As I Approach BSL (or insert longer length)...I'm Finding That (fill in the blank)

[Proudpiscean]

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***Feel free to chime in ***

* My hair is no where near long enough for my liking. I thought once I reached bsl my hair would be long (by all standards), but it's not

*I'm not washing or conditioning my hair as much as I used to. I used cowash or deep condition at least 2x a weak....now I'm lucky if its one every 5-7 days.

*I also find that I'm getting lazy with hair care in general, but I still enjoy it. Dealing with wash and detangling sessions are no joke and sometimes, if I dont feel like rinsing out the conditioner, I leave it in for more than 14 hours while I sleep .

Ditto to ALL the bolded! I could've typed this myself.
I'm thinking I won't be satisfied with my hair until I reach hip length

 

[*Muffin*]

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As I approach BSL I've noticed that although my hair has become easier to take care of I've also become a little frustrated at the fact that my hair doesn't really show it's true length. I'll wash my hair and when I condition it and it's still slightly damp my hair will show it's true length, which is approaching BSL. But a lot of times when my hair dries completely it sometimes shrinks up and looks like it's not even APL (and this is saying something because I have relaxed hair)! The appearance of the length of my hair varies with the weather, humidity, and whether or not I washed it that day or not. IDK, it's weird, but I'm starting to get used to it. It all won't matter when I'm WL. My hair will probably look MBL when I reach WL and that looks long, so I won't care then . Other than that I love my hair more and more the longer it gets.

 

[JustKiya]

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I love this thread - it's a little glimpse into my future - both positive and negative!

 

[flyygirlll2]

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As I approach WL I'm finding that i'm getting more lazy about my hair.(sigh)
I stopped measuring it and just leave it be. I find that i have hair anorexia which i'm trying to get over

 

[kblc06]

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Ditto to ALL the bolded! I could've typed this myself.
I'm thinking I won't be satisfied with my hair until I reach hip length

Ditto...But what will we do then since we don't even feel like dealing with at apl/bsl/ and mbl .....

 

[jahzyira]

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as my hair approaches mbl(for the second time) i find that being a product junkie saved my hairs life!!! lets jus say my recent obsessive compulsive order of all things ceramides (over several liters of condish, treatment mask,repair treatments) finally made my hair soft and shiny!!! im also finding that i want blunt cut ends which has led to one extensive trim and a few search & destroys........

 

[MiWay]

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*My hair is thinning.

*My hair is shaped like a W.

*BSL is not long enough!

*I want to cut it. (I know...a total contradiction from the above, but I see so many cute styles)

*Less is more.

*I'm getting lazier with hair care.

*I don't know what to do with my hair (styling).

 

[kbfluff]

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As I approach BSL I've noticed that although my hair has become easier to take care of I've also become a little frustrated at the fact that my hair doesn't really show it's true length. I'll wash my hair and when I condition it and it's still slightly damp my hair will show it's true length, which is approaching BSL. But a lot of times when my hair dries completely it sometimes shrinks up and looks like it's not even APL (and this is saying something because I have relaxed hair)! The appearance of the length of my hair varies with the weather, humidity, and whether or not I washed it that day or not. IDK, it's weird, but I'm starting to get used to it. It all won't matter when I'm WL. My hair will probably look MBL when I reach WL and that looks long, so I won't care then . Other than that I love my hair more and more the longer it gets.

WORD UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LadyPaniolo]

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I'm approaching BSL, but my hair just does not seem long to me. I mean, when I take down my cornrows and stretch my hair out I'm like Wow, it's really getting long! But then I look in the mirror and it just does not look long at all. Sigh.

As I approach BSL I find that DH is getting annoyed with me. My hair was SL when he met me and pretty much that was the longest he's seen it (till recently) cuz I kept doing the BC, then perming again, then BCing... I did my final BC just over 2 years ago... and now I'm staring down the barrel at BSL! Which I know in my mind is a crazy improvement, but I feel like my hair is so short. When I grouse and grump about my hair being so short and I can't wait for it to be longer he rolls his eyes ...

The other day he finally snapped. He practically yelled at me that this is the longest he's ever seen my hair since we met 7 years ago.

He's ready for me to wear my hair down and stop wearing weaves and wigs. I just dont' feel that my hair is long enough to wear out, even though I wore my TWA out!

 

[PatTodd]

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As I approach MBL:

-my air dried hair looks much nicer
-the longer it gets the more i ache for a hair cut to give it some shape (im waiting for full bsl and then ill probably get some long layers)-KISS is really starting to ring true for me

What she said, especially the bolded.

 

[hairsothick]

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I need to be careful when placing purses and bags on my shoulders because my hair gets caught.

My hair feels heavy in the wind

I am not sure how to style it.

I'm tempted to always wear a ponytail.

I've developed a habit of twirling and flicking. That's bad because I'm just now brushing APL and there's no telling how much flicking and twirling I'll be doing at BSL.

 

[brittneyy92]

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i find that the closer i get to BSL the more i begin to HATE the fact that i have layers...they make my hair seem like it's only APL

 

[Extremus]

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He's ready for me to wear my hair down and stop wearing weaves and wigs. I just dont' feel that my hair is long enough to wear out, even though I wore my TWA out!

same here. but you couldn't tell me my hair wasn't long when I was SL tho

I'm tempted to always wear a ponytail.

Me 2.

i find that the closer i get to BSL the more i begin to HATE the fact that i have layers...they make my hair seem like it's only APL

It looks way past APL to me

 

[bellecheveux]

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As I approach BSL... I'm finding that stretching is becoming a lot easier, I hate my layered look, and my hair is getting a lot thicker.

 

[HoneyA]

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As I approach MBL, I am finding that now I really want to know how long my hair can grow...so I'm gonna keep growing

 

[BeautifulRoots]

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As I approach full mbl, I notice that less product is definitely better for my hair. I used to pile on products trying to find my miracle product. (or miracle combination) Last wash I just airdried after an oil rinse and my hair was really nice and soft. Im going to try to keep my pj down and find a few nice products that work on my hair.

Im also trying to find a really simple regi because the longer my hair gets, the more time I have to spend on it. I want to find a regi that will allow me to do styles that last multiple days, withstand the humidity, and will allow me to get more wear from styles before wash day.

 

[Tarae]

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As I approach full mbl, I notice that less product is definitely better for my hair. I used to pile on products trying to find my miracle product. (or miracle combination) Last wash I just airdried after an oil rinse and my hair was really nice and soft. Im going to try to keep my pj down and find a few nice products that work on my hair.

Im also trying to find a really simple regi because the longer my hair gets, the more time I have to spend on it. I want to find a regi that will allow me to do styles that last multiple days, withstand the humidity, and will allow me to get more wear from styles before wash day.

Ooh, your hair is gorgeous.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

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Ooh, your hair is gorgeous.

Thank you so muh!!

 

[Mrs.Green]

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I find that as I aproach BSL I am a little more relaxed about growing my hair. Such a weight was lifted when i made APL. Going from Shoulder to APL I was stressed wondering if this whole haircare thing was gonna work . Now that I know it does and I've found the product/regimen that really work for me I can kinda coast to BSL knowing I'll be there in no time.

 

[hillytmj]

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See..I used to could do this when my hair was relaxed but now, I have to rollerset and sit under the dryer for almost 2 hours

I'm with you, sista. I have to do the rollersets (it also takes me 2 hours to fully dry) because I get tons of knots and tangles if I airdry. I only wash once a week for the same reasons. I have found that if I am freshly relaxed, I can sit under the dryer for only 1 hour and then sleep in the rollers and it comes out fine. And yes, longer hair means more maintenance, but I'm happy to take that on in exchange for the long hair that I've always desired.

 

[PRhair]

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i find that the closer i get to BSL the more i begin to HATE the fact that i have layers...they make my hair seem like it's only APL

Same here. Although I'm not close to BSL, I'm just touching APL, I feel like my layers make my hair seem so much shorter.

 

[gabulldawg]

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I think I'm approaching APL (may already be there) and I'm finding that my nape is giving me problems!! It's breaking off back there, mainly due to wigs (I think) and I don't know how to fix it!!!

 

[Nightingale]

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1. It's still not long (to me)!
2. Styling is far easier!
3. KISS is key!