Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[Rocky91]

So I finally did my first set of crochet braids (on MY head, I had done my mother's) and it was way easier that I thought.

Question, though: Why and how do ppl be using five packs of Marley hair??? Like, for what? I used two full packs and I'm in here looking like Negro Rapunzel, wth? Do they have big heads? Like, what's up?

Lol!! I was just thinking this the other day that the biggest giveaway of these (cause the texture can honestly look really natural when they set it on rods) is a lot of people add too much hair. I'm dead at Negro Rapunzel lmao.

 

[Rocky91]

Every Sunday I say I'm gonna DC and do a nice twistout.

Lately I end up going to my BF place. I do Netflix and chill instead and then wear a bun for the week.

 

[Lissa0821]

Talking to the sales associates who is clueless about products at Sally's beauty supply, can be annoying sometimes.

 

[CodeRed]

Talking to the sales associates who is clueless about products at Sally's beauty supply, can be annoying sometimes.

Yeah I don't ask people in stores to give me details on products anymore. I ask google and this forum The only thing I ask them is where it is... and most of the time I only do that after I've looked for it for 10 minutes

 

[Lilmama1011]

@Lilmama1011 * clears throat* Would I be amiss in asking for a picture? I love seeing peeps graduation pics.

I put up a few on my tumblr

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I put up a few on my tumblr

But I don't know your tumblr lol

 

[julzinha]

Lord knows I don't have the patience to deal with my natural hair at times. I don't know if I will texturize or heat train in the future

 

[curlyTisME]

Lord knows I don't have the patience to deal with my natural hair at times. I don't know if I will texturize or heat train in the future

I had to make the same decision, I chose the latter since if I wanted to go back to curly it wouldn't be like transitioning from chemical use again, just heat training.

 

[DarkJoy]

Think I will go semi straight for a while. Tired of fighting kinks and ssk on the daily.

Since I look weird with bone straight hair and since my hair is fine and light (flies all over when straight) imma add my hooded dryer to my weekly reggie with either fat braids or rollers til im bored. No direct heat tho.

 

[Lilmama1011]

But I don't know your tumblr lol

Goldenstrandz, it's not in my signature anymore?

 

[FollicleFanatic]

Last night SO went to bed before than I did, so he kissed me goodnight and stroked my hair a little. I turned around to say something and I saw him sniffing his hand.
I'm like hey wth and he says "oh I sniff all the time after I've touched it. Never know which scent it's gonna be" then goes to bed.

Is it weird I find that kind of sweet?

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Goldenstrandz, it's not in my signature anymore?

I'm on my phone so I don't see any signatures. Thanks for replying.

 

[KidneyBean86]

I feel like my hair is longer but all I see is shrunken hair when I look in the mirror. Hair anorexia maybe?

 

[JJamiah]

Ladies...

I created two monsters out of my four and I have a feeling the rest are going to be monsters as they need their dose of luxury too.

Here it goes.. I let them try my WEN...
I gave dear son a bottle and WOE.... he won't let anyone use it.. got snappy about it.
My other child was like mommy, where is my bottle of Wen? I have the gallon so I used it to wash his hair, as requested.. He was smiling from ear to ear.

HELP! Hubby just got a raise and I don't want it to go to our Wen fetish... thank goodness hubby has no hair.. LOL

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

1. I felt crappy this morning but I took a shower, washed my hair, DC-ing now and I feel much better! I notice when my hair feels good, I feel good too.

2. So my hair LOVES eucalyptus. Imma have to find another shampoo with it because I just used the last of a John Frieda shampoo and conditioner that is discontinued. BOO!

3. I cannot wait to straighten my hair in December for the first time in 9 months. I already know I got a lot of growth, I'm just excited to see exactly how much!

 

[SuchaLady]

Hi @SuchaLady

I have really been liking Curlformers lately to change up my look. Installing can be a little challenge at first but other than that I really like them. The curls are perfect.

Hey Lady @Rozlewis. I finally processed my shopping cart so they should be here next week! What products do you use?

 

[GettingKinky]

Whenever I see a black woman with dry, stiff, straw-like hair I feel so sad. I remember when that was me. What a difference a little knowledge makes.

 

[julzinha]

Whenever I see a black woman with dry, stiff, straw-like hair I feel so sad. I remember when that was me. What a difference a little knowledge makes.

Sometimes, I feel like there are no excuses to have tragic hair in this day and age, there are SOOOO many sites, videos, and books for black women to learn to care for out hair.

 

[ImanAdero]

My hair LOOKS like it's in crotchet braids right now...

My OWN hair lol.

My mom keeps telling me it looks fake. Today she told me it felt fake, so I need to do something about that LMBO

 

[julzinha]

I don't know how I'm going to transition out of protective styles. It's just so much easier with braids or weave

 

[curlyTisME]

I'll be coloring my hair for my birthday!! I'm excited.

 

[ilong]

Ladies...

I created two monsters out of my four and I have a feeling the rest are going to be monsters as they need their dose of luxury too.

Here it goes.. I let them try my WEN...
I gave dear son a bottle and WOE.... he won't let anyone use it.. got snappy about it.
My other child was like mommy, where is my bottle of Wen? I have the gallon so I used it to wash his hair, as requested.. He was smiling from ear to ear.

HELP! Hubby just got a raise and I don't want it to go to our Wen fetish... thank goodness hubby has no hair.. LOL

Your household sounds like two of my colleague's households. I told both about natural skin care products and now their sons use more of the products than they do. <lol> One son told him Mom, his girlfriend asked HIM what he uses on his skin - it's so clear and soft. He told his Mom, that is one of the traits he is going to start looking for in his girlfriends - good skin care .

 

[PureSilver]

Sometimes, I feel like there are no excuses to have tragic hair in this day and age, there are SOOOO many sites, videos, and books for black women to learn to care for out hair.

And most times it costs soooooo much money.

 

[Tangles]

I'm so pissed right now!!! I cut a big chunk of hair, trying to take out crochet braids

 

[julzinha]

And most times it costs soooooo much money.

Not necessarily there are many free resources, even the hair forum is open to anyone to search. Most of the books are under 20 dollars. And YouTube is free. I've learned everything I know between this site and free articles on other sites. All I did was type in how to grow black hair and a ton of information was presented to me by google

 

[NIN4eva]

I'm so board with this twa and curly wig. Might do some kanekalon tree braids today.

But..so...lazy...

 

[JerriBlank]

Whenever I see a black woman with dry, stiff, straw-like hair I feel so sad. I remember when that was me. What a difference a little knowledge makes.

So true, but you know what, as much as black women have progressed with taking care of our hair, we're still living in an e-bubble on the hair forums. I clicked the link on one of those ads on fb claiming to grow hair, and showing a black woman with thick, lush, healthy hair. Pretty much what we see all the time on here, or any other hair forum. In the comments are tons of black women claiming that the woman in the pic is wearing a weave, because her hair is unnaturally long or because black people don't grow hair like that. I wanted to comment, but I'm not sending them here with that attitude. I did feel irritated, yet sorry for them to even believe that in this day and age. Do you know how much some good conditioner changed my life?
The movement isn't universal as yet :-(.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I'm so pissed right now!!! I cut a big chunk of hair, trying to take out crochet braids

been there done that TWICE.
Last time I BC'd my bang, last december, It was tragic,

Its finally at least 7 inches now but its nowhere as long as the rest of my hair. When I wear it curly you cant see too big of a difference anymore. At first it was tragic. I have to learn how to let someone else take my crochet out. Ive done it twice.

 

[ImanAdero]

My fro is so perfectly round today!

 

[CluelessJL]

I used to flat iron my hair every day. Without heat protectant. At a time when I was washing very irregularly with bad products, no DC, and no thought to moisture or protein, and when I always blowdried on the highest heat setting. Although I wasn't really retaining much length, I never had actual, snapping-off-in-sections heat damage.

Now I'm taking better care of my hair and have two good quality heat protectants, I'm terrified of heat damage. I haven't blowdried in months, and the twice I've used my flat iron in the last year I've had it on such a low setting it's barely taken.