“setting To Success” 2016

KammyGirl said:
She did say once a week and then I could go down to every other week. But that was the rec for their protein so not sure if it would be the same for nexxus.

Joico is so hard for me to get on the ground because it's always sold out. When I buy it online I'm always trying to make it last by not using it as often. I should buy up a bunch of jars so I can use freely.
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I buy my joico at marshalls for $7.99 *shrugs*
 
PlainJane said:
@toaster I will.

I thought I found a daily moisturizer but I would rather use something I can buy on the ground.

What are you ladies using as a daily moisturizer to keep your set moisturized?
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I try to make sure I deep condition with every wash and use a good leave in before I set. Every night I use a light oil (Mizani supreme oil) on my hair, but I don't find I need a water based moisturizer to get me through the week.
 
PlainJane said:
@toaster I will.

I thought I found a daily moisturizer but I would rather use something I can buy on the ground.

What are you ladies using as a daily moisturizer to keep your set moisturized?
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I moisturize midweek with Camille Rose Moisture Milk. Depending on how my hair feels, I'll either:

use it straight out the bottle
Or
use my watered down version in my spray bottle and follow that up with a spritz of one of my Shea moisture dry oils
 
KammyGirl said:
She did say once a week and then I could go down to every other week. But that was the rec for their protein so not sure if it would be the same for nexxus.

Joico is so hard for me to get on the ground because it's always sold out. When I buy it online I'm always trying to make it last by not using it as often. I should buy up a bunch of jars so I can use freely.
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I use my Joico MR every other wash (the entire line) It really takes the guess work out of when to use protein treatments. It's super duper moisturizing with the perfect amounts of all.kinds of hydrolyzed proteins. It's simply the best for my hair and I stay stocked up! LOL

If you are having issues finding it, try TJ Maxx. More store always have a pretty decent Joico stash.
 
KammyGirl said:
I totally understand the last part. I used to wear wash n gos often and they looked great and I loved them. I even look back on those pictures like wow my hair looked perfect but these days not so much.

OAN: I straightened and trimmed my hair on a whim. I sprayed my hair with water on Thursday to do my set like I planned and my hair was too flaky with gel from my wash n go so I had to co wash again. My hair was more tangled and also breaking a bit I said forget it I'll just straighten and trim right now. My hair feels much better. Ended up doing my perm rod set afterwards which I know won't last me since it's on straightened hair but it looks ok.
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I love those big fluffy curls.
 
L.Brown1114 said:
I buy my joico at marshalls for $7.99 *shrugs*
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lulu97 said:
I use my Joico MR every other wash (the entire line) It really takes the guess work out of when to use protein treatments. It's super duper moisturizing with the perfect amounts of all.kinds of hydrolyzed proteins. It's simply the best for my hair and I stay stocked up! LOL

If you are having issues finding it, try TJ Maxx. More store always have a pretty decent Joico stash.
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I have both stores by me and the hair section is always a mish mash mess of crap. Lol I can usually find one jar or two hiding in the wrong section in these stores though. I have a tj maxx near my office and I've never been to their hair section. This one looks much neater than the one by me. Maybe I'll take a trip on my lunch hour and see what they have. I'm ready to stock up.
 
KammyGirl said:
I have both stores by me and the hair section is always a mish mash mess of crap. Lol I can usually find one jar or two hiding in the wrong section in these stores though. I have a tj maxx near my office and I've never been to their hair section. This one looks much neater than the one by me. Maybe I'll take a trip on my lunch hour and see what they have. I'm ready to stock up.
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Ok let me know if you have luck finding some. If not, TJ Maxx and the post office is down the street from my house. I would be happy to go snatch you up a few bottles and mail them to you.
 
So I figured out a better way to do my flexi rod sets....on dry already stretched hair!

A few days ago, I washed and put my hair in a few braids to dry. Took them down the following day and wore it in a low bun for a few days. Today I spritzed each section I was working with, with one spray of water to dampen it...applied a smidgen of Camille Rose Aloe whip butter and got to rolling.

It took me 15 to 20 minutes to roll my entire head instead of 45 minutes to an hour on wet hair.

I used less flexi rods.

It took me 30 minutes under my dryer versus 2 to 3 hours on wet hair.

Win, win WIN!

I got the same if not better results. The curls are more elongated and hella soft. Only downside is I don't think this will last the 10 to 14 days I can get my wet sets to last. That's cool though...my hair was already 3 to 4 days into the previous style so if I get it to last an additional week....I'm cool with that.
 
lulu97 said:
So I figured out a better way to do my flexi rod sets....on dry already stretched hair!

A few days ago, I washed and put my hair in a few braids to dry. Took them down the following day and wore it in a low bun for a few days. Today I spritzed each section I was working with, with one spray of water to dampen it...applied a smidgen of Camille Rose Aloe whip butter and got to rolling.

It took me 15 to 20 minutes to roll my entire head instead of 45 minutes to an hour on wet hair.

I used less flexi rods.

It took me 30 minutes under my dryer versus 2 to 3 hours on wet hair.

Win, win WIN!

I got the same if not better results. The curls are more elongated and hella soft. Only downside is I don't think this will last the 10 to 14 days I can get my wet sets to last. That's cool though...my hair was already 3 to 4 days into the previous style so if I get it to last an additional week....I'm cool with that.
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That's awesome! Naptural85 posted the most gorgeous twist and curl that she did on dry stretched hair. Her hair was sooo shiny. I loved it.
 
toaster said:
That's awesome! Naptural85 posted the most gorgeous twist and curl that she did on dry stretched hair. Her hair was sooo shiny. I loved it.
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I just watched it...her hair turned out super cute. It looked like a full perm rod set...like she did it without twisting.

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Anybody else feels this way? These are just some random thoughts that the video gave me.

When I was knee deep in my transition, I loved styles like that on my hair. Braid and curls, twist and curls, bantu knots...I could even do wash and go's.
For same strange reason, I don't like them (on me) now. It's like if my hair is not smooth from root to top in some form or fashion, I'm just not satisfied. And at this point, I don't care enough to try. I feel like my hair life is boring...either roller set, flexi rod set, or 2 big goddess braids in the summer. (I don't even like those anymore...they are just easy to do when it's too hot to roller set)

I'm starting to feel the same with products. I like to keep them to a minimum because if have too many, I get overwhelmed. Like when to use what, what goes best with what etc. And then when I do have alot, I'm suffocating my strands packing the products on to try and use them up.

When they say you are maintenance mode...it truly is that. Just satisfied with where you are and doing your best to keep the hair on your head...on your head. This is all so random I know. LOL
 
I've been doing Wash and gos for the past week. My hair is not happy being all wild and free.

I plan on relaxing soon once I'm able to get some clip in extensions and then doing jumbo perm rod sets on my real hair and the extensions
 
toaster said:
View attachment 355667 Welcoming these ladies into my home. Purchased them from a member who barely used them at a great discount.

I washed them in warm soapy water and then sprayed them down with alcohol.

I probably should do that with my own rollers but... Nah.
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Awwwww you gave those pretty babies a new home! Ain't nothing like some fresh rollers :lachen:

I have 4 more packs of the French rollers coming soon. 2 x 1.6 and 2 x 1.4. I'll be coloring next month so I'mma pull out my 2 inch French rollers to get my hair straight the week before I color.
 
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faithVA said:
Nice. What did you slick your edges down with?
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I used the Eco Styler Argan oil gel the day I washed my hair (around 3 or 4 days ago) As long as I tie my edges down with my silk headband throughout the week, I don't have to reapply. It does leave my edges a lil crispy so I put a little of the SM oil on prior to the gel. LOL
 
^^^^Also I never apply my scarf right after the gel. I let it airdry all the way on it's own first...then I just tie it down at night through out the week to maintain it laying flat. Applying the headband on wet hair just makes it stick to my edges...plus I don't particularly like the look it gives. I like the curls and waves to form on their own first and then I just maintain with the headband.
 
Happy Easter, everyone :) hope you enjoyed family, great service, and delicious food. I washed, DC'ed, and rolled my hair in curlformers tonight. Checked my length...I'm approaching mermaid length in the front !!! :) sorry to be TMI but I'm too excited to care lol. My hair is half-way down my boobs in the front. Pretty soon it'll completely cover them and I'll be full mermaid length. Heyyy.
 
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