BSL 2013 Challenge

[Cattypus1]

Man it doesn't take long to get behind in this thread! Looking great ladies!!

I finally get to do my roller sets after about two months, it came out really nice. I always wanted to have the curly look and quickly learned that my rollers were to large. I bought the 1 1/8" magnetic rollers from Sally's last week.

My curls came our exactly how I wanted them, tight, soft and bouncy...of course now I want them like pelohello's hair, LOL!

For the first time I have 2nd day hair because I did the pineapple and covered with a satin bonnet.

My hair is truly thickening!! My roots are soo full and thick compared to my ends now and because I had my stylist texlax the thin hair in the front, it's now growing and looks much more healthy. Eventually, I'll texlax my entire head.

Cattypus1 I did the tea rinse, I'm definitely noticing less shed hair during shampoo and setting.

BTW, the Tequila event DH attended last night was incredible. My client invited us to this intimate and private event for 25 people (strangers) sitting very close together but somehow everyone laughed and talked all night. Girl, I felt like I was on Chopped as a judge. It was a four course meal and with each dish, the chef would come out to present his dish, "what you have in front of you...". It was incredible and the best part was they served three different mixed drinks with each dish in addition to the three shots of their top shelf Tequila! We made new friends who now wants to invite us to dinner parties, lol!

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How could a tequila event not be AWESOME?!! Your hair looks beautiful. Go Kiwi, do the pineapple! . I'm sold on the tea rinses...I'll not do a DC without it from now on. Did you chop anyone?

 

[KiWiStyle]

How could a tequila event not be AWESOME?!! Your hair looks beautiful. Go Kiwi, do the pineapple! . I'm sold on the tea rinses...I'll not do a DC without it from now on. Did you chop anyone?

Absolutely!! Do the pineapple, LMBO!!!

I've also decided to tea rinse with every DC, it's a staple now. Did I chop anyone? No, the chef was off the chain! This man made a Braised Beef Tenderloin over grits with some AMAZING sauce!! Yes, GRITS, that were smooth & creamy like polenta. We left so full because the servings were very large and there was no way I could drink all the alcohol served. My hat is off to dude, for real!!

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[itsjusthair88]

Pics pics & more pics of my 1st time using curl formers & eco gel. I pinned the back using spin pins since I have a job interview & a concert 2morrow, I want the curls to last.

So far I am impress with the results. I plan on keeping this in until next Thursday and I will do the process again but in the morning. I def cannot sleep in those things again.

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Those look AMAZING pelohello so lush and shiny, can't wait to see the style as it progresses through the next few days!

Lovely hair ladies!!!


Any hair plans this weekend??

Yes, I dyed my hair, but it's dark auburn so you really can't see it. I might do a red henna treatment over the top (I've had this Henna for about a billion years, just haven't used it!), I'm DC'ing with heat and I am going to twist n' curl and sit under the dryer because I have somewhere to go and I can't do over-night drying. That's it!

I got my hair trimmed and flat ironed yesterday. The pics aren't that clear but here goes... don't know how to make them bigger.

@naturalagain2 Your hair has grown and it looks sooooo healthy!!!

Thanks pelohello but I want my hair like yours when it grows up, lol.

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Girl, +1

I am sitting under this dryer and now I remember why I stopped DC'ing with heat: I have this old, rusty dryer (but it works good though) and I can't only sit it so many places because I live in an old house and plugs are not aplenty. I am about to rinse and shower and detanlge, moisturize and trim (in twists) and put a roller on and sit back UNDER the dryer so it will dry. Beautiful curls ladies!!! Have a good weekend!

 

[Carmelella]

All these hair pics!! Very pretty ladies!!

 

[GettingKinky]

Thank you GettingKinky! It took about 35 minutes to dry, 5-10 of those were cool air drying .

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That's so fast. You must have a good dryer. I want to buy one but I'm not sure I will roller set often enough to make it worthwhile. But now I don't roller set very often because it takes at least an hour for my hair to dry. Catch-22.

 

[KiWiStyle]

That's so fast. You must have a good dryer. I want to buy one but I'm not sure I will roller set often enough to make it worthwhile. But now I don't roller set very often because it takes at least an hour for my hair to dry. Catch-22.

Yes ma'am! I bought my Pibbs Kwik Dri 514 back in December and it is one of my top hair care investments. Before I had it, learning to set was extremely challenging and then add the drying time which made it impossible. It will pay for itself by June if not already.

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[glamazon386]

I just finished installing the curl formers & excuse the language but OMFG there is a learning curve to this. I broke several hairs but was determined to put these suckers in. I sure hope its worth it. I wanted to do the back 1st but didn't want to risk losing hair from back since its my longest. Once I got the hang of it, I started to have fun. If they come out nicely & hopefully w/o split ends, I might do this on a weekly basis.

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I had a hard time with mine too. I think I used them like twice. They've been thrown in my storage bin for a few years. I felt like I was pulling my hair out with that hook thing.

 

[Angel of the North]

So I know I entered this challenge a little prematurely since I started at SL this past december in hopes that sometime this year I could also be closer to BSL. Well yesterday gave me hope that I will be joining you guys officially sooner than I thought! So I noticed at work that some of my havana twists were getting loose in the back so I figured I would take them out and redo them when I got home.....well since I had my hair out I figured I might do a baby length check.....soooo I don't want to get too excited but it's looking close if not there to APL?!?!? :

JosieLynn Congratulations on getting to APL

here is a pic of me from my baby shower. sorry it's kinda big.

shortdub78 You look gorgeous, absolutely beautiful. I'm glad the baby shower turned out how you wanted, the cake was perfect for your theme, I don't know how you cut it, I would have been like, "you can look but don't touch "

I keep eyeing that pamper line.....tell me more. Ensleybeautysupply.com.

SunySydeofLyfe I imported a Mizani Supreme Oil set from them, The customer service and communication was excellent.

Pics pics & more pics of my 1st time using curl formers & eco gel. I pinned the back using spin pins since I have a job interview & a concert 2morrow, I want the curls to last.

So far I am impress with the results. I plan on keeping this in until next Thursday and I will do the process again but in the morning. I def cannot sleep in those things again.

pelohello You did a fantastic job, especially for your first attempt, your hair looks gorgeous, You'll be a pro at the curlformers in no time.

Man it doesn't take long to get behind in this thread! Looking great ladies!!

I finally get to do my roller sets after about two months, it came out really nice. I always wanted to have the curly look and quickly learned that my rollers were to large. I bought the 1 1/8" magnetic rollers from Sally's last week.

My curls came our exactly how I wanted them, tight, soft and bouncy...of course now I want them like pelohello's hair, LOL!

For the first time I have 2nd day hair because I did the pineapple and covered with a satin bonnet.

My hair is truly thickening!! My roots are soo full and thick compared to my ends now and because I had my stylist texlax the thin hair in the front, it's now growing and looks much more healthy. Eventually, I'll texlax my entire head.

Cattypus1 I did the tea rinse, I'm definitely noticing less shed hair during shampoo and setting.

BTW, the Tequila event DH attended last night was incredible. My client invited us to this intimate and private event for 25 people (strangers) sitting very close together but somehow everyone laughed and talked all night. Girl, I felt like I was on Chopped as a judge. It was a four course meal and with each dish, the chef would come out to present his dish, "what you have in front of you...". It was incredible and the best part was they served three different mixed drinks with each dish in addition to the three shots of their top shelf Tequila! We made new friends who now wants to invite us to dinner parties, lol!

KiWiStyle I totally agree with the bolded, I was only gone for a couple of days Your hair looks so pretty, you did a great job on the rollerset, it looks so professional. I need to start upping my game I'm glad you had a great evening and met some nice people, it definitely makes the experience.

 

[bajandoc86]

pelohello....oh forgot to state that I don't use gel.

I use a LI spritz (Shescentit Tahitian Vanilla), a little bit of QB CTDG on each section, and a dab of oil on my ends. My spray mix to rewet my hair is my moisturising tea/water/few drop of argan oil. I dont use any holding products like lottabody etc.

 

[Angel of the North]

I am feeling so exhausted this weekend, it's making me hair lazy so I think I'm going to wash my hair tomorrow. I want to start using my Bee Mine De'ja's milk, so I need to clarify and get all the crap out of my hair first. The good news is I fixed my steamer back up last week so I'll be using that for all my DC and HOT's from now on.

Is this month the roller setting mini challenge? I would be happy to do roller sets but I know I will still end up bunning when they dry. I've got my TU in two weeks and I can't wait to see the progress, I'm just hoping I've done enough to not need to get too much cut off when it's trimmed.

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

Hi Ladies,
I'm just checking in with you all. I'll be shampooing and deep conditioning me and baby girl's hair and I want to roller set for next week. On my grind with my protective styling and really doing well so far. I want to make BSL by June, so here's the halfway mark!! Grow baby grow! Eating habits have been better and so have workouts, here we grow ladies.

 

[Foxglove]

I've been wigged up and taking biotin, msm, marine collagen, and alta silica for the last month and a half. I have been taking my own hair out of the celie braids to wash and moisturize but after that reneice video I'll be cornrowing and leaving them in for 4-6 weeks, cowashing the cornrows weekly, and spritzing every couple of days

 

[Hair Iam]

I like the pic you have of "aurora borealis" it is on my bucket list to visit

 

[jprayze]

I am feeling so exhausted this weekend, it's making me hair lazy so I think I'm going to wash my hair tomorrow. I want to start using my Bee Mine De'ja's milk, so I need to clarify and get all the crap out of my hair first. The good news is I fixed my steamer back up last week so I'll be using that for all my DC and HOT's from now on.

Is this month the roller setting mini challenge? I would be happy to do roller sets but I know I will still end up bunning when they dry. I've got my TU in two weeks and I can't wait to see the progress, I'm just hoping I've done enough to not need to get too much cut off when it's trimmed.

Yep I think we said March was roller setting month ...right NikkiQ?

 

[KiWiStyle]

I am feeling so exhausted this weekend, it's making me hair lazy so I think I'm going to wash my hair tomorrow. I want to start using my Bee Mine De'ja's milk, so I need to clarify and get all the crap out of my hair first. The good news is I fixed my steamer back up last week so I'll be using that for all my DC and HOT's from now on.

Is this month the roller setting mini challenge? I would be happy to do roller sets but I know I will still end up bunning when they dry. I've got my TU in two weeks and I can't wait to see the progress, I'm just hoping I've done enough to not need to get too much cut off when it's trimmed.

I don't think it was official. I mentioned I would be roller setting for March and a few ladies thought it would be a good idea to do the same. You can establish your own mini challenges like I but I know it's much more fun doing it as a group!!!

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[KiWiStyle]

Hi Ladies,
I'm just checking in with you all. I'll be shampooing and deep conditioning me and baby girl's hair and I want to roller set for next week. On my grind with my protective styling and really doing well so far. I want to make BSL by June, so here's the halfway mark!! Grow baby grow! Eating habits have been better and so have workouts, here we grow ladies.

This is my DD's hair weekend too. I CW and retwist every other weekend but because she was so busy last weekend, this is week three :-O!

Keep up the good work, it'll all payoff for all of us!!!

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[SunySydeofLyfe]

I don't think it was official. I mentioned I would be roller setting for March and a few ladies thought it would be a good idea to do the same. You can establish your own mini challenges like I but I know it's much more fun doing it as a group!!!

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I just a quick set with the purple flexirods....running late for a bday party. Uggghhh so i hope it turns out ok. I'm all for a March setting challenge. I've gotten faster with the rolling...o yeah!!!!

Suny

 

[Blairx0]

I just a quick set with the purple flexirods....running late for a bday party. Uggghhh so i hope it turns out ok. I'm all for a March setting challenge. I've gotten faster with the rolling...o yeah!!!!

Suny

I set weekly and am leading the setting to success challenge, so I would of course be down for a setting challenege

 

[NikkiQ]

Spent most of the day prepping food for a friend's beer brewing party so no wash day for me. Not doing much tomorrow so I may get it done then.

 

[Onhergrind09]

Gorgeous hair ladies!

So I finally have to admit something to myself that I haven't wanted to face......I can no longer go to sleep with wet hair. Therefore, if I don't have time to air dry before bed, I either have to stop cowashing (which I'm really not about) or diffuse my hair with a blow dryer or sit under the hair dryer to at least get my hair to the point where it's mostly dry. I think I'll put on heat protectant and then go under the dryer. We'll see how this goes.

 

[Blairx0]

Here is an example of today's set

 

[GettingKinky]

I like the pic you have of "aurora borealis" it is on my bucket list to visit

The aurora was awesome. I already want to go back and see it again.

 

[Angelicus]

Finally going to wear my hair down tomorrow after doing that ugly bun and twistouts for a month. I can't wait! I am going to play in it ALLLLL day.

 

[KiWiStyle]

Finally going to wear my hair down tomorrow after doing that ugly bun and twistouts for a month. I can't wait! I am going to play in it ALLLLL day.

I know what you mean! I wore my hair down for the first time Thursday and it felt soo GOOD!!

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[SunySydeofLyfe]

Just got home and the baby gave hubby the business so no photographer for me.



Suny

 

[mami2010]

Good Morning ladies! I was up bright and early and decided to take a pic of the pin curls I did last night. I will take them down later hopefully it comes out cute!!!

 

[Evolving78]

Foxglove

your siggy is killing me!

 

[mami2010]

My DD got her hair straighten for the first time today. It was tough to get her hair straight and its still not fully straight. I thought I'd share this with you ladies even though this is BSL Challenge.

 

[Foxglove]

@Foxglove

your siggy is killing me!

It's so true though! She needs to leave Fitz alone and get a life

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

My DD got her hair straighten for the first time today. It was tough to get her hair straight and its still not fully straight. I thought I'd share this with you ladies even though this is BSL Challenge.

Beautiful!!! Love it curly too!