Kimmaytube's Length Check

[Spiffy]

If this thread is this long, then tomorrow/Monday's "Kimmay Flat ironed her hair, it's sooooo lonnnnnng" thread shall be something else! I better pick up some popcorn and purple drank on my way from church tomorrow.

Oh yes, I didn't realize tomorrow is Sunday. A new Kimmaytube video on a Sunday, this should be interesting. I will be on the lurk out.

 

[snillohsss]

i think you are a loose 4a

i always see tight 4a but never loose ones because they consider themselves to be 3c or someone else did for them but thats another story....

If you consider PrissPot a 4a, then what do you consider to be a 3c? Priss's hair looks 3c to me.

 

[Dragone]

I mean people will really stay trying to find a reason...hrrmph.

 

[HennaRo]

Boy that just isn't the most flattering pic.

 

[theAlist]

4a...one of the reasons I watch kim is b/c our textures are similar. Yes we are 4's but we have fine low density hair. For me it acts a little differently from thicker more dense 4a's, but still 4a none the less. I think for all of the numbers fine hair reacts differently from the thicker 3b, 3a, 3c etc. But that's just my opinion...I don't live or die by hair typing.

There's a video where she went in thorough (of course ) detail about her hair type. So...I'll just take her word for it.

 

[SerenavanderWoodsen]

Oy vey at this thread .Why does this happen with every YT guru?
I think she's a fine/soft haired 4a with some 3c in there.

 

[nikolite]

4a...one of the reasons I watch kim is b/c our textures are similar. Yes we are 4's but we have fine low density hair. For me it acts a little differently from thicker more dense 4a's, but still 4a none the less. I think for all of the numbers fine hair reacts differently from the thicker 3b, 3a, 3c etc. But that's just my opinion...I don't live or die by hair typing.

There's a video where she went in thorough (of course ) detail about her hair type. So...I'll just take her word for it.

I so agree. I think in all the shuffle people forget that strand thickness and density is a whole nother type in itself that complicates the 1A-4C system (and is just as important, IMO). The system even starts off saying "fine, medium, coarse" for all the other hair types except the 3's and 4's. I also have fine-haired napps and I think that explains how my hair behaves more than it being 3C/4A. Its also looks very different from someone with coarse hair of the same "texture" type.

 

[FutureMD]

Ugh, I can't believe I read this.

I don't watch KT's channel. But if you visit blogs you know that she'll catch a case in a minute, and I'm surprised she hasn't popped off about people discussing her or posting her pictures (maybe she'll complain and get them removed). The snippets I've seen just reveal a rather ugly attitude.

I don't care what her hair type is, and I'm guessing this is impressive if you never had long hair, or assumed that only girls with straight or wavy hair could have long hair. Hasn't this forum been around long enough that you see how many black women do have really long hair?

At any rate, I guess the part that is "special" is that she had never had long hair at any point in her life up to this point. So it was important to her and she figured out something that could work for her.

If you had long hair as a kid, had long hair as an adult, and had long hair whether relaxed or natural, then I guess you wouldn't really be that impressed by this.

If long hair is important to you and you've never had it then I guess I can see the idol worship. I can't really cheer for someone with a nasty disposition though.

I kind of wish that we had forums praising black women who had achieved something more meaningful than growing long hair.

The hair typing is kind of silly b/c people's hair is so different and individual. But I think people start "lowering" the hair type as other people's hair gets long to explain away why they don't have similar results. Her edges look coarse and wiry with no curles, so I'm not seeing how she has curly hair. If you hair curls while wet, gel and those other products can keep it from frizzing out into an afro when it dries, you just can't touch it. In my opinion, people with curly hair don't have to work for it. The weight of the extra length helps too.

Don't look at someone's hair and decide that it's what you want, what you can get, or that it tells you anything about how long it will take you to get the same length. You aren't going to have WL hair in 2 years just b/c someone on You Tube has it. Maybe you'll have more, maybe you'll have less, but you don't have that person's genetics so that's silly. The same would be true for weight, skin, etc.

As many have pointed out, the degree of "hang" that your has depends on a lot of things, and the different characteristics of your hair determine that.

 

[OsnapCnapp!]

Ugh, I can't believe I read this.

I don't watch KT's channel. But if you visit blogs you know that she'll catch a case in a minute, and I'm surprised she hasn't popped off about people discussing her or posting her pictures (maybe she'll complain and get them removed). The snippets I've seen just reveal a rather ugly attitude.

I don't care what her hair type is, and I'm guessing this is impressive if you never had long hair, or assumed that only girls with straight or wavy hair could have long hair. Hasn't this forum been around long enough that you see how many black women do have really long hair?

At any rate, I guess the part that is "special" is that she had never had long hair at any point in her life up to this point. So it was important to her and she figured out something that could work for her.

If you had long hair as a kid, had long hair as an adult, and had long hair whether relaxed or natural, then I guess you wouldn't really be that impressed by this.

If long hair is important to you and you've never had it then I guess I can see the idol worship. I can't really cheer for someone with a nasty disposition though.

I kind of wish that we had forums praising black women who had achieved something more meaningful than growing long hair.

The hair typing is kind of silly b/c people's hair is so different and individual. But I think people start "lowering" the hair type as other people's hair gets long to explain away why they don't have similar results. Her edges look coarse and wiry with no curles, so I'm not seeing how she has curly hair. If you hair curls while wet, gel and those other products can keep it from frizzing out into an afro when it dries, you just can't touch it. In my opinion, people with curly hair don't have to work for it. The weight of the extra length helps too.

Don't look at someone's hair and decide that it's what you want, what you can get, or that it tells you anything about how long it will take you to get the same length. You aren't going to have WL hair in 2 years just b/c someone on You Tube has it. Maybe you'll have more, maybe you'll have less, but you don't have that person's genetics so that's silly. The same would be true for weight, skin, etc.

As many have pointed out, the degree of "hang" that your has depends on a lot of things, and the different characteristics of your hair determine that.

AGREED!!!!! I am going to graduate nursing school (and on time!!!!!), work in med-surg for a VERY few years, and continue community work with the homeless, people with mental disorders, and kids diagnosed with congenital disorders or disorders contracted from the mom....(like HIV/AIDS). So yes hopefully I will still do something meaningful! That's my long-term goal! My short-term is to do more nursing volunteer work in the community. Im not a fatty-fat-fat but Im going to lose this dang weight I put on and then grow my hair. Growing my hair is just a minute goal and holds little to no importance to me anyway. But I feel your statement girl you preach!

And yes it does seem Ms. Kim has lots of minions but she's not doing anything that other people can't do themselves and I think she even said that. But hey more props to her....she has ppl following her and when you look at it they are following for no real reason because if you are taking care of your hair and your body then your hair will grow but....some just need guidance I guess. But her hair is pretty no matter the texture.

 

[nikolite]

Ugh, I can't believe I read this.

I don't watch KT's channel. But if you visit blogs you know that she'll catch a case in a minute, and I'm surprised she hasn't popped off about people discussing her or posting her pictures (maybe she'll complain and get them removed). The snippets I've seen just reveal a rather ugly attitude.

I don't care what her hair type is, and I'm guessing this is impressive if you never had long hair, or assumed that only girls with straight or wavy hair could have long hair. Hasn't this forum been around long enough that you see how many black women do have really long hair?

At any rate, I guess the part that is "special" is that she had never had long hair at any point in her life up to this point. So it was important to her and she figured out something that could work for her.

If you had long hair as a kid, had long hair as an adult, and had long hair whether relaxed or natural, then I guess you wouldn't really be that impressed by this.

If long hair is important to you and you've never had it then I guess I can see the idol worship. I can't really cheer for someone with a nasty disposition though.

I kind of wish that we had forums praising black women who had achieved something more meaningful than growing long hair.

AGREED!!!!! I am going to graduate nursing school (and on time!!!!!), work in med-surg for a VERY few years, and continue community work with the homeless, people with mental disorders, and kids diagnosed with congenital disorders or disorders contracted from the mom....(like HIV/AIDS). So yes hopefully I will still do something meaningful! That's my long-term goal! My short-term is to do more nursing volunteer work in the community. Im not a fatty-fat-fat but Im going to lose this dang weight I put on and then grow my hair. Growing my hair is just a minute goal and holds little to no importance to me anyway. But I feel your statement girl you preach!

And yes it does seem Ms. Kim has lots of minions but she's not doing anything that other people can't do themselves and I think she even said that. But hey more props to her....she has ppl following her and when you look at it they are following for no real reason because if you are taking care of your hair and your body then your hair will grow but....some just need guidance I guess. But her hair is pretty no matter the texture.

And it begins...

Really though? Kimmaytube has "followers" for no real reason? And you regard positive discussion of her progress as "idol worship" and being her "minions"? (I smell HATERATION)

To the bolded in red, what do you think LHCF is for? (there are plenty other forums and even threads here that support black women for our other accomplishments). Are we not a forum for women of color who are attempting to grow long hair? Would it not make sense to give her congratulations and seek to learn from her, considering how much work she's put into her hair?--hair that btw generally does not grow but so long because of the dominant bad hair practices in the black community that most of us learned growing up? I assume you had waistlength hair since you were 4, but do you think that's the majority here?

 

[OsnapCnapp!]

And it begins...

Really though? Kimmaytube has "followers" for no real reason? And you regard positive discussion of her progress as "idol worship" and being her "minions"? (I smell HATERATION)

To the bolded in red, what do you think LHCF is for? (there are plenty other forums and even threads here that support black women for our other accomplishments). Are we not a forum for women of color who are attempting to grow long hair? Would it not make sense to give her congratulations and seek to learn from her, considering how much work she's put into her hair?--hair that btw generally does not grow but so long because of the dominant bad hair practices in the black community that most of us learned growing up? I assume you had waistlength hair since you were 4, but do you think that's the majority here?

Lol, awww sweetie Im sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I was joking about the minions thing ok? Lol. I said people follow her for reason because she even said that she isn't doing anything that other people can't already do. She did say that and I believe I typed that so....but, that's my opinion which Im entitled to. Im sorry that you learned bad hair practices growing up too...that's awful! So I understand why you hold this in high regard and I respect that! I respect your opinion overall but FutureMD is right and in some aspects you are right. And that is very true that is what most of LHCF is about. Im sorry I also spend time in the rooms that talk about things other than hair so that's why I say it's just not my life. But we are all people and we are all different in our own ways.

 

[Rastafarai]

Anyone knows if Kimmaytube trims regularly or if she goes for professional trims??

I ask because my stylist tells me trimming hair regularly = retention of growth. If Kimmay is achieving her length and healthy ends without the need to trim, then I may consider changing my approach to growing longer hair.

 

[Dominican09]

^^^ totally! Does she gets split-ends???? I cant even go six moths without trimming before my ends starts to look "raggedy"...let alone years!

 

[empressri]

I kind of wish that we had forums praising black women who had achieved something more meaningful than growing long hair.

I just thought I'd point out that you're on a hair board, and in a hair discussion forum of the board. There are forums for everything believe it or not, you just have to know where to look.

If I go on a makeup board, or a computer whiz board, what should I expect to find? Makeup talk, computer talk...

"Oh wow, you did that look like this and did it freehand?! Wow go you!"

"Wow you build that computer from scratch and it came on the first time you booted it up?! Wow go you!"

It's no different here.

And this is coming from something that has lukewarm feelings about Kimmay's growth or length retention. It seems like average growth you'd get in a regular time span, but maybe that's just me.

I'd say I have problem with length retention also but I don't want to get a chair thrown my way with someone hollering "THAT'S CAUSE YOU'RE NOT A TYPE 4!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So...tis all.

 

[Rastafarai]

^^^ totally! Does she gets split-ends???? I cant even go six moths without trimming before my ends starts to look "raggedy"...let alone years!

My thoughts exactly. Only way I see that working is wearing protective styles all day, every day, which means no wash-n-gos for me. I swear by wash-n-gos though, especially during the summer months.

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

its some ridiculous shyyyyte said in here

 

[DivaD04]

I just thought I'd point out that you're on a hair board, and in a hair discussion forum of the board. There are forums for everything believe it or not, you just have to know where to look.

If I go on a makeup board, or a computer whiz board, what should I expect to find? Makeup talk, computer talk...

"Oh wow, you did that look like this and did it freehand?! Wow go you!"

"Wow you build that computer from scratch and it came on the first time you booted it up?! Wow go you!"

It's no different here.

And this is coming from something that has lukewarm feelings about Kimmay's growth or length retention. It seems like average growth you'd get in a regular time span, but maybe that's just me.

I'd say I have problem with length retention also but I don't want to get a chair thrown my way with something hollering "THAT'S CAUSE YOU'RE NOT A TYPE 4!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So...tis all.

She may have missed that on her way in here.....Idk, some things confuses even me sometimes.

 

[NaturalBoss]

And this is coming from something that has lukewarm feelings about Kimmay's growth or length retention. It seems like average growth you'd get in a regular time span, but maybe that's just me. .

It's not just you...IMO, her growth and retention is "regular". I haven't seen anything spectacular about her hair. I would adopt a regimen from some of the people on this board before I would adopt hers. Now as far a a business woman, I give her some props. She's doing her thizzle, and I can't knock the hustle.

 

[Priss Pot]

She may have missed that on her way in here.....Idk, some things confuses even me sometimes.

Ain't no missing that if you willingly paid 6.50 to post. I'm just sayin...

 

[OsnapCnapp!]

I just thought I'd point out that you're on a hair board, and in a hair discussion forum of the board. There are forums for everything believe it or not, you just have to know where to look.

If I go on a makeup board, or a computer whiz board, what should I expect to find? Makeup talk, computer talk...

"Oh wow, you did that look like this and did it freehand?! Wow go you!"

"Wow you build that computer from scratch and it came on the first time you booted it up?! Wow go you!"

It's no different here.

And this is coming from something that has lukewarm feelings about Kimmay's growth or length retention. It seems like average growth you'd get in a regular time span, but maybe that's just me.

I'd say I have problem with length retention also but I don't want to get a chair thrown my way with something hollering "THAT'S CAUSE YOU'RE NOT A TYPE 4!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So...tis all.

Very well put and very well said. Not sure why I took some of the others out of context. Sometimes we have brain farts and forget where we are, lol.

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

She may have missed that on her way in here.....Idk, some things confuses even me sometimes.

diva where have you been sis!!! you pop in and out.... I always miss us ma'

 

[DivaD04]

Anyone knows if Kimmaytube trims regularly or if she goes for professional trims??

I ask because my stylist tells me trimming hair regularly = retention of growth. If Kimmay is achieving her length and healthy ends without the need to trim, then I may consider changing my approach to growing longer hair.

Trimming should only be executed when necessary. She may not trim because she's always protective styling her hair. And as you can see by her other vids, she's developed a system to achieve healthy hair maintenance. I wouldn't sleep on Kimmay....She's got a good thing going that could benefit some ladies who are looking for a good hair care routine and haven't developed one of their own!

 

[DivaD04]

diva where have you been sis!!! you pop in and out.... I always miss us ma'

Hey there lady....I have been extremely sick for the past 2-3 months. So I haven't been on here. How are you!!!!!! muah!

 

[westNDNbeauty]

Anyone knows if Kimmaytube trims regularly or if she goes for professional trims??

I ask because my stylist tells me trimming hair regularly = retention of growth. If Kimmay is achieving her length and healthy ends without the need to trim, then I may consider changing my approach to growing longer hair.

In her videos she has said that she completes search and destroys and keeps her ends tucked away to avoid weathering. She even goes as far as removed single strand knots with a needle or hair pin of some sorts. So I don't think she gets regular trims.

 

[DivaD04]

Ain't no missing that if you willingly paid 6.50 to post. I'm just sayin...

That's why somethings even confuses me!!! Every time I login to Long Hair Care Forum....I know I'm prepared to talk, hair, maybe even dirty hair talk, hair porn, hair care, long hair, short hair, healthy hair, and/or chewed hair...hair, hair, hair!
Sometimes, I only want to talk, hair.

 

[Priss Pot]

Removing SSKs with a needle? Wouldn't that do more harm than good? If people are scared of brushing and mechanical damage to the cuticle, then what do you think a sharp needle would do constantly picking at the same spot over and over? Wow, needling one's hair is a bit extreme, but I guess erplexed. She must not get SSKs that much then.

 

[Mandy4610]

Shiish, why does it matter what her texture or height is????

Bottom line is she is a BLACK woman who has grown her hair and managed to retain it. Yes, there are others who have done it and more who will do it, its is not special to everyone, but it is special to her and inspirational to someone like me (I feel inspired by anyone who does a good job with there hair).

I do not "worship" KT or anyone else besides GOD, but I do find her to be a very ambitious and determined woman which leads me to feel that its not just about hair, she has other ways or other things about her that inspire women.

Yes, her attitude can be undesirable, but comments like some of the ones in this thread can contribute to why people behave the way they do at time. Just take it as she is not talking to you, unless you gave her a reason to. Hear what you want and leave what you don't want. Selective hearing, works all the time

Lets not make excuses for her retention, lets give credit where credit is due

 

[empressri]

Very well put and very well said. Not sure why I took some of the others out of context. Sometimes we have brain farts and forget where we are, lol.

sidenote, i thought i was the only one that said brain farts!!!

oh yeah priss pot....HOTDAMN your hurr is gorgeous!! i saw those textures shots you posted...was it this thread? anywho it made my jaw drop

 

[Napp]

If you consider PrissPot a 4a, then what do you consider to be a 3c? Priss's hair looks 3c to me.

to me 3c is like this

but im no typing expert.its just that other qualities of the hair makes it difficultly to type ones hair for example the silkyness of ones hair might make others think it is a type 3 hair even though the curl is the size of a 4a like in the case of sophinia brown.

ok thats all im gonna say about typing for now

let me go lok at kimmays hair again

 

[naturalmanenyc]

No, Kimmay does not get trims. She mentioned it in a video a while back.

Terri also does not trim and she has retained very well.

"You Don’t Have to Trim If you eliminate damaging your hair, you don’t have to trim it. You get a new head of hair about every six years anyway. The purpose of trimming is to cut off the damaged parts. If you aren’t damaging your hair, you will just be cutting away perfectly good hair. I haven’t trimmed my hair in over ten years, and it’s doing just fine."


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Anyone knows if Kimmaytube trims regularly or if she goes for professional trims??

I ask because my stylist tells me trimming hair regularly = retention of growth. If Kimmay is achieving her length and healthy ends without the need to trim, then I may consider changing my approach to growing longer hair.