Straightening....
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Printed Date: July 20 2025 at 6:41pm
Topic: Straightening....
Posted By: juniper
Subject: Straightening....
Date Posted: February 17 2006 at 11:23pm
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i wanted a completey different look from what i've always had: long, long curly hair, so i cut it all off. it was very pretty but hard to tame, a combination of straight at the roots,curling as it grows out w/ some straight strands that refused to curl. my hair can be blown out (but has always been very dry/frizzy) but now that it is so short (pixie-ish) its really hard to style and if left natural becomes a close cropped fro. i would have no problem with this, except that it is not flattering to the shape of my face at all. a friend recommended japanese straightening since i want to straighten this length until it grows out (i am not interested in re-straightening new growth) but i am very skeptical and doubt the results would be positive. has anyone experimented with this? or have seen the results on this type of hair?? thanks |
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: February 17 2006 at 11:32pm
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Don't do it! I would run quickly in the other direction of the chemical straightening system. How long was your "long, long curly hair"? Nice to meet you Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: angelam_75
Date Posted: February 22 2006 at 5:00pm
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I agree, don't do it. Especially if you don't want to keep restraightening new growth. I put a permanent straightener on my naturally curly hair and now I regret it. It looks nice, but the regrowth is hard to deal with. I wish I'd never done it. I did get a Rusk Anti Curl done before with good results, it didn't permanently straighten, it just made my curls more manageable. You might think about doing something like that. ------------- Angela |
Posted By: juniper
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 2:10pm
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thanks for the replies!! my hair was always long because I was never allowed to cut it growing up, except for the ends. when i cut it, my hair was waist-line curly. i dont know how long that would be straight, because after a while it was jjust too much hassle. how long would the Rusk anti curl take effect? until the next wash? thnx a lot. -jes |
Posted By: angelam_75
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 2:13pm
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no no, it lasts about 3-4 months. with my hair that's about how long it would take before I could tell it needed to be done again. ------------- Angela |