BSL by Dec 2011

AS LONG AS THIS TT KEEPS ME SANE THEN I CAN KEEP DOING. BUT IM STILL IN BETWEEN....MY GOAL IS 15 AND THATS ALMOST HERE. LOOK HOW SLEEK MY HAIR IS.....
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chelseatiara said:
really wants to stretch another month rather than week! as long as there is no breakage im game!!
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Hey ladies,

Doing my monthly check in today.

Sorry about the late starting pics. My starting pics are on pg 66.
I have not used heat since 31st Jan (when my starting pics were taken) and am currently wearing buns as a protective style.
TBH, I don't think that buns are suitable for my hair I'm washing my hair tomorrow and will wear twists as a PS style for a month. I will continue to care for my hair with the products as outlined on pg 66. Tomorrow, I am going to try oil rinsing for my detangling. Aussie moist defeats my purpose of growing my hair using 100% natural products/ ingredients.

Happy Hair Growing ladies
 
Hey Ladies...

So yesterday was day 14 since I had washed my hair with the added tracks I had in the middle so my head about itching :perplexed and I had to stop it :ohwell: . I put Mega-Tek on my edges, MTG in hair that was left out (mostly my bangs), used Soft-Sheen Carson weave care conditoner and added Olive oil and Tea Tree Oil (love the way this smells) and left that in from 12 in the afternoon until about 8 at night.

I then washed my hair with Soft-Sheen Carson Shampoo and it smells really good. Before i blow dryed my hair I added a few drops of Fantasia Frizz Buster and it was a little oily but it works for keeping my hair shining :yawn:.

Today it was flat iron back and is looking back to normal. I believe I'll keep these tracks in for a whole 4 weeks. SO ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT :yep:!!!!
 
You've definitely and without a doubt made BSL, grow! Your hair will stretch out even more when you get your relaxer; I really hope you don't plan to take too much off. :) I'm really anticipating those pictures after your touch-up! :grin: Your hair has made a lot of progress but I know how you feel, hair anorexia is no joke! Your goal length is waist length, right? Have you contemplated changing your goal as your hair grows?
 
grow said:
i have a confession to make ladies:

my nape hit BSL at the end of last year but i haven't claimed it yet because i have no pics to show for it. yet. no, wait, maybe i do......

here's a pic straight out of the shower....ok, it's not the best pic, but in my siggy i was centimeters from my BSB bone level (where you see the bones from my arm in my back) and this pic shows that my ends come down further than that now (taken 10 days ago)

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it also explains a bit of the reason why i haven't updated my siggy yet or put any other fotos up. this is about the only time i see something of my hair because it hasn't been straightened out in ages.
i am ps's religiously every single day, so my wet hair is only "out" for a hot minute before it goes into either a bun or braids.
but i promise when i perm in march or april, i will surely get my hair "done" right so i can finally see the new length more clearly. (and of course i will post pics, then!:yep:)

here are a couple of pics with my bra on.....ok, ladies, should i start getting over this hairnorexia, and stop thinking i'm still SL and start believing i'm really in BSL land?

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yes, you can also see that i really need to perm that ng, but i permed so much last year, i'm trying to go easy on my hair with the chemicals and stretch until april (hopefully!).
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I can't wait to see it relaxed! It's deff looking bsl to me! Your NG looks very managable! You seen mines straight fro status.
 
ms.tatiana, good going!
you really gave your hair all its good treats, yummy!
2 weeks will fly by in no time, you'll see!
then...va va voooom!

Aireen, thank you sugar! you know how difficult hairnorexia is?!
but what's this about taking some off? do you think i need a trim?
you're right about my goal being WL. i've got roughly about 4-5 inches to go, depending on when i feel comfortable that it's in that area.
but, hey...who knows when that'll be....folks told me BSL was when the hair reaches the TOP of the brastrap, but even when my ends passed the top of my brastrap, i still wasn't comfortable saying i'm BSL.
how have your growth goals changed since you hair has gotten longer?
i'm too new at this to really understand the whole deal yet, lol!
 
QueenFee, thank you darlin'!
this is too cute...i can't wait to see your flat ironed new length, and you can't wait to see my new length post perm!
i'm glad my ng LOOKS managable cuz it sure feels like a brillo pad!

Aireen, i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have my hair trimmed to look like QueenFee 's avi pic, but cannot find a stylist i can trust to not scalp me!
i'm trying to convince my hubby to trim them for me, but he's afraid we could end up in divorce court if he makes a mistake! LOL!
eventually i will trim the ends you see against the white of my bra because they are from my bone lax past...not split, but way to processed. (i only texlax now and i stretch it)

sunhun, thanks for bringing the oil rinses idea up!
when i slack on those, my hair feels the difference and it takes FOREVER to detangle!

Queen, do you oil rinse your fro?
 
grow said:
Aireen, thank you sugar! you know how difficult hairnorexia is?!
but what's this about taking some off? do you think i need a trim?
you're right about my goal being WL. i've got roughly about 4-5 inches to go, depending on when i feel comfortable that it's in that area.
but, hey...who knows when that'll be....folks told me BSL was when the hair reaches the TOP of the brastrap, but even when my ends passed the top of my brastrap, i still wasn't comfortable saying i'm BSL.
how have your growth goals changed since you hair has gotten longer?
i'm too new at this to really understand the whole deal yet, lol!
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No no, I doubt you need a trim! I just thought a lot of people trimmed when they got a touch-up. I haven't really met many ladies who haven't. I have around 4-5 inches to go as well! Maybe we'll make our hair goals at roughly the same time? Yup, I've been thinking I won't be happy with waist length and might decide to extend it to hip. It's not definite, but it's a possibility since this hair anorexia is hard to shake.

grow said:
Aireen, i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have my hair trimmed to look like QueenFee 's avi pic, but cannot find a stylist i can trust to not scalp me!
i'm trying to convince my hubby to trim them for me, but he's afraid we could end up in divorce court if he makes a mistake! LOL!
eventually i will trim the ends you see against the white of my bra because they are from my bone lax past...not split, but way to processed. (i only texlax now and i stretch it)
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Yes! I like the blunt cut in QF's avi, I have to get my hair back to the same blunt cut. :grin: I don't suggest asking your hubbie, my mother asked me when I was younger and I did a good job until she asked for layers. Let's just say she made an appointment right away and blamed me for her hair looking strange after she had to get all technical and fancy. :lol: Buy a Split-Ender, grow! :yep:
 
grow congratulations on making BSL - looking forward to further updates

I did not get to try oil rinsing on this wash but will make it my duty to try on the next wash
 
I took my braids out last week. The braid out was really nice and I had fun playing with it doing different styles.

I did a Aphogee 2 step and put in twists for a few days. I gave myself a serious dusting/trim (up to an inch) and my hair looks so much better for it. I will continue to dust once a month to keep my ends healthy and trim away some heat damage.

Even after this I believe I'm on track for BSL in 2011. Just going to stay consistent.
 
I am so tempted to flat iron a piece of hair just to see how close to BSL I am. I didn't want to use any heat on my hair until the HYH reveal in June but dang, that's in JUNE and my new growth is unforgiving. If I even attempt to flat iron my hair, it will just dry up and break off due to my sub par skills. :lol: Ugh! Guess I'll just keep imagining what my hair could possibly look like at this point and wait on my June appt :ohwell:
 
congratulations grow!

i relaxed my hair on the fourth, but being the lazy person that i am, I didn't upload my pictures to my computer until today.

So here's a mini update.
More pictures here.

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flat-ironed & pin-curled

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Just checking in. Not much of an update. I do feel I need a trim, but I'll wait until the end of June. Hope to be back with some flat iron pics when my sis straightens it for me in a couple of weeks(she doesn't know she's doing it yet:yep:). Great progress ladies.
 
@Aireen, i've heard the split ender does good work, but i'm cautious about ordering from overseas since boundless tresses and snowdrift farm orders NEVER arrved.
maybe i'll look into it in london, if they have it....thanks for the reminder!

so you're going to head to HL?! gone giiiirl!!!!!

i only wish i could dare myself that big a goal! although i do lurk on that thread and the TL threads shamelessly, lol! i even thank helpful posts but won't dare write anything.....who knows, maybe you'll inspire me to believe it can happen.
for right now, WL is all i would like....heck, you gotta remember that i STILL have a hard time believing i'm actually over the BSL hump!!!

@sunhun, thank you for your kind words and you sure did good to remind me about the oil rinses! i just did a henna indigo treatment and i really think that oil rinse saved me from some of the dryness disasters i've heard of!
do your oil rinses and your hair will thank you for it! check back and let us know how it went!

@Vonnieluvs08, thank you, yes...i gotta start realizing i actully made BSL.
i must say.....YOU HAVE GOT ALOT OF HAIR!!!!
are you sure you're not BSL already? it looks FAB, too!!!


@chasturner84, STAY AWAY FROM THAT FLAT IRON! giiiirl, you should have seen my heart skip a beat when i read that! it's like that gawgeous ponytail i love so much was crying out to me "tell her not to hurt me"!
do you know i HID my flat iron up in the attic?! yes, i put it where i'd have to go to alot of trouble to get it. where is yours?
june is right around the corner! it will be here in no time! we can keep each other company cause i do not want to flat iron either.
(actually i said i was not going to use heat until after i got to my WL goal.....so it's been since nov 2009 i have not used heat....although i had a weak moment around january...got over it with ps'es)

@esi.adokowa, thank you and i must say congratulations to you, too!!!
the perm turned out really really good! i love your ponytail! it is sooooo bushy and full, yet soft looking, too!
and the shine on those pin curls had me taking my sunglasses out just to view it without the glare making me squint! just beautiful!!!!! very feminine!

HHJ ladies!
 
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@Aireen, i've heard the split ender does good work, but i'm cautious about ordering from overseas since boundless tresses and snowdrift farm orders NEVER arrved.
maybe i'll look into it in london, if they have it....thanks for the reminder!

so you're going to head to HL?! gone giiiirl!!!!!

i only wish i could dare myself that big a goal! although i do lurk on that thread and the TL threads shamelessly, lol! i even thank helpful posts but won't dare write anything.....who knows, maybe you'll inspire me to believe it can happen.
for right now, WL is all i would like....heck, you gotta remember that i STILL have a hard time believing i'm actually over the BSL hump!!!
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I've never heard any complaints about ordering the Split-Ender online, I understand why you're reluctant though with all the scams these days. Right now I want to order some things online from back home but I'm unsure. Do a search around LHCF about the Split-Ender and you'll probably see some positive feedback.

You're from London? :grin: Hello from Canada! :wave:

Not officially, officially my goal is still WL. HL is really pretty but I won't lie, I don't think it looks good on everyone. Sometimes it can look really unique and interesting and other times I think the person should just cut off all the hair because it ages them. Not talking about anyone in particular on the site, just people I see in real life from observation.

Oh I know, grow. I was scared about this whole hair thing too. Each time I set a goal though after getting serious about my hair, I made it. I never really THOUGHT I'd be BSL when I first started researching hair. People talk about terminal length and whatnot but I refuse to limit myself. If I can picture it in my head, I'll believe it — sometimes it's just the level of faith I have that is the problem. Anyway, I've been making every goal thus far so why not go above and beyond? I hope to inspire people when I achieve longer hair, I just hope it doesn't come with responsibility or any expectations. :look:

I would have never thought you had a BSL hump! You make it look so easy! I absolutely love your latest progress! :grin: My hump was SL but that's understandable since I was just learning about hair and it took a while before I got a hang of it. APL was less trouble but I was still waiting to get over it because you never know if your hair is long or short, people tell me different things that leave me confused. :perplexed I really think BSL will be an easier time for this round of waiting for growth. :drunk:
 
Aireen, so hello mz. canada!!!

i order from london because it's closer, but i actually live in italy...it's just that the market for black hair care products is so small....

i know what you mean about super long lengths not looking good on everyone because when it ages a person, it's kinda sad. i hope it doesn't age me! those few times folks saw my hair out in 2010, they would say i looked younger with my hair out....but that was at a shorter length than what i have now, so who knows?
wouldn't it be terrible to have to cut ones hair to not have to look so old?
ouch!
i've seen your pretty face, so you can rest assured! you have no problems in that area!


i also totally get what you mean about the terminal length thingy!
i was convinced i had already gotten there when last year, i noticed some growth slumps.
i must add that it was also at times that i was incredibly busy with work and did not do as much FOR my hair, so the consistency is key.
maybe we don't even really have terminal lengths.....unless we want to consider stuff like thigh length and knee length terminal because i SEE black women on here growing their hair out to these lengths...so it must be possible.....

you're right..as long as we keep making the marks and hitting those goals, why stop?
but it sure does take ALOT of faith...not to mention hard work! lol!

thank you for saying " i make it look so easy!" because it wasn't...although the information is readily available for all who seek. i just got lazy at times, or tired from work, or got tooooo into seeing my hair out and sashay-ing in the wind! lol!
those are the things that made it harder for me, this is why i say consistency is key.
when i stick with what i know works, my hair rewards me...but when i deviate..even just a little bit....my hair slows down.

now, the problem is convincing myself to ps during the summer!
that's the time that i really believed my hair wouldn't brush against clothes because i wear so many things with the back out!

what do you ladies think? i know retention is out of the question if you're brushing these fine, permed, and been through the ringer ends against wool and all,.....
but when brushing against the skin?

can it be so bad? please feel free to say no:-)! it's not bad at all!

HHJ Ladies!
 
grow said:
Aireen, so hello mz. canada!!!

i order from london because it's closer, but i actually live in italy...it's just that the market for black hair care products is so small....

i know what you mean about super long lengths not looking good on everyone because when it ages a person, it's kinda sad. i hope it doesn't age me! those few times folks saw my hair out in 2010, they would say i looked younger with my hair out....but that was at a shorter length than what i have now, so who knows?
wouldn't it be terrible to have to cut ones hair to not have to look so old?
ouch!
i've seen your pretty face, so you can rest assured! you have no problems in that area!


i also totally get what you mean about the terminal length thingy!
i was convinced i had already gotten there when last year, i noticed some growth slumps.
i must add that it was also at times that i was incredibly busy with work and did not do as much FOR my hair, so the consistency is key.
maybe we don't even really have terminal lengths.....unless we want to consider stuff like thigh length and knee length terminal because i SEE black women on here growing their hair out to these lengths...so it must be possible.....

you're right..as long as we keep making the marks and hitting those goals, why stop?
but it sure does take ALOT of faith...not to mention hard work! lol!

thank you for saying " i make it look so easy!" because it wasn't...although the information is readily available for all who seek. i just got lazy at times, or tired from work, or got tooooo into seeing my hair out and sashay-ing in the wind! lol!
those are the things that made it harder for me, this is why i say consistency is key.
when i stick with what i know works, my hair rewards me...but when i deviate..even just a little bit....my hair slows down.

now, the problem is convincing myself to ps during the summer!
that's the time that i really believed my hair wouldn't brush against clothes because i wear so many things with the back out!

what do you ladies think? i know retention is out of the question if you're brushing these fine, permed, and been through the ringer ends against wool and all,.....
but when brushing against the skin?

can it be so bad? please feel free to say no:-)! it's not bad at all!

HHJ Ladies!
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Oh my! Italy! How exotic! Were you born there if you don't mind me asking? :grin:

Oh yes, the whole hair products thing can be tricky. Even in Canada we don't get everything the U.S. has and whatever comes sometimes takes long or is more expensive. Plus with online, there's always shipping and tax fees. I kind of gave up wanting to buy haircare online and just decided to stick to clothing because it's easier to find deals. :lol:

Thank you for the compliment, grow! I was just telling myself I should get back to my optimistic self instead of putting myself down. The power of prayer is really a wonderful thing, especially at this time when I'm growing up, trying to find myself, and trying to be comfortable in my own skin. Although, yes, it is quite terrible to have to do away with a feature that basically defines femininity all for the sake of looking more youthful. In that case, I'd just do a funky haircut with some dye added because it's not like length will be an issue anymore.

Some will disagree with you there! I had a friend that told me that it was impossible for someone to grow their hair past their bum. I just accepted it and had my :rolleyes: face on because she likes to argue and I simply did not have the energy. :giggle: I'm trying to grasp the idea of The Secret — whatever you believe you attract and you can defy certain "laws" with the right amount of faith.

I agree! Except for me, instead of being lazy I'm bored! I'm ADDING things to my routine to keep occupied. I made my regimen so simple (in my opinion) and my hair is responding well that it's all just a waiting game at this point. So I'm trying new things to make the journey a little more exciting... :look: I think I'm going to stop doing that after I finish up some conditioners though; my goal is to get to WL without too many extras. :yep:

For the brushing against clothing and skin situation, I know clothing is a no-no with cotton and wool since the fibers pull the hair. I don't think skin is a problem though. Personally, I've never had a problem with cotton clothing, only rough cotton pillow cases. Now that I have sheets with a good thread count though, that problem has mostly ceased. Wool is my hairline's enemy! :whip: Skin has never been a problem, my hair and skin get along well. :lol:
 
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grow

I packed my blow dryer and flat iron in a box and put them away. So even if I did want to flat iron my hair, I would have to go through the trouble of finding that box. :nono: It's not worth it. I think I'm going to install crochet braids soon; maybe that will help pull me out of my styling rut and I will stop worrying about the progress that I have/have not made :pray:
 
chelseatiara said:
I want to join :)

What's your regimen?
I wash and conditon my hair at least once a week. I deep condition once every two weeks. I moisturize and seal every other day.
What Products are you using?
Whatever i can get my hands on :) lol but i love using silk elements moisturizing shampoo, suave naturals coconut conditioner, Elasta QP Soy Oyl Deep conditioner, African Pride Olive Olive Moisturizing lotion, and One 'N Only Argan oil.
What are you specifically doing to achieve BSL in 2011?
I am going to protect my ends and baby my roots between relaxers. I am also going to try to ps with buns as much as possible.
In what month are you hoping to achieve BSL?
August 2011 just in time for my birthday :)
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it's funny how i dont even use the same products i started this challenge with. i guess thats a good thing since my hair is thriving!
 
chelseatiara said:
it's funny how i dont even use the same products i started this challenge with. i guess thats a good thing since my hair is thriving!
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I love going back and looking at progress pics just to see how much my products have evolved. I still can't believe some of the junk I used to use on my hair & I would wonder why I never got anywhere.:nono:
 
chasturner84 said:
I love going back and looking at progress pics just to see how much my products have evolved. I still can't believe some of the junk I used to use on my hair & I would wonder why I never got anywhere.:nono:
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lol looking at half that stuff now im like "what was i thinking?!!" especially that africa's pride lotion lol
 
Checking in, I'm debating on relaxing or not. I am about 12 weeks post and have some shedding but I really want to wait longer. What's a girl to do? (Sigh)
 
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