APL 2012 Challenge

[kupenda]

Grr. Just examined my hair. Found FOUR splits. Three were on my ends. One was mid shaft. Ugh. What could cause them? I haven't DCed since I straightened almost two weeks ago. I have been moisturizing and sealing daily. And all the splits were on broken hairs. My hair is doing its own thing. Backing away from heat again for awhile

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[Evolving78]

miss stress
congrats lady! now get out of here and go join the BSL challenge!

 

[skraprchik]

This weave is coming out this weekend. I have Drew and Shelly by Beshe on deck. They've been sitting in a box for a month now because I knew I couldn't wear them. Next weave install will be a curly style that I can more easily blend with my natural hair.

 

[miss stress]

Hey y'all! Thanks for saying I'm APL. I just like to be sure before I claim it. I still have theese layers in my hair so I think I will stay in this challenge till mid year and hopefully some of em will grow out. Besides I love it in here with you ladies y'all are so supportive and nice and I'm scarred to graduate cause BSL is a big girl length and it blows me away to even think my hair could get that long. So I'll just keep roller setting and bunning and see where I am at years end Thais for everything guys

 

[NikkiQ]

Hey y'all! Thanks for saying I'm APL. I just like to be sure before I claim it. I still have theese layers in my hair so I think I will stay in this challenge till mid year and hopefully some of em will grow out. Besides I love it in here with you ladies y'all are so supportive and nice and I'm scarred to graduate cause BSL is a big girl length and it blows me away to even think my hair could get that long. So I'll just keep roller setting and bunning and see where I am at years end Thais for everything guys

You stay in here til the cows come home if you want. We just love seeing 'family' members reach new milestones. We're here to support you on whatever you decide

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[Poutchi]

Hey People...
Uping my game lately ... I have been lookiing at my 2 bottles of hairfinity i have left and thinking about starting to take them for the heck of it lol. I am uncluttering my environement and it s either they go down the drain or i take them... of well let s do it...
I did a scalp massage with JBCO and peppermint oil earlier and i am baggying since... Done with the break... back to cleaning

 

[Poutchi]

Yay I am 23 months post relaxer!!!

 

[livinthevida]

Yay I am 23 months post relaxer!!!

Congratulations Poutchi!!!

My last relaxer was a very long time ago in college (at least 11 years now....). My hair fell out in clumps and that pretty much turned me off to using a relaxer ever again (my friend at that time mistakenly used extreme strength verses regular and the rest is history). That was my first time ever hearing about and using the Aphogee product line - this was the only product I used for 2 months and it SAVED MY HAIR. I was really SURPRISED to see how quickly my hair grew back by the end of the semester and in much better shape!!!!

Since then I have only used gels, mousses, pomades, and hair sprays to keep my hair in place. In the past several years I had rarely tried new Shampoos or Conditioners sticking to V05 mostly (when they were expensive and a top competitor - remember that!!????!!). Today we now have all sorts of variety for us naturals

What helped you from going back to a relaxer? did you find something that worked really well and decided to stick with it?

 

[Poutchi]

Thanks Livinthevida, I actually just decided to transition just like that and something weird about my way of thinking was that i could not see myself at 50 years old with relaxed hair ( probably because my mum never relaxed her hair...) So i just told myself the earlier I transition the earlier i can start growing my natural hair so i will lose less hair compare to if i transition when I am already 40 to 50 years old ... I have to be the only person who transition for that reason lol

 

[Evolving78]

my product junkie voice is really talking to me right now.
i am interested in Vatika Frosting
Bee Mine Hair Milk
Shescentit Coco Creme Leave-in
Silk Dreams Almond Butter Cream
Silk Dreams leave-in

i wanna try this stuff for my daughter and when my new growth comes in

i really like how HH Long Term Relationship leave-in as a daily moisturizer. it is really like. it almost absorbs in my hair, but i can still feel it. i use a tiny bit and my hair doesn't feel coated.

i know i am going to need something more creamier for my new growth, so i will be able to stretch longer.

 

[NikkiQ]

my product junkie voice is really talking to me right now.
i am interested in Vatika Frosting
Bee Mine Hair Milk
Shescentit Coco Creme Leave-in
Silk Dreams Almond Butter Cream
Silk Dreams leave-in

i wanna try this stuff for my daughter and when my new growth comes in

i really like how HH Long Term Relationship leave-in as a daily moisturizer. it is really like. it almost absorbs in my hair, but i can still feel it. i use a tiny bit and my hair doesn't feel coated.

i know i am going to need something more creamier for my new growth, so i will be able to stretch longer.

Boy your inner PJ must have a bull horn because its speaking loud and clear lol

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[kupenda]

Ok. Finally did something with my hair. Today I brewed up two cups of black tea with four tea bags. I'm letting it cool tonight and will tea rinse after a full shampoo tomorrow. Today I prepooed with coconut oil under a plastic cap and then rinsed with warm water before putting a tiny bit of shampoo on my problem areas (crown, edges, and nape). Those areas get really itchy and seem to have more build up than other areas. Idk why. Afterwards I applied humectress and aphogee balancing moisturizer. Rinsed, then applied a mix of DB Transitioning and HE LTR LI. Added a few spritzes of aloe on my ends. And airdried in two braids. My hair feels so nice! Extra soft. Still don't know what I'm gonna do with this hair before work starts on Monday though...

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[kittenz]

Just finished detangling, dusting, washing and putting my TWA in medium sized twists. I usually take them down on Sunday to wear a twist-out during the week but I want to wear them longer. I'm going to try and pin them up or something, they're so short...

 

[BlkOnyx488]

OK just finished installing my second PS for 2012. cornrows in the front. individual braids in the back.

And I want a "way to go" for resisting the erge to flat iron just for a length check :LOL:

 

[BlkOnyx488]

bumped ............,.........

 

[pookaloo83]

Kinda ready to take these braids out 2 more weeks and these bad boys are out! I've had these in since the 20th of jan. I miss my hair but not looking forward to the takedown.

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[NikkiQ]

I'm still in my Celies in and rockin my wigs. Had to pull out my hot girl red one last night to show my friends that this old married lady still got it

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[BlkOnyx488]

I'm still in my Celies in and rockin my wigs. Had to pull out my hot girl red one last night to show my friends that this old married lady still got it

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handie yo' business!! us married ladies can still get our sexy on!!

 

[NikkiQ]

I must fight this urge to dye my hair red again...

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[transitioning?]

I must fight this urge to dye my hair red again...

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Recently dyed the front of my hair red and I love it. Did u have issues with the dye? It's only been 2 weeks for me so far

 

[lamaria211]

I just got my flat iron but im gonna try not using it till our first check-in date in march. since i wear wigs 100% of the time it shouldnt be hard even though im dying to see what my hair looks like straightened

 

[NikkiQ]

Recently dyed the front of my hair red and I love it. Did u have issues with the dye? It's only been 2 weeks for me so far

Nope. Can't say that I've ever had issues with dying my hair *knock on wood* and I've been doing it since I graduated high school (not saying how long ago that was ). I just have a problem with the color actually lasting. My hair takes color SUPER easy now that I am natural, but it fades after 2 or 3 weeks. My hair right now is like a really light brown but it originally started out red.

 

[lilyofthenile]

DC'd with SheaMoisture Yucca and Baobab anti breakage mask then shampooed with Aubrey Organics GBP shampoo and cowashed with Mane N Tale deep moisturising conditioner. My hair feels fresh and clean.

 

[NikkiQ]

^^^That sounds like a good line of products to use together

 

[kupenda]

Picked up some Mane N Tail condish on Friday. Plan to use it to cowash today, detangle with aloe and hemp oil, and smooth it back for a bun tomorrow. I want to get my hair braided this week

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[BlkOnyx488]

I must fight this urge to dye my hair red again...

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NikkiQ
What brand of hair color would you use?? I use to dye my hair red in the winter and black in the summer, I don't want to mess up my progress by doing something to my hair that will mess it up. So when you color your hair what do you use? and do you have to do anything extra to maintain your hair?

 

[livinthevida]

Thanks Livinthevida, I actually just decided to transition just like that and something weird about my way of thinking was that i could not see myself at 50 years old with relaxed hair ( probably because my mum never relaxed her hair...) So i just told myself the earlier I transition the earlier i can start growing my natural hair so i will lose less hair compare to if i transition when I am already 40 to 50 years old ... I have to be the only person who transition for that reason lol

Poutchi that's a good reason to transition!! when I finally do reach 40 I too want to know it was all thanks to good hair care and natural transitioning

WOW! imagine us and our natural hair 1 year, 2 years, even 20 years in the future! I can't wait to see what this APL 2012 Challenge brings this year I AM SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER EXCITED!

 

[Aggie]

I have Chicoro's prepoo on my hair right now and will be mildly clarifying my hair, black tea rinsing under Mizani Renew Strength Mask followed by Mizani Moisturfusion Conditioner for deep conditioning today. This will be my first time trying out the Mizani Moisturfusion conditioner and can't wait to use it.

I may massage my scalp with my sulfur mix and GHE baggy my hair overnight with JBCO tonight as well as I haven't done it for 2 days. I scalp massages.

 

[lovely_locks]

So, my hair has been doing some wacky things lately. My scalp is doing great! I got my dry scalp under control, but my hair is not doing so good. No matter what I do my hair is shedding like crazy! I think it may be the climate change. I just moved to Florida, so I may need to make some changes to my regime. I think for not I am going to try and put some kinky twists in my hair, w/o extensions. I am hoping that I have enough new growth to do this.

 

[newnyer]

PISSED!
Pre-poo'd. Washed. Protein treatment. DC'd. Leave-in. Air dried. Total time on hair today: about 4 hours.

Walked out for ONE minute to take out my trash and my neighbor's relative is sitting in front of my doorstep smoking like a chimney. I had to do a 2 step to get around him & back in my apartment. He tried to make some convo but all I could think about was holding my breath. Tell me why I walked back inside and my hair smells like I just walked out the club? UGH!!!