What has your hair been through?

Aug 18, 2013

Veronica B.

I thought it would be fun to talk about our hairs history! Have you died it 10 different times? Bleached it? Do you straighten it every day? Is it a virgin😳? Is it super damaged? Tell me tell me tell me!💁💇🙍🙆

Aug 18, 2013

Rhea H.

Lol my hair was really healthy once. started falling without any reason and got really really thin. I was literally bald up front. went to the dermatologist. got some tabs n hair sprays and its much betta now. not what it used to be but better still :P.

Aug 18, 2013

Maxime M.

I have been dyeing my hair for over 8 years in all sorts of colors. Red, brown, blue, pink, green, purple and now bleach blonde. Even had a coontail pony (shame on me)... Unfortunately it is very damaged now, so I'm thinking of dyeing it my own color again so I don't have to do anything about it :)

Aug 18, 2013

Maxime M.

Oh pony is the dutch word for bangs sorry :')

Aug 18, 2013

Yaneli A.

I've been dying my hair since I was in 6 grade which now I'm a senior!:)
I lost count I'm gussing about 40 or way more! I used to dye it everything month or every other month:D and I have bleached it about umm. 20 times:) around there!:)
My hair is not damaged'
Well just a bit I get slit ends! But I get it trimmed everything other week(:
I do curl it , straighten it every day! Depends on how I'm feeling!:)
I also use a hair mask for my hair so it won't be damaged:D

Aug 18, 2013

Rhea H.

Good for you maxime. hope it works :)

Aug 18, 2013

Rhea H.

Yaneli, what hair mask do you use? cuz even after all you've done with it, your hair looks seriously amazing

Aug 18, 2013

Veronica B.

WOW Yaneli! Your hair is tough.

Aug 18, 2013

Veronica B.

I used to highlight my hair when I was really young and then I bleached it in high school. It was SO damaged from the bleach! I don't even touch my hair now and I'm still recovering from damage I did 3 or so years ago. Half of my hair is still bleached from high school and the top half is completely virgin and awesome. I wish I never bleached it because I realize now that I like my natural color

Aug 18, 2013

Dani F.

My hair was black for 7 years then two years ago It was white blonde then purple. It's been a lot of different colors. It's just starting to grow back. I'm surprised its not damaged.

Aug 18, 2013

Rhea H.

Goodness I never did any such thing to my hair and yet it got so fine. I never even use heat styling a lot :/

Aug 18, 2013

Ashley L.

My hair has been thru 4 really awful hair cuts. Umm I've probably dyed it about 7 times since I was 14. My hair is its natural color now because I haven't dyed it in about 4 years. Its really long amd thick and hard to style every day, just because it takes forever. Right now I'd say my hair is pretty healthy. I do need to get it trimmed tho cause I like more layers than I have. :))

Aug 18, 2013

Elizabeth R.

7th grade highlights
8th grade highlights x2 then dyed it brown
9th highlights x 6 dyed it brown & keratin
10th highlightsx4 then dyed it brown
11th highlightsx3 & iron in extensions then I bleached it completely and now it's brown. My hair is super damaged I won't be dying it for a while

Aug 18, 2013

Elizabeth R.

& I straighten it everyday I'm awful

Aug 19, 2013

Cydney E.

Disclaimer: please don't judge me for the stupid hair mistakes I've made, even as recently as last year. my dad is black (with a shaved head) and my mom is puerto rican (with thick, awesome curls that are easy to maintain), and neither had a clue how to care for my hair. even the friends and relatives I relied on for care tips led me astray!! it's all been trial and error, finally accepting and appreciating both sides on my heritage, and throwing out the g****** flat iron. lol
birth-tweens: my hair was pretty much always natural. my mom attempted a relaxer once or twice, but it never really worked out (came out like a texlax).
tweens: I pretty much did my hair myself, but it was awful. I never brushed it out or took care of it, just smoothed the visible parts into a bun while underneath it got matted. my mom cut my hair wicked short to get rid of the matted hair, then sent me to a friend who braided my hair once a month or so.
early teens: got a hold of a flat iron and damaged my hair everyday trying to get the "emo" look. lol. I was so clueless about hair care, I had no idea it was so bad.
teens: finally started getting my hair relaxed professionally, but, again I had no idea how to maintain it so more flat ironing, more damage.
early last year: I got too poor to pay for my relaxers, so my natural hair grew out. but I flat ironed it every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. the damage was insane.
I started watching mad youtube videos, reading blogs, etc.on ethnic hair care.
the last couple months I went totally natural, no flat ironing, lots and lots of moisturizing. I finally got over all the emotional and psychological issues I had with my natural hair, too which was good for me. I just got my hair relaxed a few days ago, and am finally confident I can grow it out and keep it healthy.

Aug 19, 2013

Carson S.

My hair has been through a lot
5th grade- braids
7th grade- relaxer and straightened everyday
8 grade- high lights straightened daily
Freshman- high lights straightened dail Sophomore- now- dyed under part straitened daily

Aug 19, 2013

Emily W.

Had the same haircut from ages 2-14, then variations of the same cut from 14-now. I only dyed my hair once, two years ago for Halloween. I get a trim once a year. Use Suave Kids shampoo/conditioner/body wash 3-in-one or Palmolive dishsoap, no heat styling ever.

I'm the definition of low maintenance. ;)

Aug 19, 2013

Gina C.

Never dyed it. Only straighten and curl it with a straightener. Been wanting to dye it but everyone says I'll regret it. :/

Aug 19, 2013

Jacob C.

My hair has been through a hair dyeing addiction in 8th grade I dyed my hair 2 times a week, I've went black I went blonde bleaching it I went bright red, I once bleached my hair from a black to white well over 12 shades I've had long hair I've had short hair I'm now growing out my hair and I finally am almost have my virgin hair color I just had a few highlights I covered up with a demi hair color so it would wash out, the product that saved my hair when I was bleaching it was redken extreme. I used to straighten my hair every day, now all I do is use a hair dryer to straighten it and I will be getting hair extensions when my hair is grown out enough to be able to get them.

Aug 19, 2013

Cristina D.

I had long beautiful hair. I got highlights in the 3rd grade! Then 6th grade I cut my hair into layers and to shoulder length! let me say my hair was all the way down to my butt! 7 I had highlights. 8th grade I got the bottom half of my hair blonde all the way to 9, summer of going into 10th grade I got highlights & this summer of entering 11th I got ombré hair. So much bleach! I miss my hair being long, straight and beautiful! 😔

Aug 20, 2013

Tia B.

In 5th grade I had red streaks ;) haha it was so bad now that I look back on it! My sophomore year I dyed my hair jet black and it was a disaster :( The Revlon Luminista hair dye FRIEDDD my hair SO BAD! I barely finished recovering from that awful period my freshman year in college </3 I chopped off all of my hair up to my shoulders because it was so damaged. I also used heat a lot my first half of high school so my hair was so beat up ;[ but now it's healthy, and growing, and silky :D