APL 2012 Challenge
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Evolving78
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i have been a bum concerning my hair. i haven't slept with a scarf in two days, and i still haven't washed my hair.
lamaria211
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shortdub78 said:
Ummm can I mail a spank to yo house
Evolving78
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Ummm can I mail a spank to yo house
Please do!
i need something to get me back on track.
ronie
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Hey ladies, i have not really post lately but i do come and visit almost everyday. Congratulations to NikkiQ for making it to APL. I have been doing my cornrows under a wig and i have to say it is the truth when it comes to protecting my ends. I spray with S-curl everyday, and follow with argan oil. And since i have been ding protein reconstructors every week, my breakage had significantly decreased. I still have more hair in the comb ( closer to wash days) than i 'd like but at least i'm heading in the right direction. I am now 6 month post and am still debating if it's going to be a long stretch or a transition. Attached is a picture i took this weekend. I blow dried my roots for my sister in law's wedding. I know we have a length check september 1st, and i don't' plan on straightening my hair again until the beginning of october for DH and DD birthday. So i thought i would post that now. i did a super mini trim, and it looks like i made some progress, given all the breakage i had to deal with for the past months or so. I just wish i had started weekly protein treatment sooner. Because of the frequent protein, i now whole-head-baggy for 12 hours 3 days a week using s-curl, and Bee mine Be-u-ti-ful moisturizing DC, then seal with argan oil on damp hair after taking the baggy off. So far it seems to be working (knock on wood).
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xu93texas
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Your hair is so thick, shiny, and it looks healthy! You're natural, right? Your stylist did an awesome job!
Guinan
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Good Morning Ladies!
I DC & Co-Washed yesterday. I then braided it in 4 sections. I tooked them out the next day I put my hair back into the navy bun with twist in the front. My hair was a little damp and oily from the WGHO. I added a new ingredient to my DC. I added shea butter. I had bought tons of it and tried to put it in my DC when it was hard and it was horrible! I had thick chucks of it in my hair. So last weekend I tried melting it and then placing it in my DC. It worked out great.
Random question, do any of you get embarrassed/insecure when someone has the same hairstyle as you? The reason I ask is b/c I was in court yesterday and this girl had the same hairstyle as mine (I think mine's looked better ) & she just kept staring at my hair and then started talking to another girl a/b not using sulfates and hair crap etc... very loudly (so I can hear). I gues it's like two people w/ straight hair.
NikkiQ, that yucca and aloe milk sounds good. Is it all in one? Did you get it in PR?
I DC & Co-Washed yesterday. I then braided it in 4 sections. I tooked them out the next day I put my hair back into the navy bun with twist in the front. My hair was a little damp and oily from the WGHO. I added a new ingredient to my DC. I added shea butter. I had bought tons of it and tried to put it in my DC when it was hard and it was horrible! I had thick chucks of it in my hair. So last weekend I tried melting it and then placing it in my DC. It worked out great.
Random question, do any of you get embarrassed/insecure when someone has the same hairstyle as you? The reason I ask is b/c I was in court yesterday and this girl had the same hairstyle as mine (I think mine's looked better
) & she just kept staring at my hair and then started talking to another girl a/b not using sulfates and hair crap etc... very loudly (so I can hear). I gues it's like two people w/ straight hair.NikkiQ, that yucca and aloe milk sounds good. Is it all in one? Did you get it in PR?
NikkiQ
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Good Morning Ladies!
I DC & Co-Washed yesterday. I then braided it in 4 sections. I tooked them out the next day I put my hair back into the navy bun with twist in the front. My hair was a little damp and oily from the WGHO. I added a new ingredient to my DC. I added shea butter. I had bought tons of it and tried to put it in my DC when it was hard and it was horrible! I had thick chucks of it in my hair. So last weekend I tried melting it and then placing it in my DC. It worked out great.
Random question, do any of you get embarrassed/insecure when someone has the same hairstyle as you? The reason I ask is b/c I was in court yesterday and this girl had the same hairstyle as mine (I think mine's looked better
@NikkiQ, that yucca and aloe milk sounds good. Is it all in one? Did you get it in PR?
I got this from a stash I bought on the forum. Most Walgreens and Targets carry them back in the states. Sadly there's no Targets here on the island and the Walgreens are very poo-diddy with products.
KiWiStyle
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jprayze said:It's the little things...happy that my ponytail is getting thicker and fuller
I feel the same way, my ponytail's diameter is getting thicker with every stretch. I'm living it!! Your ponytail looks nice and full.
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lamaria211
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jprayze said:It's the little things...happy that my ponytail is getting thicker and fuller
Very cute pony
pookaloo83
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I am such a slow grower. It's sad.
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Evolving78
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i finally washed and conditioned my hair. i started last night, left the conditioner in, rinsed it this morning. now i am finger detangling and i am going to air dry. depending on how i feel, i might just bun it or flat iron.
lamaria211
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I just finished moisturizing with mango butter and sealing with Vatika oil hair feels soft but I can tell that's its time for some protein. I can't wait to do my next length check next month. I may also sneak in a LOL mini trim
pookaloo83
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NikkiQ said:
I dont know. I just don't see any progress.
I'll see where I am in December. Sigh.Sent From Mah Phone
Guinan
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jprayze your pony looks great! I'm luvin that color.
@pookaloo83, have you been taking pics? I was thinking the same thing that my hair wasnt growing but when I looked at my pics from July, I was mistaken.
@pookaloo83, have you been taking pics? I was thinking the same thing that my hair wasnt growing but when I looked at my pics from July, I was mistaken.
livinthevida
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@pelohello & Ladies! Here are new comparison pics of my hair length between July 1st, 2012 and today August 9, 2012! In my August 1 pictures my hair is air dried and surprisingly I cannot tell if there was any length 
after using WGHO for 30 Days yet you know I've said I could feel thickness and my hair longer on my back 
THANK GOODNESS these photos help see 
there is added new growth in the past 30 Days!
Here are new pictures of my hair wet and drying (then shrinking very fast!) with comparison between July 1st and this morning:
after using WGHO for 30 Days yet you know I've said I could feel thickness and my hair longer on my back THANK GOODNESS these photos help see there is added new growth in the past 30 Days! Here are new pictures of my hair wet and drying (then shrinking very fast!
) with comparison between July 1st and this morning:- the first photo shows the length of my hair when wet (the left side is very wet and the right side shows how fast my hair started to shrink when drying after taking the photo a few minutes earlier!)
- the second photo is a July to August comparison with lines showing July 1st APL and where I am beginning to feel my hair is thicker!
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NikkiQ
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livinthevida said:@pelohello & Ladies! Here are new comparison pics of my hair length between July 1st, 2012 and today August 9, 2012! In my August 1 pictures my hair is air dried and surprisingly I cannot tell if there was any length
Here are new pictures of my hair wet and drying (then shrinking very fast!
[*]the first photo shows the length of my hair when wet (the left side is very wet and the right side shows how fast my hair started to shrink when drying after taking the photo a few minutes earlier!)
[*]the second photo is a July to August comparison with lines showing July 1st APL and where I am beginning to feel my hair is thicker!
Ugh can I have your curls???
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livinthevida
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NikkiQ YES you can!Ugh can I have your curls???
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(<---- fairy has granted your wish!)
lamaria211
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TheNDofUO
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Fyne ... Yes, I know 70 light years later. I've been really busy.
Basically in the past year I learnt that most black women don't need super relaxers to relax their hair straight and regular is healthier. So I used Vitale Olive Oil No Lye Regular. Texlaxed. Then I used ORS Olive Oil Lye Regular. My hair laughed at it. It didn't even texlax luckily I only did half my head for optimum smoothing time (didn't make a difference). I finally gave into my mom and had her do my hair. She used Designer Touch No Lye Super. This straightened my hair. A little too much. While it didn't burn at all, my hair was left dry as hay. It was horrible.
This time I had half a years worth of new growth and after a year of disappointments I decided to do something I had seen no one do before. I bought Motions Lye Super. My main fear was with burning. I based well (although some of my hair is still natural because of that so I may have to relax those sections like my nape). My scalp got a bit tender but nothing unbearable. I did my wohle head in one go 12 mins for the whole application. Most of my hair is straight and my hair doesn't feel any drier than it did before the relaxer!
It's going to be Lye Supers for me from now on. You often read about everyone being different but this really proved it to me.
Plus - after deep conditioning I realised something. I don't know if you remember but early July I took off an inch and a half of my ends bringing myself back up to SL (I was quite sad about that but my ends were CRISPY) this relaxer I seem to be almost back to where I was before so I'm back to CBL it maybe be March before I'm APL but at least I can see growth.
Yay!
Basically in the past year I learnt that most black women don't need super relaxers to relax their hair straight and regular is healthier. So I used Vitale Olive Oil No Lye Regular. Texlaxed. Then I used ORS Olive Oil Lye Regular. My hair laughed at it. It didn't even texlax luckily I only did half my head for optimum smoothing time (didn't make a difference). I finally gave into my mom and had her do my hair. She used Designer Touch No Lye Super. This straightened my hair. A little too much. While it didn't burn at all, my hair was left dry as hay. It was horrible.
This time I had half a years worth of new growth and after a year of disappointments I decided to do something I had seen no one do before. I bought Motions Lye Super. My main fear was with burning. I based well (although some of my hair is still natural because of that so I may have to relax those sections like my nape). My scalp got a bit tender but nothing unbearable. I did my wohle head in one go 12 mins for the whole application. Most of my hair is straight and my hair doesn't feel any drier than it did before the relaxer!
It's going to be Lye Supers for me from now on. You often read about everyone being different but this really proved it to me.
Plus - after deep conditioning I realised something. I don't know if you remember but early July I took off an inch and a half of my ends bringing myself back up to SL (I was quite sad about that but my ends were CRISPY) this relaxer I seem to be almost back to where I was before so I'm back to CBL it maybe be March before I'm APL but at least I can see growth.
Yay!
NikkiQ
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Happy Friday ladies!!! Any hair plans this weekend???
Question of the day: With the summer coming to an end in the next few weeks (technically end even though I know this heat is gonna last for a HELLUVA long time), what summer products are you going to shelf during the fall and winter? Are there any products that you only use certain times of the year?
Question of the day: With the summer coming to an end in the next few weeks (technically end even though I know this heat is gonna last for a HELLUVA long time), what summer products are you going to shelf during the fall and winter? Are there any products that you only use certain times of the year?
Guinan
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livinthevida, you've made some good progress in 30 days. I've been using the WGHO for a week now. I've notice that my hair is more shiny and its been itching more (I hope that means its growing).
I plan on shampooing, aphogee 2-step protein, DC and then co-rinse. I actually sat down yesterday and counted my shed hairs (80 total, it could have been more) and noticed some brittle hairs and some breakage (7 hairs). Hopefully its not too soon to do a protein treatment b/c of my relaxer. I did a light protein (Joico K-pac reconstructor) but I think I need something heavy. I think my excessive shedding is b/c of my thyroid & b/c I dont comb my hair (I finger comb).
When winter comes, I plan on stopping w/ the glycerin.
I plan on shampooing, aphogee 2-step protein, DC and then co-rinse. I actually sat down yesterday and counted my shed hairs (80 total, it could have been more) and noticed some brittle hairs and some breakage (7 hairs). Hopefully its not too soon to do a protein treatment b/c of my relaxer. I did a light protein (Joico K-pac reconstructor) but I think I need something heavy. I think my excessive shedding is b/c of my thyroid & b/c I dont comb my hair (I finger comb).
When winter comes, I plan on stopping w/ the glycerin.
So I randomly washed & DC using the Macadamia Natural Oil Line. I used the shampoo, conditioner, and the repairing mask mixed with the healing oil treatment. First off my hair was soft and luscious even after I dried with a cotton tshirt. Even my new growth is soft and wavy. I don't need to moisturize but I'm just going to do it tonight because I want to keep it moist and not let it dry out. Ladies I'm in hair heaven and keep touching my hair at work to feel the soft moist waves of my NG underneath my bun.
livinthevida
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@lamaria211 really helps that I can finally see the differences between when my hair completely air dry, very very wet, & quickly on its way to shrinkingOK now I want your growth rate
just a few pics help me see how my hair actually grows! I wonder how it will be August 31 in the BSL length check and 30 Days more into our September 30 APL length check! 
livinthevida
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TheNDofUO happy to hear you have found what works best for you!
livinthevida
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Thank You @pelohello! i didn't experience any itching with WGHO but I could feel new growth with thickness almost 3 weeks into the first 30 Days. I felt thickness too with OCO yet it was 3 months into my HHJ vs 3 weeks!
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