BSL by Dec 2011

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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Congratulations Soror! I'm feenin for some color change also, I've decided to make some clip-ins that have some blond streaks. Maybe you could do that?

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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ME TOOOO girl! I will always want some slight layers but my SHS cut me in a mullet in 09....so my sides are SOOOO much shorter than my back!

chasturner84 said:
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.
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MBL is my final goal also!

grow said:
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.
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I agree, I want very slight long layers eventually. But I want enough hair at the "bottom" to be full all over, my hair right now is so sad with the thousand of layers my SHS gave me!

Is anyone else having issues with the "mentioned" feature? I get the notification but when I go to see where/what the comment is, there is nothing listed there! Also...did the thank feature disappear? I don't post a whole lot in the hair section here so IDK if it's just me!
 
EbonyCPrincess said:
Congratulations Soror! I'm feenin for some color change also, I've decided to make some clip-ins that have some blond streaks. Maybe you could do that?


MBL is my final goal also!
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I made some clip-ins last weekend that made my hair BSL and it was gorgeous! I definitely would try this safer method to add a bit of color to my life for the winter. Auburn maybe? Why didn't I know about this when I was destroying my hair by gluing in tracks with color?! Ugh!! :rolleyes:

Sidenote: Yay Soror! I'm happy to see a LCHF'er who isn't shooting for WL...We're rare! :lachen:
 
@grow: Hahaha. 4" away is probably not worthy of a congrats, but I appreciate it anyway!!!! Lol. Anyway, that's interesting what you say about having see-through ends with layers. It does make sense though. I don't want see-through ends! But I am coveting that awesome U-shape!

@chasturner84: Thanks for chiming in! But I'm confused... you say that you didn't like how thin your ponytail was with layers, but now you want them again?
 
davisbr88 said:
@grow: Hahaha. 4" away is probably not worthy of a congrats, but I appreciate it anyway!!!! Lol. Anyway, that's interesting what you say about having see-through ends with layers. It does make sense though. I don't want see-through ends! But I am coveting that awesome U-shape!

@chasturner84: Thanks for chiming in! But I'm confused... you say that you didn't like how thin your ponytail was with layers, but now you want them again?
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My hair was shoulder length and damaged when I had them last but you couldn't tell me that my hair didn't look good. :lol: My hair is healthier and a lot longer and thicker so the ponytail problem shouldn't be an issue this time especially since I'm only wanting face framing layers (which will take forever to grow out, hence my hesitation) and a light top layer.
 
Welcome NYDee!

I'd join the layers discussion but I have no idea what I want to do with regards to styling after I texlax in Jan. I think it will really depend on how much growth and retention I've had.

Have a groovy day!
 
Ladies, this APL hump is killing me! How come I get so close and my hair seems to STOP growing!? Is APL just my terminal length? Feeling discouraged... :cry3:
 
newbeginnings2010 said:
Ladies, this APL hump is killing me! How come I get so close and my hair seems to STOP growing!? Is APL just my terminal length? Feeling discouraged... :cry3:
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newbeginnings2010, don't be discourged honey....we all go through this from time to time....the growing pains is a regular situation, but for sure, your hair is growing!

it's always growing! (even though we can't see it so well...)

how many ts have you been at APL in the past?

what were you doing with your hair when you were at APL those times?

what are you doing differently now that you are at APL this time?

by doing some searching into what has worked in the past and what hasn't, it should help to find out how to get you over this hump, but from my personal journey, it's the bunning that got me from SL to APL, so i suppose i will do the same to move on to the next big landmark goal.

sure i would love to use some heat and feel my flat ironed hair blowing in the wind, but that would only keep me where i am now (until the heat would risk it breaking off), and surely NOT take me where i want to be, so examine you reggie well with what you know works!

above all else, stick with it! consistency is key and do not, under any circumstances, give up girlie!
 
newbeginnings2010 said:
Ladies, this APL hump is killing me! How come I get so close and my hair seems to STOP growing!? Is APL just my terminal length? Feeling discouraged... :cry3:
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I doubt APL is your terminal length. I doubt APL is terminal for anyone. How are you wearing your hair? Do you co wash often? Do you think it's over manipulation? Spill it.
 
grow said:
@newbeginnings2010, don't be discourged honey....we all go through this from time to time....the growing pains is a regular situation, but for sure, your hair is growing!

it's always growing! (even though we can't see it so well...)

how many ts have you been at APL in the past?

what were you doing with your hair when you were at APL those times?

what are you doing differently now that you are at APL this time?

by doing some searching into what has worked in the past and what hasn't, it should help to find out how to get you over this hump, but from my personal journey, it's the bunning that got me from SL to APL, so i suppose i will do the same to move on to the next big landmark goal.

sure i would love to use some heat and feel my flat ironed hair blowing in the wind, but that would only keep me where i am now (until the heat would risk it breaking off), and surely NOT take me where i want to be, so examine you reggie well with what you know works!

above all else, stick with it! consistency is key and do not, under any circumstances, give up girlie!
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Thanks for the encouragement @grow! Here's an analysis from what I can remember:

In the past (2006 - 2008) I was cowashing 3 times a week, rollersetting, and bunning (or ponytails).
It broke off because I got lazy and traded the roller sets for a flat-iron (2008-2009).
Every other time that I've gotten close to APL, I cut off the ends because they weren't even enough for me (2008-2009).
This time I stretched my relaxer to 6 months, but I think I suffered breakage in the beginning because of a bad braids incident and roughly handling my hair in the beginning of the stretch (around weeks 10 - 15).
I relaxed on Tuesday, and in the past 8 - 10 weeks I've been treating my hair like silk. NO MORE flat-ironing for me, unless it's the roots after a rollerset. I also now have a very consistent hair care routine. I guess now I just have to add bit of time for a perfect HHJ recipe...I'm just impatient! :fistshake: :lol:
 
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sounds like you're doing the right things with your hair right now, and thank goodness you're not treating it like the bad stepchild anymore, lol!

but the thing that really stuck out for me was what you wrote about cutting off those ends to "keep them even" every time you were near APL. hmmmmmmm.........

there's a thread i'd like you to check out:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forum6/thread499276.html

you see, many times we are the ones who hinder our progress by wanting our hair to "look perfect" at every stage of its growth, and growing pains also (imho) means accepting that sometimes, it won't.

on that thread you will see that this lady got her full bodied length in 5 months, but if she had continued to cut to keep it perfect looking, she might still be struggling with it being alot shorter. (post #6 has the pics)

it makes me wonder how many times that i too, cut off my progress to achieve even ends.

at the same time, it took the patience of waiting the 5 months it took, and believe me, i'm no expert on patience, but newbeginnings2010 , if you hang in there, we can learn to be patient together!:yep:
 
grow
Thanks girl! You know you're the sweetest lady on this board! We need a Sweetheart FOTM just for you! :bighug:

I checked out the thread, and I will avoid my Scissor Monster :Devil:. :lol: Since my roller set on Wednesday came out puffy (I forgot the holding product :blush: ), I can't tell what my ends look like, and I'm gonna keep it that way. My hair is falling a little past SL with my curly roller set, so it helps me avoid thinking about the ends. I'm going back to bunning daily after my birthday in two weeks. Must....Resist....Scissor....Monster...:Devil: :lol:
 
grow thanks for including the link to the lead hairs challenge. Although I will be getting a good trim to get rid of splits in Dec, I'm gonna jump all over that challenge for next year. I had never even heard of lead hairs...wow...I always thought my ends were breaking. Thanks girl!
 
Took my braids out Wednesday and I'm in love with my NG!!! :love: Hopefully my growth rate stays the same b/c if so, I'll be able to claim BSL by summer of next year (fingers crossed on that though)
 
LOL! Now you all know you are wrong. I need to take my braids down to get my hair ready to braid again and you all have me wanting to run for the flat iron.

Cut it out!:dizzy:
 
And I'M just telling myself that if my hair isn't to my butt by December after all this that I'm going ham in the streets.
 
Can I join?
I have been lurking for a few months and am still trying to figure this thing out. I have been natural before about 10 years ago and didn't have a clue as to how to care for my hair. All natural again and trying to grow out to BS or MBL. Practically the same on me I am on 5"0.

As soon as I figure out how to post pics I will post my starting point.
 
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