MileHighDiva
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It also demonstrates R-R-P.
Setting To Success 2017
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SlimPickinz
Summer where are you?
I learned that method when I first learned to set. My mom worked at a salon when she first came to America and they taught her how to set. Her roller sets have been the best sets ever, better than any salon.
Hey ladies. I did a rollerset last night to stretch my hair for a big bun for my birthday today
Just realized I never posted pics. Nice and fluffy.
Curls&Justice417
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I used about 18 flexi rods on an old twist out. I like it actually! It looked pretty cute out, but it's way too cold and windy for that so I put it in an updo. I still have a hard time setting my damp or blowdried hair on rollers but if it's already set in a twist out it's easy peasy.
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toaster
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Back to taking my vitamins. My mother wanted me to get the curls liquid vitamin but it wasn't available at my target. I got this nature's way liquid vitamin instead. I take a cap full like a shot. Not a bad aftertaste but it tastes like vitamins. Will try to take daily and update when I'm finished with the bottle.
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MileHighDiva
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OMG! I wasn't ready for the slayage!
AgeinATL
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toaster
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@MileHighDiva @AgeinATL thank you ladies! I'm impressed with the hairs ability to "reset" itself over a week after the original roller set
toaster
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Thank you @Daina and @Loving
I really want to gather my thoughts and reflect on how important it is to find a regimen that works and to have patience. Just because my regimen is simple doesn't mean a simple regimen will work for everyone, but I truly think repetition leads to growth and length retention. It seems to be the one thing that is consistent in most people's hear journeys. They found what works and stick to it. Make slight adjustments as your life and hair needs change, and keep on moving.
For me, cowashing, bunning, and now setting have been my constants and they have all treated me well.
I really want to gather my thoughts and reflect on how important it is to find a regimen that works and to have patience. Just because my regimen is simple doesn't mean a simple regimen will work for everyone, but I truly think repetition leads to growth and length retention. It seems to be the one thing that is consistent in most people's hear journeys. They found what works and stick to it. Make slight adjustments as your life and hair needs change, and keep on moving.
For me, cowashing, bunning, and now setting have been my constants and they have all treated me well.
toaster
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I've grown my hair out twice now. I had my last perm in October of 2008 and was hip length natural by the fall of 2012. I cut my hair to between neck and shoulder length in the spring of 2013 and have been maintaining somewhere near hip length since summer of 2016? So about 4 years from no natural hair to hip length natural hair. I think my hair grows a little more than 6 inches a year (maybe 7?) and I'm only 5'2" with a very short torso.
I had thick, but never super long, natural hair when I was little and my relaxed hair was regular old broken off shoulder length. I think I could maintain and grow nice relaxed hair now that I have more knowledge.
faithVA
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That's what two bantu knots gives you? OMG.
There aren't enough emoticons for how beautiful your hair is.
flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
That's what two bantu knots gives you? OMG.
There aren't enough emoticons for how beautiful your hair is.
This. #Hairgoals to the tenth power. Love your hair @toaster. Can't wait to get there one of these days.
toaster
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That's what two bantu knots gives you? OMG.
There aren't enough emoticons for how beautiful your hair is.
Thank you ladies! I can't wait to watch your hair flourish! I kind of ignored my hair over the winter because I was focused on other things. I just brushed my hair and pulled the back down and it's mid butt length?! When did that happen? My ends look okay but I'll trim soon.
faithVA
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One day!
Curls&Justice417
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@toaster yeah I'm going to have to agree with the consensus. Gorgeous hair!
I can't wait to get to a milestone in my hair journey where I can just look back and feel amazed at how much it's flourished...
On another note, I finally got me some curlformers today!!
The barrel set. I am so excited to try them and start contributing more to the challenge. I fooled around with them a little bit earlier, and I don't think they'll be too hard to put in.
I can't wait to get to a milestone in my hair journey where I can just look back and feel amazed at how much it's flourished...On another note, I finally got me some curlformers today!!
The barrel set. I am so excited to try them and start contributing more to the challenge. I fooled around with them a little bit earlier, and I don't think they'll be too hard to put in.Attachments
toaster
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Can't wait to see your set @AriellePatrice !
@toaster, thank you for sharing! Gives me hope that with patience and staying the course I will get to my goals as well.
I haven't focused on incorporating this challenge yet, but I want to!
I haven't done any roller sets yet this year. I do have everything needed to jump in, I just need to start playing.
One thing that I'm thinking about, though, is that I am currently working out daily. I'm not sure how that will work with roller setting. I believe I've seen some ladies on this site talk about how they preserve their styles (roller set or otherwise) while working out so I will search on some tips there. Worse case scenario I may just do it 1) for practice and 2) with the *intention* on only wearing it for a day (e.g. church, or just as the style of the day during the week, etc).
Okay, back to catching up on posts.
toaster
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Conditioning my hair now. My two week experiment is going well so far. I didn't feel like I needed to remoisturize my hair over the past 14 days at all. I think brushing it every other night helped in two ways. First it kept my hard from webbing on each other, so I didn't feel like I needed to wash and detangle. Second, I think maybe it helped my natural oils reach my ends? Like that old (white people) myth about brushing your hair 100 times a night so your hair is shiny? I'm not sure.
Will see what happens over the next two weeks as I have some events where I'll be wearing my set down at night.
Will see what happens over the next two weeks as I have some events where I'll be wearing my set down at night.
faithVA
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What are you brushing your hair with?
toaster
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A wet brush (I think that's the brand name) I bought at a beaity supply. It's the professional version but I can't see a difference from the ones they sell at target.
I'm too scared to use it on my wet, coily hair. On my roller set hair it works wonderfully. The bristles are soooo flimsy that they just push down instead of ripping through your hair.
It's only been two weeks so I'm on the lookout for split ends or any damage, but so far it works great. I just hate the sound a hair brush makes, but I know it's just noise.
faithVA
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Ok cool. Of course I have one of those. It works fine on wet hair but we both might have to much hair to try to deal with it. It is easier to finger comb.
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