Setting to Success 2015

[faithVA]

I was contemplating doing a full head rod set for the wedding tomorrow. After days to think about it, I finally decided I'm only going to do the front and I'm just going to take my current twist out and set dry hair. I'm really not feeling doing my hair

I'm procrastinating as it is. But I'm going to start as soon as I eat.

 

[faithVA]

Used Blue Roze Beauty to set. Let's hope this works.

 

[faithVA]

View attachment 340367 Used Blue Roze Beauty to set. Let's hope this works.

It turned out OK. Hoping it doesn't poof.

 

[flyygirlll2]

I love it. Looks pretty. @faithVA

 

[faithVA]

I love it. Looks pretty. @faithVA

Thank you. It held up well. Hopefully I can get two day hair.

 

[Blairx0]

...am I still even allowed to come out of hiding and say you ladies are doing amazing?

I have been absent for far too long. life has taken me to a new job, new apartment, a new set of distractions and away from hair care. I miss the forum, setting and you ladies. Please say I can come back!

 

[faithVA]

...am I still even allowed to come out of hiding and say you ladies are doing amazing?

I have been absent for far too long. life has taken me to a new job, new apartment, a new set of distractions and away from hair care. I miss the forum, setting and you ladies. Please say I can come back!

Please come back. I was wondering where you were. Congratulations on all of your distractions. It sounds like it has been a good year for you.

 

[PlainJane]

I bought some Nairobi setting lotion today but a lot of reviews say it doesn't offer a lot of hold.

Has anyone used it?

 

[AlkalineSteam]

I roller set a few days ago too and it took me one hour. The first time I tried it took 2 hours. I would love to get down to 30-45 minutes!

Ditto! This is a huge difference between my relaxed and natural rollersets. Relaxed I could do a wet set in 30 minutes without a mirror, 30 minutes under the dryer and I could leave the house. Natural takes me an hour to dry set (rollerset, twist out, braid out, whatever!) and an indefinite amount of time to dry.

I did flexis yesterday and they turned out like bantu knots. LOL that's ok! after all that work I'm going to rock them anyway.

 

[AlkalineSteam]

I just got this dryer and have mixed feelings about it. Wondering if anyone has it.

 

[faithVA]

I just got this dryer and have mixed feelings about it. Wondering if anyone has it.

I don't have that one. I have the gold n hot. What don't you like about it?

 

[PlainJane]

Ditto! This is a huge difference between my relaxed and natural rollersets. Relaxed I could do a wet set in 30 minutes without a mirror, 30 minutes under the dryer and I could leave the house. Natural takes me an hour to dry set (rollerset, twist out, braid out, whatever!) and an indefinite amount of time to dry.

I did flexis yesterday and they turned out like bantu knots. LOL that's ok! after all that work I'm going to rock them anyway.

yessssss i feel your pain. I remember when I used to get off work on Friday's and do a whole wash day routine including styling and be ready to go out that Friday night. Now, I need to start everything the night before just so it can "set"

 

[AlkalineSteam]

I don't have that one. I have the gold n hot. What don't you like about it?

I have to get into the perfect position so that the heat is even all around and the bonnet/hose doesn't burn me and the hose doesn't come out. That takes a combination of paper towels on my hairline, a towel on the back of my neck and ear covers. The GOOD news is that it seems to dry pretty quickly under the perfect conditions.

My purple logo Hot Tools hard bonnet dryer stopped drying after about 15 years. I bought the new one (pink logo) from Amazon and ended up setting it out on the street because it was useless. I also bought a roll-a-bout dryer from Sally's last year and the whole danged hood broke off the pole on my third use.

 

[Blairx0]

Sitting under the dryer with a head full of rollers.

I sincerely forgot how much I enjoy this. While it won't be my best set I feel so relaxed and I can finally paint my nails, catch upon netflix and just be still for a bit. Rollersetting welcome back to my life!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I bought some Nairobi setting lotion today but a lot of reviews say it doesn't offer a lot of hold.

Has anyone used it?

@PlainJane I've used Nairobi before. It has a very soft hold. It made my hair very shiny but dry after after a few days. I generally don't like the way setting foam feels in my hair while wet and this one felt the worse.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@Blairx0 *singing and doing the Carlton dance* Welcome back, welcome back, WEL-COME ba-ackkkkkk"

 

[Blairx0]

I have been gone so long I dont even know how to upload pictures!

 

[coilyhaircutie]

I have been gone so long I dont even know how to upload pictures!

Welcome back @Blairx0

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Ladies I'm so over my hair right now lol. I'm just ugh. I got it flat ironed this week. It's so shiny and pretty, but it's been the same length for months now and it's so fine. I have done everything I can to thicken my hairline and to retain length, but it's still thin at the edges and apparently secretly breaks off at the end (since I'm still grazing BSL, 7-8 months after reaching this goal...).

The only thing that I can think of that may contribute to this bizarre refusal of my hair to retain length is my diet. I don't eat meat (nope, not even chicken lol) - only seafood. I'm a pescatarian and have been for 8 years now. And for 6 years, I've been trying to grow my hair out. I think I may have to change my diet. I don't want to eat meat but I do want to get the right nutrients so I think I'll ask my doctor this week about what I should do. Maybe take more vitamins or start drinking bone broth (without the meat). This hair WILL be waist length in 2016. And that's a promise.

 

[faithVA]

Ladies I'm so over my hair right now lol. I'm just ugh. I got it flat ironed this week. It's so shiny and pretty, but it's been the same length for months now and it's so fine. I have done everything I can to thicken my hairline and to retain length, but it's still thin at the edges and apparently secretly breaks off at the end (since I'm still grazing BSL, 7-8 months after reaching this goal...).

The only thing that I can think of that may contribute to this bizarre refusal of my hair to retain length is my diet. I don't eat meat (nope, not even chicken lol) - only seafood. I'm a pescatarian and have been for 8 years now. And for 6 years, I've been trying to grow my hair out. I think I may have to change my diet. I don't want to eat meat but I do want to get the right nutrients so I think I'll ask my doctor this week about what I should do. Maybe take more vitamins or start drinking bone broth (without the meat). This hair WILL be waist length in 2016. And that's a promise.

Having you been supplementing your protein with hemp protein or a protein powder? Are you getting enough of your essential fatty acids?

Maybe just incorporating those things may help.

I wanted to be a Pescatarian but have just been too lazy to follow through. Do you eat beans daily?

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Having you been supplementing your protein with hemp protein or a protein powder? Are you getting enough of your essential fatty acids?

Maybe just incorporating those things may help.

I wanted to be a Pescatarian but have just been too lazy to follow through. Do you eat beans daily?

I eat seafood for dinner nearly every day. For lunch, I try to eat some sort of protein, whether it's nuts or smoked salmon in a sandwich. The only meal that I don't consistently eat protein at is breakfast; I try to do an egg in the mornings but I'm usually too busy in the mornings to do more than toast a waffle. Now that I think about it... I think I need to get better at having protein for breakfast and lunch, because I really only have protein for dinner. Thanks for pointing that out.

I tried the hemp protein and other proteins...I just can't stand the taste! i love veggie smoothies and I drink one for breakfast everyday alongside my meal. But protein powders make my smoothies so thick and chaulky. I don't like it. Do you have a good recipe that you've tried?

 

[faithVA]

I eat seafood for dinner nearly every day. For lunch, I try to eat some sort of protein, whether it's nuts or smoked salmon in a sandwich. The only meal that I don't consistently eat protein at is breakfast; I try to do an egg in the mornings but I'm usually too busy in the mornings to do more than toast a waffle. Now that I think about it... I think I need to get better at having protein for breakfast and lunch, because I really only have protein for dinner. Thanks for pointing that out.

I tried the hemp protein and other proteins...I just can't stand the taste! i love veggie smoothies and I drink one for breakfast everyday alongside my meal. But protein powders make my smoothies so thick and chaulky. I don't like it. Do you have a good recipe that you've tried?

If you drink a smoothie you shouldn't be able to detect 1 tbsp of hemp seed. Maybe you are using too much for your recipe. I'm only blending carrot juice and greens and it blends fine.

If 1 tbsp is too much start with 1/2 tbsp. It's better than nothing.

Maybe you can do a bean burger for breakfast.

 

[Vshanell]

I bought some Nairobi setting lotion today but a lot of reviews say it doesn't offer a lot of hold.

Has anyone used it?

I didn't like it for my sets. I have fine hair and it weighed it down, felt kinda coated. It worked very well for my mom who is relaxed and has thicker, coarser strands than me. I keep meaning to try it for a twist out but I haven't yet.

 

[Blairx0]

I didn't like it for my sets. I have fine hair and it weighed it down, felt kinda coated. It worked very well for my mom who is relaxed and has thicker, coarser strands than me. I keep meaning to try it for a twist out but I haven't yet.

I just tried it again and remember it being better. I put oil under, but my hair isn't retaining moisture like it normally does. I am going to be forced to wash and 're-set sooner than I would like.

 

[Blairx0]

Thinking I may try the Mich dreaded mid week set. The foam I used is making my hair feel ick. If laundry doesn't kill me a ponytail set with conditioner only is on the menu

 

[Blairx0]

No time to set yesterday, but today I finger detanlged with some conditoner, shampoo'ed and then I like conditoner sit my hair while I showered. I made 6 ponytails and put leave-in conditoner in each. No other products until I get my hair balanced.

My hair really needed this. Whatever combo of products I used had my hair, dull, fuzzy and made my ends stick together. I did a ponytail set and have a total of 18 rollers in my hair. If I can figure out the mobile site pictures will be posted in a few hours.

 

[Blairx0]

Set came out fine. Not the prettiest, but it made a good ponytail. I will put flexi Ross in the ponytail before bed. Overall it is just nice to have my hair feeling back to normal!

 

[coilyhaircutie]

If you drink a smoothie you shouldn't be able to detect 1 tbsp of hemp seed. Maybe you are using too much for your recipe. I'm only blending carrot juice and greens and it blends fine.

If 1 tbsp is too much start with 1/2 tbsp. It's better than nothing.

Maybe you can do a bean burger for breakfast.

Thanks for all of these great tips @faithVA! Saw my doctor this week, and after reviewing tests I had done, she said my protein is at the level it should be. It's actually on the higher end of the range, so that's great.

However.

I learned that my Vitamin D is very, very low. I never realized what a big role it played on the health of your skin and hair before! http://www.prevention.com/beauty/hair/vitamin-d-deficiency-may-cause-hair-loss I've started taking Vitamin D supplements. I hope to be back to where I want to be in no time! Healthwise, first of all, and hairwise too!

You're right about the hemp protein. I always used to do the recipes the back of the jar, and on the products I used to buy, it would call for like 3-4 tbsp. So it would be super chaulky and awful. But there's no need to use so much, especially since now I know the problem isn't my protein intake.

 

[Blairx0]

Did another ponytail set last night. I played with hear for about 2 months so I am in recovery mode with hair. I am trying to get things balanced again.

I cowashed, did 4 ponytails with three rollers each, slept in flexi Rods and bunned.

 

[PlainJane]

I've been meaning to update about the Nairobi. The hold was better than my keracare so that was a major plus. My stylist used to use this years ago on my hair. I'm not the best at roller setting so I'm not sure what to look for, but I did notice the coated feeling a few days after the set. I'm doing a magnetic set tonight so hopefully I'll have good hair days the rest of the week.