From dark brown to med brown hair only? Why?

Hi! I moved recently to NWI (North West Indiana) and in need of hairdresser with 10+ years with Wave Nouveau. I get larger rods like orange and purple mixed to create a natural looking body wave. My hair is shoulder length. If you know of an established hairdresser that is creative and flexible please let me know ASAP.

Hi, I'm a newbie and I'm glad to be here.
I adore long hair. I'm now on a journey and have made my commitment to have long hair.

I don't know all the abbreviations, I did see a link to that but I think I'm at BSL and my goal for now is WL. My hair grows quickly. At the end of 2010 it was a little more than shoulder length.

By my Avatar can you tell me your honest opinion of my hair.

I do not use heat at all on my hair. I CO every other washing and I only wash my hair once a week. I do use oils, everyday and night. The only bad thing I do, that I'm aware of is I color my hair.

I use a semi-permanent color. The last product I used has no ammonia or peroxide. I have been studying up on henna but hope to learn more about that in the future. I only color every 3 months but I do not like the gray that is coming in at crown and temples. If it were not for this I would not color my hair.

I always loved the color of my own natural hair. I admire other shades but have never been unhappy with my own. Any advice, I would appreciate and I thank you.

Long hair has become my passion & I want to learn from fellow lovers of long hair, all that I can.

I STARTED KATIE'S HAIR JOURNAL AT,
talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72368

Edited by katielocks - February 20 2013 at 6:52pm

Thanks Ricc and I hope you don't mind I added you to my buddy list.   

If I'm ever doing anything not ethical on this site, will you let me know.

It will be so much fun to share.

Do you trim your hair much and what length are you at.

You're my first buddy    

Edited by katielocks - February 17 2013 at 12:58pm

Thank you very much.

Your hair looks lovely & hugs right back to you, Sadnya.   

This is so exciting to find so many people who have a common love of long hair & I have already found this site very helpful.

Thanks for making me feel welcome. I appreciate your kindness.

Hi Karen, do you have pictures of your hip length hair?

I had longer hair than I do now, but not quite waist length but had it cut to above shoulders in the 80's. I lit a gas stove and the pilot light had been on and it exploded. I jumped in shower, clothes and all. Large chunks of my hair just came off in my hands and I singed my eyebrows.

I was so lucky that I did not burn my skin. Then I got use to it shoulder length or gave up on growing it out.

All that has changed. I had a revelation. I love the look and feeling of long hair & hope to have it for the rest of my days.

I really can't imagine hip length but once I get to waist length maybe I can visualize it better

Thank you for the welcome and I did post under hair journal, Katie's Hair Journal. Please tell me what you think of my hair. Do you think it needs a trim or whatever. I really welcome any suggestions as I would like to have the best hair I can.

One more thing, when I have my journal and want to add to it, do I edit it or just a quick post? I hate to tell you how many times I tried to edit it to add more info and lost my pictures.

Thanks again & I hope you have a great weekend!

Can't wait to see your hair

I use jojoba oil on my hair during the day. I love this oil.

At night I use coconut oil , usually. Sometimes olive oil.

Before I color my hair, day before, I deep condition. Last time I used Moroccan Argan, I think that's how you spell it, and it worked nicely.

I have never tried the almond or sesame. I will have to put them on my list. I only use very small amounts of the oils and I should have mentioned, never at my roots or I would be a greasy mess.

I only massage scalp with some of these oils before coloring.

I too, find that I can use the jojoba oil much more freely than the others as it's light. I saw someone mention they use Rosemary oil. Have you ever tried that?

I grow a lot of herbs and rosemary is one of them.

I hope I'm not bombarding you with mail, I'll try to control myself, but I'm so excited. Hair talk does this to me

Hi All!

Excited to join and check out all the tips. Looks like there's alot of info here!

My name is Natalie, I'm a mommy of a 2 year old and I love to play with my look to try and stay out of a mom rut. I also am involved with a new free iPhone app called 77looks that helps women find great tutorials and how-to videos from beauty gurus around the web!

I look forward to learning from the expertise of you all.

Edited by Karen Shelton - March 29 2013 at 7:05am

I am new to this forum hope the stay will remain cool

Hello everyone,

I just stumbled on this site while researching hair extensions; glad I took the time to become a member.  I am not a stylist; but rather a consumer.  I have worn braids, sew-ins, and quick weaves which is the faze I am still in simply because it is convenient and I can do them myself; which saves me lots of cash!  I guess my main objective is to learn more about caring for my natural hair (which grows beautifully) when I am wearing weave; but then falls out immediately when I wear my natural hair.

I am also interested in finding out how to stop the ITCH associated with wearning weave, particularily glue-ins.  My scalp gets so irritated that I swear I am never putting another weave in....that doesn't last long!  Anyway, glad to be a member, and welcome any helpful advice....thanks