AlwaysNatural
Well-Known Member
Basically I tried to straighten my hair today.
I washed, steamed and dc'd with Aubrey honeysuckle moisturizing conditioner and blew drew my hair. It blew out successfully sure the roots felt a little stiff but it blew out straight. I invested all this money, bought this expensive babyliss flat iron nano pro titanium I saved up for and in the end my hair still felt or looked the same just more stiff... I tried adding oils then I got desperate and added grease. If you ask me with everything I did today, I did more damage than good.
I'm style challenged I always pretty much get a cousin to braid my hair here and there or pay for an install and I own 2 wigs.. I stopped going to the salon because this lady is scissor happy and always insist I need a trim. She also jacked up my head then yelled at me..(uneven trim) and I'm quite a very shy person IRL that even though she's wrong though she isn't the owner I'm afraid to go back.
I watched all these videos and thought I had it figured out. Did the tension method and everything started the heat off low, raised it.. Nothing. If you ask me, just seems like i ended out with a blow out and burnt up ssk ends. I cut a few off. I don't know any other decent priced stylists or any that can deal with my natural hair tbh. Im hosting a lunch at a Korean grill house tomorrow and i can't really wear buns because, my forehead is big...lol and the left side of the front of my hair is balding because of health reasons... It's really embarrassing most people my age can do installs and cornrows all I can do is twist out, bantu knot updo's and bun..
I protective styled for a long time and never had my hair straightened since August 2011... I got some length so I wanted to parade the fruits of my labor
Here is the produce of my failure:
Did I forget to say: absolutely no shine
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Sigh.. If I could just find a professional salon or something with healthy hair in mind and growth. But i also don't want to grow up never knowing how to do my own hair.. I'm going to learn how to cornrow soon but... Meh only to wear wigs..
Any advice on techniques and products? Cause clearly I don't know what I'm doing and the next step is going to be a protein treatment and trim.
Too long to read?
My hair wont flat iron properly,
feels and is stiff and has no swang
Sent from my iPod touch using LHCF
I washed, steamed and dc'd with Aubrey honeysuckle moisturizing conditioner and blew drew my hair. It blew out successfully sure the roots felt a little stiff but it blew out straight. I invested all this money, bought this expensive babyliss flat iron nano pro titanium I saved up for and in the end my hair still felt or looked the same just more stiff... I tried adding oils then I got desperate and added grease. If you ask me with everything I did today, I did more damage than good.
I'm style challenged I always pretty much get a cousin to braid my hair here and there or pay for an install and I own 2 wigs.. I stopped going to the salon because this lady is scissor happy and always insist I need a trim. She also jacked up my head then yelled at me..(uneven trim) and I'm quite a very shy person IRL that even though she's wrong though she isn't the owner I'm afraid to go back.
I watched all these videos and thought I had it figured out. Did the tension method and everything started the heat off low, raised it.. Nothing. If you ask me, just seems like i ended out with a blow out and burnt up ssk ends. I cut a few off. I don't know any other decent priced stylists or any that can deal with my natural hair tbh. Im hosting a lunch at a Korean grill house tomorrow and i can't really wear buns because, my forehead is big...lol and the left side of the front of my hair is balding because of health reasons... It's really embarrassing most people my age can do installs and cornrows all I can do is twist out, bantu knot updo's and bun..
I protective styled for a long time and never had my hair straightened since August 2011... I got some length so I wanted to parade the fruits of my labor
Here is the produce of my failure:


Did I forget to say: absolutely no shine
--
Sigh.. If I could just find a professional salon or something with healthy hair in mind and growth. But i also don't want to grow up never knowing how to do my own hair.. I'm going to learn how to cornrow soon but... Meh only to wear wigs..
Any advice on techniques and products? Cause clearly I don't know what I'm doing and the next step is going to be a protein treatment and trim.
Too long to read?
My hair wont flat iron properly,
feels and is stiff and has no swang
Sent from my iPod touch using LHCF
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