~*~*The Newly Natural Thread*~*~

i finally pulled off a wng today! I did an overnight dc and detangled and raked gel through my hair in the shower and rinsed it a little and then twisted the front of my hair back.
 
I'm very tempted to do some mini twists to wear under wigs for a few weeks. I'm scared about how long it's gonna take though lol
 
^^ girl it usually takes me 7-9 hours but its so worth it! I miss them so much, thats y as soon as this weave gets removed my twists are goin in!!
 
cowashed with my white rain clarifying conditioner and my hair feels nice and moisturized. going to do chunky twists for a twist out puff tomorrow. i have an interview wednesday so I will be bunning for that.
 
NikkiQ I think my twists are prettier wet!
The only "setback' to this style is the amount of time it takes to do the twists itself. Otherwise than that.. I love this style..:drunk:
 

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Does anyone else not feel so "newly" natural anymore? I'm 32 months post, I've been fully natural for over a year, my regimen is pretty solid, and I just hit MBL. I'm happy that I've had a relatively easy hair journey, and I hope I reach great hair lengths. I still enjoy looking at everyone's pictures so I'll be peeking in here from time to time.
 
Skiggle said:
NikkiQ I think my twists are prettier wet!
The only "setback' to this style is the amount of time it takes to do the twists itself. Otherwise than that.. I love this style..:drunk:
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Skiggle OMG I love them!!! This just sealed the deal for me. Gonna start on mine tomorrow or Thursday. I hope they come out like yours :yep:

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NikkiQ said:
Skiggle how long did it take you to do them and what priducts did you use?

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NikkiQ... 8 hours:look: and I used oyin's burnt sugar pomade. Make sure the hair is semi dry and use a medium/thick product if you want less shrinkage.
 
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Its been a month since my last update. I'm in box braids w/ extensions...I've been in them since May 15th. I'm at the start of week 4 and I'm trying to keep them in for at least 8 weeks. I miss my loose hair so much. Oddly enough, I miss applying my moisturizer and scrunching my fingers through my hair...yup, I'm strange.

I washed my braids tonight with Oyin's Honeywash and sprayed it down with Juices & Berries and a bit of oil sheen. They look brand spankin' now. My only complaint is that my edges are loosening up from growth/slippage/whatever and the braid is dangling from my hair (if that makes sense)...I'm wondering if I should take them out or not...maybe I'll just leave em' alone...thinkin' aloud here.

Anyhow, I won a contest on a hair blog for two 8 ounce jars of Miss Jessie's Baby Buttercream and Curly Pudding. Woot! Woot! I never win anything, so I was super shocked. I recently placed an order with Enso Naturals and that should be here soon...gosh I ordered so much stuff from them, but to my justification they were having a MAJOR sale and I was tempted to try their stuff since their a new company (talk about a run on sentence). My stuff should be here in the next day or so.

Dang...all these products on the way and I have the nerve to be in braids. I can see myself now staring at those jars...dying to take my braids out so I can open them and sample away...what a fiend, I am.

Okay, its late, I'm rambling and of course there's work in the morning...

Night Ladies
 
I installed some mini twists this week. I did them on dry hair that had been stretched in twists and the only product in my hair was Qhemets AOHC. I tried out Naptural85's method of installing them over multiple days. I did the front the first night and went to work like this the next day
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I finished them the next evening and put them in an updo for work. French roll in the back, left the front hanging down as bangs
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I haven't wet them yet but I remember my first set of mini twists looked awesome after wetting them. I'm going to leave the updo in for a few days then try for the wet twists. I've run out of KCCC since the last set of twists and I'm hesitant to buy a whole new tub since I rarely use gel anymore. I'll have to see if ecostyler has the same effect.

ETA forgot to add I did another henna gloss. I mixed the henna with joico k-pak because I needed a protein treatment as well. After washing it out I did a moisture DC. I loved the results. Here is my hair in inside light and outside light
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cch24 said:
Does anyone else not feel so "newly" natural anymore? I'm 32 months post, I've been fully natural for over a year, my regimen is pretty solid, and I just hit MBL. I'm happy that I've had a relatively easy hair journey, and I hope I reach great hair lengths. I still enjoy looking at everyone's pictures so I'll be peeking in here from time to time.
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cch24 you are my growth idol I hope I have almost as much growth as you at 32 months post.
 
Wow, twists galore, gotta love it.

Haven't checked in lately- I don't have much time to play with my hair so I've been keeping my hair in twists and twistouts.
I'm thinking of trying braids but twists just seem much easier. Decisions, decisions.
 
Hi Ladies...

Finally did some twists :)

They're the smallest I've done so far but are not quite mini... yet.





I'll keep them in for 2-3 weeks.

HHG Ladies :)
 
Beautiful twists everyone! I did twists on Sunday and they look pathetic so I'm back under my wig -Otto. I started to trim my hair using naptural 85's method. As I was doing the first section, I saw-mid-shaft splits like 3+ inches upon a 1/3 of my strands. I snipped those off but I didn't have time to do a full S&D so I trimmed a half inch to an inch all around. Ugh!

Foxglove I like how you mixed in the protein treatment with your henna. I was going to do a henna treatment but I opted to do GPB instead in the interest of time but now I realize I could've just mixed it in.
 
I realized that I missed my 1 year natural anniversary but I'm all weaved up for the summer. I'm taking out my install next week to re-do so hopefully I'll notice some growth.

:wavey: Looking good everyone!
 
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