Vikin: I like my tiny braids...less stress for me. Takes me 6 to 7 hrs to get it done!

And I keep it for a month!

Washing and drying every 4 days takes me less than an hour.

I used to be on dread locks until I decided to cut it. It took a lot if my time when it was short, but when it grew long...I enjoyed it wella.

[size=13pt]Dreadlocks took a lot of your time?

Oblivious me. I thought that would be one of the easiest styles to maintain, especially when short.[/size]

kandiikane: I remember when my hair grew after I shaved it for the second time. I dyed it blonde and it took me over 3hours to flat iron. It was crazzzzy! I was always afraid to get it wet. It's harder straightening hair when it's curly than when it's an afro. I guess yours didn't take too long because it's permed.


Shaved off my hair, I just do wash and go in the shower. Less than 2mins to wash. Just put a leave conditioner and I'm done.

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Dreadlocks took a lot of your time?

Oblivious me. I thought that would be one of the easiest styles to maintain, especially when short.[/size]

ogugua88: [size=13pt]@Brand New, Me? My hair is real.[/size]

Vikin: When its short, you keep massaging it with the some lock cream to get it the locks and you dont want it all sticky.

its takes time to lock properly, after then, its easier to manage.

ogugua88: [size=13pt]^^^ Mschew lol.[/size]



[size=13pt]iSee. Never knew.[/size]

tjskii: Ahhh dis one ure complaining bout ur hair with d kind of weather u ave over there,that means wheneva ure in naija ur best bet is to weave it o,cos by d time the heat or harmattan mamma dat hair ehn,d tin wil become a nappy explosion

My hair is kinda like yours,long and full(below d shoulders)and I hate it with a passion,iv always wanted to scrape it all off,but fear of me looking like Mr potato head has held me back,so all I do is fix weavons,iv tried using a flat iron on my natural hair but after 24hours of lookin good,d thing becomes a nappy mess and I no get power to dey flatiron everyday,so its weavons for me o,can't stress myself cos of hair

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Have you always been natural?

Nah, I'm a flat iron master lol. It used to take me forever (2-3 hours). I started doing it very frequently and it became a breeze. I'm trying to stop using my flat iron though.

You're lucky.
1. I don't think I have a nice enough head for short hair lol.
2. Natural hair and I don't mix. I just relaxed again after like 32 weeks of transitioning. I'm sure washing and going is the easiest way, especially when you have a shorter cut. Relaxed hair is what I know best *sighs* lol.[/size]

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Specifically on wash days.

Washing my hair and everything it entails takes forever. It's to the point that I no longer look forward to it. All I do is complain

Shampooing alone takes 30-45 minutes. Deep conditioning is another 20-30 minutes. I don't use a blow dryer anymore, and I flat iron seldom. Flat ironing takes between 50-75 minutes. From what it once was, that's considered a breeze.

I put my hair in rollers on New Years Eve. It was my fastest roller set ever. It took 95 minutes.

Ayam suffering. Anyone else dey my boat? I would love to figure out ways to shorten the amount of time I spend on my hair so that I could enjoy the process once again. Also, I'd love hair-doing to not be an entire-day affair.[/size]