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

[NikkiQ]

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[growingbrown]

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Looks good NikkiQ!

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[geejay]

NikkiQ Your puff is super cute!

 

[c0urtkneee]

Hey ladies! Sooo excited to finally be natural :]

When you BCd - 4/22/2011
How many months post-relaxer were you when you BCd - 20 months.
Have you been natural before? When? - Last time I was natural, I was 5.
Your hair type, preferably your hair's characteristics - My hair I`d say is 3c, the front I can`t determine yet since it will not curl. My hair can get VERY dry near the top & it`s SUPER thick.
Your current regimen - No current regimen yet.
Your favorite styles - Wash n Go is the only style I`ve tried yet.
Your current length and goal length - Currently shoulder length in the back, ear & cheek length in the front[unstretched]. Goal is BSL unstretched & WL stretched.

 

[andromeda]

Update Time!
So I endured a long grueling process of taking out my braids!
I had them in for close to 3 months...way too long, but I had no choice
my class schedule was beyond hectic!
But I'm graduating next week Friday! I am sooooooo HAPPY!
Anywho I had 2 grapefruit size balls of shed hair erplexed.
I did incorporate garlic pills in my regimen but it didn't seem to help..
I noticed some breakage when I was taking down the braids and my hair felt . I freaked out and
did an Aphogee two step treatment and an ayurvedic powder treatment. *back to back...
I know this isn't good but my hair felt so fragile*
My hair felt much better afterwards...
I am NEVER leaving braids in my hair again for that long!
Right now I'm DC'n with
CON Argan oil moisturizing /Suave Shea Butter Conditioner.
Not sure of how I will style my hair
but I will updating throughout the week. I need a small trim though.

Oh yea the best part.. pics... I'm grazing APL * good news*


Aphogee 2 Step treatment: You can really see the henna in my hair!




After the Aphogee Treatment:


Ayurvedic Treatment: Brahmi, Neem and Amla mixed with EVOO/WG
My hair looked like organic free form locs, lol





My hair is growing

Wow, @Skiggle, your hair is so pretty! The first two pic resemble my hair post-henna. You've made great progress with growth & retention! And @ graduating next week? Are you walking? How are you going to wear your hair?

@andromeda I'm just now seeing this post. Girl, I fell off for a minute. I had a coke for dinner and one with lunch today. I used to drink my water out of sports bottles too, but stopped. I'm gonna start doing that again. Because it will be easier for me to bring it to work and for it to stay cooler longer.

Yeah, it can be hard to stay on track. When I transitioned from drinking soda (and I was a heavy soda drinker, there were weekendsn where I would drink a whole liter by myself ), I replaced it with seltzer because I liked the carbonation.

Now, I only keep almond milk and water in the house, which narrows down my choices considerably (I only have water when dining out). However, this winter I was so dehydrated because I simply didn't want to drink anything, and when I would drink, I would opt for (dark chocolate) almond milk. Now that it's warmer and I have my canteens, drinking water is less of a chore.

hey yall! today i decided to try the two strand flat twist hairstyle. i only used coconut oil because i did it on an old twistout. i will post my results tomorrow with the outcome. i have also noticed that my ends still feel a little rough. is there anything that i can do help this problem? i have already trimmed my hair twice in two months. i will be getting an install in 2 weeks so maybe more protective styling might help too.

@ZkittyKurls rough ends? How do they look - all the splits are gone from your previus trims? Maybe you can try baggying them at night?

Hey ladies! Sooo excited to finally be natural :]


When you BCd - 4/22/2011
How many months post-relaxer were you when you BCd - 20 months.
Have you been natural before? When? - Last time I was natural, I was 5.
Your hair type, preferably your hair's characteristics - My hair I`d say is 3c, the front I can`t determine yet since it will not curl. My hair can get VERY dry near the top & it`s SUPER thick.
Your current regimen - No current regimen yet.
Your favorite styles - Wash n Go is the only style I`ve tried yet.
Your current length and goal length - Currently shoulder length in the back, ear & cheek length in the front[unstretched]. Goal is BSL unstretched & WL stretched.

:welcome3: @c0urtkneee Congrats on your bc!

@NikkiQ Your puff looks Did you get the silk/satin wig cap? If so, how's that working out? I recently switched to a mesh wig cap since the weather got warmer. I'm less concerned with my hair drying out and more concerned with my scalp being able to breave (yes, breave ).

 

[ZkittyKurls]

andromeda, they are kinda crunchy. I never really looked into the whole baggying concept...do i just moisturize my ends and put a plastic cap over the ends at night? :/ im not want for complexity. lol

the flat twists were an epic fail!! i took them out and it was not the look i was going for, im thinking i needed to add some moisture to it next time so that it will set properly. so i ended up doing some sorta cinnabunn thingy at the top of my head. i was so frustrated because i thought i was gonna look a hot mess when i went out. but i didnt even go out last night so i was ok with it.

this morning i decided to cowash my hair and i added some coconut oil in hopes to help make my hair, mostly my ends soft. and i put twists in my hair.

so here are some pics of the last minute silly bun.

i will add more pics of my hair and twists in the following posts

 

[ZkittyKurls]

here are pics of my hair! i just thought these curls were so cute when they were clumped together. i had to take a pic of em. lol

 

[Skiggle]

@ andromeda lol Not sure if I used the tag feature right.. but
here are the styles I'm contemplating:

Style 1

Style 2

Style 3

Style 4

Style 5

You guys help me pick......

 

[ZkittyKurls]

and finally pictures of my actual twists, im planning on taking them out tomorrow evening so that it will be a nice defined twistout hopefully

 

[ZkittyKurls]

Skiggle im in love with style 5 and the 4 and congrats!!!!!

 

[andromeda]

@ZkittyKurls moisturize your ends, cover with plastic baggie or saran, and seal in the morning. If you do this, be sure to monitor for signs of over-moisturization. Here's a thread on baggying, there are several different ways you can do it: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=440498&highlight=baggy

Yoru hair turned out very nicely with the bun and your curls are beautiful!

@Skiggle I like all the styles. I guess it depends on if you're doing it yourself and how good your braiding skills are. I love 4, which is basically a variation of the first two but with more complex braiding. I also like 5 - is that laila from fusionofcultures? If you need a tutorial, check out tiashauntee on YT - she's done styles similar to the first four - and, of course, fusionofcultures on YT.

 

[Sequoia]

Skiggle- Style 5 is the business! The rest are v. nice too though.

 

[c0urtkneee]

Style 5

You guys help me pick......

THIS ONE! Laila[i think that`s her name] did a great tut of this, but I`ve had trouble executing it. It`s rather lovely!

 

[keysha4515]

This is my hair one month after bc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRyBZPEFHs

Also, check out this video when I actually got the bc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utXFBKMpoaU

Enjoy !

 

[Skiggle]

Thank you all for your suggestions!
I didn't know style 5 was on youtube!
I saw the picture on a tumblr and I was like wow thats hawt!

I am not braiding my hair... a friend will be doing it for me
so I'm happy. I am going to a variation of style 3 and 4. I have to remember it has to fit under my hat, lol


This is how I'm wearing my hair right now:

I'll take down the cornrows for a braidout-ish style on Wednesday

Zkitty, I can't view your pics

 

[Roux]

gonna wash and DC my hair tonight and put it in twists. I have an interview tomorrow so i'll be wearing one of my wigs...

 

[c0urtkneee]

Anyone feel uncomfortable in their hair after they BC`d? I`m having trouble getting used to my "new hair".

 

[pookaloo83]

Gonna wash my hair and throw in some twist later.

 

[KurlyNinja]

Decided to do my first twist out on natural hair. It looked great and the beginning of the day... then it rained. So i took a few pics before it decided to turn into a total fro.

 

[Roux]

Alright so I shampood my hair and then added Treseme Curls Conditioner all over and on top of that applied hot olive oil and honey then let it sit for 30 minutes then detangled in small sections and let it sit another 15 minutes then rinsed. my hair felt like BUTTER. applied leave in and oil and did random twists. wigging tomorrow

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

c0urtkneee I think most people go through a bit of culture shock when they BC, mostly tied into how others will view you, or having shorter hair than you are used too. For me it passed fairly quickly as I learned to style my hair. You are at a decent length, start playing with styles "fro candy" and stylers to find what looks/products work for you.

 

[cch24]

I've seen some really cute hats in the mall and I want to buy one but I know I can't wear them with my usual bun. I'm under the dryer now drying my hair in two pigtails. I did my usual cowash in the shower, slathered some Herbal Essences LTR Conditioner in my hair and put it in two braids. We'll see what they look like by the end of the day.

 

[c0urtkneee]

@c0urtkneee I think most people go through a bit of culture shock when they BC, mostly tied into how others will view you, or having shorter hair than you are used too. For me it passed fairly quickly as I learned to style my hair. You are at a decent length, start playing with styles "fro candy" and stylers to find what looks/products work for you.

thanks for the tips! i`ve seen a ton of your fab style, maybe i`ll get that creative spurt.

 

[Anew]

Style 5, I can't wait until I can do things like that with my hair

 

[hairsothick]

I washed my hair last night and left Shea Moisture's DTM in my hair. It's so soft right now. I am going to put some more twists in tonight. Not minis though. I will probably do a flat twist /TST combo.

I'm also looking for a few half wigs for bad hair days.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Ok ladies... I wanted to wait until I was at least 2 yrs post relaxer to bc but couldn't hold out any longer. After consulting with my family I decided to do it last night. Here are the results

Day of bc

Closeup of the back which is the tighter curls

Closeup of the looser texture in the front. Its kina hard to see it in the pic though

I transitioned for 11 months and 9 days. I hate the shape of my hair right now but I will be able to fix that in time.

Pics of hair on day 2( I spritzed with water to refresh the curls).

Closeup of front

Closeup of back


Whats strange though is that my hair looks completely different than it did the first time I was natural. I'm not really sure why but my hair is much curlier this time around.

My hair the first time I was natural

 

[Skiggle]

^^^^^
Pretty and shiny hair!

 

[OndoGirl]

Hi!!! I am a new member and newly natural 4b.

My hair turned silver when I cut the relaxer out! It was a weird grayish color before. I am so scared of damaging my hair/scalp with chemicals and I kinda like the silver...I might not dye it . What do y'all think?

 

[Roux]

will be wigging it the rest of the week. I have a new LF coming tomorrow too! This is her...I wish I could have gotten it in this color but it wasn't available...

 

[andromeda]

Ok ladies... I wanted to wait until I was at least 2 yrs post relaxer to bc but couldn't hold out any longer. After consulting with my family I decided to do it last night. Here are the results

Day of bc

Congrats on your BC, @BronxJazzy ! Your hair looked nice when you first went natural but it defnitely looks healthier this time around!

will be wigging it the rest of the week. I have a new LF coming tomorrow too! This is her...I wish I could have gotten it in this color but it wasn't available...

@Roux Oooh, what's the name of that wig? I actually compiled a list of curly lace fronts (from the wig sites that I'm aware of) and I've been meaning to start a thread. I think I might have bookmarked this one, so I can't wait to see how it looks on you.