Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[ckisland]

ckisland..ooowe no you didn't. Well thank God it didn't melt off and it turned out the way you wanted it to be.

I know !!!!! I prayed to the hair gods during the entire process and after!! I got the idea from an old post were someone relaxed twice on the same day when their virgin relaxer didn't come out right. I'm airdrying now and I'll post new pics once it dries. My hair still has a good bit of texture and a lot of volume.

 

[SlimPickinz]

Has anyone done Marley/Havana twists on long hair? I'm MBL but I want some puffy twists during my winter intensive course.

 

[Ravenhairedbeauty]

When I am tired I will do cola, loca, olc, lco, lolc, cocl, oclc, or whatever.

All I do is layer and somehow my hair sorts it out.

I did a pomade, cream, oil, pomade and my hair was nice and moisturized for several days. Wasn't greasy.

I wonder if it is the products?

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

Lol it might be the products, when I used the cheapie stuff my hair was moisturized for a week, now that I switched over to AIA my hair hates it I don't know. That AIA is getting used up one way or another I paid too much for it.

 

[HanaKuroi]

Lol it might be the products, when I used the cheapie stuff my hair was moisturized for a week, now that I switched over to AIA my hair hates it I don't know. That AIA is getting used up one way or another I paid too much for it.

Nooooo, my hair hates AIA.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[NIN4eva]

I'm breaking out a bit around my hairline. Nothing serious, but I wonder if I have an issue with surfactant sulfates.

I had TONS of acne issues on my face until I started using my handmade bar soap (this was an accidental discovery, I went somewhere for the weekend and it was all I had.) I was using Cetaphil (liquid and bar), Neutrogena (cream washes), and all kinds other sensitive skin cleansers that never helped with the breakouts. Now I wash with the bar soap, apply Jojoba oil then regular Oil of Olay lotion and my face is super happy.

So now that the issue is just around my hairline, I wonder if I need to find a sulfate free shampoo. I'm REALLY reluctant to give up my ORS Creamy Aloe though...

 

[naturalmanenyc]

SlimPickinz

Nayna installed long Havana Twists and they came out great!

Has anyone done Marley/Havana twists on long hair? I'm MBL but I want some puffy twists during my winter intensive course.

 

[alove15]

Finally dyed my hair with light mountain black dye(just indigo and henna). I only left it on for about 45 minutes and did it on a week old twistout. My hair detangled so easily afterwards! I also haven't seen my coils pop like that w/ no product for a while. The only con is that the sift isn't that fine. However, I will try it again for the conditioning effects. I also want to try the neutral(cassia).

 

[Ravenhairedbeauty]

My braids got wet in the shower even under a shower cap, so back to the wash n go today

 

[ckisland]

My braids got wet in the shower even under a shower cap, so back to the wash n go today

That reminded me to put shower cap on my list of things to buy.
Things to get:
Shower cap, bonnet, du-rag thingy, some kind of bonnet dryer, serum, smaller magnetic rollers and flexirods

Before bed, I dampened my ends, applied some curl creme and did 2 braids with rods at the end. O.M.G!!! My hair is soooo curly and soft . I will definitely do 2 braids at the crown next time to avoid it being so flat on the top

 

[faithVA]

I put in afro kinky twists yesterday. The people at work think it's my hair. Interesting! Hopefully, they won't notice when I switch over to the finger comber wig. I will just rock afro kinky twists and the finger comber wig until I'm ready to wear my hair out again.

 

[tapioca_pudding]

Can't wait for my henna to arrive.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

This is why I should have just sucked up the ordering fee and ordered this hair.


Your website doesnt have your local address on it so how in the world are you telling me it's ok for me to come pick it up without giving me a location/address?

I'm ready to take these work clothes off, and yet I have to run out but I can't until you tell me where I'm going. I'm about ready to say forget it and buy my hair at the local BSS.

 

[Lilmama1011]

I finally cut my front hair even with my back, omg I am so happy! When your front is like two inches shorter than your back your front looks supper thin, my hair in the back ends were looking all thick while that front was not getting it. I have been wanting to cut it but was waiting on my back to grow back from the setback . SO thought I was going to wait 3 months to cut the front when he doesn't understand thin looking ends is not the business regardless of length. Men do not understand. So I washed my hair and combed some v05 to detangle my hair before deep conditioning and next thing I know I was evening it out. I am happy. It might not be super even but I can say it's very close and what matters most is I feel good about it!

 

[Trini_Chutney]

I REALLY need to wash my hair but I'm going to attempt putting it off until Sunday.

Posted from my shower...while peeing...with the LHCF App

 

[brownb83]

I'm going to flat iron my hair for x-mas and I'm excited!

 

[naija24]

My bf's godsister went from NL to close to skimming BSL in 6 ****** MONTHS. i'm seething in jealously right now. She's natural and presses her hair every other week but even STILL, how is that possible??? I've never heard of that before, even HERE.

Someone help me not seethe!!

I'm NL after 1 FULL YEAR. I'm working on transitioning by pressing my natural hair as well, but still. How did she retain all that growth??

 

[naija24]

Also, I'm pissed off that some brothers only like natural hair on women if they aren't a 4 hair type. It's irritating.

 

[HanaKuroi]

My bf's godsister went from NL to close to skimming BSL in 6 ****** MONTHS. i'm seething in jealously right now. She's natural and presses her hair every other week but even STILL, how is that possible??? I've never heard of that before, even HERE.

Someone help me not seethe!!

I'm NL after 1 FULL YEAR. I'm working on transitioning by pressing my natural hair as well, but still. How did she retain all that growth??

She probably has healthy hair practices. In addition to being a fast grower.

You need to make a decision about your hair and what and how best to achieve your goal.
Keep your eye on the prize and do what is best for the health of your hair. Listen to advice that has been given and stay on the path to healthy hair.

I am sure if you go back and review your practices you can identify what you might want to change next year. I know you have been given invaluable advice on here. You can achieve your goal but, you must refrain from damaging your hair.

You need to decide once and for all if you want to be relaxed or natural.

Stop watching other people's hair.

Listen when people try and stop you from doing something that will cause damage to your strands.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[Lilmama1011]

I just combed my hair out from deep conditioning it and applied my leave ins and sealed and out my flexi rods in, can't do a whole head full of curls, going to keep it as straight as it can't be for relaxer next week. I am so loving my ends, I can't even complain right about now. I have wanted to do this for months but to be honest only kept it because SO was like "No". I also said that will give my back enough time to grow so when I even it out it will be a little longer. But I bit the bullet and cut the front even, it looks so much better. I'm tired of having curls and the back is so thick and nice looking and I got those whispy thin from hair blowing in the wind, so not cute!

 

[naija24]

You need to decide once and for all if you want to be relaxed or natural.

Stop watching other people's hair.

Listen when people try and stop you from doing something that will cause damage to your strands.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

That's just it, it's really not that easy. I wish I was a person that could transition for 2-3 years like many ladies here. I wish I could stretch my relaxers for 5-6 months at a time. It's just really hard.

I enjoy pressing my hair at Alina's Hair Salon in College Park, and my hair did grow but it also got a bit thinner. I never really had a set regiment for my hair that lasted more than a month unless I went to a salon every 1-2 weeks. Maybe I should go back to that? I wish it weren't so complicated.

 

[TwoSnapsUp]

Right before I started my healthy hair journey, my hair was HORRIBLE. I looked like it did in my siggy, but with parts of hair that were longer. So basically, you could see through the strands right to my neck. Better yet, you could stick your head through the gaps and kiss my neck.

My "friend" knew that I was really depressed about my hair and it really affected my self esteem. I has used to be APL, what happened? Anyway....we were hanging out one day and she kept whipping her SL hair back and forth and running her hands through her hair whenever she thought I was looking at her. I paid her no mind, but I was hurt that she would throw her healthy hair in my face.

Fast forward to present time. Her hair is now shorter that my pic siggy and torn up from the floor up.

Karma.

I have no sympathies.

 

[Lilmama1011]

Right before I started my healthy hair journey, my hair was HORRIBLE. I looked like it did in my siggy, but with parts of hair that were longer. So basically, you could see through the strands right to my neck. Better yet, you could stick your head through the gaps and kiss my neck. My "friend" knew that I was really depressed about my hair and it really affected my self esteem. I has used to be APL, what happened? Anyway....we were hanging out one day and she kept whipping her SL hair back and forth and running her hands through her hair whenever she thought I was looking at her. I paid her no mind, but I was hurt that she would throw her healthy hair in my face. Fast forward to present time. Her hair is now shorter that my pic siggy and torn up from the floor up. Karma. I have no sympathies.

(Stifling laugh) bwahhhhhhhhhhh OMG that was funny. That was really mean of her though

 

[Lilmama1011]

I can't stand the fact my friends tries to make it a competition and I'm beginning to see she is a big time liar. So everyone should know on here a suffered a setback a couple of months ago probably in January , like literally the back of my hair broke off and was like two inches, well probably three but I cut my hair even to two. It was embarrassing to try to attempt to clip my hair up. So my "best friend" knows my trials and tribulations. My hair has grown so quickly and now my touches a little below my shoulders which I was so happy. She says "oh well mines is going to be longer I didn't even know it was a competition! And first off if I made all that progress in less than a year and you still not longer, sorry no competition sweetie so don't even start one. She sent me a pic of her hair like four days before I was talking about my progress and her hair is still a couple inches shorter except for the back which is a couple inches longer than mine but her hair breaks and she is always telling me this and I give her suggestions and she still claims it's breaks but uses a spin brush all the darn time and I told her it's not good to do that. We all know brushes in wet hair is a no no!

Well here is when she starts lying. "Oh I just got a relaxer and it's to the middle of my back". So I said with fake enthusiasm "oh really wow, your hair grew fast! You mean to tell me your almost waist length" and she said "yeah almost, give it to my birthday and I will be full waist length". I had to look at the pic she just sent me four days ago to make sure I wasn't tripping. That's when I realized she is a damn lie. I promise you she is far from waist length, omg I'm about to search for that pic and edit her face out if I can find it, I really want to hear yal reactions .....

 

[spellinto]

I REALLY need to wash my hair but I'm going to attempt putting it off until Sunday.

Posted from my shower...while peeing...with the LHCF App

Same! I haven't washed my hair in an ungodly amount of time I will wash tomorrow because this just isn't fair to my scalp!

I'm just slackin though because I just cut my ends and I like how they look. I don't want to wash my hair and have them look frazzled again

 

[Lilmama1011]

Same! I haven't washed my hair in an ungodly amount of time I will wash tomorrow because this just isn't fair to my scalp!

I'm just slackin though because I just cut my ends and I like how they look. I don't want to wash my hair and have them look frazzled again

yeah it's like fresh ends make you not want to do any type of manipulation fearing breakage and it having a impact on your luscious ends

 

[EnExitStageLeft]

I can't stand the fact my friends tries to make it a competition and I'm beginning to see she is a big time liar. So everyone should know on here a suffered a setback a couple of months ago probably in January , like literally the back of my hair broke off and was like two inches, well probably three but I cut my hair even to two. It was embarrassing to try to attempt to clip my hair up. So my "best friend" knows my trials and tribulations. My hair has grown so quickly and now my touches a little below my shoulders which I was so happy. She says "oh well mines is going to be longer I didn't even know it was a competition! And first off if I made all that progress in less than a year and you still not longer, sorry no competition sweetie so don't even start one. She sent me a pic of her hair like four days before I was talking about my progress and her hair is still a couple inches shorter except for the back which is a couple inches longer than mine but her hair breaks and she is always telling me this and I give her suggestions and she still claims it's breaks but uses a spin brush all the darn time and I told her it's not good to do that. We all know brushes in wet hair is a no no!

Well here is when she starts lying. "Oh I just got a relaxer and it's to the middle of my back". So I said with fake enthusiasm "oh really wow, your hair grew fast! You mean to tell me your almost waist length" and she said "yeah almost, give it to my birthday and I will be full waist length". I had to look at the pic she just sent me four days ago to make sure I wasn't tripping. That's when I realized she is a damn lie. I promise you she is far from waist length, omg I'm about to search for that pic and edit her face out if I can find it, I really want to hear yal reactions .....

I chuckled reading this. Sounds like your "Best Friend" is a bit of a hater .

Don't read much into it. When I first started growing my hair out one of my closest friends was very standoffish about it. MBL later, she wants me to do her hair because quote, "She can't grow it like I can" !

Sometimes showing is wayyyyyyy better then telling.

 

[Ogoma]

I love that phrase 'tore up from the floor up' . I need to find way to incorporate in my every day speech.

 

[HanaKuroi]

That's just it, it's really not that easy. I wish I was a person that could transition for 2-3 years like many ladies here. I wish I could stretch my relaxers for 5-6 months at a time. It's just really hard.

I enjoy pressing my hair at Alina's Hair Salon in College Park, and my hair did grow but it also got a bit thinner. I never really had a set regiment for my hair that lasted more than a month unless I went to a salon every 1-2 weeks. Maybe I should go back to that? I wish it weren't so complicated.

Not having a regimen is a problem. You won't see results in a month. If you go to a salon every 1-2 weeks what do is your regimen in between visits?

I don't think it is complicated. I think you want instant results. Nothing is slower than watching your hair grow. Focus on hair health and a regimen and stick to it. Have certain expectations for your hair type and all over length.

Your ends are tomorrow's length. Remember that damage isn't always instant, it can show up months later. Sometimes hair is slowly breaking when we think it isn't growing fast enough.

Have you followed anyone that has big chopped? No matter what you do, whether you relax or go natural, the hair at the front and the top of you head won't be neck length for a long time. I think part of your issue is understanding how hair grows in from a bc vs a person that has not big chopped.

Does your boyfriend like long hair? Has he given you a hard time about your hair?

 

[youwillrise]

a bottle of conditioner dropped on my toe last night...still hurts. i thought we had a good relationship, conditioner? i thought we were friends? i guess it's just all been lies.

i'm just gonna sit here and cry.

 

[hnntrr]

I love my natural kinks and curls, but I do miss straight hair.