Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

allmundjoi said:
@MSTatiana, I have tried the Aveda Brillant Anti-humectant Pomade ($20, 2.6oz), ORS Edge Control ($6,2.25 oz), Luster's Renutrients Slick Stick ($7, 2oz), Design Line maximum hold hair wax (can't remember the exact name), and aloe vera gel/shea butter/hair brush. I swear my hair goes from 4c edges, immediately to 4b for a smidge, then to 4a at the top/crown/back of my head, to 3c at my nape. The Design Line product gave me the most and long lasting hold. Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact name, but you can get it from Walmart Smartstyles salons-there are like 7 sculpting waxes, this one is maximum hold w/a consistency similar to ORS edge control. For all products I wet my edges, apply the product, use a baby brush or toothbrush to smooth back the edges, than tie it down with a scarf. The only natural product I listed was the aloe vera gelly/shea butter. I also think it helps when the edges already have a little leave-in condish and moisturizer. I am still learning my hair as I am relatively new to the natural hair game. Hth.

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Thanks....
 
I love this site but I'm pissed.Ok so I live in hell aka Texas so its hot.I hate anything near my head when its this hot so I wanted to do the phony bun.I bought 2 buns last weekend retailing about 15.00 together.Im mad that neither looked nice since Im natural.I had one on Monday and it looked so bad because my hair was so fuzzy.So I get on here today since a lady with the make your own fake bun and now my hair is looking like fire.I wasted money and I already had braid hair in my stash.Lesson for today check the hair section here before going to the bss
 
I'm in love with my Vo5 Moisture Milks Shampoo.

It makes my hair feel so good. I have so many other shampoos that I don't really like.

I have a good clarifyer, my biotin shampoo (:love:), a whole bunch of giovanni (hate), and that's about it.

Another reason I won't be wearing weave for the rest of the year :lol: I got poo to run through!! And I don't need much of it to get the job done smh
 
I don't know how the salon goers do it. I don't think I could ever go back to spending hours at the hairdresser just to get my hair done.
 
decided for no particular reason to blow out my hair after having not applied heat in more than a year and a half. after it was blow dried and since i prol won't be doing it again anytime soon, i made a half-hearted attempt at using hot rollers just to get a sense of 1) what my hair looks like dry and stretched; and 2) how well the rollers would work. posting pics for shizzzzzz and giggles :spinning:
 

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I had a hair nightmare last night, I was almost apl and a jealous stylist cut it in a super short tapered bob:nono: The stylist was this girl from high school who had long hair (that I used to be secretly jealous of, lol). Weird. Thank goodness it was just a dream.

I did the Aubrey's Blue Green Algae protein treatment last night, I was kind of nervous bc my hair generally does not like protein much at all. Seems to be a medium protein, it didn't make my hair that hard and extra dry like apoghee and other protein I used to do back in the day. My hair doesn't like a lot of protein tho so I see myself only needing/using this very sparingly. Like 2 or 3 times a year at most. Which is good bc its expensive and I used like half the jar. I'm thinking this product and GPB (which I consider a light protein) will be my go to products when I feel I need some protein.

So yeah, thats all I got as far as trying to help with splits and breakage. For the rest of the summer will just do what I've been doing, protective styling and going hard on the moisture. Especially now, making sure my moisture is back on point after doing this protein treatment.
 
just got done twisting my hair.
took almost 2 hours - i started right after the last post i made lol
my mother says i should wear my hair like this more often. haha
i'm feelin this style.
 
Went to a dominican salon friday and Im very pleased with the results :yep: I was out in about 2 hours. It wasnt as sleek as my stylist does it but thats because it wasnt flat ironed and I only got the roots blown out and got a doobie. The end are super thick and blunt, however its still super swingy and shiny. Once my hair grows out a few more inches, I'll attempt to start rollersetting on my own.
 
Note to self:

If I blow dry put the flatiron temp @ 280 no no more than 300 degrees. I really dont like how it shows up in pictures
 
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I'm starting to get the impression that too many people IRL think that my hair is super duper manageable or what they would refer to as "good hair". Recently, all I have been hearing is "If I had hair like shasha's, I would....."

They don't know that my hair is tightly coiled, coarse, and has a mind of its own. However, I've figured out what works and what doesn't for my hair which is why it is the way it is.

I dunno, it just irks me when people say that sometimes.
 
shasha8685 said:
I'm starting to get the impression that too many people IRL think that my hair is super duper manageable or what they would refer to as "good hair". Recently, all I have been hearing is "If I had hair like shasha's, I would....."

They don't know that my hair is tightly coiled, coarse, and has a mind of its own. However, I've figured out what works and what doesn't for my hair which is why it is the way it is.

I dunno, it just irks me when people say that sometimes.
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Dont let it irk you too much. Many woman still dont understand the bolded AND dont want to take time out to do so.

Just keep growing that hair long and strong
 
I used to think people were exaggerating about people asking them if they had good hair, but after today, I am no longer skeptical.

A lady at church said "How did you get your hair like that?" I told her I used Kinky Curly and then she said, "It made your hair curl up like that? Do you have good hair?"

I wanted to let out my inner smart a**, but I laughed it off and walked away.

I HATE it when people ask me how I get my hair "like that"

This is why I don't like talking about hair or giving hair advice to people off of the board.
 
Myjourney2009 said:
Dont let it irk you too much. Many woman still dont understand the bolded AND dont want to take time out to do so.

Just keep growing that hair long and strong
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Yeah you are absolutely right about that! But sometimes I want to scream "My hair isn't a unicorn! You can have the same thing too!" :lol:
 
Its 4 pm and I really need to get started on my hair. But I realllly don't feel like doing my hair. But with this hair, there is no such thing as hair lazy. There's no pulling it into a bun, WNG, twist out, braidout. It requires full attention. And I'm not even going to pretend like I will get up early enough to do it.

So I have 4 hours to get it together.
 
I am so glad I am not afraid of putting butters in my locs. Shea butter is good for my locs. I only have to moisturize my hair now once a day. Not the usual five or six. Feels good not to have dry hair several times a day.
 
I BC'd my hair three weeks ago. The person who was going to braid my hair went MIA this weekend. So I'm going to be wearing a braidout-fro to work tomorrow... and I'm nervous. Yeeegh. This will be my first time wearing my natural hair "out" in a professional setting... :hide:
 
Dizz said:
I BC'd my hair three weeks ago. The person who was going to braid my hair went MIA this weekend. So I'm going to be wearing a braidout-fro to work tomorrow... and I'm nervous. Yeeegh. This will be my first time wearing my natural hair "out" in a professional setting... :hide:
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confidence is key, girlfriend! make sure your make up and clothes are on point and you will feel (and I'm sure look :-) ) beautiful!! good luck and be fierce ;-)
 
I will be using my splitender every 6 weeks for the rest of the year instead of going to the salon. I will go for a real trim at the end of the year. I will chronicle my splitending on my LHCF blog.


Yes this means I will be flatironing every 6 weeks which to me is better than doing it every month.


Wish me luck!!!
 
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The piece of hair that I have left out in the front to cover my weave went totally wrong when I started playing basketball and sweat hit it lol I had straight hair in the back and a puff in the front and I didn't notice until I went to the bathroom lmao
 
Today was dusting day. LOVE LOVE LOVE how my hair feels after I've snipped all the ends from my twists. :grin:
 
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