Are you transitioning shortdub78?
Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread
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Evolving78
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yes to texlax. i can't do the bone straight stuff anymore. if i go back to natural, i will loc it up. i loved my loc'ed hair vs loose.
PlainJane
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Congrats! Anything significant about waiting 5 more months?
lamaria211
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That's my problem as well. The more I cut the easier it gets. I might be BCing sooner than I thought
Coilystep
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lamaria211 and shortdub78 I chopped at 14 months it was very spur of the moment. I couldn't be more happier. I had started to cut random areas of my hair because I wanted to see what it looked like. I never had a set time line of how long I wanted to transition I was thinking of possibly two years. I was afraid it would be too short if I cut too soon. I ended up with I think at. least 6 inches of hair in the back and it a may be a little shorter in the front. I had It cut professionally some areas like the front had 3inches of permed ends while in the back I had like 1-2 inches of permed ends. In the long run for me I just did not feel the added length of the permed ends were a benefit. I was not able to wear my hair down so what good was the length doing me. Several people have commented that my hair is already. I can tell its growing.
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GettingKinky
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I'm 16 weeks post today. This is my normal touchup time. But I've stretched 18 or 19 weeks before though so this isn't quite uncharted territory.
I'm getting color and flat iron today. Maybe a 1 inch trim, my ends are super tangly.
I'm getting color and flat iron today. Maybe a 1 inch trim, my ends are super tangly.
sweetpea7
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I'm in my senior yr of undergrad and in exactly 5 months I'll be on spring break so I said what the heck, ill have a week to adjust to short hair
Pics of my curl pattern from today. I can't wait to do the hmm I have so much frizz
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GettingKinky
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I think I'm going to transition for 2.5 years. I survived for that long transitioning to texlax so I think I can make it that long again. So hopefully in Dec 2016 I'll have fully natural MBL hair
KiWiStyle
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shortdub78 girl please don't get discouraged. Do you finger detangle prior to wash day? I have extremely fine and kinky hair and I'm learning to put the comb down and FD more often on and use a comb only once per week during my main wash day. I have found that sectioning my hair in 3-4 sections and using my oil mix and FD helps a lot. My hair, especially the back of my head cannot go a whole week without getting tangled. I take my time and then CW and restyle all with my hands.
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KiWiStyle
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I cut about 4" off the day I decided to transition. My ends are smooth and tangle free, getting rid of those bone straight ends really is helping me while I figure this all out and not lose my mind. The front and middle of my hair is so very healthy while the back is a mess.
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H0tPinkButtafly
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I'm 11 months post today. I'm thinking about texlaxing tho.
Evolving78
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yes, i finger detangle with oil on wash day. my issue was the color i used. it was a box color and it caused a reaction. my hair broke off in crown area and i believe i got a tiny bald spot. not using the comb caused me a major setback when i was shedding like a dog! but i totally agree with finger detangling first! plus, mane and tail is the truth! i can detangle with no problems using that! that conditioner really gave me life! i'm totally switching to dominican products. i bought some more stuff for myself and my dd. i can't wait to do her hair tonight! hopefully if can, i will take some pics of her hair. ii'm rocking my wig right now. i wear a satin wave cap under it.
i think somebody decided to hit up the beauty supply store i went to, since the silicon mix is completely gone now...that was just a couple of days ago... who did it?
Evolving78
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GettingKinky
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Why are you thinking about texlaxing? I'm constantly questioning going natural and wondering if I should just keep texlaxing.
KiWiStyle
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yes, i finger detangle with oil on wash day. my issue was the color i used. it was a box color and it caused a reaction. my hair broke off in crown area and i believe i got a tiny bald spot. not using the comb caused me a major setback when i was shedding like a dog! but i totally agree with finger detangling first! plus, mane and tail is the truth! i can detangle with no problems using that! that conditioner really gave me life! i'm totally switching to dominican products. i bought some more stuff for myself and my dd. i can't wait to do her hair tonight! hopefully if can, i will take some pics of her hair. ii'm rocking my wig right now. i wear a satin wave cap under it.
i think somebody decided to hit up the beauty supply store i went to, since the silicon mix is completely gone now...that was just a couple of days ago... who did it?
shortdub78 I need to get some of that m&t conditioner, I've read great reviews on it! What beauty supply do you get the silicon mix at? When its back in stock can you please let me know?
I experienced a set back too which is why I decided to transition. I cut several inches off early this year or late last year because I had breakage in the back center of my head. Thought I was back on track and then saw that it had gotten worse over time. My stylist didn't tell me I had a 3" section of hair only 3-4" long. I'm so tired of stylist and I refuse to relax it myself.
I'm looking forward to seeing pics of your daughter's hair!
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Evolving78
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they had a big tub of it for $22. All of the smaller jars were gone. I will let u know. I will check another store and see if they carry it. That conditioner gave me the best slip ever!i had a hairgasm. That's what my issue is too and I'm going to do the same thing.
Evolving78
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I need to learn how to post pics
Me either. If I complete this transition my hair is going to be straight or in a bun. I've never seen a natural hairstyle that I would wear. Cute on other people? Absolutely. Me? No.
H0tPinkButtafly
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Because I was natural before for a year and I always kept my hair in a bun or some kind of protective style or flat ironed. I didn't do wash and goes and other styles until after I texlaxed. I tried them by they never looked how I wanted them to until I texlax. I like my natural hair... but the again I like my texlax. I want to be able to enjoy my hair and length. idk I'll see
H0tPinkButtafly
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This is how I feel also. Similar to what I said in my last post
KiWiStyle
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baddison
natural for good
15 months post!
congratulations!!! I'm right behind you at 10 months post!! Learning every day to simply love the grass that grows outta my head!!
Britt
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I felt the same exact way when I decided to go natural, and I still do
. I just got my hair flat ironed on Sat and I'm glad I went natural. I actually prefer how my hair looks on me when it's bigger and curly. I think I look better with my natural hair. You don't know how you'll look when you style your natural hair, you just might like it. You never know.
MileHighDiva
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I need a tutorial on how you styled the front! STAT! It looks nice! Are the flat twists your hair or "Tammy"? EnExitStageLeft
EnExitStageLeft
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MileHighDiva
I used this tutorial as my guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIDbU1WjR-M
But I made my parting a bit more diagonal to hide the band of the half wig in the front.
And thanks girl
!
I used this tutorial as my guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIDbU1WjR-M
But I made my parting a bit more diagonal to hide the band of the half wig in the front.
And thanks girl
!
divachyk
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EnExitStageLeft, I never could get my hair to do quite like yours and the tutorial. The band of the wig was showing and the tail of my twists were noticeably different (straighter) than the wig's texture (wavy).
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