ckisland
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@DVAntDany I don't like diffusing, so I've been sitting under a bonnet dryer for 30-45 mins the past month or so. Otherwise I let my hair airdry because I apply Miss Jessie's to barely damp/basically dry hair anyway.
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I guess I’m still searching for product combos and maybe techniques because I have categories I’m trying to fill. These are the following:
1. Get Me Through the Work Week Hair
- This would be a product/styling choice to get me through the week. It’s simple enough to do and can grow gradually as the days go by. No frizz and good definition.
2. Lazy Sunday Hair
-Basic lazy days where my hair needs CCS and I’m not too worried about the outcome. This is for the days on vacation, jumping in and out of pools, time crunches and just plain laziness. Also, it drys quickly and can possibly air dry.
3. Date Night Hair
-Shine, definition, softness and good volume on day one. Yes, someone can run their fingers through my hair. It like Cinderella’s ball gown and carriage. It’s only meant for that one night but it looks great while it lasts.
4. Wedding Day Hair
-This is for big events where pictures are taken and I need to look good for up to 24hrs. All the works are put into the hair like shingling or doing Rhonda’s brush technique. My hair can feel like a brick as long as it looks good and lasts.
Do you all think about doing your hair like this or are you most concerned with finding an ol’Faithful technique/product/routine/to stick by?
1. Get Me Through the Work Week Hair
- This would be a product/styling choice to get me through the week. It’s simple enough to do and can grow gradually as the days go by. No frizz and good definition.
2. Lazy Sunday Hair
-Basic lazy days where my hair needs CCS and I’m not too worried about the outcome. This is for the days on vacation, jumping in and out of pools, time crunches and just plain laziness. Also, it drys quickly and can possibly air dry.
3. Date Night Hair
-Shine, definition, softness and good volume on day one. Yes, someone can run their fingers through my hair. It like Cinderella’s ball gown and carriage. It’s only meant for that one night but it looks great while it lasts.
4. Wedding Day Hair
-This is for big events where pictures are taken and I need to look good for up to 24hrs. All the works are put into the hair like shingling or doing Rhonda’s brush technique. My hair can feel like a brick as long as it looks good and lasts.
Do you all think about doing your hair like this or are you most concerned with finding an ol’Faithful technique/product/routine/to stick by?
Never mind the product, that much finger raking is guaranteed to turn into frizz.
I saw a young woman with an awesome wash & go in the store today, very defined with a lot of movement… about as perfect as a wash & go can get. I just know she’s in, or at least lurks, this thread.
It could also just be the time of the season. I keep hearing that products, applications or just straight up techniques needs to be altered throughout the seasons or when you switch environments.I used a sulfate shampoo and double shampoo'd, but it wasn't a clarifying shampoo. So maybe my hair still has buildup.
My hair has a history of going through a wonky phase, and I've never figured out why in all of my years of being natural. I'm going to take a break from real stylers and just use leave-ins and curl creams. I think that I'll also switch to more cowashing/less shampooing and wearing my hair up. Today I rewashed my hair with the Pacifica Curls line, and just used the curl cream that comes with it. Took me less than 10 mins, and I have my hair up in a pineapple. Good enough
I’m really into air drying. That’s how I started. Using all of these humectant rich products that take forever to dry has put me the dryer. You are right about putting it on barely damp hair. I’m missing the days of toweling drying, raking product through and air drying in an hour. Besides mousse, I haven’t found anything that goes easily on slightly damp and dries quickly.
Bette Davis Eyes
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I have never had quick drying hair. Wait. Now that I type it out. I did. With just The Doux Mousse but it only lasted one day.
And I didn’t wash my hair when I got home. I did other stuff so I’m plotting on tomorrow after work
And I didn’t wash my hair when I got home. I did other stuff so I’m plotting on tomorrow after work
Bette Davis Eyes
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diffusing doesn’t work for me. My hair dried into a hard brittle mess. I sit under the dryer to at least get it to set. Then usually air dry after @DVAntDany
GettingKinky
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Do you have hard water? Maybe you have build up from your water and need to chelate?I used a sulfate shampoo and double shampoo'd, but it wasn't a clarifying shampoo. So maybe my hair still has buildup
My hair has a history of going through a wonky phase, and I've never figured out why in all of my years of being natural. I'm going to take a break from real stylers and just use leave-ins and curl creams. I think that I'll also switch to more cowashing/less shampooing and wearing my hair up. Today I rewashed my hair with the Pacifica Curls line, and just used the curl cream that comes with it. Took me less than 10 mins, and I have my hair up in a pineapple. Good enough
GettingKinky
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I guess I have 2 categories
- standard hair - should last 5-7- days without too much frizz on day 7 (I have multiple combos for this)
- awesome day 1 hair - for this I use a light hold styler and only expect 1-2 days before I have to put it in a puff or wash again.
GettingKinky
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I’m liking my results from not adding water between UFD and the topper. I’m on day 3 and and I still have a slight crunch/cast.
or maybe it’s because I clarified. I always get good results the week I clarify.
or maybe it’s because I clarified. I always get good results the week I clarify.
Bette Davis Eyes
The "OG" Product Junkie
Bette Davis Eyes
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Soultanicals gel were just okay to me. All of her gel stylers seemed to be toppers. Good ingredients but lightweight overall.i got maybe 2 days by themselves. Used with UFD I could get 5.
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toaster
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I actually thought her hair didn’t look as good as usual in this video!
Not interested in this gel at all.
Bette Davis Eyes
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I just love how she just takes everything through. Like damn. All that length.
Bette Davis Eyes
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So the creamy styler was too much on top of the gloss shine. I was going on heavy with it because it was elongated. My hair soft as crap though. Little definition. Not a big deal because I’ll rock with it either way. Let’s see how it evolves over the next few days. The humidity here is on blast but I sit in AC all day until I leave.
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Mousse is about the only thing I prefer to airdry because its only an hour even in humidity. Yep, it only last a day for me as well.
GettingKinky
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I’m going away for a long weekend and I plan to be in the pool everyday. Do you guys wash you hair every night if you’re going to be in the pool multiple days in a row?
I’m thinking of just bunning and washing my hair on Wednesday after I get back home.
I’m thinking of just bunning and washing my hair on Wednesday after I get back home.
I think that I am going to give up on idea of having light weight stylers for now. I'll just have to learn how to stretch my hair to create volume. I prefer the idea of a one and done, but gels like UFD Curly Magic and Mielle Honey & Ginger Styling Gel leave my hair frizzy by themselves. I get frizz free definition with products like Mielle Moisture RX Hawaiian Ginger Moisturizing Styling Gel and African Pride Moisture Miracle Curl Defining Gel. I'm not sure if its good for hair to be using these type of gels without something underneath. So the movement to use botanical gels as a base or leave-in makes sense. However, using UFD under other gels takes away the shine and makes my hair heavier.
Mielle Pomegranate & Honey Coil Sculpting Custard is a good middle ground. The shine is phenomenal and I get pretty good definition without frizz. I just hate that I can't get root definition with it. I have that same no root definition problem with mousse. Using it as a base or a topper reduces the hold of other products and doesn't produce the same type of shine. So I prefer this custard by itself.
Anything with a softer hold than that, gives me a curly fro. So my recent trial with Miss Jessie's Jelly Soft Curl on wet hair yields the same results as CurlMix Moisturizer by itself. They give a defined and medium high sheen curly afro for one day.
Mielle Pomegranate & Honey Coil Sculpting Custard is a good middle ground. The shine is phenomenal and I get pretty good definition without frizz. I just hate that I can't get root definition with it. I have that same no root definition problem with mousse. Using it as a base or a topper reduces the hold of other products and doesn't produce the same type of shine. So I prefer this custard by itself.
Anything with a softer hold than that, gives me a curly fro. So my recent trial with Miss Jessie's Jelly Soft Curl on wet hair yields the same results as CurlMix Moisturizer by itself. They give a defined and medium high sheen curly afro for one day.
I've seen several different recommendations. Some shampoo and condition after every swimming session. Others cowash for up to 3 days and then shampoo. Most styling suggestion are to use mousse or leave-in to style.
GettingKinky
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I will probably co wash every evening, but it seems a like little bit much when I’m going to jump back in the pool the next morning. But I guess it’s the same a brushing your teeth wvwn though you are going to eat again in a few hours.
I hear that chlorinated water is really drying to hair. So maybe that is why they suggest cowashing so often. If you don’t feel like cowashing, at the very least rinse your hair thoroughly to get the chlorine out.
Are you going to coat your hair in water or leave-in before you hop in?
Bette Davis Eyes
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Im come to a really good place in regards to my hair.
I would love it if my hair had hang time, it doesn't. I would love root to tip definition that doesn't frizz. It doesn't. It frizzes all the time when I wear a washngo.
If my hair doesn't look exactly how I want it, I just keep it moving. I realized lately, I just go with it.
You wouldn't catch me dead without straight hair 15 years ago. now look at me.
I would love it if my hair had hang time, it doesn't. I would love root to tip definition that doesn't frizz. It doesn't. It frizzes all the time when I wear a washngo.
If my hair doesn't look exactly how I want it, I just keep it moving. I realized lately, I just go with it.
You wouldn't catch me dead without straight hair 15 years ago. now look at me.
GettingKinky
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I love hearing stories like this. I’m glad you have accepted your hair.
Have you ever tried the split and swipe method when applying UFD? It has helped me with root definition. I don’t know why I’m suggesting this since you have accepted your hair, but I just couldn’t help myself.
toaster
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@GettingKinky if I'm swimming multiple days in a row I shampoo every night and just wear a bun with mousse. I don’t want to risk damage to my hair from the chlorine, so I pick a low manipulation hair style and stick with that.
faithVA
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You have the most positive attitude about your hair. I have a feeling you are that way in many areas. It's wonderful
faithVA
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What shampoo combo are you using? I would think using a moisturizing shampoo everyday wouldn't be a big deal. And then at the end of the vacation almost-clarify or clarify.
toaster
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Honestly if I’m traveling I’m either using my moisturizing shampoo that I packed in a travel bottle (innersense hydrating hair bath) or a drugstore shampoo I picked up at my destination.
It’s not my preference, but I think a drugstore shampoo is going to do less damage to my hair than chlorine in my hair for days.
GettingKinky
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I haven’t decided what shampoo(s) to pack. I’ll probably take my moisture poo.
I just clarified this past Saturday but I’ll probably do it again when I get back.
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