Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Reflecting on moisturizing I stopped after hearing a hairstylist say leave ins are waste of money as your putting product on dirty hair. I’m just like in the last week use a mist on my hair between wash days and can feel my hair soften up esp being 13 weeks post. I regret stopping and maybe why breakage was so much.
 
LushLox said:
I love air drying! :love: My hair feels 83749 times better when I air dry compared to when I use a blow dryer. The texture, touch, softness, aesthetics everything is just better when I air dry; even my styling isn't too bad as I do manage to get my ends quite smooth. I feel that I'm probably in a minority in this though, because it seems like there has been a major shift towards heat drying/styling in recent years. It's understandable though, folks have to do what works for them. I am a big advocate of that as opposed to just following the crowd.

I think I'll do a personal 3 month challenge to air dry only, which works out okay as that's when I'll be doing my next trim and I generally use heat to trim.
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What products do you think are helping with your air drying success?
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
It's my birthday :bdance::pepper::poledancer:

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WHOHOOO!!! I hope you have a great birthday weekend coming up!!
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secretdiamond said:
What products do you think are helping with your air drying success?
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I think it's more the technique because it doesn't matter what product I use really. I use a spray leave in on damp (not soaking wet) hair then apply a cream and oil at around 70/80% dry. One of the differences is when I clarify. I can't clarify every wash but when I do it takes a great air drying result to a superb result.

Lately I've been using a touch of oil on my scalp (not a lot). I'm using a Mane choice one, which really seems to enhance the result; softens the roots up so much. I don't even tend to use a scarf anymore to smooth out the front of my hair as I don't always need to. Once my hair is like 80% dry I'll just add in my flexi rods, but before doing that I will ensure that I've pressed a decent amount onto my ends then all of my hair will dry and set smoothly.
 
I overslept yesterday and missed my salon appointment. Now I have to shampoo, condition and detangle this mane myself. I’m using Purador dht blocking shampoo for the first time. I’ll follow up with Moroccan oil dc.
 
Adwoa Beauty ships quick. Ordered Sunday. Would've been here yesterday (Thursday). But shout out to USPS for having my package out for delivery and then available for pick up without attempting to deliver it. :look:

Hopefully they actually redeliver today like I requested.
 
You know what burns my biscuits? That after all this time, if I want to spontaneously braid up my hair using extensions, I have to visit a store that is not only not black owned but most likely Korean because it’s the only place around for miles that sells the hair I like.:cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3:

If I want to add length and color (grey) to my twists TODAY, I’m stuck with them.
 
I started feel like I should take down my knotless braids. Right before I woke up this morning, I had a nightmare that I cut the braids too short and cut half the length off my hair! Spent the rest of the nightmare wishing I could back in time right before I had done that. Thankfully, it was only a bad nightmare. I have been super exhausted lately so I actually could make this mistake or another mishap from not paying proper attention to what I am doing. I will heed the warning and wait another week before I even think about taking down these braids.
 
Is it crazy that I’m already seeing growth after my trim last month?

I wonder if I can add some oils to my protein leave in (Hairfinity)… it’ll save time and combine the oil and cream from LOC method.
 
I don’t know what conditioner my stylist used yesterday, but the shine is blinging. My dull, coily hair doesn’t shine usually. This is huge. I need to know the name so I can buy a bottle.
 
I need to figure out a new hairstyle for when I do take this braids out. I'm pretty sure I will dye my hair jet black again. Hairstyle-wise umm.... maybe some two-strand twists.
 
Plushottie said:
This vaseline on the ends made it a breeze to take down my set it off braids. I love the women of this board so much. Dying my hair back black as the rude baba kids type of grey had to go, I instantly look younger and skin glowing. I will be that 90 yr getting her hair dyed.
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I’m the inverse of you. Typically, I’m Team Dye It, but lately I’ve been feeling like leaning into the grey.

So, I bought grey hair to braid into my twists so now I have grey all over instead of the sporadic greys scattered about that I have naturally.

The end result is the same as yours though. I look younger with the whole head grey.

Crazy.
 
cocosweet said:
I’m the inverse of you. Typically, I’m Team Dye It, but lately I’ve been feeling like leaning into the grey.

So, I bought grey hair to braid into my twists so now I have grey all over instead of the sporadic greys scattered about that I have naturally.

The end result is the same as yours though. I look younger with the whole head grey.

Crazy.
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The uniformity is soo important like the placement matters.
 
About to really be out of my comfort zone rocking a 613 wig. Thankful for wigs and that it comes off. Tired of waiting for something special in my bday month as I won’t be going anywhere cute and 2 yrs in can’t wait to live.
 
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