New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

[msbettyboop]

Has anyone tried lush caca noir, rouge etc on their hair while transitioning? How was it?

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

Ladies,
Your progress looks great!! I ALMOST wish I had decided to go natural when I had more length on my head because you all are SO creative. However, I don't know if my patience and anxiety could survive. With that said, I have BC'd as of Friay night . I am SO in love with my hair although I wasn't sure how I liked it on ME. Here are some pics:

 

[13StepsAhead]

^^^ You look great

 

[dr.j]

Congrats KaramelDiva on the BC! You and your hair look beautiful.

 

[KathyMay]

checking in just past 14 month post relaxer, took out my kinky twists, my hair has grown so much but...those relaxed ends are killing me. I want to cut it off so bad, but I have to wanted to wait until 10/10/10 to see how I feel about my hair.

 

[Rapunzel*]

^^ YAY!! have you decided how long you would be transitioning for?

apart of me wants to do the bc at 15 months post but the other part wants to trim as i grow...the only time i trimmed was before my install and i call that a light trim
maybe i will do the bc around December.
so as of right now it will be up in the air =]

 

[Foxglove]

Hi all! Just stopping by to see how everybody is doing. I found a new hairspiration
http://afroniquelyyou.com/2010/05/mahogany-a-natural-diva/

 

[mrsjohnson75]

While my hair was in cornrows last night for a braidout, I did a 1/2 inch trim off the end of each braid. It seems like I'm getting close to the point where I have more natural hair than relaxed hair. My relaxed hair is sooooo thin and fragile looking. I'll just keep on keeping on..lol.

I'll be 11 months post this Friday (5-21-10).

 

[Taleah2009]

hey ladies! i know i dont post here much in this thread, i more lurk. i ended my transition on saturday after 1.5 yrs. i know i know, i have to post pics, but i got it pressed right after i chopped, so i will post when i wish out my press. i thought i would be nervous or said or cry, but i didnt. i was APL in the front and btw SL and APL in the back. i lost about 5 inches in the front. my hair is now about to the bottom of my neck. i have much more hair than i thought i would. but the shrinkage is crazy!! i had a twa before it was blown out. but all this to say i love it!!! good luck ladies with the rest of your transitions!

 

[Alta Angel]

What type of shears did you use to cut your hair?

Thanks,

While my hair was in cornrows last night for a braidout, I did a 1/2 inch trim off the end of each braid. It seems like I'm getting close to the point where I have more natural hair than relaxed hair. My relaxed hair is sooooo thin and fragile looking. I'll just keep on keeping on..lol.

I'll be 11 months post this Friday (5-21-10).

 

[mrsjohnson75]

hey ladies! i know i dont post here much in this thread, i more lurk. i ended my transition on saturday after 1.5 yrs. i know i know, i have to post pics, but i got it pressed right after i chopped, so i will post when i wish out my press. i thought i would be nervous or said or cry, but i didnt. i was APL in the front and btw SL and APL in the back. i lost about 5 inches in the front. my hair is now about to the bottom of my neck. i have much more hair than i thought i would. but the shrinkage is crazy!! i had a twa before it was blown out. but all this to say i love it!!! good luck ladies with the rest of your transitions!

Congratulations! Can't wait to see pics

What type of shears did you use to cut your hair?

Thanks,

Shears ? I used regular scissors that I had laying around my house .

They were sharp though .


You are coming up on 1 year post! Early congrats to you! I'm exactly 1 month behind you.

 

[13StepsAhead]

CONGRATS!!!! Taleah2009, that's exactly how long I plan to transition.... patiently waiting on those pics

 

[Alta Angel]

You are so funny! And yes, I can't believe it has almost been one year!

Congratulations! Can't wait to see pics



Shears ? I used regular scissors that I had laying around my house .

They were sharp though .


You are coming up on 1 year post! Early congrats to you! I'm exactly 1 month behind you.

 

[MiWay]

44 weeks post checking in. I went to the salon last week and they cut 3 inches. My last trim was about 8 months ago, so I REALLY needed it. I'm SL now , but that's cool because my ends feel much better and my hair looks a lot healthier. The stylist suggested that I use a cellophane treatment while transitioning to keep the hair strong and avoid so many splits and so much breakage. She also suggested I get trims every 8 weeks...doubt it. LOL Maybe every 12-16 weeks.

 

[Grand Prix]

Ladies,
Your progress looks great!! I ALMOST wish I had decided to go natural when I had more length on my head because you all are SO creative. However, I don't know if my patience and anxiety could survive. With that said, I have BC'd as of Friay night . I am SO in love with my hair although I wasn't sure how I liked it on ME. Here are some pics:

Congrats! You look great, it suits you very well.

hey ladies! i know i dont post here much in this thread, i more lurk. i ended my transition on saturday after 1.5 yrs. i know i know, i have to post pics, but i got it pressed right after i chopped, so i will post when i wish out my press. i thought i would be nervous or said or cry, but i didnt. i was APL in the front and btw SL and APL in the back. i lost about 5 inches in the front. my hair is now about to the bottom of my neck. i have much more hair than i thought i would. but the shrinkage is crazy!! i had a twa before it was blown out. but all this to say i love it!!! good luck ladies with the rest of your transitions!

We don't mind pics of straightened natural hair either.
Would be great to see what length you have at 18 months!

 

[Grand Prix]

44 weeks post checking in. I went to the salon last week and they cut 3 inches. My last trim was about 8 months ago, so I REALLY needed it. I'm SL now , but that's cool because my ends feel much better and my hair looks a lot healthier. The stylist suggested that I use a cellophane treatment while transitioning to keep the hair strong and avoid so many splits and so much breakage. She also suggested I get trims every 8 weeks...doubt it. LOL Maybe every 12-16 weeks.

Trimming every 8 weeks isn't so bad. If you do it yourself, you could dust off, say, 1/4-1/2 of an inch and maintain healthy ends while still retaining length. Instead of hacking off 3 inches every few months. It really works for me.

What is a cellophane treatment, by the way?

 

[MiWay]

Trimming every 8 weeks isn't so bad. If you do it yourself, you could dust off, say, 1/4-1/2 of an inch and maintain healthy ends while still retaining length. Instead of hacking off 3 inches every few months. It really works for me.

What is a cellophane treatment, by the way?

Good point. I just have to get used to it, as I never trimmed that often before. But it's better than losing 3 inches of hair due to split ends! Hopefully I will get some good growth in the next 8 weeks so the trim won't seem so bad.

I'm not really fully versed on cellophones, but according to my stylist, the cellophane will seal the cuticle to help prevent splits, make my hair stronger and enrich my color. It's peroxide free and ammonia free. It's a semi-permanent hair color, that washes out in about 6 weeks. I have used ColorShowers, which was great, but I used it for coloring and didn't know about the other hair benefits. I am going to try clear this time, since I don't want to change my color.

 

[Grand Prix]

So I'll be 19 months post tomorrow and thought I'd share what my hair has been like the last months.

This is hair at 13 months post, pulling up the top so you can see all the ng:

Then at 16 months, I had gotten a trim here to just at APL and I noticed how my coils started clumping:

And now at 19. Ugh, notice that heat damaged bit hanging along my face. Stylist :

The last pic really shows how my hair looks drier or coarser. My hair is about 40-60% dry with no product in all the pics, so I know it's because I'm just so tired of this transitioning thing! I've gone from DCing 2-3 a week to once a month at most .

I'll DC today, I promise .

Here's a pic with all my hair hanging down:

I'm really surprised at it actually hanging down. Maybe this means I won't have as much shrinkage

And can I just add 2 more pics?
So I rewet my hair in the nape where my relaxed hair has withered away and I added some curls gel-les'c (lol yes, getting a little ahead of myself product-wise):

And it was sticky and horrible! I thought it'd help with shrinkage but this same section:

Off to whip up that home made curly pudding..

 

[Grand Prix]

Good point. I just have to get used to it, as I never trimmed that often before. But it's better than losing 3 inches of hair due to split ends! Hopefully I will get some good growth in the next 8 weeks so the trim won't seem so bad.

I'm not really fully versed on cellophones, but according to my stylist, the cellophane will seal the cuticle to help prevent splits, make my hair stronger and enrich my color. It's peroxide free and ammonia free. It's a semi-permanent hair color, that washes out in about 6 weeks. I have used ColorShowers, which was great, but I used it for coloring and didn't know about the other hair benefits. I am going to try clear this time, since I don't want to change my color.

Ohh!
(I was thinking this was some new way to baggy..)
This is pretty nice.. But does it also work on black hair or can you only color it darker?

 

[dr.j]

Looking good, Grand Prix!

 

[mrsjohnson75]

Grand Prix!! Love the pics You are doing great

 

[MummysGirl]

Your hair's beautiful Grand Prix KUTGW

Same as you, I think my nape is natural! I will try to take some pictures to show different areas of my hair soon... I, on the other hand, have a lot of shrinkage.

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks ladies!!
You know, if it weren't for the pictures, it would feel like I've made no progress after one year post.

Looking forward to your texture shots, MG!
I, eh, snipped off some more of my nape yesterday.
Just to see what it looked like.
Then I twisted it.
It were like, two twists lol, but it was so cool! The twists actually stayed put and I only had to twirl around the ends to keep them from unraveling.
Then I let it dry and went for a "twist out" in that section.
It was so much fun, my first natural experience, lol.

It shrank up to nothing though.

 

[Platinum]

Keep up the good work, Grand Prix!

 

[13StepsAhead]

Thanks Grand Prix for the inspiration!!! it feels like its taking forever to reach 18 months (I'm so impatient )

 

[mrsjohnson75]

While my hair was in cornrows last night for a braidout, I did a 1/2 inch trim off the end of each braid. It seems like I'm getting close to the point where I have more natural hair than relaxed hair. My relaxed hair is sooooo thin and fragile looking. I'll just keep on keeping on..lol.

I'll be 11 months post this Friday (5-21-10).

I'm not trimming my hair anymore, when I did this 1/2 inch trim it was done while my hair was in cornrows, well last night I was playing with my hair and I discovered that my nape (left side) has no relaxed ends anymore but the right side does. At first I though my hair had broke at the demarcation line but then I relized that I "trimmed" the ends off. My nape was already short (never grew long as a relaxed head) and it was mostly natural anyway. It looks crazy.

 

[MummysGirl]

Tempted to chop.... 1st time I feel this way

 

[Grand Prix]

Keep up the good work, Grand Prix!

Thanks Grand Prix for the inspiration!!! it feels like its taking forever to reach 18 months (I'm so impatient )

Thank you!!
Trust me, I used to stare at fotki's of people who were one year post and feel it would take all of eternity for me to get there!
And then to make it worse, I wouldn't even have reached my goal yet.

I'm not trimming my hair anymore, when I did this 1/2 inch trim it was done while my hair was in cornrows, well last night I was playing with my hair and I discovered that my nape (left side) has no relaxed ends anymore but the right side does. At first I though my hair had broke at the demarcation line but then I relized that I "trimmed" the ends off. My nape was already short (never grew long as a relaxed head) and it was mostly natural anyway. It looks crazy.

Awh, don't feel bad about that! Use that section to experiment (I can't believe it took me SO long to snip off some bits of my nape), it might keep you motivated.

 

[Grand Prix]

Tempted to chop.... 1st time I feel this way

Oh no you don't... You're supposed to keep me motivated to keep going 'till 20!

 

[Foxglove]

Tempted to chop.... 1st time I feel this way

Nope. 3 more months. You came so far already