Chocolate Brides: Hair Question

[Sheree10]

Instead of dyeing or bleaching your hair maybe you can try a hair rinse. I don't know what color you're looking for but it's a safe alternative to coloring. It rinses out after several washes but it's much better for your hair.

 

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Originally Posted by Prettyhazardous Hey ladies I have natural hair as well but I have locs and they're rather long so i feel comfy doing any style. I think I'm gonna curl it with loc loops (it'll look like shirley temple curls) and the just wear my flower and blusher. By the way i love my flower (altho I didnt think it was worth the price) but my blusher is too small. So I'm sending ti back today and she's making me a bigger one... I never knew I had a big heads lol... I'm contemplating dying my hair. My loctician is all ab taking care of your hair and bc my hair has broken off so much she's not willing to bleach and dye it. I was thinking of getting someone else to dye it and just have her take care of my hair (so rude right). I wanna dye it this summer so that by nov the color will be locked in and not run when I get in the water and stuff i'm just scared that I'll break my hair off more...

[LadyD]

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Originally Posted by Prettyhazardous Hey ladies I have natural hair as well but I have locs and they're rather long so i feel comfy doing any style. I think I'm gonna curl it with loc loops (it'll look like shirley temple curls) and the just wear my flower and blusher. By the way i love my flower (altho I didnt think it was worth the price) but my blusher is too small. So I'm sending ti back today and she's making me a bigger one... I never knew I had a big heads lol... I'm contemplating dying my hair. My loctician is all ab taking care of your hair and bc my hair has broken off so much she's not willing to bleach and dye it. I was thinking of getting someone else to dye it and just have her take care of my hair (so rude right). I wanna dye it this summer so that by nov the color will be locked in and not run when I get in the water and stuff i'm just scared that I'll break my hair off more...

I used to have locs and I used to use henna dyes/hair rinses to change my colour. Rinses/henna dyes don't give you a DRASTIC change, but it does add a nice hue to your hair.

I bleached mine in efforts to change my colour one summer. BIG MISTAKE (for me). My hair colour looked great for a while...but when the colour faded it out...my ends looked blond and dry. I had to keep dying it to cover it up. That only dried out my hair

If you are having breakage problems now and you intend to keep the colour after the wedding, you may need to change your current routine a bit and research new products that will work for colour treated hair.

Good luck!

[Prettyhazardous]

Hey ladies thanx for all ur advice.

My Loctician thinks that my breakage has to do with stress. I've bleached my hair in the past and it stayed rather healthy, with me keeping is oiled and greased. For me rinses are a waste of energy. I have alotta hair I can barely see a diff (except in the sunlite bc then it's really pretty). But yea I think I'll be holding off on the dye for a little while.

[OchieBride]

Lady D..how are you. I have used Organic Root Stimulator's Olive Oil line and their Cholesterol conditioner for years and I love it. My sister started using Ms Jessies and Carols daughters and swears by them...

 

I'm in the same boat as you re: fiance...

[OchieBride]

Hey Ladies...check this link out. Blog about hair styles for "chocolate" brides

 

African American Wedding Hairstyles & Hairdos: Short hairstyles for the modern Black bride.

[divadivine25]

Finally a few pics from our phoyographer, Stacey Clarke :.)

 

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t47145

[slapsappyhappy]

I am having the same problem ochiebride! My hair is unrelaxed and really long, usually I wear it in twists. I can imagine going to the resort to get my hair done and them just staring at it not knowing what to do!

 

I also contemplated getting it blown out (if they know how) but that takes so long, and I wouldn't look like myself. The other option is do it myself in my usual style but that is not special for the wedding. hmmm, did you find any ideas?

[OchieBride]

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Originally Posted by slapsappyhappy I am having the same problem ochiebride! My hair is unrelaxed and really long, usually I wear it in twists. I can imagine going to the resort to get my hair done and them just staring at it not knowing what to do! I also contemplated getting it blown out (if they know how) but that takes so long, and I wouldn't look like myself. The other option is do it myself in my usual style but that is not special for the wedding. hmmm, did you find any ideas?

in post 337 I put a link to a website with some ideas. I'm going with a straw set twist with a big flower on the side

[OchieBride]

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Originally Posted by OchieBride in post 337 I put a link to a website with some ideas. I'm going with a straw set twist with a big flower on the side

something like this;

African American Wedding Hairstyles & Hairdos: Straw Set for the Natural Bride

[FoxyBride]

Ok I'm going for a trial next Wednesday. I had a custom version of this hairpiece made from a seller on Etsy.

 

I am going to go for some sort of low updo with it. I'm thinking something like this.

 

It isn't a good photo since it only shows one side but I told me stylist to just come up with something. Hopefully I'll like it! I have a veil too so I'm thinking I'll just wear that down the aisle, but the rest of the night, do the hair piece. I don't know if they'll look go together.