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

[Ms_CoCo37]

So far, so good. It flopped down last night for the first time lol. I love it. I'm about NL now so hopefully by June I can claim full NL

You know I'm absolutely dying to see it right... I'm so glad you're happy with the cut. I bet you will have a nice bit of growth come June.

 

[Ms_CoCo37]

Got email about free shipping on flexi 8s for orders over $20. No coupon code provided. Apparently the website will automatically deduct shipping costs. Mar 2nd-6th.

OOOOOO!!! I might finally take the leap and buy some!

Morning Ladies

Hope you all have a happy Thursday!

Morning JJ! Are you still bunning this week?

Still puffing along myself.

 

[chasturner84]

I am counting down the hours until I leave work to go home and take this dreadful bun down. I won passes to meet Musiq Souldchild tomorrow so I will be prepping my hair for my Tammy half wig Gosh, I love wearing her!

 

[Rossy2010]

Im DCing today apart from that im having my normal routine. French braids at night and a rough bun/ losely clipped up hair during the day. So far it has been working fine and cant complain. hope you all are doing fine HHJ

 

[NikkiQ]

You know I'm absolutely dying to see it right... I'm so glad you're happy with the cut. I bet you will have a nice bit of growth come June.

I sure hope I will! I'm working on my reggie now to maximize growth and health. Any suggestions Ms_CoCo37?

 

[Ms_CoCo37]

I sure hope I will! I'm working on my reggie now to maximize growth and health. Any suggestions @Ms_CoCo37?

NikkiQ, what do you have so far? My staple products so far are:

Wash n' Gos:

Herbal Essences - Long Term Relationship, Hello Hydration conditioners

My hair absolutely loves these conditioners! I find that my curls come out well defined and shiny when I use them. I also like to mix Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in with water and coconut oil in a spray bottle, and spray my curls for extra moisture and shine.

Buns:

For my buns, I like to use CFC Gold Activator, followed by Organics Olive Oil Moisturizer, and seal with coconut or castor oil. To lay my edges down, I'll use QP Mango Butter moisturizer.

DC:

I have the Silicon condish (can't recall the proper name for it right now, but it's one that the dominican salons use). I also like the One and Only Argan Oil Reconstructive Mask. JJamiah has completely turned me onto Alter Ego as an alternate treatment to help prevent excessive shedding. I'm also eager to try th Silk Elements too.

My new aim is to do oil rinses more often. Here are my oils:

Olive
Castor
Jojoba
Amla
Shikakai
Vitika
Coconut
Almond
Lavender
Peppermint
Tea Tree
Mustard Oil (huh???)
Wonder 8
Hot 6
Argan
Wheat Germ
JBCO
Grapeseed

So far I'm really liking it. I just need to figure out how often I'll use them.

Clarifying Poos:

Kinky Kurly Clarifying shampoo
Giovanni
Shikakai Bar
Aphogee Moisture

Hmm...what else. I know I'm missing a lot more, but this is a decent start.

 

[NikkiQ]

Wow! I bow down to your product list lol

I'm only using my cheapie condishes to cowash, Mane n Tail to poo (trying to use it all up), SE mega moisture treatment and Roots of Nature shea butter and green tea reconstructor for DCs (sometimes mixing in Amla and Hot 6 Oils with it), Mixed Silk and KCKT as a leave in, and some randon moisturizers and Hot 6 for my M&S. I have a LONG way to go before I get my staples in check. I didn't even have any while I was relaxed and transitioning, so this is gonna be a challenge

 

[ms.blue]

Here are two pics of the full lace wig I had made so I can wear in the summer.

 

[JJamiah]

OOOOOO!!! I might finally take the leap and buy some!

Morning JJ! Are you still bunning this week?

Still puffing along myself.

Ms_CoCo37 Yes I am going to be bunning for the majority of this month. Tomorrow I am going to have lunch with a friend so I will wear my Halfie, Vera .

Here are two pics of the full lace wig I had made so I can wear in the summer.

MsBlue Can I see a front view Just in case I have to send you some hair and a net to do one for me

 

[ms.blue]

JJamiah, I don't have the wig yet, it should be here tomorrow. These are the pics the vendor sent to me of my wig (I requested the pics but should have asked for front view of the wig). I'm planning on putting layers and a long side bang.

 

[acapnleo]

divachyk Thank you so much!!

I am trying to k.i.m so I can beat whatever this is... allergies, flu, virus... whatever... ugh...

Meanwhile I am just bunning...

 

[divachyk]

I am counting down the hours until I leave work to go home and take this dreadful bun down. I won passes to meet Musiq Souldchild tomorrow so I will be prepping my hair for my Tammy half wig Gosh, I love wearing her!

CONGRATS!!!! Tammy might get you a husband. lol.

 

[Ijanei]

Surprising myself by hanging in here. I am going to get my hair done today, just wash and flat iron by the stylist. This will be my first time having it straight out and checking length so I'm curious as H**l.
Well, I'm also on vacay from work and school so I probably will check in in about 2weeks.
hhg

 

[Forever in Bloom]

I went to my local BSS today to see the hair I want to purchase online for my crochet braids. It looked great but all they had were the 18' length for $19.99 per pack, so I went home to purchase the 14' (4 packs) for $15.99 per pack in P1B/33

Here's what it looks like. I won't be putting them in until March 26th though.

 

[Anastaja11]

Can't wait to see this on you.

Here are two pics of the full lace wig I had made so I can wear in the summer.

 

[JJamiah]

^^^ Cool will you be doing your own crochet braids? @Forever in Bloom

MORNING Ladies How is everyone this FRIDAY?

I hope all is well

I am sporting my bun under my halfie today LOL

I washed my hair Sunday, (technically) I rinsed out Monday. So Hard to believe a whole week went by. I have to see what lovely conditioner I will be getting into this week, Most Likely Silk Elements Megasilk. I will wait to crack open another Alter Ego. I did purchase Silken Knock off of Mixed chic DC. I am a DC JUNKIE, I look for the greatest DC's just to test and review. LOL

Once a month I will give myself a Overnight Deep conditioner Wen Re Moist Intensive Moisture Treatment when I take out my braids or Henna to give my hair a Boost. I ordered a Herstyler Sensu FlatIron Yay It is a 2 inch flat Iron, I own a Herstyler one inch I purchased from the mall but the Sensu was like $400 bucks at the mall so Folica.com is a trustworthy site to me and I have had no issues in the past. SOmetimes cheaper doesn't mean that it is a deal if something goes wrong and the company says oh well it's 31 days deal with it.

Am I ready to go back in to braids? What do you think? LOL

 

[acapnleo]

I am using that ARGAN OIL CONDITIONER MASK as a leave in with the argan oil to thin out a little, it doesn't melt well on dry hair otherwise...
My hair is so soft and has a nice shine!!! I LOVE THIS STUFF...

still in a bun... and it feels great... maybe I will get back to my wigs next week... we'll see.

3+ months to go... My relaxer is sitting on the shelf patiently
probably won't be a laughing matter with my new growth though...

 

[chasturner84]

To keep from washing my hair last night (Fri or Sat is my usual wash day), I just wet my hair with water around the front and applied a little KeraCare wrap lotion to that section and braided. I didn't wet or apply any product to the remainder of my hair since it would be covered by my half wig.

Well I wore my Tammy halfie today and took her off once I got home. The part of my hair that was left out was so soft and moist but the rest of my hair, particularly my new growth, was dry as a bone. I'm going to conduct a little experiment this weekend and wet my hair and apply only the KeraCare and braid. I just HAVE to see if this product is what caused my hair to be super soft. Hmmmmm....

 

[divachyk]

I'm interested in buying the first lady but prefer to try her on first to ensure she looks good on. Anyone rocking the first lady?

 

[Forever in Bloom]

^^^ Cool will you be doing your own crochet braids? @Forever in Bloom

JJamiah

Yep, I've done them before but with synthetic micro braids. They were alright and help up for a month, but I got tired of them and took them out (this was last year).

I think this hair (a mix of synthetic and human) should work well. I'll take pics of the finished product if you'd like to see them

 

[Forever in Bloom]

Woohoo!!

I just got a shipping notice from clairhair.com. I placed an order yesterday afternoon and my order will be here on Tuesday.

I may put in my crochet braids earlier than I expected

BTW, if anyone is interested, I got an email from superbeautydepot.com yesterday and they are having a sale on the Vanessa brand half wigs as well as some other brands. It ends today though but Junee Fashion and Outre are still in reach within the next few days.

I've been wanting to try the La Jay half wig. I may actually wear it up until I put in my crochet braids.

 

[chasturner84]

Forever in Bloom

Thanks girl!

 

[Forever in Bloom]

Forever in Bloom

Thanks girl!

chasturner84

You're very welcome I missed buying it because me and my nephew were watching Pippi Longstocking on Netflix. Oh well, I'm still going to get it before it gets too hot to wear it

 

[Taleah2009]

hey ladies.. so i used one of the passes this week. i was wonder my wig since the first week in january, this is the first time i have worn my hair out since. i will back under next week. i snapped some pictures just to see if have any growth.

the first pic is from May-2010 when i bc'ed
the second is from Dec 24th 2010, the last time i straigthened
the third pic is from yesterday.. the first two pics i went to the hairdresser, the second pic i straightened my self, so i didnt get that good of a sleak look
i am still hoping to make apl by my bday, which is in may, but if not by then, hopefully by the end of the challenge.

ETA-ok the pics came in backwards, so the 3rd pic is from May 2010, the first pic is from Dec 2010 and the third pic is from yesterday. How far do you guys think i am from APL??

 

[producjunki]

I'm in! I hope I can still be in it as I am extremely late, but yeah, I wanna do this

 

[LilMissSunshine5]

Taleah2009- Your hair looks nice! But you aren't supposed to post pics of your true length until the official reveal at the end of June...I take them, but only post the ones where I am in twists, twist outs, braids, braid outs, or freshly washed (bc I am 8.5 months post & my hair shrinks up tight, hiding my true length). Just a friendly FYI so you don't get HHG

 

[acapnleo]

Taleah2009 I cannot wear black hair, but the one pic its so shiny! (PRETTY!)

 

[danigurl18]

I conditioned my hair today and it's back in the wig.. it's been loose for about 2 weeks now

 

[ms.blue]

My lace wig is a bust. It's so ugly irl that I will never wear it. I'm going to make it my experiment wig.

 

[divachyk]

My lace wig is a bust. It's so ugly irl that I will never wear it. I'm going to make it my experiment wig.

Very sorry. That's my biggest fear of buying online site unseen. I've had decent luck thus far but I'm sure my luck will run out soon. I want the first lady wig but.....not sure how it would look.