Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

EnExitStageLeft said:
Ill be 2 years post relaxer on the 26th and as of April 3rd I have been fully natural for 4 months . :woot:

Tonight I'll be blow drying to prepare for cornrolls. I'll try to post a pic of my first blowout as a natural vs. now. Hopefully, I have a bit more hang :pray:
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Wow, I can't believe that it has been 4mths since you BC. It seemed like it wasnt too long ago.
 
PlainJane said:
Womp womp. Not feeling this transition anymore.
This shrinkage is driving me crazy. I can't have anymore spontaneous wash days because every style I know how to do takes hours to complete.

How are you ladies styling your hair when you only have two hours to spare after you wash it?
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I just put my hair in a bun and tie the edges down with a scarf. It takes me almost no time.
 
I'm tired. I want to do this style, but I need to go to bed! I guess I will get up. My hair feels so soft and moisturized! Very good wash day and I washed using the sink again! My new growth something else! On to week 11! I think I will start blogging once I hit 12 weeks. Most people can stretch this long with easy. I need to master a style or two as well.
 
PlainJane said:
yeah thats my issue. the bun is the only thing I can wear when trying to style quick. I'm hoping things get easier after I gain some length.
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Same here. But unfortunately, my bun is sickly. The crown/halo twist is my go-to style if I have zero time. I'm sure my coworkers are tired of seeing it and sometimes its pretty bad, but until I get some length, that's all I can offer.
 
PlainJane said:
Womp womp. Not feeling this transition anymore.
This shrinkage is driving me crazy. I can't have anymore spontaneous wash days because every style I know how to do takes hours to complete.

How are you ladies styling your hair when you only have two hours to spare after you wash it?
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I'm with you! Usually I just roll, tuck, & pin. Or else I'll just resort to my regular "go-to"......BRAIDS!!! I could leave those cornrows in for days at a time, its just wonderful!! LOL.
 

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73 weeks yesterday (will be 17 months on the 25th).

All of these big chop pictures are tempting me something awful. If I can make it to June then I'll likely do cut next spring (braid it for summer then weave it up for winter). I may do it on the two year anniversary in November and keep it under wraps for the winter. We shall see.
 
PlainJane said:
yeah thats my issue. the bun is the only thing I can wear when trying to style quick. I'm hoping things get easier after I gain some length.
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I'm in a bun now and you have been transitioning loner than me! I washed my hair Monday and wasn't able to style it. I have so far to go, but I'm in it for the long haul. I never transitioned before. I would always cut my hair down to a fade and start from there. This is new and exciting for me.
 
AlkalineSteam said:
Same here. But unfortunately, my bun is sickly. The crown/halo twist is my go-to style if I have zero time. I'm sure my coworkers are tired of seeing it and sometimes its pretty bad, but until I get some length, that's all I can offer.
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I know the feeling. My coworkers have showed me pictures of my hair from social networks and I usually get the "I didn't know you could do that with your hair!" comments.

baddison said:
I'm with you! Usually I just roll, tuck, & pin. Or else I'll just resort to my regular "go-to"......BRAIDS!!! I could leave those cornrows in for days at a time, its just wonderful!! LOL.
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Your braids look good! I'm going to try that next weekend. I need more practice because my cornrows never come out that neat.

shortdub78 said:
I'm in a bun now and you have been transitioning loner than me! I washed my hair Monday and wasn't able to style it. I have so far to go, but I'm in it for the long haul. I never transitioned before. I would always cut my hair down to a fade and start from there. This is new and exciting for me.
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You'll be fine- from what I see you already have length!
 
I'm so easily influenced. Watching Grey's Anatomy last night and fawning over Jerika (Dr Edward's) bouncy twist out and next thing I know I mini cut my hair to just above APL. When I put my conditioner in I realized that in the front (that I cut even shorter) it's almost all natural. I'm holding on to these ends just so I can keep a ponytail (vs a ponynub) but I wouldn't bet on it. The shrinkage is crazy but I surprised myself when I stretched and my "new" hair was past my shoulders.
 
@PlainJane @baddison

I felt like that a few months ago. I don't know what happened these last few months (between 14 & almost 17 mths this week) my growth may not be faster but I "see" it more because the curls are majority (especially since I mini chopped a few inches on Thursday). Hide it for a month. You may surprise yourself.

Hang in there!

As for me I've had so many friends I didn't know were transitioning pop up this weekend with cuts and hair much shorter than mine. They gonna flip when I finally "come out".
 
I've been transitioning forever. 2.5 years from relaxed to texlaxed and now 10 months from texlaxed to natural. I'm getting tired of this. And sometimes I wonder if I'll even like my natural hair.
 
I love the curls at my nape. After I washed yesterday I was so temped to BC the back of my head. But that would look crazy with the rest of my hair long, and I only have around 4 inches of natural hair so I would have had to cut more than 12 inches.
 
I finally have pictures from my cut. I had another weave in for a month, and I finally took it out last night. It's currently drying. The pictures that I have are wet with product, and as it's air drying. I noticed heat damage throughout my entire head. Not as noticeable in some sections, but I could tell that my new growth was definitely tighter.

So I don't want to "hair type" myself just yet. I did a protein treatment to try and restore the majority of it, and I plan on doing so often.

My first attempt at a wash and go...

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Eboni801 said:
Just officially made 2 years post! Just want to encourage you ladies. I never, ever thought I could go this long but it does get easier. I haven't chopped and I just realized that I probably won't be able to wash and go but roller sets are my best friends.
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Any body can wash n go. You won't know your true texture until you cut all the perm a way. I bc'd August 2014 and my hair texture has changed from when I first cut until now. It looks totally different to me. I only do wash n goes. First picture is the day I got my bc second is today. image.jpgimage.jpg
 
@PlainJane we can really support each other then. I was 17 months on the 25th (75 weeks on Monday). For some reason I also had 18 in my head I just went back and edited those posts.

This week has been crazy which led to me being frustrated with my hair. Right now its in 3 strand twists that I'll take out if I go outside tomorrow. On the good note I thought doing 3 strand twists would be hard but once I did a few really slow it was much easier than the first time I tried when my hair was relaxed. Have a great weekend everyone!
 
bklynbornNbred said:
@PlainJane we can really support each other then. I was 17 months on the 25th (75 weeks on Monday). For some reason I also had 18 in my head I just went back and edited those posts.

This week has been crazy which led to me being frustrated with my hair. Right now its in 3 strand twists that I'll take out if I go outside tomorrow. On the good note I thought doing 3 strand twists would be hard but once I did a few really slow it was much easier than the first time I tried when my hair was relaxed. Have a great weekend everyone!
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We can! Last week I noticed some breakage and mid shaft splits so I can't bun like I was. Also, this week I started actually moisturizing and sealing. This is something I haven't done since I was relaxed. I'm going to do this at least every other day. And I need to find another shampoo.
 
What are you ladies favorite gentle shampoos? I have a few sulfate free shampoos (CON, Keracare, etc) and they are still very drying.
 
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