SweetSpirit86
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Just posting my progress. I BC'd May of this year to a near bald fade...I wanted to physically measure my hair but I lost my ruler.
Oh well. At this point I'm pretty solid on the type: 4A/4B...just some is looser/tighter than the others. My nape seems to have filled in a little bit, but not much. I'm starting to think that that's just how it's supposed to look. As someone else said in another forum, I have "vampire teeth" lol.
Anyways, I'll quit yapping..here are the pictures.
Best pic I have of my hair before I cut it...it was a few years before though
:
Beginning shot(only so many because my computer crashed, so it's about a week BC'd):
August:
Closeup of the nape:
And now:
My hair ate my headband......So it's in a little puff, but I don't know if you can tell or not.
Adventures in protective styling
:
I'm very happy with the growth...but I'm still having moisture issues. I've tried using distilled water instead of the tap, s-curl, sealing with EVCO/EVOO/Castor/Jojoba, using heating caps, baggying...you name it, I might have tried it, lol. It's getting hard to keep focused on this, and I keep reminding myself that I'm doing it so my kid has more reason to be proud of her hair, but good LORD I just want to relax it and transition to a longer length and THEN cut it, lol. The regrets of hasty decisions, I suppose. Anyways, I'm going to continue to fight my urges and throw it in some braids this coming month, so hopefully that will help.
Thanks to all the ladies who answered my PMs and tried to help me with my issues.
Oh well. At this point I'm pretty solid on the type: 4A/4B...just some is looser/tighter than the others. My nape seems to have filled in a little bit, but not much. I'm starting to think that that's just how it's supposed to look. As someone else said in another forum, I have "vampire teeth" lol.Anyways, I'll quit yapping..here are the pictures.Best pic I have of my hair before I cut it...it was a few years before though
:
Beginning shot(only so many because my computer crashed, so it's about a week BC'd):
August:
Closeup of the nape:
And now
:My hair ate my headband......So it's in a little puff, but I don't know if you can tell or not.
Adventures in protective styling
:I'm very happy with the growth...but I'm still having moisture issues. I've tried using distilled water instead of the tap, s-curl, sealing with EVCO/EVOO/Castor/Jojoba, using heating caps, baggying...you name it, I might have tried it, lol. It's getting hard to keep focused on this, and I keep reminding myself that I'm doing it so my kid has more reason to be proud of her hair, but good LORD I just want to relax it and transition to a longer length and THEN cut it, lol. The regrets of hasty decisions, I suppose. Anyways, I'm going to continue to fight my urges and throw it in some braids this coming month, so hopefully that will help.
Thanks to all the ladies who answered my PMs and tried to help me with my issues.
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I love my asian dramas
Congratulations on your BC and progress so far.
Great progress!
Great progress, the short hair looked cute. Keep fighting the urge to relax, you've come this far and it looks good on you. HHG!
