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I can only get away with a blow out. But I have so much hair (as in volume) that I never wear it down. It's not even that hot in NYC & my head is already sweating like a broke down ice box.

Then because I'm sweating so much my roots look a mess. Then it's like the sweat travels down the shaft and it just poofs & it looks like a blow out with semi smooth ends.
 
Today is day 6 of my blowout and the roots have already started to revert a bit. I sleep in flexirods every other night for loose curls, so the reversion just gives my curls more height. #Silver lining. Im gonna make this ish last a month :lol:
 

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Lylddlebit said:
Me. The summertime is my favorite time to wear my hair straight. It gets very humid in the Carolina's this time of year and with the exception of the period of time that I tried to use the gloss moderne keratin treatment, my presses last 2 weeks minimum. It also doesn't matter where I am in the Carolina's :Charelston, outter banks , Charlotte, Raleigh....if I take the time to press my hair ....pressed, down, and sleek it will be no matter the humidity. The picture of me in my avatar is a 2 week old press in humid weather. I really believe if you want to wear your hair straight in the summer you can you just have to use really good moisturizing and anti humidity products plus good tools and technique.
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Agreed!! I'm from Charlotte but live in Greensboro and this is the first summer I've tried to maintain straight hair. Still hunting for something to use on my ends to prevent frizz and combat it once it takes over. Any suggestions?
 
curlyTisME said:
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Agreed!! I'm from Charlotte but live in Greensboro and this is the first summer I've tried to maintain straight hair. Still hunting for something to use on my ends to prevent frizz and combat it once it takes over. Any suggestions?
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My favorite product of all time to prevent frizz is crack leave in treatment in my detangle stage before pressing. http://www.folica.com/reviews/hair-...es/crack-leave-in-hair-cream/permalink/f1a1ed However I have had some success with Mizani HRM and Sabino Moisture block too. I really try to focus on not letting it get frizzy vs combating it but on the times I forget to look at the weather and get caught in summer rain on a sprint to my car lol... dry wrapping will smooth things out until the next wash day. To dry wrap hair I put on a little bit of my oil of choice/ or anti humidity product, wrap then sit under the hooded dryer for 20 minutes then comb down. This will only works on hair that has frizzed but began with a proper press and only needs to be smooth out. On hair that has gotten full out poofy I would have to wash and start over. Hope this works of you.
 
ScorpioLove said:
Anyone using keratin treatments to help with keeping your hair straight? If so whats your opinion on it and how has it worked for you?

I'm transitioning( 40weeks post) and I would be a straight haired natural when this is all over. I have trouble keeping my hair decent looking for more than a week
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Heya I'm also a proud Scorpio ☺and I highly recommend the keratin treatment thread it literally took me a week to read the entire thing but it is worth it very valuable information about bkt.
 
I don't update here much but I thought I'd show you guys some pictures of my hair from last month or so.

I always put curls in my hair so this was actually the flattest Ive seen my hair in ages. It has some loose waves in it here but you can't really tell in the photos since my hair is so dark :)

I'm getting better at flat ironing though :)

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Channy31 said:
I don't update here much but I thought I'd show you guys some pictures of my hair from last month or so. I always put curls in my hair so this was actually the flattest Ive seen my hair in ages. It has some loose waves in it here but you can't really tell in the photos since my hair is so dark :) I'm getting better at flat ironing though :)
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You're hair is drool worthy!!! OMG!!!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 
Lylddlebit said:
Me. The summertime is my favorite time to wear my hair straight. It gets very humid in the Carolina's this time of year and with the exception of the period of time that I tried to use the gloss moderne keratin treatment, my presses last 2 weeks minimum. It also doesn't matter where I am in the Carolina's :Charelston, outter banks , Charlotte, Raleigh....if I take the time to press my hair ....pressed, down, and sleek it will be no matter the humidity. The picture of me in my avatar is a 2 week old press in humid weather. I really believe if you want to wear your hair straight in the summer you can you just have to use really good moisturizing and anti humidity products plus good tools and technique.
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Lylddlebit When you say press do you mean with a pressing comb? and if so what products do you use? Also what anti humidity product do you suggest?

TIA
 
Lylddlebit said:
Me. The summertime is my favorite time to wear my hair straight. It gets very humid in the Carolina's this time of year and with the exception of the period of time that I tried to use the gloss moderne keratin treatment, my presses last 2 weeks minimum. It also doesn't matter where I am in the Carolina's :Charelston, outter banks , Charlotte, Raleigh....if I take the time to press my hair ....pressed, down, and sleek it will be no matter the humidity. The picture of me in my avatar is a 2 week old press in humid weather. I really believe if you want to wear your hair straight in the summer you can you just have to use really good moisturizing and anti humidity products plus good tools and technique.
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double post ..................
 
When I mentioned pressing I am speaking broadly. I press my hair either just using a kizure pressing comb, just using an fhi runway flat iron or using both(flat iron for most of the head pressing comb for roots and edges). I get the same results with any of those options. My staple anti humidity leave in is crack leave in hair cream. My staple hair care line is shu uemura ultimate remedy. It's expensive but I'm still using the ultimate remedy set I purchased in November so it's worth it to me. Plus the crack leave in cream works in terms of sleekness without ultimate remedy I just love the overall effects of Ultimate Remedy products in conjunction with the crack leave in cream. I like all of the Shu uemura shampoo and mask products I have tired so far. Ultimate remedy is just my favorite.

Adding link to my detailed regimen there is a straight hair section: http://members.fotki.com/Lylddlebit/about/
 
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My hair in its 3 different states. Wash n go blown out and flat iron
 

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Ok so Tuesday I decided to go to my old hair dresser because I wanted to get highlights, I was a little scared to let any of the new people do them. I really like the highlights I just don't like the flat iron results. The picture on the left is from the new person I went to and the one on the right is Tuesday. It's like my ends did not get straight enough. Now the picture on the right is after a hot comb and flat iron was used. The picture on the right is just a ceramic flat iron. It's so weird because when I went to my old stylist back in high school she could get my hair relaxer straight. She changed her technique because back then she would use a Marcel flat iron that was placed in an oven whereas now she uses a ceramic flat iron. I'm planning a visit to the new stylist next month, and I'm thinking about getting my whole head colored the color of my highlights.

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Just washed DD's hair with Shea Moisture Yucca Boabam, Aphogee 2 min, DCed with Aubrey Homeysuckle Rose and a mega oil mix of sunflower, JBCO, coconut, jojoba, wheat germ, vit e and some more stuff. Baggied under dryer for 1 hour. Rinsed. Aphogee green tea and Neutrogena Triple Moisture leave in. Detangled, blow dry, flat iron. Perfection!!!! Won't flat iron again for 3 weeks when school starts back.
 
Im going to attempt to do my own rollerset one of these days. It can't be that hard, but I'm sure it will be time consuming :look:
 
Went to the salon and got my hair colored and straightened! I'm so in love with the color! I think I'm addicted now lol I'm thinking about what color I want to get next.

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Gonna do an overnight prepoo with alter ego. If my hair is manageable enough I will straighten it myself. I can't wait to try Reniece's blowdry technique :yep:
 
coolsista-paris said:
any pics to share with results of your straigtehened or blow dried hair? or reneige technique ?
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I haven't tried her method yet. I need to buy a denman brush. I am so scared, because my last blowout was a hot mess (no pun intended). My roots were still damp and kinky and the ends were perfect
 
Prettymetty said:
I haven't tried her method yet. I need to buy a denman brush. I am so scared, because my last blowout was a hot mess (no pun intended). My roots were still damp and kinky and the ends were perfect
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straihthening our hair is a whoooooole story

my hair straigtens very easily if i do small parts. ... but i can never get it bouncy!

i put too much product i guess (serum). but i have fine to medium strands. i am too scared to dry my fine hair, thats why i go hard on the serum :-/

i need to find a method for my hair....
 
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