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Curlini

crwritt wrote: »

I like your haircut. How long does it mesure? I ask because i"m growing out my gray and wondering how long it has to be for a similar style.

I think you mean me - My hair is layered with the longest layers around 5 inches. The shortest around 2 1/2 inches. For me, going any shorter kills the curl. Good luck!

SouthernMoss

I went mod-CG in mid-June and have been learning so much from this site! My hair is still not where I want it to be, but is definitely better than it used to be!

I decided to de-lurk to share a couple of pics.

The first is from early 2007, pre-CG, right before I donated 12 inches to Locks of Love.

The second is from a few days ago. A world of difference already, eh? And hopefully it will continue to improve!

wavy wonder

looks GREAT southernmoss.

crwritt

Curlini wrote: »

crwritt wrote: »

I like your haircut. How long does it mesure? I ask because i"m growing out my gray and wondering how long it has to be for a similar style.

I think you mean me - My hair is layered with the longest layers around 5 inches. The shortest around 2 1/2 inches. For me, going any shorter kills the curl. Good luck!

Thanks. Yes, I mean you. I have mine in a chin length bob now, with about 3" of gray grown out. I'll need to wait a few inches I guess.
Thanks!

Pops G-Ma

Southernmoss....i can see quite a difference. Your waves start much higher....very nice!

goobernut

southernmoss that's awesome! HUGE difference!

oh and utopia, I just wanna say you are so adorable. Seriously! Though I know how you feel about your face being too round for a cut. I feel like I have "no chin" syndrome and I always like my hair to hang past my jawline on the sides. You will never catch me in a pony tail. yuk.

SouthernMoss

Thanks everyone.

Pops G-ma, I can actually get root curl if I plop, but then I get these awful "bald spots" where my scalp shows between the curls. And then I mess with my hair so much trying to to cover the bald spots that it makes my hair frizzy.

So I've opted for straighter roots and less frizz.

swirldrops

You women are GORGEOUS!!! And all these pics are very inspiring.

automaticflowers

goobernut wrote: »

You will never catch me in a pony tail. yuk.

I'm the same way! My other issue is having a short neck. I'll wear my hair up at home, but any other time it's down.

beckymarie

New CG needing all the help I can get! I'm currently still shampooing (my hair gets so oily sometimes...not sure if I can give it up!). I do the icequeen method in the shower, supersoaker, then plop after using [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Jessicurl-Gelebration-Spray-p-101.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=jessicurl-gelebration-spray]JessiCurl Gelebration spray[/buylink] then [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Jessicurl-Confident-Coils-Styling-Solution-p-116.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=jessicurl-confident-coils-styling-solution]Confident Coils[/buylink]. I'm still having problems with hold and volume :confused3:

SouthernMoss

Beckymarie, your hair is very pretty!

What are you using to shampoo? There are a lot of wavies (myself included) who low-poo. I use Jessicurl Gentle Lather or Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Creme.

The main thing is to get away from the sulfate shampoos.

beckymarie

Thank you so much SouthernMoss, you are too sweet!

I am using Herbal Essences Hydralicious Self-Targeting shampoo...I've liked my JessiCurl products so far for the most part, definitely willing to try one of their low-poos!

soonermom

First off... I LOVE everyones hair and can only pray my hair will look like some of yours someday. Still in a learning process.

Here are a couple pics. This first one is today after a long, full, busy day with not much time to work on my hair this morning, so it doesn't look very well, but I am having some problems lately. Not looking as well as it did when I first transitioned, so I am not real sure what to do to make it better


This other is this weekend at the fair with my baby. Looks like I have better hair that day, but not real sure, it was rainy that day and being the weekend... not sure i had alot of time to do a whole lot.



Lets hope this works...

soonermom

Ok it worked, but the pics are really big... sorry.. not sure how to fix that.

wavy wonder

Looks great Sooner:)
and Becky I would 2nd to drop the sulfates. Like SM mentioned, try using JC GLS. Or there are sulfates free poo's at the store.

SouthernMoss

Your waves are very pretty, Sooner, and you have some nice curls around your face.

soonermom

Yes, around my face is much more curly than the back... any ideas how to fix that?

CrystalRain

That's actually pretty common in wavies. It should get better with time on CG, as long as you make sure to pay special attention to the back of your head, so to speak, in terms of product application and such.

Pops G-Ma

beckymarie wrote: »

New CG needing all the help I can get! I'm currently still shampooing (my hair gets so oily sometimes...not sure if I can give it up!). I do the icequeen method in the shower, supersoaker, then plop after using [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Jessicurl-Gelebration-Spray-p-101.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=jessicurl-gelebration-spray]JessiCurl Gelebration spray[/buylink] then [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Jessicurl-Confident-Coils-Styling-Solution-p-116.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=jessicurl-confident-coils-styling-solution]Confident Coils[/buylink]. I'm still having problems with hold and volume :confused3:

OMG you have the prettiest color of hair and the waves are very pretty. If you're using sulfates and your hair lQQks that good, you're truly blessed!

Pops G-Ma

soonermom wrote: »

Yes, around my face is much more curly than the back... any ideas how to fix that?

Sooner.........having curlier hair at the sides is so common with wavies. I have the same problem with the back of my hair and applying more product helps. I think the back of your hair actually looks quite nice and front is very pretty too. Your baby is gorgeous!

soonermom

Pops G-Ma wrote: »

soonermom wrote: »

Yes, around my face is much more curly than the back... any ideas how to fix that?

Sooner.........having curlier hair at the sides is so common with wavies. I have the same problem with the back of my hair and applying more product helps. I think the back of your hair actually looks quite nice and front is very pretty too. Your baby is gorgeous!

Thank you! Well, at least I know it is a common problem. Hopefully things will continue to get better and it will improve.

goobernut

Sorry, this is random, but I wanna know why the 2 board got all the okies! LOL. I'm from OK myself, though not currently living there right now.

motleyjm

Wow! I'm from Oklahoma too.

soonermom

Pops G-Ma wrote: »

soonermom wrote: »

Yes, around my face is much more curly than the back... any ideas how to fix that?

Sooner.........having curlier hair at the sides is so common with wavies. I have the same problem with the back of my hair and applying more product helps. I think the back of your hair actually looks quite nice and front is very pretty too. Your baby is gorgeous!

goobernut wrote: »

Sorry, this is random, but I wanna know why the 2 board got all the okies! LOL. I'm from OK myself, though not currently living there right now.

It's just a great state to be...

gekko422

Got my haircut today, had some piece-y bangs, but not really bangs put it.

NoraCurl

Your hair looks great, beckymarie!
I know I've already posted a picture, but my first one looks so dry and ugly...but this one is my best hair day:toothy10:

Click on it to view it full-size
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The Mop

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The Mop

hmmm that didn't work very well. I'm so small!

SouthernMoss

It's OK, Mop. The small pic is just a thumbnail. When you click on it, you get a bigger pic.

Your hair is very pretty!

leannerd

I'm pretty sure I'm a combo 2a/2b.

This is me about three years ago, back when my hair was actually healthy (before I dyed it black :S)


And this is one of my senior pics, about two years ago.



And this is me today. My hair is so dry and damaged; I just started CG and am waiting until I have a bit more money to buy some better CG-approved products. I usually just keep it pulled back halfway in a clip until it gets too poofy for me to manage, then I put it in a ponytail. It's still a little wet here.


I like the first one the best. I'm trying to get back to that, or better.