Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

My big chip is about 1% complete. I've taken down like 10 Senegalese twists and cut off the relaxed ends! My hair is going to be naptural85 thick I think because the twist in the pic is a result of taking 2 twists down. I'm very excited and a little upset that i have some heat damage but I'm ready to be natural again. It's been 15 yrs relaxed and I'm ready to start my new journey
 

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sweetpea7 said:
My big chip is about 1% complete. I've taken down like 10 Senegalese twists and cut off the relaxed ends! My hair is going to be naptural85 thick I think because the twist in the pic is a result of taking 2 twists down. I'm very excited and a little upset that i have some heat damage but I'm ready to be natural again. It's been 15 yrs relaxed and I'm ready to start my new journey
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Very pretty. I'll be looking forward to your end results.
 
coolsista-paris said:
4b here . in about 15 days ill be 1 year post. today im 11 months post. yayyyyyyy its my second transition . i transitionned in braids the first time for 10 months. chopped and was natural 5 years ( 6 years without relaxer). il relaxed in december 2013, then transitionned a few weeks after . silly me.... anyway here i am again. this time transitionning without protective styling. lets do this! im planning to hold on for long. in would love for my natural hair to get to at least sl, or apl.... thats long. i will see
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Why did you relax again? Just curious.
 
I just made 15 months post a few days ago. It's crazy. I want to relax so bad. Maybe I should settle for a BKT ? I'm so over this journey though.

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Checking in. I'm kind of mad that I never actually tracked my time since my last relaxer. I literally know 1 year as of October lol.

But I'm still rocking braids. I'm going to have my real hair out for the first time since May next week.

I'll be getting a silk press. Since I know my natural is longer than my relaxed ends, I'm positive I'll be getting a trim and I'll be even closer to being fully natural :)
 
I'm about 15 mos post and I'm loving my texture... I'm loving my curls... So far no real urge to relax... We'll see how I feel after I do my 1st roller set on transitioning hair.
 
My protective hairstyle for November....October's was very similar but I like this one much, much better! I take down to m&s and retwist half way thru the week and if I feel dryness before that I just spritz my roots with my water, vegetable glycerin and EO mix. Photos are courtesy of my 11 year old.

What is this style called???


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KiWiStyle said:
My protective hairstyle for November....October's was very similar but I like this one much, much better! I take down to m&s and retwist half way thru the week and if I feel dryness before that I just spritz my roots with my water, vegetable glycerin and EO mix. Photos are courtesy of my 11 year old.

What is this style called???

Sorry they're flipped...this app has a mind of its own.

Sent from my SM-N900V using LHCF
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Looks so cute!
 
KiWiStyle said:
My protective hairstyle for November....October's was very similar but I like this one much, much better! I take down to m&s and retwist half way thru the week and if I feel dryness before that I just spritz my roots with my water, vegetable glycerin and EO mix. Photos are courtesy of my 11 year old. What is this style called??? Sorry they're flipped...this app has a mind of its own. Sent from my SM-N900V using LHCF
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So dang cute...I can't wait until I have enough hair to do that.
 
KiWiStyle said:
My protective hairstyle for November....October's was very similar but I like this one much, much better! I take down to m&s and retwist half way thru the week and if I feel dryness before that I just spritz my roots with my water, vegetable glycerin and EO mix. Photos are courtesy of my 11 year old. What is this style called??? Sorry they're flipped...this app has a mind of its own. Sent from my SM-N900V using LHCF
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i do this all the time. its fast, beautiful, glam .
yours is nice and neat ;-)

i just call it a crown lol ( dont know the name of´it so i name it like that)
 
Cattypus1 said:
Why did you relax again? Just curious.
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i have fine to medium hair. when i wear it un stretched i get problems (ssk , split ends etć´)
tried wearing it straight: i had hair all over the sink ( i now think it was my flat iron the problem).

so i arrived at a moment wear my hair got on my nerves and i felt like chopping it. so i relaxed for a chane. the stylist did bone straight when i repeated not too, that she could even leave lots of texture. nope!!!

also at work only buns were allowed . doing it for years with natural hair ended me up with broken edges.
all that les me to just relax. but it was toioooo flat , bone straight when i already have fine hair :-/

il gonna go natural again and learn how to straighten . i had beautiful long hair when young (seemed even thick ). thats when my aunt would hot comb, braid and leave it alone .
 
Yay, I'm back. What have I missed. For those of you who haven't noticed or care to know, lol. I've been MIA since June I think.

I had some renewal issues that have been fixed and now I can post again.
 
I flat ironed a few days ago and I'm tempted to be a straight hair natural now. I also did another trim. I will probably do one more trim when I make one year post then focus on gaining length in 2015.
Something is off in my regimen but I can't figure it out because I've made too many changes the past few weeks.
 
PlainJane said:
I flat ironed a few days ago and I'm tempted to be a straight hair natural now. I also did another trim. I will probably do one more trim when I make one year post then focus on gaining length in 2015.
Something is off in my regimen but I can't figure it out because I've made too many changes the past few weeks.
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That's funny cuz I straightened my hair a few days ago and reached the opposite conclusion. I miss my coils. :sad: But after all that work, I'ma rock it for just a few more days. :look:
 
Honey Bee said:
That's funny cuz I straightened my hair a few days ago and reached the opposite conclusion. I miss my coils. :sad: But after all that work, I'ma rock it for just a few more days. :look:
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I missed seeing my length. I wore a low ponytail and loved how I could turn my head and it would come to the front.
 
Cut off 3/4-1" last night. My ends felt crazy rough for some reason. Examined them, saw a few SSKs and bent ends so I grabbed the shears. My hair appears to be APL now but that's my non straightened, just leaned my head back assumption. Either way I'm glad my ends look and feel better!
 
PlainJane said:
I flat ironed a few days ago and I'm tempted to be a straight hair natural now. I also did another trim. I will probably do one more trim when I make one year post then focus on gaining length in 2015. Something is off in my regimen but I can't figure it out because I've made too many changes the past few weeks.
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im planning to be a straight natural too. im gońna need to learn a lot!
 
I have been having great results with Camille Rose Naturals products! I've been effectively using the Moisture Milk for about 2 months and just purchased and used Curlaide which is equally as awesome on my many textures of hair. I also sealed with Oyin Burnt Sugar Pomade...which us double the awesomeness. I don't see many on the boards using this brand, I guess I'm in the minority whose hair appreciates it.

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PlainJane said:
How often are you going to flat iron?
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iwhen i was fully natural i would wash every 2 weeks.

i saw that some youtubers stayed 1 months because they didnt use a lot of products.

so i will be doing it either 1 or 2 a month. dépending on how the hair turns out. ( straight , poofy...)
 
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