ajoyfuljoy
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wow this is just an amazing thread. It should be a sticky!
wow this is just an amazing thread. It should be a sticky!
I agree
How long does it take you guys to shingle your hair?
Excuse my room.... I am half done cleaning it!!! ETA PLEASE excuse my parents' cat, she's always licking...
PRE-SHINGLE
WET DONE SHINGLING (you can see my tail lol)
You can see the difference in my natural waves/curls in the front and where I texlaxed and lost the texture... no more texturizers for me, why didn't I practice this before?!
I agree
How long does it take you guys to shingle your hair?
I hate the fact that my natural hair needs a ton of gel to get really good curl definition. In fact, I am just about ready to give up curl defining my natural hair.:rolleyes: I got really god definition with short hair, but now my hair looks like a mullet if I try to define it.
Edi~ How did your hair feel after shingling? Was it hard or soft to touch? And, could this work for maybe a week, and still look nice?
Thanks and great job!
Forgot to post my pics here.
I'm a natural 4a. The only thing I used to shingle was Fantasia IC gel, and my fingers. After cowashing with HE Hello Hydration and completely rinsing out the conditioner, I started to section my hair in 1" sections and apply the gel from root to tip. It only took me 20 minutes. I wore it for 2 days. I could have worn it longer, but I decided to go back to my trusty bun.
Before shingling -- just wet hair no products
After shingling --
Back
Right
Next day (I separated the curls some more)
Man you did a WONDERFUL job on your hair! I love it!
A couple of questions---
-How much gel did you use on each one-inch section? Like a "pea sized" amount....or more?
I used A LOT of gel on each section. It was probably about the size of a quarter on each 1" section.
-When sectioning it did you add more water to your hair or not? Did you only use your fingers to section it?
I did rewet it because my hair seemed to dry pretty quickly. I only used my fingers to section it.
-About your "before" pic---is this your hair detangled or simply washed without detangling?
In the before pic, my hair was detangled with my wide tooth comb in the shower with conditioner, and freshly rinsed.
TIA
here's with some kbb hair milk under miss jessies curly pudding:
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I fingercombed ecostyler brown gel through wet hair after pouring diluted V05 over my head and squeezing out the excess. I mixed the gel with water, coconut oil, olive oil, and a leave-in. I love the definition from just conditioner and ecostyler but it was too crunchy. This time it was softer but not weighed down as much as I'd like. I might try less water and maybe some setting lotion in my mix next.
I texlax but haven't retouched since March.