Shingling In 2008 Vs 2018
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Alma Petra
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Can you show us?
Napp
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I updated the first post
Alma Petra
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Very interesting! She used two different techniques. Combing with a rat tail comb for the back of her head, and smoothing between 2 fingers for the other parts. Which of these is the shingling?
But like @Coilystep these methods would not work for my naturally rough, dry and frizzy hair. The lady in the video has very silky hair which means that it's much easier to define. This explains how combing with a rat tail comb can possibly define her curls. Personally it would turn my hair into an uncurlable frizz for at least the next 3 wash days.
But like @Coilystep these methods would not work for my naturally rough, dry and frizzy hair. The lady in the video has very silky hair which means that it's much easier to define. This explains how combing with a rat tail comb can possibly define her curls. Personally it would turn my hair into an uncurlable frizz for at least the next 3 wash days.
Napp
Ms. Nobody
I used to do this all the time! It was the only way my hair would look decent when I wasn't in twists. My hair is not silky or loose at all! I even showed how I did it on my fotki. The end result was glorious! I just didn't do the blow dryer part.
Its both the combing and smoothing that makes the shingles like a roof, hence the name.
Alma Petra
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Sorry I don't know what your hair is like. I just made the association by looking at how silky her hair is. I think it's just a quality of the hair, per se that makes it super easy to clump and define by just a passage of the comb through. For my hair even passing a denman or a wide tooth comb through would break the clumps, undefine the curls, and turn my hair into a frizzy mess for quite a while. But then my hair is naturally dry and frizzy and very difficult to coax into clumping in the first place.
I think that different methods work for different types of hair. It obviously works for her, so it's definitely a valuable method. And it works for you too. It's great that she chose to share it with the world.
Napp
Ms. Nobody
Lol I think there is a misunderstanding here. I just didnt want the technique to be ignored because her texture is silky so I mentioned myself. This was so popular at one time so I'm surprised no one remembers .
Alma Petra
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OMG I hope I did not come across as angry. I'm just jealous that my hair does not get defined with a comb. That's all. Don't mind me lol.
charmtreese
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I didn't watch the videos...but didn't they use to shingle with a denman brush back in the day?
I remember the first method way back when I first joined the hair boards. People were using a Denman around that time and I wasn't natural so I hadn't tried it. By the time I went natural people were doing the updated shingling method from the 2nd video (calling it a wash n go mind you) and I was like that is just way too long and I'm not doing that. So I did try the first method using the Denman and I liked it. Then I went to a stylist who just raked the product through my hair in sections and I decided that was best (and easiest!) for me. I adopted the Anthony Dickey method for wash n go looks and never looked back at these routines.
whiteoleander91
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Yes I remember and used to do it the “old school “ way after I BC’d. Nowadays shingling just means applying product in sections rather than the very specific way of using a comb with thin “sheets” of hair. My results were great, it helped with frizz and made the hair very smooth. My curls were super juicy and plump with the older method.
Nightingale
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The old shingling method gave me curly ends and super frizzy roots. And the rat tail comb? Nope. Not for my thick strands.
krissyhair
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I think the 08 shigling method was perfect for her hair length. The result was so nice.
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