girlll i blow out my hair every two weeks with cool / warm air and my hair went from bra strap to past waist length in just under a year. i have 3C/ 4A fine, medium density hair. for the first time i’ve been getting regular trims every 4 months. i leave my hair in a loose low bun or two braids w the ends tucked. i guess i would consider myself a blow dry natural. the best part is if i have a special event to go to , i’ll take some foam wrap and my flexi rods for some heatless curls. i get to see my length while also retaining length. hopefully by next year i’m at tailbone length which is my goal length. i’ve been watching you for a while now and i love this for you ! edit: i have absolutely zero heat damage. my curls still spring up to above my shoulders every wash day! i only flatiron at 325 degrees for trims & my hair is so fine i can get away with it.
OOO i love this! Ive been thinking about switching between blow outs and silk press but havent found my blowout style that works for me for over a week just yet! i really see the hair growth for stretched hair so im excited to see how it goes got me! Thanks for the advice
Can you please let me know what blow dryer do you use??? I’ve been thinking of going straight natural but just waiting to hear from Nadine if I need to do ketatine first. If that’s the case while I wait maybe I can become a blow dry natural 🤭
I'm considering becoming a straight-haired natural, because I don't have the time to do my hair every single day anymore. Also, it NEVER turns out the same way twice, and I really don't appreciate that lol. I also agree with your point on versatility and spontaneity.
I’m a straight hair natural but I will only do silk presses once in a while. Back in the day we didn’t do silk presses, we just got our hair pressed enough to be straight. I do believe if you silk it every time you straighten it will not fair well in the end. My goal is to straighten at no higher than 400 degrees 75% of the time and alternate between twist and presses and only silk press when I need a trim.
Yes absolutely the best way to do it In my next video I talk about how I purchased GHD platinum+ the straightener only goes up to 365 degrees which is perfect if you’re straightening regularly in my opinion xxx
This is facts. I became a straight haired natural for similar reasons. I think for some of us it’s just easier to wear our hair straight. I love my curls and for 7 years I was natural. I enjoyed my natural hair but I just feel like my hair looks better straight and it works with my features.
I love it! I'm not a straight hair natural, but I realize my daughter is. I am so proud that she never wanted to perm her hair. She might be more of heat trained natural but the point is it is great treatment of your natural hair. From an 80s baby, I'm loving this era of black hair care. ❤❤❤
I’m trying to wear my hair straight too. But I’m deciding as well. I love the shine in natural hair when it’s straightened. It helps the sebum travel down the hair shaft. But I also incorporate wigs when I want a break. Your videos help me so much.
I've been natural for almost 10 years now and I have never straightened my natural hair but lately I've really been considering becoming a straight haired natural but this Miami heat & humidity just doesn't allow for it but I still wanna try and make it happen. I struggle with astronomical amounts for single strand knots, and just like you I recently trimmed of about 3-4 inches off cause I couldn't take it anymore. I wanna work on growing my hair back and retaining length but I fear heat damage so I'm tryna educate myself as much as possible and can't wait to follow along on your journey! Would love to see a straight hair wash day routine 🙂
I live in Miami and had the same issue before I was heat trained. My hair would be poofy within minutes the first few times i did a silk press but after the fourth or fifth time it is heat trained and not reverting.
I'm experimenting with becoming a straight hair natural myself. I wore long, thin dreads for about 20 years and cut most off and combed out the rest about a year ago. I've been trying different styles ever since and just haven't landed on anything even remotely as easy to care for as the locs were. I also liked having hair as long as I wanted it, needing to cut off about 4 inches every 6 months for it to not get past the bottom of my shoulder blades. I want that shoulder blade length hair again, only this time that I can comb, brush, and style in more ways than I could do with my locs all those years. Your channel is helping me a lot as I explore this, so thanks so much for what you're doing. I also want to always look professional when I'm at work!
I like wearing wash n gos, and I reset every 3 days. That's not for everyone when i have my hair straight its much more predictable and takes less planning lol
Every 3 days😭 full wash day or just a refresh? I hear it I loved wash n gos for like the 2 days it looked good my straight hair is so presictable I love it xx
Yes, I am a curly haired natural, a relatively new natural too. I am a science teacher, and I hate the feeling of waking up early and feeling rough, and then looking at my hair after so much time and effort styling it, and still feeling that it looks rough. I just really want it to look neat and tidy and put together. I am still working on it. Perhaps I will try one of your wash and gos.
My mom says the same about silk presses growing hair. I have been avoiding it bc I don't prefer straight hair. Whenever my hair is straight I crave for it to be dyed ginger. Thanks for your video. It gave me something to think about again with my hair decisions
Wow! I wondered why you hadn't uploaded any new videos. It sounds like you are leaning toward straight hair, as opposed to heat trained hair. I have been following Roxanna Renea, who is a heat trained natural and I have enjoyed learning about her journey. Her hair is beautiful and appears very healthy. I understand your reasoning in coming to your decision. And, I am looking forward to following you on this new journey.
Thank you! Ive definitely just been trying to navigate this new journey I think I am too it wouldn’t be my first choice to completely lose my curls but if it happens I’m okay with that! Thank you for the encouragement 🥺 & yes she has managed to preserve her curls so beautifully and he hair is so full definitely will be learning a thing or 2 from her xx
I'm for the option to switchup, especially when you live in a place with shifting seasons. Air drying my natural hair in a cold season will have me laid out with pneumonia. Straight and blown out works for me then as I know my scalp is fully dry. Do your thing.
I’ve been I sure of what to do with my hair lately. I’ve been wearing silk presses for about 2-3 years so I guess that’s heat trained. It is easier to manage than natural styles but straight natural doesn’t fare too well with my workouts. Sometimes I think of cutting it and restarting my natural hair journey. Or if I continue on the straight natural journey use little to no flat iron straightening and just blow dry and/or roller set since my hair is finer and 4a and stretches easily
This is something I’m currently trying to navigate, I’ve already sweated my roots after the first week so straight hair does have its drawbacks! Curls are so freeing in the sense that it doesn’t matter if it rains/sweat etc I think switching up the methods of stretching would definitely help! Xx
Wash and go supposed to be done every day or every other day do everything in the shower it easy when you add your hair routine to your shower routine and all you need is a curling cream or a cream gel co wash then styler on soaking wet hair the hood dryer or diffuse simple
I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm gobbling up your videos and recommendations. I'm debating how often to where my hair straight. I had thin dreadlocks down to my waist for about 20 years then cut off most and meticulously combed out the foot I left over a 2 week period. Since then I haven't lost length, but haven't gained it either, so definitely need to change things somehow.
Your hair looking amazing girl…super excited to see what you will be showing us with it!! I have been shying away from straight hair bc I’m not sure how to moisturize it. Currently when I moisturize I damp my coils by spraying a mix of water and a humectant then I sit under the steamer. By the time I am done my coils are popping right back. Sooooo with straight hair i have no idea how that would work. How would you recommend I moisture when I have straight hair?
Thank you so much hun! & the technique I’ve been using so far is to spray a very little amount of my favourite leave in & then mix with an oil and apply to my ends only for my straight hair xxx
Yeah for some reason maybe it’s because my hair isn’t 4c it’s gotta be a blend of something else…but when it’s straight is seems to grow more ?! Versus when I don’t
Hello Nadine, I love your channel I just have one question for you. When you do your silk press do you still use an apple cider vinegar rinse or do you just use the Apple cider rinse when you do your washing go,s? Thanks!
Hey girl thank you! And I don’t as much now! This is because all the products I use for straight hair are low PH and also straightening my hair seals my cuticle regardless but for wash n go’s definitely!xx
@@roethompson94 and they do… they do…. still think shorter would look better on her tho! Nothing wrong with that. I also said what I said because EVERYONE seems to want long hair when everyone doesn’t look good with long hair.
Can’t wait to follow your straight hair journey and learn from you. Maybe I’ll copy you, I really don’t like doing wash and go’s, too much work and upkeep🫣😅 and I agree with the spontaneity part, it often feels like it’ll take hours to get my curls looking how I want them to look on any given day. looking forward to either straight hair natural or heat trained natural content!
Hun, you dont have to explain down to the detail. I understand would respect much more folks would say ' I prefer straight hair'. 'Its simpler _for me_ ' Ugh... all this talk about how you defective your kinks are is unnecessary and draining...darling! Are you supposed to 'help' us with _our_ hair?
You have lovely hair both curly and straight, but for me there is something that is not ringing true. Is the goal to cause or claim to have heat damage than promote protein type hair repair conditioners? It would be nice if UA-camrs could be honest and say that they are being paid to influence black women to wear their hair straight, with the end goal that they will either buy these hair repair conditioners or eventually transition back to relaxed hair.
Thank you!🫶🏾 & im flattered that you think I get paid for this cause I don’t😭 I’m still a small channel so no brand deals here just sharing my journey with y’all one things for certain though I would never relax my hair again xx
Yeah for some reason maybe it’s because my hair isn’t 4c it’s gotta be a blend of something else…but when it’s straight is seems to grow more ?! Versus when I don’t
girlll i blow out my hair every two weeks with cool / warm air and my hair went from bra strap to past waist length in just under a year. i have 3C/ 4A fine, medium density hair. for the first time i’ve been getting regular trims every 4 months. i leave my hair in a loose low bun or two braids w the ends tucked. i guess i would consider myself a blow dry natural. the best part is if i have a special event to go to , i’ll take some foam wrap and my flexi rods for some heatless curls. i get to see my length while also retaining length. hopefully by next year i’m at tailbone length which is my goal length. i’ve been watching you for a while now and i love this for you !
edit: i have absolutely zero heat damage. my curls still spring up to above my shoulders every wash day! i only flatiron at 325 degrees for trims & my hair is so fine i can get away with it.
OOO i love this! Ive been thinking about switching between blow outs and silk press but havent found my blowout style that works for me for over a week just yet! i really see the hair growth for stretched hair so im excited to see how it goes got me! Thanks for the advice
Please what does it mean to have your ends “tucked”. I’m not sure I do that when I twist or braid my hair
Can you please let me know what blow dryer do you use??? I’ve been thinking of going straight natural but just waiting to hear from Nadine if I need to do ketatine first. If that’s the case while I wait maybe I can become a blow dry natural 🤭
@@Ruetendomi use the revair !
@@allurachanel thank you sis 🥰
I'm considering becoming a straight-haired natural, because I don't have the time to do my hair every single day anymore. Also, it NEVER turns out the same way twice, and I really don't appreciate that lol. I also agree with your point on versatility and spontaneity.
girll i feel you on that one! All the best if you decide to take the plunge let me know! xx
I’m so glad I found this channel! I’ve also become a straight hair natural and my hair is doing so much better😊.
Thank you! Me too girl I love it here xx
I’m a straight hair natural but I will only do silk presses once in a while. Back in the day we didn’t do silk presses, we just got our hair pressed enough to be straight. I do believe if you silk it every time you straighten it will not fair well in the end. My goal is to straighten at no higher than 400 degrees 75% of the time and alternate between twist and presses and only silk press when I need a trim.
Yes absolutely the best way to do it In my next video I talk about how I purchased GHD platinum+ the straightener only goes up to 365 degrees which is perfect if you’re straightening regularly in my opinion xxx
@@naturalnadinee wonderful! I’m planning on using an electric hot comb instead of a flat iron. I hope that provides less damage.
This is facts. I became a straight haired natural for similar reasons. I think for some of us it’s just easier to wear our hair straight. I love my curls and for 7 years I was natural. I enjoyed my natural hair but I just feel like my hair looks better straight and it works with my features.
Love this for you! And it’s true wearing hair straight doesn’t mean you hate curls xxx
I'm a full time corporate worker and a part time student. It's been 8 yrs since I wore my hair straight, and your reasons are speaking to my soul.
So here for this ! We need more channels like this!
I love it! I'm not a straight hair natural, but I realize my daughter is. I am so proud that she never wanted to perm her hair. She might be more of heat trained natural but the point is it is great treatment of your natural hair. From an 80s baby, I'm loving this era of black hair care. ❤❤❤
aww we love that! thank you so much I love this era of black hair care too! :) xx
I’m trying to wear my hair straight too. But I’m deciding as well. I love the shine in natural hair when it’s straightened. It helps the sebum travel down the hair shaft. But I also incorporate wigs when I want a break. Your videos help me so much.
I've been natural for almost 10 years now and I have never straightened my natural hair but lately I've really been considering becoming a straight haired natural but this Miami heat & humidity just doesn't allow for it but I still wanna try and make it happen. I struggle with astronomical amounts for single strand knots, and just like you I recently trimmed of about 3-4 inches off cause I couldn't take it anymore. I wanna work on growing my hair back and retaining length but I fear heat damage so I'm tryna educate myself as much as possible and can't wait to follow along on your journey! Would love to see a straight hair wash day routine 🙂
I live in Miami and had the same issue before I was heat trained. My hair would be poofy within minutes the first few times i did a silk press but after the fourth or fifth time it is heat trained and not reverting.
I'm experimenting with becoming a straight hair natural myself. I wore long, thin dreads for about 20 years and cut most off and combed out the rest about a year ago. I've been trying different styles ever since and just haven't landed on anything even remotely as easy to care for as the locs were. I also liked having hair as long as I wanted it, needing to cut off about 4 inches every 6 months for it to not get past the bottom of my shoulder blades. I want that shoulder blade length hair again, only this time that I can comb, brush, and style in more ways than I could do with my locs all those years. Your channel is helping me a lot as I explore this, so thanks so much for what you're doing. I also want to always look professional when I'm at work!
I like wearing wash n gos, and I reset every 3 days. That's not for everyone when i have my hair straight its much more predictable and takes less planning lol
Every 3 days😭 full wash day or just a refresh? I hear it I loved wash n gos for like the 2 days it looked good my straight hair is so presictable I love it xx
Yes, I am a curly haired natural, a relatively new natural too. I am a science teacher, and I hate the feeling of waking up early and feeling rough, and then looking at my hair after so much time and effort styling it, and still feeling that it looks rough. I just really want it to look neat and tidy and put together. I am still working on it. Perhaps I will try one of your wash and gos.
I’m sure you’ll get it one day! I know what you mean being a professional and having a busy schedule makes it so much harder like 😭😭
My mom says the same about silk presses growing hair.
I have been avoiding it bc I don't prefer straight hair. Whenever my hair is straight I crave for it to be dyed ginger.
Thanks for your video. It gave me something to think about again with my hair decisions
Haha the urge to dye your hair when it is straight is strong! & I’m glad we can get so much more out of our hair sometimes xx
I felt every word of this. I love my curls but I seldom managed to achieve the look I wanted with it.
And when I did it wasn’t for long!😩😩 love being a straight natural x
Curly hair is not for everyone honestly.
It really isnt
@@naturalnadinee What do you mean??
Not everyone's preference??
@@May-tai not for everybody in terms of the high maintenance
Wow! I wondered why you hadn't uploaded any new videos. It sounds like you are leaning toward straight hair, as opposed to heat trained hair. I have been following Roxanna Renea, who is a heat trained natural and I have enjoyed learning about her journey. Her hair is beautiful and appears very healthy. I understand your reasoning in coming to your decision. And, I am looking forward to following you on this new journey.
Thank you! Ive definitely just been trying to navigate this new journey I think I am too it wouldn’t be my first choice to completely lose my curls but if it happens I’m okay with that! Thank you for the encouragement 🥺 & yes she has managed to preserve her curls so beautifully and he hair is so full definitely will be learning a thing or 2 from her xx
I'm for the option to switchup, especially when you live in a place with shifting seasons. Air drying my natural hair in a cold season will have me laid out with pneumonia. Straight and blown out works for me then as I know my scalp is fully dry. Do your thing.
I’ve been I sure of what to do with my hair lately. I’ve been wearing silk presses for about 2-3 years so I guess that’s heat trained. It is easier to manage than natural styles but straight natural doesn’t fare too well with my workouts. Sometimes I think of cutting it and restarting my natural hair journey. Or if I continue on the straight natural journey use little to no flat iron straightening and just blow dry and/or roller set since my hair is finer and 4a and stretches easily
This is something I’m currently trying to navigate, I’ve already sweated my roots after the first week so straight hair does have its drawbacks! Curls are so freeing in the sense that it doesn’t matter if it rains/sweat etc I think switching up the methods of stretching would definitely help! Xx
I'm really loving your content ❤ , also I'm taking your heat damage tips as well and I'm willing to try a wash and go on my heat damaged hair
Aww thank you! I’m glad let me know how the wash n go goes!xxx
Wash and go supposed to be done every day or every other day do everything in the shower it easy when you add your hair routine to your shower routine and all you need is a curling cream or a cream gel co wash then styler on soaking wet hair the hood dryer or diffuse simple
Girl I do not have time to do a wash n go every other day and dry my hair 😭 just not realistic for my routine xx
I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm gobbling up your videos and recommendations. I'm debating how often to where my hair straight. I had thin dreadlocks down to my waist for about 20 years then cut off most and meticulously combed out the foot I left over a 2 week period. Since then I haven't lost length, but haven't gained it either, so definitely need to change things somehow.
Your hair looking amazing girl…super excited to see what you will be showing us with it!! I have been shying away from straight hair bc I’m not sure how to moisturize it.
Currently when I moisturize I damp my coils by spraying a mix of water and a humectant then I sit under the steamer. By the time I am done my coils are popping right back. Sooooo with straight hair i have no idea how that would work. How would you recommend I moisture when I have straight hair?
Thank you so much hun! & the technique I’ve been using so far is to spray a very little amount of my favourite leave in & then mix with an oil and apply to my ends only for my straight hair xxx
Thanks for the suggestion! You’re a jewel 💎
Yeah for some reason maybe it’s because my hair isn’t 4c it’s gotta be a blend of something else…but when it’s straight is seems to grow more ?! Versus when I don’t
I enjoy everything about this video
I have the same problem.
I want my hair to look presentable everyday.
I’m glad someone understands😭 like it sounds stupid but I really feel so much better in myself when my hair is presentable xxx
Hello Nadine, I love your channel I just have one question for you. When you do your silk press do you still use an apple cider vinegar rinse or do you just use the Apple cider rinse when you do your washing go,s? Thanks!
Hey girl thank you! And I don’t as much now! This is because all the products I use for straight hair are low PH and also straightening my hair seals my cuticle regardless but for wash n go’s definitely!xx
Does wearing hair in a bun or up in a puff cause breakage? I need it since I workout a lot
Is there a sunscreen that you found works for natural hair?
It’s crazy because with her features, I think she’d look much more beautiful with a short cut than long hair. Yet, long hair is the goal
It’s HER hair. What is wrong with you people???
“Yet long hair is the goal”. It’s as if people have their preferences.
@@roethompson94 and they do… they do…. still think shorter would look better on her tho! Nothing wrong with that. I also said what I said because EVERYONE seems to want long hair when everyone doesn’t look good with long hair.
Can’t wait to follow your straight hair journey and learn from you. Maybe I’ll copy you, I really don’t like doing wash and go’s, too much work and upkeep🫣😅 and I agree with the spontaneity part, it often feels like it’ll take hours to get my curls looking how I want them to look on any given day. looking forward to either straight hair natural or heat trained natural content!
Yes I absolutely love my curls but for now it’s just abit too restricting! 😭 && thank you girl I’m so excited too 🫶🏾🫶🏾
Looks nice. 🌷
Thank you🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
@@naturalnadinee
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What can I do to help with hair thickness?
I comb it after detangling with a leave in to get excessive shed hair out ;)
Hun, you dont have to explain down to the detail.
I understand would respect much more folks would say ' I prefer straight hair'. 'Its simpler _for me_ '
Ugh... all this talk about how you defective your kinks are is unnecessary and draining...darling!
Are you supposed to 'help' us with _our_ hair?
You have lovely hair both curly and straight, but for me there is something that is not ringing true. Is the goal to cause or claim to have heat damage than promote protein type hair repair conditioners? It would be nice if UA-camrs could be honest and say that they are being paid to influence black women to wear their hair straight, with the end goal that they will either buy these hair repair conditioners or eventually transition back to relaxed hair.
Thank you!🫶🏾 & im flattered that you think I get paid for this cause I don’t😭 I’m still a small channel so no brand deals here just sharing my journey with y’all one things for certain though I would never relax my hair again xx
@@naturalnadinee Thank you for graciously handling my question.
Yeah for some reason maybe it’s because my hair isn’t 4c it’s gotta be a blend of something else…but when it’s straight is seems to grow more ?! Versus when I don’t