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wore a bun today. hair felt pretty good. i used NT Leave-in and Profectiv Oil Sheen. now i am rockin a scarf and my hair clipped up. work was good today. it was insane working the trend show.
 
NikkiQ I have been analyzing my hair strands and realized that the shedding isn't that bad. It's breakage. I threw off my balance a little while ago and I couldn't get it back. So this weekend will be devoted to upping my protein and balancing out my moisture needs. And painting my nails :)

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decided to prepoo overnight with EVCO, Honey, a lil EVOO tomorrow ill add my dc on top of this mix. not sure yet what ill be using as a dc but i am aimimg for super moisture since i plan on blowdrying monday morning before i go to the hospital:)
 
Hey ladies !its been long without coming in.i was busy. Im here getting mad at my hair cause this time i didnt get the correct balance of protein moisture ..but next time ill get it back by doing exactly what i did à month ago ! Last night i rinsed my hair with Only water .felt good.

Im getting bored of my wig !cant wait for spring so i can try different ps. But my hair likes To be hidden under wigs ..so i dont know What ps ill do.
 
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I am so happy that spring is here. I can go back to my frequent cowashing and wash-n-gos. My hair really thrived on that kind of regimen before. Probably because while my hair got wet, it only got detangled, and so manipulated, once a week at most. I'm really feeling the low maintenance aspect of it. I've found that with longer hair, I don't have to use gels to keep my curls intact. Just some leave-in and I'm good to go.

Anyone have any changes that they will be making now that the weather has warmed up?
 
jayjaycurlz said:
diadall How do you keep your braids in for so long?

Spill the beans sistah!

The place I go to does a really good job (they have braided for Alicia Keys and E. Badu) plus I really believe I am a slow grower. I usually can wear them for 3 to 4 months. They also will rebraid the edges and first few rows two months in.

I haven't worn braids since 2008, before I learned a lot here so I may get more growth now that I know what to do while I have braids.
 
Gonna finally wash my hair today. Just dropped the DH off to the airport. Husband-less for 3 weeks. Sux big time but I'll use that time to baby my hair to keep my mind off missing him.

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I am so happy that spring is here. I can go back to my frequent cowashing and wash-n-gos. My hair really thrived on that kind of regimen before. Probably because while my hair got wet, it only got detangled, and so manipulated, once a week at most. I'm really feeling the low maintenance aspect of it. I've found that with longer hair, I don't have to use gels to keep my curls intact. Just some leave-in and I'm good to go.

Anyone have any changes that they will be making now that the weather has warmed up?

I am looking forward to being able to cowash anytime I want, throw my DC in my hair and walk out the door. When the weather is cold I hate to go out with a wet head. Still need a go to style for my wet hair though. My ends aren't so crazy about puffs or WNGs.
 
pookaloo83 said:
Then I pull my hair down to the sides like Nikki did its almost APL. But the back like in the middle is shorter. I dont know why. I hope I don't have the dreaded "w".

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Lol, I have the dreaded W. It isn't so bad...

Okay, who am I kidding, it's awful! But over time, I think you just accept it. I don't trim mine much b/c I don't wear my hair down yet.
 
please Lord let this airdry and bun thing work! i can do this for awhile. plus i got some products that will help me along the way.
 
Hair has been washed with a color preserving shampoo and now sittin here with a DC on. Might leave it on for a few hours while visiting my mom then back in Celies tonight for 2 weeks.

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Hi ladies! Haven't checked in for a while but i'm an inch away from APL now, last length check i was 2 inches away so i'm pretty happy about that! Hoping i'll be there by May or before.
 
Hey ladies! I'm here under my steamer now. I really need to get my hair braided up soon, and get my hands out of my hair. I've been playing with my hair - having a grand time, but my length retention isn't as good, compared to having braids in for 6 weeks at a time.

I must say tho, in the time I've been wearing it 'out' I have gained a LOT of knowledge about how my hair behaves, what products she likes etc...
 
Next year, we need to call this challenge the 'APL LOVE' Challenge or 'TIL APL DO US PART' Challenge (thanks to Fyne for such a fine idea) :lol: and just let it be one of those running challenges for anyone who is aspiring to get to APL and part only to move on to BSL and beyond.

Anyhoo, I :love: this thread.

Here are the pics I promised to show you ladies and look closely at pic #2 - you can see my hair was already starting to revert because of the humidity - it's brutal here in the Bahamas.



Okay here's to Til APL do us part.
 

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Hair has been washed with a color preserving shampoo and now sittin here with a DC on. Might leave it on for a few hours while visiting my mom then back in Celies tonight for 2 weeks.

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Can someone please tell me what are celies? What do they look like?
 
Aggie said:
Can someone please tell me what are celies? What do they look like?

Lol their plaits/braids that aren't the best lookin. Kinda medium sized. I wear them under my wigs.

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Got AO HSR in my hair. I dc without heat so I've had this in for about an hour now. I will rinse out and airdry it a bit and put it in my braids for the night.
 
I really don't feel like washing my hair, but it's time... Motivation come to me.

ETA: my motivation issue I believe comes with how I'll wear my hair once I'm all done with the wash...
 
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DC has been washed out. Hair is freshly detangled,slathered in product and put into about 20 or so braids. Try to keep these in for 2 weeks this time around.

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Ok I knew I came on here for a reason. Here I was...sitting here being completely LAZY watching Snapped & not wanting to wash out this DC right now. Ugh! Fine- I'll get up & do it now....
 
[QUOTE[USER]=@blcbuty@;[/USER]15518045]I really don't feel like washing my hair, but it's time... Motivation come to me.

ETA: my motivation issue I believe comes with how I'll wear my hair once I'm all done with the wash...[/QUOTE]

I have the same issue. If I had some easy go to style I would cowash at least every other day or every 3 days :yep: I am hoping as it gets longer that I will have an easy go to style. My shrinkage is so major after a wash that pulling it back at this length is difficult.
 
faithVA said:
[QUOTE[USER]=@blcbuty@;[/USER]15518045]I really don't feel like washing my hair, but it's time... Motivation come to me.

ETA: my motivation issue I believe comes with how I'll wear my hair once I'm all done with the wash...

I have the same issue. If I had some easy go to style I would cowash at least every other day or every 3 days :yep: I am hoping as it gets longer that I will have an easy go to style. My shrinkage is so major after a wash that pulling it back at this length is difficult.[/QUOTE]

You're sooo right! If only it was a little longer. I'm going to try and bun my unstretched hair. I'm up for the challenge now, I'm up and moving!
 
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