YvetteWithJoy
On break
@ElevatedEnergy, he is just scrumptious!!!
Hip Tbl & Beyond Challenge 2018
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YvetteWithJoy
On break
Great looks and hair and updates, ladies!
AgeinATL
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His older brothers ADORE him and he ADORES them right back! It took a little adjustment because my youngest is so much younger than my older two, but it didn't take them long to adjust. My youngest fights and wrestles with them as if he is their age.
AgeinATL
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Queen Shea? Girl, what's that??
Your hair looks WL to me, congrats!!!! And I feel you on the shrinkage. Even when I pull my wet hair it isn't a true indication of my actual length. Please be sure to post pictures of your flat iron results!
YvetteWithJoy
On break
Well . . . I guess I can post a Quarter 1 2018 update.
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- Wash and go: Mastered!
I have finally mastered my wash and go!
Kimberly Cherrell's wng technique in her YouTube "How To Reduce Shrinkage Dramatically" . . . along with using CurlyProverbz DIY Ayurvedic Hair Tea under Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Curling Gel . . . is the key to a banging wng for my hair.
I plop and dry my wng overnight, following Mahogany Curls method. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING!!!
- Two-strand twist out: Mastered?
Also, I think I just mastered my two-strand twist out. I chunky retwist and band overnight under my Walgreen's loc sock -looking head covering to preserve and elongate
I use CurlyProverbz DIY Ayurvedic Hair Tea on the entire length, Jakeala Shea Amla Hair Parfait on the last inch of my hair, and then The Mane Choice Tropical Moringa Pearly Braid Out Glaze on the entire length to install 6 twists on each half of my head. I separate each twist once and leave my hair relatively flat. (I don't like big hair. I know. Different. 
)
- Detangling technique
I can skip prepooing and instead pre-detangle, finger detangle, and fully detangle with my KareCo Tangle buster brush . . . all with the 22nd Century Natural Shampoo Bar. This stuff is AH-MAZIIIIIIIIIING! Brush just slid right through. Very, very, very, VERY little hair in the brush. May I never forget all of this.
- Regimen
As of the past week or so, I am now doing and THOROUGHLY enjoying and benefiting from dubaidee4c's super streamlined max hydration method. As far as styling for growth, I think I like wearing my twist out more so than the wash and go! (This surprises me.) The aim is to wash/wet my hair every Monday and Thursday. I have been cleansing and/or DCing with rhassoul clay mixes, and it's been GREAT. I particular love repurposing my Sheaterra Mud Poo and mixing 2 TBS of it with enough coconut milk to get a paste for DCing. It contains henna among other lovely things, and it has my hair feeling amazing.
- Focal products
RoyalHerbalOrganics Fermented Rice Water products (for growth) are on the way for trialing in Quarter 2.
Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Curling Gel (HG!!!!!!!)
22nd Century Natural Shampoo Bar (HG!!!!!!!)
CurlyProverbz Ayurvedic Hair Tea
Rhassoul clay mixes for cleansing and DCing, such as Sheaterra Mud Poo, Naturalicious 5-in-1 cleansing treatment, etc.
The Mane Choice Tropical Moringa Pearly Braid Out Glaze
- Focal tools
KareCo Tangle Buster Brush (from WalMart)
Goody Ouchless Updo Barrettes (for keeping my hair in sections all wash day)
Super tiny/slim red perm rods (for curling the ends of my twists for my twist out)
Invisibobble plastic telephone cord -looking hair tie (for twist bunning, ponytails, etc.)
Elastic ribbon strips (from Hobby Lobby, but other places have them) for banding my wng's and my twists overnight
Thermal microwavable conditioning cap
Microfiber towel with clasp in the back, for plopping (and drying) my wng overnight
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
@ElevatedEnergy He’s so adorable! I just wanna hug him 
@AgeinATL, what is Queen Shea you ask.... sis I'mmma need you to slide on over to the shea butter thread and see the shea unicorns we have and the shea princesses and of course Queen Shea herself miss @Chicoro. Her and the fabulous @ElevatedEnergy keep that thread on point pics and all. I trimmed/cut my damage in January and started whipping shea butter the same month. My ssk's and breakage are virtually non-existent. Shea butter is a game changer for real!!!!!
Thanks sis, I just hope I can get to HL next year.
Taleah2009
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Well . . . I guess I can post a Quarter 1 2018 update.
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- Wash and go: Mastered!
I have finally mastered my wash and go!
Kimberly Cherrell's wng technique in her YouTube "How To Reduce Shrinkage Dramatically" . . . along with using CurlyProverbz DIY Ayurvedic Hair Tea under Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Curling Gel . . . is the key to a banging wng for my hair.
- Two-strand twist out: Mastered?
Also, I think I just mastered my two-strand twist out. I chunky retwist and band overnight under my Walgreen's loc sock -looking head covering to preserve and elongate
I use CurlyProverbz DIY Ayurvedic Hair Tea on the entire length, Jakeala Shea Amla Hair Parfait on the last inch of my hair, and then The Mane Choice Tropical Moringa Pearly Braid Out Glaze on the entire length to install 6 twists on each half of my head. I separate each twist once and leave my hair relatively flat. (I don't like big hair. I know.
- Detangling technique
I can skip prepooing and instead pre-detangle, finger detangle, and fully detangle with my KareCo Tangle buster brush . . . all with the 22nd Century Natural Shampoo Bar. This stuff is AH-MAZIIIIIIIIIING! Brush just slid right through. Very, very, very, VERY little hair in the brush. May I never forget all of this.
- Regimen
As of the past week or so, I am now doing and THOROUGHLY enjoying and benefiting from dubaidee4c's super streamlined max hydration method. As far as styling for growth, I think I like wearing my twist out more so than the wash and go! (This surprises me.) The aim is to wash/wet my hair every Monday and Thursday. I have been cleansing and/or DCing with rhassoul clay mixes, and it's been GREAT. I particular love repurposing my Sheaterra Mud Poo and mixing 2 TBS of it with enough coconut milk to get a paste for DCing. It contains henna among other lovely things, and it has my hair feeling amazing.
- Focal products
RoyalHerbalOrganics Fermented Rice Water products (for growth) are on the way for trialing in Quarter 2.
Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Curling Gel (HG!!!!!!!)
22nd Century Natural Shampoo Bar (HG!!!!!!!)
CurlyProverbz Ayurvedic Hair Tea
Rhassoul clay mixes for cleansing and DCing, such as Sheaterra Mud Poo, Naturalicious 5-in-1 cleansing treatment, etc.
The Mane Choice Tropical Moringa Pearly Braid Out Glaze
- Focal tools
KareCo Tangle Buster Brush (from WalMart)
Goody Ouchless Updo Barrettes (for keeping my hair in sections all wash day)
Super tiny/slim red perm rods (for curling the ends of my twists for my twist out)
Invisibobble plastic telephone cord -looking hair tie (for twist bunning, ponytails, etc.)
Elastic ribbon strips (from Hobby Lobby, but other places have them) for banding my wng's and my twists overnight
Thermal microwavable conditioning cap
Microfiber towel with clasp in the back, for plopping (and drying) my wng overnight
Silly question but how do you plop to dry your hair over nightb
YvetteWithJoy
On break
I don't think it's a silly question. I always thought "plopping" sounded like a repeated action, so I was always really thrown off when people were saying, "Yeah, I plop my hair to dry it." In my mind I saw "plop, plop, plop . . . plop-plop . . . "
But, yeah. It's nothing like that. Here is a video of MahoganyCurls plopping her wet wash and go
ETA:
Here's a demo of overnight plopping.
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AgeinATL
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Girl, let me roll-bounce right on over and see what ya'll talkin bout. Anything that minimizes SSKs will be in my stash REAL soon. Thanks and you WILL reach your goal next year!
NaturalShe94
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My hooded dryer just stopped working out of no where . Like HOWWW?! I need it to DC! I had to use my Moroccan Oil Intense Hydrating Mask in order to DC because that DC seems to have the same affect whether I use it with or without the dryer... but, I cant say the same for my TGIN, SM JBCO, or Curl BB DC. Maybe the DevaCurl but not 100% sure... That hooded dryer wasnt cheap damnit! Not even two years of having it. Sorry guys, just venting.
Taleah2009
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Thank you!! I am going to try this!
Taleah2009
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My hooded dryer just stopped working out of no where . Like HOWWW?! I need it to DC! I had to use my Moroccan Oil Intense Hydrating Mask in order to DC because that DC seems to have the same affect whether I use it with or without the dryer... but, I cant say the same for my TGIN, SM JBCO, or Curl BB DC. Maybe the DevaCurl but not 100% sure... That hooded dryer wasnt cheap damnit! Not even two years of having it. Sorry guys, just venting.
Oh no! Which dryer was it?
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
@ElevatedEnergy He’s so adorable! I just wanna hug him
Thank You! Believe me, he would love a hug so he can grab a handful of your hair and stuff it in his mouth!
He loves to give juicy kisses too so beware!
NaturalShe94
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Gold & Hot Elite Ionic Hooded Dryer... I was pretty bummed out about it because all my styling tools are from them and they've worked wonderful for years.... Not sure why this hooded dryer blew out so quickly.
NaturalShe94
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Speaking of... Btw, @YvetteWithJoy don't you have a soft bonnet dryer attachment??? I remember you posting about having one a while back and I went out and bought one, but it was too hot, and it kept burning my ears when time to DC so I returned it.... How do you use it? I'm convinced I may have been doing something wrong....
YvetteWithJoy
On break
Yes, I have an Andis soft bonnet dryer and then I have a HairFlair attachment that I place on the end of my handheld GVP Pro 1800 blow dryer.
I had your same issue when using the HairFlair with another handheld blow dryer. It was sooooooo hot. Not bearable.
NaturalShe94
Well-Known Member
I'm going to look into ordering this one then.... So is the hair flair attachment making a difference on the super hotness or is it the blowdryer?
YvetteWithJoy
On break
Well, I'm fine to deep condition with the Andis soft bonnet dryer. I just don't put it on hot. I set it to warm and that's good enough for me.
If I could only own one, then I would own the HairFlair. This is because I can't really dry my twist under the Andis soft bonnet dryer without them getting misshapen/shrunken. So, the HairFlair works both for DCing and for drying my twists.
With the HairFlair, it's the DRYER that's making the difference. At first I was using it with another, very similar handheld blow dryer, and absolutely NOTHING I did could get the temperature right. It was either too cold on the one setting . . . or too hot to use on the other setting. It wasn't good enough that it was the HairFlair I was using. It was too hot until I got a blow dryer that worked well with it.
The GVP Pro handheld blow dryer has 3 settings: cool, warm, and hot. I am unable to stand it for very long on the hot setting. But the warm and cool settings work great.
I hope that addressed your question. If not, ask me again.
NaturalShe94
Well-Known Member
Well, I'm fine to deep condition with the Andis soft bonnet dryer. I just don't put it on hot. I set it to warm and that's good enough for me.
If I could only own one, then I would own the HairFlair. This is because I can't really dry my twist under the Andis soft bonnet dryer without them getting misshapen/shrunken. So, the HairFlair works both for DCing and for drying my twists.
With the HairFlair, it's the DRYER that's making the difference. At first I was using it with another, very similar handheld blow dryer, and absolutely NOTHING I did could get the temperature right. It was either too cold on the one setting . . . or too hot to use on the other setting. It wasn't good enough that it was the HairFlair I was using. It was too hot until I got a blow dryer that worked well with it.
The GVP Pro handheld blow dryer has 3 settings: cool, warm, and hot. I am unable to stand it for very long on the hot setting. But the warm and cool settings work great.
I hope that addressed your question. If not, ask me again.
Yep! You most certainly did. Thanks! I saw the hair flair on sallys website for $19.99. I'm going to order it.. I also like that I see a strap that you can tie around your chin so it can stay in place... My soft bonnet kept flying off my head when I would turn the dryer on...
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Been doing my twisted bun or loose bun and it has been lasting from one wash day until the next without me taking it down.
Thanks to Shea butter, the top and my edges always lays flat. If I want it super flat, I sleep in my slap cap.
Thanks to Shea butter, the top and my edges always lays flat. If I want it super flat, I sleep in my slap cap.
snoop
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Just checking in to say that I've got nothing new to add. Still two strand twisting my hair and letting it do it's thing.
@ElevatedEnergy Baby boy is sooo cute!!!
@ElevatedEnergy Baby boy is sooo cute!!!
Has anyone else done the plopping with product as in MahoganyCurl's video above? Whenever I put products before, my hair does not dry at all, not even overnight. But of course if I put products AFTER I plop, the curls are ruined. The curls look great for maybe a maximum of 30 minutes if I don't add products, and then I just look crazy, . It's the reason why I have given up on wash and gos and just do twistouts, but I'm curious how the plopping after/before adding products works for others.
. It's the reason why I have given up on wash and gos and just do twistouts, but I'm curious how the plopping after/before adding products works for others.
SmilingElephant
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Has anyone else done the plopping with product as in MahoganyCurl's video above? Whenever I put products before, my hair does not dry at all, not even overnight. But of course if I put products AFTER I plop, the curls are ruined. The curls look great for maybe a maximum of 30 minutes if I don't add products, and then I just look crazy,
I used to do plopping YEARS ago...I never saw that much of a difference in my hair. It's mainly used to give more volume...but once my hair dries, it's naturally voluminous...so I gave up on it...I just wrap my hair up in a t-shirt like a turban and keep it movin
SmilingElephant
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ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Thank you @snoop
SIS!
I'm being lazy for copying and pasting this
but I was just having a convo with another lhcf member over on Insta. 
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