Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[ckisland]

I trimmed last night and I'm a tiny bit below SL. I don't mind how it looks at all. I evened both sides out and I got a cute bobish look going. My hair feels better, but if I were trying to get rid of ALL of the split ends and ssks, I would be neck length.

I've gone from past APL to SL in months because of needing to trim bad ends. I'm not too disappointed, but it's a little disappointing. What I've doing has caused nothing but setbacks even with everything seeming fine on the surface. Yes, you can damage your hair without relaxers, heat, color or braids.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

What made you decide to go natural? Was it something that happened at the party? Or had you been thinking about it for a while?

I was thinking about it all that day hours before the party. And while I was parting my hair to apply the relaxer I said "this is it." I did a bantu knit out for the party and it looked really nice. But I knew in my heart that I could not see myself with relaxed hair 10 years from now (back then). I actually was confused as to WHY I was relaxed in the first place and "why do I continue this torture" LOL. At the time I had hair passed MBL but all that straight hair still didn't feel like MY hair even though I grew it. It just wasn't authentic to me anymore.

My relaxed hair looked nice don't get me wrong, but was it a process to be continued for the next twenty/ thirty years? Hell no. Just to think that I would have "retouched" my hair about 20 times by now if I was still maintaing the relaxed hair till this day. If I want straight hair I'll get a wig, but straight hair doesn't compliment my face.

Eta: Not bashing women that relax in any way AT ALL. Just talking about MY hair. SOME women get along way better with relaxed hair and it works for them while looking fabulous.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I measured my hair in a few places and it’s 16-18 inches long. WL is 22 inches on me so I have 10-14 months to go. Of course it all shrinks up to chin length so it doesn’t matter.

Wow! Yay!! Grow Sista grow. Volume over length, that's what I like to remind myself of.

 

[HIS1LOVE]

@HIS1LOVE @nichelle02 @qchelle @TXMama

Thank you sooo much!

 

[CurlyWhoCrux]

Trying to upload a photo on this site is absolutely ridiculous...

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Jade Feria @shandaMichelle @silenttullip

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Trying to upload a photo on this site is absolutely ridiculous...

Try using a resizing app.

 

[water_n_oil]

Trying to upload a photo on this site is absolutely ridiculous...

What issues are you running into?

SN: Yay, Mimikyu.

 

[CurlyWhoCrux]

What issues are you running into?

SN: Yay, Mimikyu.

I figured it out! I think my images were way too big so I got a resizing app, and resizing to 720x720 works.

Also I love Mimikyu.

 

[melahnee]

I suck so much at hair. I'm so frustrated with it, all I do at this point is either bun it up or leave it out and bun it up later in the day. I've never relaxed my hair, but I fantasize about it nowadays.

 

[GettingKinky]

@melahnee your hair looks really pretty.

I’m in the same boat as you. I always wear my hair in a bun or ponytail. Today I’m wearing it out and I’m getting more self conscious by the minute because it keeps growing. I have a ponytail holder in reserve.

 

[syrk]

Took down an expensive sew-in at midnight last night, 2 days after getting it done. It didn't feel tight while she was braiding, but the thread was pulled a bit tight in some spots. It wasn't until a day or so later that the tension in certain spots was bothering me. Got paranoid about my hair being pulled out and took it down. Scalp is still a bit sore in some areas.

I retained so much length years ago with sew in's and thought I'd try again, but guess I should give it up for good.

Still trying to figure out what to do with my hair. Hesitant to wear it out in it's natural texture because my ends just end up a mess and I have to constantly trim. Thinking about blowdrying and lightly flat ironing on a low heat weekly. Wish I could push it to every 2 weeks, but everytime I've experimented with that my scalp doesn't like it. I need to wash weekly.

 

[imaginary]

Hair is still mostly straight. even with the sporadic rain and general humidity. I havent been working out as much so no doubt that's the main reason why.

 

[ClassyJSP]

All last week I was thinking about cutting my hair into a cute bob for the spring. Then on Sunday I washed, deep conditioned and blowdried and saw my little length lol. I ended up ordering a bob wig online.

 

[melahnee]

@melahnee your hair looks really pretty.

I’m in the same boat as you. I always wear my hair in a bun or ponytail. Today I’m wearing it out and I’m getting more self conscious by the minute because it keeps growing. I have a ponytail holder in reserve.

Thanks girl. I'm just so bored with it. I always have a ponytail holder with me too. I try to do new hairstyles, but idk, Im not great at braiding and my hair is fine, so I have to be really gentle with it. I wish I had a personal hair stylist. Some of you on here are so creative, I'm jealous.

 

[GettingKinky]

If I wear my hair out, it dries out before the end of the day. I don’t think there’s enough sealing in the world for my hair.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Took down an expensive sew-in at midnight last night, 2 days after getting it done. It didn't feel tight while she was braiding, but the thread was pulled a bit tight in some spots. It wasn't until a day or so later that the tension in certain spots was bothering me. Got paranoid about my hair being pulled out and took it down. Scalp is still a bit sore in some areas.

I retained so much length years ago with sew in's and thought I'd try again, but guess I should give it up for good.

Still trying to figure out what to do with my hair. Hesitant to wear it out in it's natural texture because my ends just end up a mess and I have to constantly trim. Thinking about blowdrying and lightly flat ironing on a low heat weekly. Wish I could push it to every 2 weeks, but everytime I've experimented with that my scalp doesn't like it. I need to wash weekly.

Good for you for being wise to take it out no matter how much it cost. It may have cost you serious damage which is more than what the style is worth. Smart

 

[I Am So Blessed]

If I wear my hair out, it dries out before the end of the day. I don’t think there’s enough sealing in the world for my hair.

Same.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I suck so much at hair. I'm so frustrated with it, all I do at this point is either bun it up or leave it out and bun it up later in the day. I've never relaxed my hair, but I fantasize about it nowadays.

I wouldn't relax it. Just my . Its beautiful.

 

[ckisland]

Went to Marshall's today and came back with the Carol's Daughter Green Supreme line and Okay Hair Sorbet.

Has anyone tried the Hair Sorbet? The jar is big and it doesn't have butters!! I'm so excited to try everything tomorrow

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@kelsey72

 

[I Am So Blessed]

O o o!.....Oh my goodness gracious! When I haven't detangled in two weeks I feel like I have a helmet on. I can't even fit my hat when I haven t detangled. I need to decompact this hair so I can do a nice French roll updo. I been wearing my hat for the past two weeks.
I'm really looking toward detangling on Friday night. Then I will take another length check photo since my last length pic was in December (which is my avatar photo).

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I lost 4 pounds . Umm....yay.

 

[firecracker]

I'm hoping I can sleep with all these clips in my head tonight. It didn't take me long to twist my new growth. I hope it turns out nicely.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

My hair routine can't be more then 4 steps (cleanse, condition, leave in, style) and 1.5 hours (if I don't go into lazy mode and let my DC sit for more than 30 mins). Any more than that and doing my hair moves into chore territory.

 

[water_n_oil]

My hair routine can't be more then 4 steps (cleanse, condition, leave in, style) and 1.5 hours (if I don't go into lazy mode and let my DC sit for more than 30 mins). Any more than that and doing my hair moves into chore territory.

Amen to all of that.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Shelf life of 3-6 months...



Not too sure about that one.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Brit031586 @metro_qt @mochalocks

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

I tried a product from a small vendor that I love. The bottles on their website have nice professional labels with the ingredients, directions and company information listed on them. The product I received in the mail had a self printed Avery sticker label with just the company and product name on it. That left a bad impression on me and now I don’t want to reorder. I try to support small Black owned business whenever I can but I think I might pass on this one. Am I being petty?

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I tried a product from a small vendor that I love. The bottles on their website have nice professional labels with the ingredients, directions and company information listed on them. The product I received in the mail had a self printed Avery sticker label with just the company and product name on it. That left a bad impression on me and now I don’t want to reorder. I try to support small Black owned business whenever I can but I think I might pass on this one. Am I being petty?

Give them the feedback and see how its received @MilkChocolateOne