| | What's new on NEW ALBUM http://members.fotki.com/kblc06-02/'s "Photo Albums" pages Recently created and updated albums: | please do not steal pics, property of kblc06 | - Summer Hairstyles (June 2009-August 2009)
- Sorry for not posting updates sooner. I've been terribly lazy with my hair, but fortunately I've seen a vast improvement and thickness and a little growth spurt. I'm just chilling with Pippy Longstocking braids at the moment lol.
I've also finished an artwork piece that I've been working on since '05 ( I drew and colored the entire piece). Well that's that.. :-) - Album was created 2 years 11 months ago and modified 2 years 9 months ago
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| please do not steal pics, property of kblc06 | - It's My 21st BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!! (April - May 2009)
- And I'm hiding my hair from myself.....indefinitely. The scissor happiness has gotten out of control...but check out my Phony Bun tutorial using synthetic hair :-D!!!!
STEPS FOR TUTORIAL:
Step 1: Prep hair into a ponytail. The placement does not matter-it's your preference. I've secured my hair into a low ponytail. I have saturated my hair with moisturizers and sealed with coconut and castor oil. I then, braid the ends of the ponytail, take another ponytail holder, wrap it around my hair, and pull the hair through about half-way into a small tucked bun. It should be secure enough that the ends of the ponytail do not come out and is relatively smooth with few flyaways. The ponytail should feel comfortably snug and not too tight.
Step 2: I take a pack of Kanekolon fiber synthetic hair, remove it gently from the pack. There are 2 rubberbands, one tied in a loop dividing the hair at the top and another farther down the length of the hair banding the two sides together. Carefully cut the rubberband that's farther down the length-afterwards the two halves should hang freely with the rubberband dividing the total length of hair remaiing in tact.
Step 3: (It would be nice if you had someone to help you on this part, but you can still get by if you don't)
Either using 2-3 fingers (on someone else's hand) or a doorknob or any other cylindrical object you can keep the hair wrapped around (but remember you have to be able to slide the hair off), begin braiding the length of the hair. The size of the loop should depend on the thickness of your tucked bun. When my hair was shorter and less thick, I made the loop smaller. Make sure you braid the length of the synthetic hair tightly and smoothly-this will help the hair look nicer for a longer period of time.
Step 4: Clip any flyaways remaining on the ends of the braid- you may want to make sure that you do not blunt the ends since this can make it difficult to tuck the hair later on. Secure the ends of the braid with a rubberband to preven unraveling and remove the braid from the doorknob, etc. You should be left with an appropriate sized loop to wrap around your bun
Step 5: Inserting you fingers through the loop, wrap the loop around the base of your tucked bun , much like you would a ponytail holder. The braided loop should feel pretty snug around the bun, but to prevent any hair mishaps, twist the loop around the bun and secure the loop onto the hair using bobby pins. Begin to wrap the braid, using the tucked bun as a base, securing with bobby pins as you wrap the hair around . Tuck the ends of the braid under the bun and pin in place. The bun should feel secure and non-wobbly. I like to take a scrunchie or cut stocking to wrap the bun with-this helps for a little added security and decoration.
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| please do not steal pics, property of kblc06 | - Rollerset Styles (Feb-March 2009)
- This is a compilation of the rollerset styles I've done this month and the previous month. I will probably update often since I'm on a couple of rollersetting challenges. I cut a couple of inches off to thicken my ends back up and get rid of some of the layers. My hair feels so much healthier.....or maybe it's just a psychological thing since I'm scissor happy :-S. Right now I'm a couple of inches below APL and plan on maintaining my ends via rollersets.
Hair Upkeep:
-Nightly pincurls (I apply a couple drops of Kemi oil, Organix coconut milk anti-breakage serum, and a dab of vaseline to each section).
-Rollersetting 1-2x per week or every 4-5 days. - Album was created 3 years 4 months ago and modified 3 years 4 months ago
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| please do not steal pics, property of kblc06 | - The Vaseline Experiment (Jan 2009)
- The Vaseline experiment, is my personal endeavor to find out if Vaseline really helps me retain moisture. I wash my hair in braids, dc, rinse, apply leave-ins (& and a light oil), braid again, and seal the braid by coating it with vaseline. I've tried everything from Porosity Control, Coconut Oil (which is still good), Castor oil (made my hair stretchy), leave-ins.....I mean EVERYTHING- but NOTHING kept the splits at bay or kept my hair moisturized for a significant amount of time (at least 8 hours), nor did it keep my hair cuticles sealed. Thus far, I LOVE Vaseline. My hair feels so luscious and soft when I take my braids down and I can go for at least 24 hours before I have to moisturize and re-seal. My last trim was in November, and I haven't seen a split end YET! (which is unheard of for me). So I'm now incorporating it as a staple :-D
- Album was created 3 years 5 months ago and modified 3 years 5 months ago
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