Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud
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Truth
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.. I think I finally perfected my Braidouts!!!! ... My hair didn't tdry all the way except maybe one braid..however the one braid came out perfect... strangely enough my slow behind seemed to forget that in order for my hair to HOLD anything, it needs gel... smh so slow.. so slow...i'm doing my first bentonite clay treatment 2morrow, this should be interesting...
greenandchic
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Can use butters and balms that doesn't have mineral oils in it. I personally love Oyin Burnt Sugar, and most shea butter/oil blends.
naturalagain2
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^^^I adore Oyin's Burnt Sugar. That reminds me. I need to stock up on that. I'm almost out.
I can't wait to Friday. I'm getting my curly weave installed
! I am tired of messing with my hair. I need a break!
I can't wait to Friday. I'm getting my curly weave installed
! I am tired of messing with my hair. I need a break!
13StepsAhead
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Soo glad that I contacted FHI regarding that diffuser before I went out and spent a butt load of money on something that doesn't even fit. As soon as I get home I will be placing my replacement order.
Nix08
Relaxed, 4B
My hair looks one way in the mirror and another way when I take the picture. So which one is lying?erplexed
OMG this is me!!! I think I'm going with the mirror as the truth
Napp
Ms. Nobody
this is one of the reasons im scared to relax. many of my current products have mineral oil and petro and they just make my hair act right
Blue_Berry
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Awww... Sorry to here that Imani. Are you natural or is your hair relax? When I first start transition to natural I went to this salon to get my hair done. They pull a chunk of my hair out and I had a bald spot. (I still could cover it up). I was mad at that time. There are some people who can straighten my natural hair, but they are to scissor happy and the natural hair salons are so high on prices. I need to learn to do my own hair too. (I do it, but certain styles. I can't do cornrows and sew-in) Instead of spending $$$ at the salon.
Curlybeauty
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I don't think I will ever get sick of roller sets. They are so pretty, bouncy, and get better as my hair gets longer.
I'm so in love with my hair right now :reddancer:
I'm so in love with my hair right now :reddancer:
lilsparkle825
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I always spend months and months being super lazy with my hair, and then my anniversary (or half anniversary, or some other milestone) comes around and I just want to do EVERYTHING and try all these new products! Case in point: for the past 4-6 months, I have been doing nothing but cowashing and bunning. Every once in a while I'll get fancy 
and do flat twists for a twistout or wear a WNG to work, but mostly it's just been these buns. Today is my 3rd curlyversary 
and I bought a new shampoo and conditioner, did two flat twists (kind of like french braid pigtails, but I hate braidouts), and have a whoooole list of styles I want to do this week. I'd better watch out before I have a setback.
and do flat twists for a twistout or wear a WNG to work, but mostly it's just been these buns. Today is my 3rd curlyversary and I bought a new shampoo and conditioner, did two flat twists (kind of like french braid pigtails, but I hate braidouts), and have a whoooole list of styles I want to do this week. I'd better watch out before I have a setback.youwillrise
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maybe i'll put some rods in my twists tonight?
i dunno, though. i hate sleeping on those things!
...but maybe i'll do it anyway.
i dunno, though. i hate sleeping on those things!
...but maybe i'll do it anyway.
MariposaSexyGirl
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Someone recently asked me what I did to get my hair so long. When I responded they had this smug look on their face and said "that's too much to do." Well then stay bald then I could care less! Edges all broke off and your hair moves with your head. If that's how you choose to walk around because it's just to much to care for your hair then don't ever make the remark that you are jealous of my hair again. Simple people I swear.
End rant!
End rant!
youwillrise
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Someone recently asked me what I did to get my hair so long. When I responded they had this smug look on their face and said "that's too much to do." Well then stay bald then I could care less! Edges all broke off and your hair moves with your head. If that's how you choose to walk around because it's just to much to care for your hair then don't ever make the remark that you are jealous of my hair again. Simple people I swear.
End rant!
hahaha. that's the thing. people ask that question expecting you to come out of your mouth with some magical oil that they can buy and be done with it. when you tell them that actual work goes into caring for the hair so that it will grow, they dont wanna hear it!
lol oh well.
blueberry2118 How in the world does a trained professional pull chunk of hair out of someone's head????? Some of these stylists are just so ridiculously incompetent.
I am natural. My last relaxer was almost 2 years ago and I did a long transition (no BC). I can't cornrow either, I just wear half wigs (which I make myself) and tuck my hair under in plaits, but as I get more and more hair I really need to learn how to cornrow so my wigs can lay down flat.
The lady who straightens my hair in Atl charges $55 and then $10 for trims and $10 for deep conditioning. She does pretty good with cutting and is not scissor happy.
Someone recently asked me what I did to get my hair so long. When I responded they had this smug look on their face and said "that's too much to do." Well then stay bald then I could care less! Edges all broke off and your hair moves with your head. If that's how you choose to walk around because it's just to much to care for your hair then don't ever make the remark that you are jealous of my hair again. Simple people I swear.
End rant!
Yup, my hair ain't even long yet, I'm just now starting to get some progress. And I've already been getting a few comments, so I now it will get worse once its longer. The response is always "Thats too much" or "yeah, my hair could be long too if I did ALLLL that stuff to it. I ain't got time for that".
And then I already know what will come next. Next it will be questioning my texture saying my hair is long bc its "loose" or "different" when it will be the same 4b hair I've always had, just longer.
blackberry815
New Member
Someone recently asked me what I did to get my hair so long. When I responded they had this smug look on their face and said "that's too much to do." Well then stay bald then I could care less! Edges all broke off and your hair moves with your head. If that's how you choose to walk around because it's just to much to care for your hair then don't ever make the remark that you are jealous of my hair again. Simple people I swear.
End rant!
HAHA that had me dying! They ask but they want it to be easy... They want magic potion.
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blackberry815
New Member
I often wonder what do stylists learn in school? Most of the time it seems that they don't know anything.... Or that I know more about haircare then them.. there have been numerous occasions where stylists have said some silly things to me. I just wonder when they go to beauty school do they just give someone money and get a license handed over to them?
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Sent from my ADR6400L
youwillrise
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i decided not to do the rods. i'm gonna pin the twists up and wear that style for a week or so. keeping the hair protected this summer. tryna go back to work in the fall with my hair leakin...lol jk...but i would love to gain & retain some decent length
faithVA
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ChristmasCarol
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I was all hyped up about my new Corioliss Titanium flatiron that I got from HSN last week - but now I'm too lazy to use it, smh.
faithVA
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I've already gotten this at SL. The hair stylist said to me ... I would go natural if I had hair like yours. WT? And I know I'm a serious 4 something.
erplexed
Myjourney2009
Ready to be APL
Yup, my hair ain't even long yet, I'm just now starting to get some progress. And I've already been getting a few comments, so I now it will get worse once its longer. The response is always "Thats too much" or "yeah, my hair could be long too if I did ALLLL that stuff to it. I ain't got time for that".
And then I already know what will come next. Next it will be questioning my texture saying my hair is long bc its "loose" or "different" when it will be the same 4b hair I've always had, just longer.
When I would ask years ago I would get long answers and my response would be the same "thats too much" Thank gosh I found the light.
My cousin says she doesnt have the patience to do her hair and I said well then stop complaining.
Myjourney2009
Ready to be APL
They learn but they dont follow up.
They dont take refresher courses in their trade. One size usually fits all.
In the middle of the first year of my HHJ I had a stylist ask me to do my hair I was like "NO THANKS"
Myjourney2009
Ready to be APL
I had a friend of mine tell me my hair grew fast because I cut it off in 2008. I said naw it doesn't grow fast I just dont let THEM cut my stuff off.
greenandchic
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Took me 4.5 hours to put in a set of mini twist but I honestly really like them. I should have stretched them a little more while they were drying but I didn't. I am sitting under the hair dryer now as they are damp. My mother told me that she doesn't like them (kept saying it will look pretty after I take them down for a twistout) and my sister claims I look like a boy. I sent it to a few friends and they said it was fine. I am not going to listen to them!
For some reason as my hair gets longer I seem to get a lot of bad hair advice or silly comments. My best friend told me that buns were a waste of time because I have long hair and I just need to wear it down. Not to mention the fact that she has been ear length for the whole 8 years I have known her. I got this wrap put in my hair that goes down to wsl and I told my mother that my hair should be there within a year. She has no confidence that it will grow that long. I actually cannot wait until it is so I can just swing it.
I want to do styles that can last for 2 weeks because I want to cut down on manipulation. I feel like with all of the frequent brushing/detangling I do to my hair with cowashing it 2-3 times a week is causing my ends to look bad. I am not going to straighten again until about august/sept (might do it once in each month but I am not sure yet) so I can get a really good trim before I go back to school.
I think I am developing a case of hair anorexia. My hair is BSL (or at least touching) but I feel like it is sooo short. Almost to the point to where I felt weird about wearing it out while it was straight bc I thought it looked so bad. I am going to protective style until august and hope that my hair is full BSL by then.
For some reason as my hair gets longer I seem to get a lot of bad hair advice or silly comments. My best friend told me that buns were a waste of time because I have long hair and I just need to wear it down. Not to mention the fact that she has been ear length for the whole 8 years I have known her. I got this wrap put in my hair that goes down to wsl and I told my mother that my hair should be there within a year. She has no confidence that it will grow that long. I actually cannot wait until it is so I can just swing it.
I want to do styles that can last for 2 weeks because I want to cut down on manipulation. I feel like with all of the frequent brushing/detangling I do to my hair with cowashing it 2-3 times a week is causing my ends to look bad. I am not going to straighten again until about august/sept (might do it once in each month but I am not sure yet) so I can get a really good trim before I go back to school.
I think I am developing a case of hair anorexia. My hair is BSL (or at least touching) but I feel like it is sooo short. Almost to the point to where I felt weird about wearing it out while it was straight bc I thought it looked so bad. I am going to protective style until august and hope that my hair is full BSL by then.
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