kimmiisan

Am I one of you?! This is my hair right now - I'm having a bit of a bad hair day because of the cold and the pic is just done on photobooth, but hopefully you can see. I have a lot of short layers (the shortest not even to my ear yet) and I'm hoping that as they get longer my hair gets a bit bigger and prettier.

I have such hair envy for all of you with longer curls.

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CG since June 2010.
3a, normal (edging on high) porosity, medium texture.
Still not settled on products.

RacerWife7

LOL! Don't worry - your hair will grow. You're not alone in the growing department, either. Quite a few girls here are in that process.

As for your curl pattern, you could be a 3a. But, it's hard to tell from a picture and it can also depend on your hair's health. My hair got curlier since I began CG in September... or October. (Whatever month it was! LOL!) For me, identifying curl pattern wasn't as key as finding out my hair properties. I found out that I had fine hair (didn't expect that) that's low in both porosity and elasticity. Once I found that out, I found out what products to use to best help my curls do their thing.

If you are interested in doing that, check this out: Curl Wizard - CurlGenie Profiles - I had the Curl Genie Premium Profile and it was worth every penny. My hair has never been better.

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Janet ~ Northern NJ
Properties: Dense, Fine, Low Porosity, Low Elasticity
My Picasa Album
What I used in this photo:
Cleansing: Suave Tropical Coconut Condish
Conditioner: CJ Smoothing Condish
Styling: CJCQ

TeachDeafies

That looks like a neat site, but I'm not able/willing to pay $10 for that :P

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CG: 9/4/09

3a and 3b/F/ii

Condish: CJ Beauticurls Strengthening Conditioner
Shampoo (Sulfate-free): Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (use 1-2x/week)
Styling Product: HETT mousse

TRYING to grow it out- maybe softer water and going almost strictly CG will help!

ItsRainingCurlz

hehe showing off my curls after a few months of CG

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3A Med texture, normal porosity and elasticity

dandy

i got a curly haircut rather than a normal wet cut one.. yay i really like how it sits better right off the bat. Def switching to this new stylist.

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2c/3a ? fine/medium iii- tons of it! FL. Suave, TTNG, CJDF co wash, GDLI
HG- FSG, CK, ReCoil, Aldi shique gelee, ACV, ccclite or fsg 4 2nd day sotc:JCNS
curl journalhttp://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/curl...iewthread/977/

AsLckyGrl

I really like your hair. :]

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3B ; BSL; Low Porosity; Med Texture; CG since July '10.
Clean: Ever Sleek
Treat: EVCO, Neutrogena 3xMoisture
Tools: Boar Brush, wide tooth comb
Styler: Garnier Sleek&Shine

CurlyLinZee

AZwaves: I love your haircut too. It's absolutely perfect for the shape of your face. How exactly is your hair cut? I can't tell with the curls. Is it sort an inverted bob? Longer in front, shorter in back? Whatever it is, it's rockin'! (Wouldn't work with my face...but I'm just curious.) I love it!

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Hair type: 2c/3a ii, medium/coarse, desert hair
Cleansers: CJ Daily Fix
Conditioners: CJ Beauticurls Argan Oil, Tresemme
Leave-In Conditioners: CJ BCLI
Deep Conditioners: CJ Curl Rehab, CJ Deep Fix, SS DDMT
Stylers: KCCC
Pomade: Jane Carter N&S
Hair Likes: agave nectar, oils of any kind

littleirishcurly

I'm not completely sure, but I think I'm a 3a:

CurlyLinZee

Kimmiisan:

I like your hair! But I can see how you can make it bigger right now. Your hair is nice and defined--and you can get it bigger just by sliding your hands in alongside your scalp and just sort of shaking it a bit and tugging at the roots slightly to shake it away from your scalp a little once it's dry. Nothing too rough, because you don't want to break up your clumps... Try it!

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Hair type: 2c/3a ii, medium/coarse, desert hair
Cleansers: CJ Daily Fix
Conditioners: CJ Beauticurls Argan Oil, Tresemme
Leave-In Conditioners: CJ BCLI
Deep Conditioners: CJ Curl Rehab, CJ Deep Fix, SS DDMT
Stylers: KCCC
Pomade: Jane Carter N&S
Hair Likes: agave nectar, oils of any kind

kimmiisan

I'll give it a try.. I think part of the reason why it's not as big is because I have some short layers (like, slightly shorter than my ear length) and the long layers are quite thin. Thanks for the tip I'll give it a go today.

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CG since June 2010.
3a, normal (edging on high) porosity, medium texture.
Still not settled on products.

RacerWife7

Oh yeah... that's what I want my curls to look like once they get longer.
That being said, I'm scheduled for a Devacut on 1/22. I'll have to tell her that I'm growing it out. I have to say, my hair has grown a LOT since my last Devacut in October! Check it out:

Here's a pic from right after my cut:
(ignore the color - it was sunny in my bathroom when I took this pic - and this was after shaking my head. LOL!)
[Picasa Web Albums - Janet Wilson - HAIR

I took this the day before yesterday:
Picasa Web Albums - Janet Wilson - HAIR

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Janet ~ Northern NJ
Properties: Dense, Fine, Low Porosity, Low Elasticity
My Picasa Album
What I used in this photo:
Cleansing: Suave Tropical Coconut Condish
Conditioner: CJ Smoothing Condish
Styling: CJCQ

swell28

Every single picture on this thread is beautiful! I love how we all have the same "hair type" but it is so different for everyone else!

Halloween! | Flickr - Photo Sharing! My best hair day! (Touched up with a curling iron.. so shameful I know.) Mine is the blonde hair and my friend's gorgeous brown curls! (haha I was a fortune teller for halloween...)

LM Week!! | Flickr - Photo Sharing! My hair (again the blonde) on a pretty humid day... Hahaha sorry about the goofy faces!

Also sorry about the links, I can't seem to figure out how to post pics directly in here

kashly

Evangelinia! Your hair is absolutely gorgeous and is my goal!!!! I love the color too

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Curls are beautiful <3

Zelda

My hair after combing it in the shower then attacking with a moisture spray and allowing to air dry.

Really need to figure out how to get root curl!

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norhtaa

tried skip curling again


surprisingly hard to take a photo of lol



looks sort of weird at the top, think i need to grow out my layers for this to work

kimmiisan

Haha, it's not that bad! I have a side part so mine goes "weird" at one side and not the other.. not a good look!

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CG since June 2010.
3a, normal (edging on high) porosity, medium texture.
Still not settled on products.

acardoo

This is mine.... I did nothing but get out of the shower and comb it.

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3a/Curlley;Wavey.

Shampoo- Nood Head Cleansing Shampoo
Conditioner- Aussie Moist Conditioner

Daily Treatment
Wash, brush out with a comb use Noodle Head Leave-In Conditioner, and Aussie Curl Doubleing Mousse

kimmiisan

I have mastered the art of diffusing and I decided I am going to post another picture here.. because none of my friends appreciate how rare a really good hair day is. Haha.

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CG since June 2010.
3a, normal (edging on high) porosity, medium texture.
Still not settled on products.

RacerWife7

Oh no!! Why are you combing it??? Rule #1 of being CG is no combing/brushing unless you're in the shower and have conditioner slathered all over your head. Some here use a Denman brush on their hair when they're out of the shower. But, that's a tool to distribute product more than anything else. So,... step away from the comb! Your curls will thank you. LOL!

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Janet ~ Northern NJ
Properties: Dense, Fine, Low Porosity, Low Elasticity
My Picasa Album
What I used in this photo:
Cleansing: Suave Tropical Coconut Condish
Conditioner: CJ Smoothing Condish
Styling: CJCQ

icats523

This is my hair. I think I am a 3a, but I don't have a lot of curl in the crown in back. The pictures aren't the greatest. I would like to figure out something different for my bangs.

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