Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Wash Day Experience

I am excited to be officially participating in the #washdayexperience. This past summer was total chaos but things seem to be settling down for me. Although I have been keeping up with my hair during this time, I miss sharing my posts :(. Which means...I will make more time for blogging! LOL

Anyways this week I decided to do a flexi-rod set. I have now done a flex-rod set since this day, back in early 2013. Now that my hair is gaining some length, I can get back to some of my favorite styles.

1. I pre-pooed my hair with coconut oil and tea-tree oil for my dry scalp. Since the weather has been cooler I have notice a difference in the moisture level of my hair.

2. Washed hair with Organix Keratin Oil Shampoo 

3. Deep conditioned for 30 minutes under the steamer with one of my new favorite deep conditioners, Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafuru Oil. I randomly picked this conditioner up at Target with a gift card I won from work, I never imagined I would like it so much. It is super moisturizing

4. Rinsed and applied Paul Mitchell's smoothing conditioner for a few minutes, then rinsed out

5. T-shirt dried and began rodding my hair using setting lotion and eco styler gel.























This is how I preserved my set every night. I would wear my hair in a pineapple at night, which really works well, and put a fish net over my curls. I've seen a few of my favorite bloggers do this method, and I am really glad I stole it lol.






























For me this set was nice, but not really what I was going for. First off I didn't have enough of the correct sized rods so my curls weren't as large in the front. Personally I prefer a bantu knot out because of the carefree look of it. This style was a little too styled for me. I preferred this set a few days later when it loosed up and the curls fell a bit. I have no idea what I was thinking using two holding products for this set. Next time I will aim for a much softer set.





15 comments:

  1. *Adds Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafuru Oil to my wish list*

    Your flexi rod set came out GREAT! Thank you for joining the link up! I can't sing the praises of pineappling to preserve curls enough. It seems like such a simple thing but it's so helpful.

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    1. Lol you'll love that conditioner! And thanks you're the one I stole the pineapples method from and it helped so much.

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    2. Note to self: "If you want EXTRA hold use settling lotion and gel." How much gel did you use and how did you apply it. I'm thinking a dab on your ends does the trick or something like that right?

      Love this set and I totally learned about pineappling from Jen too!

      Thanks for sharing your #washdayexperience chica!

      KLP | SavingOurStrands

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    3. Thanks KLP! That is exactly how I applied my product. I used the gel to keep the ends on my rods. And yes I love reading other blogs and learning new tips.

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  2. Your flexi rod set looks so good. I need to try it soon

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    1. Thank you, and you should, however I cannot sleep in this things. I would suggest sitting under a dryer with them. Good luck!

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  3. I wish my flexi rod sets would look like that! Pineappling is what i will be trying the next time I set my hair in curls.

    http://scarletgoal.wordpress.com/

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    1. Yes pineappling allowed my hair to last 4 days before I wanted to cowash. I'll be checking out your blog!

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  4. gorgeous! I can't wait to try those rods!

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    1. Thank you! I look curly styles, next I will try curlformers!

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  5. Pretty Jas! Even if it wasn't what you were going for, it turned out really nice! I know what you mean about being too styled, too. Sometimes I like it that way, but other times I think its better once the curls fall and start to get kinda fuzzy :)

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    1. Exactly, I love when my hair is big and curly. That is one of the main reasons I went to texlaxing to gain volume. Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Your curls looked great! How do you like the OGX Keratin Oil Shampoo? I've been thinking about giving it a try.

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    1. Thanks Leah! And I love the Keratin Oil Shampoo, it may be my favorite OGX Shampoo. The smell is amazing :)

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  7. I still have not mastered the art of flexirods and so I've just given up. Your hair turned out a lot better than mine would have. You still look great !

    www.futurelawyergirl.com

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