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My hair is three different colors and I am not feeling it at the moment. I have stopped using the semi-permanent color in rich black about six months ago. So my ends are still jet black, I am four months post relaxer and I use honey consistently for week, so my roots as well as the hair about 2 inches from my scalp are reddish brown. Last but not least, my grey are coming in full force along my hairline and in my crown area.

I plan on going back to rinses again, instead of semi permanent color.
 
i've been all through this forum and i've seen very little if anything about hot combs. is it just not in popular use anymore?

My friend's sister is SL and natural and she uses hot combs to straighten her hair.
 
took my hair down yesterday just to retwist it but I noticed that the hair at the top it no longer stands straight up, it was flopping because of the weight of my hair! that was a new experience for me! I think my hair is finally getting a little hang time!!!:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:

I've also noticed curl pattern change, some of my curls are getting looser, i used to be a solid 4-whatever but some of my curls now are getting wavy, more ringlet size and not so microscopic....very interesting....
 
Yeah, Bamboo silica is the ish. Will be repurchasing. I am almost positive now that it's responsible for all this growth. I did the big chop a about two months ago. The growth since then has been unlike anything I've ever seen. Especially around my nape. At the same time, I'm wondering if it's the fact that there are no more scraggly relaxed ends threatening to cause damage.
 
I just realized hair is my hobby. I love talking about it, working with it, and helping others learn about it. Even when I reach my goal, I'll probably be here talking about hair. :yep:
 
naija24 said:
i've been all through this forum and i've seen very little if anything about hot combs. is it just not in popular use anymore?

My friend's sister is SL and natural and she uses hot combs to straighten her hair.
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naija24 Most prefer using flat irons. The learning curve is easierand there is less of a chance to burn yourself:lol: I still use mine to press my roots.
 
Meritamen said:
I really need to buy a striped shirt for length checks. I thought about buying one of those length checks shirts but I'm too fugal and would want something that I could still wear out.
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I plan to use vistaprint to make my own so I can ensure sizing & customizations are to my liking. I would like inch markers & milestone length markers on my tee.
 
Today marks 1 month fully natural! Yay.

lol..for the sake of not being corny, I will only celebrate my 6 month and year anniversaries going forward.
 
I really enjoy and look forward to the entire wash day process..until it comes time to style. I have so much energy through everything and I love that feeling of pampering myself. But when I'm done rinsing my DC and its time to style my arms immediately go limp and I lose all the motivation I just had 5 minutes before that lol
 
Just got back from the salon. The woman completely f**ked up my hair. I look and feel ugly right now and totally regret cutting my hair. At least when it was longer and I had bad hair days the length masked it a bit. I can't hide behind my hair anymore (Cuz I barely have any).

No matter what I do it just comes out less than what I wanted.
 
I'm getting the hang of this youtube thing. I just did a wig review for Nia Girl by FreeTress if anyone's interested in taking a look. Here's the link.

Gotta get my protective styling game up. It's too much fun having my natural hair out.
 
naija24 don't be discouraged. it takes time to get your hair to where you want it to be. a lot of fails, hits and misses. you will get through this, your hair will grow.
 
I haven't had a relaxer since last September and have been content if not happy while I've been stretching. But, Today was nice and summery! I find that at the first sign of summer I have this uncontrollable urgent desire to relax my hair and wear it out. Enjoy my hair!! I wanted to stretch til the end of the month and maybe end of next month but I want to enjoy my hair when it's nice weather!!!
 
Thanks. Its so frustrating sometimes. And seeing all these girls with WL hair doesn't help lol.

I feel like I won't look feminine until next year or something. Like I'll never make it to NL even. I don't even know how to style my hair now that the front is the texturized and the back is completely relaxed.
 
My sister just did the big chop! She already had natural hair but it was very dry from box dye jobs. I was shocked when she showed me what she had done. She is happy with it but will probably grow it out and I will be there to help her along the way. :)
 
naija24 said:
Thanks. Its so frustrating sometimes. And seeing all these girls with WL hair doesn't help lol.

I feel like I won't look feminine until next year or something. Like I'll never make it to NL even. I don't even know how to style my hair now that the front is the texturized and the back is completely relaxed.
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Naijia24 I remember your bc photo, which I'm sure is a lot shorter than your hair now, and you DEF looked feminine. I know people put a lot of value in long hair, but IMO it doesn't really add much or take away from ones beauty. If you have a pretty face, you have a pretty face...no matter how much hair you have.

Rock your short hair with confidence! Put on some earrings, maybe dabble with a bit of make-up and wear a few hair accessories if you want to look more feminine.
 
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venusfly said:
I haven't had a relaxer since last September and have been content if not happy while I've been stretching. But, Today was nice and summery! I find that at the first sign of summer I have this uncontrollable urgent desire to relax my hair and wear it out. Enjoy my hair!! I wanted to stretch til the end of the month and maybe end of next month but I want to enjoy my hair when it's nice weather!!!
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I could have written this verbatim myself, except my last relaxer was in December. I had to pull out my calendar to count how many weeks post I am, which is 16. I have never stretched this long in my life. I will continue to stretch for now while keeping my gels handy.
 
Enyo said:
I just realized hair is my hobby. I love talking about it, working with it, and helping others learn about it. Even when I reach my goal, I'll probably be here talking about hair. :yep:
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Enyo me too lol but i've been thinking about doing a small meetup on natural hair, well, relaxed hair too and help ppl learn how to grow and take care of their hair.

But idk if im really gonna do it. Its just a thought.
 
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