Hey everyone. This a repost from when I first started my blog. Hope this information helps. I actually still use the methods listed below because they are virtually effortless and never go wrong. I have always been a firm believer in the saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." and for the methods listed below, this saying holds true. Lately i've been dusting instead of doing a full blown trim. I find dusting easy and of course with me it is lazy girl approved. Read below for my trim and dusting process.
HOW DO YOU TRIM?
GLAD YOU ASKED...PRETTY SIMPLE ACTUALLY....A TWO DAY PROCESS NONETHELESS BUT SIMPLE IN DELIVERY.
1. TRIM ON FRESHLY WASHED/CLEAN HAIR. HAIR WITH NO PRODUCT APPLIED MAKES TRIMMING SIMPLE....VERY SIMPLE AND QUICK.
2. IF YOU HAVE A DETANGLING PROBLEM ON YOUR HANDS.....GO SLOOOOWWW. TAKE YOUR TIME...YOUR HAIR WILL THANK YOU LATER...PROMISE!
I HAD A LITTLE DETANGLING ISSUE ON MY HANDS....KNOTS, LIL DREADS AT THE CROWN....A HOT MESS.....BECAUSE I WAITED TO LONG FOR MY TRIM.
THE QUICK FIX: APPLY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CONDITIONER....CONDITIONER ADDS SLIP FOR EASY DETANGLING OR USE YOUR FAV DETANGELER .....SET THE COMB DOWN FOR A MINUTE AND USE THOSE 10 DIGITS FOR A LITTLE WHILE TILL THE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL....THEN PICK UP OLE FAITHFUL TO FINISH OFF THE DETANGLING JOB. DO NOT!!! I REPEAT, DO NOT TRIM UNTIL YOU HAVE DETANGLED FIRST.
DAY 1: IF YOUR DOING A DEEP CONDITION....WHICH I ASSUME YOU WILL DO AS A CURLY GIRL.....LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT FOR MAXIMUM SOFTENING IN A FEW TWO STRAND TWIST AND PLASTIC CAP. DUST THOSE TWO STRAND TWIST.
WHAT IS DUSTING?
GLAD YOU ASKED....
IT IS BASICALLY JUST TRIMMING OFF THE STRAGGLY ENDS OF TWIST....THOSE STRANDS THAT HANG LOOSE AT THE END OF THE TWIST... IN SOME CASES THESE STRANDS ARE SPLIT....SO JUST GET RID OF THEM....DON'T GO OVER BOARD AND SNIP OFF THE WHOLE TWIST......JUST TRIM THE "STRAGGLES" OR "STRAYS"
DAY 2: KEEP TWIST IN AND WASH ABOUT 50% OF THE CONDITIONER OUT. I LIKE TO LEAVE HALF IN AS A LEAVE IN. KEEPING HALF THE CONDITIONER IN MY HAIR TAMES THE FLY AWAYS FOR A MORE CONTROLLED LOOK....IF YOUR GOING FOR A FRIZZIER, FULLER OR WILD LOOK THEN WASH ABOUT 80% OF THAT CONDITIONER OUT. USE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. I LIKE A MORE CONTROLLED LOOK FOR WORK, SO LOTS OF LEAVE IN LEAVES ME HAPPY AND LESS DRYING ON DAY 6 OR 7 OF THE TWIST OUT.
TAKE THE TWIST OUT ONE BY ONE AND RUN A FINE TOOTH COME OR DENAM BRUSH THROUGH HAIR HOLDING ENDS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FOR THE TRIM....TRIM OFF WHAT MAKES YOU COMFORTABLE.....I TRY NOT TO TRIM OFF MORE THAN 1/2 INCH....TRIM TO MUCH AND YOU'LL SEE THE MISTAKES LATER IN YOUR STRAIGHT STYLES.....NOT CUTE....TRIM TO LITTLE AND YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SINGLE STRAND KNOTS OR SPLIT ENDS WAITING FOR YOU NEXT WASH DAY.
STYLE AS DESIRED.
THATS ALL FOLKS!!
HOW DO YOU TRIM?
GLAD YOU ASKED...PRETTY SIMPLE ACTUALLY....A TWO DAY PROCESS NONETHELESS BUT SIMPLE IN DELIVERY.
1. TRIM ON FRESHLY WASHED/CLEAN HAIR. HAIR WITH NO PRODUCT APPLIED MAKES TRIMMING SIMPLE....VERY SIMPLE AND QUICK.
2. IF YOU HAVE A DETANGLING PROBLEM ON YOUR HANDS.....GO SLOOOOWWW. TAKE YOUR TIME...YOUR HAIR WILL THANK YOU LATER...PROMISE!
I HAD A LITTLE DETANGLING ISSUE ON MY HANDS....KNOTS, LIL DREADS AT THE CROWN....A HOT MESS.....BECAUSE I WAITED TO LONG FOR MY TRIM.
THE QUICK FIX: APPLY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CONDITIONER....CONDITIONER ADDS SLIP FOR EASY DETANGLING OR USE YOUR FAV DETANGELER .....SET THE COMB DOWN FOR A MINUTE AND USE THOSE 10 DIGITS FOR A LITTLE WHILE TILL THE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL....THEN PICK UP OLE FAITHFUL TO FINISH OFF THE DETANGLING JOB. DO NOT!!! I REPEAT, DO NOT TRIM UNTIL YOU HAVE DETANGLED FIRST.
DAY 1: IF YOUR DOING A DEEP CONDITION....WHICH I ASSUME YOU WILL DO AS A CURLY GIRL.....LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT FOR MAXIMUM SOFTENING IN A FEW TWO STRAND TWIST AND PLASTIC CAP. DUST THOSE TWO STRAND TWIST.
WHAT IS DUSTING?
GLAD YOU ASKED....
IT IS BASICALLY JUST TRIMMING OFF THE STRAGGLY ENDS OF TWIST....THOSE STRANDS THAT HANG LOOSE AT THE END OF THE TWIST... IN SOME CASES THESE STRANDS ARE SPLIT....SO JUST GET RID OF THEM....DON'T GO OVER BOARD AND SNIP OFF THE WHOLE TWIST......JUST TRIM THE "STRAGGLES" OR "STRAYS"
DAY 2: KEEP TWIST IN AND WASH ABOUT 50% OF THE CONDITIONER OUT. I LIKE TO LEAVE HALF IN AS A LEAVE IN. KEEPING HALF THE CONDITIONER IN MY HAIR TAMES THE FLY AWAYS FOR A MORE CONTROLLED LOOK....IF YOUR GOING FOR A FRIZZIER, FULLER OR WILD LOOK THEN WASH ABOUT 80% OF THAT CONDITIONER OUT. USE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. I LIKE A MORE CONTROLLED LOOK FOR WORK, SO LOTS OF LEAVE IN LEAVES ME HAPPY AND LESS DRYING ON DAY 6 OR 7 OF THE TWIST OUT.
TAKE THE TWIST OUT ONE BY ONE AND RUN A FINE TOOTH COME OR DENAM BRUSH THROUGH HAIR HOLDING ENDS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FOR THE TRIM....TRIM OFF WHAT MAKES YOU COMFORTABLE.....I TRY NOT TO TRIM OFF MORE THAN 1/2 INCH....TRIM TO MUCH AND YOU'LL SEE THE MISTAKES LATER IN YOUR STRAIGHT STYLES.....NOT CUTE....TRIM TO LITTLE AND YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SINGLE STRAND KNOTS OR SPLIT ENDS WAITING FOR YOU NEXT WASH DAY.
STYLE AS DESIRED.
THATS ALL FOLKS!!