APL 2012 Challenge

ouch! NikkiQ glad you are ok!
congrats to the ladies that shared their progress!

i bought Hair One Argan Oil. i am going to try it today or tomorrow. my new growth is dry, so i am going to try cowashing, but with creamy cleansers. i don't know if i am going to stretch my relaxer til the end of August/Sept because my new growth is out of control and i am getting a tiny bit of breakage(more so, do to rough handling).
 
blueberryd your hair looks so nice...I'm jealous at the thickness! No homo, you have a very pretty face as well
gvin89 thanks for posting those halo pics, I know they weren't directed at me but I'm def going to try the last one

I got my hair trigger elixir....I'm using it with my mn mix, the feather weight in honey dew melon and vanillia pound cake smell wonderful...even if they don't make my hair grow super fast I think I've found 2more staple oils, they are so light and just smell sooo good!
 
A little peek of what we did today
 

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Awe, you look so happy. I'm sure nobody was paying too much attention to your hair in that swimsuit. :giggle: Your making me want to go off find me a guy and a good vacation spot.....:ohwell:
 
So I just finished doing my first rollerset. :drunk: If I told you all how long it took me....I just have too much hair to be doing itty bitty sections which is what I need to do to make them turn out perfect. I got so tired, I just starting doing bigger sections when I reached the front of my head. (I rolled starting from the back). IF it turns out well I'll post pics. Don't expect anything good.

NikkiQ Looks like you had a good time!
 
I cowash tonight with one of my dominican conditioner; with cinnamon and rosemary. My hair feels so much better now. Im going to keep up with my dominican regimen. Especially with me transitioning.
 
Ok, i didn't flat iron today, plan to do it tomorrow. After my wash and DC i just wound up doing too much stuff so the flat ironing got put off. Will definitely post pics after i do it.
 
Thanks ladies! I had a great time,but I'm hurting today BIG TIME! Ugh. I did cowash my Celies last night after we got back home though. My arms are the only thing that don't hurt lol

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom
 
jprayze said:
claud-uk and ronie I have used honey about 6 wks, about every 2 weeks as a prepoo. I usually do overnight and keep it on about 8 hrs. My natural hair is about a 2. My hair was a bit light about a 4 before the honey use because I used sun-in. I'm so glad to have a natural replacement.
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jprayze - thanks very much! I'm a natural #2 too so I hope I can eventually start getting results like yours :yep: 11 weeks till next length check pic, should be plenty of time to see if it works, thanks again!
 
I woke up and cowashed this morning with HE LTR then used HE LTR leave in and now im in a bun until about an hr when I add some oil:)
 
Cowashed with suave humectant, Aussie 3 minute moisturizing conditioner and less than a dime size of Giovanni smooth as silk shampoo (does that still count as cowashing lol). I worked out and sweat a lot so I was compelled to use at least a wee bit of sulfate free shampoo.

I blow dried to 50% dry, used wave nouveau leave in and isoplus plus?? Heat protectant/ polisher to seal. Then I bunned and twisted the front.



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I really should start using the minoxidil on my edges, but I'm so afraid of getting headaches. Maybe I'll start in August.
 
I got a cut again... My ends were HORRIBLE! Hopefully this will curb the breakage. Its back at SL again *sigh*. You guys have no idea how many times I've "started over." However the stylist only took off .25 of an inch which I'm glad about. My hair feels so much better now. I've been M&S and wrapping every night. I noticed my left side is a little thinner and shorter. I'm not sure if its the direction I wrap or because I always part my hair the same way. I'm going to baby that side and wrap and part my hair in the opposit direction until it catches up to the right and then alternate from there.
 
I just realized that sulfate free poo makes my hair dry just like regular poo. It wasnt till I started using cleansing conditioners that I truely had moisturized hair that lasted. I used to think my DCs werent working cause they didnt make my hair supersoft but it was the poo making it to rough
 
claud-uk said:
@jprayze - thanks very much! I'm a natural #2 too so I hope I can eventually start getting results like yours :yep: 11 weeks till next length check pic, should be plenty of time to see if it works, thanks again!
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You're welcome. Also wanted to add I put the honey on with oils for the prepoo. Saturday's mix was avocado oil, apricot oil, honey, and a few drops of WGHO.:lick:

I also saw this recipe on nappturality.com. but just the honey is working well for me. http://www.nappturality.com/index.p...al-hair-lightener&catid=34:careinfo&Itemid=30
 
I'll be taking out my braids end of this week. So I'll be interesting for a week then I'll put in crochet braids and be boring till September. Hey! I'm almost 22 weeks post! *Holsters imaginary guns*
 
Khaiya said:
There was a video i watched that gave me the idea (think it was posted in this thread) but i don't remember the name of the video or the channel :(. I just did a ponytail and then separated the ends into 4 sections (sometimes i do more sections) and do loose, puffy twists, i only really twists the ends, then i pin the twists where i think they'll look good. Hope that was clear enough? I'll see if i find the tutorial that i watched and post it for you.

this is not the video i saw but this one is similar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bs7q_0MiI

but instead of pinning the sections inside the bun, i pin them on the outside so you cant see the ponytail holder anymore. hth.
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Thanks! I've been looking for more "in" styles I can wear on my natural styles. I'm like addicted to wearing my hair down and out :blush: and most of the "in" protective styles on natural hair I tend to dislike. but I will definitely be giving your way a try. I love that it looks so full and thick while still showing length
 
So I took down my roller set, it's pretty much what I had expected. *womp womp* I know if I had rolled thinner sections I would have gotten much straighter results as I've done it when I first started practicing doing a few rollers. The results still had texture but it was very shiny, so I was pleased with that. Anyway I finally decided to do a proper length check since it was so stretched, though I rather wait till the end of July I think I've reached APL in the back with about 3 inches until BSL (just guesstimating). Mind you I couldn't stretch it much because of the curl from the rollers, but it still put me at APL, so I think I've made it with hair to spare. :laugh: I will still stick around, because I want full APL and this is the nicest challenge ever! I think by the time I make BSL, my other layers will be APL which is not bad for me.
 
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Finally come to post my progress pics! I didn't end up straightening for the housewarming on Saturday. I got so far as blowing it out and ran out of time, so I wore a high bun and straightened today instead. I washed and DC'd last night then blowdried about 75% dry and put it in 6 braids to airdry overnight. I flat ironed on 350 and tried the comb chase method (until I got tired lol) and did the perimeter at 325 because it's heat sensitive. I didn't get that sleek swangy look, but its hot and humid here so I knew it wouldn't last any way.

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Blowdried a stretched



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Flat ironed one section using the comb chase method

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Finished product


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Finished product from the back. I wish my hair didn't always come out so poofy! It is what it is I guess. I'll try again in September. I think I should be APP by then.
 
Mjon912 said:
@blueberryd your hair looks so nice...I'm jealous at the thickness! No homo, you have a very pretty face as well
@gvin89 thanks for posting those halo pics, I know they weren't directed at me but I'm def going to try the last one

I got my hair trigger elixir....I'm using it with my mn mix, the feather weight in honey dew melon and vanillia pound cake smell wonderful...even if they don't make my hair grow super fast I think I've found 2more staple oils, they are so light and just smell sooo good!
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Mjon912, glad to contribute...I'm going to try it too!!! Please let me know how that hair trigger works, I've heard much about it on here.
 
Carmelella said:
Cowashed with suave humectant, Aussie 3 minute moisturizing conditioner and less than a dime size of Giovanni smooth as silk shampoo (does that still count as cowashing lol). I worked out and sweat a lot so I was compelled to use at least a wee bit of sulfate free shampoo.

I blow dried to 50% dry, used wave nouveau leave in and isoplus plus?? Heat protectant/ polisher to seal. Then I bunned and twisted the front.


I really should start using the minoxidil on my edges, but I'm so afraid of getting headaches. Maybe I'll start in August.
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Carmelella Your edges look thick to me.

bibs said:
Finally come to post my progress pics! I didn't end up straightening for the housewarming on Saturday. I got so far as blowing it out and ran out of time, so I wore a high bun and straightened today instead. I washed and DC'd last night then blowdried about 75% dry and put it in 6 braids to airdry overnight. I flat ironed on 350 and tried the comb chase method (until I got tired lol) and did the perimeter at 325 because it's heat sensitive. I didn't get that sleek swangy look, but its hot and humid here so I knew it wouldn't last any way.


Finished product from the back. I wish my hair didn't always come out so poofy! It is what it is I guess. I'll try again in September. I think I should be APP by then.
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bibs IMHO, you look APL. You took your signature photo not too long ago right? That's some progress.


NaturalfienD said:
Look at you NikkiQ rocking that bikini body all over P.R. That place looks beautiful and it looks like you were having a great time. {{In my Martin voice}} YOU GO GIRL!!!!
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LOL. Martin. I'm just really liking that hat:)
 
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I posted this pic in that everyday hair thread...but I KNOW you ladies can share in my victory: I CAN PUT MY TWISTS IN A TOPKNOT *regains composure* I BC'd September 2010 and I have yet to be able to put my hair in a bun of any kind, and today i could...in twists, but you know, a victory is a victory:
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mami2010 said:
I have been trying all kinds of protective styles this week to see which one I will stick with for awhile. This time I attempted a braid out... May wait on braid outs till I get more length. Braid outs shrinks up my hair a lot. May stick with bunning and wigging.

Pics of my attempted braidout
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I think your braidout is very pretty.:yep:
 
lamaria211 said:
I just realized that sulfate free poo makes my hair dry just like regular poo. It wasnt till I started using cleansing conditioners that I truely had moisturized hair that lasted. I used to think my DCs werent working cause they didnt make my hair supersoft but it was the poo making it to rough
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What's a cleansing conditioner? What brands r good?
 
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