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[tanjola]

Hey, everyone. I dont think i posted in this thread. I bc'd Aug31 to a twa! Anyway i just wanted to join. I aLso have a question for y'all. AnyONE can answer. Ok i have a twa and there arent many styling options for me. My hair is a lil to short to try and twist, and i try to use gels, but trying to stay away from cones. I tried the kccc line of products. I was wondering what products or techniques you guys are using to get a fresh look in the morning. I sleep with a bonnet on but i have to "style" every morning.

So basically for those with shorter hair what are you doing to your hair to get fresh looks without re-wetting or starting from scratch. And any products you usewould be helpful.

TIA

Congrats on your bc! Your twa is so cute on you! I bc'd Oct 9th and have the same styling issue as you. To keep from rewetting my hair every morning I have been misting at night with a mixture of v05 MM, water, and EVCO. I place a plastic cap under my satin bonnet. In the morning my hair is a little damp making it easier to style but it dries really fast.

 

[countrychickd]

Hey, everyone. I dont think i posted in this thread. I bc'd Aug31 to a twa! Anyway i just wanted to join. I aLso have a question for y'all. AnyONE can answer. Ok i have a twa and there arent many styling options for me. My hair is a lil to short to try and twist, and i try to use gels, but trying to stay away from cones. I tried the kccc line of products. I was wondering what products or techniques you guys are using to get a fresh look in the morning. I sleep with a bonnet on but i have to "style" every morning.

So basically for those with shorter hair what are you doing to your hair to get fresh looks without re-wetting or starting from scratch. And any products you usewould be helpful.

TIA

Hey lady! Congrats on your BC, and welcome to the thread! Your hair is absolutely gorgeous! The BC looks great on you. Concerning styling your hair, you may have to rewet daily at that length. When I first BCed, it was harder for me to twist too, but I think my hair was longer than yours when I BCed. Right now, I'd say that rewetting every day maybe your only option. I've found Ecostyler gel to be a really great product, and cheap. I also love to use Long Aid activator gel for my twist outs, for your future twists. HTH!

 

[vivEz daNs lamouR]

Ladies, on wash day/nights, if you don't do a particular style (i.e. twists, cornrows)what are you doing with your hair at night before you go to sleep?

I washed my hair tonight knowing that I have nowhere to go tomorrow and I just stared at my wet hair for 15 minutes as it showed me up and said "Sooo...what now?"

 

[Hysi]

Hey, everyone. I dont think i posted in this thread. I bc'd Aug31 to a twa! Anyway i just wanted to join. I aLso have a question for y'all. AnyONE can answer. Ok i have a twa and there arent many styling options for me. My hair is a lil to short to try and twist, and i try to use gels, but trying to stay away from cones. I tried the kccc line of products. I was wondering what products or techniques you guys are using to get a fresh look in the morning. I sleep with a bonnet on but i have to "style" every morning.

So basically for those with shorter hair what are you doing to your hair to get fresh looks without re-wetting or starting from scratch. And any products you usewould be helpful.

TIA

you're so cute! i would like answers to this same q. i just bc'd 9/27.

 

[FindingMe]

That's great to hear!!


I'm eager to get on a low-manipulation kick myself. Tell me why it's snowing and raining in Boston right now? I refuse to have my hair exposed to the elements and to risk getting sick everytime I step out. I want to get on a low-manipulation regimen STAT: doing different styles like flexi-rods, twists, flat-twists, then out, etc. I prefer the way my hair feels in those styles. I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL MY HAIR GETS LONGER. (I had to shout that :lol)

also, FindingMe: How are u liking the Afroveda curling custard?

Girl, I just reordered two 16oz jars (got them today ). I was scraping the bottom of the first jar. So far, this works on my hair like nothing else had. I it. I tell you no lie...I LOVE IT!!!! Sometimes I use a little KBB super silky as a sealant and sometimes I use a little Afroveda PUR whipped jelly. Both are kinda silky so they aid my twisting/styling although when I do the smaller twists I use the super silky bc it is more silky

I can't wait until my hair gets longer as well.

Ladies, on wash day/nights, if you don't do a particular style (i.e. twists, cornrows)what are you doing with your hair at night before you go to sleep?

I washed my hair tonight knowing that I have nowhere to go tomorrow and I just stared at my wet hair for 15 minutes as it showed me up and said "Sooo...what now?"

I do like 10-12 chunky twists and pin or pull them back into a loose satin scrunchy. If they get smushed overnight it's fine, but I have enough hair now that I can wear it the next day as a twist out or pull into a puff or wear the top curly like bangs and pull the back into a low pony.

I just can't go to sleep with wet loose hair and I don't like my hair pulled tight while I'm sleeping bc it's uncomfortable to me. so i do the easiest thing i can to contain it. I have to do 10-12 twists bc my hair isn't long enough to do 1 or 2 braids and i really think when my hair gets long enough that's what I will be doing at night if wet...

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

Hey ladies!!!
I have been cutting down on my DCing obsession and cowashing. I have started twisting my hair for about a week or so and washing and DC only once in between. I did a twist out today, but my twist out isnt looking at crisp and some of the other ones I see on here...any suggestions? Also, any suggestions on stretching the hair...it's getting long, but its so hard to tell.

 

[song_of_serenity]

LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden, nice twistout...what products do you use? I think moisture will help you with the look you are going for...ever tried ecostyler?

SOO I did twists for the first time. My hair has come a long ways since my BC but I dunno how to make them look better. Come to think of it, I should be happy since I CAN twist now, but the shrinkage (like LivinMyLife) is annoying! I may do a twist out at the weeks end, never did any on natural hair, so we'll see.

Should I make the twists smaller? Or would it clash with the thickness of the flat twists themselves? It's curling up on itself. GRR.

ETA
I also didn't section part. Maybe that would help? ARGH.

 

[CarLiTa]

Song of Serenity: first time??? this looks excellent! I see NO frizz in there! check my twists out and then you can see why you should be congratulating yourself mine are horrible and loose and frizzy.

Yours looks great!

I think I discovered an interesting combination today: ecostyler gel + castor oil to moisturize. I'm going to see how my hair feels tomorrow with that.

 

[CarLiTa]

LivingMyLife,

check out the thread I made about loose twists: "1 hour and my twists look like they are weeks old!" http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=410588&highlight=

 

[song_of_serenity]

LivingMyLife,

check out the thread I made about loose twists: "1 hour and my twists look like they are weeks old!" http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=410588&highlight=

I saw! LOL. They don't look fuzzy at all. Just grasp them tighter at the root, maybe part smaller?

Yes, first time doing the actual twist. I've done flat twist in the front before, but they didn't have that "neat" look (probably how you feel about yours)

So for the most recent, I did them smaller, used ecostyler and they look soo much neater. Tightened my grip, too!

 

[Addy3010]

Wow those twist look so neat. I luv them , i thought they were cornrows at first. You did a good job, for your first time.

 

[Soliel185]

I have a mttg saturday that I'm going to do a twistout for...

I haven't straightened since July, and I'm kind of getting the itch to see if my hair is back to its' pre-BC length. I've noticed a lot of naturals do periodic straight-hair length checks. I've been stretching it, but stretching is so awkward (esp in back) and stretched it's been the same length for like 2 months (in front) but my hair looks bigger so I'm pretty sure it grew...

I know I could be more than satisfied with flat ironing 3-4 times a year - but I'm lazy so that would probably end up being more like...2X a year...

 

[CarLiTa]

i have decided to start a vitamin regimen. just dropped a good $40 on amazon. I want to buy hair products too, but I have to refrain. I am a jobless college student, after all.

When i first started my HHJ, I had a pretty strong vit. regimen. It kept my hair soft and manageable and increased my growth rate a little. Not only that, but I had a very healthy diet.

Nowadays it's the opposite. I am wondering if I should start feeding my scalp from within like I did back then.

I think I will take a multi, msm, b-complex, fish oil.

 

[CurlyCoilycourt]

Ok so ive been slacking a lot lately like barely moisturizing and just wigging it up..i didnt even reattempt my first puff!!! But thats about to change got a lil hair product money to spend so its about to be on now lol!!!

Soliel i am the same way i haven't straightened my hair since april when i was transitioning so im anxious to see too!! i saw on another thread that u put your products in the night before then blow-dry and straighten the next day..do u put braids or something in your hair overnight?

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden, nice twistout...what products do you use? I think moisture will help you with the look you are going for...ever tried ecostyler?

SOO I did twists for the first time. My hair has come a long ways since my BC but I dunno how to make them look better. Come to think of it, I should be happy since I CAN twist now, but the shrinkage (like LivinMyLife) is annoying! I may do a twist out at the weeks end, never did any on natural hair, so we'll see.

Should I make the twists smaller? Or would it clash with the thickness of the flat twists themselves? It's curling up on itself. GRR.

.

Thank you. I feel like if I could get the rest of those annoying straight relaxed ends off, my twists and twists outs would look alot better. My hair is pretty moisturised...so I think anyway. I haven't tried the ecostyler yet. I have a couple gels from afroveda and qhemets, maybe I should try those!!

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

LivingMyLife,

check out the thread I made about loose twists: "1 hour and my twists look like they are weeks old!" http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=410588&highlight=

Thank you!! Off to check it out now!!

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

Love love love this style!!!

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[bablou00]

Congrats on all the new BCer's...luving all the pics!!! Nothing new on my end. Thinkin about wearing my hair out for a wedding the first wk of Nov. Im either gonna twist or fro it!!! I want to do something different while Im in between twist but havent really styled my hair w/o twist so a little nervous...lol! Hair is doing great otherwise. Rinsing/washing daily and no ill effects so far. The twist really hold the moisture but shrink up a lot. I have 2 more wks so that will mak 5wks in two strands!!!

 

[countrychickd]

Congrats on all the new BCer's...luving all the pics!!! Nothing new on my end. Thinkin about wearing my hair out for a wedding the first wk of Nov. Im either gonna twist or fro it!!! I want to do something different while Im in between twist but havent really styled my hair w/o twist so a little nervous...lol! Hair is doing great otherwise. Rinsing/washing daily and no ill effects so far. The twist really hold the moisture but shrink up a lot. I have 2 more wks so that will mak 5wks in two strands!!!

Oh my gosh...I just love love love your siggy pic! Your hair is so pretty, and it's so thick! I love it! I hope to have this length and thickness sometime in 2010.

 

[Soliel185]

Ok so ive been slacking a lot lately like barely moisturizing and just wigging it up..i didnt even reattempt my first puff!!! But thats about to change got a lil hair product money to spend so its about to be on now lol!!!

Soliel i am the same way i haven't straightened my hair since april when i was transitioning so im anxious to see too!! i saw on another thread that u put your products in the night before then blow-dry and straighten the next day..do u put braids or something in your hair overnight?

I stretch it out to airdry by putting it 2-4 buns/giant bantu knots. I don't like to stretch it in braids b/c of the texture it leaves. The buns make it easier to blow dry the next day if I decide to.

 

[GreenD]

Ok I know I'm very random, since I haven't been in here in a minute, but I come with goodies.

Sorry no hair updates, but I finally found the big thing of Ecostyler gel (max hold #10) for $4.99 at CVS (in MD) yesterday while I was picking up some more Biotin (Nature's Bounty is buy one get one free until tomorrow---hurry!!).

Ok, that's it. And nice hair/progress ladies!! I'll have something to show in March as I'll straighten for my one year anniversary. I can't wait!!

See you all around!!

 

[FindingMe]

ain't nothing going on but the rent for me....


LMLLIG - I LOVE your hair! I think it looks moisturized to me as well, but I do think you have a few straight ends still on there to snip...but I would just wait...no need to snip now. I snipped about 1-2 inches in some places on my head bc I was trying to get rid of straight ends, but I think I actually got some natural hair that was fine

I have my hair in twists now and have been ROCKING the cute little berets and caps now that the weather is getting a little cooler. I bought a ton of them from Forever 21 and they look SOOOOOO cute with my twists. I'll have to snap a pic to show.

Later, ladies...

 

[GreenD]

Ok, so I went through my pics in my camera and I found these from last month. It's a wash and go that's a couple of days old with a twist in the front. I realized I took the pics to show you all but completely forgot to upload them. I'm sorry they're late. But better late than never.

Enjoy!!

 

[CarLiTa]

this is super cute, DivaDava! i love the twist in the front

 

[GreenD]

this is super cute, DivaDava! i love the twist in the front

Thanks, I think I was inspired by FindingMe with the twist. I may be wrong, but I know I thought it would be cute from seeing someone that did the same on here. FindingMe, I'm sorry if it wasn't you, and I'm sorry to whoever you are that might've done the same thing. I don't have the best of memories, especially with seeing all the pics on here!!

 

[countrychickd]

Ok, so I went through my pics in my camera and I found these from last month. It's a wash and go that's a couple of days old with a twist in the front. I realized I took the pics to show you all but completely forgot to upload them. I'm sorry they're late. But better late than never.

Enjoy!!

Your hair is gorgeous! Love that style! I saw a youtube video of a style similar to that, and I just love it!

 

[FindingMe]

Thanks, I think I was inspired by FindingMe with the twist. I may be wrong, but I know I thought it would be cute from seeing someone that did the same on here. FindingMe, I'm sorry if it wasn't you, and I'm sorry to whoever you are that might've done the same thing. I don't have the best of memories, especially with seeing all the pics on here!!

it wasn't me! I've seen it before but I couldn't remember who it was either!

AT ANY RATE....your hair is BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't wait to you have a REALLY big head of it all over!!!!!!!

 

[mocha.li]

Just checkin in..I've been away at a school for my job. I've been wearing cornrows for the last 3 weeks and will be getting micros in 2 weeks. I have to keep my hair a certain way or the higher ups at my job will be in my face. I'll be so happy when my hair grows some more so I can wear it out.
This is just an example as to why I have to keep my hair a certain way:

This lady at my job is natural and wears her hair in 2 strand twist...well our boss told her not to wear her hair like that.

 

[bablou00]

Oh my gosh...I just love love love your siggy pic! Your hair is so pretty, and it's so thick! I love it! I hope to have this length and thickness sometime in 2010.

Thanks girl but I believe your already there.... Ur hair is thick and lush too!!! I cant remember how I got my hair like this in this pic. I know it was a wash and go but it seems longer then the last wash go I did in btwn my twist!!! I need to start journaling what I use so I can always have good hair days...lol!!!

 

[bablou00]

Ok, so I went through my pics in my camera and I found these from last month. It's a wash and go that's a couple of days old with a twist in the front. I realized I took the pics to show you all but completely forgot to upload them. I'm sorry they're late. But better late than never.

Enjoy!!

Great smile...U are too cute!!! What a fun style I need to try that when I wear my hair out because my front likes to fight against me!!!