2016 A P L/b S L Challenge

traceedeebee said:
@shawnyblazes I hope the shedding subsides soon. How is the little man doing?

@ajargon02 How close are you to your goal? I can see progress in your pictures. Congratulations!

@Daina Great progress! Is your last picture a roller set? Or did you use a wand curler?

I'm still rolling on in my goddess braids. This weekend I'll stay in and mini twist my hair. I may have to do my progress picture in April since I'll be off every Friday that month. I'll have more time to focus on me. Last weekend, I experimented with a flat twist out. My hair didn't give me the volume that I wanted but I think I did ok for my first try. I definitely need a trim. :(
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@traceedeebee, thank you both pictures with the curls were done with a flat iron! Your twist out looks great, nice and thick!
 
traceedeebee said:
Hi @Janet' ! You can join at any time. Welcome!
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Awesome!!! Below are my current stats:

  1. Current hair length: Full Shoulder Length
  2. Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning: Natural/Colored (Blonde and Brown)
  3. Goal Month: For APL (August) For BSB (December 31, 2016 at 11:59pm :spinning:)
  4. Current Reggie and styling choices: Trying to find my Holy Grail...again... roller sets seem to be working for now
  5. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL? I KNOW that deep conditioning is more than necessary for me to be able to maintain hair on my head with the blonde AND get retention. I plan on incorporating weekly DCs into my regimen and I've got to protect my ends.
  6. Post a beginning picture: Starting Pic March 9 2016.jpg
 
@shawnyblazes honestly, I forgot. It's like shoulder length and curly.. Kinky curly. It's the medium lengthened one.

@traceedeebee I LOVE your twists!!! I can't wait until my twists look like that

Washed my hair tonight. I think I forgot to note the last wash or two. Ive been pretty consistent with once a week washes. Anywho, I couldn't decide on a conditioner, so I used both lol. Also, I flat twist and couldn't decide on an oil so I used coconut oil on one side and castor oil on the other..lol
 
Today was CoWash Saturday:
  • Pre-poo'd overnight with my AVJ spritz & Duafe Naturals Whipped Amla on ends.
  • Applied Mane Choice Green Tea & Carrots DC and went under my heat cap for an hour.
  • Used CC's Naturals Scalp Scrub, CW'd my length with Ynobe's Pumpkin Silk, reconstructed with Ion & rinsed out 80% of HE Hello Hydration.
  • LCOB'd with L = Aphogee Curlific, C = HydroQuench Leave In, O = Macadamia Healing on length & Kreyol Essence Orange HBCO on edges, B = Liquid Gold's Green Magic on scalp & Belle Butters Orange Dream Cream on ends.
 
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Steamer.jpg I'm currently sitting under the steamer. I DC'ed with Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque and added Grapeseed oil. I cannot say that I'm sold on t his masque, but I will use it up before I buy a different one. I plan on blow drying using my comb attachment (that I thought I had lost) and then rollersetting. It's going to be a long night...
 
@PlainJane I would imagine so.

Cowashed just about an hour ago. Sealed with coconut oil and castor oil (I poured my whole jamaican black castor oil in with my white castor oil, so I have a mixed castor oil on). Put it in flat twists.

My hair feels great! Happy and healthy. It was even a bit dry today, but not brittle. It is elastic and strong.

I'm feeling good because I'm going into the third year since my color. It was put on April or May of 2014, but I cut all that hair off over several months. I didnt get it touched up, I just started mini chopping... i did about three chops. I have not made it successfully through the third year (much less past the three year of hair growth) without some tragic story. Hopefully, things will change. I invested in great products and I have a routine going.

I'm thinking of wigs again this year. I plan for the entire year lol. I'm working on my list. long wavy/curly and medium length blow out looks for every day wigs... I'll go to shoulder length for summer
 
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May I join please?! I have been crying over discontinued or reformulated products, but I remember Rahua finishing cream literally obliterating my ssks. Smh. Old formula Herbal Essences used to be perfection as wrll. I actually found an old bottle and used it. :look:
The results were very impressive, especially for the price. No thank you to the new stuff.
I had so many options and so many good products after first going natiral. My biggest problem is replacing my old products. I am.layered, longest at APL. Hoping to make full APL by August.
 
We'll my braids without extensions lasted 2 weeks. I just couldn't do it. I washed them last week, and my hair got super tangly, ESPECIALLY at the roots. I didn't even agitate it that much, or at least I didn't "think" I did.

Anywho, I started taking them down Thursday and finished Friday night. I washed this morning and the tangles weren't that bad, since I detangled a bit last night. I sat under the steamer for 20 min with my moisturizing condish keracare humecto. Love that stuff! Now I am out with hubbyrunning errands and I have a plastic cap on under my hat.

I usually enjoy washing days, but this session has been a beast!
 
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Just finished cowashing, with a little quick deep conditioning session, followed by twisting my hair up to dry.
Hair is still shedding but it only seems to be the colored ends of my hair. I might have my length check tomorrow which I have a feeling will be the same as in Jan.

My hair has been growing out instead of down forever. I however looked in the mirror prior to washing and really am thankful of the density of my hair. Its very thick and lush. I want an additional 6 inches of hair but if I never attain if, I can be happy with what I have.
 
Shampoo Saturday:
  • Pre-poo'd overnight with my AVJ spritz & Duafe Whipped Amla.
  • Applied a mix of ORS DC & Kapur/Kachri ayurvedic powder and went under my heat cap for a little over 1 hour.
  • Shampoo'd with Coco Curls, CW'd my length with Ynobe's Pumpkin Silk & TJ's Tea Tree Tingle, reconstructed with Ion & rinsed out 80% of HE Hello Hydration & ACV rinse.
  • LCOB'd with L = Alikay's Lemongrass, C = HQ Leave In, O = Macadamia Healing on length & Kreyol Essence Chocolate HBCO on edges, B = Liquid Gold's Green Magic on scalp & Cream & Coco's Moonflower on ends.
 
Ok, so tgin is NOT for me. I am so glad I got a sample pack. All the products I used (the green tea leave-in, twist and buttercream) left my hair coated and hard. I am debating re-washing my hair.

I know I like the dc, bc I used it in the past. I hope I like the shampoo and conditioner though.
 
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