my [af]rotation
Here are a few pictures detailing the success I’ve had with My [Af]Rotation technique! Check out the other styling pages in this section for how I did it!
2nd Day Hair using Design Essentials Naturals Curl Stretching Cream
Day 5 Jane Carter Solution Curl Defining Cream
Just after combing through using a cocktail of Jessicurl Too Shea and Confident Coils
The above picture after drying beneath a hooded dryer
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i’m reading your blog (and 10 others) from beginning to end!
thanks so much for the great advice and product list.
i co-washed my hair for the first time today and finger combed! no pain and i didnt lose half my hair :)
you’re so welcome! I’m so glad the no combing + cowash worked for you!
I’m so glad to have found your blog, I like your writing style and love your content! I found you by visiting @savvybrownblog and I’ll be sure to subscribe in my Reader so I can keep up with you. I’m natural for the second time in my life and I’m so encouraged by blogs like yours so keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for reading! I’m glad you found Natural Selection too!
Your blog is really great! I came across it a few weeks ago after seeing some of your posts on naturallycurly…I’m looking forward to catching up on your old posts. I’m also going to try your method for a wash and go. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
I’m so glad my friend hipped me to this blog! I just tried this method with products that i currently have and it worked like a dream! I finally have the curls that I want with minimum shrinkage…too excited and juiced. Cant wait for the meeting in October…I will be there with a head full of beautiful curls!
xoxo
glad you found the blog too! looking forward to meeting you in October as well!
Looks like you have the same ringlets/coils as I do :-) It took me a while (literally years) to figure how to get my WnG to last for a week without having to re-cowash and start over every morning. My WnG routine is very similar to yours but it takes a little less time. While in the shower I co-wash and rinse, apply gobs of conditioner and oils (usually almond, jojoba, olive mixture) and detangle in sections with my trusty pal Denman (D83 paddle brush) and then baggie over night. In the morning I rinse the deep conditioner and oils out and apply a leave-in by finger combing it through my hair and then shake shake shake! Perfect moisturized spiral coils spring up all over the place! At night I tie a silk scarf pirate style covering all of my hair. In the morning it’s smashed to my head so to get the coils popping again I mix a little almond and jojoba oil with a little leave-in conditioner with mostly water in a spray bottle and while I’m in the shower I spray my hair and then shake shake shake it again!
OMG I love your HaiR….I just did my first official wash and go and yesterday and I got sooo many compliments on it. I will be doing more wash and goes from now on. It was so easy to do and hopefully it’s going to be very easy to maintain. I found you by the side bar thingy (lol) on facebook and I clicked on your picture and was like this looks like the diva I took a picture of at the Curly Girls Rock event on last week and sure enough it’s you. I’m glad I found you and had to chance to talk to you via messages on FB.
Do you moisturize at night before bed?? When I do my wash n gos by the end of the day my hair is very dry and dull looking. So I normally moisturize and put my hair in about 4 to 5 jumbo twists before putting on my satin bonnet.
Okay… so, I’ve been natural for 4 months now (transitioned for 19 months)… and just started wearing WnG’s in a puff this past month. I have LOTS of frizz…and heat damage in the front… HOW can i minimize the frizz? It seems to me when I plop/plunk, my hair gets MORE frizzy and by the time I put my products on, they don’t give me the results that I would like, like when my hair is wetter. I tried using gel and my denman (forgot the method name) to make them pop, but they bounced back up to my head; which, is not what I want… I want them to hang a little… stretched, my hair is almost arm pit length… curly, it looks about 3″ long. PLEASE HELP!
Well, sometimes frizz is just part of the deal with going natural and extreme summer heats and humidities. Othertimes its indicative of needing more moisture or a trim. I would try to focus less on the frizz and more on the overall health of your hair…you’re sure to see an improvement!!!
This is great. Thanks. I’ve always been fearful of the wash ‘n’ go because the elements very quickly suck all moisture from my hair. The more I learn about the products that help to retain moisture, the more comfortable I become with certain styles.
So glad you’ve been inspired to try it!! I think you’ll like it! The key is to be consistent. Do it for one month!
I love your hair and blog! I used your wash n go technique and it worked! However, when I refresh my curls during the week with water it takes forever to dry. I feel like I washed my hair again! Does your hair take a long time to dry too? What do you do when the weather is cold? Thanks.
you know— thanks for the note!! I need to update that part of the regimen because I dont use the spray refresh anymore! stay tuned!
I love your blog, Cassadie! I live in Stockton so I don’t get to the City very often. I am a member of Nappylove Sacramento. With enough advance notice, hopefully I can attend the next event you host in SF, and bring a few San Joaquin County naturals with me!
that would be awesome! I love having people come down for the event!!
What kind of comb did you use in this video? I have never seen this before…
Ouidad Double Detangler!! <3
Hi
Have you ever tried Aveda’s universal creme?
Universal? nope! have a link??
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AVEDA-BRILLIANT-STYLING-CREME-150ml/dp/B0016JFHEI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319701432&sr=8-1
although on closer inspection, it has dimethicone. ah well. I was looking for your experience of something that’s available in old Great Britain.
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