jennifer30
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I am still longing for beautiful apl hair
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lamaria211
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so I am sl. but not ready to join the apl challenge if there is one cause I didn't see it.
currently my regimen is DCing x2 a week. one poo wash and one cowash. moisturizing daily and scalp massages x4 a week with a blended oil mix.
Evolving78
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Give it time! It will take me two years to reach APL if I don't do anything drastic. Just learn your hair, keep your products simple, and enjoy the process.I am still longing for beautiful apl hair
Evolving78
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I see a difference! Start wearing it curly. Like just put some flexi Rods to give you some soft curls. No wet set.
jennifer30
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I know. I don't know what I would do without you guys...you are all so insightful and I just know nothing about hair. Thanks for all the advice and tips
Evolving78
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Anytime! Lol I still trying to figure out what to do with my hair! I'm going to wash it, but I don't have a clue on what to do next. It's gonna be extremely hot again soon.
jennifer30
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Well at least u have something to work with..lol
I never thought of this. Usually if I put flexis in I comes out the same way as if I wet set it. But I think I know what to so this time. Right now my hair is in 2 braids. I'm going to take them out and put in only a few flexi rods and see what it gets me. I won't roll them too tight either because I'm going for a soft curl like you said. Fingers crossed.
Evolving78
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But you know my hair was as short as yours last year. It would be longer if I would have stopped at the first haircut. But I enjoyed that cut! I played with color, and had it cut into a style! So I didn't really think about my hair until I started growing it out again.
jennifer30
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How many inches do you have now?
Evolving78
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Since I trimmed my hair, im down to 3 inches in the front, and 2 or so inches in the back. It was 4 and 3. And I stopped getting my hair cut last November.
Evolving78
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I need to straighten. Too hot though. If not, I need to detangle my hair daily in the shower.
Why do you need to straighten? To keep your hair detangled?
Evolving78
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Yep! I'm not in the mood for twists and coils. I finally got that dove conditioner to act right for my hair. I rinsed my hair, applied, detangled with my jumbo magic rake comb, styled it a little, and that's it. I'm just not feeling the in between stage, and it's gonna take 2 years to get out of it. Meaning being able to wear a bun, or a ponytail.
I'm feeling the opposite lately. I was just thinking about it this morning on the train. I may "accidentally" transition out of my heat trained hair. The only reason I started straightening was because I was style challenged and thought styling would be easier on straight hair. Plus the front of my hair loses the curl pattern as it gets longer. Funny that I learned styles to hide damage and problem spots when if I had learned how to do my hair to begin with I would have never had any problems.
Evolving78
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If you do two strand twists, just rod the ends in the front to curl them. Just wash your hair and don't blow dry it! That's how the accident will happen.
I may get some goody bands and more Aloe gel.
Yup. I'm planning on doing bantu knots since I really liked the way they came out last time with my flexi rod set. So many different ways to keep my hair cute. Now if only my edges and nape will act right and let me be great.
What kind of aloe gel do you use. I love fruit of the earth. That gel right there is just
Evolving78
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That's the gel. It doesn't give me a lot of hold, but it will not dry my hair completely out. Ecostyler will give me better results though.Yup. I'm planning on doing bantu knots since I really liked the way they came out last time with my flexi rod set. So many different ways to keep my hair cute. Now if only my edges and nape will act right and let me be great.
What kind of aloe gel do you use. I love fruit of the earth. That gel right there is just
Evolving78
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I pulled my hair up in a puff, so I could have a neat, clean style. Well now I feel cute again, but I can't sleep like this. I like my edges! Lol
jennifer30
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Wow. I wish I could wear a puff now. This is going to be a long time
lolEvolving78
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Enjoy your hair now! The in between stage is something else and you are there for a long time.Wow. I wish I could wear a puff now. This is going to be a long time
WeirdoBeauty
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I think flat twist outs are now my go-to style. 
They are so easy and quick to do. When i did my hair yesterday it only took me an hour to put my twist in. Which is amazing for me because my regular twist outs will take me about 3 1/2 hrs to put in and my braidouts take anywhere from 1 and 15 mins to almost 2 hrs depending on how fast im going and if my hair is being super tangly. The time is mainly because my hair is super thick and I prefer smaller tighter curls so I dont have to do my hair as often.
They are so easy and quick to do. When i did my hair yesterday it only took me an hour to put my twist in. Which is amazing for me because my regular twist outs will take me about 3 1/2 hrs to put in and my braidouts take anywhere from 1 and 15 mins to almost 2 hrs depending on how fast im going and if my hair is being super tangly. The time is mainly because my hair is super thick and I prefer smaller tighter curls so I dont have to do my hair as often.
faithVA
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Yes it is a long time. :Yep:
faithVA
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Will you take a pic of the bantu knots? Are you doing them on stretched hair? What products are you using?
I'm not supposed to do my hair again until tomorrow but I have a memorial service to attend so I'm doing them today. I will take a pic of the knots when I'm done and then when I unravel and then when I separate. It's good for me to see them too because if I ever mess up I can back to them.
On Wednesday I used Shea moisture curl and style milk and a little bit of eco styler for hold. The last time when I did the knots on the side and flexis down the middle I added a serum in between the curl and style milk and gel and I think I used aloe vera gel but I was dentangling with a comb so I needed more slip. I'll come back with pics in a few hours.
Pics of the Bantu knot out. They didn't dry all the way that's why the last pic is a little frizzy. But generally they dry really fast. I did this on the old Bantu knot set and I only finger detangled a little bit when I applied product.
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jennifer30
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That made my stomach hurt ....lol
Evolving78
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The Dove shampoo and conditioner seems to be working better for me now. I have been wearing a puff these last few days. I'm so lazy. I know I'm gonna pay for it..
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