get up and wash my hair to go out in 12 minutes.

 

[sharifeh]

Makes sense and thanks! It is a virgin application. I'll wait until Wednesday or Thursday.

are you doing it yourself?

 

[TwoSnapsUp]

are you doing it yourself?

No. I've self relaxed in the past and it was a disaster.

Also, I couldn't wait until tomorrow so I got it done today at the salon. I didn't experience any burning of my scalp at all. I did put some grapeseed oil to my scalp before I left.

 

[Sharpened]

Saw Miss Jessie's in Kroger. Who is going to pay $18-21.95 for that stuff, given the fact that no one knows the stuff is there. How do they decide what products to sell? It still looks as random as 2010, when I started to see grocery and drug stores carry black vendors' products.

 

[faithVA]

Yes they are. My wet hair is MBL. My dry hair is trying to be MBL.

Still waiting to claim it though

Is your straightened hair the same as your dry hair?

 

[faithVA]

I was in the dusty brown brigade. This is a real problem for me, even before the henna. Can't find a match for nuthin.

I got this dusty stuff as well. And now it's even worse with the gray hair. The gray just makes it look even dustier.

 

[PJaye]

Does anyone just randomly open up their conditioners/hair products and smell them from time to time? I do this. I am so weird. Darn. I haven't slept yet and I have to get up and wash my hair to go out in 12 minutes.

Yes, and it's not weird, so sayeth the Queen.

 

[sarumoki]

I'm experiencing problems with keeping my long straight silky/yaki synthetic wigs (over 12 inches) last for daily use. The weather is very inconsistent here in NYC, which affects the way the wig look over time. I get really bad ratty ends and it tangles so badly. I've been using Aussie instant freeze hairstyle to help control the fly away and frizz, but I think that's causing it to tangle more, which ultimately decreases the life and overall look of the wig.

I have wore Outre natural yaki 18 daily for the past week and a half, and already I've had to co-wash/fabric softener wash it twice, and cut some of the ends a few times and the wig sheds every time I brush it.

What advice can anyone give?

How long have you been wearing it? Synthetic wigs only last 4 weeks max with daily wear. Or you might be using too much product. Or it might just be that particular wig.

 

[Anaisin]

Does anyone just randomly open up their conditioners/hair products and smell them from time to time? I do this. I am so weird. Darn. I haven't slept yet and I have to get up and wash my hair to go out in 12 minutes.

I do this all the time

 

[Saludable84]

Is your straightened hair the same as your dry hair?

I haven't straightened my hair since 12/2015. I usually pull in the shower. Only then, is it true MBL. Once it's twisted and dry, it's about an inch past BSL.

 

[faithVA]

I haven't straightened my hair since 12/2015. I usually pull in the shower. Only then, is it true MBL. Once it's twisted and dry, it's about an inch past BSL.

I respect that that. Measuring your hair dry will just not give you an indication of your hairs length. Your wet hair is going to be closer to your true length which is your straightened length. Your dry unstraightened length is the shortest of them all. And the longer your hair the bigger the difference can be between dry hair and straightened hair.

Ladies are hip length straightened and WL when their hair is just dry. That's why I don't think checking the hair wet is a waste even though it won't be as long as someone's straightened hair.

 

[OhTall1]

I want to try the DevaCurl Buildup Buster when it releases

Have you tried it yet?

 

[Saludable84]

I respect that that. Measuring your hair dry will just not give you an indication of your hairs length. Your wet hair is going to be closer to your true length which is your straightened length. Your dry unstraightened length is the shortest of them all. And the longer your hair the bigger the difference can be between dry hair and straightened hair.

Ladies are hip length straightened and WL when their hair is just dry. That's why I don't think checking the hair wet is a waste even though it won't be as long as someone's straightened hair.

I totally agree.

 

[**SaSSy**]

How long have you been wearing it? Synthetic wigs only last 4 weeks max with daily wear. Or you might be using too much product. Or it might just be that particular wig.

Today makes 10 days straight. I'm going to buy another one since I like the style, but now I know it's not going to last long

 

[sarumoki]

Today makes 10 days straight. I'm going to buy another one since I like the style, but now I know it's not going to last long

It might just be that wig. Ten days is a little soon to have needed to cut/wash it multple times.

 

[Cattypus1]

I was in the dusty brown brigade. This is a real problem for me, even before the henna. Can't find a match for nuthin.

Wait until you start to gray...dusty red-brown, checking in! That color is one of the reasons I don't even try to cover the gray.

 

[faithVA]

Wait until you start to gray...dusty red-brown, checking in! That color is one of the reasons I don't even try to cover the gray.

Do we have a dusty brown hair support group? I need therapy.

 

[carolb21]

LOL.......

 

[imaginary]

Do we have a dusty brown hair support group? I need therapy.

Dusty brown "member" here (even though I henna ). So it's more a dusty reddish-brown tbh. Disrespectful.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Cheleigh @sunkissedbronze @TrulyBlessed

 

[MileHighDiva]

I had a hairgasm this weekend at an open house, upon entering the laundry room.

 

[vanray]

Calculus class has me ready to rip my hair out

 

[HaveSomeWine]

Oddly, the Kanechom Acai Mask provided slip and easy detangling for my hair when I used it yesterday despite my not leaving it in for nearly as long as the first time.