Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[overtherainbow]

What's tips do you have for cutting hair? I'd like to trim my own but I'm nervous.

I honestly just been winging it all this time. My favorite way is to trim my hair is when its in really small twists. Usually if I'm up to date on my trims, I just take off the very ends of each twist (less than 1/4 inch) to remove ssks. However if I've been putting off trims, my twists will be visibly thinned out at the ends. When this happens, I cut off the thinned out "tail" at the point right before it starts to thicken. The trick is to make sure you somewhat measure each twist so that your hair is even. I never straighten my hair out of laziness so If you're a straight natural, you won't get the precise blunt cut look with this method. However I test straightened a strand a few weeks ago and my ends were somewhat blunt. I think a bit of that is pure luck though. Also if I desperately need a trim, I would take out the twists first, finger comb the strand and snip the thinned ends to insure that I'm getting every single scraggly end. I almost never have to do this though. HTH

 

[movingforward]

Y'all the full locks are hot as in I'm sweating. I find it amazing a great protective style will make you warmer.

 

[PureSilver]

I need to get a sewin so badly it's not funny

 

[GettingKinky]

I was out in high humidity and my braidout ponytail didn't frizz.

 

[KidneyBean86]

I'm thinking of blowing out my hair for my birthday at the end of the month. My only fear is that it's too soon for a blowout when I got my hair straightened in June. Hmm.. I curious to see if I have retained at all...

 

[kanozas]

Back to henna and no-lye relaxer and loving it. I cannot do sodium hydroxide and I personally feel that going natural is easier without the harsher one. Reading Mehandi.com this time around for real and forgetting all the bad advice on how to henna from LHCF I caused my own fatigue with it. It's no that bad, actually.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Closed on a new home last week and I now have a beauty room. Can't wait to set it up and have a little salon in the corner where I can place my hair dryer with salon chair, steamer, product shelves and vanity.

 

[PureSilver]

Closed on a new home last week and I now have a beauty room. Can't wait to set it up and have a little salon in the corner where I can place my hair dryer with salon chair, steamer, product shelves and vanity.

That's awesome. I can't wait to be able to do that.

 

[Prettymetty]

I'm patiently waiting on my new wigs. They better be cute! I usually buy wigs from the bss, but I couldn't pass up the deals on hairsisters.com

 

[Tangles]

Why did a lady tell me that Kinky Curly would damage my hair quicker than making coils with "the sponge"?

 

[Lissa0821]

Heat damage SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially when you snip off the straight pieces little bit at a time.

 

[movingforward]

Dear coworker,

I know you're wearing a weave. So please don't assume I am weave checking you when I saw across the room that the hair was fake.

Curly hair does not have a perfect curl pattern.

So please move along.

 

[PureSilver]

I didn't wash today and I'm feeling good about that, I'll wash mid week though i was itching to cowash today.

 

[fatimablush]

i tried my sisters crisco mix hair pudding that she made. it worked well for her hair. it did nothing for mine.

i think it is because i still have almost 1/2 relaxed hair at the top of my tapered cut. it left a a greasy mess on the sides
and back. i was so disappointed. maybe i will try it at another time. until then i guess i have to use that Sheamoisture product and gel mixture. i really don't want to by expensive products. i have ingredients for one product ColouredBeautiful likes...i want to try to make a mixture from that..if that doesn't work i guess i will have to buy stuff...

 

[curlyTisME]

Hair survived Made in America and is still blown out. Did some flat twists tonight. Will wear a twist out until my appt on Thursday. My scalp is dirty and I'm not even in the mood to wash myself.

 

[naija24]

can i do a blowout like this on my hair (3 inches) if i have one inch of straight ends?? or will it not look right?

 

[CodeRed]

I think I'm going back to salon/regular conditioners. The all natural thing isn't really doing it and the boutique brands break my wallet just like the salon brands and they have more issues with accessibility. I was going to make my own conditioner but if I can get a tub of my favorite salon brand deep conditioner (that'll last me a year) for the same amount or less... I think I'll just do that. Not scared of silicones or other "bad" stuff anymore... I know what worked for my hair in the past (before the hype of everything natural all the time) and I'm going to go back to that. Glad for the experimentation though... I've learned a lot, got a good, simple regimen out of it and will still incorporate all natural stuff in but won't be so hard edged about it.

 

[fatimablush]

^^^
me too. i am buying the stuff that i used to go natural when i first did in 2000.

a lot of those things have been discontinued or the formula changed.

what convinced me was that not all shea butter was the same. i like the shea nilotica i think that is the spelling
all other's no.

my hair responded well with that as long as i didn't use too much.

the majority of those natural products over did it on the fragrance that clashed with my perfumes and sprays..i am liking Henna Sooq.

i also liked Lucreatia Body Oils and Sprays Body Butter...that equaled soft moisturized hari and skin.

yessss....i did use, always used and will continue to use grease...

 

[niknakmac]

Did a blow out this weekend. I didn't think my hair would sruvive the heat but it is still going strong. It is a little swollen today as it was really humid. I'm impressed my blowouts used to last one day.

 

[curlyTisME]

More than ready for my appt on Thursday. I need my scalp cleaned pronto.

 

[yaya24]

Now I HAVE to try shea nilotica ..

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

Just spritzed my braids with a mixture of water, aphogee green tea restructuriser and curl activator. I popped a shower cap on and a towel on top of that and I'm letting it cook so to speak. It's the first time i've moisturised the lengths of my hair since i got these braids. I'm just wary of build up. I put some curl activator on my scalp because it was sooooooooooo dry last week. I rinse my edges out everyday while I wash my face but that's mainly because I lay them down with gel and It lays down a lot nicer when my hairs wet.

I can honestly say I do not miss my hair at all, at all, at all. Having these is like being let out of jail

 

[fatimablush]

i just took out my rod set. it didn't look right. i am not surprised....it has been over a year before since i have done this. my hair is just know growing back. i hope it doesn't fall out again. so basically i just have to learn how to do my hair all over again.

 

[Beany]

I know I have an open container of Bask/Bekura whiskey soak. I'm guessing it's on my bed somewhere which is covered in clothes I need to fold. Judge me.

 

[imaginary]

How is my hair so soft a couple days after a hard protein even after moisturising with the aphogee green tea restructurizer and some shea butter . I also need to re-up on some henna, I miss how my hair feels after it. Thinking to order some indigo as well since I'm so over this red colour and want a richer brown.

 

[curlyTisME]

Thinking of getting my first sew in as a PS for the upcoming winter months. I'm torn between straight hair or curly hair.

 

[yaya24]

Trying to make 2 weeks between washes.

Today marks week 1.

 

[ClassyJSP]

Getting my hair braided this weekend so excited to not have to deal with my hair

 

[Rocky91]

i haven't been in the hair section in so long. i'm so bored with my hair!
i'm taking out my weave tonight and coloring my hair.

 

[PureSilver]

Days like his I just wanna relax tomorrow I'll give my hair some tlc