Evolving78
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all i did was moisturize and seal my hair. still in a bun.
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NikkiQ
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BlkOnyx488 said: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?
Been at a family Superbowl party all day so sorry for the delay. I use everything from Silk Elements to Garnier dyes. I usually make sure that I up my moisture after every color session. I do a protein treatment 4 weeks after my color to balance out the super mega moisture I put in during all that time.
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HauteHippie
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Lol, I was going to start this post with "I did something dumb," but now I don't feel so bad. I did a bleach bath (bleach + shampoo and conditioner to dilute it) on my hair, starting at the bottom. After 7 minutes, I put a little more of the bleach higher up and then finally at my roots...
They instantly turned bright pink/orange!
At first, I thought it was just the henna coming out, but when I scraped off the bleach suds, I saw bright hair! After dunking my head under the bath tap and slathering my head in deep conditioner, I hustled over to Duane Reader's where I purchased semipermanent, ammonia-free Mahogany brown hair dye and hoped not to see neither green nor gray at my hairline upon using it.
I applied the dye, waited ten minutes, rinsed, shampooed and deep conditioned and... success! It's back to the color it was from the beginning, but I don't care (right now).
I'm going to leave it alone for now (no combing, twisting or brushing), deep condition frequently, half wig it and in a few months wear it out more. Super excited!
They instantly turned bright pink/orange!
At first, I thought it was just the henna coming out, but when I scraped off the bleach suds, I saw bright hair! After dunking my head under the bath tap and slathering my head in deep conditioner, I hustled over to Duane Reader's where I purchased semipermanent, ammonia-free Mahogany brown hair dye and hoped not to see neither green nor gray at my hairline upon using it.
I applied the dye, waited ten minutes, rinsed, shampooed and deep conditioned and... success! It's back to the color it was from the beginning, but I don't care (right now).
I'm going to leave it alone for now (no combing, twisting or brushing), deep condition frequently, half wig it and in a few months wear it out more. Super excited!
jayjaycurlz
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Checking in....
Still twisted up. Today i moisturized with braid spray + surge.
Still twisted up. Today i moisturized with braid spray + surge.
SavannahNatural
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Finally finished my mini twists this morning. It's on record how long it took me, so I won't even mention that 
. However now that I've popped my head in here and got caught up on all the posts I want to take my hair down and play.
Once these come out for the first check-in I'll probably stretch my hair again and try a flex-rod set. That seems exciting. I also want to dye my hair. Haven't done that in almost a years time. I thought I wanted to go red, but now I think I want to go back to the lighter brown with honey blonde streaks. It was beautiful once upon a time. My last color was just in the top half of my head, and I didn't care for it like I know to now (thanks LHCF) so my ends are a little brittle, but still surviving!
Oh so much motivation in this challenge and now I'm all twisted up... oh did I mention I wanted to try another wig? I bought one a while ago and it was such an impulse buy, I'll probably give it to my mother, it's more her style and hair texture.
So now that I see all these gorgeous wigs in different threads I want to try one
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It's funny how eager we are to try something after hiding our hair! LOL
NikkiQ pics to come
. However now that I've popped my head in here and got caught up on all the posts I want to take my hair down and play.Once these come out for the first check-in I'll probably stretch my hair again and try a flex-rod set. That seems exciting
. I also want to dye my hair. Haven't done that in almost a years time. I thought I wanted to go red, but now I think I want to go back to the lighter brown with honey blonde streaks. It was beautiful once upon a time. My last color was just in the top half of my head, and I didn't care for it like I know to now (thanks LHCF) so my ends are a little brittle, but still surviving!Oh so much motivation in this challenge and now I'm all twisted up... oh did I mention I wanted to try another wig? I bought one a while ago and it was such an impulse buy, I'll probably give it to my mother, it's more her style and hair texture.
So now that I see all these gorgeous wigs in different threads I want to try one
.It's funny how eager we are to try something after hiding our hair! LOL
NikkiQ pics to come
transitioning?
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NikkiQ said: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.
Actually I'm having the same fading issue with my red and I've only washed once. But my red is the semi permanence kind
Fyne
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Wooohoo! 
~Current hair length - SL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd - Relaxed
~APL goal month - December (Giving myself plenty of time)
~Current Reggie and styling choices - Moisturise 1x and seal with EVOO daily, DC/Co wash 1x weekly, Shampoo+ Protein 1x monthly, daily buns and bantu knot outs
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? - Exercise more and daily scalp massages
~Post a beginning picture
~Current hair length - SL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd - Relaxed
~APL goal month - December (Giving myself plenty of time)
~Current Reggie and styling choices - Moisturise 1x and seal with EVOO daily, DC/Co wash 1x weekly, Shampoo+ Protein 1x monthly, daily buns and bantu knot outs
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? - Exercise more and daily scalp massages
~Post a beginning picture
LuvlyRain3
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Doing everything to my hair that I didn't do over the weekend. So glad to have my curls back. I don't think I'm going to straighten again til the fall.
lamaria211
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I'm packing up my suitcases, cause I'm goin to NY for 3 months and DAMN!!! My hair products take too much space!!!
When i movec from NY to FL i had a 70lbs suitcase full of hair products
HauteHippie
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^^^^^^ y'all should just ship them! When I moved up to NYC, I had waaaay too much hair stuff, so they went into a padded box.
HighAspirations
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I'm in! But I'm on my phone.. .at school...
Relaxed
Shoulder length
APL goal date.
May
Relaxed
Shoulder length
APL goal date.
May
HighAspirations
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My starting picture
NikkiQ
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Welcome to the challenge HighAspirations 
Seamonster
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hoping to hit APL by the March update, I think I can
lilyofthenile
New Member
I REALLY want to reach APL. I keep wondering what happens if I reach APL and how my hair will look like etc. Will I have an awesome head of hair? Or not? So many questions, but I see winter time ending really soon and that makes me very impatient!!
growbaby
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Been in four braids under a wig for the past 3 days and my ends are thanking me for it i have been heavily moisturizing and sealing the ends and putting a light coat of M-T-G on my scalp under my wig and cowashing it out with Mane N Tail Deep conditioner. Let's see how long this can last.
i have been heavily moisturizing and sealing the ends and putting a light coat of M-T-G on my scalp under my wig and cowashing it out with Mane N Tail Deep conditioner. Let's see how long this can last.
NaturalfienD
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What it do ...
I finally purchased some Grapeseed Oil to try on my scalp/hair and so far, so good. I went ahead and infused it (oh, don't that sound fancy) with black tea, cayenne, and a couple of capsules of Biotin; I didn't have garlic or onion oil so I had to K.I.M. This time around, I did NOT add the sulfur prior to placing the concoction in the oven and found that my house didn't smell like hot damn eggs.
I added a little Lemongrass EO to the finished mix, strained, and placed the oil in my applicator bottle. I am not walking around smelling-- overwhelming-- and err'body is happy. **Yeah Buddy ...**
Oh, I added 2 tsp of MSM to the mix, which requires me to shake the bottle hella to make sure everyone is mingling. I hope to buy sublimed sulfur in the future to see if it makes a difference in growth. I have four weeks of this yarn twist install to go ... I am TOTALLY thinking about getting a wig or sumn for a PS. Ms. NikkiQ done turned it up a notch for the married ladies and definitely put something on my mind ... but I don't think my hubby is ready for this jelly ... just sayin'.
I finally purchased some Grapeseed Oil to try on my scalp/hair and so far, so good. I went ahead and infused it (oh, don't that sound fancy) with black tea, cayenne, and a couple of capsules of Biotin; I didn't have garlic or onion oil so I had to K.I.M. This time around, I did NOT add the sulfur prior to placing the concoction in the oven and found that my house didn't smell like hot damn eggs.
I added a little Lemongrass EO to the finished mix, strained, and placed the oil in my applicator bottle. I am not walking around smelling-- overwhelming-- and err'body is happy. **Yeah Buddy ...**Oh, I added 2 tsp of MSM to the mix, which requires me to shake the bottle hella to make sure everyone is mingling. I hope to buy sublimed sulfur in the future to see if it makes a difference in growth. I have four weeks of this yarn twist install to go ... I am TOTALLY thinking about getting a wig or sumn for a PS. Ms. NikkiQ done turned it up a notch for the married ladies and definitely put something on my mind ... but I don't think my hubby is ready for this jelly ... just sayin'.
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