Before you do it, you might want to head on over to Taren Guy's YouTube channel and watch her latest video on this very topic.Straight hair life for the next two weeks..I hope. I really want to put in some highlights tho. I need a change. I just don't want to cause a setback for myself.. I'd like to think my hair is in really good condition right now. Will color (blonde..no bleach) throw a wrench in my plans/goals??
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Will do! ThxBefore you do it, you might want to head on over to Taren Guy's YouTube channel and watch her latest video on this very topic.
THANK YOU! Duchess007Gorgeous hair, TeeBee! Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
The beast has been unleashed. lol Was gonna wait and take my senegalese twists out this upcoming weekend butttttttt as I looked in the mirror and kept folding my nose at how raggedy they were looking I just knew it was time for them to go
After they were all out, I got all the shed hair out with the assistance of oil. Now I have SD Avocado conditioner in for an overnight conditioning session. I focused the bulk of the conditioner on my ends. Sometime tomorrow I will wash and roller set.
Forgive the huge flash...it's dark and late and I's tired boss.
I was going around the forum posting pics in relaxer threads and changing my info and I forgot to update here!! My bad .
So, I woke up Saturday (yesterday), walked to the BSS when it stopped raining, and slapped the creamy crack on!! It came out really underprocessed, so I pulled the ultimate no-no. At midnight I rolled out of bed, pulled out the second relaxer I had bought, and relaxed again. Take 2 came out how I wanted it to. I have a good bit of texture left and my hair's still thick! I played around with some airdrying methods, and ended up putting in 8 flexirods later on. I loved how it came out, and this will be part of my new routine. I'm also hopefully getting these crazy ends cut tomorrow, and I'll probably be around SL , so I'll be dropping into the WL 2015 challenge.
Right after relaxer 2
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I have been ignoring my head since just before Thanksgiving and I really need to get it together. :-/
Did a henna treatment this weekend and am (still) at line 6 on my LC shirt. I'm considering wearing a wig for the rest of the winter. Was going to braid but I fear for my edges.
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Straight hair life for the next two weeks..I hope. I really want to put in some highlights tho. I need a change. I just don't want to cause a setback for myself.. I'd like to think my hair is in really good condition right now. Will color (blonde..no bleach) throw a wrench in my plans/goals??
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You know what? Funny you ask bc The flat iron I have doesn't have temp settings. It's a H2Pro Nano..I just bought it too and didn't realize it. It didn't feel too hot..my guess is 400. If I had the option I would use 375-400 temp. I only used Tresemme Heat tamer spray as my "leave in" for the flexi set, and Organix Keratin oil to flat iron^^^What temp did you flat iron on and did you put in any leave ins? TeeBee?
Looks like your hair thrived in those twists lulu97!
Came out nice with texture! Good luck on your relaxed journey!ckisland
Duchess007 I can't get enough of your texture. Love it. I have been hair lazy this week too. I've been dealing with this car issue (dh got into a fender bender that totaled my car) and I was not feeling well yesterday...so hair got put on the back burner.
TeeBee That came out really nice! What was your process? What will you do to maintain for the next two weeks?
Straight hair life for the next two weeks..I hope. I really want to put in some highlights tho. I need a change. I just don't want to cause a setback for myself.. I'd like to think my hair is in really good condition right now. Will color (blonde..no bleach) throw a wrench in my plans/goals??
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lulu97 your hair ma'am?? *swoons*!! Gorgeous! And your color is fabulous. Very subtle but noticeable and compliments you quite well. THAT'S what I want! Thank you for your suggestions, I will most definitely be taking your advice May I ask how long you've had your highlights??Highlights are fun! I have them and love them. I would suggest getting them done professionally and no more then once or twice a year. I could see you killing some reddish, chestnut, or honey blondish tones.
^^^Thanks Duchess007 DH was fine...shaken up but ok. The guy made a left into my car as DH was going straight with a green light. Dude doesn't want to admit fault. I did love my Pontiac G6, but it was time for an upgrade. Only thing I'm mad about is that now I have a note. The Pontiac was purchased w/cash. I am lucky that they valued it at higher than I thought it would be, so I used that cash for a down payment for my new car.
I am not my ends! Just cut about 2inches of very thin ends leaving me full BSL n no longer MBL. I love how it looks but can't for the life of me be truly excited bc it was something I did (or didn't do) to allow them to get so bad. Any idea or experiences that causes the ends to thin as such? Please let me know what I'm doing wrong that I can change for the new year.
Were your thin ends damaged or just thinned out? If just thin, then the cut was more a cosmetic thing right? So that's a small victory, I think!
What are your thoughts on Lead Hair Theory? I'm experimenting with this frame of mind, especially since I mostly wear my hair curly and up. I figure, I'll even up my hair a bit once I reach my major milestones but not before.
Also, do you S&D? Once I stopped giving myself blunt trims, I noticed a bit more unevenness with my hair. S&D tends to create healthy but uneven ends.
And finally, my own end weakness was improper (read: not enough extra) M&S, but once I went extra extra with sealants, either heavier sealants (castor oil, shea butter etc) or double application of lighter sealants, that seemed to clear up my tangles, knots, and breakage.
ETA: It kinda looks like your hair was growing in a U shape to me. Are you opposed to U cuts? Maybe next time you can get away with cutting less?
HTH!
I am not my ends! Just cut about 2inches of very thin ends leaving me full BSL n no longer MBL. I love how it looks but can't for the life of me be truly excited bc it was something I did (or didn't do) to allow them to get so bad. Any idea or experiences that causes the ends to thin as such? Please let me know what I'm doing wrong that I can change for the new year.
I won't be straightening my hair until the end of December, but I will do a light blowout this weekend to post my starting pics with that. I will be wearing small twists with braided roots for this month.
Trini_Chutney Nice. You're pretty much there and will be one of our early graduates come Spring. As for me...checking in about to do this overnight prepoo with EVCO/EVOO on the length and Keravada Fenugreek on my scalp. I started taking Priteva last week, so hopefully I get a boost by my birthday in March.