2010 Hide Your Hair Challenge! (July 31st - Dec 31st)

JJamiah said:

How do you feel about removing the combs?

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I agree. I remove the front comb before I put a wig on. For me, they always do more harm than good.

I did individuals (only on my own hair, no extensions added) beneath my wigs a few times last winter. I prefer and currently do about 10 small-med. cornrows in the front, and 4-5 larger cornrows in the back half of my hair. I then braid all the individual braids together in front and in back, secure, pin or rubberband em up into one large braid at the nape, and when it's time to pop on my wig to go out, I just throw on my mesh wig cap n whoop, there it is!

I had to make my braids smaller to last longer under my wig since my hair grows quite fast while in PS. I don't enjoy the addt'l time it takes to braid more braids (I used to only do 2 in front, 2 in back), but my hair has gotten longer and I don't have to rebraid but once per 4-6 wks. I rinse and CW my hair while in these braids, spray on condish or leave-in, let air-dry and just apply my oils/braid spray to hair and scalp as needed.

Are there any hair risks with getting a sew-in? Every time I say I want a sew-in, my non-LHCF family (my blood family) overreacts and always got something negative to say like that's a horrible idea for my hair. I of course would have someone trustworthy take down the sew-in to ensure I don't cut my hair so other than that...any potential damages that I should consider?

Just bought a lacefront and will be wearing it till the end of this challenge

divachyk said:

Are there any hair risks with getting a sew-in? Every time I say I want a sew-in, my non-LHCF family (my blood family) overreacts and always got something negative to say like that's a horrible idea for my hair. I of course would have someone trustworthy take down the sew-in to ensure I don't cut my hair so other than that...any potential damages that I should consider?

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My neighbor had pretty BSL hair that she was transitioning to natural. She decided to get a full sew-in weave. Apparently, when the stylist went to "seal" or close the top of the weave, she added too much bonding glue, and it ended up inside the weave and my homegirl's braids. When she undid the braids, some of them were matted down to her scalp, an ugly and horrendous tangle of shed hair, her long hair, and glue! The tangles were so bad, her hair just ended up in one mass of tangles on the top of her head, where you could still see that glue was mixed in (the hair was sticky), and some of the hair was still braided. Needless to say, she had to cut her BSL hair to ear length. She pursued legal action against the stylist...as soon as water hit her hair, it transformed into a tangled mess. I think the stylist was either too inexperienced to sew it closed, or was being lazy and just slapped glue on it.

So, I would advise against adding glue in certain areas of the weave, even to close...unless the stylist REALLY knows what they're doing. There should have been no reason for her to close with glue, though it is common practice and quicker than actually sewing the top closed. This resulted in a horrible outcome for the client, and now the shop has to deal with the negative publicity behind it. I myself had a bad run-in with a sew-in yrs ago, where it broke off about 6 inches of my hair in the back, so if I get one it would be from sme1 who is HIGHLY recommended with positive reviews, or I'd just do it myself...that's what YouTube has inspired me to do. HTH, just a tid-bit about what can go wrong with a sew-in.

ETA: I'm still on the HYH Chall, I plan to keep going until late March 2011, which is what I usually do every year to maximize growth (Aug/Sept-March yearly).

Morning Ladies!

Nothing new to report. I'm so lazy. I washed my hair on Sunday, put the condish in, and I have yet to rinse it out. Oh, and I managed to comb out enough hair to put on one of those Barbie heads.

Ohhh NO :no: Sorry to hear that Ms_CoCo37!!!

divachyk said:

Are there any hair risks with getting a sew-in? Every time I say I want a sew-in, my non-LHCF family (my blood family) overreacts and always got something negative to say like that's a horrible idea for my hair. I of course would have someone trustworthy take down the sew-in to ensure I don't cut my hair so other than that...any potential damages that I should consider?

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I'd say no... I get sew-ins frequently and they do nothing but promote hair growth. I saw the comment above about the bonding glue but not every 'weave guru' uses glue to seal a sew-in as a matter of a fact, I've never used one who did. The only issue that I have with sew-ins from time to time is being able to moisturize my scalp. Sometimes if the braids are close together it can be hard to get in there and really work it out... but with some tenacity, it can be done. It's really not a major thing, I'm just kind of lazy about it. LOL.

I am checking in, being lazy but I relaxed last weekend and going to do a treatment tonight. I have been roller setting and will be put it up tonight.

mscoco_37 -- What's going on with the hair? Are you stressed? I broke some strands tonight trying to figure out how to do some other type of updos/protective styles but um, no go, back to bunning.

Jewell, wow glue? for a sew-in? That's the first I've ever heard of that. To be honest, I would get a boot leg sew-in, done by my sister in law...so she'll use all thread, no glue. I have a cousin who is a trained stylist who is a potential candidate for doing my hair also but uses thread and no glue. Thanks for the heads up.

SoFlyy, thanks for the reinforcement. I swear, my family acts like a sew-in is the kiss of death. Most of them don't understand why I'm interested because I have a head full of hair. Matter of fact, it's my mom who is mostly over the top. She's managed to damage her hair over the years through random styles so she's over protective over my few strands. How long do you keep your sew-in in? What type of hair do you use? I want my sew-in to look neat, professional but without breaking the bank. I bought a phony pony and tried it on tonight and my, it sure does look PHONY.

Ladies, how do you blend a phony pony with your hair? In the store, the pony matched my hair color, now that I'm home and have additional product in my hair, my hair looks a shiny and darker than the pony. Suggestions? Perhaps the hair colors will match better after a fresh poo. *shrug*

divachyk, just pure bordem and laziness. I really do need to snap out of it fast. We have a client party tomorrow night that I really don't want to go to...so, I think I will attempt to do a rollerset. We'll see how that goes.

My past rollersets have been bad, bad, bad...

Thanks for my call MsCoco --- Thinks I might have to find me a new Patner for all my challenges (other than HYH that is my NIKKI patner)

Anyone looking for a WL Patner LOL My PARTNER is a neglector! ^^^ No Names (ms.coco37 or should I say Ms_CoCo37) No names though.
Check out my BKT and Length Check

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/ha...ussion/506461-my-bkt-me-early-reveal-too.html

JJamiah, I posted in your thread. Your hair is amazingly gorgeous. How long have you been hiding? Just when I think my looks aite....you and some other chickadee comes along and reveal and make me wanna tuck my tail and run back on the porch. Clearly, I can't hang with you big dogs!

Ms_CoCo37, I'm in a physical fitness slump. Next semester I will revise my work schedules to accomodate for some free time. Right now I go to job #1, then to job #2 to teach college kiddos. (side note: I guess I could hop on the treadmill for a few if I just get my butt off of LHCF....I'm ashamed to say, I have one at home). My hair is in a growth slump and my recent setback didn't help.

divachyk said:

JJamiah, I posted in your thread. Your hair is amazingly gorgeous. How long have you been hiding? Just when I think my looks aite....you and some other chickadee comes along and reveal and make me wanna tuck my tail and run back on the porch. Clearly, I can't hang with you big dogs!

Ms_CoCo37, I'm in a physical fitness slump. Next semester I will revise my work schedules to accomodate for some free time. Right now I go to job #1, then to job #2 to teach college kiddos. (side note: I guess I could hop on the treadmill for a few if I just get my butt off of LHCF....I'm ashamed to say, I have one at home). My hair is in a growth slump and my recent setback didn't help.

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@ divachyk have you seen your avy, your not working with nothing there all that beautiful hair. Please!!!!! I have always really been a person to either flip my hair up in a jaw clip/ doobie keep it in a wrap, or phony pony. I just recently a year ago got into wigs and lace fronts and I love it. So this is how I have been wearing my hair. My next reveal will be in 2011 JUNE and I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!

I've PS'd my way to SL....APL here I come!

JJamiah --- lol, okay, you got me, but your hair is still simply gawjus! OT: Did you buy that shirt from Aeorpostale? If so, I have the same shirt! Too funny.

NikkiQ--- you better work it giryul...I see you...keep it growing!

JJamiah or NikkiQ and any other experts willing to chime -- can you please help me with this scenario I posted yesterday --
Ladies, how do you blend a phony pony with your hair? In the store, the pony matched my hair color, now that I'm home and have additional product in my hair, my hair looks shiny and darker than the pony. Suggestions? Perhaps the hair colors will match better after a fresh poo. *shrug*

^^^what kind of products are you using to slick down your hair into the pony?

Yeah, I'm no help on the phony pony...

NikkiQ, I don't use anything particular to slick it down. The shine/sheen is just from product buildup of moisturizing/sealing daily with scurl/extra virgin coconut oil or occassionaly sealing with some wheat germ oil. I don't use hair gels at all. Tonight I cowashed because I was sick of looking like a BP oil spill so I will compare the look of my hair to the look of the pony to see if that brings the colors any closer but I'm still open for suggestions.

Janet', gorgeous bun you posted in the Tired of Bunning thread! You're very pretty.

^^^well my situation is a bit different than your's. to get my NG to slick down(and there's a lot of it), I use Fantasia IC gel the night before and use the scarf method. by the time morning rolls around, everything is slicked down and in order and the shine has worn off. I would say after you dry, try to slick it down with maybe a leave-in conditioner to minimize the shine. I don't think you need as much gel as I do

Hey all,
Couldn't get the braids since I was at a wedding most of Saturday. Wore a bun (4 mths of NG and all). It only started getting cold yesterday so I am wigging it to the end.

divachyk said:

JJamiah --- lol, okay, you got me, but your hair is still simply gawjus! OT: Did you buy that shirt from Aeorpostale? If so, I have the same shirt! Too funny.

NikkiQ--- you better work it giryul...I see you...keep it growing!

JJamiah or NikkiQ and any other experts willing to chime -- can you please help me with this scenario I posted yesterday --
Ladies, how do you blend a phony pony with your hair? In the store, the pony matched my hair color, now that I'm home and have additional product in my hair, my hair looks shiny and darker than the pony. Suggestions? Perhaps the hair colors will match better after a fresh poo. *shrug*

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LOL No that is Old Navy, LOL.
WOW, Try a fresh poo,, if that doesn't work we need a darker color pony; ask the people can you look at the colors outside, because last time you bought a color that wasn't the right one. If they want the sale, then they will understand.

Ms_CoCo37 said:

@NikkiQ, I would gladly trade this easily tangled mass for your gorgeous cheekbones. This stuff is notorious for breaking combs.

As a matter of fact, I remember seeing some of your pretty little curlies poking out from your weave a few months back. Your texture looked similar to mine.

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Did yours by any chance look like this?? *crosses fingers*

OMG its been ages (stupid exams i need to study for). I'm just checking in and saying i've been bunning like there's no tomorrow! And I have new growth This past year my hair was just getting steadily shorter and i'm just so happy I found this site and all of you women (and couple dudes) to go on this wonderful hair journey with! I'm gonna put up some pics of my new growth sometime to ask what my hair texture is but so far I think its definitely the 4 group. I haven't seen my natural hair in ages and we're just getting acquainted and my bf is having fun playing with my lil curls

HHJ Ladies!

I decided to flatiron my hair today. These are the results (please excuse the face since I just woke up) I decided to flatiron my hair now since I will be weaved up by the end of the month so enjoy. Also this was inspried by the JJamiah thread.

ms.blue is this your official reveal for the end of the year? If so, congrats...your hair looks very healthy!

I'm doing the wash and go ponytail...hiding my kids, my husband, and my hair...counting down these last 8 weeks!

Janet' said:

ms.blue is this your official reveal for the end of the year? If so, congrats...your hair looks very healthy!

I'm doing the wash and go ponytail...hiding my kids, my husband, and my hair...counting down these last 8 weeks!

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I know its early but yea this is the official reveal since I will have a weave during the reveal time. Also thank you for the compliment Janet'.



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JJamiah -- yep, exactly right -- Old Navy. I checked my tags -- hahaha too funny.

I've been in twists for less than a month...i did them myself maybe that's why i'm bored. but I just bought:

Outre: Tammy, Yasmine, Polly
Sensationnel: 7047
It's A Wig: Lea

I'm really stressed out lol, can you tell?

I intend to rock one and change it up on weekends, but these are my styles for the next 6 mos. My edges need a brake from braids/lf and I want to baggy.

Any words of wisdom for maintaining any of these wigs or for making them not look a mess on a short petite person....some look quite big.

I want a new wig and I want it now!!!!!