SL 2015

stephanie75miller said:
Once you finish transitioning you may find you won't need any edge tamer products. At least that's what happened with my hair once I bc'd. When I was transitioning they were always noticeable and all over the place now they seem to lay flat. All I do is wet and smooth with my hand (see pictures in previous post). Happy transitioning.
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Thank you much! I sure hope they get tamed without using anymore tamer! Do yours stay layed day long? They sure are purty! I work out too & without a headband they go right back to being insubordinate! The first time I tried to transition almost 2 years ago, they looked like baby Brillo pads attached to the sides of my face no matter how much conditioning & moisturing I did. I didn't make it past 7 months. This time around, they are more manageable & softer & look like lil soft afros instead of Brillo pads. I just hit 14 months post.
 
yaya24 said:
Any suggestions on a twisting gel? (store bought). That doesn't cause breakage and doesn't leave residue/flakes?

I really like Camille Rose (CR) twisting jai, but I need something to layer over it for hold so the "out" can last at least for the weekend.

Right now with water and CR I get 1 day :/ then I have to pin it back.

I reading online reviews for Cantu twisting gel.. but thought I'd ask you all for recs. TIA :)
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Its not a brick and mortar store but I really like Darcy's botanicals gel

xxlalaxx said:
Thank you :). Low maintainence is so easy tbh. Still happy that breakage and shedding is minimal. I don't comb often either (once every few weeks) so I can monitor it easier too. Although I don't regret relaxing, I'm not gonna lie I do miss being natural already.
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I hear you on missing the natural, but now those twist outs are going to be so defined! A lot more options :)
 
londonfog said:
Thank you much! I sure hope they get tamed without using anymore tamer! Do yours stay layed day long? They sure are purty! I work out too & without a headband they go right back to being insubordinate! The first time I tried to transition almost 2 years ago, they looked like baby Brillo pads attached to the sides of my face no matter how much conditioning & moisturing I did. I didn't make it past 7 months. This time around, they are more manageable & softer & look like lil soft afros instead of Brillo pads. I just hit 14 months post.
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Thank you. I don't wear anything on my head now while I workout. I'm a sweater especially in my scalp. My hair stays the same. My edges stay down all day long. I don't add extra products. I do my hair on Sunday and I only let it get wet in shower enough to shake my curls out every morning. Go over to the fall/winter
Wash n go challenge and check out my post
From today. I show what my hair looked like from Monday (this week I washed on Monday since I was of) today. I worked out everyday this week. On Monday as soon as I was done doing my hair we went on a 12.64 mile bike ride and my hair definitely wasn't even dry yet and my hair was able to last all week long. I was never able to do that while I was relaxed or transitioning. In fact during my transition I hated my hair I stayed having a halo of frizz (I felt so unattractive during my transition). I was so ready to chop when I got to 9 months. I started chopping random pieces I wanted to see my natural hair so bad. I lasted until 17 months and I chopped. Best decision I ever made. I feel that the permed hair was holding back my progress.
 
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stephanie75miller said:
Thank you. I don't wear anything on my head now while I workout. I'm a sweater especially in my scalp. My hair stays the same. My edges stay down all day long. I don't add extra products. I do my hair on Sunday and I only let it get wet in shower enough to shake my curls out every morning. Go over to the fall/winter
Wash n go challenge and check out my post
From today. I show what my hair looked like from Monday (this week I washed on Monday since I was of) today. I worked out everyday this week. On Monday as soon as I was done doing my hair we went on a 12.64 mile bike ride and my hair definitely wasn't even dry yet and my hair was able to last all week long. I was never able to do that while I was relaxed or transitioning. In fact during my transition I hated my hair I stayed having a halo of frizz (I felt so unattractive during my transition). I was so ready to chop when I got to 9 months. I started chopping random pieces I wanted to see my natural hair so bad. I lasted until 17 months and I chopped. Best decision I ever made. I feel that the permed hair was holding back my progress.
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You have such a great curl pattern and definition! I'll admit, I'm a bit curl envious. :look:
 
Ended up buying eco styler krystal gel (no alcohol with a 10 hold) at cvs. It has pretty good reviews on the board.
I've honestly not been impressed with eco styler in the past (the evoo and argan versions both left a dull film or flakes)...but I took the plunge.

I did my flat twists last night (damp with a little water then Camille Rose almond jai) I then layered on the gel and flat twisted.

I'm cleaning my house now and have no intentions on unraveling until I leave this evening to catch the Mayweather fight.

So far I see no ugly dull film or flakes.. and I like the firmness of the hold by doing a touch test.

Fingers crossed the takedown results are good.
 
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yaya24 said:
Results of the gel are ok.
I did notice a little dullness.

But I have SECOND DAY HAIR.
progress. Lol.

I think I'm going to add some hemp seed oil to the gel and see if that helps with the dullness.

Ill try that next friday.
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My hair hates Eco stlyer gel for Wng's but it loves it on the edges. For wng's I really like watery gels. My favs are Camile rose curl maker and Botanical gelle
 
Hopefully this pic shows up. This is a pic of my recent attempt to put blonde highlights in my hair. I used loreal's highlighting kit; which contains bleach. For it to be a bleach it was very mild. This is still not the color I want but it will do.


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I have a new go to style. Just doing 3 flat twist towards the back on each side. It should allow me to monitor my growth and retention over the next few months.

My ends definitely need a good dusting. I'm hoping to do a curlformer set this weekend and get it done.

Nothing else going on here.
 
faithVA said:
I have a new go to style. Just doing 3 flat twist towards the back on each side. It should allow me to monitor my growth and retention over the next few months.

My ends definitely need a good dusting. I'm hoping to do a curlformer set this weekend and get it done.

Nothing else going on here.
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Hey @faithVA are you flat twisting stretched, dry hair? Are you doing a blowout? What's your technique?
 
@pelohello hows the hold with the Curls Goddess Curls Botanical gelle?
(I'm only guessing that's what you used based on Google). It has great reviews.

If not which botanical gel do you suggest (preferably something on ground).

skipping out on trying the the Camille Rose b/c it is getting mixed reviews online.. and I already have a Holy Grail with their expensive line.. lol
 
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yaya24 said:
@pelohello hows the hold with the Curls Goddess Curls Botanical gelle?
(I'm only guessing that's what you used based on Google). It has great reviews.

If not which botanical gel do you suggest (preferably something on ground).

skipping out on trying the the Camille Rose b/c it is getting mixed reviews online.. and I already have a Holy Grail with their expensive line.. lol
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I know you tagged @pelohello but I've used it in the past with good results. My current wash n go was done with their more expensive jelly blueberry bliss control jelly I'm on day 3 and it's holding up great. Goddess curls is great and it's available all over at a reasonable price. Here is picture of my hair today
image.jpg image.jpg By the way I also love Camille rose curl maker.
 
yaya24 said:
@pelohello hows the hold with the Curls Goddess Curls Botanical gelle?
(I'm only guessing that's what you used based on Google). It has great reviews.

If not which botanical gel do you suggest (preferably something on ground).

skipping out on trying the the Camille Rose b/c it is getting mixed reviews online.. and I already have a Holy Grail with their expensive line.. lol
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I love the goddess curls gelle. However, I like the Camille rose curl maker better than the goddess curls. They both work the same, but I get more use out of the Camille rose curl maker and my wng's last longer. The goddess curls has a stronger hold than the Camille rose. The goddess curls works AMAZING on twistouts!!!! It makes them VERY defined and last a lot longer. I actually prefer to use goddess curls for my twistouts than any other product.

I can see why Camille rose curl maker has mixed reviews. When I 1st used the product, I applied way too much and it left me with a VERY sticky transparent residue. Now I use very little of the product and have AWESOME results (pic in avatar, when hair is wet). Less is more with Camille rose. It still leaves me with alittle stickiness but not as bad when I 1st used the product.

ETA: I forgot to mention... IMO, I feel like the goddess curls is better for my scalp than the Camille rose curl maker. However, I prefer the results of the Camille rose than goddess curls; in regards to wng's. The Camille rose itches my scalp but it's not unbearable. I feel like with the Camille rose I def have to be more watchful for clogged pores.
 
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stephanie75miller said:
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I know you tagged @pelohello but I've used it in the past with good results. My current wash n go was done with their more expensive jelly blueberry bliss control jelly I'm on day 3 and it's holding up great. Goddess curls is great and it's available all over at a reasonable price. Here is picture of my hair today
View attachment 337259 View attachment 337261 By the way I also love Camille rose curl maker.
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I'm going to have to try their blueberry bliss. I tried there cashmere gel and it's HORRIBLE/OK for wng's. It's a mix between gel and a custard. I think it will works wonders for a twistout or a curlformer set. For a wng, I wasn't able to have a wng that lasted more than 2days. It just doesn't provide enough hold; however, it made my hair SUPER SUPER shiney. The sheen was AMAZING.
 
I don't feel like washing my hair today, so I will do it tomorrow. I have my ACV ready, I just need to mix my conditioner together. I might finger detangle tonight, that way I'm not overwhelmed tomorrow. I was going to do a twistout after I washed my hair, but I just love the ease of a wng. Plus I have gotten so many compliments today (from people who haven't seen me in over a yr) about my wng, the length and the color! They were surprised about how much my hair grew. That def made me feel good. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell if my hair is indeed growing. Thank goodness for pics.
 
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