r/BlackHair

I'm really trying to look better and may lose the beard despite the potential. But i think my face is oval shape but im just fat rn. I think my sides are uneven and i need a change. The roundness is making my face feel more bloated but at the same time if i get low cut, ill look awful. I cant get a box either bc ill get called a minecraft block 😔 and I cant really get dreads either bc of my parents. What should i do? Also ive heard that different face shapes mean i need better fades, I looked at some videos and still dont know what I wanna do yet.

I've been wondering because I've been told 4c, 4b, and 4a. I'm not really sure anymore. What do you guys think?

Feels like its taking ages just to grow a couple of mm

The 1st and 2nd pics are fresh out of the chair, pic 9 is the touch up 😂 and, well, the last pic is how I woke up today after 5 hours in that purple misty rain last night lol

i love this style and my lil bangs but my mom was tryna convince me to take it out 😭she says it especially looks bad down. i’m trying to make sure im not delusional

Ive been wanting to do something with my hair since i had an afro for almost a year so i decided to try afro free forms. I only started two days ago and just wanted an opinion if they look alright so far.

I decided to do my mom’s hair yesterday because I was bored lol + she said she had been struggling recently with making her twist outs look as good as they used to.

Y’all I cannot do hair AT ALL (I’ve never even done this on my own hair) but it was 15 days after Juneteenth so I felt like the ancestors were telling me to go for it and free her coils and kinks from 24/7 frizz.

IT TURNED OUT SO GOOD. We’ve never done wash and gos before (I (somewhat affectionately) call them “wash and nos” because if I simply washed my hair then left it alone it would be a dry, single strand knot mess after a while) but this semi (?) wash and confirmed our so so good. I’m so happy with it and she is too although she wishes it was a bit longer like how her stretched twist outs usually are but I think it’s so cute on her!

(TL;DR) Anyway enough yapping but here’s what I did:

✨ Aztec clay mask with apple cider vinegar (first time using this - was a bit nervous because she’s high porosity and I bought it for my build/ip prone low porosity hair but I think it helped a little with devotion. Make sure you don’t use a metal spoon like I did. Also mist your hair with water as needed when putting this in).
✨ Shampoo (I always do this 3 times, scratching or stimulating my scalp each time and detangling my hair on the last time)
✨ Conditioner
✨ Deep conditioner (with a plastic cap on and/or under the dryer (using a conditioner then deep conditioner is probably unnecessary and in the wrong order but whatever))
*If you are low porosity or just prone to flaky products in general, STOP here and mix the products on your hand to make sure they all work together and don’t clump up.*
✨ Leave in conditioner (Ors Olive Oil Rice Water and Electrolytes)
✨ Mousse (Design Essentials Almond and Avocado, but I’m gonna try this with The Doux Mousse since that works great for my hair as well)
✨ Comb (used a shower comb)
✨ Curling gel/cream (Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink)
✨ Comb through again (I used the EZ Detangler Brush (my all time fav - I’ve had it for years. My mom doesn’t really like it that much on her hair but it helps with definition) vertically, under the hair as well as horizontally to really get that definition)
✨ Twist (small sections, I like to gently tug on the hair to make sure I’m twisting every inch as I go so I can make sure it’s as stretched as possible (kinda hard to explain, hope this made sense) then curl the ends around my finger)
✨Sit under dryer for 30mins (on high heat or if you’re high porosity) to 1hr (on low heat or if you’re low porosity)
✨ If you’re ready to go, skip to the last step, if not go to the next step
✨ If the “go” in wash in go is a no, go to bed bookie, let those twist sitttt
✨ Take out gently, fluff, and shake (if flat)

And viola! Hope this works for you 4C girlies, I’m so excited and can’t wait to try this on my own hair. We were doing this entire process from 3:30pm to 10:30pm 🥴 so definitely going to perfect this style and try to make it go quicker next time - the twisting took the most amount of time but I was also tired and twisting slowly so there’s that. If anyone has some tips for maintenance lmk. I’m hoping this will last at least 3 days in her hair (I will update the post later). 💜

ETA: I know this isn’t a “true” wash and go, but honestly I didn’t know what to call it 💀 I referred to it as a “semi (?) wash and go” but I also twisted it for sections/getting the hair out the way + a little bit of length + she was going to sleep. I’m going to try this on my own hair without twisting to see how it comes out. It did take 7 hours but that was because I was moving slowly, was winging it + we were playing around the whole time hahaha.

Is it a clean look with my face shape? Honest opinion.

like damn it’s just a blowout I guess. 🤣

I want this hairstyle but have NO idea what to call it

I took my hair out after 2 months of cornrows, and I find myself struggling to handle it properly.
I try to put it into 2 sections when going to sleep, but my bonnet doesn’t fit on my head anymore and it is just quite uncomfortable.

I’d like to keep my hair long and not cut it as I like to have long box braids and cornrows. But is there some technique I can apply or things I can buy to a) keep my hair out of my face when I’m working out b) go to sleep without my being everywhere in my face and ears?

I honestly have like no clue but I hope I’m not yet. If I am, is it savable? I love having my hair out a lot and getting mini twists.

1st picture was October last year
2nd was March this year
3rd was April
And the last picture was today

Let me know 🙏🏾

I want to try a style like the first two pictures but I don’t know what I’d tell my barber. I know it’s not just a mid taper because the hair flares out more in these pics than the gradual angle i’ve had with just a mid taper. Pic of my current hair on the last slide, I want my hair to start a lot higher up in general too. Any thoughts/advice on if this would work or look right?

Could someone give advice as to how i can improve my hairline, one of my corners has less hair than the other and i often have to get water and use a comb to make the hairline look fuller at the corner

I combed out microlocs last August and my hair has a lot of breakage. Should I do a big chop?

I braided my own hair, and I really love how the braids turned out! But for the life of me, I cannot get the hang of making clean, neat parts. 😂 I’ve been enrolled in YouTube University for a while now and have watched countless tutorials, but it’s still the hardest part for me. I’ve only braided my own hair a handful of times because my hands tend to lock up, but I’d really love to get good enough to do a few styles successfully on my own. If you have any tips, tricks, or favorite parting techniques, I’d love to hear them!