JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Aug 7, 2018 0:01:00 GMT
...when and what hair product do you use?
I’ve just started doing this and straightening or curling my hair in the morning. When I cut it especially I need some staying power, but I have no idea what to use on dry hair. Or should I put mousse in the night before when it’s still wet?
I air dry it at night, if that matters. Hair is a couple of inches below my shoulders and a decent thickness but doesn’t hold a style well without and product.
Thanks!
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AmandaA
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Post by AmandaA on Aug 7, 2018 0:04:34 GMT
I would always wet it again in the am. It didn’t take as long to dry as freshly washed and then I got the added benefit of volume from the blow dry. My hair is pretty fine and straight so it ends up really flat after sleeping on it.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 7, 2018 0:24:41 GMT
My hair is curly. I plop it at night and just unwrap and go in the morning. I don’t apply any product in the morning.
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Aug 7, 2018 0:25:42 GMT
Mine has been fine in the morning after sleeping on it, so I don’t really want to rewet it. If I do, I already know I will do nothing to it and let it air dry in the car on the way to work. Already dry, I’ve been straightening it in the morning and it looks a million times nicer. I just need something on the days I’m going to curl it so it will hold.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Aug 7, 2018 0:33:40 GMT
This might sound like heresy but I have a curling iron from the salon and it gets really hot. I have to be careful with it at all times. I really like it. I also use Paul Mitchell hair spray. It’s not expensive nor drugstore either. Mousse makes my hair more grabby if I use the curling iron for sure. I think I get a better hold as well. I don’t have any mousse that I like at the moment. The kind I did have gave me a headache because it felt like it was pulling my head the entire day. I do have a spray in something from Sally’s and I have some lightweight gel that is good, too. They are both decent.
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Post by mustlovecats on Aug 7, 2018 0:37:26 GMT
I use smoothing balm at night and then air dry it. Then in the morning a little heat protectant spray and a quick once over with a flat iron. But I don’t wash every day and I don’t style on my off days, just a brush and go.
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on Aug 7, 2018 1:15:54 GMT
I have fine, wavy/curly hair and wash it every night, then let air dry. If I want to style it curly, I will put in a curly conditioner when I get out of the shower, and scrunch it with a turbo towel to help it dry. In the morning, I get my hair damp, then put in curling gel and scrunch and dry using a blow dryer and diffuser.
If I'm going to flat iron the next day, I just air dry the night before. In the morning I spritz with a heat protectant that also takes the frizz out, then use the flat iron.
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Post by twistedscissors on Aug 7, 2018 3:06:20 GMT
I prefer to put styling product in while hair is wet so it spreads more evenly. My fave right now is Paul Mitchell Volume Whip. Then in the morning I would put a few drops of Biosilk Silk Terapy Lite on each section as I curl or straighten.
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tracylynn
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Post by tracylynn on Aug 7, 2018 5:04:55 GMT
I either air dry or use a dryer at night, then flat iron before bed. Otherwise my hair will be unruly in the morning. I rarely do anything but run a brush through my hair in the morning. Once it's flat ironed it's fine. I don't use product in my hair unless I'm in severe humidity.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 7, 2018 5:17:47 GMT
I shower but don’t wash my hair at all at night. If I sleep on wet hair it looks like crap in the morning. If I sleep on dry hair it looks like crap in the morning. I don’t use any product and I don’t typically blow dry, never curl it, straighten it or anything other than run a brush or comb through it.
The only way it will look decent is if it’s freshly washed, so I wash it in the laundry room sink in the morning, towel dry it and run a brush through it while DD is eating her breakfast and then let it air dry. I have too many other things going on to spend 15-20 minutes in the shower at that time of day, but I do have 3 minutes to wash my hair so that’s what I do. By the time I’m ready to leave the house, it’s almost dry most days. I only resort to using a blow dryer if it’s really cold in the winter. I have short hair and it works for me. I had to LOL when my neighbor told me she does the exact same thing!
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Aug 7, 2018 6:51:00 GMT
Any heat protectant spray recommendations? I have long, straight, avgerage thickness Asian hair.
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Aug 7, 2018 10:21:19 GMT
I prefer to put styling product in while hair is wet so it spreads more evenly. My fave right now is Paul Mitchell Volume Whip. Then in the morning I would put a few drops of Biosilk Silk Terapy Lite on each section as I curl or straighten. Thank you! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 13:02:48 GMT
I'd use a hair oil while it's still wet then a heat protection spray before straightening.
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kelly8875
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Post by kelly8875 on Aug 7, 2018 13:07:18 GMT
I hate washing my hair at night. If I sleep with it wet, it’s still wet in the morning. And if I dry it before laying down, it’s crappy in the morning. My hair only does good when I wash and blow dry all in the morning. Even if I wash and let air dry, it takes about 6-8 hours to air dry it’s so thick. I did this on Sunday, but I didn’t leave the house all day, so it didn’t bother me too much.
I straighten my hair daily, and never use a heat protectant. I never have any issues. I just don’t hold the iron on my hair very long, just slick each section down and be done. My salon doesn’t use protectant either on my hair.
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