Honey Bee
Well-Known Member
I'm two weeks shy my first LHCF birthday, but I took some pics last night and was like :wow:
Okay, so, first, a little history. Here's my starting pic.
As I'm sure you've noticed, the whole mess needed to be cut off, all the way back to EL, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
So, I resolved to baby my ends, and try my best to grow it out, with mini-chops along the way. I ended up trimming (not "dusting," trimming) every month, because the ends just looked so disgusting to me. It was to the point that I couldn't even wear it out. 
But all that work, and trimming, paid off, cuz look at me now!
This is a twist-out, and I'm 6 weeks post, so I have a lot of new growth up in there, but I think it's looking pretty good thus far.
My short-term goal is APL, but I didn't want to get there with scraggly, tired-looking ends. 'Health before length' and all that. So, now I have what looks like 'a mass of hair', and it's all thanks to y'all, cuz it's never been this thick before.
Oh, and my reggie:
CW 2x week
a) first, I do my protein quickies (a blend of Aveda Damage Remedy, Aphogee 2 min, and HE Break's Over), 10 min with a cap, but no heat
b) then my moisture dc (a blend of whatever I have around, and some Wen, usually three different dc's), for 30m- 1 hr with a cap, but no heat.
Henna every two weeks, which is also when I clarify.
No heat, for any reason whatsoever. I'm a fine 4 a/b, so I can't play those games, lol.
Oh, and of course, my leave-ins are Lacio Lacio, and Chi SI.
Happy growing!
Okay, so, first, a little history. Here's my starting pic.
As I'm sure you've noticed, the whole mess needed to be cut off, all the way back to EL, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
So, I resolved to baby my ends, and try my best to grow it out, with mini-chops along the way. I ended up trimming (not "dusting," trimming) every month, because the ends just looked so disgusting to me. It was to the point that I couldn't even wear it out. But all that work, and trimming, paid off, cuz look at me now!
This is a twist-out, and I'm 6 weeks post, so I have a lot of new growth up in there, but I think it's looking pretty good thus far.
My short-term goal is APL, but I didn't want to get there with scraggly, tired-looking ends. 'Health before length' and all that. So, now I have what looks like 'a mass of hair', and it's all thanks to y'all, cuz it's never been this thick before.
Oh, and my reggie:
CW 2x week
a) first, I do my protein quickies (a blend of Aveda Damage Remedy, Aphogee 2 min, and HE Break's Over), 10 min with a cap, but no heat
b) then my moisture dc (a blend of whatever I have around, and some Wen, usually three different dc's), for 30m- 1 hr with a cap, but no heat.
Henna every two weeks, which is also when I clarify.
No heat, for any reason whatsoever. I'm a fine 4 a/b, so I can't play those games, lol.
Oh, and of course, my leave-ins are Lacio Lacio, and Chi SI.
Happy growing!
When I first joined, you were one of the first people to talk to me.
I can't keep my hands out of it, and that can't be good for retention.
