Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

[oneastrocurlie]

I just realized why I never liked the Mousse def. it always left a film and when I went to break the cast , it flaked everywhere

I wonder if I neeed to add water on top.

I don't get much flaking from it, if any, but I apply it to pretty wet hair.

 

[toaster]

Under the dryer with UFD and Jell-O shot after wearing a wash and go for 9 days. I double shampoo’d but washing Jell-O shot out of my hair was difficult. Hard to get the plastic feeling off and feel my clean hair again.

Will keep an eye on that.

 

[GettingKinky]

The stylist I’ve been holding out to see just said she is planning to open back up in the fall. I’m trying to decide if I want to wait that long, or find someone else to see this summer.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Good to know because I was wondering if the mousse was any better.

I prefer the Big Poppa solo. @Crackers Phinn

 

[Rocky91]

I have never ever bothered with wash and goes because I enjoy braidouts and rod sets. I started swimming twice a week so those sets would be a waste of time, and my chop back to above SL makes a bun a bad idea for these fine edges.

so I have been playing around with wash and goes, using some info from black girl curls. I like this one from today, we’ll see how it looks after I sleep on it.
-Shampoo and condition after refreshing my jet black dye
-uncle funky’s daughter curly magic as a “leave-in” botanical base gel
-wetline Xtreme for real hold
-Doux mousse to top it off because I like the “finish” of foams on my hair

Hooded dryer loose for 15 minutes, then with banded scrunchies for another 15. I am leaving the crunch alone for now because I will be right back in the gym sweating at 5 am lol. I’ll do more styling for volume after the workout.

 

[Rocky91]

Next time, I will style it like this with my lil fake bangs. This was super cute but had no hold (didn’t use the wetline).

you can peep a couple things I’m digging right now in the back too lol: olaplex shampoo and conditioner, wella brilliance deep conditioner. I’m on an expensive product kick after years of being content with cheapies...and I’m never looking back.

 

[shebababy]

I plan on doing wash n gos all summer long. I only used UFDCM. This is day 2 hair after sleeping on a damp head of hair.

 

[GettingKinky]

@Rocky91 I love your styling with bangs. It’s super cute.

@shebababy I’m jealous that you can sleep on damp hair and it still looks good. Mine would be all frizz.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Going to be washing today. Probably using a Clay by Sarenzo and steaming it in.

I had a Innersense Hair bath and cant find it for nathan. Im going to have to figure out where it went.

 

[faithVA]

I have never ever bothered with wash and goes because I enjoy braidouts and rod sets. I started swimming twice a week so those sets would be a waste of time, and my chop back to above SL makes a bun a bad idea for these fine edges.

so I have been playing around with wash and goes, using some info from black girl curls. I like this one from today, we’ll see how it looks after I sleep on it.
-Shampoo and condition after refreshing my jet black dye
-uncle funky’s daughter curly magic as a “leave-in” botanical base gel
-wetline Xtreme for real hold
-Doux mousse to top it off because I like the “finish” of foams on my hair

Hooded dryer loose for 15 minutes, then with banded scrunchies for another 15. I am leaving the crunch alone for now because I will be right back in the gym sweating at 5 am lol. I’ll do more styling for volume after the workout.

That turned out very nice.

 

[faithVA]

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I plan on doing wash n gos all summer long. I only used UFDCM. This is day 2 hair after sleeping on a damp head of hair.

Love your spirals. Your hair looks great.

 

[faithVA]

I'm not doing wash and goes. But I am paying attention to how my hair feels when I apply the gel for my twist. I'm applying gel in smaller sections and getting a feel for the water, gel proportions. Hopefully this will help the next time I do a wash and go.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

The stylist I’ve been holding out to see just said she is planning to open back up in the fall. I’m trying to decide if I want to wait that long, or find someone else to see this summer.

Both lol. Kidding. I know I would hate waiting until Fall.

 

[faithVA]

@toaster, I am going to the salon in either July or August. Just giving you notice. I need to get my ends clipped before they get too bad. I'm starting to notice more splits. I don't plan to get it shaped though so no tapers. I really like being able to put my hair in twist.

I will decide on July or August when I decide when I color my hair again. I like to color a week or 2 before I go to her.

 

[faithVA]

The stylist I’ve been holding out to see just said she is planning to open back up in the fall. I’m trying to decide if I want to wait that long, or find someone else to see this summer.

Does she mean like in August? If so that isn't too bad a wait. Or is it more like October?

 

[Rocky91]

So I couldn't resist snapping a picture while I supervise this study hall lol.

I worked out in two low pony puffs and got quite sweaty doing cardio, wore a shower cap during the shower, and then literally shook out my hair because I was running out of time. I am so, so satisfied with this. I actually like the volume that a little bit of shrinkage gave me. I am the queen of extra hair styling with all the laying of edges and incessant fluffing and wow...my hair looks pretty good without any of that.

 

[toaster]

@toaster, I am going to the salon in either July or August. Just giving you notice. I need to get my ends clipped before they get too bad. I'm starting to notice more splits. I don't plan to get it shaped though so no tapers. I really like being able to put my hair in twist.

I will decide on July or August when I decide when I color my hair again. I like to color a week or 2 before I go to her.

Woohoo!
1- I’m glad you’re enjoying your twists!
2- I’m very close to scheduling a trim or doing it myself in July or August as well. Ideally I’d like to wait until after my sisters wedding in October, but I don’t want to damage my hair trying to hold on to a 1/4 inch of hair.

 

[toaster]

@GettingKinky it seems like the shape of your wash and go is really bothering you. If there’s someone else near you and you like their portfolio, I’d go get a shape and make sure they don’t cut off so much that you can’t bun.

Waiting until September or October I think you’ll be more frustrated than it’s worth.

 

[Rocky91]

I just barged the heck on in, so let me formally just join this challenge.

• Please tell us about your hair (texture, pattern, porosity, length, etc) Fine type 4 natural hair, mixture of 4a and 4b. Right now I am sitting right above SL when straight due to incessant hair chopping.
• What is your current regimen (frequency, techniques, products, etc) I plan to shampoo and condition at least twice a week with redken all soft mega and style with a 2 gel + foam wrap combo. That will most likely be the following more often than not: uncle funky's daughter as my botanical gel base/leave-in, wetline extreme to freeze the curls, and any foam wrap to give me that smooth finish that I like. I love Nairobi and the Doux but I might stick with cheaper foams for this purpose.
• What are your length goals from joining this challenge? I would like to have straightened APL hair by the end of the year. honestly if my hair is touching the #1 on my length shirt when straightened, I will be satisfied.
• What are your styling goals from joining this challenge? Listen, I am kind of in shock that I am successfully doing wash and gos at all, lol. I can literally go back to old posts of mine where I swore that this wasn't a style for me. I guess volume is probably my #1 concern. I love my rod sets and braidouts because of the volume. If I can achieve similar volume on a wash and go, I will be happy.
• Any current struggles or concerns? Not really. I thought briefly about getting a real curly cut, but frankly, my length goals are more important than having the perfect wash-and-go shape.
• Please share a starting photo of your hair (optional but highly recommended) This is from April, when I straightened and got a mostly blunt chop. Note to self: STAY AWAY FROM SCISSORS. I may do one more trim for the year but that is it. I'm guilty of being scissor happy.

ETA: I also use Olaplex no. 3 about once a month. I dye my hair jet black or blue-black depending on my mood almost every 2 months (I know, I know--it's a little too frequent ) because I'm very obsessed with super dark, shiny hair and I feel that this preserves the integrity of my strands.

 

[toaster]

My shape is still horrible, but my hair is definitely trying to even itself out. I’ll take it

 

[faithVA]

So I couldn't resist snapping a picture while I supervise this study hall lol.

I worked out in two low pony puffs and got quite sweaty doing cardio, wore a shower cap during the shower, and then literally shook out my hair because I was running out of time. I am so, so satisfied with this. I actually like the volume that a little bit of shrinkage gave me. I am the queen of extra hair styling with all the laying of edges and incessant fluffing and wow...my hair looks pretty good without any of that.

I like it too. It looks so soft and the shape is flattering.

 

[HappyAtLast]

My WnG have been beautiful, but I have to do them too often (which I don't have time for) and I'm back to swimming in SSKs. I'm going back to stretched styles. I just ordered the Revair.

I'm going to only do WnG now on rare occasions. I am so glad I learned how to do them though because it's the perfect vacation hair (when I actually vacation again!) I can party, be in and out the water, let the wind and sun get to it, and then can easily re-wash it and style it in the hotel or cruise cabin and look styled yet carefree for the next day.

 

[Rocky91]

I like it too. It looks so soft and the shape is flattering.

Thank you so much! Yea, I think I'm putting the notion of a curly cut to rest for now. One of the curl specialists on twitter has "Let the mullets go" as her twitter handle and at first I felt called out, like whoa, do I have mullet shaped hair. But nah, I want length this year more than I want the perfect shape.

I think a foam topper is a very pivotal step for me in that "soft" look.

 

[shebababy]

@shebababy I’m jealous that you can sleep on damp hair and it still looks good. Mine would be all frizz.

I expected frizz too, but I was pleasantly surprised. I probably won't push my luck again.

 

[GettingKinky]

Does she mean like in August? If so that isn't too bad a wait. Or is it more like October?

She didn’t say. She just said tentatively fall 2021. She also listed other stylists she recommended if people don’t want to wait that long. only one of them is within an hour of me and I didn’t see much tightly curly hair on her IG page. Sigh....

 

[ckisland]

I've had a couple of trial and error experiences my last few washes.

1. Bought another EZDetangling brush and it was trash
2. Bought the KISS version of the Tangle Teaser with a handle- It was also trash
3. Tried to ignore Miss Jessie's directions and apply product on soaking wet hair- wash n'go was trash

Lessons learned:
1. My Felicia Leatherwood Brush is the bomb
2. Apply MJ to damp hair

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

i just did my full wash day routine and applied deva curl's curl elongating cream to try and do a wash and go with cream instead of gel... if this works well for me its a wash and go game changer. lets see how long it takes to dry etc... i hope it goes well.

 

[GettingKinky]

i just did my full wash day routine and applied deva curl's curl elongating cream to try and do a wash and go with cream instead of gel... if this works well for me its a wash and go game changer. lets see how long it takes to dry etc... i hope it goes well.

You don’t like gel?

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

You don’t like gel?

i like gel but i was hoping to get a cream to work for me because its more moisturizing and it'll be easier (at least in my mind) to re style the wash and go by just wetting my hair and applying more cream instead of having to totally start over. At the end of the day though i'm kinda just experimenting just because i had it..

 

[Rocky91]

I fell asleep without doing really anything to my hair and it’s a little too short to get away with that. So I let the shower steam hit it and slapped some ecostyler on the front. It’s cool because I am swimming tonight anyways. I may never even find out whether I can achieve the 5-day wash and go with my current 2x/week swimming schedule.