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GoingNatural
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Gorgeous hair! Before I read what you wrote I thought it was a weave. AND she's natural. Gorgeous braid out as well!
Her hair is gorgeous, WOW!!
I can only look and admire what she got. The truth of the matter is that it doesn't matter what I do to my hair - natural or relaxed - it will never look like hers because her hair texture is on the 3c side (mixed chick) while I am a 4a/b. I have to use a 4a/b head as my inspiration.
Alot of times people are tempted to go natural in anticipation that their hair will look a certain way - for e.g. your friends. When they fail to achieve the same look they become discouraged and frustrated.
I can only look and admire what she got. The truth of the matter is that it doesn't matter what I do to my hair - natural or relaxed - it will never look like hers because her hair texture is on the 3c side (mixed chick) while I am a 4a/b. I have to use a 4a/b head as my inspiration.
Alot of times people are tempted to go natural in anticipation that their hair will look a certain way - for e.g. your friends. When they fail to achieve the same look they become discouraged and frustrated.
lovelymissyoli
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now im not gonna lie.. im sitting herewith envy lol that is some gawjus hair!!! i dnt know whether to smile or throw myself on the floor and cry
wow!!
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... yes I may just join you! To the OP, your friend's hair is beautiful!!
rdm
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The OP said that her friend in a natural 4a/4b (go to the first post). So, there is hope for us 4's.
What I want to know is....when is she going to join?
ajoyfuljoy
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BEAUTIFUL! There are no other words.
glamazon386
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ChocalateDiva
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Dang- I dont know whether to be motivated or frustracted......
Beautiful head of hair.
Beautiful head of hair.
Leslie_C
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I was kinda thinkin the same thing. Her hair looks like Joan off girlfriends in her braidout pic! So pretty but we know most 4a/4bs dont look like that in a braidout...it would look much kinkier. And her wash n go pic looks like someone with naturally curly hair without product to define the curls. Thats also probably why it gets so silky straight too with heat. Very pretty head of hair though, whatever type it is!
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ichephren
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Leslie_C
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Nope she is not a type 3. Her is not naturally curly.To acheive curls she must do a braidout. The natural pic attached is a super old braidout. Dont want to discourage the types 4's. This is a full black girl (not mixed) with really nice hair
I guess it makes sense....all 3's arent the same and all 4's arent the same. Everybody's hair is a little different. Macheriemore says she is a type 4 too and her hair is really silky like...so anything is possible! I wish there were a secret to have hair like that, but I really just think she is blessed with a gorgeous mane! She should really pursue hair modeling on the side...she could make a killing.
Well then, if that's the case, I would LOVE to see her hair album
- tell her I would pay for her membership here! Wow, I cannot wait to see what her hair looks like just washed with no products in. If her hair looks a tiny bit like mine, I would be her biggest fan and she my greatest hair inspiration!
- tell her I would pay for her membership here! Wow, I cannot wait to see what her hair looks like just washed with no products in. If her hair looks a tiny bit like mine, I would be her biggest fan and she my greatest hair inspiration! Nope she is not a type 3. Her is not naturally curly.To acheive curls she must do a braidout. The natural pic attached is a super old braidout. Dont want to discourage the types 4's. This is a full black girl (not mixed) with really nice hair
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foxieroxienyc
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The texture of her pressed hair screams type four... Maybe it's my high res monitor, but I dont see no type 3 in thurrrr... When my hair was natural and I did braid outs, it followed the same pattern as hers, so I dont think that's a good gauge.
glamazon386
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Exactly. The picture you posted that was supposed to be a wash and go can't be if she's a 4. Type 4 hair isn't going to hang that flat and be weighed down with that loose of a curl as a wash and go. Also the curls are too big to be a 4. It was probably a twist out of some sort. Or she just has a looser texture. She could be a coarse type 3. All type 3 hair isn't silky.
foxieroxienyc
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Nah I dont agree... Times like this I wish I had some pics of my natural hair and braid outs. Mine used to come out just like that all the time. And I'm all 4, no 3 up in this head. LOL this reminds me of School Daze!
OPEN THE SHOP RE-RE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtfEmTHeYNw
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Southernbella.
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I agree. I KNOW my hair is type 4, and the natural part of my straightened hair is very similar in texture to her straightened hair. Also, is it possible that she did a braidout on pressed hair? I've done braidouts when my flat ironed hair starts to puff up, and they looked like that since I didn't start wet.
At any rate, her hair is gorgeous!
Traycee
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Completely agree......I'm type 4 and I do not like everyone one to flat-iron my hair b/c it doesn't get straight enough....
Oh ....but when it's done right It's bone straight and silky just like hers. I can tell she is type 4 by her straighten hair. I think I can find a pic of my hair straighten..
Healthb4Length
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Maybe it's possible that she has a mixture of textures? Like 3c/4a? Her hair looks type 4a to me, different type 4s hang differently. I've seen type 4s on this site with alot of coil and curl and it's ultra silky when flat ironed, I've seen type 3s with course puffy hair. As stated before Ole girl is lucky and got good genes, her hair is gorgeous.
br0wney3z
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Her hair is just beyond words, if my 4 hair looked anything like that if I were natural you would never catch me putting that creamy crack on my head again. However, I think the whole debate about whether or not she is a 3 or a 4 points to what I've been thinking for a while now, that the typing is very constraning and doesn't allow for much variation. I have a natural friend who's curl pattern is exactly like mine, however, when she flat-irons her hair and I flat iron mine, we might as well be from 2 completely different hair planets. Her's looks exactly like OP's friend where as mine.....well lets just say it looks NOTHING like hers.
OT: Does anyone remember a thread that was started a few months that had a more varied hair typing scale??? I think it went all the way to like 4z? I've been looking for it but can't find it in any of the searches I've done.
. However, I think the whole debate about whether or not she is a 3 or a 4 points to what I've been thinking for a while now, that the typing is very constraning and doesn't allow for much variation. I have a natural friend who's curl pattern is exactly like mine, however, when she flat-irons her hair and I flat iron mine, we might as well be from 2 completely different hair planets. Her's looks exactly like OP's friend where as mine.....well lets just say it looks NOTHING like hers. OT: Does anyone remember a thread that was started a few months that had a more varied hair typing scale??? I think it went all the way to like 4z? I've been looking for it but can't find it in any of the searches I've done.
I agree. I KNOW my hair is type 4, and the natural part of my straightened hair is very similar in texture to her straightened hair. Also, is it possible that she did a braidout on pressed hair? I've done braidouts when my flat ironed hair starts to puff up, and they looked like that since I didn't start wet.
At any rate, her hair is gorgeous!
It looks like a 4 to me too. And when you supercondition the hair and make sure the hair is completely dry before removing the braid, it's going to be sleeker. Especially if you use various products.
lilamae
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Again the natural pic was a really old braid out. No curls acheived w/o braidouts for her. From what I read about type 3's they have a naturally curly hair pattern.
not this young lady. We've been in each other heads since 1999.
the only reason that I am stressing this point is becuz people often assume she has naturally curly hair or that she is a mixed just becuz it's long and beautiful. Not the case...Her hair is very similar to macheries
Just not relaxed.( i guess i'll have to post some washed n go's for y'all to accept the fact that she is not a "curly-when-wet")
Her hair is just beyond words, if my 4 hair looked anything like that if I were natural you would never catch me putting that creamy crack on my head again
OT: Does anyone remember a thread that was started a few months that had a more varied hair typing scale??? I think it went all the way to like 4z? I've been looking for it but can't find it in any of the searches I've done.
Maybe your hair can look that way, with the right products/techniques.... Do you know what your natural hair looks like (not just "new growth" but virgin hair with no relaxed ends) at an age where you could be conscious about such a thing?
But I'm not gonna hijack the thread....
sxyhairfetish
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gee wilikers that is too damn gorgeousglamazon386
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Again the natural pic was a really old braid out. No curls acheived w/o braidouts for her. From what I read about type 3's they have a naturally curly hair pattern.
not this young lady. We've been in each other heads since 1999.
the only reason that I am stressing this point is becuz people often assume she has naturally curly hair or that she is a mixed just becuz it's long and beautiful. Not the case...Her hair is very similar to macheries
( i guess i'll have to post some washed n go's for y'all to accept the fact that she is not a "curly-when-wet")
I never said anything about her being mixed but yet you keep harping on the point that she's not mixed which automatically equals long hair. I could care less if she's mixed or not. I don't subscribe to that school of thought. Everybody who has type 3 hair is not mixed. Just like everybody who has type 4 hair is not necessarily black either. I know that. I'm not talking about that first braid out picture. I'm talking about the picture you posted later that said it was a wash and go. Type 4's have massive shrinkage. If that was a wash and go, she must have virtually no shrinkage to her hair when it gets wet in order for it to hang to her shoulders while curly. That's what made me think it was a braid out, twist out, etc and not a wash and go.
Also, some type 4's do have curls or have "naturally curly" hair like you mentioned. They're just small curls. I'm a 4a with curls but my curls are small like pencil/coffee stirrer size which categorizes type 4 hair. And my hair is curly when it is wet. It's curly when it's dry. But it's not loose curly like your friends hair appears to be in these pictures. And that's the point I was trying to make. How can she not have hardly any shrinkage with a wash and go? Shoot, spill the beans because I need to know how to do it too.
Shrinkage can be a b!tch. 
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Traycee
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the only reason that I am stressing this point is becuz people often assume she has naturally curly hair or that she is a mixed just becuz it's long and beautiful. Not the case...Her hair is very similar to macheries Just not relaxed.
( i guess i'll have to post some washed n go's for y'all to accept the fact that she is not a "curly-when-wet")[/quote]
Don't bother ...to post wash n go's ..waste of time.....First they were not sure if it was a weave or not...then it was the argument of hair type....It's no way u can convince of these women that you can achieve this with type 4 hair.
Just not relaxed.( i guess i'll have to post some washed n go's for y'all to accept the fact that she is not a "curly-when-wet")[/quote]
Don't bother ...to post wash n go's ..waste of time.....First they were not sure if it was a weave or not...then it was the argument of hair type....It's no way u can convince of these women that you can achieve this with type 4 hair.
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