“setting To Success” 2016

lulu97 said:
Yesterday I washed, conditioned and deep conditioned with the Joico Moisture Recovery line.

Used Camille Rose Moisture Milk as a leave in and Camille Rose Aloe whip as a styler.

Did a flexi rod set

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Separated this morning and put my hair up in a pony puff with faux bangs. I got 99 Bobby pin's but I couldn't find one :giggle: so I had to hold the bangs back with a head band.

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Took DS to music class this morning and this is when I got home.

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It rained yesterday and all of last night so there is quite a bit of moisture in the air. My hair did frizz and puff up a tiny bit but it's cool.
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How would you detangle throughout the week or until wash day?
 
MissCrawford said:
How would you detangle throughout the week or until wash day?
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@MissCrawford

Usually after wash day, I don't bother my hair for a least 4 days. On the 4th day, I let the style determine how I detangle, so for this particular one (really curly and all going upwards) I will:

Flip my head upside down and remove the ribbon tie holding the pony together.
Massage my scalp to spread the sebum and loosen the shed hair stuck at the roots.
I then grab my water bottle, spritz a few times in my hand then scrunch it into my hair. Follow that up and use the same method with Shea Moisture dry oil elixir.
I then grab big sections and gently pull at the ends to help remove the shed hair. Once I'm finished, I gather all the hair together like I'm about to make a ponytail and stand upright. (Still holding the hair at the base) and lightly pull at the ends again before putting it into a bun.

I know it sounds like a lot but it actually only takes about 2-3 minutes and will get me through until wash day. I wash weekly so that would only be 3-4 days away from that particular day.
I save the big detangling for wash day. The focus for midweek is getting shed hair out to prevent tangles on the actual wash day.

I like to wear my flexi rod sets in 2 other ways, so I don't always do the flipping upside down method...it just depends on the direction my hair has been in. But I do always tug at the ends to remove shed hair for curly styles.

I hope this all makes sense. Sometimes I read my posts back and confuse my own dang self, so please don't hesitate to ask more questions if need be.
 
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lulu97 said:
@toaster I think I'm more excited about your upcoming blow out then you!!!! :lachen: You posting pictures right after you do it? I needs my Toasty hair fix!!!!! :gorgeous:
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Of course I will! Unfortunately (actually fortunately) I'm not supposed to blow my hair out until the week after this upcoming Wednesday.

I pushed my wash day back a week out of pure laziness and my hair cursed. me. out. I shampood and conditioned and detangled while applying my DC and my hair is a mess. I'm sleeping in the conditioner and I know thorough detangling while I roller set will help. But never again.

So I was planning on not washing for the next 10 days and just doing my blow out but NOPE. I'm washing and setting as usual next weekend, and then I'll wash and blow dry mid week.

Ugh my poor hair.

I'm being dramatic and I know it's fine. But it needs weekly washing.
 
lulu97 said:
@MissCrawford

Usually after wash day, I don't bother my hair for a least 4 days. On the 4th day, I let the style determine how I detangle, so for this particular one (really curly and all going upwards) I will:

Flip my head upside down and remove the ribbon tie holding the pony together.
Massage my scalp to spread the sebum and loosen the shed hair stuck at the roots.
I then grab my water bottle, spritz a few times in my hand then scrunch it into my hair. Follow that up and use the same method with Shea Moisture dry oil elixir.
I then grab big sections and gently pull at the ends to help remove the shed hair. Once I'm finished, I gather all the hair together like I'm about to make a ponytail and stand upright. (Still holding the hair at the base) and lightly pull at the ends again before putting it into a bun.

I know it sounds like a lot but it actually only takes about 2-3 minutes and will get me through until wash day. I wash weekly so that would only be 3-4 days away from that particular day.
I save the big detangling for wash day. The focus for midweek is getting shed hair out to prevent tangles on the actual wash day.

I like to wear my flexi rod sets in 2 other ways, so I don't always do the flipping upside down method...it just depends on the direction my hair has been in. But I do always tug at the ends to remove shed hair for curly styles.

I hope this all makes sense. Sometimes I read my posts back and confuse my own dang self, so please don't hesitate to ask more questions if need be.
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Thank you, I can't wait to get started!
 
MileHighDiva said:
Have you tried GVP Conditioning Balm? It's inexpensive and cone free.
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L.Brown1114 said:
I deep condition with it. It's AWESOME. I'm doing no cones as well. It's not as good as my joiko k-pak conditioning balm but it's def. the closest I've gotten to it. My hair really likes protein. The GVP doesn't have any the the joiko does
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So after I googled it and saw the bottle, yes I've had this in the past. It did nothing for me. Any other suggestions, I may be back to square one or forced to use my Jessie Curl or Curl Junkie stuff and I do NOT want that to be an option.
It would have to be protein free as well, my hair does well without an excess of it.
 
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Pebco dryer came in the mail yesterday so I broke it in with this pony-hawk. I love this dryer already :2inlove:

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image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg Phew. My hair is done for the week! In an abundance of caution for tangles, I added some oil to my hair after I took the rollers down and combed it out with a wide tooth comb. No strands came out because I throughly detangle with two combs while setting. I may comb my hair after oiling nightly, because my strands web and tangle like nobody's business.

Also uploading a random picture I found on the Internet. Hair and eyebrow goals!
 
My magenta & gold 22 inch curl formers came in the mail today! They are sooo pretty. I'm excited that now I have curlers that will fit all my hair and my hair can start growing into these longer curl formers!! :D I'm going to give my 14 inch orange & pink curl formers to my mom, she's been loving them ever since she's seen the progress I've made roller setting. Now we don't have to coordinate our wash days on alternate days to avoid fighting over who gets to use the curl formers anymore haha. image.jpegimage.jpeg
 
toaster said:
View attachment 352707 View attachment 352709 View attachment 352711 View attachment 352713 View attachment 352715 Phew. My hair is done for the week! In an abundance of caution for tangles, I added some oil to my hair after I took the rollers down and combed it out with a wide tooth comb. No strands came out because I throughly detangle with two combs while setting. I may comb my hair after oiling nightly, because my strands web and tangle like nobody's business.

Also uploading a random picture I found on the Internet. Hair and eyebrow goals!
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Your hair is everythang! Love the thickness, shininess and health. Not to mention the delicious length.
 
toaster said:
@lulu97 i think my eyebrows are a lost cause. I haven't waxed or plucked in over a year and I still don't have a tail!
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@toaster I think my eyebrow hair is probably the slowest growing hair on my body...especially from the years I over plucked, over waxed and over tweezed. I can't even tell you how long I've been in the grow out phase with them. I just started rubbing rosehip seed oil on them a few nights a week. It's supposed to be good for cell renewal. It worked well when I lost my edges after the baby...I figured it might work well on my brows too. We shall see.
 
lulu97 said:
@toaster This Lady and I have the same brow shape...so this is where I'm trying to get..but I have a long way to go. She told me that these are her natural brows...no filling in, no liner..just beautiful.

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Hope she doesn't mind me posting her pics. She IS on YouTube so....lol
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I don't consider myself a jealous person, but people with eyebrows make me mad.

Let me know how the rose hip works! I've been meaning to call my derm and see if she has something for eyebrow growth
 
MissCrawford said:
So after I googled it and saw the bottle, yes I've had this in the past. It did nothing for me. Any other suggestions, I may be back to square one or forced to use my Jessie Curl or Curl Junkie stuff and I do NOT want that to be an option.
It would have to be protein free as well, my hair does well without an excess of it.
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What porosity is your hair?
 
Here are some pics of the French bouffant rollers. Sorry it took so long, I kept forgetting honestly. I can't use them until my braids are out so they've been chilling in the clear box I bought them. I tried to grip my hand around them and it goes around the same exact way it goes around my wrist. So they are as thick as a normal sized wrist if that gives you any idea how huge they are.
 

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