APL 2012 Challenge

Just throwing a question out, but does grazing APL count as making APL? :ohwell:

And how can you tell where/what is considered APL. Is it at the top of the ap or would it be the crease of your arm-pit :drunk:?
 
afroette said:
Alright, I am joining, though my crown hair is only just past my ear and I probably won't be APL by the year's end.

~Current hair length-----SL for most hair, Ear length to between ear-length and neck length for crown hair

~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd----Relaxed

~APL goal month---Shoot, if I could get there in a year even but this challenge ends December 31, 2012 so let me choose that date for sh!ts and giggles

~Current Reggie and styling choices--Um, I don't have a set reggie really. I am DC'ing once a week with protein and moisture and M&S'ing daily. Also have started cowashing on days I work out, which is most days recently. I do protective styles everyday.



~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?---Don't know. Maybe try MN or MT on my scalp.

~Post a beginning picture
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Welcome afroette! ;)
 
^^^To me, grazing APL doesn't mean claiming APL. Grazing means you have a few lead hairs touching the very tippy top of your arm pit. I won't claim APL until most of my hair is able to reach APL easily with a pull test or after I flat iron. I think a lot of the ladies in here claim APL when they're able to pull a significant amount of hair to their arm pit. Correct me if I'm wrong ladies!
 
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Mjon912 said:
So I found a protective style that allows me to wear braids but keep them covered...my fav braid going across the front and I put another one on the other side and box braids in the back with the box braids covered with a beanie...to bad I thought of this at the end of my stretch...womp womp

View attachment 154589 what the front will look like, ill wear a black beanie tho ***excuse the tired face...I keep odd hours, sleep at 4am up at 8:30 is the norm for me even though I'm exhausted add the glass of wine I had with dinner and I could drop at any second now

View attachment 154591this is the back/what's under my beanie

I'm so excited, thanks @NikkiQ, I saw your pic the other day and it lead me to doing this =)

@Meritamen thanks for the chlorine remover shampoo!!!
@Fyne happy belated birthday!!! Your up do looks nice:yep: ahhh how far are you into insanity, I started with my bf 2 months ago but he doesn't do it regularly and I need the motivation =\... I'd love to have a partner :grin: and congrats on everything else going on!!!
@NikkiQ your braids are looking good, your makin me wanna try to do this...it'd probably take me 5days tho...how long will this last?
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Looking good afroette & Mjon912! Simple and fun styles here :yep:
 
Longest layer is 10 inches so it is officially grazing APL. Won't call it until I'm around 12 inches though so that's at least another four months.

Happy hair growing ladies! Reaching hair milestones are truly a source of joy :)
 
I had a bad hair week. I got a touch up two weeks ago, and skipped my wash/DC the following week because I was so in love with my straight hair. I moisurized and sealed every day, but now my hair is itchy and gross. I will do better the next time, but for now, I feel so bad. :sad:
 
JerriBlank said:
I'm not in this challenge ( I'm in bsl 2012) but I stay lurking in here and thanking posts. :lol:
You guys are really supportive of each other,and there is always a good vibe up in here. Just wanted to give you ladies a shout out!
*goes back to inexplicable creeper lurker mode*
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Thanks for the support JerriBlank! We'll be joining you in the BSL 2012 Challenge really soon!!! :grin:
 
Angela4769 said:
I had a bad hair week. I got a touch up two weeks ago, and skipped my wash/DC the following week because I was so in love with my straight hair. I moisurized and sealed every day, but now my hair is itchy and gross. I will do better the next time, but for now, I feel so bad. :sad:
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I feel the same way! I have my hair in mini braids and I am unable to cowash b/c they will unravel since I am relaxed. I have cowashed in over a week. But I think it might be a good thing for me b/c I am not manipulating my hair but if it does get too gross, I'll take them out & do them over again :yep:
 
NikkiQ said:
^^^To me, grazing APL doesn't mean claiming APL. Grazing means you have a few lead hairs touching the very tippy top of your arm pit. I won't claim APL until most of my hair is able to reach APL easily with a pull test or after I flat iron. I think a lot of the ladies in here claim APL when they're able to pull a significant amount of hair to their arm pit. Correct me if I'm wrong ladies!
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When I tug my hair I can put it in my arm-pit :lol:(the front) but the back of my hair I don't think I can. Well, I guess I'll find out in 2 weeks:spinning:
 
pelohello said:
Just throwing a question out, but does grazing APL count as making APL? :ohwell:

And how can you tell where/what is considered APL. Is it at the top of the ap or would it be the crease of your arm-pit :drunk:?
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Great question pelohello :yep: I am aiming for APL when my hair reaches my armpit crease (see image here):

My current goal to be at Full APL is when all of my hair all the way around (front and back) is APL length!
 

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afroette said:
I think I'm too scared to add another internal growth aid, in light of some health considerations. Do you ladies think MT, MTG, or hair elixer is the best? I use MT now as a DC. In offering advice, please note that I am not the most careful person, and so application to my scalp would likely also mean application to the roots of my hair. Thanks in advance!
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what's MT? i should do a search :blush:
 
pelohello said:
Just throwing a question out, but does grazing APL count as making APL? :ohwell:

And how can you tell where/what is considered APL. Is it at the top of the ap or would it be the crease of your arm-pit :drunk:?
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For me, reaching APL is when my hair falls naturally at that length. I am relaxed so my hair needs to hang at APL before I can claim it. I still pull to monitor progress but now after air-drying or flatiron, my hair falls all around my shoulders. Hoping by December to get there.
 
Not sure where I am in this journey but here it is. :look: Blowdried on medium heat in the first pic. No products and damp hair in the second. I'll probably be straightening in August to see where I really am.

Made the mistake of using a hardcore protein when I needed something lighter. My hair feels very strong but it's knotting up on itself... which lead to me blowdrying on medium heat and rocking two braids. :lol: Old school. :grin:

PCOS has thinned my edges out but I understand that it goes with the territory. It's not too bad... but I'm not uber happy about it. :nono:
 

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Went to the salon for a cut. I was prepared to gave a quite a bit off.

Well, he said, "you only need a few snips. You have thick ends that get tangled and I bet people mistake that for needing a heavy trim or cut."

THEN, OMG!!! This white man gave me a honey and avacado treatment, blow dried me on cool and warm, heat protectant and flat ironed me.

I am in awe. Photos to come.
 
Iluvsmuhgrass said:
Not sure where I am in this journey but here it is. :look: Blowdried on medium heat in the first pic. No products and damp hair in the second. I'll probably be straightening in August to see where I really am.

Made the mistake of using a hardcore protein when I needed something lighter. My hair feels very strong but it's knotting up on itself... which lead to me blowdrying on medium heat and rocking two braids. :lol: Old school. :grin:

PCOS has thinned my edges out but I understand that it goes with the territory. It's not too bad... but I'm not uber happy about it. :nono:
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Iluvsmuhgrass I think you look really close too!
 
So I took off my lacewig 2 days ago and decided to cowash today. All went well until my dc with AOGPB. :( My hair got soooooo knotted n matted. I think I could have made a wig with the hair that came out. Oh well I digress. I put in my long term and tried my best to detangle and now I'm airdrying. Hope I don't have a setback :(

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maddie611 said:
So I took off my lacewig 2 days ago and decided to cowash today. All went well until my dc with AOGPB. :( My hair got soooooo knotted n matted. I think I could have made a wig with the hair that came out. Oh well I digress. I put in my long term and tried my best to detangle and now I'm airdrying. Hope I don't have a setback :(

4b Natural. I CBL I APL 2012 I WIG I
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Sorry dear. I don't know how long you kept your wig on for but it is important to remove shed hair before washing as it can lead to matting. Hopefully, with a good detangler and a lot of patience, you can avoid a setback.
 
NaturalfienD said:
Okay lamaria211 and NikkiQ~

I see y'all ladies are doing your thing with the mini braids. I love the look and I know it is a fierce way to PS. My question is ... how are y'all finding the patience to braid all of those little braids?! I think I would lose it if I tried to. :crying3: I am want to try something new very soon. I am going to take this weekend and throw some twists (with extensions) in because I am a die hard PS fan. I am going to leave those suckers in until mid-July and then it is on to the next. lamaria211, forgive me if you have addressed this, but how long did it take for you to complete your install? NikkiQ, please let me know when you complete yours and how long it took for the install.

Thank you both :yep: in advance. :clapping:
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So sorry it took so long to respond. Ive been a lil busy with the kids since it summer time(no school) but it took me about 2.5 hrs to do mine. But I didnt really do them as neat and as tight as I will do them next time:) I did them on june 6th and I plan on taking them out on jul 11th:) hth
 
NikkiQ said:
^^^you're almost there lady! Keep it up. Am I gonna have to stay on your butt about that protein???
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Girl I knoooooow! BUT I needed protein.... just... not that much :giggle:

Skipping on the protein was my wrong doing in the past. I'm trying to get better. :yep: Hurrup & send me some avocados! :lick: :lol:
 
Iluvsmuhgrass said:
Girl I knoooooow! BUT I needed protein.... just... not that much :giggle:

Skipping on the protein was my wrong doing in the past. I'm trying to get better. :yep: Hurrup & send me some avocados! :lick: :lol:
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So we need to get you a protein DC to either rotate with a moisturizing DC or mix them together.

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom
 
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