SL 2015

[londonfog]

I wish I knew how to make perm rods & flexi rods stay. I need to watch some more YouTube videos. I need training!

 

[faithVA]

I wish I knew how to make perm rods & flexi rods stay. I need to watch some more YouTube videos. I need training!

It's probably an issue with where you are placing your closure.

With the perm rods make sure the rubber piece lies across the top of the hair as close to the root as possible.

With the flexi rod you want to bend the end so it lies across the top of the hair and ounces the hair between both pieces of the flexi rod.

It's hard to explain but when you look in the mirror while you do it I think you will understand. I had the same problem when I started.

 

[faithVA]

I didn't do my perm rod set on wet hair. I don't think it will last through the day. I brought Bobby pins to work with me just in case.

I do like my perm rod set though. I don't like that I will have to rollerset it every other day to make it last. I love the way my twist look in the back.

I think I will just make the commitment to rollerset every other day.

 

[yaya24]

Awwe thanks!!! I'm sure yours look really good tooo !! You should post pics.
Funny thing is I DO have pictures of my twist "pattern".. but they are on my actual camera (vs. my phone) so that means I have to upload them to my laptop before sharing.
I'm working late and cooking dinner tonight, so as long as I'm not too tipsy/tired after Empire ... I'll upload some pics from my camera to share for you. Otherwise it'll be tomorrow.. before HTGAWM. I'm sooo excited for the Fall TV and Football lineup. I just love this time of the year!

To be honest the Saints are a great runner up to my cowboys lol

I had every intention on coming on here to post my lil twist out pic until I saw @yaya24 beautiful tresses!! Girllllll, I'mma need you to post a pic of your twist when you do them so that I can see which direction I need these bad boys to go! I've tried different ways & I still wind up having to put a headband on because she likes to do her own thang! I still feel fly but your twist out is flyer! Go Saints!! Yeah I had to throw it in!

 

[Guinan]

I desperately need to trim my ends. I've been doing mini S&D's but I need an actual trim. I haven't trimmed my ends since, I think, May. I think I'm going to cut off about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I'm washing my hair today and finally using my deva curl cleaning conditioner!

 

[Guinan]

I desperately need to trim my ends. I've been doing mini S&D's but I need an actual trim. I haven't trimmed my ends since, I think, May. I think I'm going to cut off about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I'm washing my hair today and finally using my deva curl cleaning conditioner!

I'm considering flat ironing my hair so that I can REALLY see how much I need to cut off and so I can get a more accurate length check. I always trim my hair in a V shape, so it will be kinda difficult to do that any other way. I might consider curlformers though.

 

[yaya24]

@londonfog sorry for the delayed pics of the flat twistout pattern I use. I just waited until I redid them last night. I realized that all of my prior pics I was in a bra. Lol

I flattwist and then do hanging bantu knots on the ends.

Friday hair:


Dry finger detangling in process:

Parting (4 sections)



The pattern.

Left


Back


Right


Top/front

 

[Wenbev]

thanks for sharing @yaya24 !

got rid of the lazy bug and henna'd my hair last night. Added some cassia for the first time to experiment. Will do again and add more.

 

[faithVA]

Not doing much. Was supposed to wash my hair tonight but I was too tired. I took my twist down, moisturized with Alikay naturals leave-in and Giovanni leave-in and sealed with My Honey Child Type 4 Hair Crème. I put it back up into flat twist. It feels pretty good and should last fine until I wash on Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

[londonfog]

@londonfog sorry for the delayed pics of the flat twistout pattern I use. I just waited until I redid them last night. I realized that all of my prior pics I was in a bra. Lol

I flattwist and then do hanging bantu knots on the ends.

Yaaaay!! Thank you so much! I didn't think to twist down the sides. I just kept doing the front all down towards my face! No wonder the curls kept sticking straight up when I would take them loose! I think I'll be twisting for a minute until I see more growth & then go for something else!

 

[yaya24]

Wash night was supposed to be tomorrow but I HAD to wash yesterday.
My scalp was sooo itchy. 14 days might be too much for me. 9-10 days has been really my "max".

I don't want to change anything about this super easy regi, but I'm really thinking about going back to every 10 day washes..

I skipped the blowdry this go around.. and my ends did not act a fool *yay!* So I might go back to only using heat every other wash if I decide to increase my washings from 2x a month back to every 10 days.

 

[Guinan]

Currently DCing. Ok, so I decided to go ahead and trim my ends w/o straightening. I trimmed my ends while I had my DC on and I went section by section. I cut about an inch all over and about 2 inches on my bangs. I wanted to create some dimension, so I cut alittle more in the front. I might cut some more, but I want to wait to see how my hair looks when it's styled. I just decided to cut it curly, cause I REALLY don't feel like straightening my hair anytime soon and plus my hair seems to be thriving w/o heat.

My hair already feels soooooo much better. I haven't trimmed since the end of April. I was about 1-2inches past APL, so with this trim I should be at APL (maybe a smidge above it). I feel like I have a fresh start at properly caring for my hair. I plan on trimming again in Jan. But when I trim in Jan, I think I'm going to go to a professional b/c I really want some dimension. Plus I plan on getting my hair professionally colored, so I mind as well get it professionally cut too.

 

[Guinan]

Oh, I forgot to add that I plan on protective styling to the rest of the year. I still might do wng's but I think I'm no longer going to wear my wng's down everyday. I'm gonna take it back to when I was relaxed. I would NEVER wear my hair out everyday. I don't know why I thought I could wear it down everyday as a natural.

 

[Guinan]

Throwback Thursday! !!!! I was gonna start a throwback Thursday thread but with the current flow of LHCF I didn't think there will be a lot of participation. Post sum pics of ur throwback hair!!! Any length, style or cut!!

I'll go 1st. My hair 2yrs ago. I was texlaxed at the time

 

[Coilystep]

Throwback Thursday! !!!! I was gonna start a throwback Thursday thread but with the current flow of LHCF I didn't think there will be a lot of participation. Post sum pics of ur throwback hair!!! Any length, style or cut!!

I'll go 1st. My hair 2yrs ago. I was texlaxed at the time

You should do a thread. I think you would get participation. I think it would be fun. You hair is pretty in this picture

 

[faithVA]

For some reason I thought there was already a thread like that within the past few months.

 

[Guinan]

For some reason I thought there was already a thread like that within the past few months.

Awww..ima try to find that thread. I think I remember that thread! !

 

[Guinan]

You should do a thread. I think you would get participation. I think it would be fun. You hair is pretty in this picture

Thanks! ! I miss the length but I'm enjoying my length now. In fact I'm considering going shorter

 

[Coilystep]

Thanks! ! I miss the length but I'm enjoying my length now. In fact I'm considering going shorter

I know what you mean I miss my length but I actually like my hair at the
Current length. I really want long hair however it's starting to take forever for me to do my hair. Washing and styling last fall/winter took less than an hour now it can take about an hour and a half.

 

[Guinan]

I know what you mean I miss my length but I actually like my hair at the
Current length. I really want long hair however it's starting to take forever for me to do my hair. Washing and styling last fall/winter took less than an hour now it can take about an hour and a half.

Yasss!! It's like I REALLY want long hair but I'm REALLY loving the manageability of the shorter length.

 

[Guinan]

Getting my protective styling on

Got my hair in crown twists in the front and bun twists in the back. I'll try to upload a pic later on. I think my "wear" out day will be on Weds; which is usually my wash day.

 

[Coilystep]

Getting my protective styling on

Got my hair in crown twists in the front and bun twists in the back. I'll try to upload a pic later on. I think my "wear" out day will be on Weds; which is usually my wash day.

Please upload pictures of twists when you get the chance

 

[yaya24]

Since Fotki will not be getting my coins beginning Nov 1st, I've started the process of moving and deleting my old pics from their site.

I got to this pic and I was pumped!! *Yayyy*

The 2010 pic was 1 year and 2 months after I did my 1st bc and the 2011 pic was from my 2 year. This gives me an idea of a goal to set for this time next year. Excited. Yay. Goals.

 

[Wenbev]

need to post my LC...will do later

here it is - barring any setbacks I'm targeting end of the year for cbl

 

[Guinan]

Please upload pictures of twists when you get the chance

Here ya go. I haven't done crown twist in a while. Def need to practice, lol

 

[Guinan]

need to post my LC...will do later

here it is - barring any setbacks I'm targeting end of the year for cbl

Great progress!

I forgot that this month is LC. I will upload mine next wed on my wash day

 

[Guinan]

So I decided to wash my hair today. It was HORRIBLE It was sooo tangled. I have no idea why. The only things that were different was my prior protective style and that I had trimmed my hair last week. I did pre-poo by using a lot of shea butter, but I always do that w/'o any issues. My hair felt like it did before I discovered MHM. Fortunately the only breakage I noticed was on the right side of the middle of my hair. It almost felt like I had protein overload. But that's impossible cause I only use protein once a month and my hair didn't react this way last Wednesday. I washed my hair with Deva curl no-poo cleansing conditioner. I NEVER had any problems with it before. My curls were popping, but my hair felt stringy, tangled and when I applied my DC it felt like it wasn't absorbing into the cuticle.


I'm running back to MHM next week, so that I can figure out the culprit. I was so upset that I didn't even bother with a LC I currently have my DC on. I had planned on leaving it on for about an hr, but I may leave this bad boy on overnight. After that I'm doing a crown twist in the front and keeping my twists in the back but pinned up. I'll upload pics sometime this week.

 

[Wenbev]

Here ya go. I haven't done crown twist in a while. Def need to practice, lol

I like it! Cute way to wear hair up and ends in.

And speaking of MHM, I think its time to revisit. I haven't done a clay wash in forever.
I hope your hair sorts itself out with your overnight DC

 

[ilong]

Throwback Thursday! !!!! I was gonna start a throwback Thursday thread but with the current flow of LHCF I didn't think there will be a lot of participation. Post sum pics of ur throwback hair!!! Any length, style or cut!!

I'll go 1st. My hair 2yrs ago. I was texlaxed at the time

@pelohello - I remember this picture.

 

[faithVA]

I was thinking I would do more rollersets and 2 strand twists but tonight I decided I would just stick with flat twists. There are 12 more Sundays in the year so most of those I will just install flat twists unless its a special occasion. I can tell that I'm gaining some length because its a bit easier to do the flat twist style that I was doing in the summer. But I want to make sure I keep retaining so I don't want to get ahead of myself.

I tend to overestimate how much growth and retention I will get in 3 months. To counteract that I'm just going to prepare my mind that I will need to wear flat twist from now through the end of March before I will be comfortable wearing 2 strand twists or ready to wear a twist out. I'm hoping by spring I will be ready.