Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I need to show my hair some love today. I think I will moisturize with Garnier sleek and shine cream and seal with Con argan oil.
I Agree with you.I think I figured out a solution. I'm going to Masturcuts on Sunday to get my hair flatironed for picture day with my boyfriend (Dominican Salon is closed on Sunday). It never fails with them whipping out their scissors because my hair looks uneven when it's straight. It's just the way it always grows. The crown and nape grow slower or different or whatever the case is. No matter how many times I cut it to even it, it always ends up the same. So I'll just let Mastercuts know that I'm growing my hair out and I'm in a length challenge to just curl the ends under the way I do at home. I already gave my hair a dusting so there is no need to get it cut. I really don't want to go from APL back to SL. So I made up my mind. Thank you to LHCF because without you all, I'd be the victim of the vicious hair cycle insanity, lol.
What will you do as a protective style instead? I'm nosy.My scalp is sore from wearing my wig today. Massaging it is helping a bit... Tomorrow I am going to loosen the straps. In a few days I won't have to worry about tight wigs anymore. I'm going on a personal no wig challenge until March
Cool beans! I can't wait to read how you keep your hair straight throughout the week.I'll just be wearing it straight. I work in a restaurant so I wear buns to work.
Very pretty!I straightened my hair Wednesday night with one pass on 300 degrees. It still has a lot of texture and I like it.
Thank you. I clicked attach file and then I picked a photo. It kept loading so I switched from Chrome to Browser and the pic was there.Very pretty!
How did you attach your photo? I can't figure out how.
Okay thanks. Maybe I will try a different browser. I didn't see an attach buttonThank you. I clicked attach file and then I picked a photo. It kept loading so I switched from Chrome to Browser and the pic was there.
She's cute.. I like it.. hmmmmmmmmI'm excited about straightening my hair next month. I'm finally at a length where I can wear my hair out more. Next year I will try to wear my hair 80% of the time. I will still wear wigs occasionally for color and shorter styles. I'm eyeing this lob wig right now...
https://www.hairsisters.com/product/MODEL-MODEL-SYNTHETIC-HAIR-DEEP-INVISIBLE-LPART-WIG-JINA/20185
Current Length: APL
Ultimate Goal: HL
Regimen:
Nightly = LCO and use butter/pomade on ends, baggy & massage scalp. NOTE: A protein spritz is used for the "L" on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays and moisture spritz is used on the other days.
Tuesdays = Wet plaits & pre-poo with cowash conditioner under heat cap for 30 minutes; wash scalp & plaits while rinsing out cowash conditioner; add in moisturizing conditioner and rinse out 80% of it with cold water; dry in turbie 30 minutes & air dry 1 hour; LCO and use butter/pomade on ends, baggy & massage scalp.
Biweekly Non-Shampoo Saturdays = On Friday night, take plaits out; spritz hair with AVJ/water/Infusium 23/ginger oil mix & re-plait; baggy overnight. On Saturday morning, take out plaits & apply DC relaxer style & sit under heat cap for 1 hour; cowash scalp & hair; add in moisturizing conditioner and rinse out 80% of it with cold water; dry in turbie 30 minutes & air dry 1 hour; LCO and use butter/pomade on ends, plait hair & let it air dry; spritz (if hair has dried), baggy and massage scalp at bedtime.
Biweekly Shampoo Saturdays = On Friday night, take plaits out; spritz hair with AVJ/water/Infusium 23/ginger oil mix, apply oil & re-plait; baggy overnight. On Saturday morning, take out plaits & apply DC relaxer style & sit under heat cap for 1 hour; shampoo scalp & cowash hair; apply reconstructor & shave; add ACV rinse & shower; add in moisturizing conditioner and rinse out 80% of it with cold water; dry in turbie 30 minutes & air dry 1 hour; LCO and use butter/pomade on ends, plait hair & let it air dry; spritz (if hair has dried), baggy & massage scalp at bedtime.
How many inches do you have to go to get to WL: 6.5
Natural/Relaxed/Other: Natural
Tips/Tricks: 100% protective styling
Issues or difficulties you're having/Things you're tweaking to grow or retain more: Trying to learn when my hair needs dusting/trimming.
Starting Pic: Will post at the end of December.