BSL 2012 Challenge!!!

It's been 4 weeks in these braids.

People don't believe me when I say that, so I might keep them until Friday to make it 5 weeks. Or maybe I'll go another 2 weeks... I dunno lol.

I would like to try a wash n go sometime in the near future because my cousin just have me a jar of her Miss Jessie's curly pudding. I've always wanted to try it but would NEVER spend $60 on it. But since she gave it to me for free, I have no problem just giving it away if I don't like it.
 
Hey ladies! Currently in a honey and evoo prepoo and I'm going to try this new shampoo "Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo length & strength" I usually love GF products so I hope this is a hit too
 
Hey ladies...I havnt been posting like I should, dd got sick again and has had a temp around 102 =\... I just got my hair trigger elixir, featherweight in vanillia pound cake and honey dew melon...I've only used the honey dew so far but it smells amazing! I love it!
 
livinthevida...sorry for the late response. I'm still trying to figure things out but currently I am completely scaling back on my product stash. I think one of my major hair issues is that I use too many different products without any rhyme or reason. That mixed with laziness isn't a good look for my hair.

Currently I'm dc'ing overnight with Crece Pelo mixed with w/ honey on dry hair
Poo'ing w/ CON AO
Rollersetting w/ Lacio and GF Sleek & Shine serum
I'll either flat iron my roots and wear my hair out or bun it

That's it until I decide to relax.......if I ever decide to.
 
KurlyNinja said:
Anybody else feel like APL is short now??? I remember a few years ago, I would see APL hair and gawk in amazement. Now I just feel like bald-headed scallywag with my APL hair.
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@KurlyNinja no way you're bald-headed! :lol:

YES!!!! it does feel so short compared to my ultimate goal of WL YET I'm really loving my APL hair :grin: I remember last year my hair was ear length (EL) during the springtime when both wet and naturally dry :perplexed Now I LOVE how my APL hair rests on back in the shower and has this bounce and rhythm to it!

irisak said:
Oops!!!! Here's the pic from today:
Sent from my HTC EVO using LHCF. any spelling errors should be blamed on auto-correct.
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WOW! @irisak that is good growth! :yep:

Loving said:
I'm getting closer ladies. My siggy is from my this morning. I did a touch-up yesterday.
I am amazed how far I have come in 8 months - my avatar is from November.
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Looking good @Loving! ;)

Shana' said:
@livinthevida...sorry for the late response. I'm still trying to figure things out but currently I am completely scaling back on my product stash. I think one of my major hair issues is that I use too many different products without any rhyme or reason. That mixed with laziness isn't a good look for my hair.

Currently I'm dc'ing overnight with Crece Pelo mixed with w/ honey on dry hair
Poo'ing w/ CON AO
Rollersetting w/ Lacio and GF Sleek & Shine serum
I'll either flat iron my roots and wear my hair out or bun it

That's it until I decide to relax.......if I ever decide to.
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@Shana' maybe you're experiencing a transition from your last relaxer and your new hair growth? Here's a great article from one transitioner on Curly Nikki: Tara's Transition Story :wink2:
 
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So I'm slowly taking some of these braids out and my hair really grew!

I'm definitely gonna braid or weave my hair again before the end of the summer. That way I can get optimal growth.

As for now, I'm gonna rebraid the front. And turn the braids in the back Ito twists.
 
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ImanAdero said:
So I'm slowly taking some of these braids out and my hair really grew!

I'm definitely gonna braid or weave my hair again before the end of the summer. That way I can get optimal growth.

As for now, I'm gonna rebraid the front. And turn the braids in the back Ito twists.
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What was your braid maintenance reggie? What kind of braid spray. I just got Senegalese twists last night.
 
Charla I washed my hair at the 2 week mark with a dandruff shampoo and conditioned with a suave naturals conditioner.

My braid spray is StaSoFro I sprayed it every few days and sealed with either coconut oil or my Shea butter mix that has olive oil, coconut oil, eucalyptus essential oil and some other ish.

That's pretty much it! I just made sure I tied it up really well every night.
 
So I kinda did a length check yesterday... Looks like I'm roughly 3 inches from the top of yesterday's bra.

I'm pretty much BSB right now, maybe a half inch before I REALLY claim it.

Trying to figure out what to do next with my hair... I'll probably leave it out for now... But right now I have these really chunky twists (I took out the small braids)... I REALLY like the look and now I can't wait until I'm WL so I can have longer chunky twists.

So now looks like I'm REALLY about to be on the grind because I can imagine what my hair will look like. I might even put chunky twist extensions in my hair soon so I can really imagine what it will look like on me.
 
You gotta take a pic of the chunky extensions! I'd love to see how that turns out! I imagine myself at WL wearing big juicy, chunky twistouts!

ImanAdero said:
So I kinda did a length check yesterday... Looks like I'm roughly 3 inches from the top of yesterday's bra.

I'm pretty much BSB right now, maybe a half inch before I REALLY claim it.

Trying to figure out what to do next with my hair... I'll probably leave it out for now... But right now I have these really chunky twists (I took out the small braids)... I REALLY like the look and now I can't wait until I'm WL so I can have longer chunky twists.

So now looks like I'm REALLY about to be on the grind because I can imagine what my hair will look like. I might even put chunky twist extensions in my hair soon so I can really imagine what it will look like on me.
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Totally in love with the curls I achieved with braiding my hair in medium sized celies and putting them in rollers ! I'll try and take pictures either today or tomorrow
 
livinthevida said:
YAY more pictures coming up! :yay:

ManiiSweetheart what kind of rollers did you use for the setting?
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Ummm they are like .... Prehistoric flexi rods... Like metal rid piece in the middle covered in sponge and thats covered in satin ...like this
 

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Moving closer to my Leela James Fro!

Here's today's hair. I took out my big twists and this is a BIG twist out on dirty hair.

I'm going to do a nice wash and deep condition tonight. Not sure if I'll do a WnG to try the Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding... Or if I'll attempt these chunky twist extensions. Either way I'll post a photo.
 

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ImanAdero said:
Moving closer to my Leela James Fro!

Here's today's hair. I took out my big twists and this is a BIG twist out on dirty hair.

I'm going to do a nice wash and deep condition tonight. Not sure if I'll do a WnG to try the Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding... Or if I'll attempt these chunky twist extensions. Either way I'll post a photo.
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@ImanAdero I'd say you are very close to Leela's fro! :yep: Great volume and curls! ;)
 
ImanAdero said:
Moving closer to my Leela James Fro!

Here's today's hair. I took out my big twists and this is a BIG twist out on dirty hair.

I'm going to do a nice wash and deep condition tonight. Not sure if I'll do a WnG to try the Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding... Or if I'll attempt these chunky twist extensions. Either way I'll post a photo.
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That fro is sick!!! I love it!

Be careful with the Pudding....you might fall in love!
 
livinthevida said:
SmilingElephant your hair looks great! Is it heavy with product LOL! :lol: or just the thickness and growth of your hair?

I love the weight of my hair now @ APL! I can just imagine what it will feel like at BSL, MBL, and ultimately WL :yep:
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Thanks lol!! Its the weight of the thickness/length. I don't use a lot of product actually. My hair isn't as thick as it looks to me...so i can get away with small scoops of EcoStyler gel on top of my leave in im finding.

Although this week I've been sampling Ms. Jessie's and compbring her curl creams to my Noodle Head curl cream (which i used today)...Ms. Jessie's won hands down for me!
 
Ladies before I get my workout on here are pictures of how I wore my hair today (available in the APL 2012 Challenge too!)

@esi.adokowa I practiced and finally wore my upside down braid a season late yet I did it :grin: I really wanted to try this updo before the summer is over here in the Northeast! To achieve this look I watched a few videos last night including your Braided Bun tutorial and Naptural85's How To Easy French Braid Method. What worked for me was using my fingers to separate my hair into sections and braid up toward the front of my head.

I promise my hair looked GREAT this morning but after making room for new inventory you can tell at the end of the day its ready to come loose :lol:

1. first picture is my braid up at rear view
2. second picture is the beginning of the end of my hair wrapping around
3. third picture is a closer look at how I tucked the end of my hair into another part of the braid
4. fourth picture is my braid now loose in the front
5. fifth picture is my braid loose in the rear, here you can see the bottom half of the picture is the start of my braid from my neck going up
 

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Finally washed my hair for the first time in 3 week.

Washed with the usual Elasta shampoo and conditioned with Elasta's DPR +11

Not sure if my hair likes the conditioner or not yet. It felt really soft, but I didn't leave it out long enough to know if it REALLY makes my hair stay soft.

Might do a review of it next time I try it.
 
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