BSL 2013 Challenge

[Onhergrind09]

I tried Wen Fig for the first time yesterday, hoping to save a few coins so that I wouldn't buy Wen 613, but it's just not the same. Wen Fig feels no different from other cheapie conditioner and it smells way too mediciny for my taste. Had I tried Wen Fig first things might've been different, but 613 is officially it for me.

 

[jprayze]

Just checked the Moroccan method. I will be trimming march 2nd for length. One weekend to go...

 

[isawstars]

I tried Wen Fig for the first time yesterday, hoping to save a few coins so that I wouldn't buy Wen 613, but it's just not the same. Wen Fig feels no different from other cheapie conditioner and it smells way too mediciny for my taste. Had I tried Wen Fig first things might've been different, but 613 is officially it for me.

Onhergrind09

I agree. 613 is fantastic. Sometimes I mix it with my Pomegranate Wen so the bottle lasts longer. Have you tried that? I just put them both in my hands and apply it to my hair. I think 613 is a good supplement for so-so conditioner.

 

[Onhergrind09]

isawstars, thank for the advice. Does the Pomegranate smell better than the Fig? Cause I was not feeling that smell at all whereas with 613, I can't get enough. Since at most I co-wash 1x/wk the 32 oz of 613 I got will last me a while, so I'm prob just going to have to suck it up. In comparing 613 to Wen I have to use wayyyyy less 613 to get my hair clean then Fig. SO I guess in the end it evens out. My only gripe is that the Fig comes in a gallon size whereas the 613 doesn't.

 

[isawstars]

isawstars, thank for the advice. Does the Pomegranate smell better than the Fig? Cause I was not feeling that smell at all whereas with 613, I can't get enough. Since at most I co-wash 1x/wk the 32 oz of 613 I got will last me a while, so I'm prob just going to have to suck it up. In comparing 613 to Wen I have to use wayyyyy less 613 to get my hair clean then Fig. SO I guess in the end it evens out. My only gripe is that the Fig comes in a gallon size whereas the 613 doesn't.

Onhergrind09

I've never smelled the fig in person, I just hear how people describe it and I think Pomegranate is different. Of course, it doesn't smell better than 613 lol. But I don't think it smells like medicine. it smells like a sweet fruit with an "after scent" of peppermint essential oil. I don't mind it at all. I leave it in my hair when I do mini twists.

 

[lamaria211]

Working has made me MIA I've still been M&S nightly, but I'm supposed to DC today and I'm not sure that's going to happen. I may have to tweak my regimen a little bit and just CW midweek instead of DCing. I received most of my natural handmades that I ordered last week Respect for all the working mommy's

 

[Evolving78]

i didn't cowash yesterday. i was tired and having contractions. but i am going to cowash today because i am going to flat iron my hair this weekend. new growth is doing alright so far. i am going to start hair blogging again after i have the baby.

 

[JJamiah]

@onhergrind,
the smell of fig, smells like fig to me. Pomegrante was a refreshing smell after only smelling fig for a gallon of WEN,

I <3 <3 613... my ride or die!
I have all flavors

when the new scents come out, I will be getting those too.

My hair definitely knows cheapie conditioners from Wen, and it says hey you

WEN GIRL FOR LIFE!!!

 

[JJamiah]

I have decided to use twist as my style of choice until my semester is over. I like it better like this because I can wash it easy before going to swim class and toss my cap on over it while leaving my DC on.

trying to come out of here with minimal damage.

My hair seems short as $#!+ ..... oh well!
I have 10 months to struggle to get there

 

[Angela4769]

Page 2....really?

 

[SincerelyBeautiful]

So my hairfinity came yesterday which im excited about. Im probably gonna relax today which makes me a week early but this NG is way too much to handle at this time. I will also start the vitamins tonite an up my water intake. Oh and being that i have a trip coming up i will be working out more. Zumba and insanity here i come!!!

 

[KiWiStyle]

I have about 4 inches until I reach BSL (top of bra). I most likely will have gained a minimum of 5 inches by the end of this challenge. COME ON SUMMER GROWTH SPURT!!

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[Guinan]

Cowashing my hair tonite and I can't wait! I will be doing the LOC method and DC for about an hour. For the liquid part of the LOC method, I will be trying out my new leave-in, Hawaain(sp) silky. Sealing with grapeseed oil and then for the C, I will be using One and Only argon oil conditioner.

As for styling, I think I am going to do a braid-out.

 

[Kerryann]

still gheing and wigging...bought a new mommy wig today because the old one i have on is a wrap thank god for hats

 

[Angel of the North]

Working has made me MIA I've still been M&S nightly, but I'm supposed to DC today and I'm not sure that's going to happen. I may have to tweak my regimen a little bit and just CW midweek instead of DCing. I received most of my natural handmades that I ordered last week Respect for all the working mommy's

lamaria211 I hope you've settled in well and are enjoying your new job. It does take a little time to get the work life balance locked down, hopefully you won't have to tweak your regimen too much.

i didn't cowash yesterday. i was tired and having contractions. but i am going to cowash today because i am going to flat iron my hair this weekend. new growth is doing alright so far. i am going to start hair blogging again after i have the baby.

shortdub78 You're getting close, only a few weeks to go

 

[Evolving78]

shortdub78 You're getting close, only a few weeks to go

i'm not ready yet!

 

[Cattypus1]

i didn't cowash yesterday. i was tired and having contractions. but i am going to cowash today because i am going to flat iron my hair this weekend. new growth is doing alright so far. i am going to start hair blogging again after i have the baby.

When does that baby get here? Are you ready now?

 

[newnyer]

Oh beejesus my hair feels so good today! Didn't steam as planned, but still did a protein treatment w/ Nexxus Emergency & DC'd for an hour with Alter Ego/Silk Element/honeyquat mixture last night. Finally took out my bun tonight & this is the best my hair has felt in awhile. I think it was the protein-hadn't done that in awhile.

 

[itsjusthair88]

Just checked the Moroccan method. I will be trimming march 2nd for length. One weekend to go...

jprayze what is the Moroccan method? I've been looking at different methods to do self-trimming

Oh beejesus my hair feels so good today! Didn't steam as planned, but still did a protein treatment w/ Nexxus Emergency & DC'd for an hour with Alter Ego/Silk Element/honeyquat mixture last night. Finally took out my bun tonight & this is the best my hair has felt in awhile. I think it was the protein-hadn't done that in awhile.

Sounds like a great combination! I always forget a little protein every now and again is good for the hair

Nothing to report, at all. LOL. I have my "light tension, ultra protective bun" method DOWN. So I do that everyday and I will cowash and maybe do an ACV rinse this weekend, won't shampoo until the end of the month. I want to trim a little, so I am looking into methods to do that. HHJ ladies!

 

[jprayze]

jprayze what is the Moroccan method? I've been looking at different methods to do self-trimming

Sounds like a great combination! I always forget a little protein every now and again is good for the hair

Nothing to report, at all. LOL. I have my "light tension, ultra protective bun" method DOWN. So I do that everyday and I will cowash and maybe do an ACV rinse this weekend, won't shampoo until the end of the month. I want to trim a little, so I am looking into methods to do that. HHJ ladies!

The Moroccan method is the timing of when you trim, basically saying the certain days produce different results-- length, thickness etc.

Check it out-- https://www.morroccomethod.com/lunar-hair-chart

 

[lamaria211]

Didn't get to DC today or CW. But I M&S'd tonight and ill pamper her (my hurr) this weekend

 

[lamaria211]

Sorry I haven't been my usual chatty self lately ladies. Got a lot on my mind these days that I really need to figure out. I promise to be back to my regular old goofy self soon.

Feel better

 

[Kerryann]

What's the name of the place u go to? I just had another LHCFer tell me about a place in brooklyn I could go.

The place is on Utica ave and tge name is Rashida...I think u should just stop by a braid salon and ask how much it is for them to braid ur hair for a wig
..it should all be tge same price

 

[Guinan]

So I DC & co-rinsed last night. I co-rinsed with a new conditioner. I used the ION Moisture Repair conditioner. I really like it. It left my hair strong (due to the silk proteins) and soft. I think this is a good conditioner if your not sure if you need more protein or moisture. I think this will be one of my staples. Especially when I am unsure what my hair needs.

I also tried out the Haiwaiin(sp) Silky 14-1 leave-in for the "L" part of the LOC method. I don't think I'll use it again to wet my hair with when doing the LOC method, b/c it was way too thick. To me it felt more like a cream. I'm on the fence with this one. I'll try it again this weekend for my braidout.

Happy Growing Ladies!

 

[jprayze]

Today's bun...3rd day in a row of Bunning

 

[LucSra]

So I got a touch-up today. I was trying to hold out until the first Update Date (March 31st) but my new growth was not having it. And it seems that every salon I've been to, the stylist does not know how to handle hair. I so so miss my old stylist back home, he was an absolute dream to work with, especially since he was my stylist since I was a kid so I have never had a setback with him.

And since moving to Sheffield, my mother had handled all of my touch-ups but now I'm in university and mum's not here anymore so I've been looking around for a regular salon to go to. It has been difficult. The first salon I went to, the stylist was alright but her prices were ridiculous and being a poor uni student, my pockets couldn't handle that. The second stylist was. She didn't base my scalp (which resulted in some burns, luckily they were very minor and healed quickly), she was kind of rough with my hair and the worst part is, she tried to spread the relaxer over the length of my hair. I'm a very, very quiet person but I just had to speak up and stop her. I found it weird that she even tried that because the lady she was working on right before me only had the relaxer put on her new growth.

And then there's today.... Once again I searched for another salon and I was hoping this stylist would be better because the salon itself looked very "high-class" so to speak (very clean, nicely decorated, etc) but I had the worst experience with her. She detangled from root to tip (which almost gave me a heart attack but for some reason I kept quiet) and was OMG SO ROUGH. It was as if she was trying to pull all of my hair right out of my scalp. It was the same rough treatment while she was putting the relaxer on (positive side, she actually based my scalp) and she tangled my hair something fierce while washing it and tried to detangle my very wet hair with a small, rat-tailed comb, once again from root to tip. But I couldn't take it anymore and had to start speaking up. So I had to ask her if she could please use a bigger toothed comb, then I had to ask her if she could stop being so rough, if she could try detangling from the bottom up, if she could turn down the heat on the blow dryer etc. I didn't want to sound bossy (I'm sure I did) but if I had let her continue doing what she was doing I don't know what could have happened to my hair.

I'm surprised I still have hair on my head. Lesson learned, speak up as soon as I don't like what's being done to my hair, don't wait.

 

[Guinan]

So I got a touch-up today. I was trying to hold out until the first Update Date (March 31st) but my new growth was not having it. And it seems that every salon I've been to, the stylist does not know how to handle hair. I so so miss my old stylist back home, he was an absolute dream to work with, especially since he was my stylist since I was a kid so I have never had a setback with him.

And since moving to Sheffield, my mother had handled all of my touch-ups but now I'm in university and mum's not here anymore so I've been looking around for a regular salon to go to. It has been difficult. The first salon I went to, the stylist was alright but her prices were ridiculous and being a poor uni student, my pockets couldn't handle that. The second stylist was. She didn't base my scalp (which resulted in some burns, luckily they were very minor and healed quickly), she was kind of rough with my hair and the worst part is, she tried to spread the relaxer over the length of my hair. I'm a very, very quiet person but I just had to speak up and stop her. I found it weird that she even tried that because the lady she was working on right before me only had the relaxer put on her new growth.

And then there's today.... Once again I searched for another salon and I was hoping this stylist would be better because the salon itself looked very "high-class" so to speak (very clean, nicely decorated, etc) but I had the worst experience with her. She detangled from root to tip (which almost gave me a heart attack but for some reason I kept quiet) and was OMG SO ROUGH. It was as if she was trying to pull all of my hair right out of my scalp. It was the same rough treatment while she was putting the relaxer on (positive side, she actually based my scalp) and she tangled my hair something fierce while washing it and tried to detangle my very wet hair with a small, rat-tailed comb, once again from root to tip. But I couldn't take it anymore and had to start speaking up. So I had to ask her if she could please use a bigger toothed comb, then I had to ask her if she could stop being so rough, if she could try detangling from the bottom up, if she could turn down the heat on the blow dryer etc. I didn't want to sound bossy (I'm sure I did) but if I had let her continue doing what she was doing I don't know what could have happened to my hair.

I'm surprised I still have hair on my head. Lesson learned, speak up as soon as I don't like what's being done to my hair, don't wait.

Good for u! I'm glad u spoke up. Did ur hair turn out nice anyways? Did she cause a set back?

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[LucSra]

Good for u! I'm glad u spoke up. Did ur hair turn out nice anyways? Did she cause a set back?

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Yeah, it did turn out better than expected and there are no (known) setbacks. I will give her credit though, she did neutralize my hair very well. Something the second stylist didn't do so I had to neutralize as soon as I got home.

But I had a headache by the time she was done "detangling".

 

[SincerelyBeautiful]

So I finally relaxed my 19 weeks post hair. This time I used the lye version of my staple relaxer. I love it!!! My hair is super thick and longer than its ever been. I try to KISS and not think too much about it plus i try really hard to not do length checks and i must say it works for me. My hair is doing lovely and i will definitely make BSL by years end!!

 

[NikkiQ]

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies. Still hanging in there, but laying low