Hair Weave Challenge for the rest of 2008?

[sweetsuccess]

i'll join. i have a sew in now. (my 2nd one ever and i LOVE IT!!!!) BUT.... i will be going a semester abroad leaving sept 4. and i dont know what to do. i WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A WEAVE FOR WHILE IM there.... but i dont think u can keep a weave in that long. i will be there from sept 4 to jan 1.... does anybody know of any style i should get that i can keep in that long?! is keeeping in a style that long unhealthy?!?

plz. weave experts.. let me know. i was considering doing braids for the first time but i dont want my hair a long with my edges to break!?

tia

 

[TracyNicole]

Neala I just took my braids down last night. I am at ten weeks and don't think I can stretch for the eight weeks I want to keep the weave. Is it cool for me to touch it up and wear protective styles installing my weave in two weeks?

Tee

 

[msa]

i'll join. i have a sew in now. (my 2nd one ever and i LOVE IT!!!!) BUT.... i will be going a semester abroad leaving sept 4. and i dont know what to do. i WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A WEAVE FOR WHILE IM there.... but i dont think u can keep a weave in that long. i will be there from sept 4 to jan 1.... does anybody know of any style i should get that i can keep in that long?! is keeeping in a style that long unhealthy?!?

plz. weave experts.. let me know. i was considering doing braids for the first time but i dont want my hair a long with my edges to break!?

tia

You could get a weave for the first part and then afterwards try a half wig. I just ordered my first one to use in between my weaves. It seems like what most people do is have their hair cornrowed under the wig and just wear it. They're not super expensive and you can get more than one so you can have lots of options. To me it seems like an even better protective style than weaves or braids because it's not as much hassle to wash and moisturize your hair.

Hope this helps!

 

[Luscious850]

For those of you wearing a straight weave. How are you drying your hair after a wash?

 

[prettypuff1]

I am in.....

I had an install 6/5/08... It will come out at the end of July and I will wear my lace wig weekly, removing it to wash and dc

starting point is

 

[glamazon386]

For those of you wearing a straight weave. How are you drying your hair after a wash?

I airdry then curl or flat iron it.

 

[Thann]

Just checkin in..... I've had my current install for 3 going on 4 weeks now. This is my second install ever and I haven't bother to take pics because it looks just like the 1st install I have pics for in my Fotki.

I plan on keeping this install in for exactly 8wks and getting a fresh relaxer/trim that day. I'm gonna be taking a 2 week break after this install and haven't decided my protective style just yet.

This time around I started to DC 1x a week with Hair Mayo/Water mix followed by ORS Replenshing Condish. This worked really well with my first install, but I've been looking for something that won't leave my weave so coated. The week I used Aphogee 2min covered followed up with Pantene Sheer Volume Condish and this is keeper for now. I'm trying to stay away from using shampoo so every now and then I add baking soda to my condish. I also just airdry straight after applying leave in to the braids and securing my leave out hair from the sides and back into a cornrow that I pin to my head in the back.

 

[Luscious850]

I airdry then curl or flat iron it.

Thanks for the response! I checked out your fotki and giiiiiiirllll, I am loving those weaves. You are very talented. I am definitely going for the curly weave from now on. I heard Remy is the best but I love to cowash. So I need hair that can take bieng wet often without frizzing all over the place.

 

[wyldcurlz]

count me in! i over did - kept it in 12wks and broke off my BSL length natural hair...which is now APL in the front and just above BSL at its longest (and thinnest) layer in the back.

here's my question, i'm new to all of this - where do i get the applicator bottles to wash my hair and to moisturie with? and what do you recommend i use in the applicator bottle to moisturize my hair with?i think this may have led to the previous problem...that and a very rough take down process. i just posted a question about this. i'm glad i stumbled upon this challenge.

 

[Neala21]

count me in! i over did - kept it in 12wks and broke off my BSL length natural hair...which is now APL in the front and just above BSL at its longest (and thinnest) layer in the back.

here's my question, i'm new to all of this - where do i get the applicator bottles to wash my hair and to moisturie with? and what do you recommend i use in the applicator bottle to moisturize my hair with?i think this may have led to the previous problem...that and a very rough take down process. i just posted a question about this. i'm glad i stumbled upon this challenge.

You can purchase an applicator bottle at Sally's beauty supply or any beauty store. They're about a $1 or $2.

As far as moisturizing products I put Giovanni Leave-in in my applicator bottle and then my oils in a second bottle to seal in my leave-in conditioner. And then I have a 3rd bottle for when doing my shampoo washes.

 

[Neala21]

Neala I just took my braids down last night. I am at ten weeks and don't think I can stretch for the eight weeks I want to keep the weave. Is it cool for me to touch it up and wear protective styles installing my weave in two weeks?

Tee

That's fine to install your weave in 2 weeks and then just wear protective styles inbetween installs and after fresh relaxers.

I currently just removed my weave b/c I had to get a relaxer! I am at 11 weeks post and I normally go longer but since moving to TX and the heat it's caused my hair to grow faster especially being under the weave. Once I do my relaxer this week I will be doing protective styles for the next 2 weeks and then redo weave and keep in for 6 weeks.

Keep the weave in as many weeks that you know you hair can handle preferable not over 8 weeks unless you've done so in the past.

 

[Neala21]

To Sweetsuccess

You could get a weave for the first part and then afterwards try a half wig. I just ordered my first one to use in between my weaves. It seems like what most people do is have their hair cornrowed under the wig and just wear it. They're not super expensive and you can get more than one so you can have lots of options. To me it seems like an even better protective style than weaves or braids because it's not as much hassle to wash and moisturize your hair.

Hope this helps!

I agree perhaps a half wig or even a full wig with your hair cornrow underneath, maintaining the same practices of keep your hair mositurized & shampoo as if wearing a weave.

IA that half or full wigs aren't as much of a hassle when it comes to care for your hair underneath.

IMO I would NOT recommend keeping a weave in from SEPT 4 to JAN 1, you would be asking for breakage. The longest you should keep a weave in is 3 months and even then that's pushing it!!! Go with keeping the weave in for 8 weeks and then wearing a half/full wig for the reminder of the time while you're ABROAD.

 

[Luscious850]

Ok I have a question for my stretchers::
Will stretching over a lonnnnnnnng period of time with wearing a sew in every 8 weeks break off my relaxed ends.

 

[glamazon386]

Thanks for the response! I checked out your fotki and giiiiiiirllll, I am loving those weaves. You are very talented. I am definitely going for the curly weave from now on. I heard Remy is the best but I love to cowash. So I need hair that can take bieng wet often without frizzing all over the place.

Thanks hun.... Then spring for the remy. That's all I used to do with my curly hair. Cowash it every few days and then go. Especially during the summer months. It would dry by midday. The BSS hair is gonna be a matted mess by the 3rd or 4th wash.

Y'all are making me rethink my style next week. I was getting straight hair but now I'm thinking curly. :scratchch

 

[cech2204]

Hello Ladies! Has anyone ever heard of or tried the brand All About My Hair weave??? If so, is it sold in the BSS and what did you think???

 

[Ediese]

Ok I have a question for my stretchers::
Will stretching over a lonnnnnnnng period of time with wearing a sew in every 8 weeks break off my relaxed ends.

I'm a long term transitioner, and I still have all my relaxed ends. Should probably start trimming them off, but oh well. They haven't broken off.

 

[Neala21]

Ok I have a question for my stretchers::
Will stretching over a lonnnnnnnng period of time with wearing a sew in every 8 weeks break off my relaxed ends.

As long as you keep your hair WELL moisturized while in the weave and DC weekly if possble with the weave to keep your hair in tiptop shape so your hair doesn't break at the demacration line.

 

[Luscious850]

I'm a long term transitioner, and I still have all my relaxed ends. Should probably start trimming them off, but oh well. They haven't broken off.

As long as you keep your hair WELL moisturized while in the weave and DC weekly if possble with the weave to keep your hair in tiptop shape so your hair doesn't break at the demacration line.

Thanks for the response ladies, Ill be sure to moisturize my hair daily and DC at least once per week.

Update:
Yikes yesterday after my wash I already noticed one of my tracks comming out, lmaooo.. smh. I have a needle and thread I think Im going to try and stich it up. I have no clue how but Im going to make somethin up.

 

[Luscious850]

Thanks hun.... Then spring for the remy. That's all I used to do with my curly hair. Cowash it every few days and then go. Especially during the summer months. It would dry by midday. The BSS hair is gonna be a matted mess by the 3rd or 4th wash.

Y'all are making me rethink my style next week. I was getting straight hair but now I'm thinking curly. :scratchch

Ok so... where do I get the Remy hair from???
I thought I could just get it from the BSS

 

[tasty0619]

my start

my weave(self-installed sunday)

 

[glamazon386]

Ok so... where do I get the Remy hair from???
I thought I could just get it from the BSS

Some BSS's do sell Remy made by the BSS brands. Sensationnel makes Goddess Remy. Outre makes Velvet Remy. Milky Way makes Saga Remy and so on. Each brand just named theirs something different. All of this hair is processed to some degree but is better quality than the regular BSS lines. It can be reused and will last longer with proper care and upkeep. Or you could order it online. If you want virgin hair you will have to order from a hair vendor. It'll last even longer but depending on who/where you get it from it could be hit and miss.

 

[priceless2608]

I'd like to join. I'm currently in a weave right now that I got installed last week.

I do have a starting pic though, that was taking 6/19, but I have no idea how to insert pics on here.erplexed

 

[kriolagirl]

Hello all! Is it too late to join the challenge? I've lurked on this board and finally joined I'm transitioning (last relaxer was May 2007) and found this site about 6 months in and it has saved and changed my life. I've been doing the grow/cut and sew-ins...with my latest install a couple of weeks ago. I want to wear weaves for the rest of the year and do my final chop on my birthday in December. My hair seems to be 4a with some 3c parts and very thick. I got my hair pressed in June(first heat since Nov 07) and also cut off about 2 inches...i took a pic so as soon as i fig out how to post I will for comparison. I'm wearing Bohyme Brazilian Wave in 14inches and I love it! No heat needed to blend my edges or the little bit of hair I left out. Just water, a little gel and go!

HAPPY WEAVING LADIES!!

 

[hothair]

I'm in. I was doing this anyway.

 

[NYRICAN1]

Hi girls,

I was just wondering if you girls think it is safe to have a weave on fine 11 week post relaxer hair for more than 6 weeks (i'm thinking about 7 or 8 weeks) I was supposed to remove my weave this week but haven't been able to. I would'nt want my hair to be matted so I am debating on it. What products should I use to make sure my hair doesn't get matted?

I appreciate any responses I can get.

 

[RegaLady]

Hi girls,

I was just wondering if you girls think it is safe to have a weave on fine 11 week post relaxer hair for more than 6 weeks (i'm thinking about 7 or 8 weeks) I was supposed to remove my weave this week but haven't been able to. I would'nt want my hair to be matted so I am debating on it. What products should I use to make sure my hair doesn't get matted?

I appreciate any responses I can get.

I also am a fine relaxed hair. I think you are okay. I don't leave my weaves in for more than 6 weeks though. I think the longest for me 4 weeks. But, the 7-8 weeks is good enough. You should be fine.

Oh, and I am in!

 

[ren214]

I am joining this challenge, but one question: is it ok to do back to back weaves?

 

[Neala21]

I am joining this challenge, but one question: is it ok to do back to back weaves?

It's okay to do back to back weaves as long as you wait at least 3-4 days but a week is preferred before re-installing a weave. Your hair needs to 'breath' in between installs and this time in between also allows for your you to properly detangle, deep condition and assess your hair health.

 

[Neala21]

priceless2608
kriolagirl
hothair
redliz81
ren214

Thanks for joining the challenge and I will get you ladies added to the list!

 

[Neala21]

Mini update-

I recently relaxed my hair on June 30th after being 11 weeks post and after having a weave in for 4 weeks, yes I know it's 2 weeks shy of 6 weeks but with all the new growth I couldn't risk breakage.

I will post comparison pics tomorrow or later this evening since I am at work and left my camera at home. But I did get 1.5" new growth! This put me a CBL length and now I am only about 3.5" away from APL. I figure with at least .5" of new growth a month with no setbacks that I will reach my goal by then end of this challenge.

B/c I have to wait 2 weeks before my weave install I AM wearing protective styles which are my WIGS and have upped my moisture in my breakage spots since the texture is different from other areas of my hair.