Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

@GettingKinky, OK, I think I have this right. I love the 1st picture. And I love the cut. I think I like your styling better because it looks fuller.

My stylist uses less product as well and I can only get 3 days out of it. It will be interesting to see how long yours last. Its almost as if you go for volume early then you can't get longevity.

I'm so glad you had a great experience. How much of the ends did you let go of.

I see you went for the shorter in the front and it gets longer as it goes back. It has a nice shape and I think you are going to enjoy growing it out.
 
A few more comments.

I loved the way the Innersense hydrating hairbath smells. I would get it, but I have a huge bottle of moisture poo already and I’m committed to buying black owned products.

I’ve thought about buying AG cloud in the past but it’s soooo expensive. I may look for another brand volumizng foam
 
@faithVA I think my styling looks fuller than hers because she had to separate it a lot while she was cutting. I think I will eventually cut the back so that it’s the same length as the sides.
I don’t think she cut too much of my length. She thinks in another 2-3 cuts my damage will be gone. She also said that even people without damages hair have “Velcro” ends.

@toaster I think it won’t last long because she didn’t use a lot of product and my hair has zero cast.
I really like her and I plan to go back in 16 weeks. I just wish she weren’t 1:20 minutes away. It makes for a looong day.
 
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GettingKinky said:
@faithVA I think my styling looks fuller than hers because she had to separate it a lot while she was cutting. I think I will eventually cut the back so that it’s the same length as the sides.
I don’t think she cut too much if my length. She thinks in another 2-3 cuts my damage will be gone. She also said that even people without damages hair have “Velcro” ends.

@toaster I think it won’t last long because she didn’t use a lot of product and my hair has zero cast.
I really like her and I plan to go back in 16 weeks. I just wish she weren’t 1:20 minutes away. It makes for a looong day.
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Well your next visit shouldn't be as long. The first visit is always longer. The second time I went, I was in and out in an hour. So that is something to keep in mind. And after your 2nd visit you may choose to go 3x a year versus 4. Eventually, you may find someone closer.
 
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faithVA said:
Well your next visit shouldn't be as long. The first visit is always longer. The second time I went, I was in and out in an hour. So that is something to keep in mind. And after your 2nd visit you may choose to go 3x a year versus 4. Eventually, you may find someone closer.
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An hour? Did you get a dry cut?
 
GettingKinky said:
An hour? Did you get a dry cut?
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No. It may have been 1 hour and 15 minutes but it was the entire thing; shampoo, condition, gel, dryer and then a cut. Even my appointment next week is set for only 1 hour. I will time it but it was really short. Of course my hair is short but I think my stylists default appointments are set for an hour. If I got a dry cut, I can't imagine it being more than 20 minutes.

My first appointment with here was about 1 1/2 to 1/ 3/4 hours. It was really short too.
 
GettingKinky said:
Interesting. I wouldn’t have guessed she would use a Ouidad product. She used to have a wash n fro video where she used MD + UFD.

I think they are starting to realize that people like playing with new products and they have to play along to keep people’s attention.

Have they ever mentioned Ecoslay products?
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Rhonda of Hydrabar Salon actually recommends the Ouidad Climate Control gel, but she says only for people with looser hair textures.

Ecoslay products have come up in conversation but only to say they've bought them but haven't gotten around to trying them yet
 
GettingKinky said:
Ok. I’m finally home. My appointment was great. This is going to be a long rambling post.

I LOVE my haircut. I’ve never in my life loved a cut as much as this one.

She cut my hair on my styling (one day old). She said I could have come in with one week old hair. I will do that next time if I don’t get a dry cut because it doesn’t make sense to have her wash my hair if I just did it.

It took her almost 90 minutes to cut my hair.
I LOVED my hair right after the cut. I could have gone home at that point, but I decided I wanted to see how it would look with her styling.

She used the following products

Shampoo: AG balance & Innersense hydrating hairbath.
Conditioner: Keramask & Innersense color radiance. She used a TON of conditioner. I though I used a lot of conditioner, but she used more.
Stylers: UFD/ICH/AG cloud

She picked this combo because I told her that I like volume and not a lot of shine from products.


She used waaaay less product than I do.
I part my hair on the left, but she styled and dried it with it parted on the right so she could flip it over after it was dry and it would have more volume.

She had me sit under the dryer for 30 minutes then she used a blow dryer (no diffuser) and blew my hair while I held my head upside down.

After it was dry she did a little clean up work on the cut.

She spent a total of 3.5 hours on my hair including the 30 minutes under the dryer


My hair came out super light and fluffy. I like it a lot, but I feel like it’s only going to last a few days.

She said my strands are on the high end of medium/low end of coarse. I always thought I was fine to medium. She said my stands are huge and strong.
She said my surface texture is smooth/silky with some cottony mixed in.

The first picture is the cut before she styled it and then after she styled it.

The second picture is my hair before the cut.

The last picture is my hair after the cut and styling.



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I LOVE YOUR CUT!!! It came out sooo nice!!!
 
As yall know the heat and humidity in South Florida has been downright disrespectful lol. I've been experimenting with product combos and water/product ratios to try and preserve my wash n go for longer than 3 days before it completely fros out.

Over the last few washes, I observed that even the super hard hold I *used* to get from Jello Shot is now a much softer, flexible hold. When I'm outside for a period of time my hair gets moist and it's like the products reactivate and then dry again into frizz, which shortens the longevity of my style.

I tried UFD + Jello Shot + Trepadora Papaya Slip this past wash. I used much more of the Papaya Slip than I normally would. I first tried Papaya Slip this Spring and had adverse effects from using too much. Well, since the humidity has become unruly, I doubled up on the pumps, and my hair is holding up much better. I'm at Day 3 today and my hair has visibly less frizz. Yesterday, I even sat outside at an outdoor brunch for hours. My hair felt moist when the products reactivated from being in the elements, but by this morning, it looks no worse for the wear.

I'm going to try this a few more times, but I think I may have stumbled upon a winner.
 
oneastrocurlie said:
@GettingKinky your cut looks great! I only get maybe 3-4 days out of my salon hair but the definition, volume and movement are on point as soon as I leave. My regular appointments are only about an hour and a half too. That includes the trim/cut, washing, condition, styling and drying.
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I could definitely see a maintenance trim being quicker. She spent 90 minutes “establishing my shape”. Going forward she won’t have to do that. I could see 2 hours or less including dry time.
 
sunshinebeautiful said:
As yall know the heat and humidity in South Florida has been downright disrespectful lol. I've been experimenting with product combos and water/product ratios to try and preserve my wash n go for longer than 3 days before it completely fros out.

Over the last few washes, I observed that even the super hard hold I *used* to get from Jello Shot is now a much softer, flexible hold. When I'm outside for a period of time my hair gets moist and it's like the products reactivate and then dry again into frizz, which shortens the longevity of my style.

I tried UFD + Jello Shot + Trepadora Papaya Slip this past wash. I used much more of the Papaya Slip than I normally would. I first tried Papaya Slip this Spring and had adverse effects from using too much. Well, since the humidity has become unruly, I doubled up on the pumps, and my hair is holding up much better. I'm at Day 3 today and my hair has visibly less frizz. Yesterday, I even sat outside at an outdoor brunch for hours. My hair felt moist when the products reactivated from being in the elements, but by this morning, it looks no worse for the wear.

I'm going to try this a few more times, but I think I may have stumbled upon a winner.
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Yay for finding a humidity fighting combo!!
 
I washed my hair today. I used UFD + Salon Line Gelatina, hoping for more moisture than I felt with the Gelatina alone. I used a light hand with both products, hoping to mitigate any flaking. It's a hot day today. I diffused for about 20mins and its about 95% dry. Only my roots feel slightly damp.

I forgot to add, I used the Olaplex no.6 leave-in this time, since the Gelatina gel can feel quite dry for a wash and go.
 

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My hair is much frizzier than usual today on day one. I’m annoyed with myself because I switched up a bunch of variables all at once, so idk where the frizz is coming from.
-added Sally GVP Paul Mitchell the Conditioner as a leave-in vs using my usual practice of UFD or no leave-in at all
-switched up my topper foam to try to finish up design essentials platinum mousse vs my usual design essentials almond avocado or mousse def
-didn’t get under the dryer immediately because I was doing a few chores vs usually getting under there right away

oh well. Still looks pretty cute and I’m gonna wear it at least 3 days till my Wednesday swim.
 
So my wash n'go ended up last 6 days without even trying, and it never got dry :thud:. So Ecostyle got an encore performance on wash day yesterday.

Cleanse: MJ Harm Me Knot
DC: TGIN Repairx Hydrating Mask (1 hr)
Leave-in: Obia Hydration Spray and Curl Moisture Cream
Styler: Ecostyle Olive Oil Gel
Time: 2hr 15min

It definitely takes me like 40ish mins to style my hair with Eco cause it has almost no slip :hair: . But on the flip side, when I detangled my hair, it was super easy breezy even though 6 days had passed. These curls are locked in place and I love that! It's definitely going to help with ssks. I styled my hair split in half, and it honestly looks like it was cut into a little French bob :laugh: It's kinda weird but I like it!
 
Even in the heat the UFD + jello shot maintains my definition. But I sweat so bad in my head that my roots lose definition and I get this mighty shrinkage. And Peppermint Pattie decided to act up and stick straight out :nono:, so I put 8 flat twist in the front and pinned them down. When I took them out I swooped the hair over and got a nice side bang.

After the color my hair feels drier than usual. I think it will settle in after a week or two. I will probably reset on Thursday to get ready for my appointment on Saturday. I'm probably going back into 2 strands in August to let her grow out some more.
 
faithVA said:
Absolutely. I started doing it a few months ago and it is night and day how much water I can get into my hair. I do it for every step. I realized I lose a lot of water by using a mounted shower head. Perhaps it is not as concentrated but it also doesn't have the same amount of pressure.
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I have a handheld showerhead in the shower. I never thought to use it. I’m going to try it next wash day.
 
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