2011 Hide Your Hair Challenge! (Jan 1st - June 30th)

[acapnleo]

Wore Danielle today... big hair, but pretty... I have her inside out on the wig head to try and tone it down.

Still cannot find my mesh wig cap, so I headed to Sally's to get another, but they were out of stock I got a mesh wrap cap, with the top open...

I think I found my solution for LF... I moisturized my hair, put some conditioner on it, argan oil and plastic capped it... then I put the "wrap cap" around the circumference of my head (as intended) snugly-- and its not too tight-- i.e. stocking cap. Then I put the wig on.

I feel much better about this arrangement, though I have to be careful not to touch my hair or let my head touch anything, because you can hear the plastic rustling sound

 

[Lanea87]

My bday weekend is finally here! (bday is tomorrow). Catch you girls later.

Happy B-Day DivaChyk!!!

 

[Lanea87]

I am wearing my half wig Vera
Pulled out my oldie but goodie LOL Speaking of GOODIE I need to get my Spin Pin time in in March. LOL

What is Everyone up too today?

Me I bust my knee cap on School Grounds, I am mad as heck, but unless I am in pain I won't go the lawyer route There was a lot of blood (about 1 oz)
Right now it is sore, and I am so mad they didn't salt the surface I just want to Scream at them.

But otherwise tis fine,

HUH,

I am wearing a headband and Vera

I am thinking next challenge I will be an unofficial member

Might Limit myself to 2 challenges

Why are you going to do this?

 

[Lanea87]

Hey y'all!!! Just thought that I would check in...I'm going to try something that I have never tried before...I'm going to try to do my own 2-strand twists tomorrow morning!!!! I'll post pics...How are you doing?

I wanted these braids but I am tired of them and it hasnt even been a week yet. I miss my hair, like I just wanna touch it.
On the bright side, I think I may wait longer on my relaxer maybe 16 wks instead of 12. Gotta review my hair journal and notes, cause once this challenge is over I want a fresh relaxer to show off my BSL hair. YES I AM CLAIMING IT IN THE NAME OF JESUS....lol

 

[Lanea87]

Wore Danielle today... big hair, but pretty... I have her inside out on the wig head to try and tone it down.

Still cannot find my mesh wig cap, so I headed to Sally's to get another, but they were out of stock I got a mesh wrap cap, with the top open...

I think I found my solution for LF... I moisturized my hair, put some conditioner on it, argan oil and plastic capped it... then I put the "wrap cap" around the circumference of my head (as intended) snugly-- and its not too tight-- i.e. stocking cap. Then I put the wig on.

I feel much better about this arrangement, though I have to be careful not to touch my hair or let my head touch anything, because you can hear the plastic rustling sound

LOL, this was just too funny to me. I can just imagine someone walking and making that noise and me looking like WTH is that noise.

 

[JJamiah]

Why are you going to do this?

I think because I'd never leave LOLOLOLOL

I have been a PS for all my life, in high school I use to braid my own hair up and put rollers in it and then pulled it back up and had curly hair braids. LOL

I went out the box and cut my hair off (only times in my life I didn't PS is when I did cut it)


During my young adult hood I would wear my hair under my Head wrap, Twist lauren Hill style, Maxell Style LOVED THE WAY IT JUST WAS FLY!

I Phony Pony'd From the TIME they came out with Draw String till 2007 (I would put other peoples pony's in but I wasn't wrapping a pack of weave around my hair, Scared a track might fall LOL)

Started to half wig it all the time, I definitely thought I was nice with those LOL did this for about a year or 2

bought like 3 wigs.... wore those off and on, still attached to my Half wigs


THEN MY VIRGINITY WAS BROKEN I entered the world of LF, I wore one, and bought 100 LOL

After all this I ventured into the land of Human Hair and I have not looked back. LOL

I just am trying to say I see no end. I will be here with one tooth and my grand kids typing HYH 2050 LOL

I am not saying I won't be around, LOL Of course I will. LOL

I also want to give my full self to any challenges I get into, HL 2012 which is FOR SURE my last challenge, I might also stick around here. It just depends if there is another I feel I Might need to work on. I like to join challenges that are really a challenge, this is just a given.

I honestly love the people here so I wouldn't be staying out of the thread, LOL!

 

[glamazon386]

I'm about to take this weave out. It's been a month. This hair is tangling and shedding all over the place. I can't take it anymore.

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

everyone! I'm just checking in. I've been keeping up with my DC/rollerset routine and wearing my hair in buns, for what seems like forever. I can't believe I've only been doing this challenge for a month. I think it's my NG that's got me in a rut (10 weeks post). Hopefully when I relax in about 2 weeks, I'll feel better about these buns.

 

[glamazon386]

Alright I'm back to my trusty bun for a few days.

 

[acapnleo]

be back with pics in a few...

 

[acapnleo]

Ladies, meet Danielle and Lauren...


I tried putting the pics into the thread directly, but the pics were HUGE!!!

Shorter spiral curly style = Danielle (4/30) and Longer style = Lauren (4/27)

 

[Taleah2009]

Hey Ladies,

here is a pic of my wig i have been wearing for the last 3 weeks. I named her sabrina.

I plan to rock her until March or so for now and maybe update to a new wig. I heart her, she is my new bestie

 

[AlliCat]

Ladies, meet Danielle and Lauren...


I tried putting the pics into the thread directly, but the pics were HUGE!!!

Shorter spiral curly style = Danielle (4/30) and Longer style = Lauren (4/27)

Those wigs look good. You're pretty

 

[AlliCat]

Hey Ladies,

here is a pic of my wig i have been wearing for the last 3 weeks. I named her sabrina.

I plan to rock her until March or so for now and maybe update to a new wig. I heart her, she is my new bestie

It looks natural...not "wiggy" at all...you're pretty! Never realized lhcf had so many beautiful gals. I luv putting a face behind a user-name

 

[AlliCat]

Tomorrow I will not rock my new wigs...I'm going to save them for special occasions...just gonna dust off one of the 50-11 curly ones I already have

 

[JJamiah]

Ladies, meet Danielle and Lauren...


I tried putting the pics into the thread directly, but the pics were HUGE!!!

Shorter spiral curly style = Danielle (4/30) and Longer style = Lauren (4/27)

Hey Ladies,

here is a pic of my wig i have been wearing for the last 3 weeks. I named her sabrina.

I plan to rock her until March or so for now and maybe update to a new wig. I heart her, she is my new bestie

Awesome I am loving Lauren; Danielle and Sabrina YOu ladies ROCK :sweet:

 

[acapnleo]

Awesome I am loving Lauren; Danielle

Thank you! I am trying to decide which to wear tomorrow... or if I should bun or wear Baby Grace... decisions, decisions

 

[JJamiah]

^^^ What ever you choose you will look great; I find it hard to believe you'd not.

I just got finished doing my cousins hair. She is a Natural Shoulder Length gal.

I first washed her hair with Ion Clarifying Shampoo 2x
Nexxus Therappe 1x
I put her under the steamer with my concoction LOL
Mix: Two tablespoons of Motions CPR, 2 table spoons of Banana Brulee, 2 table Spoons of Nexxus Humectress and once cap of Amla Oil

It was definitely soft when I rinsed it out after she steamed for 30 minutes

I detangled her with TaNGLE tEEZER And it was a BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE
I braided her hair in a beehive and she will be back next week for me to do it again.

We are going to follow this regimen for one month to two months then we are going to stretch to every other week with me at least.

she is free and it was suggested she shampoo at home.


I put leave ins in her hair, Leave in conditioner NTM and some Argan Oil after I braided it I put in some Healthy Sexy Hair leave in which has ceramides in it.

 

[acapnleo]

^^^ WOW! Your cousin received a pamper fest!!! That was so kind of you... I need to not be hearing about this "steamer"... I really don't need to add that to my "want" list!

 

[chasturner84]

Ladies, meet Danielle and Lauren...
I tried putting the pics into the thread directly, but the pics were HUGE!!!
Shorter spiral curly style = Danielle (4/30) and Longer style = Lauren (4/27)

Wow! They look great on you. Me likey!

 

[JJamiah]

^^^ WOW! Your cousin received a pamper fest!!! That was so kind of you... I need to not be hearing about this "steamer"... I really don't need to add that to my "want" list!

I tell you no lie, it takes your conditioning to the NEXT LEVEL I am not a big time pusher unless I firmly believe. GET THIS PLEASE. STEAMER STEAMER.

 

[AlliCat]

^^^ What ever you choose you will look great; I find it hard to believe you'd not.

I just got finished doing my cousins hair. She is a Natural Shoulder Length gal.

I first washed her hair with Ion Clarifying Shampoo 2x
Nexxus Therappe 1x
I put her under the steamer with my concoction LOL
Mix: Two tablespoons of Motions CPR, 2 table spoons of Banana Brulee, 2 table Spoons of Nexxus Humectress and once cap of Amla Oil

It was definitely soft when I rinsed it out after she steamed for 30 minutes

I detangled her with TaNGLE tEEZER And it was a BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE
I braided her hair in a beehive and she will be back next week for me to do it again.

We are going to follow this regimen for one month to two months then we are going to stretch to every other week with me at least.

she is free and it was suggested she shampoo at home.


I put leave ins in her hair, Leave in conditioner NTM and some Argan Oil after I braided it I put in some Healthy Sexy Hair leave in which has ceramides in it.

Wow great job! Have you considered leaving teh beehive in longer? 1 week seems a bit short

 

[JJamiah]

Wow great job! Have you considered leaving teh beehive in longer? 1 week seems a bit short

I am very concerned for her hair, it is very Dry, damaged, and broken, some spots are shoulder most of it and others are about an inch and a half to two inches long. Her hair IS DRY DRY DRY. I am all for taking any suggestions. I just wanted to steam her up and deep condition her as much as possible. We are trying to build up her health of her hair. My dear sweet cousin was only washing her hair once a month or two. I am trying to nurse her hair back to health.

So what do you think???? TIA

I was going to do this regimen for one to two months and then space the washing out to two weeks at a time.

 

[AlliCat]

I am very concerned for her hair, it is very Dry, damaged, and broken, some spots are shoulder most of it and others are about an inch and a half to two inches long. Her hair IS DRY DRY DRY. I am all for taking any suggestions. I just wanted to steam her up and deep condition her as much as possible. We are trying to build up her health of her hair. My dear sweet cousin was only washing her hair once a month or two. I am trying to nurse her hair back to health.

So what do you think???? TIA

I was going to do this regimen for one to two months and then space the washing out to two weeks at a time.

What you're doing to her hair now sounds great. My only suggestion would be to leave the beehive in longer (a beehive is basically cornrows going around your head right?) because it seems like too much manipulation to re-do it every week. Perhaps do the whole shebang every 2 weeks and co-wash in between

 

[brg240]

ladies i wore my hair out today :| oh well I'm about to go back into hiding.

I bought some Suave almond + shea butter conditioner to try. Hopefully it works well. If not I'm stuck with it until i finish it, unless it's really horrid. I'm just debating whether to put it in my hair now and wash it out tomorrow morning or clarify my hair tonight/tomorrow and condition with it.

I'm going to try to learn to braid again. Maybe starting with larger braids will help?

 

[JJamiah]

What you're doing to her hair now sounds great. My only suggestion would be to leave the beehive in longer (a beehive is basically cornrows going around your head right?) because it seems like too much manipulation to re-do it every week. Perhaps do the whole shebang every 2 weeks and co-wash in between

Okay so should I just lightly spray her hair, and then steam her again with a deep conditioner and rinse it out.

Yes the beehive is just cornrows going around the head

I leave my Beehive in for 3 weeks but my hair is in top condition;

I just want to get her to the every two week spot right now.

 

[baglady215]

Okay so should I just lightly spray her hair, and then steam her again with a deep conditioner and rinse it out.

Yes the beehive is just cornrows going around the head

I leave my Beehive in for 3 weeks but my hair is in top condition;

I just want to get her to the every two week spot right now.

Can she cowash the beehive every couple of days? Cowashing really brings back the moisture for me when my hair is dry.

 

[Skiggle]

I'm in synthetic braids till April.

 

[JJamiah]

Baglady She can; unfortunately I don't think she will.

I just mixxed up a teaspoon of nexxus therappe in a poland spring water bottle, I am going to mix that with conditioner as well and fill with water, so it can be light through the braids. I will also put one of the deep conditioners on her braid and steam her. I just text her not to take them down.

You ladies are awesome Thanks so much
and if you think of anything else please post or pm me

 

[ojemba]

Ladies, meet Danielle and Lauren...


I tried putting the pics into the thread directly, but the pics were HUGE!!!

Shorter spiral curly style = Danielle (4/30) and Longer style = Lauren (4/27)

I like Danielle, do you mind me asking where you got her?