BSL 2013 Challenge

[youwillrise]

day 4 in my twists. trying to keep it very simple while still being mindful of and caring for my hair. keeping any manipulation to every other day. i just got done moisturizing/sealing/wrapping my twists, so the next moisturizing session will be on sunday. i will wear my twists in the same hair style for 2 days before changing it.

tonight, i used:

water, kinky curly perfectly polished oil & shea moisture baby ointment & tresemme vibrantly smooth conditioner to moisturize/seal using the LOC method.

i bought some suave professionals waterless foam shampoo to try inbetween washes...since ive decided to extend my washes to 2 weeks...i still want some kind of way to get rid of excess oil and such...i just dont want to douse my head in water....so we'll see how (or IF) it works out. the ingredients for this one seem pretty cool. i looked at some other brands of waterless foams and also dry shampoos and i just wasnt feeling the ingredients at all. i'll probably try the foam in the middle of next week for a refresher.

 

[BraunSugar]

Tonight I'm going to wash & dc. I may put some twists in tomorrow. If not, then I will put my hair in a bun again. I am not motivated to even think about styling my hair LoL.

 

[pookaloo83]

Air drying my hair in 4 buns. Will take down and maybe lightly blow dry. Not sure yet.

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[jprayze]

Hey everyone!

Wanted to share my wash no go from yesterday. I used MJs pillow soft curls end it's now my favorite product that they offer. I loved how my curls turned out and it looked good all day. I would have probably had 2nd day hair but I'm getting my Senegalese twists today! Yay!

Morning










Night

 

[jprayze]

This am I prepped for the braiding (twists).

Protein tx, shampoo, moisture conditioner and blew my hair out with blow dryer (low/med heat) with comb attachments. Will post twists tonight or tomorrow.


Have a great weekend

 

[Evolving78]

i really just felt like a bun this weekend, but my SO wants to take pictures. now i gotta do something to my hair! i wish we would have done this a few months ago. my hair isn't were i want to be anyway and everything on my face has spread out. i would have liked to get my hair professionally done as well as my makeup. i can do all of that myself, but i would really like to go all out.

i guess i can try to do a roller set and flat iron the roots, but i don't feel like dealing with my new growth. i need a new curling iron.

 

[jprayze]

i really just felt like a bun this weekend, but my SO wants to take pictures. now i gotta do something to my hair! i wish we would have done this a few months ago. my hair isn't were i want to be anyway and everything on my face has spread out. i would have liked to get my hair professionally done as well as my makeup. i can do all of that myself, but i would really like to go all out.

i guess i can try to do a roller set and flat iron the roots, but i don't feel like dealing with my new growth. i need a new curling iron.

When are your pictures? Today?

 

[Evolving78]

When are your pictures? Today?

jprayze

yeah! he decided it would be a fun idea. erplexed i don't feel picture worthy at the moment. i don't have anything cute to wear, so now i gotta go shopping, do something to my hair, etc... i am vain as the day is long. i gotta be picture perfect ready!

please let me know how your twists came out! i am considering getting my hair done like this. i would like to know do they feel light/heavy, are they super long, how long did the process take, were they gentle on your edges, etc....

 

[jprayze]

jprayze

yeah! he decided it would be a fun idea. erplexed i don't feel picture worthy at the moment. i don't have anything cute to wear, so now i gotta go shopping, do something to my hair, etc... i am vain as the day is long. i gotta be picture perfect ready!

please let me know how your twists came out! i am considering getting my hair done like this. i would like to know do they feel light/heavy, are they super long, how long did the process take, were they gentle on your edges, etc....

I'm sure your pics will be fab! What a great way to capture the expectation of the new little one!

So far so good. The ladies are really nice and working fast already. They said my twists will be long anyway because my hair is long!

 

[NikkiQ]

Just took my braids down and had DH take a pic for me (of course he didn't do a very good job) and measure how far I had til BSL. He says 4" but idk. His measuring skills are rather questionable.

 

[SimJam]

I just measured, actually remeasured, and BSL is definitely 4 inches away for me. 13 inches

 

[lamaria211]

Clarifying today using ORS creamy aloe poo and queen Helene garlic poo on my scalp. Then I'm DCing for hours with crece Pelo DC mixed with oils and glycerine

 

[jprayze]

I just measured, actually remeasured, and BSL is definitely 4 inches away for me. 13 inches

I think I have about 4 inches too. I hope to keep my twists at least 2 months and probably get the edges redone half through depending on how fast my hair goes. When I finally takes my twists out, I will remeasure.

 

[Sholapie]

Henna'd today. Then dc'd. Currently rollersetting. im taking 1 day off of bunning to enjoy the rollerset then back to bunning for me

 

[KiWiStyle]

This am I prepped for the braiding (twists).

Protein tx, shampoo, moisture conditioner and blew my hair out with blow dryer (low/med heat) with comb attachments. Will post twists tonight or tomorrow.

Have a great weekend

jprayze your hair has gotten so thick! Do you contribute that to the MN? Are you natural, transitioning??

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

 

[kristaa.10]

Hey lovely ladies!
I'm ashamed that I'm just now getting around to joining this challenge lol.
Current hair length: grazing APL
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: natural
BSL goal month: December 31, 2013

Current Reggie and styling choices
What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL?
I'm going so low- key with my hair this year. I had kinky twists for six weeks in Nov/Dec and they were so easy and brought me right to grazing APL, so I'm putting them back in today and plan to continue getting them with two week breaks in between this year. I still wash and regularly moisturize in them.

My starting pic is attached. I have about four inches to go, too.

HHG ladies!

 

[mami2010]

kristaa.10 welcome aboard!

 

[Cattypus1]

~Current hair length
APL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd
RELAXED/TEXLAXED
~BSL goal month
AUGUST
~Current Reggie and styling choices
12 week stretches-Mizani System Texlax/relax
Wen Cleanse and DC 1-2 times per week, Nexxus Headdress Leave-in
Twist outs air dry-dried styling with Wen styling cream with 1heat pass per relaxer cycle John Freida Heat Serum
HENDIGO every 4-6 weeks as needed
Daily scalp massage with Baby Bee Baby Oil (ceramides challenge)
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL?
Nothing, sticking with what works
~Post a beginning picture
Will post a starting photo after touch-up 1/20/2013

 

[Sholapie]

Today's rollerset. The roots aren't stretched at all, there's about an inch and a half of springy roots lol I still really liked the results (I silk wrapped it)

 

[simplyconfident]

Cowshed today and about to DC w/o heat for a few hours. Then back in a bun. I have taken my vitamins every day this week which is rare lol. I tried the LOC method last wash day and loved the results.

 

[jprayze]

jprayze your hair has gotten so thick! Do you contribute that to the MN? Are you natural, transitioning??

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Yes definitely the MN has helped and at least I think combining with wild growth oil is a good mix. I'm natural but transitioned for 2.5 years.

 

[Lurkee]

Today was wash day. It was very short. I washed with Aphogee, conditioned with 2 min reconstructor, I used its leave-in and blow-dried. My hair feel kind of hard and also my scalp is still tender from my touch-up last week. Next week, I will clarify and do a proper DC.

 

[Angel of the North]

I currently have about 2.5" to get to BSL. Today I pre-pooed with bodyshop moisture butter mixed with avocado oil, co-washed with vo5 strawberries and cream and DC'd with nexxus humectress (old formula). I m & s with ORS olive oil and avocado oil and air dried.

I'm sitting here contemplating tweaking my regi to add a mid-week co-wash, I'm also currently re-evaluating my product stash and goals.

Lurkee Aphogee products are packed with proteins and that maybe why your hair was feeling hard.

 

[jprayze]

These twists are taking too long! For that reason alone, I won't get them again. Almost 8 hrs and not done yet.

 

[NikkiQ]

These twists are taking too long! For that reason alone, I won't get them again. Almost 8 hrs and not done yet.

8hrs?? What kind of twists are you getting??

Sent from my Android...Boom.

 

[jprayze]

8hrs?? What kind of twists are you getting??

Sent from my Android...Boom.

Senegalese :-/

 

[growbaby]

Checking in..

Nothing new, bunning as usual

 

[jprayze]

We are at 9 hours now and I am beyond tired. Please note my angry face. She is finishing up now.

The quality is very good but it should be for the time it took! Only one person worked on my hair. I don't think it's too tight; that's very important but I'm just impatient.

I didn't have a referral or anything, so I was definitely taking a chance.

 

[Cattypus1]

We are at 9 hours now and I am beyond tired. Please note my angry face. She is finishing up now.

The quality is very good but it should be for the time it took! Only one person worked on my hair. I don't think it's too tight; that's very important but I'm just impatient.

I didn't have a referral or anything, so I was definitely taking a chance.

You've got the patience of Job, girl! The time thing is what made me a self-stylist. I don't mind it taking all day to get my hair done as long as I can do laundry, clean the cat box, wash the dishes and do some homework while it happens. That sitting in a shop forever would cause me to lose my cool! Glad you're happy with the quality.

 

[jprayze]

You've got the patience of Job, girl! The time thing is what made me a self-stylist. I don't mind it taking all day to get my hair done as long as I can do laundry, clean the cat box, wash the dishes and do some homework while it happens. That sitting in a shop forever would cause me to lose my cool! Glad you're happy with the quality.

Times like this make me what to do more self styling. I'm going to have to get on YT.