APL 2012 Challenge

[gvin89]

looking good!!! wish u best!
can i know how many months post relaxer are you?!

thanks in advance!

Thanks so much! I'm 23 months post-relaxer and 8 months post-BC....fully natural.

 

[gvin89]

Beautiful Hair... Can you share your straigthning process??? with all details please

Thanks so much. While I long to be a DIYer, I haven't had the time to try. I went to a fully natural salon to have my hair straighten for a special event. This is what she did....

1) Shampooed and conditioned with Onesta.
2) Rubbed Bee Mine curly butter into my damp hair.
3) Detangled with an Afro pick and sectioned it off.
4) Blow dried on low setting.
5) Applied heat protectant.
6) Flat ironed each section.
7) Went back through to add little flares/curls here and there.

Hope this helps....

 

[coolsista-paris]

^^^I love a big wig! I've been wearing curly and wavy ones for so long that when I switched out for a straight wig, I put that sucker back in the bag after a day. Wasn't feeling it at all. It was too flat and boring. I'll probably give it away and order me some more curly diva wigs

NikkiQ: when you buy curly wigs, what styles do you choose and that dont look fake? do you buy only natural wigs,even for curly?

The one i bought last time was natural hair, more expensive than the others although they looked exactly the same.... the woman said they'll last longer.

 

[gvin89]

There are so many things I want to try....ie steaming, growth aids, etc. But a piece of me says KISS and just let nature run its course. My hair is healthy and easy for me to manage, so I'm trying not to be greedy/impatient.

Random rant....

 

[indarican]

I saw the most horriffic thing yesterday in line at CVS. This woman was standing in front of me and of course being a trained LHCFer my first reaction was to look at her hair. She had extra extra thin hair pulled into a mind numbing tight ponytail, actual rubberband. what made it so horrible was that she had no hair from about 1/4 inch from her nape to the top of her ear, it didnt look like a style either, and she had the nerve to pull that little bit of hair that she had on the bottom about max 100 strands of hair to get it in the pony tail. I wanted to shake her and rub some JBCO on the bald spot.

I sometimes get pissed because my hair is so thick, i wouldnt trade my thick, unruly mane for that EVER!

 

[NappyNelle]

NaturalfienD Thank you!

 

[NikkiQ]

@NikkiQ: when you buy curly wigs, what styles do you choose and that dont look fake? do you buy only natural wigs,even for curly?

The one i bought last time was natural hair, more expensive than the others although they looked exactly the same.... the woman said they'll last longer.

I rarely buy human hair wigs. I only have 1 and it's a short straight bobs. To me, synthetic curly wigs look just as real as human hair wigs. I don't really have a method to my madness when picking curly wigs. Just whatever I think looks like an actual hair pattern. And most of the time the curly wigs scan be played with to make it look more natural. I'm always here to help pick out wigs if anyone needs help.

 

[lilyofthenile]

Going to start scalp massaging again and this time, and I am for real, I will stick to it all the way until the end of this month. I'm taking my yarn braids out in about a month from now, my hair has grown a lot it seems but I won't know until I take the braids out and do a length check etc.

 

[lilyofthenile]

I saw the most horriffic thing yesterday in line at CVS. This woman was standing in front of me and of course being a trained LHCFer my first reaction was to look at her hair. She had extra extra thin hair pulled into a mind numbing tight ponytail, actual rubberband. what made it so horrible was that she had no hair from about 1/4 inch from her nape to the top of her ear, it didnt look like a style either, and she had the nerve to pull that little bit of hair that she had on the bottom about max 100 strands of hair to get it in the pony tail. I wanted to shake her and rub some JBCO on the bald spot.

I sometimes get pissed because my hair is so thick, i wouldnt trade my thick, unruly mane for that EVER!

I can relate =/ I see so many ppl with hair lines that start at the crown and little tiny pony tails with hair sticking out at the top, no movement whatsoever, I sometimes just want to give advice but... I don't know, it doesn't have to be like that!

 

[TruMe]

I wanted to shake her and rub some JBCO on the bald spot.

 

[Aggie]

I saw the most horriffic thing yesterday in line at CVS. This woman was standing in front of me and of course being a trained LHCFer my first reaction was to look at her hair. She had extra extra thin hair pulled into a mind numbing tight ponytail, actual rubberband. what made it so horrible was that she had no hair from about 1/4 inch from her nape to the top of her ear, it didnt look like a style either, and she had the nerve to pull that little bit of hair that she had on the bottom about max 100 strands of hair to get it in the pony tail. I wanted to shake her and rub some JBCO on the bald spot.

I sometimes get pissed because my hair is so thick, i wouldnt trade my thick, unruly mane for that EVER!

Thank you indarican for the bolded. It's a reminder for me to be grateful for all the positives about my own hair - just did a big chop, had ssk's, splits and dried ends and now they are just simply....perfect. I it.

I look forward to properly taking care of them this time around by dusting them when needed and not watch them go to shreds because of a sick desire for length only.

 

[NikkiQ]

I'm craving Curl Junkie products right now

 

[Evolving78]

my hair seems back on track. i clarified and shampoo'ed with Keracare and i am dc'ing right now with Kenra and some oil. i am going to airdry and put my hair in my 6 twists. i am thinking about trying that Mizani H2o night time treatment. i haven't tried on my new wigs yet.

 

[Niknak20]

I'm about to take my braids out next week. Next week will make it about 6 wks. Curious to know where my hair will be. I hope it'll be on track w/ my goals.

 

[BlkOnyx488]

I couldn't take it anymore I took my braids out. At least I made it whole month

 

[coolsista-paris]

NikkiQ : the woman at the store told me that with synthetic wigs you cannot flat iron to change styles and all.. and said that natural hair lasts longer. thats why i took that

QUESTION: where on the internet can you buy JBCO??? im in France and it seems harder to find.

 

[NikkiQ]

@NikkiQ : the woman at the store told me that with synthetic wigs you cannot flat iron to change styles and all.. and said that natural hair lasts longer. thats why i took that

QUESTION: where on the internet can you buy JBCO??? im in France and it seems harder to find.

There are some heat resistant synthetic wigs that you can curl on a low heat setting. I wouldn't try to flat iron a curly wig though. Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a curly wig in the first place.

Can you order from Amazon.com? They have JBCO on there.

 

[lamaria211]

i just purchased 3 dominican conditioners all deep treatments cause i like them thick. I plan on using them with my steamer because i hear the thinner conditioners have a tendency to run down ur face

 

[Evolving78]

i couldn't find my satin spandex cap, so no wigging it this week. i moisturized and sealed my hair after air drying and put it in a nice bun. i will be rocking a bun until next Tuesday. i dusted my ends a little too. i think i am going to treat the kiddies to dinner Habachi style tonight!

 

[pookaloo83]

Bought 2 of these at the dollar store. Ya know, just in case I lose one.

 

[NikkiQ]

Pook they have those at the dollar store now?! Damn!

Sent by me being lazy on the couch on my Android

 

[pookaloo83]

Pook they have those at the dollar store now?! Damn!

Sent by me being lazy on the couch on my Android

Yep! I was shocked!

Sent from my iPhone 4s

 

[kittenz]

I'll be hitting the dollar store tomorrow! Thanks pookaloo83

 

[miss stress]

so I suck at taking hair pics myself but this is wht I got. what do u guys think am I there yet?

it looks like its kissing it to me

 

[miss stress]

damn thats a big pic! sorry yall

 

[NikkiQ]

^^^kissing it??! Woman you're there already! What in the world are you looking at?

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom

 

[livinthevida]

January 2012 worked so well using Nature's Way Organic Coconut Oil. For the month of February 2012 I am updating my regimen to use Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment! A long time ago I used this stuff all the time and my hair responded well. I used the Leave-In and a hairspray and that lasted all day in all types of weather. Now that I know my hair and scalp respond well to the Coconut Oil I am going to see how the Infusium Leave-In lasts for the rest of the month!

My new APL 2012 regimen posted here:

~Current Reggie and styling choices
In keeping with very low maintenance:

• weekdays - after working out I do a cool rinse and apply Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment from roots to the ends of hair, making sure not to over saturate let hair air dry in 2-3 hours (slightly damp is ok)
  
• weekends - Saturday apply the Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment. Sunday apply Macadamia Oil Deep Repair Mask, 8.5 ounces Jar and leave in hair for 20 minutes. I cool rinse and let air dry (no towel, gently squeeze excess water and let air dry)
  

Keeping current styling choices low manipulation and maintenance (less daily brushing, less use of a wide detangling comb, more gentle separation of hair if tangled and more finger combing:

• weekdays - after working out I do a cool rinse and applyhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003B3OOPA/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment and set my hair in small rollers (front of head) to medium size rollers (back of head). If lazy I split hair down the middle from front to back into two parts, do a two-strand twist on each part, and roll into a bun like Princess Leia of Star Wars
  
  still actually works when wanting less frizz!
  
• weekends - Saturday I apply Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment and split hair into 2 parts like above. Sunday afternoon or evening apply Macadamia Oil Deep Repair Mask, 8.5 ounces Jar and leave in hair for 20 minutes. I cool rinse and let air dry. After completely dry applhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003B3OOPA/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_detailsy Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment set my hair in rollers or go for a natural curly look with two-strand twist. For more body I twist into two parts in the front of my head or twist up and to the back of my head for volume and big hair

Has anyone else used the Infusium 23 product line? did it work well with your hair?

 

[livinthevida]

damn thats a big pic! sorry yall

miss stress that is a good image & you are definitely at APL!!!! Congratulations!!! Are you hoping to be a little past APL?

Roller setting is definitely the way to go! Setting takes me less than 15 minutes now with small rods (front) and larger snap in rollers (back) - luv it!

 

[KoriKiyomi]

I hope it's not too late to join this challenge!

I'm currently shoulder length. I'm all natural! My goal is APL by graduation (August 4th).

Recently I started to do twist outs daily. I retwist at night and seal with Shea butter.

Current regimen: cowash 2-4xs a week with either Suave Coconut or Aussie's conditioner.
DC: bi weekly using Aussie Deep Conditioner.
Shampoo: Every other week using Grand Poo bar

Products: EVOO or Shea butter and Kinky Curly knot today leave in

I love Shea moisture smoothie for a definer but since I'm doing more twist outs I don't use it as much.

 

[Aggie]

I am ghe-ing my hair tonight. I am trying so hard to keep the ssk's away and my ends from splitting up on me again.