Setting to Success 2014 Challenge
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faithVA
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Aww, you made me feel better. I guess I do know a lot about my hair. Even if it does consist a lot of what doesn't work
Maybe I need to watch some yt videos on pin curling. I like bantu knots, I just need to figure out the right size based on my length. Too small and the hair is way too curly and you have to put in 50-11 of them. Too big and there is no curl at all.
My hair is reverting as we speak. I should have a nice ole fluffly afro by 4 pm
coilyhaircutie
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hey ladies. hope you all had a fantastic weekend.
I did a large perm rod set last night. here are some pics:
The takedown
Here's how my large perm rod set came out. There is a lot of texture in my hair because I didn't use a brush to smooth my hair in the back
All in all, I really liked the big perm rods. the black and the green made the best curl for my hair length (APL). The curls are nice and swingy, like curlformer curls but there is more volume at the roots, which I like. To be honest, this is my favorite rollerset because of the great blend between volume and stretch. This is one of the first sets I feel happy to rock just as it is after separating the curls.
Doing this set, I used Camille Rose Naturals Curl Maker for the first time.
Mini-review: It has amazing slip, my denman brush just glided through my hair like nothing. It also provides great hold, I can tell this set will last. However, a tiny bit goes a long way. On some of my sections in the front, I used a lot of gel so the curls would "set" well, and now those sections have a film on them :\ I'm going to use less next time.
I have 2 questions for the natural ladies:
1. Do you use a brush or comb to smooth your hair when rollersetting?
2. Has the use of a brush or comb negatively affected your length retention?
Have a great week girls!
I did a large perm rod set last night. here are some pics:
The takedown
Here's how my large perm rod set came out. There is a lot of texture in my hair because I didn't use a brush to smooth my hair in the back
All in all, I really liked the big perm rods. the black and the green made the best curl for my hair length (APL). The curls are nice and swingy, like curlformer curls but there is more volume at the roots, which I like. To be honest, this is my favorite rollerset because of the great blend between volume and stretch. This is one of the first sets I feel happy to rock just as it is after separating the curls.
Doing this set, I used Camille Rose Naturals Curl Maker for the first time.
Mini-review: It has amazing slip, my denman brush just glided through my hair like nothing. It also provides great hold, I can tell this set will last. However, a tiny bit goes a long way. On some of my sections in the front, I used a lot of gel so the curls would "set" well, and now those sections have a film on them :\ I'm going to use less next time.
I have 2 questions for the natural ladies:
1. Do you use a brush or comb to smooth your hair when rollersetting?
2. Has the use of a brush or comb negatively affected your length retention?
Have a great week girls!
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
coilyhaircutie
I have 2 questions for the natural ladies:
1. Do you use a brush or comb to smooth your hair when rollersetting?
I use a small tooth comb and lose very little hair as my leave in just allows the comb to glide through. The rest of the week, I finger comb only.
2. Has the use of a brush or comb negatively affected your length retention?
No ma'am. My hair is tangle free and smooth from the roots to ends because I use the small tooth comb. So it actually helps with retention because I'm not struggling with knots and tangles. HTH
I have 2 questions for the natural ladies:
1. Do you use a brush or comb to smooth your hair when rollersetting?
I use a small tooth comb and lose very little hair as my leave in just allows the comb to glide through. The rest of the week, I finger comb only.
2. Has the use of a brush or comb negatively affected your length retention?
No ma'am. My hair is tangle free and smooth from the roots to ends because I use the small tooth comb. So it actually helps with retention because I'm not struggling with knots and tangles. HTH
toaster
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I have 2 questions for the natural ladies:
1. Do you use a brush or comb to smooth your hair when rollersetting?
2. Has the use of a brush or comb negatively affected your length retention?
Have a great week girls!
I haven't been doing this for very long, so I'll get back to you in a few months with real answers, but thus far:
I use two combs when smoothing my hair for rollersetting. I use a wide tooth Mason Pearson comb when I'm detangling my hair with conditioner before I set. I also use a medium tooth (definitely nowhere near a rattail comb) to detangle when I apply my leave-in and before I actually roll.
I don't think this will negatively affect my length retention. After the first set my hair has been pretty much detangled for every subsequent set. This makes the combing process very easy. I want to master the wash and go style this year, but I'm worried that going from that to a rollerset every week will require too much detangling. Going from one set to the next makes my hair very smooth and easy.
ETA: I only comb when I set, so twice a week. I take my hair down from it's bun to moisturize it every night but I don't comb it at all.
sexypebbly
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Setting my hair now. Gonna flat iron later
Froreal3
haulin hard in the paint
toaster
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I set my hair with It's a 10 Leave-in and water today. Loving that "combo". I rolled under instead of over. I read that when you use snaps you can get the roller closer to the root if you roll under. It worked really well for the top half of my hair, but not so much for the bottom half. I might to a half/half method next time.
My rolling time is down to about 35 minutes, which I love. The crown of my hair is getting almost as long as my arms! I pretty much plan to let my hair grow as long as it wants to this time, as I wear my hair up most of the time anyway. I wonder what size rollers I'll be using 2-3 years from now.
My rolling time is down to about 35 minutes, which I love. The crown of my hair is getting almost as long as my arms! I pretty much plan to let my hair grow as long as it wants to this time, as I wear my hair up most of the time anyway. I wonder what size rollers I'll be using 2-3 years from now.
GettingKinky
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I think I may miss my February rollerset. I just got back from vacation and I'm getting a touchup on Thursday so I won't set this weekend and then I'm going to visit my sister the following weekend so I won't do it then. I'm so sad that I'm already going to miss my goal for the year in just the 2nd month.
Blairx0
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Why bot set after you relax? I am not relaxed, but when I was a fresh relaxer and a flat iron made my hair so flat. Maybe rollers will get you some more volume
GettingKinky
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I could do a dry rollerset, after she does my hair it's so smooth and shiny that I try to preserve it for at least a week so I won't wash for a least a week . Now that I texlax my hair it's not flat after a touch up.
toaster
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Alright, it took about a month but I have gotten into a roller setting routine. I'll still be around to look at everyone's hair, but I don't expect things to change anytime soon. Once the larger sized capelli care rollers come in I'll post pictures of how that set turns out, and ask how to use roller pins!!
I included a picture of a section of my hair soaked in conditioner from a few months ago for extra info.
I included a picture of a section of my hair soaked in conditioner from a few months ago for extra info.
MileHighDiva
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coilyhaircutie
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wow toaster your hair is super long! that first picture you took is incredible! isn't it funny how natural hair can curl up and look sooo short? appearances can be deceiving.
toaster
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wow toaster your hair is super long! that first picture you took is incredible! isn't it funny how natural hair can curl up and look sooo short? appearances can be deceiving.
Thank you! The crown of my hair is definitely the longest. When I cut my hair in November of 2012 it was shorter in the back with more volume on the top and crown. I'm sure it would look really silly straightened, but it looks fine in my roller sets and in a bun.
faithVA
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I love the pictures, especially that crown one. Yes, you have to stay around jus to post and keep us motivated
toaster
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Thank you faithVA
I love how encouraging this thread is.
This was my hair in October of 2012.
I got totally frustrated with law school and life, went into the bathroom and cut it all off pretty much. By January of 2013 it looked like this.
I hated it and was pretty unhappy, but I stuck with what worked:cowashing and wet bunning. Now that my length is coming back I'm determined to enjoy my hair more, so that when I get frustrated with life I don't take it out on my head. And now I'm obsessed with roller setting, so I'll be doing that for a long while.
I love how encouraging this thread is.
This was my hair in October of 2012.
I got totally frustrated with law school and life, went into the bathroom and cut it all off pretty much. By January of 2013 it looked like this.
I hated it and was pretty unhappy, but I stuck with what worked:cowashing and wet bunning. Now that my length is coming back I'm determined to enjoy my hair more, so that when I get frustrated with life I don't take it out on my head. And now I'm obsessed with roller setting, so I'll be doing that for a long while.
ronie
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ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
ronie This bottle of yumminess right here. Don't let the size of the bottle full you as you only need a small amount for roller setting. A 4 oz bottle lasts me about 8 months.
Also, Ladies it's on sale online now at Target.com for $11.99. I normally pay around $17.99
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ronie
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Thanks for your reply. I used the keratin version while transitioning, and it made my hair hard as rock. I had dry crunchy hair the next day. At the time i didn't know my hair hates aloe vera. I just checked, and saw that the regular version does not have aloe vera unlike the keratin version. I will pick one up while its on sale.
Blairx0
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Will check this out to tomorrow
shortt29
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Love that's stuff!!! Running to Target ASAP! And Shop Rite also has them on sale this week
shortt29
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No secret lol...just pin curls and a satin bonnet
I probably could have made it another 2 days but I worked out extremely hard and needed to cowash that sweat out
