BSL 2012 Challenge!!!

I forgot about this thread. I'm PSing a lot more this year. I was in box braids from Dec to Feb, let my hair breathe in March, and now I'm in yarn braids which I intend to keep at least until July
 
Went to my local co-op yesterday and stocked up on SO many hair goodies. I got flaxseeds to make flaxseed gel with. I got rosewater and glycerin mix. I also got 100% pure jojoba oil and sweet almond oil and jasmine essential oil and castor oil. I also got 100% pure aloe vera.

I also got some spin pins from walgreens. LOVE THEM. Great investment. I also straightened out my hair and i've been playing around with different styles (like the southern tease bun in my siggy). I plan on doing so many other styles in the next 2 weeks while I keep my hair straight so i'll probably be posting ALOT of pics within the next 2 weeks.
 
As I said previously since the beginning of the year I have been struggling with my ends and been trimming every month to get rid of the thinning and damaged ends! ( and search and destroy every week for the midshaft split)
Did another trim today, and i feel much happier and think I got rid of the majority of damage now! so from now on it will be dusting without fail every 8 weeks (reminder on my phone:grin:).
I will do a length check next week end and really hope I am still at least APL:look:. I will take this experience in a positive way, and will learn from my mistakes, since I know what were the causes!
Happy healthy Hair journey all!
 
I am in the stage where I don't think about my hair anymore. I don't really get the urge to do my hair, and I feel like washing my hair is a lot of work. I am learning how to sew in so this is my new obsession.

All I do now is shampoo, condition and rebraid my hair. I ordered Dudley DRC 28 and will use it next week, then do a sew in that I will keep for about 3 weeks. The positive side is that I don't spend much money on hair anymore, but I am not using up anything since my hair stays braided. I finally decided to try Qhemet's Detangling Gee but won't buy anymore products until Black Friday.

I will take a progress picture next week, I trimmed my hair in February so I don't think I will see much progress.
 
Imani said:
it's really really straight and I hate bone straight hair bc my hair is fine and it makes it look thinner like i have a relaxer.
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Imani
I have that same problem. The first time I had my hair flat ironed in February It was so thin I almost cried. I asked my stylist to curl my hair the second time, and when I took my wrap down the next day my hair had more volume and was bouncy. Try adding some curls for a little bit of volume!
 
So I took down my mini twists and did a flexi roller set for a date with Dh, last night. Its one of the only time I fancy my hair up, usually its in twists or a bun. My rollerset did not stay and I noticed broken hair again as I was doing them:nono:. Sigh, so I will trim a bit the next time I wash which won't be until the end of this week.
 
Hey all! I'm right at APL, I will probably wait another month or so to claim it as I could really use a trim. I don't plan on doing any major trims until I reach BSL. The side pic is February halfway through a flat iron. The back pic is more recent after my hair had been up all day and i just took down, did a quick comb thru and took the pic. My ends probably would have looked better had it been a fresh flat iron. Workin on thickening up my hair since as it has always been very fine and I have a very low density. I think I can make bsl by the end of the year *fingers crossed*
 

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day 3 of my new reggie since my touch up. i have been spraying my hair with CON argan oil leave-in, adding hawaiian silky, then some oil to seal. my hair doesn't feel coated and it is moisturized. i plan on washing and dc'ing tomorrow. i am going back to roller setting my hair, so i am going to roll with larger rollers to help straighten out my hair for bunning.
 
This weekend I did the following:

An Aphogee 2 Minute on wet hair, I did a Hot Oil Treatment with Vatkia, Castor Oil and Olive Oil, then Hair One Argan OIl for 30 min, I then Deep Conditioned with Organics Hair Mayo for 30 Min. I Moisturized with v05 Strawberries and Cream and sealed with Hot 6 Oil, I Air Dried with Scarf and did a braid out.
I found a new reggie, my hurr is so soft and manageable and full.
 
Did a dc last night with Carlson Softsheen DC'ing Masque. Made hair soft like butter! Def recommend. But I tried to moisturize while wet and it made my hair feel s*itty lol. I don't think my hair likes wet moisturizing. Gonna wash again tonight, airdry then moisturize. See how that goes. It feels soft for the most part now, but some parts feel a lil hard. I love washing my hair :)
 
OMG, I'm knocking on BSB's door. The low manipulation and wigs seem to be paying off. This actually makes me want to get braids. I had them (kinky twists actually) at the beginning of the year for about 6 weeks. I know that is a sure way to keep my hands out my hair, while still having access to my scalp. I want to try my hands a curly weave, but my scalp can get so itchy, and I also worry about matting.
 
Thanks FlawedBeauty. Of course hair anorexia has set in. :rolleyes: BSB practically looks APL to me, which of course looks SL. :perplexed Hopefully when I reach full BSL, it will feel long to me. I don't want to keep chasing hair goals. I would like to get to a point where I'm just happy maintaining, ya know.
 
kandiekj100 said:
Thanks @FlawedBeauty. Of course hair anorexia has set in. :rolleyes: BSB practically looks APL to me, which of course looks SL. :perplexed Hopefully when I reach full BSL, it will feel long to me. I don't want to keep chasing hair goals. I would like to get to a point where I'm just happy maintaining, ya know.
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I know how you feel! I flat ironed my hair a few days ago and its obviously full APL but only feels SL to me. Hair anorexia is real. I think I probably won't feel like my hair is long until I get to WL.
 
I have serious hair anorexia. It's only now looking back at my old pics that I realize how long my hair was at MBL. At the time I felt like my hair wasn't long "yet". *sigh*
My hair is a little past APL right now and it feels like nothing. Everything will be fine, just as soon as I get to BSL...
 
kandiekj100 said:
Thanks @FlawedBeauty. Of course hair anorexia has set in. :rolleyes: BSB practically looks APL to me, which of course looks SL. :perplexed Hopefully when I reach full BSL, it will feel long to me. I don't want to keep chasing hair goals. I would like to get to a point where I'm just happy maintaining, ya know.
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I know what you mean. I remember when I said APL was he final goal and that was it! Not anymore:lol:. While my hair is the longest it has ever been, it still feels short:ohwell:. Hopefully full BSL will cure my hair anorexia:look:
 
Do you think there are folks in the MBL or WL 2012 threads who've read are posts and :giggle:at us, for thinking that BSL will be our final hair length goal?
 
length check in coming up... Ya'll ready for it? I'm not! Since I don't think I'll be BSB till the end of the year (I think that's what I projected) this LC is not going to be the most exciting for me. But after this LC, I'm ready to braid up this hair for about 2 months.
 
I will post pics for my length check tonight or tomorrow...excited! I'm still not APL, but I should be close. Hopefully BSL later this year.
 
My length check is the last pic on the right. I think I can make BSL by the end of the year.

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I flat ironed my hair yesterday night. I was finally able to do blow dry hair STICK STRAIGHT and it was still moisturized with the help of my products and light weight Hercules Sagemann wooden paddle brush. I always usually have bushy dry hair after blow drying so I'm so proud of myself. Here's a side by side comparison from January to April. I doubt I'll be bsl by December:nono:...anyway

The first pic is in January, the second is from yesterday
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I don't know how to make the pic bigger:look:
 
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:perplexed About the length check...I am going to go hard in the thread as soon as I reach APL. I am lurking, and in my mind I am in the challenge. But what is the point of putting my shoulder length update in here with all you APL ladies?
 
naturalagain2 said:
I flat ironed my hair yesterday night. I was finally able to do blow dry hair STICK STRAIGHT and it was still moisturized with the help of my products and light weight Hercules Sagemann wooden paddle brush. I always usually have bushy dry hair after blow drying so I'm so proud of myself. Here's a side by side comparison from January to April. I doubt I'll be bsl by December:nono:...anyway

The first pic is in January, the second is from yesterday
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I don't know how to make the pic bigger:look:
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naturalagain2 I think your brastrap sits REALLY low, more like MBL, you could be BSB/BSL by December :yep:
 
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