2 years, 7 months, fully natural and approaching BSL (Pic Heavy)

[MekyakaKinkerbelle]

What is the bohemian creation?

Bohemian is something that MANY of us around here do, but it;s simply using conditioner (no more) as your only product. But it's not just any conditioner. It's one with fully water soluble ingredients. Simply put, it's co-rinses (done right) and not fully rinsing out the conditioner. Again, done right is key.

I love your hair.. your hair reminds me of mine as a child... right now it kind of looks like your hair did when u did the big chop but even shorter... Did you have a problem with dryness and if so.. what did you use to moisturize but keep the curl?? Again...luvin the hair!!

Yes, yes and more yes...when I first BC'd, my hair was SUPER thirsty. So I started rinsing with coconut milk and using conditioner as my one and only product. At the time, I was using the Elucence MBC as my holy grail everything. I used the MBC to Co-wash and detangle. Would rinse it out, the re-apply it as my leave-in/styler. It combated the dryness for the most part, but my hair was pretty puffy.

In order for me to get defined curls at that stage, I needed to use something with some hold. So, I turned to gel. BUT, everytime I used gel, I ALWAYS partnered it with a really good leave-in. My leave-in conditioner of choice to use with gel is Paul Mitchell The Conditioner (blue). I LOVE this stuff. It gave me super soft, touchable hair. And on occasion, believe it or not, I used Stay-Sof-Fro under gel as well. It REALLY helped with the dryness, but the sweet, kinda candy smell got to me a bit. So I went back to PM. If you can stand the smell, SSF is excellent. I think it's the glycerine in it.

 

[belletresse]

Your hair is absolutely BEAUTIFUL at every stage. Thanks so much for sharing this.

 

[MekyakaKinkerbelle]

Beautiful, Kinkerbelle and so healthy.

SBB!!!! HELLO DARLING!!!!!

 

[longhairdreamzz]

Great progress...truly inspiring!!!

 

[PretteePlease]

wow you hair is lovely I really like the one w/ the green wall
I think you are really pretty and I love your glasses!

 

[beans4reezy]

stunning!!! thak you for sharing

 

[GoingNatural]

i love your hair so much!!!

 

[Stepiphanie]

Wow. Your hair is beautiful! I love the second to last pic, absolute gorgeous!

 

[hairedity]

I agree, ..at every step along your journey -you have gorgeous hair. Love the health, length and color!

 

[ajacks]

Your hair is insanely beautiful! I love your hair in the beginning, now and everything in between.

 

[imaccami]

WOW! Your hair is sooooooo gorgeous, so thick, and such pretty curls. Beautiful!

 

[chebaby]

wow. that is amazing. your hair is so thick and amazing looking. wow.

 

[Brownie]

I'd like to repeat everything else everyone else has said. I love the thickness of your hair. It seems like thick hair looks good at any length. In the straight hair picture, what did you use to straighten it?

Thanks for the pictures.

 

[bravenewgirl87]

I hate you right now. Go away. You've stolen my color and my perfect cut.























J/k Very nice. I love the dye job.

 

[DozenRoses99]

Your hair is so gorgeous in all its stages!

 

[Allandra]

Wow, look at all of that pretty hair.

 

[Rei]

Hi Ladies,


- Don't look at regimens of people's hair you WANT, look at regimens of people's hair that resembles YOUR OWN

*sigh* *exits thread*

 

[hypek]

wow! your hair is gorgeous!

thank you for all the pics... very inspirational

 

[natstar]

Your hair looks amazing at every stage! Thanks for the tips

 

[LoveLiLi]

Your hair looks absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks for posting these pics.

 

[NaturallyGraceful]

OMG,Kink!!!! Your hair just keeps getting better and better! Simply Gorgeous!!

 

[Mook's hair]

Wow...
i wanna make love to
your hair ..
Plain Gorgeous...

And Kinkerbell, I want to sing Luther Vandross Songs to your hair.

"Got to Tell you, how you thrill me
I'm happy as I can be
You have come
And its changed my whole world"

 

[Nonie]

WOW! Your hair is the epitome of health! I am simply smitten by how long and healthy and full it looks from root to tip. :notworthy

 

[81Stardust]

Simply beautiful...

 

[Christelyn]

Beautiful hair, beautiful color!

 

[Supergirl]

healthy and beautiful in every single pic!

 

[so1913]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

I love our natural hair representatives on this board!

 

[Lucia]

Hi Ladies,

I just thought I'd share my progress with you guys. This is nothing special for those of you with hair down to your knees, but it might be helpful for the newbies. It's been two years and seven months since my last BC (I've been natural for longer, but this is my latest go 'round).

I cut off all my damaged hair back in September of 2006 - it was probably about 1 1/2 - 2 inches long. I personally chose not to transition because, for me, dealing with the two textures was just too much and it didn't make sense to me. And because I didn't want to use heat at that time, cutting it all off worked for me:

Here's a pic of what it looked like dry with NO PRODUCTS (looks like a different head of hair, huh? I need PRODUCT in order to get beautiful curls - don't be fooled!!!):

Continued to sport a fro for a VERY long time...my hair grew OUT before it started growing DOWN:

I have to give props to twists for getting me through the in-between stages:

And last year, I really started babying my hair. Once I got pregnant, I really started using more natural products...bentonite clay for deep cleansing, coconut oil for moisturizing, and less manipulation. I started wearing more buns, and just doing less to it.

I got it straightened last summer for a trim and was just below shoulder length:

Got another trim just before I had MK and was almost APL (although, the front was shorter):

And I just got it trimmed again today. The front has grown a lot and is catching up to the back. The trimming has done wonders at evening it out.

I always said my goal was BSL natural hair. Not sure if I want to deal with it much after that point. But I post this to highlight the following:

- Hair does grow with TLC
- Find a routine and STICK WITH IT if you know it works for YOU
- Don't look at regimens of people's hair you WANT, look at regimens of people's hair that resembles YOUR OWN
- Sometimes natural products are better, sometimes not
- It's all about nurturing the ends of your hair. It's the oldest and most open to the elements and splits ends start here and no place else.

Wow great progress, love the thickness and shininess of your hair.

 

[Filmatic]

Beautiful hair, beautiful lady! Thanks for the bohemian routine as well.

 

[prettywhitty]

Wonderful progress!!! Your hair is gorgeous!!!