Setting to Success 2014 Challenge

[ElevatedEnergy]

lulu97 I hope you like it too, but if not I am PayPal ready lol

I got you girl! You know I'll come back with details

 

[PerFicMsFit]

I really wish there was an ingredient list for the Nairobi Wrapp-It Shine Foaming Lotion. My hair loves it, so knowing what's in it could help guide future purchases!

 

[PerFicMsFit]

This is a link to the key ingredients list for the Nairobi Wrapp-It Shine Foaming Lotion on the Nairobi website:
http://www.nairobiprofessional.com/...-Wrapp-It-Shine-Foaming-Lotion-8-oz#yw1_tab_0

Also, this is a link to the foaming lotion's Materials Data Safety Sheet that has more information in Section II - Hazard Ingredients/Identity Information: http://nairobiprofessional.com/pdf/msds/msds_wrapp_it_shine.pdf

This is the closest I get to figuring it all out!

 

[Lissa0821]

I have been doing roller sets with perm rods lately. It is still a little bit of a struggle but I am getting better. I am working in sections and I hopefully I will be able to do a full set.

 

[Lilmama1011]

I have been doing roller sets with perm rods lately. It is still a little bit of a struggle but I am getting better. I am working in sections and I hopefully I will be able to do a full set.

Looks perfect to me

 

[Blairx0]

I have been doing roller sets with perm rods lately. It is still a little bit of a struggle but I am getting better. I am working in sections and I hopefully I will be able to do a full set.

Nice work. I think it looks very sleek and professional

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

This is a link to the key ingredients list for the Nairobi Wrapp-It Shine Foaming Lotion on the Nairobi website: http://www.nairobiprofessional.com/index.php?r=shop/products/info&id=97&name=Nairobi%C2%AE-Wrapp-It-Shine-Foaming-Lotion-8-oz#yw1_tab_0 Also, this is a link to the foaming lotion's Materials Data Safety Sheet that has more information in Section II - Hazard Ingredients/Identity Information: http://nairobiprofessional.com/pdf/msds/msds_wrapp_it_shine.pdf This is the closest I get to figuring it all out!

Cool! It has Panthenol which my hair loves and I think that cone is water soluble.

 

[Blairx0]

Finally shampoo'd. Will be sleeping with my hair sathered in enriched coconut oil . I plan to dc and roll tomorrow

 

[Nyssa28]

The Nairobi foam wrap is the truth! My hair is always shiny and soft when I use it.

I'm actually under the dryer now with it used for this rollerset.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Did a flexi rod set today. It's a tad frizzy cause I broke rule #1 when it comes to setting....make sure your hair is DRY! But between caring for a baby and going back and forth under a dryer in between feedings/diaper changes/playtime, I had 0 effs to give about my hair. lol Sorry about the low quality pic but it looks exactly the same as my other sets just with more frizz.

 

[Saludable84]

Not sure if I want to set, flat iron or flexi. I'll have to figure it out. I'm doing Flexis on Saturday for my shower so not sure if I want to overkill it, but I need to practice.

 

[Blairx0]

Under the dryer. Ran out of flaxseed gel ,so it is going to be a bun week

 

[Beautified16]

Has anyone tried Hick's Cosmetechnology Foam Wrap Lotion and like it? I bought it today on a whim and I plan to use it if not this set then my next set because I also bought Keracare Foam Wrap Lotion in extra hold.

 

[winona]

Hello ladies

I have just begun working out like pre baby and I would like to know how to maintain my set. I live in central texas (HOTTT) but the humidity is average. I do crossfit ( high intensity strength training) http://youtu.be/tzD9BkXGJ1M. Do you think there is any way to maintain my hair? Also it doesn't need to look like this throughout the workout(I'm realistic) but I would like to continue wearing this style throughout the week especially for work.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Has anyone tried Hick's Cosmetechnology Foam Wrap Lotion and like it? I bought it today on a whim and I plan to use it if not this set then my next set because I also bought Keracare Foam Wrap Lotion in extra hold.

I've never tried either one. Let us know how you like them.

 

[divachyk]

I love Pureology 21 Benefits. It doesn't give a hard hold but protects the hair in many ways.

 

[winona]

Has anyone tried Hick's Cosmetechnology Foam Wrap Lotion and like it? I bought it today on a whim and I plan to use it if not this set then my next set because I also bought Keracare Foam Wrap Lotion in extra hold.

KeraCare reg foam gave me no hold overtop a leavin. Natural with fine hair

KeraCare extra hold gave me very little hold

I found both non drying

 

[Blairx0]

winona

Nice style. I try to keep my rollersets alive a few different ways.
I mostly post about them in this thread and on my blog which you can check out here: http://herampersandhim.com/category/the-bigger-the-hair/

Otherwise I think flexi rods are the best way to make a set last--otherwise some of the ladies in the thread swear by pin curling, but I haven't mastered that one yet.

 

[girlonfire]

Does anyone else find that perm rods break their hair? I just always seem to have so much breakage when I do rollersets of that kind :/

I'm don't remember if it was this thread that I posted in about the pink rollers with the nubs/teeth on them but I reached a verdict: I think I can handle normal magnetic rollers now. I don't like the "print" that the pink rollers leave in my hair and I don't like flat ironing my hair. The pink rollers were kinda like training wheels for me I suppose. Now I think I could handle a magnetic rollerset, I just need to get better at cleaner parts.

 

[girlonfire]

Has anyone tried Hick's Cosmetechnology Foam Wrap Lotion and like it? I bought it today on a whim and I plan to use it if not this set then my next set because I also bought Keracare Foam Wrap Lotion in extra hold.

I've never heard of that product before but I recognize the brand. Where did you buy it?

 

[Blairx0]

Does anyone else find that perm rods break their hair? I just always seem to have so much breakage when I do rollersets of that kind :/

I'm don't remember if it was this thread that I posted in about the pink rollers with the nubs/teeth on them but I reached a verdict: I think I can handle normal magnetic rollers now. I don't like the "print" that the pink rollers leave in my hair and I don't like flat ironing my hair. The pink rollers were kinda like training wheels for me I suppose. Now I think I could handle a magnetic rollerset, I just need to get better at cleaner parts.

toaster may be able to answer about perm rods, but I think it depends on how they are used

 

[toaster]

girlonfire I didn't find that perm rods were breaking my hair, but I cut the elastic band off and used them like a regular roller with bobby pins to secure.

 

[girlonfire]

girlonfire I didn't find that perm rods were breaking my hair, but I cut the elastic band off and used them like a regular roller with bobby pins to secure.

I had thought about doing that but I didn't think it would be secure enough. have you found otherwise?

 

[girlonfire]

I take back what I said about the pink rollers. I may buy more. I just did a trial set. 75% perm rod set, 25% pink roller set. I used the shea moisture curl milk. I only undid one of the pink rollers (basically it was the only dry one) and it was really light, soft and bouncy, not silk but I wasn't really going for that. Still needs further testing.
I can never get it right with wrapping lotion but earlier in the year I did a curlformer set with Cream of Nature wrap lotion and my hair came out with a beautiful luster/sheen but it was sooo sticky. I think I put too much on because I wanted it to be smooth and the because my hair was stick my hair eventually knotted up and stuck together and that was a nightmare to undo. Now I have a plan though!

By the way, has anyone looked into the new Bumble&Bumble product line? Invisible oil? It's actually pretty impressive looking the style prep product might aid in roller setting but I'm not really trying to put out $26 for iterplexed

Edit: I know I said I would be joining ages ago but I will, seriously, very soon. The year is almost over but better late than never right?

 

[girlonfire]

Current hair length: my longest piece is about waist length
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: natural
Current Setting method and styling choices: perm rods, magnetic rollers, curl dormers occasionally
Current Setting products: cream of nature argan oil wrap lotion
Thing(s) you would like to work on/are hoping to achieve: the reason I want to join this challenge is I want to be like those vintage ladies in the 20s through 50s who had a regimen of roller setting their hair and do it with ease. I've always associated roller sets with femininity and I've been working on getting in touch with my femininity as I can be a very...unfeminine to say the least. Also I watched a chaz dean segment on wen on qvc for the umpteenth time and I found it interesting what he did to she the thickness of the models hair: he took a section of hair and showed the thickness consistency from root to tip. When juxtaposed to my own hair I saw similarity but the models hair was still more consistent than mine. I'm working on minimizing breakage throughout the length of my hair and my edges. Because of the shrinkage I get in the front of my head when natural, its hard to discern my baby hair from grown hair so I think the condition of my edges is worsebthan it is. Now that I've roller set my hair I can see the true state of the situation. Its not horrible but it could use improvement. Im also trimming my hair so that it stops breaking so much (b4 my last trim I hadn't trimmed in a year and some months,
yikes!)
How long do you plan to set?: 1x weekly or biweekly till December
Post a beginning pic: idk why they're side ways :\

 

[toaster]

I had thought about doing that but I didn't think it would be secure enough. have you found otherwise?

Yes I found using bobby pins made the rods very secure.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Whatever genius sat down and came up with the pineapple method of preserving curly hair needs a freaking award. My hair has been in a pineapple since wash day 5 days ago. I scrunched in moisturizer and oil twice during that time...as I'm surely not neglecting it, just trying to eliminate any unnecessary manipulation. When I let it down today, the curls were nice and loose and the roots are still a tad puffy as you can see but more stretched than before. Ran a few errands for an hour and home girl is back in a pineapple until the weekend.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I secretly think people are a little weird when they get excited about hair products....like really...what's lacking in your real life?!

And then.....

This came in the mail and I started doing the Carlton dance from the Fresh Prince. LMBO Can't wait to use this next week!!!!!!!! Woot woot!!!!! Party over herrrreeeee!!!!

 

[girlonfire]

I secretly think people are a little weird when they get excited about hair products....like really...what's lacking in your real life?!

And then.....

This came in the mail and I started doing the Carlton dance from the Fresh Prince. LMBO Can't wait to use this next week!!!!!!!! Woot woot!!!!! Party over herrrreeeee!!!!

I'm eager to see how it works for you!

 

[girlonfire]

Getting ready to do a magnetic roller set. Currently under my dryer with a combo of tresemme flawless curls and nunaats brazilian green keratin deep condish. I learned a lot this wash, excitement!!

I'll be using purple magnetics about 1.5in. I could use the Greg 2 in but those don't have covers and I forgot to buy clips, *sigh* wish me luck, first magnetic set this year!