4everbeautifull1
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Congrats on all the growth ladies! 
BSL by Dec 2011
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chasturner84
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Shedding is normal...how much hair are you shedding?
Legally Natural
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Checking in for the month of February. Got some super good growth going. As I was redoing my braids, I realized that I was touching BSL, so I think I may get to full BSL by the summer instead of the end of the year. That will be great since my overall goal of MBL is spring 2012 for my law school graduation and I want to make sure I have more time to aim for that goal. HHG!
grow
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Aireen, i was born in america, came over to italy to study, liked it and stayed, lol!
but it's not as exotic as it seems....italy has its problems just like america (not to mention our prime minister's latest scandal)....there's no grass greener on the other side, lol!
i agree with you that there is tremendous power in prayer! i like the things the secret says, too! they had a thread last year about who praises their hair.....
what types of things are you ADDING to your routine?
i think it's nice to spice things up with something new every once and a while just to keep things fun and exciting! otherwise it can get boring....
i started by adding henna and indigo! i just did it 2 days ago but had contemplated it for about 6 months. so far so good...i like it!
oh, and thanks for the confirmation that our ends DO NOT break off when rubbed against our skin with back less outfits and all!!!!
this means that this summer, my hair might actually be let out to play!!!
chasturner84, i'm relieved to hear you put those troublesome appliances where they are tough to get at.....keeps the temptation away!
those crochet braids really did your hair alot of good last year! that sounds like a winning alternative!
Hikmah1986, thank you so much for the news about the london split ender!
btw, you don't have to lurk....jump in and join us!!!
you are more than welcome here!!!!))))
4everbeautifull1, i know you are dealing with a tough decision.
i agree with Chas that shedding is NORMAL. we need new hairs and shedding offers us this.
12 weeks is a good amount of time. i've always heard that if the hair is not BREAKING OFF, then a person can continue to stretch, if that's what they waant to do.
in sharing my personal experience, i was going to perm this month, just after the 3 month period, like you...but then i thought: what am i gonna do with freshly permed hair given all the rain "april showers" bring???
it may not be easy (i MISS my hair somethin' awful!), but as long as i don't see breakage at the line of demarcation, i will work at stretchng to may.
stretchng has always given me a greater length surprise when i perm and healthier, thicker hair.
Legally Natural, hearing about all that growth is exciting!!!
what do you attribute this great success to?
btw, i love love love the animaton in your siggy! toooooo cute!!!!
hhj ladies!
but it's not as exotic as it seems....italy has its problems just like america (not to mention our prime minister's latest scandal)....there's no grass greener on the other side, lol!
i agree with you that there is tremendous power in prayer! i like the things the secret says, too! they had a thread last year about who praises their hair.....
what types of things are you ADDING to your routine?
i think it's nice to spice things up with something new every once and a while just to keep things fun and exciting! otherwise it can get boring....
i started by adding henna and indigo! i just did it 2 days ago but had contemplated it for about 6 months. so far so good...i like it!
oh, and thanks for the confirmation that our ends DO NOT break off when rubbed against our skin with back less outfits and all!!!!
this means that this summer, my hair might actually be let out to play!!!
chasturner84, i'm relieved to hear you put those troublesome appliances where they are tough to get at.....keeps the temptation away!
those crochet braids really did your hair alot of good last year! that sounds like a winning alternative!
Hikmah1986, thank you so much for the news about the london split ender!
btw, you don't have to lurk....jump in and join us!!!
you are more than welcome here!!!!))))
4everbeautifull1, i know you are dealing with a tough decision.
i agree with Chas that shedding is NORMAL. we need new hairs and shedding offers us this.
12 weeks is a good amount of time. i've always heard that if the hair is not BREAKING OFF, then a person can continue to stretch, if that's what they waant to do.
in sharing my personal experience, i was going to perm this month, just after the 3 month period, like you...but then i thought: what am i gonna do with freshly permed hair given all the rain "april showers" bring???
it may not be easy (i MISS my hair somethin' awful!), but as long as i don't see breakage at the line of demarcation, i will work at stretchng to may.
stretchng has always given me a greater length surprise when i perm and healthier, thicker hair.
Legally Natural, hearing about all that growth is exciting!!!
what do you attribute this great success to?
btw, i love love love the animaton in your siggy! toooooo cute!!!!
hhj ladies!
4everbeautifull1
Active Member
chasturner84, I am shedding a little more than normal. It seems like the longer I stretch, the more shedding. I do see a little breakage also but it's not extreme. The thing is, I don't want to see any breakage and less shedding. I really do want to stretch a little longer though.
@grow, waiting til after the april showers makes a lot of sense and another thing I was thinking about is that I don't really wear my hair anyway so it's not like it will be seen. I just don't want to cause any unneccessary damage. I am trying hard to avoid setbacks. I reall wish I had the willpower to stretch til June for my birthday but I am pretty sure the newgrowth will win that battle! I am already stressed about the jungle of newgrowth I am dealing with now!
@grow, waiting til after the april showers makes a lot of sense and another thing I was thinking about is that I don't really wear my hair anyway so it's not like it will be seen. I just don't want to cause any unneccessary damage. I am trying hard to avoid setbacks. I reall wish I had the willpower to stretch til June for my birthday but I am pretty sure the newgrowth will win that battle! I am already stressed about the jungle of newgrowth I am dealing with now!
esi.adokowa
New Member
chasturner84, I feel you on eliminating temptation.
when I relaxed my hair last year, I was getting the urge to straighten my hair so often that I just sold my straightener to take away that option haha.
i'm notoriously weak-willed.
@grow, @Chinwen2006, & @4everbeautifull1, thanks!
@Aireen, I'm from canada too. I definitely agree that it's hard to find products for a reasonable price. I just went to Philly last weekend and I stocked up hardcore haha!
when I relaxed my hair last year, I was getting the urge to straighten my hair so often that I just sold my straightener to take away that option haha.
i'm notoriously weak-willed.
@grow, @Chinwen2006, & @4everbeautifull1, thanks!
@Aireen, I'm from canada too. I definitely agree that it's hard to find products for a reasonable price. I just went to Philly last weekend and I stocked up hardcore haha!
Aireen
Well-Known Member
grow
Yes! I heard about that, the young lady and I are close in age so I was extremely appalled.
Haha, nothing exciting! Just pre-pooing and adding ceramide rich oil to my conditioners. So instead of waiting for growth I hope to see some results from that. You may think I'm strange but I find it fun mixing conditioners and oils.
I want to add henna or some kind of healthy colour to my hair but I don't think we have BAQ henna anywhere near where I live. I guess I'll have to buy it online if I pursue it.
Well to me, skin is supposed to be smooth so as long as hair has nothing to snag on it shouldn't break.
@Aireen, I'm from canada too. I definitely agree that it's hard to find products for a reasonable price. I just went to Philly last weekend and I stocked up hardcore haha!
esi.adokowa
Lucky!
For me it's not so bad because I live in Toronto and I've pretty much learned to use what's available. 
SherylsTresses
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I want to join if it's not too late.
What's your regimen? Shampoo 1x per week, cowash 1x per week, finger detangle only
What Products are you using? Giovanni line, AO HSR DC, EVOO
What are you specifically doing to achieve BSL in 2011? My weekly style is a tuck, pin and airdry. I tie a scarf on it nightly and leave it alone during the week
In what month are you hoping to achieve BSL? December 2011
Please include a Starting pic: See attached
What's your regimen? Shampoo 1x per week, cowash 1x per week, finger detangle only
What Products are you using? Giovanni line, AO HSR DC, EVOO
What are you specifically doing to achieve BSL in 2011? My weekly style is a tuck, pin and airdry. I tie a scarf on it nightly and leave it alone during the week
In what month are you hoping to achieve BSL? December 2011
Please include a Starting pic: See attached
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chasturner84
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esi.adokowa If I can find the box, I may send my flat iron to my mom's house...130 mi away
TdotGirl
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Checking in because I haven't done it in so long. I'm still wigging it. It's been I think 3 months now. I have no idea if I want to relax or keep stretching & go natural. It's still up in the air. My issue right now is combating the dryness. I'm still trying to figure it out. Other than that i'm doing alright. I'm nearing apl again so i'm happy. YAY!
HHG ladies.
HHG ladies.
) but I will def hit BSB which is about 2.5"-3" away!
ms.tatiana
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I don't know what's going on with my hair but in the middle it is itching like crazy.
I thought it was from dry scalp so I used some tea tree oil, but in class I was using my pen and everything else to try to make my itch go away my teacher thought I was pulling my hand up to ask questions lol. I believe I have scars in my head now I'll check tomorrow and see because I was seeing a brown bulid up that are finished ugh!!!
I thought it was from dry scalp so I used some tea tree oil, but in class I was using my pen and everything else to try to make my itch go away my teacher thought I was pulling my hand up to ask questions lol. I believe I have scars in my head now I'll check tomorrow and see because I was seeing a brown bulid up that are finished ugh!!!
Curlybeauty
New Member
I think I might get the Tammy half wig. LadyP has me sold on that one
chasturner84
Well-Known Member
Curlybeauty: YOU.WILL.LOVE.IT
I get so many compliments from complete strangers when I wear it. It looks like a banging braidout and the older it gets, the better it looks. I will definitely keep this one in stock.
I get so many compliments from complete strangers when I wear it. It looks like a banging braidout and the older it gets, the better it looks. I will definitely keep this one in stock.
Curlybeauty
New Member
chasturner84 you brushed it out when you got it? does it look shiny or dull?
I'm getting excited lol
I'm getting excited lol
chasturner84
Well-Known Member
@Curlybeauty
I wish I had pics but I'm at work now. It wasn't like the typical shiny that you get from many synthetic wigs so I didn't have to add baby powder or anything like that to it. I braided a small section of my hair in the front and when I put the wig on, I finger combed it to blend. No brushing needed at first (unless you want to).
I've had it for a while now and the more I wear it, the more it looks like my hair. It looks so full and natural my family had a hard time believing that it wasn't my hair.
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Curlybeauty
New Member
So based off of my siggy, with the purple bra...is BSL possible?
I think I will end up with APL or BSB max, but I will keep on praying
Air dryed bun for now, until I get Tammy/some braids/or a weave
I think I will end up with APL or BSB max, but I will keep on praying
Air dryed bun for now, until I get Tammy/some braids/or a weave
esi.adokowa
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Amoreofcurls
New Member
I still havent DC'd in weeks....I got my fresh batch of henna in the mail some im ready to FINALLY get this indigo done...
chelseatiara
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So i bought some hair skin and nail vitamins..and they sat on my desk for about a week....i returned them today...just couldnt do it....
grow
Well-Known Member
@Aireen, actually i think it's great to put the oils in the conditioner! i do it all the time and don't like it if i forget. that's like step one for me now. as soon as i get a conditioner home, the first thing i do before i use it is start spiking it with the goodies!
(i also add essential oils, too!)
@SherylsTresses, WELCOME ABOARD!!! Giovanni and AO are the BEST! i love them, too!
@ms.tatiana, that brown buildup sounds quite odd...what is it? are you and your scalp ok?
if i remember correctly, you've only got like a week before you take the tracks out, right? your scalp might be asking for some tlc.
i used to wear weaves and would get scabs and sometimes even a bloody scalp from scratching. the pulling they'd do to secure the braids for the tracks didn't help either.
i found i had to give my scalp lots of tlc, vitamin E oil, water, aloe vera juice, castor oil....all sorts of healing agents.
check in and let us know how it's going, as we're hoping for healing.
after you take your tracks out, have you decided how you wish to style your hair?
speaking of which, @chasturner84, momma you been holdin' out on me?! (hehehe!)
i never knew you had that wig?!
and where are the pitchas baby?! you KNOW we wanna see how pretty it is!
i still have the visual in my mind of your gorgeous crochet 'ed hair, but this wig i must have missed.
@Amoreofcurls, i can't wait to hear how your henna indigo went!!!
give us the scoop!
i did a henna and indigo treatment last week and really liked it!
i didn't experience the extreme dryness usually associated with the processes to which i believe the mustard oil should take the credit. the ladies told me not only would it help darken the results (i want my hair as black as tar! lol!), but that it would also moisten and soften my hair like nothing else.
it did!
although i have no pitchas because as i was air drying from the 2 processes, i was also detangling and braiding. so now i have about 20 little braids in my head and this is how i plan to keep it until next week.
i've been doing all my treatments from ayurvedic pastes (poo and conditioner) to deep conditioning treatments, tea rinses and cw'ing in these braids. it's low manip and easy and saves me broken hairs. when i take them down next week, i'll just have to be careful to get the shed hairs out.
so i haven't yet "seen" my hair since the henndigo. when i do get to see it, i'll take some pics to post.
hhj ladies!
(i also add essential oils, too!)
@SherylsTresses, WELCOME ABOARD!!! Giovanni and AO are the BEST! i love them, too!
@ms.tatiana, that brown buildup sounds quite odd...what is it? are you and your scalp ok?
if i remember correctly, you've only got like a week before you take the tracks out, right? your scalp might be asking for some tlc.
i used to wear weaves and would get scabs and sometimes even a bloody scalp from scratching. the pulling they'd do to secure the braids for the tracks didn't help either.
i found i had to give my scalp lots of tlc, vitamin E oil, water, aloe vera juice, castor oil....all sorts of healing agents.
check in and let us know how it's going, as we're hoping for healing.
after you take your tracks out, have you decided how you wish to style your hair?
speaking of which, @chasturner84, momma you been holdin' out on me?! (hehehe!)
i never knew you had that wig?!
and where are the pitchas baby?! you KNOW we wanna see how pretty it is!
i still have the visual in my mind of your gorgeous crochet 'ed hair, but this wig i must have missed.
@Amoreofcurls, i can't wait to hear how your henna indigo went!!!
give us the scoop!
i did a henna and indigo treatment last week and really liked it!
i didn't experience the extreme dryness usually associated with the processes to which i believe the mustard oil should take the credit. the ladies told me not only would it help darken the results (i want my hair as black as tar! lol!), but that it would also moisten and soften my hair like nothing else.
it did!
although i have no pitchas because as i was air drying from the 2 processes, i was also detangling and braiding. so now i have about 20 little braids in my head and this is how i plan to keep it until next week.
i've been doing all my treatments from ayurvedic pastes (poo and conditioner) to deep conditioning treatments, tea rinses and cw'ing in these braids. it's low manip and easy and saves me broken hairs. when i take them down next week, i'll just have to be careful to get the shed hairs out.
so i haven't yet "seen" my hair since the henndigo. when i do get to see it, i'll take some pics to post.
hhj ladies!
Amoreofcurls
New Member
jamaicalovely
Well-Known Member
you girls are doing so well. i am living through you. congrats to grow for achieving bsl.
chasturner84
Well-Known Member
I will be wearing her today so I'll snap a few and post later
esi.adokowa
New Member
quick update:
wearing my hair in about 135 individual braids without extensions.
i've had them in for about two weeks now, and it's really helped me to cut down on my manipulation. last night i shampooed and applied my deep conditioner before bed. my hair felt amazing when i rinsed it out this morning.
hoping to get back on my sulfur/vitamin grind for the rest of this month.
hhj ladies!
wearing my hair in about 135 individual braids without extensions.
i've had them in for about two weeks now, and it's really helped me to cut down on my manipulation. last night i shampooed and applied my deep conditioner before bed. my hair felt amazing when i rinsed it out this morning.
hoping to get back on my sulfur/vitamin grind for the rest of this month.
hhj ladies!
Katherina
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Currently rocking a dry twistout! 
IDK whether or not trim in April. I definitely plan on trimming in June, but I plan on being at BSL then and I don't want to have to trim a lot of progress because I waited too long (6 months) between trims. I was in the 2010 boot camp and didn't trim my hair for one year (S&D only), but I ended up having to take off 2.5 inches anyway (I trimmed 1.5" first, but then a week later had to trim 1" more). I may as well have trimmed .5" every 2.5 months because I lost that much hair anyway!
Okay... I typed out my own answer... I guess I'll be straightening and trimming in April! Yay! I'm proud of myself for thinking it through
IDK whether or not trim in April. I definitely plan on trimming in June, but I plan on being at BSL then and I don't want to have to trim a lot of progress because I waited too long (6 months) between trims. I was in the 2010 boot camp and didn't trim my hair for one year (S&D only), but I ended up having to take off 2.5 inches anyway (I trimmed 1.5" first, but then a week later had to trim 1" more). I may as well have trimmed .5" every 2.5 months because I lost that much hair anyway!
Okay... I typed out my own answer... I guess I'll be straightening and trimming in April!
Yay! I'm proud of myself for thinking it through Haven't checked in for a while but not much has changed. I put in some 3 strand twist on thur night. I am going to the rainforest tomorrow for a week and who knows what will happen once that humidity hits! I was really lazy when I put these in and they honestly look super bad. They are already frizzy!!! I have no idea how long my hair is thus far. I am in another country until the end of May and I did not bring my flat iron or any heat protection with me. I have been itching to use my host sisters flat iron but since I do not have my chi silk serum I simply cannot do it. I do not want to risk heat damaged hair. That is probably for the best though. Still bunning and PS as much as possible. I would really love to hit BSL by the time I get home in June. I fell off of my sulphur mix as soon as I took my box braids out but I am back using it every night. There is not much left but I am just going to use it until it is gone. Hopefully being in such a warm climate and high altitude for so long will increase my growth rate. Hopefully...
chasturner84
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ms.tatiana
Well-Known Member
grow Yeah I'm having a real itchy scalp and I don't know what to do my head is smelling because of of the nasty scars in my head the stink thesw tracks come down Wednesday when I get home from school my new hair style has yet to be chosen I believe I want a curly weave with braids in the front because now I'm staying away from heat
Chastened84 I love it on you it blends really well. What do you do to the hair underneath?
Chastened84 I love it on you it blends really well. What do you do to the hair underneath?