Where are YOU NOW!!! Before and After pic :)

[GreenD]

I'm one year natural! I'm in braids right now so I'm gonna post some comparison pics from the first set of braids post BC. (over 10ish months ago)

Oct 2009 vs. Aug 2010

Great growth!! I love the micro/mini box braids, but how long do you keep them in? I'd love to do this with my hair but I wash twice a week and can only imagine them getting pretty fuzzy very soon.

 

[EllePixie]

I'm still working on it!

1. Jan 2010
2. Comparison Pic (July 2010):

 

[manter26]

Great growth!! I love the micro/mini box braids, but how long do you keep them in? I'd love to do this with my hair but I wash twice a week and can only imagine them getting pretty fuzzy very soon.

I probably keep them in for at least a month. I do them on dry hair so they are pin straight when I first do them.



I wash them like crazy to get the curls at the bottom. I like them fuzzy. I have a lot of hair, but it's baby fine and looks it when it's braided. It takes me about 30 minutes and a lot of muscle to coax it into a puff when it's loose. In braids it appears a lot thinner so the fuzzies bulk it up.

 

[NerdSauce]

I probably keep them in for at least a month. I do them on dry hair so they are pin straight when I first do them.
(This is a larger set, freshly done from April)

I wash them like crazy to get the curls at the bottom. I like them fuzzy. I have a lot of hair, but it's baby fine and looks it when it's braided. It takes me about 30 minutes and a lot of muscle to coax it into a puff when it's loose. In braids it appears a lot thinner so the fuzzies bulk it up.

wow.. these are so pretty! your hair doesnt try to lock? i mean every time i try to braid anything my knuckles act all funny but I could learn to get over it for this.

 

[manter26]

wow.. these are so pretty! your hair doesnt try to lock? i mean every time i try to braid anything my knuckles act all funny but I could learn to get over it for this.

Thanks! My hair has never tried to lock while in braids. I don't think it could lock if I wanted it to. I have a very fine 4a texture.

I do them teeny tiny, hoping the labor alone would give me a reason to leave them in for a long time...but that is not the case. After 2 weeks, I get really bored with a hairstyle.

I don't know the longest time I've kept them in but after 1 full revolution at the base (enough growth for one curl) it's time to take them out or redo one by one.

Lately, I've set aside 3 days to do them. I part my hair in 3 from side to side, then again from front to back and work within the 6 sections. I'll add a pic to my braid challenge folder in my fotki.

 

[Ms.London]

Bump Bump Bump!!!!

 

[sunnieb]

February 2009:

July 2011:

 

[Need2gro]

Pic from 2007

Pic from 2011

 

[Mane.Attraction]

ONE MONTH AFTER MY BC:

11 MONTHS POST RELAXER:

1 YEAR (HAIR IS STRETCHED BY USING THE BANDING METHOD):

 

[KhandiB]

Around 05

Last Month

I should have way more growth, but health over length, I stay clipping ends, LOLOL.
I have had a few setbacks , but Im pretty happy where my hair is at and is going

 

[RoseTintedCheeks]

First post on LHCF

 

[Mad Scientist]

March-April 2010:

August 2011

 

[mEmYSELFaNDj]

 

[lustrous]

this thread is the BUSINESS! any updates?

 

[MissCrawford]

I guess I will have to get back to you. I never took early pics of my hair sans sew in. I will definitely start now.

 

[naturalnikki]

ignore the baby daddy lol best pix I have of me relaxed

Big chop sept 2010

 

[naturalnikki]

And today

 

[MissCrawford]

You guys look awesome!!! really nice progress

 

[tasha7239]

Great Thread - Bump!

First pic is from around Oct 09 (damp hair - I was just starting my cowashing). I could not find any pictures from 2010. Second pic is March 11. Third pic is Oct 11.

 

[oooop2]

WOw!!! I am so impressed to see that my thread keeps coming back..Great updates ladies. Definitely a TON of motivating pictures!!!

 

[My Friend]

sunnieb

You are putting me to shame....regi please

February 2009:

July 2011:

 

[BlkOnyx488]

Be back in Dec to post!!!

 

[sunnieb]

My Friend - Thanks Girl! I've put in alot of hard work and learned so much along the way. My complete regimen is in my fotki. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Poopiedo]

Here's my progress. The last pic was a length check taken two months ago.

 

[Imani]

1st pic was April of last year when I was transitioning. And the rest are now

 

[mscocopuff]

The first pic was November 2009 and the last pic was today. I have a few lead hairs this time around but it should fill in. Thanks Chicoro for that info!!!

Sent from Cat's iPhone using LHCF

 

[AryaStarr258]

The first picture was taken in July 2010. A few weeks later, I got it cut about 2 inches shorter than that. For some reason, I didn't think to take a pic from the back .

The second pic is from earlier this week (Please excuse my uneven ends).

 

[karlajamaica]

I'll play. The first image is from March of 2009. The second image is from earlier this month (October 2011). I'm currently around stretched APL.

ST Goal: BSL (June 2012)
LT Goal: WL (December 2012)
Ultimate Goal: Full WL (2013)

 

[Tamrin]

I'll play. The first image is from March of 2009. The second image is from earlier this month (October 2011). I'm currently around stretched APL.

ST Goal: BSL (June 2012)
LT Goal: WL (December 2012)
Ultimate Goal: Full WL (2013)

Congrats. Now that was a BC. i love your progress. Bald to this I'm impressed.

 

[MzSwift]

Loving this thread and the progress, ladies!!