MahoganyCurls- Herllo!!!! (In Madea's voice....lol!)

Lynnieluve wrote:I cant wait to see this new technique.

Can you take pics of your braid out before you wash it? PLEASE!!!!??

Lol! Sure, I can do that for you. I am sure my hair is going to look a mess and "extra scalpy as Nik would say! he he he!!!!

SCRUG_A_LICIOUS wrote:The picture with your curly hair^^^^ is my favorite of you! I love those types of curls! I am a big fan of yours and have probably seen all of your how to videos. You are a big inspiration to me. Both hair wise and just in life. Its nice that you have a husband that loves and supports your decision. My boyfriend never said he hated it but everytime i change my hair he states that he likes it, except for when I wore my natural curls. So i havent even tell him that I am about to BC because I am doing it for me. Keep up the beauty, Queen!

tiashauntee wrote:Have your hubby film for you and tell him to keep the camera focused on your head (You know how hubby's can get, LOL). I can't think of a way to film it without the pervs tuning in to watch "the show"

I was thinking about that, but he has to work in the morning and that is when i am planning to style it...i am most likely gonna do it with my beater on in the shower with my bathing suit under it! Lol!!!!! And put the camera on my tripod. I will test it tomorrow to see how it will look before i actually do it.

I can't wash my hair in the sink anymore either. However, it's not because of tangles - it's because my hair now goes down the drain and thats gross. I can't even hang over the tub. I took my sink washing for granted and now I miss it.

BlondeByDesire wrote: I can't wait either for the new video. Thanks MC you are so inspiring.

dajewel wrote:i love ur hair plaited up!!! love it!!! have you noticed a decrease in fairy knots yet??

Thanks girl! Yes, I have noticed a MAJOR decrease in fairy knots! I am so happy too! I still find a couple of them here or there, but it is not as bad anymore. The twisting and plaits really help! I like my hair this way when i am not going anywhere special or doing anything,bc I can sleep crazy, wake and my hair is nice and neat! Thank you!

SisterBoyd wrote:You hair has grown so much...beautiful!

Thank you!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXO!

KinkyNappyHappy wrote:Hi MC~

I can't wait to see the video....this will give me several TWA's techniques to try when I take my braids out. I'll be staking YouTube Friday waiting...

Lol! Okay!

CocaColaCutie wrote:I can't wait to see the vid either MC! I'm dying to get a good wash n go technique!

I hope you guys like it, i explained it in the post above, you may have to modify it for your hair, but i think the vid, will give you a good start..there are so many ways to achieve a wash n go!

sweetdrk1 wrote:my video

Hey when you can check out the link above. I did a lil vid! hahahahahaa I am by no means you..but I gave it a shot. No YT! this is for our eyes only

MahoganyCurls wrote:

sweetdrk1 wrote:my video

Hey when you can check out the link above. I did a lil vid! hahahahahaa I am by no means you..but I gave it a shot. No YT! this is for our eyes only

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I absolutley love the video! You did a wonderful job! OMG! I never did my hair that way, well my TWA..that is a great technique! Wow! I am in awe! And you SHRINKAGE is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your hair is growing soooooooooo much! It is beautiful! I love it!!! You should do YT videos!!!! wink, wink!

yes, yes, yes! Beautiful wash n go results!

sweetdrk1 wrote:

MahoganyCurls wrote:

sweetdrk1 wrote:my video

Hey when you can check out the link above. I did a lil vid! hahahahahaa I am by no means you..but I gave it a shot. No YT! this is for our eyes only

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I absolutley love the video! You did a wonderful job! OMG! I never did my hair that way, well my TWA..that is a great technique! Wow! I am in awe! And you SHRINKAGE is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your hair is growing soooooooooo much! It is beautiful! I love it!!! You should do YT videos!!!! wink, wink!

yes, yes, yes! Beautiful wash n go results!

thank you..coming from you my hair idol! Thank you soo much!

Cherry: extraordinary! wrote:I cant wait to see your video MC! Ive hear of scrunching and most of the results get big and curly! Im really curious how itll work for your hair.

Sweerdrk1 i saw your video and i was amazed at how short the curls got, shrinkage is no joke! Anywho the curls came out beautifully! I cant wait til my hair grows out a bit so i can try

Shauny wrote:It's still too cold for me to go outside with a WNG here in the Chi but it's getting warmer and I need all of the tips I can get. Looking forward to your video.

MahoganyCurls wrote:Explained:

Okay, you guys know that I am a major fan of the CG method and Lorraine Massey. I dont know, I have been following her method for a year (well 11 months) and ever since I started following the CG method my hair has changed. I am not making this up. I know everyone is different, but I have experience nothing but great results with the CG method. I know you all probably get tired of me talking about it, but I can't say it enough. My hair loves it!

Now, Friday I will upload a video showing you guys another way to "style" or "do" your wash n gos. This isnt really new, but a lot of African American women do not do this. Well, not any I know. You have seen it before....it is called "scrunching"...

There are many ways to scrunch your hair to shape the curls and give them a nice form..I will scrunch my hair in the video the way lorraine massey suggests. Which is bending over allowing your curls to fall freely (wet hair) and scrunching your curls in an upward motion towards your scalp. She calls this the Accordion technique. (Visualize an accordion going in and out).

I have style my wash n go or styled my curls using this method about 3x's now, and the results werent bad. The only thing is, scrunching gives your hair more volume and we all know volume means shrinkage for our hair, especially shorter hair. BUT- I think the curls look great considering that we have shrinkage.

You can scrunch using a gel of your choice (she recommends a clear styling cone free gel) or you can just use your conditioner alone.

I never tried it with conditioner only (this technique) so Friday, I will use a little bit of my HE set me up hair gel.

This technique (scrunching) accordion method works best on medium to long curly hair. I wouldnt recommend this for TWAs. If your hair is in between a TWA and not so TWA, this may work, you will just have to modify it.

The best part about this method is:

#1- the longer your hair gets, you can still do it...it actually will get better the more your hair grows!

#2- If you have areas in your hair, that has a looser curl pattern and you hate the way it looks bc the rest of your hair has a tighter curl pattern and the other section doesnt giving you the TWO different texture look for your WnG..this will help give the loser curl pattern a curl (it helps with blending)

#3- The longer our hair gets the more weight it will have...resulting in less curly more wavy appearance...this technique will increase your hair to have a curl when it gets longer which is awesome!

#4- No shaking required...no headaches! LoL!

I will explain more in the video..i just wanted to give you guys a little preview!

sweetdrk1 wrote:my video

Hey when you can check out the link above. I did a lil vid! hahahahahaa I am by no means you..but I gave it a shot. No YT! this is for our eyes only

CurlieCutes1121 wrote:

MahoganyCurls wrote:Explained:

Okay, you guys know that I am a major fan of the CG method and Lorraine Massey. I dont know, I have been following her method for a year (well 11 months) and ever since I started following the CG method my hair has changed. I am not making this up. I know everyone is different, but I have experience nothing but great results with the CG method. I know you all probably get tired of me talking about it, but I can't say it enough. My hair loves it!

Now, Friday I will upload a video showing you guys another way to "style" or "do" your wash n gos. This isnt really new, but a lot of African American women do not do this. Well, not any I know. You have seen it before....it is called "scrunching"...

There are many ways to scrunch your hair to shape the curls and give them a nice form..I will scrunch my hair in the video the way lorraine massey suggests. Which is bending over allowing your curls to fall freely (wet hair) and scrunching your curls in an upward motion towards your scalp. She calls this the Accordion technique. (Visualize an accordion going in and out).

I have style my wash n go or styled my curls using this method about 3x's now, and the results werent bad. The only thing is, scrunching gives your hair more volume and we all know volume means shrinkage for our hair, especially shorter hair. BUT- I think the curls look great considering that we have shrinkage.

You can scrunch using a gel of your choice (she recommends a clear styling cone free gel) or you can just use your conditioner alone.

I never tried it with conditioner only (this technique) so Friday, I will use a little bit of my HE set me up hair gel.

This technique (scrunching) accordion method works best on medium to long curly hair. I wouldnt recommend this for TWAs. If your hair is in between a TWA and not so TWA, this may work, you will just have to modify it.

The best part about this method is:

#1- the longer your hair gets, you can still do it...it actually will get better the more your hair grows!

#2- If you have areas in your hair, that has a looser curl pattern and you hate the way it looks bc the rest of your hair has a tighter curl pattern and the other section doesnt giving you the TWO different texture look for your WnG..this will help give the loser curl pattern a curl (it helps with blending)

#3- The longer our hair gets the more weight it will have...resulting in less curly more wavy appearance...this technique will increase your hair to have a curl when it gets longer which is awesome!

#4- No shaking required...no headaches! LoL!

I will explain more in the video..i just wanted to give you guys a little preview!

I'm really excited about this!!! I've been looking for ways to make my WnG's better!

SisterBoyd wrote:

sweetdrk1 wrote:my video

Hey when you can check out the link above. I did a lil vid! hahahahahaa I am by no means you..but I gave it a shot. No YT! this is for our eyes only

ChrsLvsBks wrote:Your little man is handsome.

Have you tried the Super Soaker method?

If someone wants to do YT videos, any suggestions, tips you would not mind sharing? I am seriously considering it.

ChrsLvsBks wrote:Here is the link for the super soaker method. It may be useful now for you and others with nape length and longer curls.

Okay, this is a cool thread...
I already talk out loud so that should not be an issue . I blame it on my mom since I am an only child .

Great tip re: having those I watch check it out beforehand . I will definitely try that. I hope to make some videos in three weeks. I want to put up at least three.

tiashauntee wrote:ChrsLvsBks, I got curious so I went YouTube hunting

Cherry: extraordinary! wrote:Your hair looks nice and aww little bit is so cute! Funny; i always wondered what he looked like when i heard him in the videos lol