Salon results at home

[AceH]

<font color="blue"> Ladies, I'm feeling down &amp; out today. Just need a little sympathy, empathy and advice. Here's the situation: I wear my hair in a bun 99.99999% of the time. Well, I decided I wanted to wear my hair straight today, so last night, I washed, deep conditioned, blow dryed, and flat ironed my hair (with a ceramic iron). My hair turned out like HOT GARBAGE. Seriously. My ends would not curl (trim needed maybe? wrong products, etc.) Anywho, my twin flatironed my hair a few weeks ago following my touch up, and it was bangin'! I'm just a little discouraged and irritated today. I even went to the bathroom shortly after I arrived at work this morn. to put my hair back in the bun. I'm so sick of this bun, but I'm getting results. Thanks for listening. </font>

 

[KAddy]

I'm sorry you didn't get the results you wanted. I think hair is just temperamental. There are times I can do my hair and people will think I went to the salon and then there are times when I do my hair and people probably think Why didn't she go to the salon. I say try it again, but next time roller set your hair and run over it with the flat iron to take out some of the curl.

 

[PrettyBrownEyes]

Don't give up! Maybe like you mentioned you used the wrong products. The steps you took sound right though so all I can think of is maybe the products were to blame.

What did your twin (SweetPea right?) do differently when she did your hair?

 

[AceH]

<font color="blue"> Thanks ladies. Yeah SweetPea is my twin, and I know she did the flat iron a lot slower than I did. I also think she didn't use as much leave-in conditioner as I did last night...</font>

 

[itismehmmkay]

Yeah, I agree with Kaddy........try a roller set! Then wrap your hair at night to get it straight! I don't know anyone who can do a good blow-dry by themselves. /images/graemlins/nono.gif

 

[AceH]

<font color="blue"> Thanks ladies /images/graemlins/smirk.gif Practice makes perfect... </font>

 

[Lindy]

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Yeah, I agree with Kaddy........try a roller set!

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I agree that you can't go wrong with a rollerset!! /images/graemlins/up.gif Many times after I've done mine, it comes out so bouncy and light that people think I've been to the salon!! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[PrettyBrownEyes]

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Yeah, I agree with Kaddy........try a roller set! Then wrap your hair at night to get it straight! I don't know anyone who can do a good blow-dry by themselves. /images/graemlins/nono.gif

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I must be the minority. I can and do a roller-set on my hair most of the time because its healthy. However, my blow-dry and flat iron results at home are about a 9 on a scale to 1 to 10.

Practice does help! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[kitchen_tician]

I'm not that great with flat ironing either. I end up with a "crick" on the ends of my hair. I have to re-run the iron back over the section to take the "crick" out.

crick=bend

 

[RushGirl]

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Yeah, I agree with Kaddy........try a roller set! Then wrap your hair at night to get it straight! I don't know anyone who can do a good blow-dry by themselves. /images/graemlins/nono.gif

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Before I was transitioning..I could blow dry my hair just as good as in the salon.. but I had a blowdryer just like the ones they had in the salon..and my hair isn't thick.. that might make a difference..