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

Good day ladies,

I would have been 20 weeks post relaxer tomorrow but after fighting with an ugly curly weave, almost 3' of ng and the taught of self relaxing any more ng. I decided to relax. I'm presently under the dryer with my deep conditioner in. I'm happy with the results being this is the 1st time I've relaxed my own hair. I did the half/half method. I was so scared I would get burnt and be underprocessed. So for it looks good. I'll know for sure how it turns out after I dry.

I think I can offically claim BSL!!!!!! But I'll be back to hiding in a bun tomorrow.
 
Shoot, I'm about ready to reveal...:look:

Yeah, know it's early but I won't be nowhere near relaxed by the actual reveal so you'll have to get my May results either way.

Okay okay, I won't reveal yet. Not publicly anyway.
 
That's how I fee also. :lol::lol::lol: I'm going to be 7 weeks post the last week of June and plan to continue hiding with buns or cornrows under wigs until my next relaxer in September. I took a pix after my retouch on Tuesday which I think I'll be using for my reveal.

divachyk said:
Shoot, I'm about ready to reveal...:look:

Yeah, know it's early but I won't be nowhere near relaxed by the actual reveal so you'll have to get my May results either way.

Okay okay, I won't reveal yet. Not publicly anyway.
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ojemba said:
That's how I fee also. :lol::lol::lol: I'm going to be 7 weeks post the last week of June and plan to continue hiding with buns or cornrows under wigs until my next relaxer in September. I took a pix after my retouch on Tuesday which I think I'll be using for my reveal.
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My hair was roller set on day of relaxer...relaxer day is the straightest my hair gets because I air dry all other times. I snapped a photo of a section of my stretched roller set hair. The rest was curly so my reveal might be looking pitiful unless I snap other photos of air dried hair to show the length.

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I havent posted here for a while :( still hiding my hair switching between buns, wigs and french braids. I dont know if i will join the next HYH but its too early to tell :)
 
Got a 1/2 inch trim last week–first trim this year. Will be getting a weave in a week, but I haven't decided on curly or kinky straight yet.
 
Hi guys! I am not officially apart of this challenge, but i just wanted to show some support!!

Also, I just did my first sew-in my self the other day and will be hiding the majority of my hair for the rest of the summer!! Initially i didnt think i'd be able to put in a weave becasue i love my hair soo much, but i also knew how beneficial it can be to just leave foofi foofi alone for awhile, so i may join a HYH challenge if there will be another for the next six months of the year.

HHG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Wig wearers, I have a question - how do you keep your hair moisturized under the wig?

I have a mesh wig cap that I put on top my hair. Then, the wig goes on top of the wig cap. At the end of the day, I feel like my hair is dry from the wig cap being pressed against it all day. Is there such a thing as a satin wig cap? Not sure if this would even work as the cap might slip right off the head. :look:
 
divachyk said:
Wig wearers, I have a question - how do you keep your hair moisturized under the wig?

I have a mesh wig cap that I put on top my hair. Then, the wig goes on top of the wig cap. At the end of the day, I feel like my hair is dry from the wig cap being pressed against it all day. Is there such a thing as a satin wig cap? Not sure if this would even work as the cap might slip right off the head. :look:
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moisturize your hair,put on a satin bonnet and then MAYBE the wig cap if you want the extra snugginess.

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divachyk said:
Wig wearers, I have a question - how do you keep your hair moisturized under the wig?

I have a mesh wig cap that I put on top my hair. Then, the wig goes on top of the wig cap. At the end of the day, I feel like my hair is dry from the wig cap being pressed against it all day. Is there such a thing as a satin wig cap? Not sure if this would even work as the cap might slip right off the head. :look:
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They have a spandex cap at the bss that I usually use when wearing my half-wigs. The material is thicker and less drying on the hair. Since I'm wearing lf, I use the brown stocking caps which is drying for my hair. I find using jbco every 2-3 days really helps w/ the drying effects of the stocking caps.
 
I don't feel like straightening my hair for the length check. Is it alright to straighten part of my hair for the reveal?
 
Okay, so I had to breakdown and get my hair cut. The good news is my hair is the healtiest it's been in a long time. The bad news is that I now have to change my length goals. Because there is just no way I could possibly reach WL. I'll be doing good if I can get back to MBL.:yep:

The funny thing is I keep reaching back to check on my hair and a good bit of it isn't there any more.:lachen:
 
I'm sure It's just as pretty as it was, maybe even pretier. You'll get back there in no time.

Ms_CoCo37 said:
Okay, so I had to breakdown and get my hair cut. The good news is my hair is the healtiest it's been in a long time. The bad news is that I now have to change my length goals. Because there is just no way I could possibly reach WL. I'll be doing good if I can get back to MBL.:yep:

The funny thing is I keep reaching back to check on my hair and a good bit of it isn't there any more.:lachen:
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One week post relaxer and I'm hiding under 1/2 wigs for now.

I'm looking foward to our reveal in June (I'll be using my May relaxer pics for reveal beacuse I'll be hiding straight into our next cycle).

When will the 2nd half of 2011 HYH tread be out?
 
Thanks Ojemba! I've decided not to dwell on it too much. It'll grow back in due time. :-)

I'm thinking I'll open up the new thread on June 1st, but the official start won't be until July 1st. What do you ladies think?
 
I really don't post too much anymore but I lurk often. I'm currently 21 weeks post and will relax relax around the time of our reveal. So how much longer do we have? 6 weeks or so? I'm soooo excited!

Ms_CoCo37, how many inches did you have cut? I'm sure it looks FAB!
 
Woohoo I made it to one year post. I want to chop the lil ends off but want to hang on to my length. So yea I'm still hmh until I figure out what to do. I just get bored w/ the styles
 
chasturner84 said:
I really don't post too much anymore but I lurk often. I'm currently 21 weeks post and will relax relax around the time of our reveal. So how much longer do we have? 6 weeks or so? I'm soooo excited!

@Ms_CoCo37, how many inches did you have cut? I'm sure it looks FAB!
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chasturner84, I'm not too sure. I need to pull out my measurement tee and check. I know when we first started the challenge in January I had just made it to MBL. Now it's just above BSL.:perplexed

I've been dodging my mom left and right, because she's obsessed with my hair, and she can usually tell when I've taken scissors to it.:lachen:

divachyk said:
@Ms_CoCo37, it looks good though. Sorry you had to get it cut; will grow back fast.
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divachyk, Thanks! My hair usually grows pretty fast when I cut it. I'm hoping it will do the same as in the past.:yep:

Ijanei said:
Woohoo I made it to one year post. I want to chop the lil ends off but want to hang on to my length. So yea I'm still hmh until I figure out what to do. I just get bored w/ the styles
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Ijanei, I'm so proud of you! You've made it to one year post! Are you transitioning?
 
ms.blue said:
I don't feel like straightening my hair for the length check. Is it alright to straighten part of my hair for the reveal?
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Ms_CoCo37 said:
:yep:Yes, that's perfectly fine. If you want, you can just stretch it out without using any heat.
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I'm glad I saw this...although I am making some progress I have the goal in mind of where my hair was at it's goal length(below bsl after a fresh cut)...and since the last time I straightened was in march if I wait until September to straighten again I could have 6 months with no heat to cap off the hyh challenge.
 
Lylddlebit said:
I'm glad I saw this...although I am making some progress I have the goal in mind of where my hair was at it's goal length(below bsl after a fresh cut)...and since the last time I straightened was in march if I wait until September to straighten again I could have 6 months with no heat to cap off the hyh challenge.
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That's a good goal to have. Come September your hair will full and healthy.:yep:
 
Hi ladies, glad to see that you are doing well.

I have had great progress with this challenge and would love to join the next one. I think I'm going to continue with what I'm doing. I started off with extension braids and now I am wearing a half wig. I have braided all my hair back and just put the half wig on top with an Alice band. So far so good! I moisturise with sulphur 8 braid spray and use JBCO on my edges and haven't had any dryness on my hair.

This challenge is low maintenance and I just love how well my hair has grown! So I will be continuing until December. Don't really feel like fiddling with my hair anyway.
 
:hiya: :hiya: Just checking in Ladies!!!

@Ms CoCo37 Your hair will be MBL again before you know it!!! I'm sure it's still as lovely!

I am still hiding my hair, taking my Nioxin, and working towards WL...We'll see how this thing really goes...

Happy Thursday :love: :love2: :love3:
 
Got single braids with extensions put in yesterday....I had some tangles tho(I'm transitioning and when the new growth shrinks up, to comb it out is a b***h) and I was quite horrified to see hair coming out of my head, even tho in the grand scheme of things it wasn't a lot. But I'm trying to preserve what's on my head. :( She was trying to come thru these thick roots with a small tooth comb. Next time I'm going to blow dry and straighten my roots before I go to get my hair braided.

On the positive side, she didn't pull on my edges, the braids in those areas aren't tight and it was still done neatly. Oh, AND it was cheap. But still, my hairs! Since I've subscribed to this site I have become so much more aware when hair breaks/shed. *sigh*
 
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