Beauty

[Catstamper]

I recommend the book "Curly Girls" by the woman who started the Deva Curl salon, Lorraine Massey. It has lots of good info!

[betteb]

Hi Fun I'm not curly, but I wanted to say hi.

[Funloving]

Hiya bette ... I sure miss you!!

Watch out....you have competition in enabling.. LOL. Are you doing OK? I still need your email address!!!

If you have Dreamon's email, please ask her to send you mine?

Catstamper- I ran across that book title while I was perusing curly hair info. I was tempted to buy it and now I will. Thanks!

[betteb]

On 4/4/2014 Funloving said:

Hiya bette ... I sure miss you!!

Watch out....you have competition in enabling.. LOL. Are you doing OK? I still need your email address!!!

If you have Dreamon's email, please ask her to send you mine?

Catstamper- I ran across that book title while I was perusing curly hair info. I was tempted to buy it and now I will. Thanks!

ETA let me know when you got it

[shoekitty]

On 4/4/2014 jazzbabe said:

I have clips from Sally's and they are basically the same as the Deva clips - no need to pay a premium price for clips. Good luck with enjoying your curls.

I have the Deva clips, wowo they are kind of a rip off, hahah. But they work. I get wholesale (I have license). Are the clips as hard hinged as the Deva Curl clips? because those things are strong enough for a face lift, lol!

tried a little bit of mirror curls before the Deva Curl light gel a couple days ago.. Seemed to help. But today I got the WEN orange blossom oil, and thought I'd use a drop to tame frizzies before wash day. It seemed to relax my curl . I don't know if it will work. May stick to mirror curls or argon oil.

[Funloving]

betteb - got it..!!! Can't believe I forgot it b'cause I can now (in my mind's eye) see it clearly.

Delete Away, Missy!!!!

[betteb]

On 4/4/2014 Funloving said:

betteb - got it..!!! Can't believe I forgot it b'cause I can now (in my mind's eye) see it clearly.

Delete Away, Missy!!!!

Got it.

I went back to work on Monday after being on layoff all winter

[Funloving]

From the curly hair forum for Wen six thirteen, written after the recommendation on the forum. I have a bottle of Fig, but I'm loaded down w/six thirteen- plus it takes less product than the other formulas.

I think SAM is normally recommended for curly. I like to rotate products though, and want to try your recs!!! Probably more than anything it's the products I use after.. and need to stay away from cones for any oil-based products.

"First off- the smell is absolutely heavenly. Very calming and zen light. The cleansing conditioner is VERY rich and thick- it's a treatment. I love it! I have been using the wen FIG for months and now when I cleanse I mix 1 or 2 pumps in with the FIG and then use 2 pumps as my leave in. My waves are much more bouncy/springy and soft as anything. The reason I don't solely cleanse with 613 by itself is for fear I don't want to run out and not be able to get more! This is in my holy grail category for sure."

[Funloving]

On 4/4/2014 betteb said:

On 4/4/2014 Funloving said:

betteb - got it..!!! Can't believe I forgot it b'cause I can now (in my mind's eye) see it clearly.

Delete Away, Missy!!!!

Got it.

I went back to work on Monday after being on layoff all winter

Oh WOW... we need to talk. What's THAT like? Are you glad to be back in the work force?

OOOPS.. guess not.. the little emo-con looks like a frown to me.. haha.

We'll take this private now that I have your mail again....

[shoekitty]

Funloving

Congrats on finishing treatment. I have had breast cancer, and am 11 years clean. After you have gone through breast cancer, life becomes easier I think. Maybe easier isn't the exact word.

I have had many, many friends with breast cancer and most had chemo. The hair situation after treatment is a draw of the cards! I have had friends who had straight hair, get curly hair for a while, and visa vera. Gray hair before treatment turned dark after treatment. The best is many ladies I know actually got thicker hair! Me I become curlier, and finer. It was nice until my gray hair caught up with me and made my hair frizzy.

The ladies on these boards have been life savers to me. There is nothing like experience from the mouths of those dealing with curly hair. My hair is so much work now. More work than it ever was. But the good part? Cancer free, so I go with the flow.

I started using Deva Curl no poo with my WEN. I use the micro towel drying method ( and tee shirts work aswell, I learned from Jazzbabe). The Deva Curl Light gel has been the one product I couldn't live without, but that is me. I don't comb my hair after washing. I do run fingers through a bit. I do the drying and gel while my head is tipped downward. Flip over, then let dry completely.