APL 2012 Challenge

well ladies i found out yesterday that i am having a little boy! at first i was a little disappointed, and the tech was really trying to get me excited about it. but when i got in the car and started thinking of boy names, what he might look like, etc....i got over the girl thing. i'm glad he seems to be doing good so far. i got to see why i am having so much lower pressure. he likes to hang out in the low end! :lol:

i plan on washing my hair today and air drying it. i will flat iron tomorrow.
 
^^^congrats shortdub on finding out you are having a boy!!! Is this your first DS?

Speaking of boys, my sister brought my nephew to me yesterday to help me feel better. Who can feel bad with this face??? Lol
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@shortdub78, congrats on having a boy!!!!:drunk: LOL:lol: bout the tech trying to get you excited.

@hairqueen7, your reggie looks good. It could be product buildup, since you only wash every other. Have you tried just using your leave-in & sealing with your oils for a little bit? I still luv the Elasta QP but I have noticed for my hair it was doing the same thing. When I 1st applied it and sealed w/ my oils it was smooth but after a couple of days it would get a little scruffy on my ends. I wonder if this happens to anyone else.:spinning: If the ends are still scruffy, I would do a strand/moisture test to see if there is any damage and to see if you need more moisture or protein.

jprayze, your nephrew is adorable

Morning Ladies!!!
This weekend I am flat ironing my hair and will be doing a length check. I will also be dusting my ends (hopefully I wont cut too much off:spinning:). I doing the Ytuber sistawithrealhair method except for I will be using heat protectant. She has a video on how she drys her hair before flat ironing it. She braids in four sections using ribbons. Does anyone know the signficance of adding the ribbons? I will be DC today and rinsing the DC out on Saturday. I will then braid in 4's and straighten on Monday morning. Wish me Luck:drunk:
 
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^^^congrats shortdub on finding out you are having a boy!!! Is this your first DS?

Speaking of boys, my sister brought my nephew to me yesterday to help me feel better. Who can feel bad with this face??? Lol
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he is adorable! this will be my second. boys are a handful in my opinion. girls are easy going, but high maintenance, but i am girl too, so it doesn't bother me.
 
shortdub78 said:
well ladies i found out yesterday that i am having a little boy! at first i was a little disappointed, and the tech was really trying to get me excited about it. but when i got in the car and started thinking of boy names, what he might look like, etc....i got over the girl thing. i'm glad he seems to be doing good so far. i got to see why i am having so much lower pressure. he likes to hang out in the low end! :lol:

i plan on washing my hair today and air drying it. i will flat iron tomorrow.
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shortdub78, congratulations. I am so happy for you. I wish you a safe pregnancy and safe delivery. Such wonderful news!
 
Used my moms Jane carter revitalizing leave in and I loved it. Perfect weight for my hair, not too heavy but made comb out awesome after I rinsed out my DC. Good news is she is letting me keep it :-)
 
Hello ladies!

Ninja reporting, so even tho I have been a ninja since late May I do actively read this thread everyday:look:, and I have decided that I am going to share my most recent progress with u lovely ladies b/c 1) you are my 1st LHCF family that have helped me oh so graciously since the start of my hhj 2) I felt selfish sharing the pic with the BSL challenge thread only & 3) IM JUST TOO DARN EXCITED:spinning:, I want to show the world! Lol. SO after reaching APL at the end of May, almost 4 months later I am GRAZING BSB!!!:yay::reddancer::yahoo:(can u tell im excited? lol) I've been reading that some of u ladies have been discouraged about making it by years end. I hope this helps! If I can do it I KNOW u guys are more than capable! Good luck! And thank for your help, love, & support. :yep:



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shortdub78 said:
well ladies i found out yesterday that i am having a little boy! at first i was a little disappointed, and the tech was really trying to get me excited about it. but when i got in the car and started thinking of boy names, what he might look like, etc....i got over the girl thing. i'm glad he seems to be doing good so far. i got to see why i am having so much lower pressure. he likes to hang out in the low end! :lol:

i plan on washing my hair today and air drying it. i will flat iron tomorrow.
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I had that same feeling when I found out I was having boys, but boys are really so much FUN! You're gonna Love it! :yep:
 
jprayze said:
Used my moms Jane carter revitalizing leave in and I loved it. Perfect weight for my hair, not too heavy but made comb out awesome after I rinsed out my DC. Good news is she is letting me keep it :-)
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I have to decide whether scurl works better for detangling.
 
Boy, oh boy ... the things that stick in your crawl when your plans don't pan out. :lol: I keep running into people and articles talking about your hair can't grow longer than the people in your family, genetics is everything, your hair ain't gonna grow no longer than it is now :blah: For the past 3 years, that hasn't bothered me a bit cause I was consistently getting growth. Now that I'm going through this rough patch, it's pissing me off.
 
growbaby, nice progress!
shortdub78, congrats on your little boy! Boys are so so sweet.

I've been checking in and out of here irregularly (what else is new:lol:), but wanted to share my September progress! I'm a little bummed I have retained more, but I know it was my fault due to LAZINESS. I'm contemplating braids or a sew-in for the winter to keep from doing something drastic (texlaxing).

My puff (wet here) has some serious hangtime now!
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I flat ironed recently, but it poofed up, so for now I'm just going to attach this stretch pic.
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I think I'll make APL by the end of the year!
 
growbaby, that is a beautiful head of hair! :]]

Wow my hair is so soft and moisturized right now!
Usually airdrying leaves my hair kind of poofy and rough, with dry ends.
But tonight my hair feels supple yet strong.
I'm chalking it up to two things: mixing coconut oil with my deep conditioner and my Joico sulfate free shampoo/conditioner.

After my final rinse I applied cantu and sealed with my trusty coconut oil. Then I threw it into a banana clip to airdry while I watched Netflix. Who knew airdrying could be so awesome? Definitely going to try this on my next washday to see if I've hit on something. :grin:

Happy hair growing!
 
shortdub78 said:
well ladies i found out yesterday that i am having a little boy! at first i was a little disappointed, and the tech was really trying to get me excited about it. but when i got in the car and started thinking of boy names, what he might look like, etc....i got over the girl thing. i'm glad he seems to be doing good so far. i got to see why i am having so much lower pressure. he likes to hang out in the low end! :lol:

i plan on washing my hair today and air drying it. i will flat iron tomorrow.
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CONGRATS!!! that is great news.
 
BEAUTYU2U said:
Boy, oh boy ... the things that stick in your crawl when your plans don't pan out. :lol: I keep running into people and articles talking about your hair can't grow longer than the people in your family, genetics is everything, your hair ain't gonna grow no longer than it is now :blah: For the past 3 years, that hasn't bothered me a bit cause I was consistently getting growth. Now that I'm going through this rough patch, it's pissing me off.
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That is nothing but the devil trying to discourage you. laugh it off and K.I.M.
 
@pellohello Will I be able to visit a BSS on November 22nd-24th in the Manhatten/Woodbury Park area?

*fingers crossed* I heard shops will be closed for Thanksgiving and only the 'needy and greedy' :lachen: will be open!

growbaby I dont think I'll make APL 2012, but your hair is inspiring :yep: I have to trim my hair frequently due to hard water (getting a shower filter next payday!)

esi.adokowa I think its the cantu butter on damp hair, I used to do this and my hair was never dry/crunchy after air drying

Experiencing breakage after my touch up so after pre-poo and wash, I am going to do a DC protein treatment with an egg, honey, oils and ORS hair mayo for 1-2hours followed by silicon mix for moisture for a few hours.

I had a hair analysis done and I had horrible build up of minerals and chlorine hence the dry hair I have been experiencing. I need to chelate every wash or invest in a shower filter and I also need to take a further 2in off my ends *sigh* I will dust every 2 months. No APL this year for me until I handle my hard water issues.
 
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no drastic changes. I am still DC'ing 1x a week ,taking my vits, and bunning 99% of the time. The only thing that I have changed is no direct heat for almost 3 months now, i really think that is where credit is due.:yep:
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That hair is gawgous!!!!!! I'm motivated I really need a system to take my vits though I always forget
 
shortdub78, Congrats on the baby boy, I had no idea!! Enjoy that second trimester, I know I ate everything in sight and THEN some after 3 1/2 months of morning sickness!! :lachen:

lamaria211, I'm with you on depleting my stash to invest in high end salon lines only. My daughter and I have completely different hair types, but the common ground is that our hair loves moistures and hers loves protein too! Wen is forever in our lives :yep: :lick: oh and I have my eye out on the 613 next, so let me know how you like it! Wen Fig is the joint for us right now! :lol: :lick: Second to Wen is Keracare and then Aphogee and ORS for protein fixes.......

NikkiQ, I like the color and the twist out!! And you repping for the Black and Gold!! I have hope and faith that our Saints will get it together this season!! Oh and I know you have requests for APL 2013, but Nikki, we need you at BSL 2013 :yep: :yep: :yep:

growbaby, Congrats on BSB!!! Wonderful accomplishment, I hope to be with you soon!!
 
Fyne
I am sure that if you can find the BSS in these areas, they will be open. It's Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. Every store that wants and needs business will be open to catch those dollars. So many people will be out doing their Christmans shopping. You need to be aware of the pick-pockets who live for this time of year.
 
JazzyOleBabe Thanks hun!! Now to find them!! At least I know there is hope! I feel like I'm on a quest haha. I'm planning on splitting my cash and using those travel money cards to hold money on. I'm going with ladies who have been before so I dont feel so lost.
 
I'm on a personal edge challenge from now until the end of the year. my edges have been super fine and super delicate (read: invisible) since I was little.

A little backstory: My mum had three little girls with thick, coarse, type 4 hair and tender scalps. Eventually she gave up styling our hair herself (she got tired of the screaming) and started taking us to her braider (we were too well trained to carry on in front of other people). This worked until I was about ten/eleven, when the braider finally convinced my mum to relax our hair (three tangly heads weren't exactly what she wanted to spend all weekend looking at)

She mostly braided cornrows, and god were they ever tight! Face-lift, sleep with your head off the bed, tear-inducing, hair rippling tight.

It got to the point where my mum would take our braids out on Friday, relax our hair, then send us to the braider for the weekend. No rest time or anything.

I haven't really actively worked at my edges (I just assumed they were a lost cause) but I saw MsLizziA's story about mama dukes' hair and I figured I might as well give it a go. They certainly can't get any worse!

I made a coconut/olive oil mix and I added half a teaspoon of eucalyptus oil to it. I'll apply it twice weekly and see how it goes.

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