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Just installed my kinky twists and applying jbco to my scalp. I am trying to be patient, I give myself this entire year to reach apl. I refuse to check my lenght until December, otherwise, I will get impatient.
 
Should I be worried if I super shed for a few weeks at a time, but it doesn't seem to affect retaining, gaining thickness and health? Or is the aim to have no shedding?!

Phaer - totally with you on giving myself the whole year my goal is December 12
 
hi, checkin in before going to work. Im still wearing my wig. i think im gonna put my plastic cap under it, then the black (tights type) protection. Cause its as iff wearing the wig cap drinks up the moisture so im gon,a try hoping my wig will not fall off in public ! lol
 
Hi there,
Still going strong and baggying every night. I will have these braids in for at least another 3 months. They were installed January 5th so they are 1 month in. I am will start redoing the edges very soon, to prevent matting and locking , if i get time that it. But I am being very gentle with my edges.
I am drinking more healthy fluids (lol, aka water and unsweetened decaf tea) and my skin is loving it so far, can t tell how my hair is reacting but I think I have had a good half inch of growth since i put the braids in (looking at the roots)
Hope everyone is having a great day!
 
NikkiQ said:
^^^You WILL reach APL @KumakoXsd!! No doubt in my mind that we all will as long as we keep up the good work.
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Thank you Nikki, I know we will all get there b/c we're all so supportive and trying to stay on top of things, I'm trying not to get too distracted by life to the point I'm going to neglect my hair =/



Ok ladies I know I have said it again and again but this time I am quitting coffee for real and seriously upping my water in take. I need to get this APL by the Summer, doing scalp massage tonight too.

I hope you ladies doing well!
 
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KumakoXsd said:
Ok ladies I know I have said it again and again but this time I am quitting coffee for real and seriously upping my water in take. I need to get this APL by the Summer, doing scalp massage tonight too.

I hope you ladies doing well!
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What's wrong with coffee?
 
NikkiQ said:
Coffee is water...right?? :look:
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NikkiQ, from what i have heard, coffee actually counts against ur water intake. Like if you re supposed to have 1 liter of water a day and u drink 16oz of coffe, u need to drink an additional 16oz of water to compensate for the coffee you drank...now don t quote me on this, i just read it somewhere on the net :)
 
Interesting. Well I'm just gonna have to up my water intake even more b/c I LOVES me some coffee in the morning :lick: only one cup though.
 
just made my first youtube video!
baggying my bun right now.

trying to comb my hair everyday is a real struggle right now for some reason.
i really hope i can motivate myself, because it gets really knotted when i let it go.
 
I re-tried single two strand twists last night after my huge FAIL last year (it was horrible, really)...and I must admit, I'm very proud of myself! I'm even sporting the hairstyle I got off of youtube today with a lot of compliments from the co-workers :yep: :grin: Woot!

Oh and I attempted to texlax this weekend....and that was a huge FAIL!!! :nono: I'll have to wait awhile as I don't plan on going anywhere near chemicals for another 6 months...:ohwell:
 
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Hey ladies, how's it hanging??? I finally have an update, but it's only because I bought my second (EVER) wig, it's the Harlem 125 Shanghai bang collection, Nikki is her name and she looked like this before I cut her:
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and here she is now...I look rough and I think I may have cut a little too much :look:, so bear with me...but I like it! I had to do something because I actually made an appointment to cut all my hair off and I know it's not because I don't want long hair, I am just tired of the stage I'm at with my hair and I don't feel sexy, ya know? Anyway, here are the pics...
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The best part of this wig? Knowing that my hair UNDER is longer!!!:grin::grin::grin:
 
I think I'm going to try and stretch this wash n go until I cowash on Saturday. I've never gotten 5 day hair before.
 
i am at my wits end about getting my moisture levels and breakage under control. i don't have bad breakage, but sometimes i will see tiny hairs, like my hair has been cut if i run my hands through my hair or comb it when detangling. i just don't wanna see any breakage at all.

oh and i am going to leave all of my Aphogee products alone for a month or so. my hair acts better if i just shampoo and dc. i think i may just go back to basics. just trying and doing too much. Keracare is really lovely for my hair. no problems with that product line. but i do want to try a different leave-in. i wanna try WEN. i want hair like LHCF member Toy. i need to research her reggie.
 
Sometimes, I think my hair likes to troll me hardcore. Last night, I decided to throw a few sponge rollers in my hair so I could have some really cute curls for my interview. Today, I take out the rollers an hour before I have to leave, and all I get is a big, frizzy, curly mess so I throw my hair in my handy-dandy faithful bun and go to interview (which I rocked, btw). Then, I come home and take my hair down after it being in the bun for three hours. Let me tell you, ladies, my hair had the most fabulous curls I'd ever seen!! I was just standing in the mirror like, "Really? NOW you want to cooperate with me when I've nowhere to go? Rude."
 
ok i found Toy's reggie.

she cowashes with Wen Fig 2x a week
it seems she like thick creamy deep conditioners. she uses Dove, Mane and Tail, Joico Kpak, Aussie Moist 3min
she like creamy natural leave-ins and she uses QB products. Hydrating Balm and Burdock Root Cream.
she likes heavy oils too. the lightest one she uses is Jojoba oil.

so, i am going to see about trying her reggie for a month to get my moisture balance back under control.

i am going to order WEN fig and products from either Silk Dreams or Shescentit.

oh and i know she uses WEN for a leave-in.

i like how my hair responded to me bunning for a week. (my week consist of 4-5 days)

i want to be Waistlength next year around my birthday or close to it.
 
ok so i decided on Shescentit! i can't wait for my products. i ordered some wigs last week and i haven't even checked to see where they are :lol:
 
shortdub78

If you go with Silk Dreams you have to try the Vanilla Silk conditioner! It totally saved me this weekend. Normally, I use it with Mane & Tail, but after bleach + dye, I needed the extra boost.
 
shortdub78 said:
ok so i decided on Shescentit! i can't wait for my products. i ordered some wigs last week and i haven't even checked to see where they are :lol:
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I would hold off on purchasing the shescentit. She's suppose to having a sale the week after v day.
 
Poutchi ive already heard something like that about coffee . Not too good for hair (by drinking it.not the hair rinses and stuff ). And tea too! I love tea but stopped taking it for à while until i find some without cafeine .
 
Caffeine is a mild diuretic--that's why you should up your water intake. I actually can tell a difference in my skin when I drink coffee every day without upping my water intake.
HTH
 
I'm getting a little growth. I'm using my homemade length check shirt to check my twists at the beginning of each month. Not sure how I was measuring last month :nono: On the left side I had one measurement and on the right side I had it marked an inch lower.

I took my twists down yesterday and dusted my ends. I may have cut off the little progress I made but I really like having healthy ends. As my hair improves I would like to dust every 12 weeks instead of every 8.

Hopefully I am still on schedule to hit APL by our June check-in.
 
I'm still on track to make APL by December :yep:

I have no faith that I'll make it before then anyway so I'm gonna use this entire year to my advantage!

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom
 
tried on my wigs. that Outre Keya half wig is crazy big! i look like that the girl who Hakeem was suppose to marry in Coming To America! all that kept playing in my head while i was trying that thing on was, "She's Your Queen Toooo Be!"

i love that Molly wig. she allows me to rock a pixie cut without the cut!
 
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Fyne said:
Loooool @ 'She's your Queen to be!' :lachen::lachen:

shortdub78 - Just curious do you stretch your relaxers?
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:lol: that wig is out of control!
7-8 weeks
back in the day, i was able to go longer because i wore my hair in flexi rods when new growth started kicking in. i only washed and dc'ed my hair once a week. oh and i relied on a stylist.

now that i am doing it on my own, the difference between the two textures is a bit much for me. my hair is very coily and my ends are bone straight.

oh i found 9 broken hairs during my detangling session. is that a bad thing?
 
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