new color woes

[FaerieGirl]

Have you ever bought a new color of hair and drooled over it and dreamed about it because it's beautiful and wonderful, and it finally shows up and you start on your first dread and it's A PAIN IN THE ASS TO WORK WITH?! Sorry for the uber long run on sentence. For someone who's going to college next year to be an english major, that was pretty terrible. Any way, I'm in that predicament right now. Medium blue. I love it so much, but god, it's a pain!!

[poxabomination]

Ugh thats why I freaked out over that green so much, I was afraid if I got the wrong brand it would be shit and make me angry and give up But looking at some of the threads here I know brands to avoid which is awesome to know :p

[Nenedhel]

Gah that really sucks, thankfully *touch wood* so far I haven't had a problem with sealing any colour.. could be because of my super powerful steamer... not sure, have you tried a different method?

[FaerieGirl]

It's not the sealing that I have problems with, it's the back combing. It's the kind of hair that kinda feels like afrelle, but it isn't. You know how brands like black&gold are nappy? This stuff is silkier. Still KK, but just finer, I guess. I'm rambling. Anyway, it knots up where I don't want it to! lol

[Goffy_lucc]

Whenever I get a bag of hair, get it out and it has that... idk... slimey layer on it, I normally facepalm then realise I'm going to have a hard slog sealing it. I had it with a bag of Jazzy hair the other day, beautiful colour which was lovely to backcomb, but it was an absolute turd to seal. I think I must have sealed it about 4 times now and it looks like my first ever set of dreads They're a right mess!
They're wearable by my standards but I could never sell them, which is a shame :/

[Dreadie_Lover1]

Iv'e only ever used X-tentions and there Platinum Blonde sticks to anything! Although seals really well.
I've had to seal the petrol green like 4 times now though

[iddylove]

i actually really like how some colors have that super fine "slimy" feel to them. idk but for me theyr easier to backcomb how i like it.and i dont have trouble sealing. its the dry feeling stuff that i dont like.its a birch to work with.

[Librarynerd]

i actually really like how some colors have that super fine "slimy" feel to them. idk but for me theyr easier to backcomb how i like it.and i dont have trouble sealing. its the dry feeling stuff that i dont like.its a birch to work with.

I like Afelle and silky KK too. I does require a very different approach to back combing. I backcomb it up loosely and pull it apart many time's until it has a nappier texture. I love that it rat's up really tight but it can be a bitch to get the knots even.