APL 2012 Challenge

[kupenda]

I want to APL so bad I'm dreaming about it! Third night in a row. Lawd help me


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[NikkiQ]

Giiiiirrrrrrrl I have those too!!!!!! I dreamt once that I flat ironed my hair after a year of not doing it and I was at BSL already. Completely passed APL I need to stay off of LHCF before bed.

 

[MeowMix]

Welcome to the group @MeowMix Do you do your own cornrows? B/c if so...you need to bust up the details on how you do them!

@NikkiQ. Hi and thank you. Yeah, you can tell by my 'parts' that those are some DIY cornrows. Mook's hair is cornrow guru. I hope she doesn't mind my sharing her YTs vids. This one REALLY clicked for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYovefx4KU&feature=BFa&list=UUTp7ax0CF5MlArqUlAeCNmw&lf=plcp

 

[indarican]

Giiiiirrrrrrrl I have those too!!!!!! I dreamt once that I flat ironed my hair after a year of not doing it and I was at BSL already. Completely passed APL I need to stay off of LHCF before bed.

NikkiQ I had the same dream except it was after only 6 months im in the hyh 2012 jan-june challenge. i keep dreaming that summer is going to come along and im going to have thick bsl length hair... of course im only CBL now so that dream is so so far fetched even

 

[kupenda]

ive been in a half wig since sunday to help foster a low/no manipulation environment for my hair. i wanted to leave it alone befor emy relaxer touch up. so today on a whim i decided to go to a dominican salon for the relaxer (no blow dryer or flat irons). until i realized i left my wallet at work. so it wasnt meant to be apparently lol. but then i thought, well i can just self relax again this time. so i tried it out on a small patch. no timer. no clarifying shampoo. nothing lol. crazy. but i did what i usually do, which is i didnt leave the relaxer on long enough. but it did give me some insight into how to better self relax when i do it tomorrow. i just realized that i am absolutely without a doubt TERRIBLE at smoothing. terrible!! so i rinsed too soon but i did a great job smoothing the test section. im gonna try tomorrow. will take pics!

 

[Cendra]

~Current hair length

Lower front and lower back grazing APL; ear length toward crown is below collar bone; crown is SL.

~All Natural

~APL goal month - June 2012

~Current Reggie and styling choices

Wash/DC under steam once a week; co-wash/scrub once a week; Twisted protectively 6 out of 7 days;Twistout one day a week; baggying 4-5 times a week; dusting, search and destroy every few weeks.

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?

Scalp massages 2-3 times a week
Scalp scrubs will be an addition

Starting pics as of Dec 24:

 

[tanyaj]

Is it to late to join?

 

[NikkiQ]

Is it to late to join?

Not at all! Its an open challenge. Come on in!

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[bajandoc86]

tanyaj....nope not too late. Challenge doesn't start till Jan 1, 2012.....ignore the 20-11 pages gone before.

 

[tajaun]

fell off my regi the past week, trying to get back on tonight with my cowash hopefully i can sleeep in the alter ego.

 

[Aggie]

Got my hair all weaved up today - was too eager to wait until Sunday. I am so happy with it because it looks a lot like my hair I think. it!

 

[NikkiQ]

^^^PICTURES!!!!

 

[esi.adokowa]

bajandoc86,
kind of ot... but i would kill for your twists!
they are so thick and lush!

 

[tiffers]

^^^ IKR?! Aggie, how you gon' come up in here tambout you got your hair done and THEN have the nerve to not post some pitchas?

*impatiently waiting*

 

[Aggie]

^^^PICTURES!!!!

^^^ IKR?! @Aggie, how you gon' come up in here tambout you got your hair done and THEN have the nerve to not post some pitchas?

*impatiently waiting*

, oooh chil', I thought I'd sneak that in, then sneak right back out a little quietly but ya caught ma. I will try to have pics posted soon, k?

 

[KaramelKutie803]

Just updating, still currently in my sew-in that I got put in last month. It's holding up good so far..no itching, no loosening braids/wefts. See if I can make it last through December

 

[NikkiQ]

I can't wait to see all of these sew-ins that everyone will be rockin for the holidays.

 

[sajjy]

Hey, ladies I'd love to join!!!
~Current hair length
Shoulder length
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd
Natural
~APL goal month
March, My mother's wedding (fingers crossed)
~Current Reggie and styling choices
M/S every 3 days or so when ever needed
Once a Month: Wash, deep condition protein and moisture
Style: Rollerset (jumbo flexi rods or jumbo perm rods)
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?
Low manipulation
~Post a beginning picture

 

[indarican]

just purchased my two new looks.. the hw is for when i will be twisting my hair underneath and the faux puff is for when i get lazy. My plan is to never let my ends see the light of day...lol atleast till june. i have exactly 3.5 in to get to apl... I need this to happen with no setbacks!!!

 

[NikkiQ]

Yay sajjy!! Welcome!

 

[NikkiQ]

indarican I almost purchased another wig last night myself, but I'm gonna hold out until after Christmas to get it. Gotta knock out some of these Christmas gifts first lol

 

[indarican]

NikkiQ it was my gift to myself for getting 2 bills to 0 balance

 

[sajjy]

 

[bibs]

Got an install last Tuesday. I had gotten a sew-in of some straight hair for Thanksgiving, but it was sewn in way too tight and I ended up having to take it out and wait a week to re-install. The current install is also in my avi. I'm hoping to keep it in until Valentine's day, but I'm impatient when it comes to weave and end up missing my own hair, so we'll see how long it lasts. I had great growth with my last sew-in (kept in for 7 weeks), so hopefully it's the same this time around. I'm trying to protective style my way to APL

 

[NikkiQ]

SOoooooo pretty bibs!!!

 

[JustGROWwithIt]

So I just had my hubby measure the distance from my current length to APL...it's only about 2 1/2" away from APL and 5 1/2" from BSL! That's definately do-able in 2012, right?? I want to reach BSL SOOO bad! It's my dream hair length...not saying that I'd stop there when I get there though. I've realized my hair thrives when in protective/low manipulation styles. I have no problem with growth, my problem is retaining. Plus I have dye on the ends of my hair so it needs extra TLC that I wasn't paying attention to previously and I suffered alot of breakage Question: Are there any low manipulation/PS styles that I can do with my natural hair without adding hair? I've been wearing twists that I redo once a week for the last couple months and although my hair is doing glorious things like this I just can't be bothered with them anymore once the Twist challenge I'm in is over at the end of this month.

 

[kupenda]

Ok so I know I said I would get my relaxer done this weekend at the salon. But I couldn't wait. My hair was getting on my nerves and I had plenty of time so I self relaxed today. This is the BEST self relaxing session I have had so far! My hair is actually straight, and I only underprocessed just a little bit but it's wavy instead of curly. Yay!!! DCing under the dryer now. So proud


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[bibs]

SOoooooo pretty @bibs!!!

Thank you

JustGROWwithIt, you'll be APL in no time! My goal length is BSL too. I think if you don't have any setbacks you'll be there by this time next year! HHG!

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

So I just had my hubby measure the distance from my current length to APL...it's only about 2 1/2" away from APL and 5 1/2" from BSL! That's definately do-able in 2012, right?? I want to reach BSL SOOO bad! It's my dream hair length...not saying that I'd stop there when I get there though. I've realized my hair thrives when in protective/low manipulation styles. I have no problem with growth, my problem is retaining. Plus I have dye on the ends of my hair so it needs extra TLC that I wasn't paying attention to previously and I suffered alot of breakage Question: Are there any low manipulation/PS styles that I can do with my natural hair without adding hair? I've been wearing twists that I redo once a week for the last couple months and although my hair is doing glorious things like this I just can't be bothered with them anymore once the Twist challenge I'm in is over at the end of this month.

Girl, you'll make it to bsl if you keep every inch you get before dec and apl by may june. So go for it

So today I washed dc'd and set my hair in a style. I have been trying to get a decent braidout . I didnt do the rigamaro of setting it in a mil. braids. I just threw a banana clip on and did one cornrow with a curler at the end. We'll see what happens.

I also got my darcy botanicals peach kernel oil and got a sample of the cocoabean curl smoothing creme. It is to die for. The smell of the sweet cocoa bean is amazing. It smells like some duncan hines cake batter. I hope my hair comes out well tomorrow. I guess we'll have to see.

 

[kittenz]

Should I be excited that I got 4-day hair from my experiment on Monday? I am but maybe this is normal. Detangling should be interesting....