“setting To Success” 2016

MileHighDiva said:
@momi, are you still setting? I remember when you bought your Pibbs. We'd love to see your sets and hear your tips, :yep:
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Yes I am still setting. I haven't been doing much to my hair these days... It's thinned out so much due to an autoimmune issue I've been dealing with. It's finally starting to recover - which is why I'm sneaking back into the hair forum.

The Pibbs is still going strong by the way. Lol

I've also added a new steamer to the family and can already tell the difference in my hair.

I'll check in with pics soon when I have something worth sharing. :drunk:
 
Sending out positive vibes to all my setting sisters!

Spring is around the corner and so is that elusive spring growth spurt. I've been tracking my growth since 2008 so I know I get thickness in the spring/summer and length in the fall/winter BUT that doesn't mean we can't all put in some extra effort over the next few months.

Lots of water intake, lean protein, and let's stay active! My workouts are on and off, but I'm on a mission to stay on in March. Anyone want to join me? Healthy blood flow leads to healthy hair?
 
toaster said:
Sending out positive vibes to all my setting sisters!

Spring is around the corner and so is that elusive spring growth spurt. I've been tracking my growth since 2008 so I know I get thickness in the spring/summer and length in the fall/winter BUT that doesn't mean we can't all put in some extra effort over the next few months.

Lots of water intake, lean protein, and let's stay active! My workouts are on and off, but I'm on a mission to stay on in March. Anyone want to join me? Healthy blood flow leads to healthy hair?
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@toaster I'm down to join you. I get a big growth spurt in the spring and summer. The cooler months, I tend to not track as I'm just trying to keep my hair from drying out :lachen:

My diet is pretty good. It's high in water, lean protein and veggies. Low to no in everything else. I cook all my food in healthy fats like coconut, grapeseed and safflower oil...even butter :look: since I don't get high doses of carbs so I have to give my body something to burn off.

I don't really exercise :look:. I do stretch daily and I live in a 3 level house with stairs for days so my bootie already sitting up right :look::lachen:

I'm challenging myself to do 50 jumping Jacks when I wake up every morning just to kind of get my blood flowing but that's about all I can give to the exercise man. What kind of exercise regimen are you thinking of starting?
 
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@winegolder im running to your thread now!

@lulu97 I'm in my best shape when I do blogilates workouts. Usually she posts a calendar and I follow her videos on YouTube. She recently released a $39 workout program that a friend and I split. I started it today. It's high intensity interval training mixed with Pilates. I'll definitely keep you updated.
 
Hair is up in curl formers for the night!
The 22inch curl formers do not take up a lot of space at all - they're only a little bit longer than the 14" ones, amazing how they pack so much length in a short roller.
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Lmaaaao @ "my booty already sitting upright" you have me cracking up @lulu97

@toaster this month I've started regularly going to yoga again, once a week, so count me in! I also make a big batch of green smoothie on the weekends and drink it before work in the mornings. I drink a smoothie and eat a waffle smothered in peanut butter. I eat as healthy as I can, but no one can take my waffles and pancakes from me!!!!! Plus peanut butter is protein. BAM!
 
coilyhaircutie said:
Hair is up in curl formers for the night!
The 22inch curl formers do not take up a lot of space at all - they're only a little bit longer than the 14" ones, amazing how they pack so much length in a short roller.
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Lmaaaao @ "my booty already sitting upright" you have me cracking up @lulu97

@toaster this month I've started regularly going to yoga again, once a week, so count me in! I also make a big batch of green smoothie on the weekends and drink it before work in the mornings. I drink a smoothie and eat a waffle smothered in peanut butter. I eat as healthy as I can, but no one can take my waffles and pancakes from me!!!!! Plus peanut butter is protein. BAM!
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Those are the prettiest curl formers I have ever seen! Can't wait to see pics of the result
 
L.Brown1114 said:
Those are the prettiest curl formers I have ever seen! Can't wait to see pics of the result
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Aww girl! I did not snap a pic this morning, sorry about that. I threw my hair in a bun for work, and it drizzled today, so my hair is not LHCF-photoshoot ready at the moment lol. Next time I set, I'll try to take a pic and post it here.

SN: Couldn't help it. Ended up buying the TGIN twist & curl creme.
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(ETA- photo not mine, borrowed from A Hair Story blog)

I gotta try my hand at that horseshoe flexirod set method in the CurlDaze YT video @MileHighDiva posted. I hope she's getting sponsored by TGIN because they definitely got my money after I saw her hair! LOL :lachen:Curious to see if my results will turn out as good as CurlDaze's hair.
 
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toaster said:
Sending out positive vibes to all my setting sisters!

Spring is around the corner and so is that elusive spring growth spurt. I've been tracking my growth since 2008 so I know I get thickness in the spring/summer and length in the fall/winter BUT that doesn't mean we can't all put in some extra effort over the next few months.

Lots of water intake, lean protein, and let's stay active! My workouts are on and off, but I'm on a mission to stay on in March. Anyone want to join me? Healthy blood flow leads to healthy hair?
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I will join you. I'm in MonaRae's monthly challenge so I'm already doing this. I drink my water daily. It's sitting on my desk at work waiting for me to walk through the door. I'm cooking the majority of my meals and only eating out 1x a week. I'm training for my 1st cycling event ride in April so I'm working out 6 days a week and sometimes twice a day.

I rarely get a growth spurt but maybe this year will be my year.
 
coilyhaircutie said:
Hair is up in curl formers for the night!
The 22inch curl formers do not take up a lot of space at all - they're only a little bit longer than the 14" ones, amazing how they pack so much length in a short roller.
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Lmaaaao @ "my booty already sitting upright" you have me cracking up @lulu97

@toaster this month I've started regularly going to yoga again, once a week, so count me in! I also make a big batch of green smoothie on the weekends and drink it before work in the mornings. I drink a smoothie and eat a waffle smothered in peanut butter. I eat as healthy as I can, but no one can take my waffles and pancakes from me!!!!! Plus peanut butter is protein. BAM!
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I've never seen those before. Dreadlock Curlformers, I like them :lol:
 
Lol @ dreadlocks curl formers.

My TGIN twist & curl cream came in the mail! I got a pick too. I looked in my local target because they're supposed to sell TGIN but they didn't have it, so bought it online. Plan to do the horseshoe method this week.

I opened the TGIN and sniffed it. Smells like VO5 shampoo lol. It's the consistency of a conditioner and slightly tacky. It'll be interesting to see how it performs in my hair. I have a feeling it will work, but curious about whether it will leave residue. Plan to use TGIN on one side of my head and my trusty MopTop curly hair custard on the other half so I can compare the difference in real time. Can't wait til Sunday!
 

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I think combing out my ends after oiling at night is going well. I'm using the double conair comb and combing over the sink so I can see if there's any breakage. I used to cowash and detangle my hair daily, so I'm not too concerned about the manipulation, but I still comb through each section about three times and stop.

I'm discovering that my hair just sets in whatever method I dry it in. So when I don't detangle at night, by the end of the week I have 16-18 roller sized "curls" that are webbed from top to bottom. Combing them out will hopefully make wash day easier.

Also, my entire body hurts and I've been drinking my water. Yay healthy spring! :look:
 
Did a fresh flexi set today.

Washed, conditioned and deep conditioned with MoroccanOil Hydrating line.

CR Moisture Milk as a leave in and CR aloe whip as a styler.

I was determined to dry this set all in one sitting so I stayed under the dryer for close to 2 hours. Mess still was not dry.
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I'll just airdry for the rest of the day. Those CR products always extend my drying time, but my hair is always so supple and the moisturization is just stoooopid. Ah well.
 
Can I get this look with curlers as a natural? If so how do I roll them? I'm assuming Mohawk wouldn't work

Can I only get it with relaxed hair?
 

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@L.Brown1114 do you have a really silly natural texture? I would have to flat iron to get that look. But a good roller set can get my hair pretty straight, so I would use minimal flat iron heat. As for rolling pattern? I would roll towards the floor in the front half of my hair.
 
toaster said:
That's what I get for typing on my phone.

I meant a silky texture. Some people can get their hair that silky straight with just a set. I know I can't, but it depends on your hair
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My hair is silky when straightened. It's not as coarse as some and not as silky as others. I may just texlax and rollerset to straighten instead of flat ironing. I miss my straight hair and feeling the wind on my scalp and I was hoping roller setting would help

ETA: do you think the girl in the picture has a relaxer?
 
@L.Brown1114 Looking closely at the pictures she is probably natural and uses heat to style her hair. Nowadays women can have lush and thick hair natural or relaxed, so definitely style your hair as you see fit.

Her style reminds me of nazaninmandi on Instagram. She is Miguel's fiancée and she doesn't have a perm. She says her hair has a natural loose wave but she will use a wand or curling iron to get it perfectly styled.
 
@coilyhaircutie

My lips can get so dry as well! I've tried a million lip balms but honestly what works for me is the $2 Vaseline rosy lips in the tiny tubs. I don't like sticking my hand in the tub when I'm out, so I only use it at home. During the day I use Vaseline in a squeeze tube, and whatever lip gloss I'm wearing for the day.

I have used lip scrubs but didn't find they did much? I just try to stay hydrated.
 
toaster said:
@L.Brown1114 Looking closely at the pictures she is probably natural and uses heat to style her hair. Nowadays women can have lush and thick hair natural or relaxed, so definitely style your hair as you see fit.

Her style reminds me of nazaninmandi on Instagram. She is Miguel's fiancée and she doesn't have a perm. She says her hair has a natural loose wave but she will use a wand or curling iron to get it perfectly styled.
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I'm trying to see what the lesser of 2 evils are. Constant heat styling or using a relaxer and using minimal heat
 
L.Brown1114 said:
I'm trying to see what the lesser of 2 evils are. Constant heat styling or using a relaxer and using minimal heat
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Yeah, that's a tough choice. I don't heat style my hair often, but that's because I'm lazy, and my hair is long. I find that when your hair is long it looks "styled" even when you half @ss it.

The heat vs relaxer "argument" probably depends more on strand size and personal preference. Do you work out a lot? Can you wash once a week and only flat iron your roots? Or are your styling preferences such that your hair has to be laid every single day?

If it's something where you want cute hair for the weekend and during the week can wear a headband or a French twist or something, I think setting and using heat is a good option. Even with a relaxer you'll need heat on your roots when you get new growth unless you relax often.

For every day perfect hair honestly a weave is probably the best option if you're concerned about the health of your hair.
 
L.Brown1114 said:
My hair is silky when straightened. It's not as coarse as some and not as silky as others. I may just texlax and rollerset to straighten instead of flat ironing. I miss my straight hair and feeling the wind on my scalp and I was hoping roller setting would help

ETA: do you think the girl in the picture has a relaxer?
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My co-workers hair looks like that and she is natural. She wears her hair like that weekly.
 
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