3.5 year update - Lots of PICS

[xu93texas]

Girl, your hair is FIERCE! What an inspiring hair transformation. This is what I needed to see today to keep me going on my transitioning healthy hair journey.

If I can pick your brain; do you remember what your regimen was during the beginning of your transitioning period?? And how long did it take you to get from nl to sl?? TIA

 

[Austro-Afrikana]

Girl, your hair is FIERCE! What an inspiring hair transformation. This is what I needed to see today to keep me going on my transitioning healthy hair journey.

If I can pick your brain; do you remember what your regimen was during the beginning of your transitioning period?? And how long did it take you to get from nl to sl?? TIA

Thank you For the first six months of my transition I was intending to stretch for 6 months and blow dried and flat ironed my hair every week. After chickening out of the relaxer i decided to slowly cut out the heat; for the next 6 months I blow dried every week. During the first 2 years of my transition i was very consistent with the six weeks in braids and 6 weeks out. When my hair was out it was always in buns. I didn't attempt to air dry until i had more natural hair than relaxed.

It took 6 months to get from nl to sl. Then a year from so to APL.

HTH

 

[tenderheaded]

Amazing transformation!!! You have a lot to be proud of!!!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[xu93texas]

Thank you For the first six months of my transition I was intending to stretch for 6 months and blow dried and flat ironed my hair every week. After chickening out of the relaxer i decided to slowly cut out the heat; for the next 6 months I blow dried every week. During the first 2 years of my transition i was very consistent with the six weeks in braids and 6 weeks out. When my hair was out it was always in buns. I didn't attempt to air dry until i had more natural hair than relaxed.

It took 6 months to get from nl to sl. Then a year from so to APL.

HTH

Thank you so much for answering my question. That's what I was thinking as well, 6 months.

 

[reeko43]

Congrats on your progress, OP! Beautiful hair

 

[remnant]

Congratulation your hair journey is inspirational

 

[nissi]

gorgeous hair OP! Austro-Afrikana, would you mind sharing your heat styling regimen? what an inspiration!

 

[FearfullyMade]

Beautiful hair, I love all the styles you wear

 

[Giggletush]

Wow!!! I am sooo jealous! Girl your hair is beautiful! Congrats!

 

[shunta]

Huge transformation!! I was not expecting that!! Wow!! Great job!

 

[Pompous Blue]

Very beautiful hair! What a transformation. So awe inspiring.

 

[SimJam]

so nice, lovely transformation.

 

[Cendra]

Hubba, hubba, the pic with the side braid - I wanna "feel up" your puff! LOL. Beautiful hair, great growth.

 

[Nonie]

:notworthy

 

[tricie]

Omg your hair is gorgeous! Congrats!

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[Bnster]

Beautiful and it is so full and thick. Keep up the good work!

 

[LovelyNaps26]

awesome

 

[thaidreams]

Excellent progress! You already have hairs at WL!!!!

 

[Austro-Afrikana]

@nissi When I straightened my hair this time I pre-pooed, washed and DC'd as normal, except I used a clarifying shampoo. I then sprayed joico kpak liquid reconstructor in my hair then did the usual of putting my hair into 8 detangled twists; I also put a drop of joico kpak hair serum on each section before twisting.

I left my hair to dry a little for a couple of hours then blow dried each section individually and retwisted. I than flat ironed each section using the comb chase method and a babyliss pro 230 steam straightener. Keeping my hair in twists throughout the process has really prevented tangles and a painful blowdry.

HTH

 

[sweetdreams23]

Prettiful!!

 

[newgrowth15]

Quite lovely, OP. Your hair and progress are beautiful.

 

[cbanks67]

Wowzers your hair is not beautiful ite beurtifull!!

 

[jamaicalovely]

I am speechless. Just gorgeous. This is what I call a complete transformation.

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[HairPleezeGrow]

Beautiful!

 

[halee_J]

LAWD! Your hair is just, just wow. So gorgeous

 

[Kn0ttyByNatur3]

I am in love.... Lol

 

[Mrs.Green]

Great progress!!! Beautiful hair

 

[Aggie]

Your hair is simply stunning. Keep up the hair growth.

 

[mscocopuff]

Get it!!! Awesome progress!

 

[Urban]

WOW. Your hair is beautiful. You make me want to go and DC or something.