kristina
New Member
Hi ladies,
I decided to attempt shingling today since my baby twists were looking sad. I tried to follow the directions on the curve-salon site but I don't think I made small enough sections. Also I didn't blowdry to stretch out the curl-I'm going to try that tomorrow and will update if the results are any better. My thoughts on the product- it smells good but the smell is really overpowering which I don't like too much. I put a lot of the curl pudding on my hair and looking at the results I think I should have put on more. I lost a bit of hair sectioning and smoothing/combing with the rat tail comb. The product does give curl definition but all the product makes the hair feel a bit tacky- not as bad as gel but still it feels different. And there is definately a little bit of crunch- though my hair doesn't feel hard. Anyways, the pictures are in my album- let me know what you think. My mom says I look different and my dad says I look very berkeley. I like the look sort of but it wasn't the look I had in mind. My problem isn't the curl definition- I think it looks okay even though it's uneven. It's just that my hair is really big and I'm not into hair this big- I'm sure I'll get some funny looks until I get back to SF. The look is more curly fro funky- I think I'm channeling yaya. lol. I might use the product again since it's so darn expensive but I'm definately not digging the whole shingling thing. It requires a lot of manipulation and product and I bet I would have had a nicer look with a twist set.
So natural 3c/4a considering buying this product, I'd caution buying it with the expectation of having work-ready curls. If anyone has in recommendations on how to stretch the hair out more and reduce the shrinkage, please let me know.
I decided to attempt shingling today since my baby twists were looking sad. I tried to follow the directions on the curve-salon site but I don't think I made small enough sections. Also I didn't blowdry to stretch out the curl-I'm going to try that tomorrow and will update if the results are any better. My thoughts on the product- it smells good but the smell is really overpowering which I don't like too much. I put a lot of the curl pudding on my hair and looking at the results I think I should have put on more. I lost a bit of hair sectioning and smoothing/combing with the rat tail comb. The product does give curl definition but all the product makes the hair feel a bit tacky- not as bad as gel but still it feels different. And there is definately a little bit of crunch- though my hair doesn't feel hard. Anyways, the pictures are in my album- let me know what you think. My mom says I look different and my dad says I look very berkeley. I like the look sort of but it wasn't the look I had in mind. My problem isn't the curl definition- I think it looks okay even though it's uneven. It's just that my hair is really big and I'm not into hair this big- I'm sure I'll get some funny looks until I get back to SF. The look is more curly fro funky- I think I'm channeling yaya. lol. I might use the product again since it's so darn expensive but I'm definately not digging the whole shingling thing. It requires a lot of manipulation and product and I bet I would have had a nicer look with a twist set.
So natural 3c/4a considering buying this product, I'd caution buying it with the expectation of having work-ready curls. If anyone has in recommendations on how to stretch the hair out more and reduce the shrinkage, please let me know.