TWA Support Thread

I was looking at my siggy and I mention twa, EL, NL as length goals :look: So I guess I am technically at EL, with 80% of my hair at EL. My crown is just touching the top of my ear. The rest of my hair comes to the bottom of my ear. I will hold off changing my status though until the end of April.
 
Cowashed tonight with a mix of conditioners. It took me 45 minutes to twist up. Hopefully by the summer, I can reduce that time. But it's feeling better and looking better. So I'm happy :yep:
 
I was blonde for a day lmao. my mom got soo heated-i mean she really, really hated it.
since I only have a few months left living at home (if all goes as planned), i pick my battles. so i said, fine, it's bothering you, i'll dye it back.
and then i went and got another haircut. :look:
i think i'm done now. I think i'm gonna start the growing process now. i think. :look:
 
I so hate this awkward stage. I feel like cutting my hair back down to a 3 inch twa, but what will that do? I will be back here in a few months.
I need to go wig shopping before i cut off all my progress.
 
Thanks so much, well hubby is filipino but born and raised in UK his natural hair is very similar to mine (strange I know!) coarse but kinky im grateful he supports me in my decision to be healthy and natural too :) after all if he couldn't accept me for the way I am (without relaxer and makeup) than I wouldn't be with him!

:) just hope I will have a big sexy curly afro in no time! My hair is already at half an inch (its growing like mad - my secret is carrot juice with ginger) home made! Its good for digestion, skin, nails, metabolism and of course hair growth!

:D
 
I learned my damn lesson. I got tired of my TWA, so I went to the salon for a relaxer. Now I look like I have a blown out TWA. Just wow.

All in all, I still have a TWA, just relaxed and 1 inch all around. Do I treat my hair like it's still a TWA? I assume when new growth comes in, it's gonna look a hot mess. I'm not sure what to do. LOL.
 
naija24 said:
I learned my damn lesson. I got tired of my TWA, so I went to the salon for a relaxer. Now I look like I have a blown out TWA. Just wow.

All in all, I still have a TWA, just relaxed and 1 inch all around. Do I treat my hair like it's still a TWA? I assume when new growth comes in, it's gonna look a hot mess. I'm not sure what to do. LOL.
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Ohh...that's a weird length to be relaxed. I say try to get some funky/edgy styles for now and see what your hair likes. Did you wet you hair very day while natural? Cowash? I would recommend low manipulation for a week or so since its freshly relaxed and then a protein treatment like aphogee 2 minute
 
naija24 said:
I learned my damn lesson. I got tired of my TWA, so I went to the salon for a relaxer. Now I look like I have a blown out TWA. Just wow.

All in all, I still have a TWA, just relaxed and 1 inch all around. Do I treat my hair like it's still a TWA? I assume when new growth comes in, it's gonna look a hot mess. I'm not sure what to do. LOL.
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Didn't you just have braids? Girl you are all over the place with your hair in such a short period of time.
 
The short lived blonde.

Sent from my phone-typos to be expected :)

ETA: i thought i attached a pic. ugh i have to try again.
 
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Yes i do hope so faithVA.
kupenda girl last night was my last day after a whole week of vacation, back to work this weekend so i had to be all out, lol.
And this twistout is special to me cause, i originally had a part in the middle and 2 cute pins. Then DH came and said: "i like it better when you have it more fro-like". I was like what do you mean? And he came and fluffed up the front and middle part. This is a man that tortured me to relax my hair while transitioning:lachen:. Since i BC last month, he has never made any comment good or bad about my hair, and i never asked. I always wished i was one of these lucky girls whose partners were all excited about their BC, but babystep. I added the little headband cause i'm not comfortable wearing my twistout as is yet:nono:.
 
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ronie said:
Yes i do hope so @faithVA.
@kupenda girl last night was my last day after a whole week of vacation, back to work this weekend so i had to be all out, lol.
And this twistout is special to me cause, i originally had a part in the middle and 2 cute pins. Then DH came and said: "i like it better when you have it more fro-like". I was like what do you mean? And he came and fluffed up the front and middle part. This is a man that tortured me to relax my hair while transitioning:lachen:. Since i BC last month, he has never made any comment good or bad about my hair, and i never asked. I always wished i was one of these lucky girls whose partners were all excited about their BC, but babystep. I added the little headband cause i'm not comfortable wearing my twistout as is yet:nono:.
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Awww that's cute, that he came and fluffed up your hair. I feel all mushy inside :lol:
 
It's wash day, so washed with Wen 613 and DCing now. Still getting some breakage, so hopefully I will figure out how to get that under control this month.

I will just twist it up tonight and wear a twist out and then cowash when I need to refresh my twist out.
 
Checking In...I am 12 weeks post texlax. I have an appointment this week at a salon. Here is pic from January 2013.

I am still trimming off bone straight relaxed ends with each visit :nono:. I hate to trim at each visit but the bad ends just causes problems with every day styling.
 

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faithVA said:
^^Cute hair
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Thanks faiitVA..how goes it? I am looking forward to the weather warming up. I was in Mexico recently and hair was soft like butta :yep:. Then I came back to the deep freeze (Canada) and my hair immediately dried up. Moisture, moisture, moisture is my mantra in the winter time.
 
ronie said:
I so hate this awkward stage. I feel like cutting my hair back down to a 3 inch twa, but what will that do? I will be back here in a few months.
I need to go wig shopping before i cut off all my progress.
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Nooooo. Wait it out. This is the hardest part and it gets better each day :yep:. You are doing great already. This is my 3rd TWA and it grows back. Trust me.
 
Lisaaa Bonet said:
Thanks faiitVA..how goes it? I am looking forward to the weather warming up. I was in Mexico recently and hair was soft like butta :yep:. Then I came back to the deep freeze (Canada) and my hair immediately dried up. Moisture, moisture, moisture is my mantra in the winter time.
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I am awaiting warmer weather as well. It is coming :yep:
 
thinking about a touch up on the roots....never knew I had so much gray hair O_o tonight will do Aphogee protein and DC then get color done next weekend. have also put off trimming since hair was colored so will see if i can talk my way through just trimming the ends. i'm noticing a few ssks, but that's it. normally, i'm ready to shave it all off again.

still cowashing, leave in, gel, oil. my hair is really happy and i like the way it looks and feels. i've tried cowashing before and it didn't seem to work, but this time around--perhaps i did the right combination of protein/moisture, along with the initial chop that got rid of every last bit of damaged hair. it wasn't about starting over, but starting over RIGHT.
 
Lisaaa Bonet said:
Checking In...I am 12 weeks post texlax. I have an appointment this week at a salon. Here is pic from January 2013.

I am still trimming off bone straight relaxed ends with each visit :nono:. I hate to trim at each visit but the bad ends just causes problems with every day styling.
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That twa looks so juicy.
 
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