APL 2012 Challenge

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AyannaDivine I cut my hair from being less then two inches from apl to needing 4-5 last month, so I'm not planning on trimming again till the april reveal

I'm sooooo excited to be in this challenge and make natural apl,i hope that by avoiding heat and wearing low mani styles this will be my healthiest apl yet!
 
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My starting picture. It's from november after a fresh trim
 
thanks ladies! :grin:
i wasn't feeling comfortable claiming cbl till i'd actually passed it (didn't want the hair police to mock me haha)
i think i'll move up my goal date for reaching apl to our april reveal. i'll try to hold off on straightening my hair until then, though i might check a little piece every now and then.

my ultimate goal for my hair is waistlength, but i think that might end up being too much hair. if it does turn out to be too much to handle, i might just maintain at mbl. but we'll see!
 
I was loading some old pictures off my mom's camera and I found an afro shot :lol: I don't even remember this pic, it was from last year sometime.

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Here's my starting pic. I think I have another 2 to 3 inches to go
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NikkiQ said:
rock that fro @faithVA :lol: If that was last year, I would LOVE to see it this year.
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If I could remember how I did that I would :look: I think I must have straightened my hair and let it revert. That is the only thing I can think of. Because I can't get a fro like that after I wash or after its been twisted.
 
NikkiQ said:
^^^Its not a blow out?
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No, I don't even know how to use a blow dryer :nono: So sad :lol:

Now that I think about it, this would have been last xmas. I pressed my hair with a straightening comb, and then the next day I think I did a curl former set, and I think this is like 2 days after. I have pictures of the days before when my hair was in the process of reverting because I didn't do anything to it. lazy, lazy, lazy :lol:

Rossy2010 said:
beautiful @faithVA..
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Thank You
 
i cant wait for this challenge to start... this is probably the one thing i want the new year to come for!!! sad i know...lol... I can just imagine my blown out hair at apl... Im going to be so FREAKING happy!!!
 
indarican said:
i cant wait for this challenge to start... this is probably the one thing i want the new year to come for!!! sad i know...lol... I can just imagine my blown out hair at apl... Im going to be so FREAKING happy!!!
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Thank You indarican.

I with you. I am ready for the new year and the challenge to start.

I can't really imagine my hair at APL but I am looking forward to it. To be able to get my twists all into a bun, and to be able to wear a donut bun, is going to be nice :yep:
 
I think once I hit APL, I'll feel more confident in reaching the rest of my goals. My next milestone will be to get my natural hair in a ponytail or a bun. I can puff like a pro, but not a bun :(
 
Story time! I have been keeping my hair in a bun at work to prevent it from rubbing my clothes. Yesterday one of my students decided it was about time he found out what was in there so he stuck his finger in the side and began feeling around on my scalp! I just sat there thinking "wth?!". He was all in my new growth lol. So today it's up in a ponytail. No more mysterious escapades in my scalp hopefully lol


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kupenda said:
Story time! I have been keeping my hair in a bun at work to prevent it from rubbing my clothes. Yesterday one of my students decided it was about time he found out what was in there so he stuck his finger in the side and began feeling around on my scalp! I just sat there thinking "wth?!". He was all in my new growth lol. So today it's up in a ponytail. No more mysterious escapades in my scalp hopefully lol


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That's a crazy story. I don't even know where to start. :nono: Going to leave this to someone else :lol:
 
faithVA
that fro is hot and your hair is coming along nicely!

my dream hair and hair crush is Keisha Knight Pulliam
i feel so bald right now.
 
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NikkiQ said:
I think once I hit APL, I'll feel more confident in reaching the rest of my goals. My next milestone will be to get my natural hair in a ponytail or a bun. I can puff like a pro, but not a bun :(
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I'm feeling confident I can hit APL, but because my hair has never been that long (accept as a child when I didn't know better!) the REALITY of it hasn't really sunk in -- actually seeing MY hair that long against MY back.

I guess part of that has to do with me never seeing my hair and when I do finally see it, it's so shrunken. Oh, well! I think I'll have a better grasp on the reality of APL when I flat iron in a couple of weeks.
 
shortdub78 said:
@faithVA
that fro is hot and your hair is coming along nicely!

my dream hair and hair crush is Keisha Knight Pulliam
i think i might cut my stretch short. this new growth is out of control, and styles are not holding up.
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Thanks shortdub. My mom says its growing so noticeably but I don't see a thing :nono: :lol:
 
OK- I made an appointment to get my hair done on the 14th! However, I am torn if I should just get a DC and Blow out, or get a touch up. I have been toying with the idea of transitioning. Decisions, decisions...hmmm
 
Gemini350z said:
OK- I made an appointment to get my hair done on the 14th! However, I am torn if I should just get a DC and Blow out, or get a touch up. I have been toying with the idea of transitioning. Decisions, decisions...hmmm
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What would be your reasons for going natural?
 
:hiya:Just stopping in to say hey. I'm not feeling my hair style today :hair: but we'll try again tomorrow and the next day, and the next day and the next.....
 
Well Ladies, I will be bunning to the end of the year. I have decided on cutting my hair to the healthy part so that it will grow better and stronger. APL here I come
 
So last night I took down my bun to cowash...but got caught up watching TV. I am notorious for HIH disease so I start playing around & twisting my hair. I look up after the show is over and realized I had managed to mini twist the entire left side of my head! No, I did not finish, and no I was too lazy to take them out, so back in a bun my hair quickly went. So I went to work today just like that. LOL!

Moral of the story: I need to keep my hands & overall boredom in check if I want to reach my goals...but @ least my instinct was to do a low manipulation style! :)
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