TWA Support Thread

guyaneseyankee

Well-Known Member
Looking back at my pic from September to now, December; my hair has definitely grown.

When are we no longer in the TWA phase? If I stretch my hair, I wanna claim SL; but if my hair is nicely moisturized it shrinks up and it's a TWA.
Looking back at other times I was natural, I never got hangtime anyway. It will always be a massive bush
 

faithVA

Well-Known Member
Looking back at my pic from September to now, December; my hair has definitely grown.

When are we no longer in the TWA phase? If I stretch my hair, I wanna claim SL; but if my hair is nicely moisturized it shrinks up and it's a TWA.
Looking back at other times I was natural, I never got hangtime anyway. It will always be a massive bush
You measure your stretched hair for length goals. Depending on your curl type you can be WL but still have your hair shrink to a twa.
 

RossBoss

Well-Known Member
No I am serious. I am guessing you haven't seen the pictures of half the hair straight and WL and the other half shrunken down. There is a shrinkage thread around here somewhere.

Am I misunderstanding something?

No I haven't seen that. I just didn't know that this was possible, lol.
 

Guinan

Re-Branding
I didn't spend time making sure they were WL but They are between BSL and WL. You get the idea.

https://goo.gl/images/gBdDaJ

https://goo.gl/images/aSxNgS
https://goo.gl/images/vq24Ky
https://goo.gl/images/fXCRe6

Wow, that's a lot of shrinkage.

 

RossBoss

Well-Known Member
I didn't spend time making sure they were WL but They are between BSL and WL. You get the idea.

https://goo.gl/images/gBdDaJ

https://goo.gl/images/aSxNgS
https://goo.gl/images/vq24Ky
https://goo.gl/images/fXCRe6

Thanks. I have seen these types of pics on google images but I find that many of them are shopped(not saying that these are). I big chopped over the summer so the shrinkage is irritating me but once I get to chin length unstretched then I won't care about it. I'm missing my hair framing my face, lol.
 

faithVA

Well-Known Member
Thanks. I have seen these types of pics on google images but I find that many of them are shopped(not saying that these are). I big chopped over the summer so the shrinkage is irritating me but once I get to chin length unstretched then I won't care about it. I'm missing my hair framing my face, lol.
There are pictures from ladies on here with similar shrinkage but i dont have the patience to look for those with the search feature on this site being less than helpful. I also follow 1 or 2 ytbers with similar shrinkage.

It is possible that my shrinkage will be that way but I'm a long ways off from WL and I don' let my hair shrink up like that.

Anyway your curl is loser so you won' have that amount of shrinkage but I wouldn't use a shrunken state to measure hairs progress.
 

sky035

Formerly Lisaaa Bonet
I am rocking a TWA. When my hair is long I feel so confident :evilbanana:but at this stage, not so much. Looking for some support. My hair is too short for a pony/puff, but too long to be cute . I’ve been so tempted to relax. I need some ideas please. How do you manage hr awkward stage?
 

Guinan

Re-Branding
I am rocking a TWA. When my hair is long I feel so confident :evilbanana:but at this stage, not so much. Looking for some support. My hair is too short for a pony/puff, but too long to be cute . I’ve been so tempted to relax. I need some ideas please. How do you manage hr awkward stage?

I've been managing by wearing braids and wigs. Every 2-3 months I plan on getting my hair rebraided, with a 1-2wk break in between. I currently have micros.

This will be my next style. I'm deciding between these two.
 

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sky035

Formerly Lisaaa Bonet
I've been managing by wearing braids and wigs. Every 2-3 months I plan on getting my hair rebraided, with a 1-2wk break in between. I currently have micros.

This will be my next style. I'm deciding between these two.

Wow! You stare stunning in those broads. Gorgeous!
 

Evolving78

Well-Known Member
I have a low fade and don’t plan on growing my hair out. I may just grow out the top a little bit. Faded and tapered cuts are the way to go for me right now.
 

Maracujá

November 2020 --> 14 years natural!!!
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It looks like I have a TWA on this picture, so what say you ladies: should I go for it? Honesty and tips will be greatly appreciated. TIA.
 

ItsMeLilLucky

Aka Giveme D’Monee
I guess I’m back here too. I have a very teeny weeny afro since I’m still growing out my fade. Life with hair this short is smooth, but it’s pretty boring lol. I need enough to put in some puff balls :lachen:
 

Evolving78

Well-Known Member
I’m still short! Not growing my hair out any time soon. I go between 1/4-1/2 of hair, or a low fade. I colored my hair black. I’m due for a haircut now, but waiting for my lining in the front to grow back.
 

RossBoss

Well-Known Member
I've come so far since I last posted in this thread. I don't have a twa anymore and my hair is hanging nicely. I will never do another twa if I can help it. I couldn't deal with the extreme drynesss and it just didn't fit my face. So glad that phase is over for me.
 

ItsMeLilLucky

Aka Giveme D’Monee
What styling products are you using for wash n go’s?
I’m not sure who this question is for, but I literally only use 3 things since my hair is still relatively short. Warm water, Curls Blueberry leave in/APB Cupachu leave in, and Haitian/Jamaican Black Castor Oil.
 
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