BSL 2013 Challenge

[PureSilver]

Girrrrrl I'd be doing cartwheels around here if I woke up with 2 more inches

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You're too funny

@SUNSHINE BABY Tbh, my hair would probably only be a couple inches longer. That would be about BSL but I guess it's not so much of a difference that I should cry over it.

I won't lie though, I'd be happy if I woke up tomorrow with 2 more inches of hair.

Heaves YES i know then MBL would come early for me this year if that ever happen. 2 more inches woot woot

 

[GrowAHead]

*Question of the Day!!!*

Relaxed/Texlaxed ladies- how long do you normally stretch your relaxers?

Natural ladies- how many months/years post relaxer are you?

Yall let me know when these questions start to get annoying please lol

Normal is 12-13 weeks. This time I'm going for 20 weeks tops but will be happy if I make 16!

 

[dr.j]

Aww man, been mising all the QOTDs! I need to stay on the thread
I'm 3.5 years post relaxer

 

[Evolving78]

shortdub78 have you checked out the relaxed buddy thread? Maybe you can find a mentor through that thread.



I do 3 stretches a year, 14 wks, 20wks and 18 wks. I love the QOTD

Angel of the North


nobody wants me! but it's cool. i will be a maverick! i will be relaxing this coming weekend. my new growth is very thick everywhere but the front part of my crown. i wonder if that has to do with my scarf flattening my new growth? i have about an inch of new growth in the back. i have been using a liquid moisturizer for my new growth and i have been oiling my new growth as well. it's not working...erplexed it is still tangling and matting. i will be washing again by Tues.

 

[Ashawn Arraine]

I have been MIA (hangs head) sowwy. I'd like to answer the past two days QOD's if it's not too late. My goal length is us MBL and I am 20 months post relaxer. I have a surprise for you ladies....

I straightened my hair and I love the look. My husband is happy as well but it was mostly for a trim. I was glad I only had to trim a half to a quarter inch.

 

[PureSilver]

ashawn, your pic looks great

 

[Ashawn Arraine]

Thank you SUNSHINE BABY.

 

[SimJam]

I'm 3 years natural.
I've had one major setback and that was from colouring, between the breakage and my cutting off all the coloured ends, I lost about 6 inches of hair.

As a relaxed head colour was a nono (where u bleach hair first), but assumed that since my hair was natural, it was superhuman lol.
Even so, I still want to colour again, this time just a few streaks in the front though

 

[Guinan]

I have been MIA (hangs head) sowwy. I'd like to answer the past two days QOD's if it's not too late. My goal length is us MBL and I am 20 months post relaxer. I have a surprise for you ladies....

I straightened my hair and I love the look. My husband is happy as well but it was mostly for a trim. I was glad I only had to trim a half to a quarter inch.

U look fab! I luv the side swoop bang.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch Q using LHCF

 

[Guinan]

Hey ladies!

I just bought sum rose petals, so that I can make rose water (I think that's what its called). Do any of y'all know the exact "recipe"? I know I boil hot water & then pour the water over the roses. Let it steap & then remove the roses from the water.But is there anything else I'm suppose 2 mix it with besides water? I thinking of added sum shea butter.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch Q using LHCF

 

[longhairdreaming]

*Question of the Day!!!*

Relaxed/Texlaxed ladies- how long do you normally stretch your relaxers?

Natural ladies- how many months/years post relaxer are you?

Yall let me know when these questions start to get annoying please lol

I'm 10-11 years post relaxer...start of sophomore year of college.
I like these questions

 

[NikkiQ]

Hey ladies!

I just bought sum rose petals, so that I can make rose water (I think that's what its called). Do any of y'all know the exact "recipe"? I know I boil hot water & then pour the water over the roses. Let it steap & then remove the roses from the water.But is there anything else I'm suppose 2 mix it with besides water? I thinking of added sum shea butter.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch Q using LHCF

Maybe some essential oils pelohello? I'm not sure. Can anyone chime in with some help?

 

[NikkiQ]

I have been MIA (hangs head) sowwy. I'd like to answer the past two days QOD's if it's not too late. My goal length is us MBL and I am 20 months post relaxer. I have a surprise for you ladies....

I straightened my hair and I love the look. My husband is happy as well but it was mostly for a trim. I was glad I only had to trim a half to a quarter inch.

Looks great Ashawn Arraine! Nice and thick!

I'm 3 years natural.
I've had one major setback and that was from colouring, between the breakage and my cutting off all the coloured ends, I lost about 6 inches of hair.

As a relaxed head colour was a nono (where u bleach hair first), but assumed that since my hair was natural, it was superhuman lol.
Even so, I still want to colour again, this time just a few streaks in the front though

Oh boy. Bleach is a killer! What color streaks were you thinking about getting?

 

[mami2010]

*Question of the Day!!!*

Relaxed/Texlaxed ladies- how long do you normally stretch your relaxers?

Natural ladies- how many months/years post relaxer are you?

Yall let me know when these questions start to get annoying please lol

On average 10 weeks.... Sometimes 14 weeks. This year I am really trying to take it to the next level hopefully 20 weeks.


By the way keep the questions coming!
Your an awesome host!!!

 

[Ashawn Arraine]

Thank you all pelo hello and Nikki q

 

[Ashawn Arraine]

Double post....

 

[SimJam]

NikkiQ Im hoping to get a very subdued purple (like a deep plum) and then also hoping that HR wont send me home when I turn up a work

 

[NikkiQ]

@NikkiQ Im hoping to get a very subdued purple (like a deep plum) and then also hoping that HR wont send me home when I turn up a work

I was nervous what my bosses would say when I turned up with bright red hair at my old job. I worked for the government and had no idea what they would say, but they were surprisingly okay with it. I REALLY tested it when I got a big tattoo on my arm too

 

[3jsmom]

I am about 10 weeks post going for about 6 more weeks

 

[lamaria211]

Just finished washing with CON Argan oil poo, now DCing with La BOMBA DC mixed with oils for about an hr 30 min using heat

 

[Damaged but not out]

Flat ironed hair last night, took about an hour. One pass fairly straight. Will add pics when the room stops spinning.

 

[longhairdreaming]

Just applied my nightly aloe vera juice mix and castor oil, sulfur and mn mix to my scalp...feels great.

 

[NikkiQ]

Just finished washing with CON Argan oil poo, now DCing with La BOMBA DC mixed with oils for about an hr 30 min using heat

lamaria211 you're gonna make me grab a bottle of that darn CON shampoo

 

[crlsweetie912]

I'm about six weeks post....try for ten to twelve weeks

 

[SimJam]

I was nervous what my bosses would say when I turned up with bright red hair at my old job. I worked for the government and had no idea what they would say, but they were surprisingly okay with it. I REALLY tested it when I got a big tattoo on my arm too

I also work for the Government, the Office is pretty relaxed (compared to corporate offices) but Ive seen them send ppl home for what they consider to be "outrageous" hair colour - only one I know of was a summer worker who had about 10 red highlight braids in her hair, I didnt think it was unprofessional, but Im not HR lol

From what Ive observed anything in the blond, auburn, burgundy colour range is OK, but anything approaching bright red is seriously toeing the line and any other colour is unacceptable (I assume since no one has ever come to work with any colour other than the girl with the red braids)

 

[BeautifullyExotic]

Hey ladies!

I just bought sum rose petals, so that I can make rose water (I think that's what its called). Do any of y'all know the exact "recipe"? I know I boil hot water & then pour the water over the roses. Let it steap & then remove the roses from the water.But is there anything else I'm suppose 2 mix it with besides water? I thinking of added sum shea butter.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch Q using LHCF

Heres the yt video you asked for. I got the idea from farahdhukai. Its pretty easy to make

 

[NikkiQ]

Before I head to the beach for a few hours, I think it's time for....


*Question of the Day!!!*

What influenced you to start on your HHJ? What was the turning point? A bad hair cut? SHS? Uncontrollable breakage? Just ready for a healthy and fresh start?

 

[Cattypus1]

Before I head to the beach for a few hours, I think it's time for....

*Question of the Day!!!*

What influenced you to start on your HHJ? What was the turning point? A bad hair cut? SHS? Uncontrollable breakage? Just ready for a healthy and fresh start?

Nice...headed to the beach(so jealous!).

Sally's discontinuing the only relaxer I had ever used inadvertently started my HHJ. I went in search of a new relaxer and ended us with the wrong product and caused a setback before I even knew what one was. I found a book, The Science of Black Hair Care which lead me to the LHCF and the journey was on.

 

[Guinan]

Heres the yt video you asked for. I got the idea from farahdhukai. Its pretty easy to make

Thank you soo much!! She's awesome, I just subbed her channel. I don't have almond oil so I'm gonna use JBCO.

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[Curlywurly10]

Before I head to the beach for a few hours, I think it's time for....

*Question of the Day!!!*

What influenced you to start on your HHJ? What was the turning point? A bad hair cut? SHS? Uncontrollable breakage? Just ready for a healthy and fresh start?

I went on holiday with my SO, I'd installed a curly weave to match my natural hair but after two days into the holiday I stayed up all night taking it off cos it was already matted. I'd had enough, so I decided to start looking after my hair so that I can rock my own curly hair! Also, I used to flatiron my hair waaaay too much so I wanted to challenge myself to give it up for a year, that led me to LHCF