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02-01-2009, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 206
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Is your hair YOU?
My BFF always says that my hair *is* me. Cooky, crazy, untamable.
My mother says it's wild and unique like me.
I have to agree.
Do you guys ever feel like your hair is an extension of your personality?
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 I'm starting to love my hair
WARNING: I come with spelling errors.
 Loving the IceQueen Method
 The biggest fight that we will never win, is the one with out hair.
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02-01-2009, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,763
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Totally. My BF thinks so, too. When I straightened, I always felt like I had to be a little more low-key or something.... Not that I'm loud or anything with curls, but I feel freer when my hair is curly. And I've been accused of having an "effervescent" personality, so I think maybe my curls match that nicely.
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3a and strictly CG since August 2007. Porous and on the fine side. No to magnesium sulfate and glycerin. Yes to protein! Favorites:
CO-WASHES: Suave Coconut
CONDITIONERS and LEAVE-INS: Mop Top Daily Conditioner, KBB Nectar, Aubrey GPB or Island Naturals, Robert Craig, Any Jessicurl
CURL ENHANCERS/CREMES/MOUSSES: KCCC, JoiWhip
GELS: Fuzzy Duck, B5 Design, MGA Scultping, BRHG
Fotki password: chuckle
Blog: http://jillipoo.blogspot.com/
Twitter: nopoojillipoo
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02-01-2009, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,285
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The last time I got my hair straightened my husband said I didn't even look myself; I didn't look right and I shouldn't do that anymore. 
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http://public.fotki.com/msgiblet/ - pw: gibber - Thick, Medium Texture, High Porosity -- Pics Added 11/08/09
Cleansers Curls Cleansing Cream, Innersense Color Awakening, KC Come Clean Leave-Ins KBB Nectar, KBB SS, Abba Pure Gentle, CJCA, SheaM Conditioners Mop Top Daily, KCKT, Innersense Color Radiance, EO Rose & Chamomile Stylers Mop Top Gel, KCCC, Re:coil, Fuzzy Duck Gel
If I'm Going To Have A Bad Hair Day, It Might As Well Be In Aruba!
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02-01-2009, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 8,476
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Absofreakinlutely. Without my hair, I'm just another chick in the crowd.
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Med/Coarse, porous curly.
pics pw rcc updated June 09
My Hair Blog: Pittsburgh Curly
Low-Poo 1-2 times a month KC Come Clean
Conditioners: KCKT/AOHR/AOWC/CJCR
Protein Tx: GVP Reconstructor when my hair is too stretchy.
Stylers: KCCC/KCGP
Seasonal: Lustrasilk in winter, hard hold gel in summer
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02-01-2009, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 815
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Yep!
When I cut my hair off, I felt so average and boring. My hair is my trademark. When it's long and the color is perfect, just a little of natural hair color peeking around my highlights, I feel like Shakira or Carrie Bradshaw.
I feel like balances out my hips too. 
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02-01-2009, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,567
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Totally. The odd time I've straightened I've usually been told it's just not me. I just like how long it is when it's straight. 
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Current Products: Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner, Curl Keeper, BRHG, FSG, All things CJ, AfroDetangler, kathymack soap bars
Current Experiment:
Sulphate and cone free since July 2007
3A fine texture/medium porosity/medium-low density
http://public.fotki.com/whatsercurl/
PW: wavycurly
Seek not to change the world. Rather seek to change your mind about the world.
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02-01-2009, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,922
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All I know is EVERYONE that has ever known me for a long time didn't like my hair straight. They kept saying, what is WRONG with your hair? When I decided to ride the WAVES again I got more complements than when it was straight. Does wearing straight make us look more SERIOUS?! Serious I am NOT  do waves make me more goofy??????
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Discovered CG 2007
2C/Thick/Coarse/Med-High porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
MY HAIR LOVES HONEY in Summer  and Coconut Year Round!
Learning to control the PJ & keeping only things I LOVE!
Spritz & Condish Washing 
Fall/Winter: CJ Tub Condish, GVP Balm, Mop Greens, LVPNG, Aval Org. Low Poo, LOOC, DMMG, Alba Style Cream, BOOTS, Komaza Coco Milk, KCCC,BRHG, FOTE, KBB Butter, Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse. No more Soap Bars for my Porous hair 
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02-01-2009, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,303
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Let's see: my hair is temperamental, inconsistent, slightly unbalanced, and always threatening to spin out of control..... But if you catch it on a good day, it seems like it just shouldn't be any other way.
Yup. Sounds like me!
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02-01-2009, 02:46 PM
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#9
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,922
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Discovered CG 2007
2C/Thick/Coarse/Med-High porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
MY HAIR LOVES HONEY in Summer and Coconut Year Round!
Learning to control the PJ & keeping only things I LOVE!
Spritz & Condish Washing
Fall/Winter: CJ Tub Condish, GVP Balm, Mop Greens, LVPNG, Aval Org. Low Poo, LOOC, DMMG, Alba Style Cream, BOOTS, Komaza Coco Milk, KCCC,BRHG, FOTE, KBB Butter, Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse. No more Soap Bars for my Porous hair
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02-01-2009, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,359
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Definitely. The last time I had a non-deva cut, the stylist blew out my hair as usual. My SO saw me and said that while it's nice, I look more high maintenance, serious, and like a typical asian. He loves that my hair sets me apart and I love it too!
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02-01-2009, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 206
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Yay! Lets live the curls up girls!
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I'm starting to love my hair
WARNING: I come with spelling errors.
Loving the IceQueen Method
The biggest fight that we will never win, is the one with out hair.
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02-01-2009, 04:02 PM
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#12
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 223
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to be honest, i think straight and curly suit me. i am crazy a lot of the time, but i also think i look nice when my hair is straight...its sort of more balanced since im pretty small.
however, i LOVE my curly hair, and LIKE my hair straight...so i definately think it suits me! whatever you like is more for you, naturally.
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--xxmisschrisxx
3a since going CG!
CG on 10/12/08. free of cones, sulfates, and shampoo! added shampoo bars 1/80/09.
using:
shampoo bars (wind blossom)
condish - burts bees super shiny
styling - confused and running out of products. TRYING LOOB!
trying: tweek...barely.
WAITING to try: Melting Gel...resisting the urge to become a PJ...kind of...
Dislikes: molasses and CK  so unfortunately...
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02-01-2009, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,731
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Everyone always says my hair suits my personality, crazy/wild/funky/amazing...Although my hair and I have a hate/love relationship I wouldn't have it any other way!
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3A/B AND C
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!-- Dr. Seuss
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02-01-2009, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,399
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hell yes and hallejuah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Curls,Coils,Waves & WhatKnot
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My Photobucket Album
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02-01-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 137
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My BFF tells me all the time how "me" my hair is... I just keep trying to decode that on my own.
never exactly the same.
somewhat random.
romantic. (doncha just love the longg curls?)
detached from pessimistic reality (or gravity, in my hair's case)
different from EVERYONE.
*donottouch* =P
When I straightened my hair about a month ago (for the first time in 6 months) I just felt.. weird. people kept coming up and touching it. I had to be SUPERcareful. Usually, I'm pretty low maintenence. hair gets wet? who cares. I was much less spontaneous. and I felt the same as everyone around me. Good thing it was a novelty for me personally, or there would have been no interest there, except that it was practically to my waist.
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I am a 3a/b with normal-coarse hair that is medium-thick and fairly porous.
Currently using:
~VitaminShampoo (CG  )
~L'oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss for medium to long hair that's curly/wavy
......wow that is a mouthful.
~Garnier Fructis curl-shaping spray gel
*or*
~Pantene curl defining mousse
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02-01-2009, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 208
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am i a weirdo for saying "no" to this question?
i guess i've never worried about my hair, so in the sense that it reflects my lack of concern for other people's opinions or values, yes, it does reflect me. but in terms of personality, i am as much myself when my hair is straight (either naturally from dry air or that one summer i used a flat-iron) as i am when it's not straight.
i will say, though, that i think the curls/wurls suit my face better. i have kind of soft features and a roundish face (in the way morena baccarin does, though i don't look like her or fall into the same realm of beauty, but just that soft sweet sort of features), and straight hair doesn't look...right...with my face.
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3a-2c/m/ii
medium with a few coarse strands, something's wrong if it's not shiny
embracing the curly since 10/20/08
Routine: wash every 2-3 days; alternate low-poo with co-wash
low-poo: Giovanni 50-50
co-wash: Suave Naturals Tangerine
rinse-out: BioInfusion Hydrating Conditioning Balm or Vive Pro Nutrigloss or AOHR
Leave-in: BioInfusion
Stylers: ...still seeking The combination.
Happy to have reached moisture satiation!
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02-01-2009, 06:53 PM
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#17
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 199
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Yes!! I've been told that I'm crazy, random, and a little odd, just like my hair. XD Also, the quality of my hair changes with my mood. Like, if I'm really happy, my hair will (usually) look great and bouncy. If I'm stressed, it'll look frizzy and fluffy. Stuff like that, and I love it!
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3b/c coarse, porous, s-curls and THICK!! Mod CG since: 10/11/08
Currently using: V05 vanilla mint tea condish, GF triple nutrition fortifying condish, HESMU gel, once a week:Gio50/50 Low poo, various DTs, cutting out PROTEIN!
Experimenting With: Living Proof cream, cones :/
Want to try: KBB stuff, Donna Marie stuff, long aid activator gel, JCWDT
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02-01-2009, 07:59 PM
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#18
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 88
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Everyone loves my hair curly but me. Don't get me wrong - I like it. A lot. And I am learning to love it. And I love it more for having spent time here, and in learning to have the patience for it. But I don't feel like "me" in the curls yet, and I never did when I was younger.
The sleek, smooth hair I had with the flat iron fit the shape of my eyes, my freckles and my olive skin. The curls just don't seem to jive with my face yet. Part of that may be the cut ... and I'm growing out bangs to be able to play with that. Also, when I was straightening my hair, I had pink extensions that contrasted so nicely with the dark brown and expressed my kooky, funky, bright, cheerful inside so well. I miss the pink. (And the extensions made my thin, fine hair fuller.)
But even though I don't feel like it's Me, I know that my curls ARE me. And I'm d*mn determined to make me become Me.
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"when I sleep, my curls crush flat, like a slinky that's slopped sideways"
Gone 'girly. Last 'poo 10/18/08
Current experiment is Co-Wash and Condition: V05 kiwi lime clarifying conditioner
Then KBB super silky, KCCC, then L'Oreal Melting Gel with a bit of GF Super Stiff mixed in.
Pre-toweling, post-toweling, pre-plop and post-plop. The jury is not out on the plopping thing. I think my hair is too fine.
fine / non-porous / thin aka 3"abba" / oh so Fine / just barely ii
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02-01-2009, 08:59 PM
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#19
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,091
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I think my hair suits me very well. It's very soft and feminine, fun, cute, and bouncy, yet sometimes a little unpredictable and obstinate. Which, I have to admit is kind of me, only I'm a bit of a tomboy to a point.
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02-01-2009, 09:09 PM
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#20
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,634
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I think hair definitely says a lot about us, whether we realize it or not. Just by not feeling required to straighten (even if we might from time to time), our hair can make us look defiant, independent, unique. It can say so much about us in terms of personality, culture and even politics.
Personally I am most *me* when my hair is big and loose and free, like a mane around my face. I don't even feel right in braids or twists because the hair is too tame and vertical for my face; I am literally scared to straighten my hair again for that reason.
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