BraunSugar
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Thank you! I used Beyond The Zone Color Jamz. It's semi-permanent and sold at Sally.
Twist, Braid, Bun for Growth Challenge (1/1/13 - 3/31/13)
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Thank you! I used Beyond The Zone Color Jamz. It's semi-permanent and sold at Sally.
Today im in a single braid wrapped around into a bun. Just m&s'ing as needed and putting back into a single braid. Taking care of a loved one so my hair is mainly tied up these days since I spend a lot of time in the house. Its cool though...the less manipulation, the better.
youwillrise
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sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i JUST took the rest of those twists out from back in late december. yup. lets just say that was a travesty. detangled, washed, now deep conditioning. ((sigh)) dont ask me why i did that to myself. DO NOT ASK! haha.
i JUST took the rest of those twists out from back in late december. yup. lets just say that was a travesty. detangled, washed, now deep conditioning. ((sigh)) dont ask me why i did that to myself. DO NOT ASK! haha.
BraunSugar
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HoneyA
Goal:Hip length stretched
Victoria44 Your hair is awesome in that twist out!
LilMissRed
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checking in!
still sporting a couple of flat twists along my hairline and a low bun :yup:
Planning to henna this weekend
still sporting a couple of flat twists along my hairline and a low bun :yup:
Planning to henna this weekend
Igotstripes
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hnntrr
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Hi Guys. I am getting twists tomorrow. I have scanned the forum to getting twists and maintaining them, and got some good tips which I listed below...but . The girl who is doing them told me to 'grease my scalp' buttttttt I am not really feelin that.
I am transitioning, lo-po, coarse strands, grazing SL in the longest layers, I cowash nightly ,dc once a week and tea rinse once a week, I m also doing the CG method.. Getting marley braid put in. I am going to soak the hair in apple cider vinegar/water before putting them in my hair and doing a 30 minute moisturizing DC before having her braid it.
Is there anything else I should do prior? And how should I maintain them? Without using grease...or at least grease without sulphates or silicones in them..
I am transitioning, lo-po, coarse strands, grazing SL in the longest layers, I cowash nightly ,dc once a week and tea rinse once a week, I m also doing the CG method.. Getting marley braid put in. I am going to soak the hair in apple cider vinegar/water before putting them in my hair and doing a 30 minute moisturizing DC before having her braid it.
Is there anything else I should do prior? And how should I maintain them? Without using grease...or at least grease without sulphates or silicones in them..
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MileHighDiva
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I use jojoba oil for my scalp, because its light and closest to our natural sebum. I only use once a week.
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hnntrr
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Do you wash it at all? Like wash once a week and then use jojoba on your scalp?
Victoria44
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Thank you!! Actually, it's a braid-out, but it does kinda resemble a twist out.
Really, really pretty!!!
Thank you!
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jesusislove1526
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So, I'm thinking that these twists with braided roots that I have in might only last 3 weeks instead of 4. I think it is because when I spritz my hair with water to seal my scalp with castor oil in the larger braids, it gets fuzzy at the roots more quickly than when I have in the mini braids. Maybe its just more noticeable then, but I don't know for sure. I'm not going to stop the moisturizing and sealing for my scalp, so I will release them on the 30th for a great twistout on Easter Sunday and length check for this part of the challenge.
BraunSugar
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Well guys, just eleven more days of this first part of the challenge! I did a trim of about an inch last night. My ends seem to be a lot better. Wore my hair in a bun today.
Hope everyone else is doing well!
Hope everyone else is doing well!
virtuenow
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I will be in mini twists all of April (can't wait)! Until then, I am practicing some out styles w/o heat. Victoria44 your braid outs are so pretty. Could you give some tips on how you achieve this style. You do not use heat, correct? What products/technique? Do you do it on wet hair right after wash/cond? Or is it on dry hair? Thanks!
Victoria44
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Thank you! My braid outs are pretty simple. I don't use heat. I wash/DC on wash day and then I apply kinky curly knot today and seal with a little bit of castor oil, section by section on damp hair. I usually have 10-12 braids.
The next day those chunky braids have dried and also shrink. So I unbraid each one, slightly spritz with water, split it in two, apply a little bit of my fav moisturizer (qhemet biologics burdock root butter cream/Oyin handmade hair dew) and apply a very tiny amnt of castor oil.
At this point I have doubled the braids so they're more stretched and also they were done on dry hair so they won't shrink as much over night.
Then the next day I just take it out and fluff fluff fluff til it's as full as it can get lol.
BraunSugar--GORGEOUS bun and beautiful color in your avi! You make me wanna try a lil red for the first time! Gurl you is rockin that! Yass yass
Victoria44
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I hardly ever wear braid outs more than twice after a wash. If I'm going to wear a braid out again I always braid my hair before bed in larger braids (6-8). I usually use more moisturizer and oil to braid it up. But if I'm not wearing my hair out again, then I stretch my hair in twists or bantu knots. I always stretch though, because when I don't it gets extremely dry and tangled
BraunSugar
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jesusislove1526
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Yay, it's almost warm enough for mini-twists!
I think that April mini twists are in order for me too! I haven't done them since last May after my 1 year curliversary.
BraunSugar--Beautiful bun and vibrant hair color!
Straightened and trimmed on Wednesday. I didn't have to trim too much, about 1/2 inch. I'm slowly making progress since my last length check. I'm slightly past WL, and the bulk of my hair is WL. Before I was right at WL, and the bulk of my hair was MBL. It's taken over a year to get to this point though, so I doubt that I'll see HL this year.
I'm going to continue to PS and be careful with my ends and see what happens.
I'm going to continue to PS and be careful with my ends and see what happens.
Victoria44
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Took my twists out but I'm too lazy to detangle and wash :/
Froreal3
haulin hard in the paint
Still in cornrows. It's been a week. They look pretty bad now but i usually wear a beanie over them anyway. *shrug*
Been using the new NJoy mix between the parts and baggying overnight. Next week I'll take them out and wear a braid out for a day, then bun for a couple weeks.
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Been using the new NJoy mix between the parts and baggying overnight. Next week I'll take them out and wear a braid out for a day, then bun for a couple weeks.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using LHCF
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