Weave It Up Challenge 2010

[pureebony]

loulou you have just convinced me by your fotki to purchase AAMH!!! Absolutely friggin amazing!!

 

[pureebony]

how do you blend your hair so well with it?!?!!? sorry im bombarding you with questions... im amazed!!

 

[loulou82]

how do you blend your hair so well with it?!?!!? sorry im bombarding you with questions... im amazed!!

Blending isn't that bad. It takes a bit of coaxing though. If I'm going for the wet look I'll co wash my install and leave out and use gel and a boar bristle brush to smooth down my hair. Then I take a silk scarf and apply it to the front of my hair for 15 minutes to get a smooth look. I'll use a hair clamp to hold the hair. If I want it fluffy I'll do a dry twist out and finger blend. Sometimes I'll do a flat twist across the top with my leave out and then put on a cute headband so the track doesn't show.

loulou you have just convinced me by your fotki to purchase AAMH!!! Absolutely friggin amazing!!

Thanks! I really do like this hair. It's starting to shed but I guess that can be expected since I've used it since late December. I fool people all the time with this hair which is a sign of good blending .

Here's the link to the other hair I referred to in my previous post: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=441114

 

[missnurselady]

I need some ideas for my next install, what are you ladies doing for the fall????

 

[lilsparkle825]

/\ I remember a post on here about a new kinky-coily hair that's a great match for 4 A/B hair. I can't remember who it's by though. Perhaps RHO? I have AAMH in and to blend I either co-wash and use gel or do a twist out in the front. I'm riding hard with this hair and have re-used it 3x's so far.

halley's curls natural.

http://www.halleyscurls.com/store/page43.html
http://public.fotki.com/alotofstrands/halleys-curl-natural/

 

[mEmYSELFaNDj]

So since I took out my install on July 31st I've just been bunning and this is already getting old. I miss my install. I think next month I might un-retire my indian and start weaving it up again. lol

oh and I just ordered a steamer Im so excited. yaay me

 

[polished07]

I need some ideas for my next install, what are you ladies doing for the fall????

Bangs, getting a full-head sew in so I can give my leave out a break, I want something with long layers that can go from alot of body to straight and sleek with a full bang. Wish me luck though because I know these styles can look wiggy so I have to make sure I like it or Ill take it down quick fast and in a hurry lol, I want something like this :

 

[missnurselady]

I like this style. I guess it all depends on how its installed, and the cut. Im thinking of getting some wagmans natural straight. I like Kenya moores color and toyas style but not as long.

Bangs, getting a full-head sew in so I can give my leave out a break, I want something with long layers that can go from alot of body to straight and sleek with a full bang. Wish me luck though because I know these styles can look wiggy so I have to make sure I like it or Ill take it down quick fast and in a hurry lol, I want something like this :

 

[phynestone]

I like Toya's hair too, just not the length. I plan to get another sew-in in the next 4 weeks.

 

[luvbighair]

I know I'm not in the challenge, but I have been weaved up since February. My hair has seen the light a total of 6 days since then.

I only jumped in here because I'm having a love affair with my weave!!! And you all are the only ones that can fully understand my joy lol. I've been using Halley's Curls Creole Curly and it's THE best money I've spent in a while, if not ever! (strong statement, I know)

I say that because it resembles the exact way I wear my hair. Everyone is surprised to find out its weave. Plus, its a full head with no hair left out.

My hair is longer than the weave, I was touching BSL before this install (8wks ago), but I'm going to ride this hair out to see who's the last one standing.

**FYI** I like my hair to kinda look like big curly controlled confusion , but if I want something more defined I just co-wash and shingle in EcoStyler and I achieve the desired look. [in love]

I know I'm an intruder...erplexed

 

[carolb21]

Are you using a closure? Your hair looks great! I can't believe it's a weave, great job.......

 

[Curlybeauty]

I know I'm not in the challenge, but I have been weaved up since February. My hair has seen the light a total of 6 days since then.

I only jumped in here because I'm having a love affair with my weave!!! And you all are the only ones that can fully understand my joy lol. I've been using Halley's Curls Creole Curly and it's THE best money I've spent in a while, if not ever! (strong statement, I know)

I say that because it resembles the exact way I wear my hair. Everyone is surprised to find out its weave. Plus, its a full head with no hair left out.

My hair is longer than the weave, I was touching BSL before this install (8wks ago), but I'm going to ride this hair out to see who's the last one standing.

**FYI** I like my hair to kinda look like big curly controlled confusion , but if I want something more defined I just co-wash and shingle in EcoStyler and I achieve the desired look. [in love]

I know I'm an intruder...erplexed

I love that hair! I feel like I might get that hair next time instead of my current install.

checkin in. HCMRH still looking good. Im itchy.

I have the miami ripple in right now, and i'm itch two. But I haven't washed it yet ...tonight though!

Bobraz 1b 12" cut into bob

I used 1 pack and split the tracks

I left the edges out and "u" shape in the front/top left out as well....

Ummm...I need this hair in my life It looks so natural!!!

For the record I will never ever never use bss store hair again, I needed to change my sewin up because I wanted something straight and blunt for jazzfestival here in Cincy, so I go and buy some cheap bss hair bc I was only planning to wear it for about 3 wks and this hair is shedding allll over the place, its everywhere its Dreamweaver and it costs 100 buck less than what I normally get so what did I expect, Im so self conscious of it, I cant wait to get back to work because Im definitely splurging on me some Brazilian hair next time, but for now Ill go back to my belove Miami Ripple in a few weeks, gonna tuff this out bc my bf loves it straight ;-/ Heres a pic of my hair the first nite I loved it, now not so much.

I love straight hair, similar to the look you have going...BUT I just can't imagine having the keep it up with the whole flat ironing thing . I might get it done with some cheapo hair, just to see

whoa i didn't plan on that post being so.... BIG. my bad y'all. but here's the senegalese twists i have in now:

You're twists look great. This is how I was going to get my hair done, but I knew an install would hold up so much better

Can I be added to the second half of this challenge? Im already weaved up

Ummm this hair is gorgeous!!!! Let me go back a few pages and get the details!!!

And I will be coming back with an update post, considering that I haven't been in this thread since I joined

 

[Curlybeauty]

Okay, so for the first half of this year, I got a relaxer, took care of my own hair, and got another touch up in May. Fast forward to august, I now have HC Miami Ripple installed, and plan on keeping it in until November, just to take it down and get it put right back in.
It itches like hayl right now, but I haven't washed it yet either. It has been over two weeks , but in my defense, I work two jobs and haven't had the time to dedicate to it right now. So tonight I plan on washing my scalp with some diluted Dr bronners teat tree soap, and conditioning with some silk elements.
Go under the hooded dryer to dry my real hair, and just twist the rest of the weave in large (4 or 5) twists to air dry, so it can look good.
So far, I have been spraying some diluted carefree curl/EVOO/Water mixture on my scalp an the weave to tame it and to keep it moisturized.
I plan on getting some Castor oil today to oil my scalp with, because my JBCO would be gone in a snap if I tried to do something else.
But her are some picture. I just left a smidgen of my edges out and a horse shoe in the front, and I do one single two strand flat twist down the middle, and that blends it perfectly. I just saturate the hair apply some sort of holding product and flat twist the hair. Here go the pictures.
Oh and by the way, I got a pack of 14'' and 16'' hair. I need to get it shaped and styled, but I have been being lazy .

This hair needs to be combed daily though in the last picture, it is pretty matted on the left side. Taking care of all of that tonight!

 

[luvbighair]

Are you using a closure? Your hair looks great! I can't believe it's a weave, great job.......

Thanks!

I don't have a closure, just sewed all up, with the hair coming from the crown of my head. The first time I had it sewn coming from side (which was also cute) and it fell differently.

I'm so glad I found a texture that I love. I co-wash it like twice a week, and I'm still riding it out. I was nervous about matting underneath during the first install w/ all the water (kept it in 10 wks), but I was good. So, this time I hope to go even longer...I will by default bc I'm in school now and way too busy to take this out and re-install.

 

[Natural Hair Princess]

Just checking in. I've attached pics of my hair after I removed my install a few days ago. I tried to do a length check with my hair slathered in conditioner but it's not exact since it was hard to pull the hair taut and keep my head straight lol. It seems like I gained a little over an inch. I had quite a bit of shedding, but it was 9 weeks. What is a normal amount? Has anyone noticed a difference in shedding when you don't wash your weave as often? I washed my hair almost weekly from the 5th to 9th week and used tons of braid spray and scalp treatments. I wonder if that contributed to the shedding?

I reused the Extensions Plus RT hair the same day and it looks good as ever. I plan on using it at least once if not twice more. I hope to keep this install in for 12 weeks max and I hope to be APL by then. I think I'm going to keep the washing to a minimum this go around.

Happy growing ladies!

 

[pureebony]

has anyone tried mane depot kinky curly hair?!

 

[polished07]

Hey ladies hope all is well, Im sooo happy bc my hair is finally "GIVE US FREE" for maybe a month or so, Im trying to plan my install around the time I have some dough to get another batch of indian hair, I dont know where from though I was thinking about trying an ebay vendor but I got to go and research via BHM first to see who is reputable. I want to wear that for about 2 months and then relax prob in november for the holidays *crosses fingers* If I can handle this new growth, Im 14 wks goin on 15 wks post and lets just say "patience" is gonna be key in detangling this 4A/B hurr.....

 

[loulou82]

has anyone tried mane depot kinky curly hair?!

I haven't but I keep hearing it pop up.

UpDate: I've been incredibly lazy with my install. I bun it up during the week and wearing it down if I'm going out on the weekend. It's already been 6 weeks into my 3rd install with the same hair and I have no plans to take it out soon. Here's a pic at 3 weeks. I have a track showing in the back which I immediately covered after I took the pic.



This is my own hair before after my last install

 

[LovelyRo]

I haven't updated in a while... I'm still wearing my Kinky Straight and I love it! It looks really natural and my hair blends perfectly. The hair does not get bone straight and the humidity makes it hard to keep it straight period. With that being said, I wear it wavy by setting it with 2 bantu knots every night and a pincurl for my bang... this is such an easy and cute style... I just need to perfect my bantu knot because the results are rarely the same!!!

 

[JerriBlank]

I haven't but I keep hearing it pop up.

UpDate: I've been incredibly lazy with my install. I bun it up during the week and wearing it down if I'm going out on the weekend. It's already been 6 weeks into my 3rd install with the same hair and I have no plans to take it out soon. Here's a pic at 3 weeks. I have a track showing in the back which I immediately covered after I took the pic.



This is my own hair before after my last install

loulou,what kind of hair is that in the weave pic?

 

[loulou82]

/\ All About My Hair Kinky Curly (aamh.com).

 

[longlady]

Count me in i will be Weaving it via kinky weaves for 6 months

Are you weaving it up for 6 or 12 months?

6 months


Regimen:

I wash at least every 2 weeks using diluted shampoo and use a conditioner. I leave weaves in anywhere from 3 week to 2 months... All depend on how I wanna switch my style up.... I do my own installs so I change as I see fit.

Products you are using for your own hair and for your weave:

I am not loyal to any shampoo or condish for my hair yet . But I usually condition the weave hair with tressume smooth and silky "she" usually likes that. Some time I use John Frieda Frizz-Ease Daily Nourishment Leave-In Conditioning Spray on the weave hair

I oil my hair every 3 days or so with a homemade mix usually:

1 oz Jojoba
1oz sweet almon
1 oz coconut oil
5 - 10 drops essential oil: peppermint, rosemary, lavendar, tea tree,

I spray by hair every other day with diluted infusium 23 or diluted Aphogee provitamin leave in





End of challenge goal: to be ever so close to BSL!!!!


Post a starting length picture: coming jan 30th + or - a few days

Still no starting length but I have a pic of my inaugural install 4 this challenge

Install numero dos!!! the asymmetrical bob

I am in a million other challenges so I will post starting pics come jan 30 when I do my length check

ETA starting lenth!

Does anyone know what type of hair this is? the one in the bob...sorry I am not in this challenge but I want to get my first weave soon and I really like that hair.. pleassssssssseeeeeeeeeee tell me?

 

[Kneechay]

Ok guys, so I'm out of the challenge. I took my weave out day before yesterday after 3 months. I wanted to go longer, but missed my hair way too much. My longest layers are now MBL but 60% is a little past BSL. my hair is thicker and I just have it bunned. I just kinda feel overwhelmed to do something to it right now. Furthermore, because of work and my schedule, I havent had time. My camera also stopped working so I can't take pics of it but I'm scoping out his new camera and I'll post pics when I do something decent with my hair.

I detangled, deep conditioned and did a coffee/tea rinse and that felt good. I don't see myself weaving up for the rest of this year and I don't anticipate flat ironing until a wedding in October, even then, it will be a light flat iron on low.

Maybe in January I'll get another sew in, and I would like to use kinky curly hair so i wont need to straighten. I think one of these days I'll make an update thread with good pics.

Thanks everyone and good luck on the growth journey with weaves!

 

[manter26]

bump bump!

Anyone else in kinky curly hair? processed or BSS especially.

 

[Fab79]

i've changed to a straight BSS install, premium now/too mix (dont stone me)

i'm poor with picture uploading, but promise that when i put up my ending lenght shot, i will also include pics of all installs,

i have seen some difference in my hair, which i am happy with

my current install is yaki, 14in, colours 4 and 4/30 mix, i'm hoping to have this in till october and then my last one till end of year, then with my xmas pressie to myself for the new year, will be some better hair, you ladies have go me in love with halleys miami / bo braz / and a bit of wags nc oh yeah and IH.com wavy, but i aint gonna celebrate till the hairs in my hand (head) lol

keep it up ladies, i hope you all reach your goal lenghts you were looking to get to with this challenge - hopefully i should get to APL (i'll be well happy if that happens)

 

[loulou82]

I was thinking of switching to straight hair for the fall but I'm going to stick with my current install. The hair is holding up and I'm 9 weeks post. When I first started the challenge I was so anxious to take it out after 2 months but Im going to leave this install in until November or December (4-5 months).

 

[Rocky91]

haha....it's so funny that i quit this challenge a while ago, and now look at me planning to spend most of the school year in my kinky curly weaves.

 

[JerriBlank]

Ladies wearing straight weaves,how do you keep it from getting greasy too often?
I'm guessing that the oil from my real hair is getting on the weave hair when I wrap it at night.
The hair itself is reeeallly good! It's Bobbi Boss remy yaky(or something like that).
I'm digging it a lot,other than having to shampoo it 2-3x a week(the weave hair,not my own) to keep it looking fresh.

 

[missnurselady]

Im back in my weave. I have wagmans vs installed. Even though I used handtied wefts you can still see that "hump" around the leave out(I have fine hair), so im going go back and redo my install and try reverse my last track as well as reposition some tracks to give me more of a side bang. I think I may have to purchase a closure here in the near future because my leave out will not stay straight.

 

[Sade']

Still rocking my EPRT weave since July 22nd. Tomorrow will make 8 weeks. I plan on getting it re-done on Sept 26th. I have an appt at Jehan's Salon in Baltimore,Md.