BSL by Dec 2011

LaFemmeNaturelle said:
haha I'm not giving up. I joined under the assumption that my growth rate would increase with my sulfur mix. That hasn't happened:nono: so with my current growth rate, I will only make full APL by next December. IF I happen to get a growth spurt for some miraculous reason, then I could possibly be bsl but I currently only have about 5 inches (barely) of ng so I don't want to hype myself up for the impossible.
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I think u can make it. You have so much hair. How far are u from APL. Are u looking to be all natural bsl?
 
My hair is 1.5 inches from WL but I'm only 10 months post. My goal is to be natural HL. I joined this challenge to be natural bsl by December which is when I would like to cut (May at the earliest)
 
TruMe said:
I am with Bigmommah; letting the hair grow until I can't take it. But, at the bare minimum, I would like it MBL unstretched as I plan to wear my hair curly 99.9% of the time.

On another note, @OffTopic, I was just researching about moving around when I sleep and read that it is because of the mattress that you may be sleeping on. They were saying that something like a TempurPedic would do the trick and that doctors are actually giving out prescriptions for this type of bed. IDK, just thought I would share.
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Thank you for the advice, but I'm just one of those people who can't keep still when I sleep. :lol: I've slept on tempurpedic before. It's not the most comfortable bed, imo. It was too hard. I would probably stop moving, but I would probably stop sleeping as well. Thank you though!
 
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OffTopic said:
Thank you for the advice, but I'm just one of those people who can't keep still when I sleep. :lol: I've slept on tempurpedic before. It's not the most comfortable bed, imo. It was too hard. I would probably stop moving, but I would probably stop sleeping as well. Thank you though!
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Hey I'm selfish in bed too!....wait that didn't come out right...what I meant to say was I move around alot and kinda take over the whole bed....sometimes good things come out of it though, but that's for a whole different thread...I make sure I sleep with a silk scarf, satin bonnet, and satin pillow case cause it can get pretty wild sometimes. I'm sure taking such measures help prevents breakage
 
LaFemmeNaturelle said:
My hair is 1.5 inches from WL but I'm only 10 months post. My goal is to be natural HL. I joined this challenge to be natural bsl by December which is when I would like to cut (May at the earliest)
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Well I will be cheering u on and keeping an eye on your progress for motivation.
I'm about 16 month post but I feel like I had a small set back from a BKT. I believe my hair is a little past APL now. I will not be flat ironing until December but I think I will cut one to two inches off. I am working nursing my hair back to health. So far so good.
 
Just checking in ladies. I french braided my hair for the next week for ease of styling with our move being so close. Having never done it before I was a bit nervous but I am satisfied with the results. I definitely couldn't braid hair for a living but I do well enough that I look pulled together at work. Have a groovy week!
 
Ladies, I promised an update, and here it is. I made a thread about it (no comments yet:sad:)
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forum6/thread499220.html

But doesnt matter because my hair is so happy right now. I'm loving my press, but I won't be getting another until Dec/January for the official length check! Right now I'm CBL after my trim. I have a long way to go, but BSL, here I come:drunk:.
 
Update: I'm so excited right now because my new regimen is working!!!:grin::yay: I just had my hair flat ironed after washing/blow-drying it myself and I can tell it's retaining length. Not enough for it to be noticeable in a picture but I'm noticing little things like it's going longer down my back and doesn't get messed up as easily. I'm excited. For a while I didn't think I would be able to make my goals but now I'm more hopeful.
 
ScorpioBeauty09 said:
Update: I'm so excited right now because my new regimen is working!!!:grin::yay: I just had my hair flat ironed after washing/blow-drying it myself and I can tell it's retaining length. Not enough for it to be noticeable in a picture but I'm noticing little things like it's going longer down my back and doesn't get messed up as easily. I'm excited. For a while I didn't think I would be able to make my goals but now I'm more hopeful.
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What is your new regimen?
 
I think only posted once in this whole thread but I'm continuing to weave it up until next year. Hopefully I reach bsl by june 2011.
 
I'd like to join (pretty please!)
What's your regimen?
I moisturize with Donna Marie Moisture Mist everyday, usually twice a day, baggy with my hair in twists, French braids, etc every night, and in the morning, I seal with sunflower oil. I apply a mixture of castor and peppermint oils and leave-in to my edges, then I put on my wig cap and go! I wash and DC under my steamer on Sundays, and co-wash (not all the time) on Wednesdays.
What Products are you using?
I use basically the entire Donna Marie line, the Bee Mine poo bars, and everything else I make myself.
What are you specifically doing to achieve BSL in 2011?
Hiding my hair/protective styling for as long as possible!
In what month are you hoping to achieve BSL?
Around November - December!
I'm hiding my hair so I can't show but I am 4.5" from APL now! I will add my starting pic and update pic at the same time in December when the HYH challenge is over. :)
 
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^^ Hahaha. Thanks Nikki! I said I wasn't going to go back into my challenge junkie habits, but I might be getting back up there again! I am only going to be in BSL 2011, MBL 2012, and something else. That's it! 3 is the max from now on! Lol.
 
Okay... So I think I'm about an inch and a half away from BSL... By the end of the year, I hope I'm about an inch PAST BSL so that way I can trim it back up to BSL... We'll see though... Like I said before though, latest is March!

Hope I make it with no set backs though (My silly self wants color and "change" though...)

UGH... Oh these hair decisions!
 
IntheMix08 said:
What is your new regimen?
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Since coming to LHGF in July I've changed made a point to find what hair products work for me rather than just using what my mom uses. I've officially been on it since August.

DC-ing on all my wash days with Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Breakage Defense
Kenra Clarifying Shampoo (and sometimes the Volumizing Shampoo)
Pantene Relaxed & Natural Moisturizing Shampoo
Moisturizing every day with Pantene Relaxed & Natural Daily Cream Moisturizer and Doo-Gro Anti-Breakage Growth Lotion for my ends
Wrapping my hair in a silk scarf every night
Taking daily Iron, Folic Acid, Multi-Vitamin and B-complex vitamins
 
davisbr88 said:
^^ Hahaha. Thanks Nikki! I said I wasn't going to go back into my challenge junkie habits, but I might be getting back up there again! I am only going to be in BSL 2011, MBL 2012, and something else. That's it! 3 is the max from now on! Lol.
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the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem lmao JK!
 
MsWowFactor said:
Well I will be cheering u on and keeping an eye on your progress for motivation.
I'm about 16 month post but I feel like I had a small set back from a BKT. I believe my hair is a little past APL now. I will not be flat ironing until December but I think I will cut one to two inches off. I am working nursing my hair back to health. So far so good.
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Thanks! I guess I should remain hopeful! 16 months post is awesome. How long are you gonna go?
 
ImanAdero said:
Okay... So I think I'm about an inch and a half away from BSL... By the end of the year, I hope I'm about an inch PAST BSL so that way I can trim it back up to BSL... We'll see though... Like I said before though, latest is March!

Hope I make it with no set backs though (My silly self wants color and "change" though...)

UGH... Oh these hair decisions!
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I'm with you on the wanting change! I want layers so bad but I just can't bring myself to do it just yet. I also have about an inch and a half before I'm BSB and I hope that I'm past it in Dec so that I can trim back to it and use next year to make full BSL and get close to MBL which is my final goal.
 
hey Chas.....you want layers and i want a blunt cut....what do you say we switch? hahhaha!

no seriously, from one who has layers, once they are in, it takes an incredible amount of time to grow them even again, so definitely be sure you are ready for that before the cut.

as it is, who knows how long my longest layers will have to grow before i can cut up to my shortest layer and still have some decent length left over......my shortest is still around SL. patience.
 
@grow: Why are you growing out your layers? I definitely plan to maintain my natural layers because I know they make my hair have more body and look fuller, since I have thin hair. I think I'm just going to let my hair do what it wants until I reach my goal, and then continue cutting it. I guess at some point, it will end up being cut bluntly by doing so, but I think I would just get layers cut back in it. Is there any particular reason why you don't like your layers? Is it just a superficial thing, or is there like some annoyance you have with it in terms of styling or whatever? Just digging for info! I definitely have never weighed the pros and cons of layers vs blunt cut, so I am interested to know.
 
@Davisbr88, hey i hear a congratulations is in order! a while back (i haven't been aboard for a few days, but got some of the msgs. via phone) i read that you are just 4 inches shy of a big landmark and that's awesome! i'm so happy for you and i know it feels good, right?! yay!

for me with the layers, it's a personal choice because i have very fine hair and feel that it would look alot fuller if it were all the same length. it wasn't such a big deal when i was above the shoulder, but as it grows longer, it has the risk of looking thinner on the ends just because there aren't many layers at that length, and i don't want see through hair.

see through hair is when the lead hairs are alot longer (there's a new thread dedicated to this) and the bulk of the hair has to play "catch up", which is really not so nice looking on long hair. so that's why i want to grow out my layers so that my ends look full and thicker.
but again, it's a personal choice, i'm sure there are many ladies that don't need all of that coverage.
 
grow said:
hey Chas.....you want layers and i want a blunt cut....what do you say we switch? hahhaha!

no seriously, from one who has layers, once they are in, it takes an incredible amount of time to grow them even again, so definitely be sure you are ready for that before the cut.

as it is, who knows how long my longest layers will have to grow before i can cut up to my shortest layer and still have some decent length left over......my shortest is still around SL. patience.
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That's why I'm taking my time with making the decision to get layers. I had light layers last year when I started my HHJ and they have grown out rather nicely, however, the layers I'm thinking about will probably take years to even out but my hair would be FIERCE, lol

Decisions, decisions...


davisbr88 said:
@grow: Why are you growing out your layers? I definitely plan to maintain my natural layers because I know they make my hair have more body and look fuller, since I have thin hair. I think I'm just going to let my hair do what it wants until I reach my goal, and then continue cutting it. I guess at some point, it will end up being cut bluntly by doing so, but I think I would just get layers cut back in it. Is there any particular reason why you don't like your layers? Is it just a superficial thing, or is there like some annoyance you have with it in terms of styling or whatever? Just digging for info! I definitely have never weighed the pros and cons of layers vs blunt cut, so I am interested to know.
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I know that this wasn't directed to me but I also have fine hair and layers did give me the fullness and movement that I wanted. I loved wearing my hair down when I had layers but once I put it in a ponytail, it looked terribly thin due to the different lengths so I always wore my hair down. I didn't know at the time (pre LHCF) that the friction between my hair and my clothing was leading to the breakage I was experiencing and it destroyed my ends. So it was purely a superficial thing for me to grow out my layers. I want them back now since I am armed with so much more knowledge than before. :ohwell:
 
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