BSL 2013 Challenge

NikkiQ said:
I'm cranking out the rest of my assignments for the week to turn in before I fly out on Wednesday then I'll be attempting to blow dry my hair straight and putting in a set of twists. I still have NO idea what product to use though b/c I don't want them to revert and I want some hang time and definition when I do take them down.

I talked to my mom this morning and she's so excited I'm coming home. It's been over 3 months and she can't take it :lol: But apparently my sister has told her that my hair has gotten long from stalking my pics on Facebook so now I REALLY need to make sure my hair looks good.
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NikkiQ, Naptural85 has a great vid on how she stretches her twists. I've tried it and it worked for me. Here is the link:

http://youtu.be/DT2dt6fG8yQ
 
hay ladies, so I gave myself a well needed trim last night, basically all of my measly 0.5 inch for last quarter lol

but my hair feels awesome :yay:

also blew out my hair on Saturday ..... then it rained all weekend lol. I didn't use a moisture blocker though so I guess thats mea culpa
 
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Hey ladies - So I saw a few friends this weekend that haven't seen me in awhile and they were like "wow is all of that your hair" and had a talk about how healthy my hair looked. Made me feel like Tony the Tiger GGRRRREEEEAAATTT! lol
 
GrowAHead said:
Hey ladies - So I saw a few friends this weekend that haven't seen me in awhile and they were like "wow is all of that your hair" and had a talk about how healthy my hair looked. Made me feel like Tony the Tiger GGRRRREEEEAAATTT! lol
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I Love stories like this.
 
Even though im partially handicap for this week, i attempted to cowash my hair which took forever lol. Now im sitting around under my shower cap deep conditioning. May leave it on for a few hours since im hurting a lil bit. Im just trying to keep my routine strong no matter what. No injury is holding me back from getting to BSL!!!!!
 
Ms_CoCo37 you really do look BSL already :yep:

sorry to hear about your loss, thats the thing sometimes life happens, then we have to brush our selves off, re-group and get going :yay:
 
Welcome Ms_CoCo37 and Starronda to the challenge...even though you are both already BSL :) lol, we're happy to have you!

So, today I had a revelation: I was jogging (or what I call jogging) and then I went to my car and took my vits and drank some water and it hit me. Between October and Christmas, I had a LOT of growth and retention, like a crazy amount. And I had to think what I was doing at that time. I was working out (not religiously), drinking at least 100oz of H20 a day and taking vitamins daily and I was PS'ing hardcore under wigs and then...?

I stopped.

Why?

Who knows, but I stopped and I need to pick it back up like yesterday. I really don't want to wear wigs anymore, but I think I am going to just take the L and get my hair in a beehive and grab a new short wig to have fun with. I'm also using NJoy's old sulfur mix and using the LOC method.

I graduate in June, I want to at least get back what I've lost the last 2 months and be back on track to make BSL by my 3rd Nappiversary in October.
 
lindsaywhat Those are cute. The black is lovely.


As for me...dusted these ends and dced with AOGPB. Ends were in pretty good shape. Minimal splits and not too many ssks.

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Ok, so I FINALLY got a starting pic. It took me forever to take. I'm a "thick" girl, and it's not that easy for me to bend my arm AND grab hair like most girls here do. I was only able to grab whatever my fingers could touch, before my arm was catapulted back by gravity :grin: I took some pics with bra alone, but I could barely stand to look at it myself, let alone post it. Dang, I need to lose this weight! :nono: Now I'm depressed.

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Incognitus said:
Ok, so I FINALLY got a starting pic. It took me forever to take. I'm a "thick" girl, and it's not that easy for me to bend my arm AND grab hair like most girls here do. I was only able to grab whatever my fingers could touch, before my arm was catapulted back by gravity :grin: I took some pics with bra alone, but I could barely stand to look at it myself, let alone post it. Dang, I need to lose this weight! :nono: Now I'm depressed.
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Don't be depressed Incognitus!!! You are beautiful, I know how you feel (size 18/20 girl here!) but the great thing is, it's never too late to make some changes. I've been slowly incorporating healthy things into my regimen and trying to remove unhealthy practices. It's an uphill battle, but we can do it!!! Let me know if you want to link up on that tip :grin:


NikkiQ said:
I swear I am the worst twister ever y'all!

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NikkiQ Well then, I must suck too, because my twists look exactly the same...:lol:

This afternoon, I had some free time between work and class (and I wanted a nap, don't judge me!), so I used my sulfur mix and the LOC method and baggied while I napped for an hour. I'm learning that my fine strands can NOT take overnight baggying, my hair is straight mush thanks to over-moisturizing, so I am on the lookout for a reconstructer or heaby protein...any suggestions?

I took off the baggy and went to class, now my hair feels great!:grin::grin::grin:
 
NikkiQ said:
I swear I am the worst twister ever y'all!

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NikkiQ what's wrong with them?? The reason they look sparse is because you probably have fine strands, right? I twist my DD's hair bi-weekly and I have to do a bunch of tiny twists for it to look full and less scalpy. Your twists looks really good though and a twist out would look fierce!!

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I've been wearing my hair down these past couple weeks after relaxing it, just enjoying the length, however it's time to give that up. I figure the only way I'm going to reach my hair goal is by hiding my hair. I have horrible hand-in-hair disease, so it needs to go under a wig. I'll still have hand-in-hair disease, but at least now my hands are playing in the wig, lol. Here's what I'm rocking this week. I had to cut a significant amount of the length and also tried to shape it some. I think I may shorten, but I think I'll wait to do that.

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I'm going on week 3 1/2 in this protective style. I plan to keep this flat twist updo for another week and a half and then I'll be free!! It seems I got a lot of growth this time around.
 
KiWiStyle said:
@NikkiQ what's wrong with them?? The reason they look sparse is because you probably have fine strands, right? I twist my DD's hair bi-weekly and I have to do a bunch of tiny twists for it to look full and less scalpy. Your twists looks really good though and a twist out would look fierce!!

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They're all different sizes and fuzzy :perplexed
 
i haven't washed my hair in a week, but i have been really light with product. i do plan on washing it some time this week. it's hard right now. when i am able to take a shower, i gotta be in and out.
 
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