Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

JJamiah said:
I need to post a picture of my pony puff, it is huge but not one person has knew from the jump it isn't mine.
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Yes i wanna see and please tell us what brand and where to find it?

Im havin problems laying the middle on my head. the front is flat just fine but the middle raises up and i look weird lol
 
I thought I made this picture small but I guess not. This was after I took out my bun yesterday. I can't remember if that's THING 1 or 2 but that section right above my thumb is what gives me so much trouble when styling. I've tried adding extra product to no avail.




This is my hair after DCing today. I hadn't applied any product yet.




Sorry if these pics are too big. I'll work on resizing them after I make dinner. I also plan on adding them to my LHCF blog or just starting a new photo album on Fotki or somewhere else altogether. I want to be able to celebrate and appreciate the good, the bad, and the ugly....:grin:

ETA: Can someone tell me how to resize using photobucket?
 
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daviine

Hey! I have been trying sooo hard to keep up with everything! I get off at five, don't get home until 6:15, cook, put DS to bed at 7, clean up, and pass out at 9:30! Then I get to wake up all night and nurse him. With my DH in grad school and working full time as well, I'm lucky to get a chance to breathe, let alone care for my hair. This is a bad time for me to be transitioning, but I refuse to give up again.
 
daviine said:
I thought I made this picture small but I guess not. This was after I took out my bun yesterday. I can't remember if that's THING 1 or 2 but that section right above my thumb is what gives me so much trouble when styling. I've tried adding extra product to no avail.

This is my hair after DCing today. I hadn't applied any product yet.

Sorry if these pics are too big. I'll work on resizing them after I make dinner. I also plan on adding them to my LHCF blog or just starting a new photo album on Fotki or somewhere else altogether. I want to be able to celebrate and appreciate the good, the bad, and the ugly....:grin:

ETA: Can someone tell me how to resize using photobucket?
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Your curl pattern looks very nice!
 
newbeginnings2010 said:
daviine

Hey! I have been trying sooo hard to keep up with everything! I get off at five, don't get home until 6:15, cook, put DS to bed at 7, clean up, and pass out at 9:30! Then I get to wake up all night and nurse him. With my DH in grad school and working full time as well, I'm lucky to get a chance to breathe, let alone care for my hair. This is a bad time for me to be transitioning, but I refuse to give up again.
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newbeginnings2010
I totally get it. Just remember to take care of yourself. It's so easy to get run down. Hugs and kisses to you my dear!!!
 
shockolate said:
Yes i wanna see and please tell us what brand and where to find it?

Im havin problems laying the middle on my head. the front is flat just fine but the middle raises up and i look weird lol
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I am downloading now to my email. Her name is Marimba Girl. Got her from hair sister and she was only $13 :-)

Constant compliments, pics do her no justice.
 
newbeginnings2010
My hair is soft but it doesn't stay that way. I know it can be softer, I just haven't figured out how.

shortt29

Thanks. I like it too but wonder what it will look like after the relaxed parts are cut off. Not all of my hair has that pattern though. I think the back is looser and the front is tighter.
 
daviine to resize i just hover over the picture and there will be a little tool bar that comes up. one of the options is to resize and you just pick the size you want.

Does anyone else have a list of products they would like to try when natural? a whole bunch of new stuff has come out since ive become relaxed and its has only been a year. i think when i go natural again i will go back to my PJ ways LOL
 
JJamiah- I LOVE that puff.
I need to get one!

So, I have a list of 23 hair styles I want to do before I big chop. They each last between 1-8 weeks, so I have about 48 weeks of hair styles. I will not BC until I do each and every style on my list..so I may go further than 15 months.

This will keep me on track and excited about this transitioning journey.
 
MsDee14 we sound to be the same round about time for BCing :yep:

I have about 16 months left to cut.... and I might not even then, but.... I think I will, or not.. :giggle: see what I go through!
 
Daviine how far along are you?? Your new growth looks so soft and plush. How much longer are u going to transition for?

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newbeginnings2010 said:
@JJamiah

I have this puff too! I just haven't worn it because I think the shock my DH would experience might give him a heart attack. :lol: I'm easing him into it with my little puff.
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SInce I am on my budget I had to go into my stash and get it. It shocked me LOL, but... HOnestly Every day is nothing but compliments galore. Just wait til you pull it out. Don't wait over a year to wear it like I did. The dust needs to come off. I have others but I wanted a BIG ponytail LOL and I got one!
 
MsDee14 said:
JJamiah- I LOVE that puff.
I need to get one!

So, I have a list of 23 hair styles I want to do before I big chop. They each last between 1-8 weeks, so I have about 48 weeks of hair styles. I will not BC until I do each and every style on my list..so I may go further than 15 months.

This will keep me on track and excited about this transitioning journey.
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I have started a collection of styles as well...hoping it will make this transition easier for me and my hair but working out as often as I do has put limits on switching up my styles and trying not to manipulate my hair so much
 
shortt29 said:
I have started a collection of styles as well...hoping it will make this transition easier for me and my hair but working out as often as I do has put limits on switching up my styles and trying not to manipulate my hair so much
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This is one of the reasons why I stay in twists with-out added hair. I am still able to rinse or wash my hair after working out without too much manipulation.
 
Napp said:
MsDee14 can i see your list of styles? i need some ideas right now
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Napp

Sure :)

With Own Hair - These will be done in-between styles with added hair
I don't plan on using added hair until January

1.) Bantu-knot Out/Chiney Bumps Out
2.) Twist n curl
3.) Braid n curl
4.) Flexi-rod Set
5.) Cold Wave Rod Set /Roller Set
5.) Infiniti Bun
6.) Curly Puff
7.) Variation of Buns (with twist or braid in front, headbands, side. high, etc)
8.) French Braid (or 2)
9.) Flat Twists Up-do
10.) Mini or medium sized braids
11.) Chunky Twists
12.) French Twists (switch up the front)
13.) Caruso Roller Set (may have to blow-dry on cool first)
14.) Straw Set


With Added Hair

15.) Single Braids
16.) Kinky Twists
17.) Senegalese Twists
18.) Half Wigs
19.) Phony Pony puffs
20.) Yarn Braids
21.) Crochet Braids
22) Cornrows
23.) U-part wig (this is a maybe)
 
i am seriously bored with waiting for me hair to get to a length where i'd be happy with a chop.... so more than likely i'll be texlaxed again by tomorrow night.... at least i know i can stretch for a good amount of time fairly easily.... lol
 
SqrpioQutie said:
i am seriously bored with waiting for me hair to get to a length where i'd be happy with a chop.... so more than likely i'll be texlaxed again by tomorrow night.... at least i know i can stretch for a good amount of time fairly easily.... lol
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i talked myself off the ledge... or rather washed myself off the ledge... lol ... it's amazing what a supremely bad hair day can do to your resolve... but now everything feels great again with my hair so i'll leave it alone....for now....

on the sorta plus side, i found that not only does my hair currently not like the as i am coconut cowash, but it also is not feeling the taliah waajid products i bought... thank goodness for pantene relaxed and natural....
 
JJamiah I LOVE that puff. You and your puff are beautiful.
newbeginnings2010 said:
@daviine

I have been using bioinfusion's deep conditioner as a leave-in, and my hair is MUCH softer than it has been once it dries. HTH
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newbeginnings2010I think I've seen that one in Walgreen's. Where do you buy yours?

Brittster said:
Daviine how far along are you?? Your new growth looks so soft and plush. How much longer are u going to transition for?

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Brittster Thanks! I'll be 41 weeks on Saturday. I have no idea how long I'm going to transition for. I want to go at least a year, just for the sake of saying I made it a year. I don't think I'll be able to make it two years because I don't have the patience to deal with the two textures. So, I'm playing it by ear but I really just want to be able to put it in a ponytail. Grow hair, grow!!! :grin:
 
daviine said:
JJamiah I LOVE that puff. You and your puff are beautiful.

newbeginnings2010I think I've seen that one in Walgreen's. Where do you buy yours?

Brittster Thanks! I'll be 41 weeks on Saturday. I have no idea how long I'm going to transition for. I want to go at least a year, just for the sake of saying I made it a year. I don't think I'll be able to make it two years because I don't have the patience to deal with the two textures. So, I'm playing it by ear but I really just want to be able to put it in a ponytail. Grow hair, grow!!! :grin:
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Yeah 2 yrs is a long time. It looks like u hv a good amt of length tho so maybe just another few months before u chop.

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